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oh yeah. sorry dad.
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« Reply #16 on: Thursday, December 28, 2006, 11:20:09 » |
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We don't have enough famous fans. Billie and Mel are from Swindon but not fans.
We should search for a famous Swindonian.
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« Reply #17 on: Thursday, December 28, 2006, 11:22:27 » |
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I didn't know Ian Flemming was from Swindon?
Shame he's dead.
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« Reply #18 on: Thursday, December 28, 2006, 11:24:11 » |
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Bob Anderson, who supports Swindon & Middlesbrough.
Ronnie Baxter. (Who even took a pen a few seasons ago at the townend).
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ee the trick is only pick on those that can't do you no harm
Like the drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm
I annoyed Yeovilred 28/01/06
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« Reply #19 on: Thursday, December 28, 2006, 11:33:58 » |
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I didn't know Ian Flemming was from Swindon?
Shame he's dead. Ian Flemming wasn't from Swindon I don't think. However he's burried near by. |
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« Reply #20 on: Thursday, December 28, 2006, 11:51:39 » |
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I didn't know Ian Flemming was from Swindon?
Shame he's dead. Ian Flemming wasn't from Swindon I don't think. However he's burried near by. Fleming wasn't from Swindon, but he's buried in Sevenhampton churchyard. Desmond Morris was from Swindon, yet mysteriously became a director of the Scum....this puzzled me for a while, but sussed the reason on reading his book The Naked Ape, about primitive group behaviour, that he'd been using them as examples. Similarly his surrealistic paintings of grotesques needed inspiration, readily found at the Manor. |
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« Reply #21 on: Thursday, December 28, 2006, 13:10:02 » |
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there was that racing bloke .. Julian Wilson wasnt it? Saw Des Lynan at the CG once watching Brighton .. Willie Carson .. does he count as a celebrity?
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« Reply #22 on: Thursday, December 28, 2006, 14:34:58 » |
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Diana Doors played up front for a couple of seasons
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« Reply #23 on: Thursday, December 28, 2006, 20:18:57 » |
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Mark Lamarr used to live on Windsor Road in Old Town - famous Swindonian
James Dyson (Billionaire owner of Dyson vacuums) - not a fan unfortunately. :boohoo:
Just more fuckin' Jockey's I'm afraid - John Francombe is one.
The one I'm really surprised at is Julian Clary was apparantly born and bred in Swindon :shock:
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« Reply #24 on: Thursday, December 28, 2006, 20:24:15 » |
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Julian Clary was not born in Swindon, My nan is friends with his parents, apparenlty he was born near London.
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« Reply #25 on: Thursday, December 28, 2006, 20:26:43 » |
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So his parents are Swindon'ites, but not him?
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« Reply #26 on: Thursday, December 28, 2006, 20:42:31 » |
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I think his parents just live here. I think I remember my Nan saying that they used to live near each other when they lived in London. Will have to find out!
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« Reply #27 on: Thursday, December 28, 2006, 21:13:11 » |
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Julian Clary's parents live in Purton Stoke which is just outside Swindon.
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« Reply #28 on: Thursday, December 28, 2006, 21:17:11 » |
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I think his parents just live here. I think I remember my Nan saying that they used to live near each other when they lived in London. Will have to find out! Its my understanding that its just his mother who lives here, he visits on occasions.....just before Christmas about 4 years ago, I was walking along Wood Street, not really paying too much attention, when I looked up to see Clary and mum in front of me, they nipped into Deacon's no doubt to buy something expensive. |
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« Reply #29 on: Friday, December 29, 2006, 09:39:06 » |
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Zoe Ball's Grandparents live in Swindon. Was chatting to them in the Crown in Stratton a few years ago, around the time of her wedding to mr FBS  |
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Vi er best i verden! Vi er best i verden! Vi har slått England 2-1 i fotball!! Det er aldeles utrolig! Vi har slått England! England, kjempers fødeland. Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana--vi har slått dem alle sammen. Vi har slått dem alle sammen. Maggie Thatcher can you hear me?
Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
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