We all love to brag about who we know personally compared to everyone else so you can namedrop here!!
Use your discretion if you think this info can be used against them or you :-"

My personal namedrop is knowing an Australian porn star whos more famous around here for what she did before her career started :lol:

For rugby league fans: I'm a close family friend of David Simmons. Played pool against Keith Galloway at his wedding in 2005 :lol:
My godmother's husband's uncle was Don Bradman :lol:
My cousin is a former footballer, still involved in the game.
Went to school with a few FutsalRoos.
Played with and against the Soloman Islands Futsal captain and their national team.
Leigh Hatcher who recently retired from Sky news is a family friend.
My cousin's wife is the former head cheerleader for the Denver Nuggets.

That's about it for me I think :lol:

Edited by eastern glory: 20/7/2014 07:15:08 PM

I once nutmegged Brendan Renaud.

My wife's family friend is the former kit man of vuctree, also knew dante Exum ' s dad, and I got to know one of d - macs sons . Funny one of his sons is know a rapper

Bob Katter stops by for a cup of tea a couple of times a year.

-PB

Downthepub ;)

Also a bunch from my failure of a TV career, violently elbowing Akon and eating Jamie Oliver's pizza are probably up there.

In b4 Bowden floods this with his 'EA connections'.

The list of my many connections is confidential information.

Nek minnit has look at Bowdens Facebook photos

My mums cousin is married to princess fergies sister. So yeah, I was related to royalty for a little while.

Was lucky enough to play a season with Tom Rogic in 2009.

Went to school with Ben Halloran.

My dad is very good friends with a script writer over in LA. We actually had lunch with him last week in Santa Monica

Not bragging or anything, but I know GabMVFC.

A heap of HAL players.

Nathan Green the golfer.

Craig Johnston, famous English surfer.

See luke Brattan around the hyperdome quite a bit :lol:

:lol:

Kevin Muscat sends me christmas cards.

Are you from the western suburbs by any chance?

you too huh

Oh snaps, totally forgot.

Got to hang out with Sir David Aattenborough as a kid when he came up to do a documentary where I live.

-PB

I saw Frank Farina playing the Pokies at my local once...does that count? :lol:

You betcha \:d/

On the family front, my first cousin used to play for the victree, my third/fourth cousin is Damian Pevrill (bombers) and somewhere down the line one S.K Warne is my uncle

Maco ex Victory players... Vasilevski?

Well played pala

Went to school with a variety of NRL & A-League players. Once fixed Eugene Galekovic's internet connection.

I've met Lucy Zelic 3 times (once for Thursday FC & twice @ Victory matches); chat with her on social media occasionally :cool:

It's still kinda surreal to think I'm on first-name basis with her... ♥

Mate you're in!:d

All you have to do now is how her some individual brilliance.

Edited by SocaWho: 20/7/2014 06:20:07 PM

Now going back to that porn star...

Edited by SocaWho: 20/7/2014 05:00:06 PM

Seems like a good bloke, scored against Ballarat last week.

Appreciate the support, but I've good reason to believe she's off the market.

Besides, I love being in her friendzone :cool:

Edited by BA81: 20/7/2014 07:00:10 PM

:lol: I think I might have an idea who you're talking about then, I've got a few mates from out that way who have some absolutely filthy stories about a certain Aussie porn star who is also a semi well known local snap chat personality.

:cry: Feel for you bro. :lol:

Edited by SocaWho: 20/7/2014 07:34:22 PM

I personally know leegit a melbourne rapper . Also know gmc

Sally Pearson is a family friend. Her mother in law gives me shit loads of ADIDAS gear.

Fixed for accuracy :lol:

Snap name or it didn't happen :)

fredsta pretty sure you're thinking of the same one
The stories are legendary and will last forever

You live in Earlwood?

Father's commanding officer in the early 80's was one Ratko Mladic.

I met Bowden once, also shook Ruben Zadkovich's hand and said 'well done son' when they flogged Sydney a few years ago

Bit of a flashback but I've always wondered if I ever played against Holland or Bozanic. I was born the same year and player for Terrigal in the u10/11s. Anyone know which clubs they played for?

My dad once drove Bozza in his taxi while he was staying in Terrigal during his Mariners stint. Really cheerful bloke apparently.

Had probably done a few lines. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Played U-11s with Scott Galloway and Riley Woodcock and Jacob Collard (Glory Youth POTY for season just gone).

My best mate's mum is the cousin of Robert Smith from The Cure.

Have met a fair few musicians from going to the airport when they fly in to Perth.
James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins/A Perfect Circle), Moose (Bullet For My Valentine), Jeremy McKinnon and Kevin Scaff (A Day to Remember), Ryan Key (the guy in my dp), Sean Mackin, Longineu Parsons and Josh Portman (Yellowcard), Josh Dunn and Tyler Joseph (Twenty One Pilots), Josh Francesci, Chris Miller, Max Helyer and Matt Barnes (You Me At Six) and Jason Aalon and Jean Nascimento (Letlive.)

I remember I saw Bozza up the Coast. He's a big unit...I was surprised.

I've played against Gameiro.

When Kevin Bacon plays '7 degrees of separation' Bowden is his go to guy.

Was in the SA under 18s before doing my knee, so a whole bunch of afl players. Eddie maguire told me that he remembered my name from Collingwood scouting when I met him. Ben folds ex wife was a good family friend so he came over to my house a few times and we always got backstage passes to his shows, gave Liam Finn a ride to his hotel after one said show. Who's that surfy chef who's on oprah or letterman or whatever? Curtis something. Well, him too a couple of times during first season of My restaurant rules. Finally, guys from empire of the sun as my brothers BFF was their drummer on tour (also one half of The Swiss) check them out if u get the chance.

Has she the initials AW?

Ran into Bozza in a public toilet while changing for a corporate football event!

I assume they played for the Coasties/Lightning/Lakers and/or went down to Sydney to play for their teenage years, but don't know their young clubs.

I know Oli went to St Eddies high school.

Holland lived up Buff Point way, so probably went to a school and played for a team more north than your average coastie.

Edited by pv4: 23/7/2014 02:37:38 PM

Not the one I'm thinking of.

I think I know who your talking about Fredsta

I was on the ski tube at perisher when I noticed abc grandstand's peter Wilkins was on his way after a long day on the ski fields

We talked about why he wasn't on the coverage for the shute shield on that afternoon

Or how I enjoyed tuning into northern grandstand on the internet streaming (rugby codes) when I was staying in perth (afl) :D

Go on.....I bet you tried to have a peek..

If you ever get stuck in 7 degrees of kevin bacon you just revert to Bowden.

I've met a whole bunch of musos through hospo and nightclub connections. Nate Campbell (Gudinski's DJ protege), Rob Caggiano and Volbeat to name a couple. I see a bunch of the guys from Taxiride regularly. Lots of AFL players, the North Melbourne footballers used to come into one of my old bars on Mad Monday.

The guys I meet through the strip clubs are always the interesting ones though :lol: I was partying with the owner of CQ and a couple of his import buddies last weekend.

Just did 6 months working with the Western Force, and 4 of them are Wallabies so i guess that counts. Met Steven Seagal once too.

Man what happened with those guys. They were a solid band..made some good hits....then they disappeared off the face of the planet.

I read somewhere people reckon he's a bit of douchebag. Is that true?

Drugs. The Bassist wrote a lot of their songs and he's a smackhead.

Such a shame...they were a good band. i still listen to their songs.

I think their main hit was featured on that Matthew Broderick movie.

Imaginate was a quality album. Aussie rock was going great guns back then. Do you still have a copy of it? I can't find mine (I moved house three times in 12 months a couple of years ago so a lot of shit got lost and misplaced.

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Then the Bassist wrote this one, got fucked up on heroin (he took it up because his favourite musos did, go figure)...by the time they made the album he'd been kicked out of the band
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Sorry dude, I listen to it all online. I used to have the cd but it was my bros and he's overseas. :(

On the subject of Aussie Bands, I listened to 1927 do a live gig on youtube (Im pretty sure) and the lead singer still sounds exactly the same.
They're doing pub gigs at the moment. They were another great Aussie Band.

I thought Bachelor Girl was ok too. They had some good hits.

Edited by SocaWho: 24/7/2014 04:45:20 PM

I should ask Dan, he's got the Aria award lying around somewhere. Surprised he hasn't sold it.

I once slept with Lindsay Lohan.. No biggie though. Most people have I am assuming.

I half believe and I half don't. :lol:

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Eww

Have you had an STD check?

He gave them to her.

Oh yeah and one time I saw a blimp!

Great Aussie band!!

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Still have their CD I bought back in highschool.

-PB

Memories of Taxiride include getting up at ridiculous hours of a Saturday morning and watching 'Creeping Up Slowly on Rage. IIRC it was on in-between Vanessa Carlton's 'thousand miles', and 'Tenacious D's 'Tribute'.

'Dem memories.

Creepin' Up Slowly and Get Set were classics! Such a shame that Taxiride and Killing Heidi dropped off the scene from that era. Both awesome bands.

+1. The early 2000s were a golden era for Aussie Bands.

Heck I even remember Madison Avenue. Geez that girl was sexy.

I remember the women's booties shakin at the clubs to that song "Don't Call me Baby". Love it!

Edited by SocaWho: 24/7/2014 10:34:40 PM

Aussie music has always been pretty good IMO. To be honest 75-80% of what I listen to is Australian music. We have such a strong industry over here, and it's only getting better right now for those of us who enjoy alternative and indie/folk music.

Ella Hooper got other gigs though...the same can't be said of the Taxiride guys. :lol:

She was doing back room stuff at 2DayFM in Sydney a few years ago... Dunno about now

She was on Triple J and is team captain/host on Spicks and Specks among other things.

Motor Ace, another classic Aussie late 90s/early '00s Grunge band.

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Silverchairs stuff around that time was top notch too!

Powderfinger hadn't turned to shit yet either. Mind you, that's all MotorAce were trying to sound like :lol:

+1. To be honest though I think it was Savage Garden and Silverchair who really broke through the US market for the Aussies. Prior to that it was a struggle in particular for the Aussie bands in the early 90s.
I remember Johnny Diesel was one guy I thought who was way underrated for an artist and deserved more plaudits for his music.

Holy fuck I have that album too haha.

-PB

I loved the video clip to Tenacious D's tribute. Absolute had me in stitches the first time I saw it.

'Tis a ripsnorter.

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God Adelaide's small

Good Stuff.

Im pretty sure that's Dave Grohl as the Devil.

Yep, it's certainly Dave Grohl.

I was on channel 7 news playing FIFA 15 with Jarryd Hayne last night.

So I'm at work tonight, and who should stroll into the bar.

None other than the BEAST FROM CANOWINDRA himself, Rhyan Grant. :lol:

Found out he's living in Balmain. Came into the pub with a mate and his missus (who is smoking, I might add). Had a nice little convo with him. Ripped it up on the dancefloor.

Top, top bloke. Will never have to pay for a drink if I see him in the pub. Mind you, I don't think any Sydney FC player would ever have to pay for a drink should they walk in. :lol:

Shame he's a massive kunt.

-PB

:lol:

Who, mod-Bowdz or Hayne?

:lol:

Hayne.

Bowds is a legend.

-PB

What about if Spider walked in? He'd love for you or anyone to shout him drinks all night. :lol:

....oh and you can add Farina to the que as well. :lol:

Edited by SocaWho: 26/7/2014 11:21:11 AM

Hayne plays poker at my local :cool:

Castle Hill way?

He seemed nice when i met him. He probably is a douchebag though, most famous people are.

Chris Ikonomidis just favourited a tweet of mine, how about that?

North Parramatta. I'm in North Rocks, but that pub is the closest to me.
He's down there on Monday nights occasionally to play poker.

Mile Sterjovski is at Castle Towers (Castle Hill) with his family a fair bit. Haven't seen him in a while, but for the last few years I've seen him up there reasonably regularly.