petercoulson Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Over the years I have met hundreds of shoe repairers/locksmiths and sometimes you come across the odd snippet of another more famous life like the repairer spread across the news once after being named as the other party in an Arsenal players divorce or the ex professional footballer who set up a shoe repair business in London. One of the more outstanding tales I came across has a tragic ending but we've all heard of Banksy well in the 1980's he started a graffiti war with a young London lad called King Robbo who went on to become a shoe repairer whilst continuing the feud with Banksy. In the early noughties this became more of an art war but just as King Robbos art career was taking off he had a tragic fall down some stairs late at night before being found the next day spending 3 years in a coma before passing away. Interestingly during this time Banksy restored the original works that started the feud. I know Robbo fairly well but it wasn't until the last time I saw him he told me his story and showed me some of his art which was good. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703795004575087043622126412 CitySafe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_ Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Interesting read, like you Peter, I know a fair few cobblers. The one i know with a "famous" past is Dave Turner in Chippenham. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Turner_(cricketer) petercoulson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 I worked with Junior ( Norman Giscombe) at Automagic back in the 70’s, a year before his big hit, Mama Used to Say! petercoulson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 There used to be a cobbler in Droylsden, Greater Manchester who played guitar on Tina Charles' I love to love - he also travelled the world with The Bachelors playing keyboards, in the late '90s. HIs colleague also sang backing vocals on the Honeybus song, I can't let Maggie go. Rck. petercoulson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Not that I know him, but Lee Thompson ("Zammo" from Grange Hill in the 80s), is now a locksmith in Surrey I believe. His company website says "Just say no to others" . cowers lane 583 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowers lane 583 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 My twin sister was on play away 45 years ago, does that make me famous enough? Mike (nearly on play away) Allen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercoulson Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, cowers lane 583 said: My twin sister was on play away 45 years ago, does that make me famous enough? Mike (nearly on play away) Allen. Well if it does I've been on TV and in the papers many times myself, you'd never know but I do cowers lane 583 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 I have been on TV 4-5 times, all at the darts at Minehead for The Players championships in Fancy Dress. Last time was in 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EST Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 tv series "revenge office" video-1468501192.mp4 petercoulson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmarsters Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 I saw a guy on Homes Under The Hammer who was introduced as owning a key cutting shop. Can't remember the name, think he was Midlands/North based, bought a wreck of a house that took years and cost a fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercoulson Posted December 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, rmarsters said: I saw a guy on Homes Under The Hammer who was introduced as owning a key cutting shop. Can't remember the name, think he was Midlands/North based, bought a wreck of a house that took years and cost a fortune Graham Porter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironplanet uk900 Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 I served Tom cruise once, but he didn't recognise me! kobblers, EST, chrisorros and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisorros Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 I was on the Disney channel as a kid....does that make me famous? Also was doing the Sydney harbor bridge walk when the whales came into the harbor for the first time in years so technically made the evening news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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