famous (ex)residents of your town

Onis Lair

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Simpson Il... no one famous, remotely famous or even knowing anyone that knows someone that might be kinda famous. At the best we can say is well... nothing, nothign at all. *Mutters* damn little town of 65 people...
 

ipaintminis

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Originally posted by Dragonsreach
Originally posted by ipaintminis
Largo Florida
~me. ;)

Ok you win. :D

HA! seriously, I am hoping to be the first famous person outta this little town thats comprised of old people, the air here smells like fart and bengay. ewwwwwwww:|~

;)
 

supervike

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Originally posted by vincegamer
Originally posted by Dammekkos2
Sting! He used to deliver milk to my parents.
That would not have been so strange except they never asked for any milk.


Very rarely do I really LOL even when I post the smiley of lol...but damn! this made me snot bubble!
 

Sand Rat

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Hmm - Home town - Waco - Birthplace of Dr. Pepper, and Steve Martin.

Current Home - Austin - Way to many to list.
 

Orb

procrastinator
Oh, not just \"the eagle\" in bedford. Also the great spindley running machine Paula Radcliffe, Tim Foster (part of the famous rowing four with those much more famous blokes)

But of course:

Ronnie Barker!!!!
Al Murray!!!!!
 

mistamick

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Originally posted by steelcult
Hmm - Home town - Waco - Birthplace of Dr. Pepper, and Steve Martin.

Current Home - Austin - Way to many to list.
Austin, isn\'t that where Louis Sachar, author of holes comes from??
 

Dragonsreach

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Staff member
Originally posted by Orb
Also the great spindley Sometimes running machine Paula Radcliffe,

Well also from Bedford (well Cardington) My Neice & Nephew, who lived right opposite the Hanger where the ill-fated R101 airship was built and lauched from.
 

sniffles

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My home town of Plainview, Texas, was the birthplace of sausage magnate and actor/singer Jimmy Dean. But I\'ll bet there aren\'t a lot of folks here who know who that is.

It isn\'t my home town but I did live there for 3 years. Lubbock, Texas is about an hour\'s drive from Plainview. Lubbock is the birthplace of singer Buddy Holly.

Here in Portland OR where I now live:
Sci Fi & Fantasy author Ursula K. LeGuin (I had jury duty with her once).
Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama.
Will Vinton, originator of Claymation.
 

mistamick

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Originally posted by Orb
Oh, not just \"the eagle\" in bedford. Also the great spindley running machine Paula Radcliffe, Tim Foster (part of the famous rowing four with those much more famous blokes)

But of course:

Ronnie Barker!!!!
Al Murray!!!!!
she has connections with leicester, well leicestershire really. she lives in loughborough
 

mistamick

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Originally posted by sniffles
My home town of Plainview, Texas, was the birthplace of sausage magnate and actor/singer Jimmy Dean. But I\'ll bet there aren\'t a lot of folks here who know who that is.

It isn\'t my home town but I did live there for 3 years. Lubbock, Texas is about an hour\'s drive from Plainview. Lubbock is the birthplace of singer Buddy Holly.

Here in Portland OR where I now live:
Sci Fi & Fantasy author Ursula K. LeGuin (I had jury duty with her once).
Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama.
Will Vinton, originator of Claymation.
oh cool, i\'ve read ursula le guins stuff, its amazing. and matt groening too!!!
 

Swordwind

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Robbie Williams :|~
Captain Smith of the Titanic

and a bunch of others I cant rememeber. Thier painting are all over the carpark stairs, I\'ll note them down next time I\'m in town.
 

MarkusTay

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Ummmmmm...

Originally posted by steelcult
Hmm - Home town - Waco - Birthplace of Dr. Pepper, and Steve Martin.

Current Home - Austin - Way to many to list.
Wasn\'t Waco the town that was Famous for the Branch Davidian?

Anyhow, the town I grew up in (Port Jefferson) had only one famous occupent while I was there, and that was Steven Crowley. I tried to find ANY reference to him on the internet but there was none. He was the VERY FIRST casualty in our ongoing conflict with Iran, and he was the one and only U.S. marine to stand his ground when our embassy was taken by Iranian militants that began the Iranian Hostage Crisis The rest of marines surrendered, and the embasy was taken, but he was the only one to do his duty. Today no one remembers him, but in that litlle town there is a park named after him, with a flag and monument that bear his name.

I remember it because for one week our town was filled with reporters and there was a parade with his casket, and for a very brief time we all thought we were part of something important. He has been dead 27 years, and the men he served with are all still alive with families and probably grandchildren of their own.

So, is that what being \"the good soldier\" gets you? ???
 

Recoil889

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Kathrine lee bates (writer of America the beautiful)
Robert Ballard works 10 min away (woods hole) He is the guy that used the robot sub alvin to look at the titanic and the bismark. Works at WHOI (woods hole oceanographic institute.) which is the one of if not the most presteigous oceanagraphic science centers in the world.
All part of good ol\' Falmouth, Massachusetts (Capecod)
 
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