Bumped into someone famous?

As a callow youth I have caddied for JP McManus, John Magnier and for Marc Farry in an Irish Open (all at Mount Juliet). Farry missed the cut by one after pushing every putt to the right on the first two days. He must have smoked 50 cigarettes per round.
Mc Manus was probably the most down to earth and engaging of anyone I have caddied for, it was a pleasure to spend 4 hours in his company. Needless to say he won the money on the day.
 
On The Bridle said:
As a callow youth I have caddied for JP McManus, John Magnier and for Marc Farry in an Irish Open (all at Mount Juliet). Farry missed the cut by one after pushing every putt to the right on the first two days. He must have smoked 50 cigarettes per round.
Mc Manus was probably the most down to earth and engaging of anyone I have caddied for, it was a pleasure to spend 4 hours in his company. Needless to say he won the money on the day.
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Did they tip?
 
Met Darren Fletcher in a lift in Sweden
Poured Ken Stott (Rebus) a pint of IPA in Edinburgh
Timothy Spall shouted congratulations to us when we got married. He was sailing round the UK in his boat and was on Loch Ness at the time
 
Years ago I was late for a job interview that came about at late notice and was sprinting through Holborn. I bumped into someone, hitting them on the shoulder and we both spun around. The guy was staggering, nothing to do with me, and under his trademark hat was Pete Doherty, and when he staggered some guys drinking outside starting taking the mickey out of him, to which in his inebriated state he could only give the thumbs up.

I've met Bergkamp and Henry, Andrew Marr at the RA, in the airport queue at Cork with Graham Norton (who was speaking normally), sat near Keith Wood on a plane (he looked like a homeless man in an awful cotton black tracksuit).
 
Whilst having coffee this weekend Ben Fogle popped in to pick up his latte ;) Same shop when Sam Cam(eron) came in for her expresso fix (did help that they lived around the corner at the time!)

Been to Sandown and had Greatest Jockey stand right next to me (nearly bumping does that count?)

Elle McPherson jogged past me a few times when I worked in Ken High Street.

Took our old dog to training classes where Jenny Seagrove took her dogs

Whilst waiting for my parking permit Ian Brown of Stone Roses was submitting a planning application at the Town Hall
 
Was sat next to Demi O'Byrne on a flight back from New York (he was coming back from the sales in Saratoga). Worst flight of his life I'd say; I gave him a savage grilling.

Sat next to Gemma Hayes on a flight to New York. I hadn't a clue who she was until she told me (and I still hadn't a clue). Very nice and extremely chatty though.

Met John Kerry, Howard Dean, Chelsea Clinton and (for my sins) Karl Rove at various stages as well.

Most impressively, Tommy Dowd is a regular in my local at home.
 
Once managed to spill a round of drinks over Nick Cave in a bar in Portobello. Distinctly remember that he was wearing a rather natty claret velvet jacket. Despite my fervent apologies, he simply glowered and then stormed off. People he was with gave me daggers all night but fortunately I was too bladdered to care.
 
Miesque said:
Demi usually sleeps though every sodding flight....surprised you got a word out of him!!
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Little chance of that when I was willing to use all methods short of waterboarding him to extract information!

In fairness to him he was content to chat away for a good while.

I'm fairly sure Dr. Devious was named after Demi O'Byrne, Luke.
 
I was at a jockey's dinner and dance in Penrith with big Ron Barry and Ken Hogg, We 3 attempted to drink the bar dry and at 6 am Ron, Frank Levy and I were riding out at Gordon's pissed as farts. Ron taking the **** told me I was riding Sea Pigeon but it turned out I was ridng some mule called Spondulicks who was faster on his way back to his box as he was on the gallops..did get to sit on Sea Pigeon though......then again when he was with Pat Rohan Steve Muldoon let me ride him round Norton and a 3rd time I jumped on him bareback and slowly hacked him round in a field for 5 mins when he was housed/retired with Polly Tierney.

So the most famous person I have met and probably the most sensible one, was Sea Pigeon
 
Don't know if this counts but I was at the Cardiff -'ammers game last night and as I was on the way to the toilet I saw Steve Claridge (BBC soccer pundit) waiting in a long queue at the bar.

I thought it strange he wasn't in some VIP lounge but perhaps he prefers to chat to the fans.
 
I was once offered shall we say an indecent proposal by someone a few years before she became fairly well known on British television.

(I declined, btw. Not my type although seemingly the type of plenty of others...)
 
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