Your claim to fame?

Something stupid now, I once (when I was lot younger) met the Goodies, when I worked in a record shop in Oxford. I was wearing a goodies t-shirt which I thrust my chest out and got them to sign their autographs upon by bosoms.

 

some cool stories there. thanks for sharing

 

You mean you took your T shirt off?

 

Nah, I was'nt that brave.(or stupid) Just got a nice set of autographs on the fabric of my t-shirt.

 

Hang on, weren't there three of them in the Goodies?

(Trying desperately to avoid the obvious joke here about Bill Oddie, birdwatching and a large pair of..... )

 

Well, let's just say that I wear a large size t-shirt so there was lots of space.

 

My mother (God rest her!) was in a queue at the main post office in the High Street (way back when). She turned to see who was behind her (like you do): "Oooh, hello love, how's your Mam? And how are you getting along?"

The guy was quite taken aback, but, politely replied his "Mam" was well and he was getting along "just fine, thank you".

Fast forward a couple of weeks and we're all together for a family gathering; in the background was the TV Sitcom "Get some in". Suddenly, my mother is in OMG mode! Then, she which, in turn, progresses to a

We're all .... .... ....

Then she tells us of her episode at the post office ... she *thought* the guy she recognised was my brother's friend because she "thought he looked familiar"!

No Mother: that is the actor, Jakey Smith, who plays poofhouse Richardson

I'll give him credit though ... he never let on to her and it made her day to be her usual, polite, self, with a good memory for faces

 

I did the 'voice overs' for Rank Xerox training videos in the early 80s. They had hired 'professionals' and apparently they couldn't get it right. I was a member of RX Toastmasters (one of the only females at the time and the best of the lot) and someone suggested I do it. First time spot on, no retakes.

 

Ooh get you...........

 

Sadly, liliana, I didn't get paid as did the 'professionals' who were useless. Oh, just thought, going back much further to the late 60s, I was doing some part-time draughting for NASA (I worked for a CEO then in the space industry for several years before I went into criminal law) and my name is on many a blueprint in the Space Center for chassis assemblies and wiring harnesses ... I think that was an achievement.

PS I did take architectural draughting in the US and have designed all the kitchens we have had in the UK and here ... that's five at the moment.

 

Just how many kitchens does a gal need.

 

Well, at the moment, I have five in Portugal .. sold the two in the UK ... but to be honest, I only use one and that isn't very often ...

 

I'm confused. Do these kitchens come with a house attached or are they on wheels or something?

 

They all come in their own houses ...