Do You Have A Lame Claim to Fame?

[Felix]

I forgot, when I was twelve and visited the UK as an academic "diplomat" we rented a bus that was last rented by Michael Jackson. It had a peculiar smell that I've tried to place ever since, but that was probably just generic air freshener.

[StevieAK]

I forgot, when I was twelve and visited the UK as an academic "diplomat" we rented a bus that was last rented by Michael Jackson. It had a peculiar smell that I've tried to place ever since, but that was probably just generic air freshener.

That had to be a thriller...badading!! ☺

[LordKAT]

Felix reminded me of this one.

My daughter was in the same place as Ed Gein when he was locked up. Obviously in a different ward, but on the same grounds.

[Jess42]

I forgot, when I was twelve and visited the UK as an academic "diplomat" we rented a bus that was last rented by Michael Jackson. It had a peculiar smell that I've tried to place ever since, but that was probably just generic air freshener.

If it would have been Willie Nelson that had rented the bus before, we all know what that smell would be.

[traci_k]

When I was a bell-hop I carried Van Johnson's bags to his room.

[AnneB]

I drove a van once..

[Tysilio]

I drove a van once..

DING!!! We have a winner... 

[Evienne]

I remembered another, which is really lame for me at least, because my old principle's daughter once dated some lead singer of a boy band that I can't remember the name of for I never heard of them before. But she broke up with him, so he wrote a song about her.

Oh, and apparently now I remember that my cousin is dating the singer to Emblem 3. I've never heard of them before, I just know that people around our town went crazy about hearing that.

[pianoforte]

A friend of mine from high school was on The X Factor and is now in a boy band (and his mom was on Deal or No Deal).

I have literally run into Ryan Stiles at the grocery store AND the DMV (I have a hard time paying attention to where I am going).

One of my grandma's best friends was the sister of actor Eddie Jones.

[skin]

1) My Dad had a couple of classes in high school with 1994 Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Jansen.

2) My sister had a conversation with Community and Rick and Morty creator Dan Harmon at a bar in LA because he saw her Wisconsin ID and he is originally a Wisconsinite. 

3) While working as a waiter, I served the Hamm brothers (of Olympic gymnastics fame).  They were pretty rude.

4) About a month ago, again while working as a waiter, Alexis Texas, who I learned is a famous porn star, sat at our bar.  I also found out that apparently everyone watches porn because I was the only one on the mostly female staff that had no clue who she was.

[FTMDiaries]

I have some lame claims to fame for y'all:

• I used to work with someone whose kids went to the same school as Alison Goldfrapp's kids.
• Our office cleaner was Tricky's on/off girlfriend.
• I'm related to someone who went to school with the girls from Bananarama, including the one who is now the long-term partner of Andrew Ridgeley from Wham!
• I saw Prince Charles outside a healthfood shop a couple of months ago. He didn't bother to say 'hi'.
• My friends once humiliated me on a train in front of Anthony Head, aka Rupert from Buffy, who was sitting a few rows away from me, staring at me and laughing.
• I have flown over Buckingham Palace. Whilst in a holding pattern, waiting to land at Heathrow.
• A couple of weeks ago, I visited Baker Street in London. I took a photo of the outside of the (fictitious) 221B. Nobody important was there; just a bunch of tourists. Benedict Cumberbatch was nowhere to be seen.
• I'm separated from Kevin Bacon by one degree: I have eaten bacon.

[Emmaline]

You ate Kevin?  Wow.

I once bounced the stage for Blondie and Lou Reed.

[immortal gypsy]

I have placed bets on for the man who claims to be Sydney's only honest brothel owner

[rosinstraya]

I have placed bets on for the man who claims to be Sydney's only honest brothel owner

Several years ago I sat in a food court near (Sydney radio presenter) Kyle Sandilands. Your honest punter wouldn't be a business friend Of Mr Sandilands?

P.S - I think your claim is pretty lame Ms Gypsy......!

[immortal gypsy]

Several years ago I sat in a food court near (Sydney radio presenter) Kyle Sandilands. Your honest punter wouldn't be a business friend Of Mr Sandilands?

P.S - I think your claim is pretty lame Ms Gypsy......!

I don't know if they are friends and Eddie H. has been warned off the track twice now that I know of.  So being an honest brothel owner doesn't mean you're and honest punter.

I have seen and talked to a few interesting people thanks to work, 
Former Australian cricketer (Michael Slater).
Former rugby league play for St. George Ian Herron.
Current Samoan international rugby league player Krisnan Inu.
Ex Wallabies (rugby union) captain Nick Far-Jones

[Emmaline]

Gosh I would dump my drink over Sandilands then get a refill.  Nasty piggish waste of space.

[Jenny07]

I was featured on a ABC TV network add break for many years.
Was filmed running in a half marathon years ago which they used for a 30 sec filler.
Shown I slow motion running hard up to the finish, all sweaty.
The short version I as heavily featured.

It was run many times a day and I always was told I looked familiar when I met people...
First I knew about it was when someone called as I had no idea.

Got no money but I could not escape it.
The running group gave me hell for it...
Jealous I bet.

I did have actual fame as well but this is the lame one...

[FTMDiaries]

I once spotted a well-known actress... in Sainsbury's. She was doing her weekly shop with her teenage son.

[Felix]

I have literally run into Ryan Stiles at the grocery store AND the DMV (I have a hard time paying attention to where I am going).

We used to see Nolan Ryan at the grocery store occasionally. I don't know if he was really famous or just locally famous, though, and we certainly never talked to him.

[Emmaline]

I have physically bumped into the following people.  Literally.  I nearly knocked some of them over.

Rose Byrne (Newtown- the bank hotel)  near spilled my drink.
Anthony Stuart Head (Leister Sq)  sorry Giles!
Keanu Reeves (Soho)  -whoah!  Clipped shoulders and he apologized.