Who is the most interesting person you've had a conversation with? - Page 2

trebor · 30th May 2010, 20:13

my father in law ( now passed away ) who knew someone who was on the Dambusters raid, had 2 pints of beer bought for him by the Kray twins, met the queen Mother, cooked his breakfast on a shovel when working on the railways, and knew Walter Gotell who played the Russian in the James Bond films, he is sadly missed as he was full of stories - and they were true

billybhoy · 30th May 2010, 21:03

the late steve marriot (small faces) what a wonderful guy had a conversation with him after they had done a show in glasgow and he was a true gent certainly left a big big impression on me. massive lost to the music industry.

allegroman · 31st May 2010, 09:57

Couldn't pick one...

In my previous career as a Nurse I met, among many others, a Lancaster pilot, a WAAF who was in a Control Centre when it was bombed during the Battle of Britain, a matelot off the Destroyer (the name of which escapes me) which was sunk while laden with gold, another matelot sunk twice during WW2, a Jewish Concentration Camp survivor, and a lady who ran away to Paris at 16 to dance at the Folies-Bergere, during WW1.

All absolutely fascinating to talk to, I only wish that I had had limitless time to sit and listen to their life stories.

Rover418275 · 31st May 2010, 10:54

........my divorce lawyer.......

Roverowner · 31st May 2010, 11:58

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........my divorce lawyer.......

nice one squirrel

. Didn´t have a lawyer, When the million kronor went from my account over to the ex, she said... I´m going to have to be careful now, that´s the only million I´ve got.... priceless

Dragrad · 1st June 2010, 00:36

1980 - Princess Diana at the Lancaster Gate Hotel, London, upon her presentation as Prince Charles' fiancée..... (Ok I was with 3 other police officers lurking under the stairs having a quick cigarette). At that point she was a girl way way out of her depth.... Only a few minutes of chat until some Palace official spotted her and took her back to the main room.to mingle with the "big wigs". She was lovely....

Kai Herb · 1st June 2010, 04:25

Patrick Moore , i was invited to his house with a few others.Absolutley enthralling few hours listening to him.

Raistlin · 1st June 2010, 09:44

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Originally Posted by Kai Herb

Patrick Moore , i was invited to his house with a few others.Absolutley enthralling few hours listening to him.

That must have been phenomenal

thomas 75 connie · 1st June 2010, 09:59

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Originally Posted by Kai Herb

Patrick Moore , i was invited to his house with a few others.Absolutley enthralling few hours listening to him.

Maybe I'm showing how young I am but I only remember him from gamesmaster tv show

Kai Herb · 1st June 2010, 11:12

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That must have been phenomenal

He has done alot of stuff

, his other views on life and politics are interesting as well.

It is well known in Astronomy circles how accomodating he is (ie if you ring him up 9 times out of 10 SPM answers the phone himself) and he replies to every letter himself on a typewriter .The absolute shame is that he hasnt looked through a scope for around 10 years now due to arthiritis

A little known fact is that he supplied the maps of the moon to NASA for the Apollo moon landings.

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Kai Herb Gets stuck in MG ZTT+ 2.5 160 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: North Devon ish Posts: 743 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Patrick Moore , i was invited to his house with a few others.Absolutley enthralling few hours listening to him.