tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post6498107681790369354..comments2024-03-28T08:58:27.563+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Margaret Rhodes.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52732437214530289832016-12-16T23:24:30.577+00:002016-12-16T23:24:30.577+00:00It got pretty wet here during Hurricane Matthew bu...It got pretty wet here during Hurricane Matthew but not wet enough for a ship!Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25347681589630768222016-12-16T04:40:34.231+00:002016-12-16T04:40:34.231+00:00I was talking about the woman; not the ship!I was talking about the woman; not the ship!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86235886487212241282016-12-15T20:11:49.522+00:002016-12-15T20:11:49.522+00:00Oh, Queen Elizabeth cruises past me all the time b...Oh, Queen Elizabeth cruises past me all the time because I live on Royal Avenue. I enjoyed all the stories in the comments.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79113235901606985222016-12-15T15:18:37.351+00:002016-12-15T15:18:37.351+00:00That, Frances, is one of the advantages of ageing....That, Frances, is one of the advantages of ageing. When I lived in London, celebs were two a penny; we just ignored them.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29285479236786469602016-12-15T15:17:11.118+00:002016-12-15T15:17:11.118+00:00I hope you've told your son to keep quiet abou...I hope you've told your son to keep quiet about his meeting Trump.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44782729471381850452016-12-15T14:14:57.121+00:002016-12-15T14:14:57.121+00:00I like the photograph of the Queen and her cousin,...I like the photograph of the Queen and her cousin, having a happy moment.<br /><br />Living in New York for ages has provided many opportunities to encounter famous folks in fairly low key settings. <br /><br />Nowadays, I don't really know what many young celebrities look like, and would never recognize them.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35466843967090554642016-12-15T13:36:21.965+00:002016-12-15T13:36:21.965+00:00One of our late night hosts (David Letterman) used...One of our late night hosts (David Letterman) used to have a segment on his show called "Brush with Greatness", where people would tell of their short, unexpected meeting with someone famous. You would have won. <br /><br />20 years ago my son met Donald Trump at a party in NY. He was not impressed.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1921959534922295732016-12-15T13:32:17.040+00:002016-12-15T13:32:17.040+00:00Nothing would surprise me about that Margaret; onl...Nothing would surprise me about that Margaret; only that it wasn't a motorbike.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31547063485241509962016-12-15T11:57:05.868+00:002016-12-15T11:57:05.868+00:00I was almost run-over by Princess Margaret's c...I was almost run-over by Princess Margaret's car speeding through Bath late one night. I looked shocked too.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54496137972869158852016-12-15T10:52:57.108+00:002016-12-15T10:52:57.108+00:00I felt very awkward at the time.I felt very awkward at the time.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41508993484364005102016-12-15T10:07:04.263+00:002016-12-15T10:07:04.263+00:00Love it !!!Love it !!!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752041804512955655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52220210170916058432016-12-15T09:45:49.369+00:002016-12-15T09:45:49.369+00:00I suspect it was worse than that.I suspect it was worse than that.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45754904037067133832016-12-15T09:31:10.810+00:002016-12-15T09:31:10.810+00:00One of my subjects. smile, quick.One of my subjects. smile, quick.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82901050722879319272016-12-15T09:06:21.479+00:002016-12-15T09:06:21.479+00:00In the photo Prince Philip had just told them that...In the photo Prince Philip had just told them that one; he was sitting facing backwards.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90351225940084382092016-12-15T08:53:54.518+00:002016-12-15T08:53:54.518+00:00Her Majesty was probably being told the joke about...Her Majesty was probably being told the joke about The Englishman, Irishman and the Scot who......<br />pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18087798845622283852016-12-15T08:46:51.570+00:002016-12-15T08:46:51.570+00:00I suppose it must be as difficult for them as it i...I suppose it must be as difficult for them as it is for us; just meeting in the street like that. In the late 60's I lived in Chelsea which was awash with celebs. We just took it for granted.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81723290323148763742016-12-15T08:39:48.421+00:002016-12-15T08:39:48.421+00:00That must have been amazing! In a similar vein.....That must have been amazing! In a similar vein......many years ago I was walking along a pavement in Harpenden, no one else around, and I realised that Eric Morecambe was coming towards me. Same dilemma, whether to look at him, not look at him, talk to him....curtseying didn't come into the equation I have to say. In the end as we passed he looked at me and nodded and smiled and I think I did the same. I occasionally chat to Joan his wife, when I see her in Waitrose as I met her at a kids football match some years ago after Eric died. She had turned up as President of The Colts, and the organisers greeted her when she arrived and then dumped her on her own, so I went and chatted to her for about half an hour. Delightful lady. Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9358584763617387072016-12-15T07:44:25.185+00:002016-12-15T07:44:25.185+00:00Cary Grant; wow!Cary Grant; wow!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58598054250798841242016-12-15T06:26:49.922+00:002016-12-15T06:26:49.922+00:00What a fun story.
Not quite the Queen but I remem...What a fun story. <br />Not quite the Queen but I remember walking back from a Dodger Game with just a few people around it was a quiet side entrance and who do I walk by but Cary Grant. He was smiling (they won) and I didn't want to bother him so just kept walking and smiled right back at him. I can't remember why I was at this entrance but it was such a Hollywood moment.<br />What a hoot !<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75926284806873962902016-12-15T06:21:43.625+00:002016-12-15T06:21:43.625+00:00I'd seen The Queen a few times before, but nev...I'd seen The Queen a few times before, but never being totally alone. It was a very odd experience.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12836404909734354212016-12-15T06:18:10.642+00:002016-12-15T06:18:10.642+00:00Another story for the grandchildren. We were sitti...Another story for the grandchildren. We were sitting in a crowded hospital in Athens the other day and a Greek TV star walked past with his wife. A ten second thrill. Interesting to see these people up closelocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82211870117050500142016-12-15T05:57:02.323+00:002016-12-15T05:57:02.323+00:00Is that a good or bad thing?Is that a good or bad thing?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40988999635041077612016-12-15T04:49:24.004+00:002016-12-15T04:49:24.004+00:00My, God, but she looks like my late mother-in-law!...My, God, but she looks like my late mother-in-law! What a shock!!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.com