Your claims to fame

[andrew_o]

I was on the news once back in the day when Prosperpine BMX track was first opened. Racing footage was on the news and I came 2nd! Not first though

 

[patto_15]

Met and spoke to Michael Hutchence for about 10minutes on Artarmon station in 1982, no witnesses except for my now wife. Savagely pointy shoes....

Just found out from mum, that her and dad were in a Limo with Hutchence on the way back from a concert one time (as dads best friend was his manager) and the car was swarmed with media and so forth. Mum said it was quite scary as they were jumping all over the limo to take photos of Michael! So jealous of them

 

[chu]

I know Amiel Cavelier pretty well.

he is a top bloke and so is rando...i met him just after he one the juniour worlds along with rando

 

[DJdude]

well this isnt me but the bitchiest teacher at my school (ms keskanin for any EHS students wondering) maried the ACDC drummer cant remember name cause i not into that music but any way they divorced before the band went big and she deserves it.
another one was another teacher at my school (every body knows ms garth) was in a couple of pornos when she was younger (i have confermation from a mates mum who worked with her at school)
although i was famous in my metal class and a bit outside for calling the biggest hairest kid a monkey cause he was shitting me, is that famous cause im no big bloke.
in that class i was also renound for giving the FEMALE METAL TEACHER the most shit in general, i mean who soft solders by cutting up the solder and then directing it with the heat when the correct way is to hold a long strip and heat the surface then press the strip of solder on it.
Now who puts a pregnant lady in charge of a metal class
i am not trying to be sexist althogh that type of work is more in the male department of things.

 

[fatass]

You mean he has done 30 IRONMEN?

Hooollyyyy crap how the hell did Matyv get out after that!!

 

[sxereturn]

Hmm, I grew up around motorcycle racing so I met Mick Doohan, Wayne Gardner, Barry Sheene, Mike Metzger. Flew in Mick's helicopter and did a lap of Lakeside Raceway in Barry Sheene's Ferrari Testarossa.

My great great great Grandad sailed the ships that colonised far north Queensland. It must have been pretty important because some lady wrote a book about it.

I once beat Chris Kovarick in a 4X race...(he wasn't pedalling after the first jump )

I am semi-regularly on the TV/in the paper with my business.

We drove past John Howard once in his limo, and I flipped him the bird. Mum slapped me

I had hung out with Danni from Big Brother before she went on. She's not as hot as she was in FHM. Her sister is better.

 

[S.]

I met me once.

Honestly though, how sad that nearly everyone's "claim to fame" is having met OTHER people who've actually achieved something useful. Unless you've done it yourself, it's not worth bragging about. Meeting/seeing someone else does not make you any better a person...

 

[kjf]

I've met:
Emery, Flogging Molly, Mick Doohan, Jack Brabham..and that's all I can think of.

And, I agree with S.

 

[chu]

stop bitching S.

i forgot to add my teacher from this year was camping alongside the chamberlands when a dingo stole there baby and she thinks that it is legit

 

[Breaka]

stop bitching S.

hahahahahah. Mega beat downs.

 

[Mattydv]

No-one said it makes us a better person S.

But it makes people feel good knowing that they've got a connection to a person that DID accomplish something.

 

[Breaka]

Rightio now mine.

All my claim to fames are pretty much related to football and surfing.

-Had a yarn to Laurrie Daley in Kirra Surf. He didn't know shit about surfboards so I steered him in the right direction.

-I was taught by Ross Conlon who represented Australia in Rugby League. Dad's mate and I remain friends with his sons.

-I give Occy (Mark Occolupo) the forks pretty regularly. I see him checking my local surf spot, rolls up in his big 4x4.

-Surfed with Dave Rastovich. Nicest down to earth dude I've met.

-Went to school with Luke Covel and Anthony Laffranchi. (woo hoo )

-Godfather (uncle) grew up with Malmaninga and a few of the boys. Although I hate the Broncos (and QLD for that matter) I viewed a game in the box and then went to the dressing shed post match

-Said G'day to Craig Wing at Brunswick Pub on the weekend. The year previous at the same pub I saw Paul Hogan and shook his hand.

-Grabbed Jabbas (the dude that was on channel [V] and now on Fat Pizza) arse at the Brisbane Ekka one year. It was whilst he was on camera.

-Managed to get in the photo of 05 City/Country origin winners team photo. I dodged the police......front row and all.

Pretty shit really.

 

[slip]

But it makes people feel good knowing that they've got a connection to a person that DID accomplish something.

Shouldn't that make people feel worse about themselves for not having achieved anything, if achieving something makes you so awesome?

Seems as though achieving anything counts, no matter how shit it is. Camping next to the dingo baby incident? Who cares?

Giving the forks to Occo? You're bragging about that? You're a dickhead!

Fucks sake people, have a go at what you're doing. It's like a dick measuring competition, and no one's hit the 1" mark yet.

 

[S.]

No-one said it makes us a better person S.

But it makes people feel good knowing that they've got a connection to a person that DID accomplish something.

haha wow man, everyone has those connections... who really cares who you've met or lived near or went to the same school as? Everyone the slightest bit famous has dozens/hundreds/thousands/millions of fanboy/groupie wankers coming up to them to meet them just because they're famous, unless you really think that specialness is infectious then I stand by my opinion that you're a wanker for making a big deal about who you've met. In fact, the very fact that people try and showboat how many famous people they've met really illustrates the stark contrast between them, ie how little you must have done with your life if meeting someone who HAS done something worthy of being recognised for is in any way important to you.

Maybe if people stopped putting "celebrities" up on pedestals all the time they'd get around to doing something themselves.

 

[Breaka]

Giving the forks to Occo? You're bragging about that? You're a dickhead!

And why is that?

He's the same as every second blow-in fuckwit who checks the surf in their city slickin 4x4. I KNOW he's an arrogant c*nt too.

 

[patto_15]

okay S. something i have done and makes my 'clame to fame'

Was front page of the Herald Sun Paper. Photo of just me and only me, bout half page (photo is a quarter of the whole page) with an Article about me =]

Yeah boi, my accomplishment =] not someone i knew =] yay

 

[ajay]

But it makes people feel good knowing that they've got a connection to a person that DID accomplish something.

Yeah it felt good connecting my fist with jeff kennet... however im not sure if it were him or myslef who made the accomplishment, ill let the critics decide

 

[Drew.]

Fucks sake people, have a go at what you're doing. It's like a dick measuring competition, and no one's hit the 1" mark yet.

I still can't find a big enough ruler.

You know it Paul.

 

[ajay]

okay S. something i have done and makes my 'clame to fame'

Was front page of the Herald Sun Paper. Photo of just me and only me, bout half page (photo is a quarter of the whole page) with an Article about me =]

Yeah boi, my accomplishment =] not someone i knew =] yay

Yeah but what did you do to get on the front page

 

[slip]

And why is that?

He's the same as every second blow-in fuckwit who checks the surf in their city slickin 4x4. I KNOW he's an arrogant c*nt too.

Because you're listing it as a 'claim to fame', that you gave the forks to a surfer.

I still can't find a big enough ruler.

It's alright, we'll use my 'equipment' - I have cm markings all the way down. You have PM.