Claim to Fame

Been in the NME, MM, Select, Guardian, Independent, Daily Record, Sun, and Star.
Been on Radio 1, BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire, KEXP, and BBC Radio London.
Been in a few music videos, most notably for Elastica (2 videos, 1 of which was used globally and had A-list on MTV).
Got my name on the back of many records, both LP's and singles.
Have a few discs hanging in my hallway (the gold and silver kind).

I was part of the blagging crew known as Menswear before people took it seriously and a real band emerged from it. Also worked closely with Elastica, Belle & Sebastian and unfortunately Snow Patrol. Owned a record label which released a single that got into Peel's Festive 50 (with a band called Sodastream).

Though even better than all of that, I once sold the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy album to Paul McCartney. And I once fell out* of a girl's** flat in Chelsea into the path of Lou Reed. Which are much better claims to fame than stuff I actually worked with.

• I had to get out before her parents realised I'd stayed over.
  ** I don't recall her name, she had curly hair tho'.
  

When Chirs Carsh find this thread we are all doomed.

Been in the NME, MM, Select, Guardian, Independent, Daily Record, Sun, and Star.
Been on Radio 1, BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire, KEXP, and BBC Radio London.
Been in a few music videos, most notably for Elastica (2 videos, 1 of which was used globally and had A-list on MTV).
Got my name on the back of many records, both LP's and singles.
Have a few discs hanging in my hallway (the gold and silver kind).

I was part of the blagging crew known as Menswear before people took it seriously and a real band emerged from it. Also worked closely with Elastica, Belle & Sebastian and unfortunately Snow Patrol. Owned a record label which released a single that got into Peel's Festive 50 (with a band called Sodastream).

Though even better than all of that, I once sold the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy album to Paul McCartney. And I once fell out* of a girl's** flat in Chelsea into the path of Lou Reed. Which are much better claims to fame than stuff I actually worked with.

• I had to get out before her parents realised I'd stayed over.
  ** I don't recall her name, she had curly hair tho'.
  
  

Not bad I suppose, but I've left my trump card in my back pocket. I went back stage to meet Cannon & Ball in 1985. Read it and weap....read it and weap

Zzzzzzz...

Rolf Harris squeezed my arse

did a book reading in london on the same bill as hanif kureshi and irvine welsh..
had a friend that worked for david bowie ask for one of my books as he was well into drum and bass and she wanted to give it to him as a birthday present..

also when working as a runner back in the day for a pop promo company, spent a whole day filming kate moss behind the scenes on an advert we were filming her in for a japanese milk product...

I caught Paul Daniels faking the 'signatures' on a set of signed postcards, with an ink stamp.
Brockley. 1978.

Oh, and I almost forgot this:
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/goldanthem/

Which also had me plastered over a lot of low-brow media.

I'm batman!

oh and at one time, my first book was the most stolen in the london prison system.

I once stood 2 feet from Cheryl Cole and sneezed

so that's how she got malaria.

i licked brian may's hair at the bar in the vip bit at brixton academy.

i licked brian may's hair at the bar in the vip bit at brixton academy.

you need to lick his Mrs too now to finally provide the proof that they actually share the same hair...the nation awaits

I was once named as one of the twelve leading insurance and reinsurance lawyers in the world.

I told my mother. She was not impressed.

I know Clive, and he has been on television.

Average sized fish, tiny fucking puddle keeps springing to mind with most of these posts

Who was it who cooked at your 40th birthday party?

And why weren't we all invited?

I know Clive, and he has been on television.

I'm not sure if Global Reinsurance TV on the internet really counts as television. Or are you alluding to my appearance on Chelsea TV back in 2002?

Natalie Imbruglia stole my seat at a party, and, not knowing who she was, I asked her to 'budge up'. She moved quite a long way :(

Who was it who cooked at your 40th birthday party?

And why weren't we all invited?

Because it was south of the river and, as you say, your appearances this side are only ever virtual...

I'm not sure if Global Reinsurance TV on the internet really counts as television. Or are you alluding to my appearance on Chelsea TV back in 2002?

Oh.

Yeah, Global Re..thingy..

Essential watching for all involved in the exiting world of Global Reinsurance, and even those who have a slight curiousness of it.

I was on a radio phone-in show as the panel expert on Christmas presents.

Caller: What can I give my uncle Brian - he hates everything.
V-R: Have you tried knitting him a scarf - people always appreciate the extra effort of homemade presents etc, etc.

was on bbc breakfast news back in the day to discuss teenage drug taking in the knee jerk reaction to the death of leah betts, I basically said people take drugs to make them feel good, and she was no different, she was just unlucky in that her third time lead to her death.

i'm Spartacus!

Or are you alluding to my appearance on CCTV back in 2002?

ftfy.
Sodding Chelsea fans