Famous people on public transport

[SirSlim]

Today it was Omar on the train watching an episode of Seinfeld on his phone - I was tempted to say hello and ask why he never made it as big as he should have done, but thought better of it.

Last week it was Shirley Williams - she was out of money on her Oyster card but she didn't get off!

[alanmck]

Today it was Omar on the train watching an episode of Seinfeld on his phone - I was tempted to say hello and ask why he never made it as big as he should have done, but though better of it.

i'd like to think his response would have been to point out that Seinfeld was HUGE

or he'd look up, point at the screen and exhalt the comedy genius by singing "there's nothing like this".

[SirSlim]

i'd like to think his response would have been to point out that Seinfeld was HUGE

or he'd look up, point at the screen and exhalt the comedy genius by singing "there's nothing like this".

[eine]

Bjork asked me if I was waiting for a taxi (I wasn't, I was waiting), but I suppose that's private carriage.

[alanmck]

he can be such a Lye-Fooker, that boy.

[babycart]

Bjork asked me if I was waiting for a taxi (I wasn't, I was waiting), but I suppose that's private carriage.

I recently bumped into supermodel Jon Kortarajena (who offered to suck Colin Firth off in A Single Man) at a taxi rank. He was beautiful.
Gay or not, you would, wouldn't you?

[Brass Monkey]

funnily enough I met Louis Theroux on the Picaddilly Line only last week. I said hello, asked him how he was then got off at Picadilly Circus. I was surprised by how handsome he was, kind of a thinking womans Jon Kortarajena.

[giantchicken]

I work right next to Piccadilly Station in Manchester and quite often during my lunch break I'll spot well known faces to-ing and fro-ing. Rio Ferdinand, Former Health Secretary Alan Johnson, Anthea Turner, Martin Keown, Andrew Sachs, Martin Chambers from the Pretenders are amongst those spotted in recent years.

The best incident was when I saw a smart fella in a suit posing for a photo surrounded by railway employees. I thought it was a managers leaving do, but then the besuited gent strolled another five yards to be stopped by someone else wanting a selfie, and then another five yards and another selfie and so on. He'd stopped to chat with a couple more passers by as I approached and I heard him ask where the car rental pickup was. It was Donny Osmond, all alone and seemingly completely unphased by any of this - what a nice bloke!

The worst incident was quite recently when I spotted another familiar besuited chap obviously struggling to drag one of those luggage trolleys across the concourse - I thought I'd better offer some assistance - I'd immediately recognised him as one of my all-time TV heroes...you know?...yeah, that guy who makes those great documentaries?....I had a complete mental block and couldn't for the life of me recall the man's name and embarrassed, I passed by, later feeling rather guilty that I hadn't helped a gentleman of a certain age, famous or not.

Later when my memory had recovered and in an effort to assuage my guilt I went online and ordered 'The Jonathan Meades Collection' on DVD....what a fool I'd been...

[Milesago]

Is that a young Jonathan Meades in this Hipgnosis cover for Dirty Tricks 'Night Man' LP?



Probably not.

[ladyboygrimsby]

funnily enough I met Louis Theroux on the Picaddilly Line only last week. I said hello, asked him how he was then got off at Picadilly Circus. I was surprised by how handsome he was, kind of a thinking womans Jon Kortarajena.

He was my neighbour for several years. Surprisingly affable. I didn't ever meet him on public transport, though.

[giantchicken]

Is that a young Jonathan Meades in this Hipgnosis cover for Dirty Tricks 'Night Man' LP?



Probably not.

Certainly looks like him to me. He likes his rock and he likes cars so it wouldn't be at all out of the question. Good spot!

[babycart]

I've seen both Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys and Victor Lewis Smith of something I´ve forgotten fame waiting for trains on Christmas Eve to go home to visit their mams.

[someblokecalledfuz]

I once shared a ride in a lift with Peter Andre and Jordan's kids, their nanny and security guard - beat that!

[Headless mermaid]

Buckshot from Black Moon once asked me about sizes in a sneaker store in NYC

[Cacapo]

I passed German foreign minister Joschka Fischer on my bike the night Germany entered Afghanistan. Saw it in the news later and he was still wearing the same tie. I found that odd but why should he I thought.