Celebs
Hi
I realise this has probably already been asked (sorry if I'm bringing up an old subject) but do we have any "celebrities" in our midst?
In other words, people that have programmed games, owned games companies, worked for Sinclair or Amstrad during the halcyon days of the Speccy? I see we have the esteemed Jonathan Cauldwell (we're not worthy!) as a regular forum member (my chin dropped when I saw that post)... but do we have the Matthew Smiths, the Jon Ritmans, the Pete Cookes or the legends of our time?
If so... where do I send the autograph requests? (lol)
[On a side note... as Paul McKenna seems to have been confused with the hypnotist, I just want to make doubly sure that 'Manic Miner' Matthew Smith is nothing to do with 'Most Haunted sceptic' Matthew Smith?]
[ This Message was edited by: enzo1701 on 2005-04-02 13:34 ]
I realise this has probably already been asked (sorry if I'm bringing up an old subject) but do we have any "celebrities" in our midst?
In other words, people that have programmed games, owned games companies, worked for Sinclair or Amstrad during the halcyon days of the Speccy? I see we have the esteemed Jonathan Cauldwell (we're not worthy!) as a regular forum member (my chin dropped when I saw that post)... but do we have the Matthew Smiths, the Jon Ritmans, the Pete Cookes or the legends of our time?
If so... where do I send the autograph requests? (lol)
[On a side note... as Paul McKenna seems to have been confused with the hypnotist, I just want to make doubly sure that 'Manic Miner' Matthew Smith is nothing to do with 'Most Haunted sceptic' Matthew Smith?]
[ This Message was edited by: enzo1701 on 2005-04-02 13:34 ]
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Bytes:Chuntey - Spectrum tech blog.
The typical speech of a dissolute celebrity :p.
http://www.zx-spectrum.cz
I will only give excel graphs.
errrm
well mark from ocean is about on here and the guy who supposedly wrote chuckie egg was about for a bit :)
Within spitting distance of "The Green", (as long as you are the World's spitting champion on Personal Best Form)
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[ This Message was edited by: murtceps on 2005-04-03 00:24 ]
So ... is that this infamous story you want to tell us about???
Skarpo
;)
erm... on second thoughts, I better not mention that.
I don't know anyone famous unfortuately. However, I went for a pizza with Matthew Smith on the day before CGE 2004.
.. and I've met Captain Sensible three times.
and my next door neighbor's uncle's milkman used to deliver milk to Ted Moult.
NOW THAT'S FAME.
Graham is gonna love his publisher for that one!
I married her ;) the whole lot.
[ This Message was edited by: chaosmongers on 2005-04-03 22:48 ]
I actually worked for Ted Moult in the summer of 1985 and 1986.
What a small world.
Rosie ???
Does that count?
We would all say hello and generally make a fuss about being sat next to him, as if he was an a-list celeb! This was about 1998 so he was well out of his prime (although some would say he was never in his prime!).
Strange in that the next season there was someone else sat in that seat!
And I got a copy of Odin's Heartland with my shareware copy of Z80 (version 3.something), this of course being years before it became a pirate copy (I still have it :p) -- seldom have I seen a game which looks and sounds so impressive, and yet is such utter crap!
misteaksmistrakesmisyaleserrurs— oh, sod it.Someone once told me that Tony Knowles was a transvestite.
I don't know if it's true or not, but when I saw him competiting in the World Snooker Trickshot competition on Eurosport, I'm SURE that he was wearing eye makeup.
And once, also in work, I had to phone a man called Maurice Micklewhite and I started off by saying. "Hello Mr Micklewhite, I'm calling about... are you really the Maurice Micklewhite?..." and he said "Who?".
[ This Message was edited by: MustrumRidcully on 2005-04-06 11:34 ]
That's my story anyway.