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Old Feb 6, 2014, 7:23 am
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Snap - I don't know who she is!
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Old Feb 6, 2014, 8:23 am
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Originally Posted by techie
Not sure whether being part of Team GB qualifies one to be a celeb but, if it does, I saw a couple of athletes on their way to Sochi in front me on the escalators, leaving whichever GF/GC/CCR they came from.
If you can't name them then I guess they don't qualify .
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Old Feb 6, 2014, 11:13 am
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Tony Blair on the 292 last night - he was in F.

Had a bus gate when we got to a wet LHR but what a surprise! We got covered steps... !
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Old Feb 6, 2014, 3:04 pm
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Andrew Lloyd Webber on the 174 on Saturday night, sat next to him in the CCR then on the plane - him in 1a me in 2a. Kept himself very much to himself, and was collected by the dark cars at the gate..

There was also who i'm sure is a famous businessman and his wife in the 2nd row middle seats who i had several conversations with but still can't place....
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Old Feb 6, 2014, 5:22 pm
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Originally Posted by gkyip
I have to admit that I like his voice, but I am not impressed with his character. Being quite loud and obnoxious, swearing quite abundantly and has his feet on the tables like he owns the place.
There is so much auto tune on his voice on his recordings, all you can hear is a metallic noise, no quality of voice at all in my view. There's so much of it on there that it sounds nasal. Call me old fashioned if you will but the use of auto tube for effect leaves me cold and shuddering.
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Old Feb 7, 2014, 10:30 am
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Originally Posted by Hands Mensing
Tony Blair on the 292 last night - he was in F.

Had a bus gate when we got to a wet LHR but what a surprise! We got covered steps... !
Surely Blair got a car (either BA Special Services or Heathrow by Invitation)?
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Old Feb 7, 2014, 11:40 am
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Originally Posted by Genius1
Surely Blair got a car (either BA Special Services or Heathrow by Invitation)?
Are you suggesting that Hands Mensing is a Bliar?
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Old Feb 7, 2014, 12:21 pm
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Originally Posted by Genius1
Surely Blair got a car (either BA Special Services or Heathrow by Invitation)?
Genius - we got a bus gate at LHR. He had to get off the plane somehow. Don't know whether he got in a car after that. The First bus was driving off as I was coming down the covered steps. BA obviously didn't want his (thinning) hair getting wet ...


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Old Feb 7, 2014, 12:24 pm
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Originally Posted by gate4lounge
Are you suggesting that Hands Mensing is a Bliar?
G4L,

I was tempted to misspell his name. A couple of people came up and shook his hand as he walked through the gate area at IAD (one of them one of the pilots!).

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Old Feb 7, 2014, 12:26 pm
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Saw Archbishop Desmond Tutu in the CCR at around 4pm on Wednesday (5th February). Seemed like a very pleasant chap.
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Old Feb 7, 2014, 12:31 pm
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In fact at the other end of the trip I was sure I saw David Milliband (or a very close lookalike) come off the LHR inbound to NCL ...

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Old Feb 7, 2014, 2:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Hands Mensing
In fact at the other end of the trip I was sure I saw David Milliband (or a very close lookalike) come off the LHR inbound to NCL ...

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often used to be on east coast train up there when an mp. Very nice man.
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Old Feb 7, 2014, 3:46 pm
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Originally Posted by Hands Mensing
G4L,

I was tempted to misspell his name. A couple of people came up and shook his hand as he walked through the gate area at IAD (one of them one of the pilots!).

HM
HM,

The pilot was probably afraid that Tony would order an invasion of his cockpit!
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Old Feb 8, 2014, 11:24 am
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Gerald Kaufman in CCR, his cohort trying to slip the lounge staff a £50 tip, hilarious!
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Old Feb 8, 2014, 4:34 pm
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Originally Posted by gate4lounge
HM,

The pilot was probably afraid that Tony would order an invasion of his cockpit!
^ To quote the infamous phrase TB was looking a bit tired to say the least...
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