Just got back from the dentist. She told me I grind in my sleep. Literally. This meme was the only thing keeping me going whilst in the chair
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Some absolute wanker has put a dogshit bag in my empty food bin caddy. My problem now I guess. Bastard.
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Saw a Radiohead merch post on insta and it reminded me that I had a brief and friendly interaction with thom yorke at southbank.
Which in turn led me to think of this list:
‘Famous’ people I’ve bumped into and chatted to briefly while out skating:
At southbank:
- Colin Firth
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Liam Neeson’s son in love actually)
- Thom Yorke
- Noel Clarke - at the double road gaps Casper recently did Ollie, shove it, backside flip at.
- Lee Ryan from blue, whilst unsuccessfully trying to flip 5 oh a tiny handrail
Has anyone had any random encounters with celebs whilst at a spot? We’re they into the session?
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Not skating but I was running in Vancouver and Owen Wilson passed me riding his bike. Gave me a head nod.
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/end thread
Did he have a good push?
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The then President of Switzerland came to my local indoor skatepark (the one I help running) a few years ago as his kid wanted to skate there. I wasn’t there but my mate told me he was really sound and very normal.
Last year he went to the Street Parade which is pretty much the biggest rave in the world, in Zürich. Great politician and rad guy, I wish he was still part of the Federal Council.
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I was skating birdshit banks with Pete king in about 1993 and who was there on a photoshoot? None other than legendary comedian Gary wilmott.
Do I win £5?
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oh, the importance of matching snacks!
For some reason I fancied trying spicy bbq pringles and they’re great but they have totally overpowered my tuna sandwich. It’s just texture now.
On the night of the Almost premiere in 2005ish, me and some friends were drunkenly skating through Soho afterwards and bumped into Simon Amstell coming out of an adult cinema. I have vague memories of asking him “What’ve you been doing in there?” quite loudly to the point of drawing attention from passers by.
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This was after drunkenly telling Daewon that he’s done nothing relevant since Love Child.
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I’ve told this before but Finchey from the office / the witch at Stockwell, just bought his son the most useless and massive longboard
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Ulrika Jonsson & then Gladiator boyfriend ‘Hunter’ (according to Google) at Albert Square, Manchester - he looked genuinely disgusted by the whole concept of skating ha
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You don’t get as many celebs hanging around the streets in the midlands.
On a side tangent. Ordered 5 carrots in our Tesco delivery. Look at the size of them!
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Sheltered life here. Saw John Caudwell before Christmas at Caudwell Children. That’s it… 
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I once misjudged ollieing up a curb on Deansgate in Manchester and slammed right at John Hurt’s feet, he asked me if I was alright and I said ‘Yes thanks you’re John Hurt’
The missed opportunities for comedic wordplay have haunted me ever since
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You always get ‘celebs’ from panto walking around town here at Christmas … Vic Reeves is from here too and can be spotted about when up visiting family once in a blue moon too.
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Combo of the two above posts - I wilsoned out after ollieing some stairs near Salisbury Playhouse in ‘91 and was asked if I was ok by a couple of passers-by, Vic Reeves and Miles Hunt from Wonderstuff.
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The group of 4 have very different shadows to the other one nearest your hand and look like they’re floating above the table. Was Kate Middleton flexing her photoshop skills for you? 
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I’m going to send my assistant to the dungeon for this!
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