I used to live near Sean Connery and Norman Wisdom...Has anyone else lived near and met famous people!!:D :D :m:

Charles Dickens was born 8 miles away, and Roald Dahl lived roughly 20 miles away

Weird AL
:(

Charles Dickens, Thomas Becket, and Chaucer used to live just down the road from me....:D :cool: :m:

versace used 2 liv on the beach but hes dead
he was shot by his gay lover that was a drag queen

Graham Kennedy, comedian.
Jack Twist, assassin/mob thug.
A couple of Prime Ministers have lived here I think.
Bob Ansett.
Hoskings, the guy who owns the jewellery stores.
The Reynes family (Australian Crawl, et cetera).

umm.... madona, though ive never met her. same with kid rock, although i dont know why ANYONE would want to live in millington. and although it is FAR.. bruce willis' (-yum!) oldest, i think, daughet goes to school at interlochen in traverse city.

EDIT: doubt anyone's heard of them.. but.. dayton family...

chuck norris, the bush family, lyle lovett

yeah, nobody important

oh yeah, and in cali, tony hawk, pro skater extrordinaire

A guy named Shuler used to hold parties on his houseboat when I was a kid; Laura Shuler was a producer for Lady Hawke (http://us.imdb.com/Name?Shuler%20Donner,%20Lauren) (I'm surprised by her current credentials) though I don't know if she was this guy's daughter or wife or what; I didn't know them well. I recently worked with Larry Parypa, formerly of the legendary garage band The Sonics (http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/foottap/536/sonics/interview2.htm). I went to high school with Kat (http://us.imdb.com/Name?Ogden,+Kat), from MTV's "Real World: London". I'm on reasonable terms, whenever we run across one another, with Robin Hobb (http://www.locusmag.com/1998/Issues/01/Hobb.html) (aka Megan Lindholm (http://www.meganlindholm.com/)). A man named Ed Wyatt was my high school Lit teacher (sophomore year); he appeared on a local television show called Almost Live!, which had a run on Comedy Central, but nobody got it. Ed also co-authored a few books that are largely out of print, and worked in southern California as a TV News sports broadcaster. For our Aussie friends, though, I found this curious web page, apparently posted by his father: Football Down Under (http://www.coachwyatt.com/ausfootball.html).

Aside from that, I had the opportunity to study with Jack Cady (http://www.nightshadebooks.com/spotlightcady.html), have promised Steven Brust (http://dreamcafe.com/main.cgi) a beer when I see him next, played security guard for Misty Rain (content warning!) (http://www.toyboxxx.com/pornstars/1573.htm) during her stop in Salem, Oregon, on a club tour, and Floater--my favorite band--still says hello when they see us walk into a show. (I'm so guilt-ridden at having missed two Seattle shows, but hey, it's for Emma, so I think they understand.)

What's really weird, though, is that I don't know anyone tremendously famous. A few American football coaches, including a couple of scandalous ones. I think it bugs my dad that two of his former coaching buddies have Super Bowl rings (Dave Campo--Dallas Cowboys; Charlie Banker--Washington Redskins), and another is the new head coach at Alabama; any of our European posters who watch(ed?) NFL Europe might recall Jim Criner (http://www.nfleurope.com/worldbowl/news/week10/21062000_city.html), of the Frankfurt Galaxy. Turns out he's the most famous guy I know, probably, winning a national championship (1AA) with Boise State University, getting fried in a recruiting scandal at Iowa State University (I think), coaching the Frankfurt Galaxy, and, as the web now tells me, serving as GM for the XFL's Las Vegas franchise (I can't recall their actual team name--I never watched XFL).

So ends my famous list for now.

:m:,
Tiassa :cool:

Robin Hobb, author of the most depressing medieval fantasy type series in years... :eek:

''This series also had a number of years to incubate before I started writing it. It came from a question written on a scrap of paper that I kept in my top desk drawer: 'What if magic were addictive? And what if the addiction was destructive or degenerative?' From there, almost everything developed.- Locus magazine interview, 1998 (http://www.locusmag.com/1998/Issues/01/Hobb.html)

In the meantime, check out her other ego, Megan Lindholm (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/authors/Megan_Lindholm.htm). I highly recommend Alien Earth and Cloven Hooves.

Oh, wait. Yeah, okay, it's all depressing. But that's kind of the point. Life can't always be sunshine and friggin' rainbows. ;)

thanx,
Tiassa :cool:

Thanx EVERYONE FOR YOUR INPUT
DOMINIC:cool: :m:

Thanx Tiassa ,
What an eloquent piece of writing..Are you sure you are not famous?, with the amount of people you know YOU MUST BE FAMOUS, and I would like to thank all the others for their input.
Thankyou Adam for your input I am sure you know more people..
WINSTON CHURCHILL USED TO LIVE UP THE ROAD...
DOMINIC
:m: :cool:

WHAT ABOUT SOME INFAMOUS PERSONALITIES AS WELL:cool: :m:

i used to live next door to cathrine zeta jones...or 5 doors away any way before she got famouse...still live next to her mum and dad thought!

dylan thomas was born near me as well

....and ohhhhh infamous people......ohhhhhh damn it i sound like im having an orgasm or somthing....um infamous.....osama bin laden was born a mile away from my house....sadam was also...and hitler was not so far away and goerge bush was born about 2 miles away from where i live!?

Dylan thomas..under milk wood....
I met Harry Secombe at the Albert Hall and played the trumpet in the band.....nice gentleman

Karmic Jera live in Southampton...which is like 40 miles away. That's pretty close

Thor
what about the king of england whowas killed in the New -Forest..:cool:

Thanx Tiassa ,
What an eloquent piece of writing..Are you sure you are not famous?, with the amount of people you know YOU MUST BE FAMOUS, and I would like to thank all the others for their input.
Thankyou Adam for your input I am sure you know more people..
WINSTON CHURCHILL USED TO LIVE UP THE ROAD...
DOMINIC

:cool: :cool:

Originally posted by IXL777
I used to live near Sean Connery and Norman Wisdom...Has anyone else lived near and met famous people!!:D :D :m:

For 15 years I lived next door to Van Lacousque, we even had coffee together and had to please his lovely wife every other week. That was paradise!

:)

Up until a few months ago I lived under a mile away from Martha Stewart, when she stayed in my area. I think the infamous Wolf, Dick lives near me as well (he produces all of the Law and Order shows).

Grew up a couple of houses down from Carl Perkins, who wrote <i>Blue Seude Shoes</i> that made Elvis a star. Sat in a Beale St. bar and sipped scotch with Harvey Keitel. Actually, met a lot of movie stars and musicians while bartending on Beale St. Also met the pilot, can't remember his name now, who flew the Enola Gay. The pilot of the Memphis Belle got married in Memphis. They had the wedding under the wing of the Belle and later had the reception on the patio of our club, so a lot of those old WWII bomber pilots were there.

Tiassa -

I'm extemely jealous that you know Steven Brust. My favorite sci/fi-fantasy writer.

Has anyone lived near Elvis Presley...my brother is an Elvis fanatic , any personal data about him would be appreciated..
Thankyou everyone for your input..between us we seem to know a lot of famous people..don't forget athletes,musicians , all types,

I also live near the Archbishop of Canterbury..:cool: :cool:

E-40

E-40!! haha.

some senator lived near me. not very exciting.

my life is much more exciting if we play 6 degrees. only a few degrees from me are people like Colin Powel, Michael Jordan. I meet Powel once. that's my only brush with fame.

what about the king of england whowas killed in the New -Forest..
Harold, he's long dead and the forest is on the other side of Southampton which is like 60 miles away

Kirk Muller, Darcy Tucker, Shayne Corson, Travis Green, Cory Cross, Paul Coffey...
All these guys are famous hockey players. In other words - none of you will know them, haha!

Ahhhh, Vince Carter and Antonio Davis lived near me. We may have a few basketball fans on here who know of them.

The guitarist from the band The Stampeders (who's big hit was "Sweet City Woman") lives 5 blocks away. Jim Carrey lived pretty close to me for a long time.

star-What is E-40
:cool:

E-40 is a rapper. He grew up in Vallejo but bought a house in the town I live in.

He's extra manish!:D
(inside joke)

Thanks Star..you mean the size of his penal servitude!!
Dominic::cool::D

Harold, he's long dead and the forest is on the other side of Southampton which is like 60 miles away.

Do you live on the east side of the countyThor?.:cool:

Dead South, there is no East or West here!!

Thor:
Do any famous people live in the new forest itself? :cool:

Erm...a few horses....some deer, oh, and that hedgehog!!

I really don't know but I'll look into it. It wouldn't surprise me, it is a classy area What What, toodle pip *smokes cigar*

This post does not endorse smoking in any way and shall not take responsibility for causing people to smoke and slowly kill themselves
SMOKING CAUSES CANCER

Thor.....what does the smoking ad, signify!!!!!
:confused:

Erm...if that was a question aimed at me, there isn't one, I found out the answer to the hardest question last night.

But I found this out

Lord Arthur Lee lived in Fareham (In between here and Southampton) introduced Chequers to England :bugeye:

Roger Daltrey from the Who also lives in Fareham

Buster Merryfield (Uncle Albert from 'Only Fools and Horses') lived in the New Forest

Jeremy Irons was born and grew up on the Isle of Wight

Peter Sellers was born in Southsea, that's like 8 miles away

That's all I've found so far, it's semi-impressive, but Jeremy Irons is ubercool!!!

Well done Thor , pretty impressive ..:)

Oh, and I obviously live near me :D

Edit to add: I'm against smoking so I had to put that in

You mean your "INFAMOUS"!:D :D

Still well known tho eh

But I found this out

Lord Arthur Lee lived in Fareham (In between here and Southampton) introduced Chequers to England

Roger Daltrey from the Who also lives in Fareham

Buster Merryfield (Uncle Albert from 'Only Fools and Horses') lived in the New Forest

Jeremy Irons was born and grew up on the Isle of Wight

Peter Sellers was born in Southsea, that's like 8 miles away

That's all I've found so far, it's semi-impressive, but Jeremy Irons is ubercool!!!
I THOUGHT I WOULD RE-EMPHASISE YOUR FINDINGS...its surprising how many famous people live in one county!:cool: :cool:

All of the famous types live in Kent and London....damn bastards :mad:

My wife was born on the Elvis Presley Estate and was named after Elvis' secretary. But that's not me, so that don't count. But maybe it does, cuz i think his secretary was famous and my wife... well, maybe not. never mind

Tallguy , maybe your wife can tell us something about that..I know my brother would be interested
thanks
:cool: :cool:

My wife was born in Tupelo Mississippi in 1979, named after Janelle - Elvis' secretary. Wife's parents were caretakers of the guest house. I have the address somewhere, but I know it was on Elvis Presley Lane.

Originally posted by Tallguy
My wife was born in Tupelo Mississippi in 1979, named after Janelle - Elvis' secretary. Wife's parents were caretakers of the guest house. I have the address somewhere, but I know it was on Elvis Presley Lane.

My brother is a Elvis fanatic..being from England he would appreciate any information from people from the guest house in America, or anything else on Presley..send it by e-mail and i will forward it on ..many thanks
Dominic:cool: :cool:

Let's see- when I was a kid I lived in the same small town in Indiana that Red Skelton (comedian) came from. William Henry Harrison (US President) came from somewhere around there also. As does John Mellancamp (musician). I'm now living in Iowa- in the same city Elijah Wood (actor) came from. Your guess is as good as mine as to who is/was actually more famous. There are more from the same general region- but it would be a pain to type them all in. And some I'm leaving out- just because I should.

311

Chaucer used to live near here:cool:

hmmm...its kindof a stretch.... my dad's friend's son's band is in 8 mile. lol.

thanks nightfall,
ralph.."what is 311?:cool: :cool:

Tallguy. I love your Avatar!!:D :D

thanx, but it's supposed to be animated, the little dude bangs his head on the desk. Not sure why its not working.

seems to be working now..:bugeye:

IXL777, About Elvis. My wife says that when Elvis died, his secretary (Janelle) gave her a bunch of news clippings about Elvis. They are at her parents' house right now. I'll e-mail you back with more info when I get it.

Thanks Tallguy..
Dominic:cool:

I used to live 20min from Ken Griffy Jr.

oh, and I've met Buzz Aldren

A little over a month ago I went to a restaurant that's owned by Ray LaHood's father-in-law. The most famous person who ever lived near me was Abe Lincoln. Gov Ryan's pretty famous. I think R. Kelly is from IL...

Originally posted by Qiothus II
oh, and I've met Buzz Aldren
GREAT,, CAN YOU GIVE US SOME INSIGHT ABOUT HIM:D :) :)

The Packer's live around the corner sometimes and the Cruises's sometimes visited their house(now they are divorced it's no more).

truth is famous people live all over the place when they are famous, wouldn't you?

soon as they are out of the limelight, that's when they settle down fully. i don't live near anyone like that, not that i know of.

Originally posted by Nebuchadnezzaar
The Packer's live around the corner sometimes and the Cruises's sometimes visited their house(now they are divorced it's no more).

truth is famous people live all over the place when they are famous, wouldn't you?

soon as they are out of the limelight, that's when they settle down fully. i don't live near anyone like that, not that i know of.
IN THAT CASE HAS ANYONE LIVED ANYWHERE NEAR "INFAMOUS PEOPLE"?...:D :cool:

I think Jackie Chan lived/used to live in the same city as me hehe:D

Originally posted by IXL777
GREAT,, CAN YOU GIVE US SOME INSIGHT ABOUT HIM:D :) :)

I met him with my family at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. He is a pretty cool guy. He doesn't talk more than he needs to, but he told us a pretty good joke (don't remember what it was though). My dad works in the aerospace industry and knows most of the astronauts. He is the COMSTAC chairman or president or whatever you call it.

Originally posted by Qiothus II
I met him with my family at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. He is a pretty cool guy. He doesn't talk more than he needs to, but he told us a pretty good joke (don't remember what it was though). My dad works in the aerospace industry and knows most of the astronauts. He is the COMSTAC chairman or president or whatever you call it.

Thanks qiothus II:D

Originally posted by Qiothus II
I met him with my family at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. He is a pretty cool guy. He doesn't talk more than he needs to, but he told us a pretty good joke (don't remember what it was though). My dad works in the aerospace industry and knows most of the astronauts. He is the COMSTAC chairman or president or whatever you call it.

Thanks qiothus II:D

Originally posted by Qiothus II
I met him with my family at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. He is a pretty cool guy. He doesn't talk more than he needs to, but he told us a pretty good joke (don't remember what it was though). My dad works in the aerospace industry and knows most of the astronauts. He is the COMSTAC chairman or president or whatever you call it.

Thanks qiothus II:D

Originally posted by Grey Seal
MC Hammer lives near me. Then you live near me. :p

Jimmy Fallon lived in my town....and went to the school that i go to now...and some of my teachers had him back when

Me? Oh, no one special, except for Brutus, Julius Caesar, Jennifer Aniston, George Washington, Brooke Burke, Mohammed Ali, etc...

Originally posted by Zero
Me? Oh, no one special, except for Brutus, Julius Caesar, Jennifer Aniston, George Washington, Brooke Burke, Mohammed Ali, etc...
do you live in a cemetery!!:D:D

Does anyone live anywhere near a famous artist. painters...40 kms away lived nash, famous war artist..and 10 kms..lived Vincent van gogh:cool: