A Celeb Dilemma

The Backwards Man · 23-09-2013 05:31PM

Who the **** is Don Conroy?

old hippy · 23-09-2013 05:34PM

Um, the question put to us is "What would you do if you saw Rolf Harris or any other of your familiar childhood figures turned nonces while out and about?"

There's plenty of names cropping up here who are not nonces. Careful, folks.

porsche959 · 23-09-2013 05:34PM

Savoir.Faire wrote: »

I once spotted Brian Ormond strolling down the street. He was so dapper and slightly orange looking. I was going to go over and ask him for a photograph, but then I was overcome with emotion and fainted.

Who?

salacious crumb · 23-09-2013 05:40PM

old hippy wrote: »

There's plenty of names cropping up here who are not nonces.

Or at least haven't been named as such yet....

kevin65 · 23-09-2013 08:17PM

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Saw Hector O'Whateverthe****hisname at the Body & Soul festival a couple of years ago. I said 'How's it going!" and he just glared at me. He should have been glad he was even recognised the ginger swine

Sounds like the real Hector alright.

BillyMitchel · 23-09-2013 08:31PM

WindSock wrote: »

I managed to convince myself and everyone around me that I spotted ol' Rolfaroo Harris at a golden-based temple on Saturday. I only noticed as the chap was dressed slightly eccentrically, and I took a snap of his clothes. Then I heard him speak. It was an Aussie accent. Then I decided he realised that I realised who he was and spent the next short while avoiding the business end of my camera.

On one hand, I really wanted to go up to him and say hi and hilariously ask him if he could tell what it was yet to whatever it was he was looking at and also thank him for inspiring me to draw shit pictures really quickly as a young 'un. On the other hand I knew it would be quite awkward given his recent allegations and also there was a high probability that it wasn't him as he is in court today and much much older than the chap I saw.

What would you do if you saw Rolf Harris or any other of your familiar childhood figures turned nonces while out and about?

If I seen Rolf Harris? I'd make sure to move the kids to another area!

kevin12345 · 23-09-2013 08:34PM

I served Gabriel Byrne in the shop I work in a few weeks ago. Played it calm, didn't say anything as he was wearing sunglasses (it was a dull, rainy day) so obviously didn't want to be "noticed".

After he left a woman walked in and I asked her "Do you realise you just walked passed Gabriel Byrne". She got all excited and said her car was parked in the direction he was walking, and she proceeded to chase him.

WindSock · 24-09-2013 12:45AM

Muise... wrote: »

But what I really really want to know is what is a golden-based temple?

It's this thing

old hippy wrote: »

Um, the question put to us is "What would you do if you saw Rolf Harris or any other of your familiar childhood figures turned nonces while out and about?"

There's plenty of names cropping up here who are not nonces. Careful, folks.

Yeah it just turned into a celeb spotting guide instead. Oh well.

meemeemee · 24-09-2013 12:51AM

Modern Etiquette is to obtain an autograph from the celebrity in question, then go to the Police in about 40 years time with a highly detailed tale of how they molested you in their Rolls Royce / Dressing Room.

Capt'n Midnight · 24-09-2013 12:53AM

WindSock wrote: »

Well that's the thing. I am, or was convinced it was him until it was pointed out that he was on the news this morning for being in court and he is 83 years old.

I had the weirdest experience. I'm walking here and I say to myself "my gosh, that's Jimmy Petersen. I haven't seen him since I was nine". And I walked up to him and I slapped him on the back and I said "how's it going, you old rascal?" And he starts crying... And I say to myself, "wait a second, if that's Jimmy Petersen, he would have grown up too!"

Ihatecuddles-old · 24-09-2013 12:54AM

Only celebs Ive met havebeen Amy Huberman (who has a really disappointing bum) and Jason Byrne, but he's a family friend so I cant tell him how sh*t he is

WoollyRedHat · 24-09-2013 01:00AM

Speaking of ****ers from The Den, I once saw Ray Darcy at this millenial party when I was like only 9, and was absolutely in awe when I saw him, proceeding to say Hi Ray and tried to get his attention several times to no avail.. completely ignored me.

But there was free coke there, so whatever.

kaimera · 24-09-2013 01:03AM

Let him abuse me.

Isn't that what all the tv stars then did?

Feel like i missed out

Ihatecuddles-old · 24-09-2013 01:10AM

Savoir.Faire wrote: »

I once spotted Brian Ormond strolling down the street. He was so dapper and slightly orange looking. I was going to go over and ask him for a photograph, but then I was overcome with emotion and fainted.

Oh I saw himself and Pippa heading into Dandelion once. He looked tiny compared to her, she was absolutely stunning. I was outside TGI Fridays having a smoke, I probably still had sauce on my face

Galwayguy35 · 24-09-2013 01:17AM

Some of that mini series Showbands was filmed here where I live and I was in the shop one morning and Kerry Katona came in, she is sound as a pound in real life and was friendly to everyone.

She is tiny in real life, maybe about 5ft.

Galwayguy35 · 24-09-2013 01:18AM

Back on topic wouldnt say anything to R Harris.

meemeemee · 24-09-2013 01:22AM

Sound as a pound. Sounds like you got a line and a BJ. Everybody else did.

Galwayguy35 · 24-09-2013 01:27AM

meemeemee wrote: »

Sound as a pound. Sounds like you got a line and a BJ. Everybody else did.

Bit harsh.....

meemeemee · 24-09-2013 01:35AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Bit harsh.....

Goddam right she is.

But a BJ is a BJ ....

mickdw · 24-09-2013 01:41AM

kevin65 wrote: »

Sounds like the real Hector alright.

Yes ive heard similar story re hector.
Turns it on like a switch in front of camera but is an asshole at all other times. Ive heard of him blanking his neighbours in local shop.

Ihatecuddles-old · 24-09-2013 02:00AM

mickdw wrote: »

Yes ive heard similar story re hector.
Turns it on like a switch in front of camera but is an asshole at all other times. Ive heard of him blanking his neighbours in local shop.

Its like the guy on the Irish family fortunes. Alan Hughes?

Went to a recording of FF and he was grinning like a muppet as soon as the camera was on him, face like a slapped arse when it wasnt. Was kind of uncomfortable to watch. Martin King was on and he was trying to have a laugh with him and Alan would just give him a half arsed fake smile and ignore him. Knob.

kevin65 · 24-09-2013 08:46AM

mickdw wrote: »

Yes ive heard similar story re hector.
Turns it on like a switch in front of camera but is an asshole at all other times. Ive heard of him blanking his neighbours in local shop.

I've heard stories about him also. The guy is a pr*ck alright.

Sir Gallagher · 24-09-2013 09:07AM

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Speaking of ****ers from The Den, I once saw Ray Darcy at this millenial party when I was like only 9, and was absolutely in awe when I saw him, proceeding to say Hi Ray and tried to get his attention several times to no avail.. completely ignored me.

But there was free coke there, so whatever.

Ah gone be the days of Ray D'arcy's insane new years cocaine fuelled parties. Himself and Gerry Mae truly were the Irish Sid and Nancy.

old hippy · 24-09-2013 09:35AM

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

Only celebs Ive met havebeen Amy Huberman (who has a really disappointing bum) and Jason Byrne, but he's a family friend so I cant tell him how sh*t he is

Her family used to live up the road from me, aeons ago

salacious crumb · 24-09-2013 09:48AM

kevin65 wrote: »

I've heard stories about him also. The guy is a pr*ck alright.

Met him at a Mark Lanegan gig in Galway a few years back, and he was pretty decent to me.

Not saying he's not a pr*ck, mind :pac:

Thud · 24-09-2013 11:53AM

First famous person I saw when I was a kid was Fr Devereaux from Glenroe back when the Glenroe cast were super stars, it was in a petrol station, think I froze and stared, he nodded at me

NormanNicetouch · 27-09-2013 05:56PM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Some of that mini series Showbands was filmed here where I live and I was in the shop one morning and Kerry Katona came in, she is sound as a pound in real life and was friendly to everyone.

She is tiny in real life, maybe about 5ft.

When I was a child my mother told me she had seen Anne Doyle coming out of Switzers on Grafton Street and had nearly trodden on her because she was really really small, like 7 inches. I then realised that all celebrities must be this short otherwise how would they fit inside the telly.

Legs.Eleven · 27-09-2013 06:09PM

I used to work in a well-known bagel place when it was in the Epicurian Food Hall in Dublin (which makes me kind of a celebrity myself

) and Ian Dempsey used to come in a lot from the Today Fm studio. I was out having a fag on my break one day and he stopped to talk to me for a minute on the street on his way back to the studio and I almost died. He was really lovely.

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