I’ve blatantly stolen this idea from another forum, but it was a fun thread and would be equally enjoyable here. Simply state something interesting about yourself that few people know. My first one is: I’ve met David Crosby, Chuck ‘D’, George Strait, Drew Carey and Kate Hudson.

I had dinner with Don ‘The Snake’ Prudhomme, one evening. Not planned, just sorta in the right place at the right time. Have a Polaroid of it somewhere around here.

I have been to the basement of the United Nation.

I dated for 4 months the cousin of TV personality & Owner of West Coast Choppers, Jesse James. I’ve met Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clint Eastwood, Ed O’neil, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Athletes Steve Sax, Hank Aaron, Magic Johnson, Vlade Divac, Peja Stojakovic, Kevin Johnson, Randy Couture, Urijah Faber & a few other lesser known athletes.

I met Ken Kesey,Jerry Garcia and a couple other members of The Dead in the early 70’s. We had milk and cookies. Or something.

Brownies?

I can lick my own elbow.

I’ve met Jimmy Saville twice (in 84 and 85).

I once confused Wallace Shawn when he was having lunch. He gave me the “I can’t remember who that person is look but I know I should know them” I also once played the PTV cover of Good Vibrations for Carnie Wilson which is a strange long story. And for some reason people often think I was in the army (seriously I don’t know why but I guess I look like I was or something). Finaly I met a Crane two days ago.

I’ve smoked pot in the rotunda of the Texas State Capitol. I’ve done the wild thing on the steps of the Employment Office in Austin TX.

When you say the wild thing do you mean dressing up like a cartoon monster???

Um…No. *blush*

At the age of three or four I completely destroyed a toy drum kit shortly after watching Keith Moon blow his up on TV. My parents seemed very angry at the time, but I would imagine they felt some relief, knowing they no longer had to hear me banging on it!

hmm okay, I got beaten up last friday while being out with friends, and on a more funny side I caused a firealarm in a family hotel while playing with my zippo.

While I was doing my military service, 45 years ago, we did guard duty at The Castle in Cape town. It was built in the 1600’s by Jan van Riebeeck’s folks and up till today, it is still kept in perfect order. One night I was on duty there with another guy.We were on the outer walls of The Castle and smoked pot there. Our Military Police’s head quarters for the Western Cape is in Wynberg, Cape Town. I did guard duty there one night with the same guy and again we smoked pot. We were very proud of ourselves for being so daring. Fortunately for me, pot did not effect me in any nice way. It only gave me one hell of a headache and I never tried it again

Pot just makes me paranoid and sleepy. I’d rather have booze. I’ve also had sex on Derbyshire’s cricket pitch in Chesterfield. Just so you know like LOL Stefan

I played Sax for the Grammy Award winning Jimmy Sturr Polka Band a few times. I also did a kitchen remodel for Danny Kline (Bassist for the J. Geils Band) and Darlene Love (the woman that played Danny Glover’s wife in Lethal Weapon). Other than that I’m a hero in my own mind…and to my kids.

leman took mine, and I’m too lazy to think of any other interesting things right now.

My great uncle is Sir Henry Pellatt creator of Casaloma.

Carol said: “I’ve done the wild thing on the steps of the Employment Office in Austin TX.” So did you get the job?

Matt, I’m still with the other participant 25 years later, so I guess I’d say yes!

Roderick, that’s damned hot! I’ve got me a crush on Dame Shirley… I played trombone for a Detroit-area soul band. Back in '99 or so we opened for Fishbone. My town is home to the world’s largest tire. I memorized the first verse and chorus to the old Soviet national anthem just because the music is catchy. I also memorized Rick Moranis’s entire “Vince Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer” dialogue from Ghostbusters, hoping somebody would challenge me to recite it. Nobody does.

David Bowie knows my name (!!) and gave me a cigarette once when my band supported him, I’ve got drunk with Nirvana, said hello to John Peel,my mum once embarrassed me by telling Sean Lennon that she used to fancy his dad, and I once punched out Liam Gallagher, much to the gratification of his brother. I can also recite the whole of ‘In The Court Of King Caractacus’ by Rolf Harris - memorized it when I was about 5.

and I once punched out Liam Gallagher, much to the gratification of his brother. Debbie, It’s official. You are my hero!

Thats awesome toffeenose. When you say your band supported him, do you mean your band opened for him or performed together with him? Either way that’s very cool.

@ Mr_Snuffypants: LOL! Thing is, I can’t even remember what he said to make me do that, only that he was being cheeky and I had to chase him around the venue to land one on him. @ Matt: The band I was in at the time opened for him in Birmingham UK, Alanis Morrissette was playing too, right before her first hit. My band at the time was a bunch of Britpop also-rans called Echobelly. DB even apologised about the brand of ciggies - they were Marlboro Lights, he usually smoked Marlboro Reds, or lung splitters as I call them. He’s since given up.

I do remember Echobelly. Have the track “Fake” on the “Sharks Patrol These Waters” comp. As they say in Nashville “That song’s got more hooks than a tackle-box!”

@ Debbie, I’ve got something in common with David Bowie; I also smoked Marlboro Reds and I’ve also given up. Such a small world, hey?!

i grow vegatables for a living, many of you already know that but that’s about all i got.

My great uncle won the VC and there’s a street named after his side of the family. I was addicted to Morphine for several years I played an impromptu gig with Jimmy Page’s guitar techs I was a friend of the guy who writes ‘Cracker’ before he got successful I was due to back ‘Gabrielle’ at the Albert Hall but never showed and spent the day in bed with a lovely woman. I have a plastic lens in my right eye after getting injured in a shooting ‘incident’ I was in a band with a guy who played the trombone line in the signature theme for the Paddington Bear series I was born without any discernable sense of direction and get lost in my home town I have lost five close people in 20 years to cancer Im a Roman Catholic and intend to be a Deacon if they will have me I took my first pinch of snuff aged 7 I once drunkenly harranged Alex Higgins in a bar, which was probably a first for him.

Hey Debbie, Ive just been checking out Echobelly on youtube, you’ve got a nice guitar style there…

@ snuffster: Yeah, I think it’s called the ‘hit it hard and hope’ method, lol! Thanks for the compliment.

I think theres a bit more finesse than that in your playing, ‘hit hard and hope’ sums me up though!

I worked in the Funeral industry for a number of years. I had ambitions of Mortuary school and maybe one day opening up a parlor. Those hopes were dashed when I saw the salary of a Funeral Director. I’m currently in college for Political Science.

I find that using a lot of effects pedals works wonders for my playing. A Cry Baby and Flanger can cover up atrocious deficiencies most of the time! I guess this could be considered an achievement: I was a music director for a local country station and wrote comedy material for disc jockey prep sheets.

I’ve heard the term “hit it hard and hope” method, but in a completely different context. Involved birth control, or lack thereof…

@ Miamimark - That’s too funny!!! I got clipped after the second child…now there’s no hope BUT to hit it hard.

Vasectomy rules ok, me too.

Caught Chicken Pox as an adult. A lot cheaper than a vasectomy, but just as effective!

Just because I want to vent: I’ve been investigated by the FBI twice in connection with major terrorism plots you’ve all heard about many times because I share a name with someone very very close to a terrorist. (Those of you I’ve ordered from, feel free to google my name.) As a result of this I am on the watch list and get hassled every time I fly, which is about twice a week. My boarding passes always have “SSSS” printed on them, and I always get a complimentary pat-down. They have never found the pocket knife that is always in my carry-on. TSA Security Theater, I guess. Other facts: I met Ozzy’s wife and had no idea who she was. She was road manager for Coal Chamber back in 1998 or so, and she walked in while Dez and I were smoking a joint. Oh yeah, I have smoked pot with lots of famous musicians, including the dearly departed Dimebag Darrel.

I was in the paper last week installing some communications equipment in support of a wildfire in AZ. I’m the one with long hair.Taylor Fire 08/18/09

@snuffegnugen That fire was right near me. :o Hopefully Mogollon brewery supplied refreshments for everyone fighting it. Flag’s usually a fun place. Lots of Hippies and for some strange reason Mod wannabe’s driving around on scooters.

I’m the first native of this country to become officially educated as an Orthodox Priest!! Ha ha - on the more fun side, I’ve once played at the same gig as Miles Davis, when he did his last world tour, the Kinks, New Order, and others were there too. (New Order shut themselves in the dressing room, and emptied all of Miles’s stash of Elephant Beer:) And once in my distant youth I dated a later super models older sister :o) No names, as she’s still living, and would probably not be proud of the connection today *LOL*

Much more interesting than my mottley selection!

Snuffster> I love the Paddington connex - absolutely awesome :o))))

I’m manufacturer of the most powerful Made in Bulgaria LED lamp. It consumes only 60W, but shines like a sun. It’s a Grow Lamp. I emptied a lot of tins while building that beast. Here is the final producthttp://i31.tinypic.com/r8fdq8.jpgConnecting wireshttp://i30.tinypic.com/vgu340.jpgA closer look at inside partshttp://i28.tinypic.com/nbx8wz.jpgA test power on with no cover. Looks good! Picture was taken during a sunny day with flash and main lights of the office switched on. But the camera got blinded and the pic is dark.http://i27.tinypic.com/2qlfhpl.jpgFinal test of the ready lamp. The curent is in the expected range. No heat! The lamp is cool to touch after hours working. It is time for a box of snuff and a bottle of whisky. CheersBy the way how do you put links inside the text? It seems that the way I know from other forums “your link” doesn’t work here.

Lyubo, click the circle by HTML under the comment box, and find the icon that says "Add Link"Lyubo’s First Pic, It looks pretty neat! I LOVE sauerkraut, and intend to make a snuff flavored with it some day. No one knows that about me, except you guys now.

Thank you, matsnuffs. I edited my links. That model is not official and is not published on my site or in lighting & lamp manufacturing forums. It is only available for customers who try their luck and ask for high powered energy savers. I produce them on demand. My workshop is still too small to offer things like that officialy. I’m for first time on international forum. It is a great experience - many nice people from all over the world in one place, having the same interests, all talking calmly and in peace. The whole mood of the forum is very nice and I love it. Guys, sorry for my bad english. I’m not good at it. I’m now on my long way for a world record - a 1kW beast LED lamp that will be blasting bright light miles away. Its all on my workshop’s budget so it will take time. You will be the first who will see it, whenever it happens. I’ll count how many snuff I had while engineering and building it. I loved the music Echobelly are making. I also like the natural vision of the band. The list of bands I like but only available on YouTube is increasing with one more record Is it possible to trade some CDs with their music?

I was a member of the german nationalist youth. I´ve become an anarchist afterwards.

how old are you now? just for some perspective on your timing.

I was just thinking the same thing…

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I’d like National Socialism if it didn’t have the ethnocentrism.

Maybe that´s why the Italian fascists as well disliked the national socialists… Racism is just plain idiotism. Another thing: I´ve let a skyrocket go off in my parents living room.

I was a Communist in my teens. Ended up with an FBI file, due to that. Kind of fun finding that things I would get in the post were obviously opened. Granted, since most of the stuff was from Cuba or the USSR, that was mostly standard practice. There’s quite a history of committed Socialists in my family. One cousin who fought in the Spanish civil war, plenty of others in both Anarchist and Socialist organisations. I’m a ‘Wobbly’ these days.

I’m more libertarian geniocratist.

I’am more I don’t know. I have to wonder if I’am any lists not because of anything I’ve done but some of the people I’ve been friends with.

@bigblue: Genius+Decomcracy=Geniocracy. People running for elected office have to meet a certain intelligence and compassion criteria.

I’m more of a Libeublican Smaropleonlule

I didn’t make it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geniocracy

I think this is the more interesting read… Raelism

Im a commited snuffer and whysky drinker and I like the pirate party. ( No kidding thats a real party)

@GoldenBoy: You must tell me more about this Pirate Party!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German\\_Pirate\\_Party thats about it. Cant take them to seriously but they were a bit better then the rest.

Ah yes, I read about it on www.thelocal.de Pretty hilarious. How big was the margin for Merkel’s re-election? They didn’t even mention it over here, I suppose everyone figured it would happen.

Rael’s take on Geniocracy is a good one. I agree with it.

In 1967 Radio China International sent me the English version of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung’s Red Book. I still have it, so far I’ve read only three pages. I’m a slow reader

@Snuff Head I remember Radio Beijing/Peking well. They had some fantastic gift items, long ago. Pennants, Calendars. Deutsche Welle had everyone beat when they sent me a keyring/bottle opener combo. That stayed with me forever, until it broke. Never needed to search around for one when I wanted to enjoy a Beer!

@ Mr_Snuffypants. Oh! yes of cause it was Radio Peking way back in those days.

Mr_Snuffypants, I’m a Wob too!

I’m a lifelong formal intellectual snob, who find people who allow their lips to separate while they eat, people who think poorly, and who use poor grammar and syntax to be wonders of the mystery of human reproduction. However, I would have every expectation that someone powerfully cunning’s marginally retarded or worse, psychopathic, cousin, brother, nephew, family member (however defined), or friend would be found to be ‘more qualified’ under any humanly influenced system of valuation, no matter how noble such a system may purport to be. At the end of the day, I want those who chew with their mouths open, as fascinatingly disgusting as I find that tendency, to get to vote. What people don’t know about me, is that from being a classically trained musician committed to straight-ahead jazz in my youth, I’m a metal head-banger in my old age. Go figure. Too bad I didn’t get there when I had more hair, lol. Rock on.