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What's Your Claim To Fame?

Please leave details about your claim to fame here. The Guestbook for other comments is at the end of the lens.

From the lens My Claim To Fame.

SO WHAT IS YOUR CLAIM TO FAME?

If you have something to be famous for, even if in only a small way, just leave everyone an entry in the guestbook and tell the world.

If you are deemed worthy, I will create a special section for you on the WALL OF FAME below to let the world know about your CLAIM TO FAME.

So what are you waiting for? Stake your claim today...

  • CreativeArtist May 26, 2012 @ 12:27 am | delete
    My claim to fame is that I eventually became what I wanted to be, an artist. I also had my picture taken with America's Got Talent 2011 winner, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. I made a lens about it.
  • Ladymermaid May 25, 2012 @ 9:41 am | delete
    Despite knowing more about my rare illness than my doctors do, I am alive, I have beat the odds and I have survived. Now with advancements in treatments I hope that I will remain so for many more years to come. I am determined, I am stubborn, and I am a fighter. It is my claim to fame.
  • ZodiacImmortal May 1, 2012 @ 10:27 pm | delete
    I've been published at least 2x in anthologies for my poes
  • Freedom May 1, 2012 @ 9:57 pm | delete
    For 20+ years my ex-husband claimed to fly the F111 during the Lybian invsin during 1986. Had a painting of the mission commissiond. Went to my son's school in 2004, in full USAF military and gave a detailed cccount fo the invasion. In December 2011 he admitted it was all a lie. Can anything legal be done?
  • Jen "Ever Efficient" Powers Dec 4, 2011 @ 7:35 pm | delete
    I'll have you know that both of my kids were born on their due dates. I'm expecting (no, not another baby) Guinness to call any time now.
  • LisaAuch Nov 27, 2011 @ 4:20 pm | delete
    (UK TV) I was a "reporter" for keith Cheguin on Cheguin checks it out! And got to interview Margaret thatcher.UK Prime Minister - aka the Iron Lady! (wonder if we can get the video on to DVD?...now that would be funny!) ..I sat in the School Libary in scotland and spoke to an empty chair, but on the TV show it looked like I was actually interviewing her! I was asking her about why politics were not taught in school, if it meant the next generation grew up not knowing about who was who or who to vote for or even why to vote?....yeah a lot changed from that interview...lol...
  • traveller27 Nov 17, 2011 @ 10:21 pm | delete
    My claim to fame...let's see. Well, I met Maria von Trapp (yes, the real Maria), when I was about 10 years old.
  • Paula7928 Oct 24, 2011 @ 5:37 am | delete
    I don't really have on, not yet at least. Hopefully someday.snuglook
  • Serenia Sep 13, 2011 @ 8:59 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is that I have a famous cousin. Her name is Jessica Watson and she is currently the YOUNGEST person in the world, (she was 16 years old at the time she started and ended her voyage) to sail non stop and unassisted around the world. I made a lens about her. Its called True Spirit Review - True Spirit being the title of her book.
    http://www.squidoo.com/true-spirit-review
  • gypsyman27 Sep 8, 2011 @ 5:47 pm | delete
    Mine is being notoriously aggressive about getting the world to switch to renewable energy to power our societies. I will doggedly fight for this cause until I am unable to fight for anything! My dream is to see the human race come to the conclusion that we have no choice and we will not survive unless we change. I hope you and you gracious wife Deb are well and happy Tony. See you around the galaxy...
  • Heather426 Aug 4, 2011 @ 4:03 pm | delete
    Well, I have 2 claims to fame. One is that I was born in Japan. Since I am pretty fair skinned it seems to really intrigue people. But the other one is better. My real claim is that Elvis Presley and yes, Lisa Marie too, are my cousins. Elvis and I have the same great great grandparents on our fathers' sides. Just made a lens about that too. (The Best Elvis Presley Songs). So there you go....maybe someday I'll have a claim that I had something to do with instead of accidents of birth:)
    Love reading these, great idea!
  • bikerministry Jul 9, 2011 @ 10:41 am | delete
    My picture is on the front cover (along with many others) of the Pentecostal Evangel a weekly periodical with the Assemblies of God. Here's the LINK find the link on my Facebook also judy cockrum
  • jbh May 6, 2011 @ 11:16 am | delete
    My claim to fame is that I documented the Claim to Fame for EVERY small town (25,000) or less in the United states at smalltownclaimtofame.com
  • darciefrench May 2, 2011 @ 5:19 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is writing the book Karma's Story- about spiritually transcending the effects of mental illness. Really neat idea for a lens, thanks!
  • miaponzo Apr 26, 2011 @ 1:31 am | delete
    My claim to fame right now is taking my MA. I went back to school when I was 44 and finished 3 years later (Two BA's one in psychology and the other in Developing Learning).. now I'm taking my MA in Alternative Education. (I'm ancient now!).. I believe that education doesn't have an age attached!

    My heroes are people who study at an older age (much older than I did).. my aunt went back to school when she was in her 60's! And when I was in college (when I was younger) there was an 80 year old lady there studying! What an inspiration!
  • Lemming13 Mar 22, 2011 @ 9:21 am | delete
    Fascinating lens. My own claim is pretty minor, but here goes; apart from having personally trodden on the foot of the 4th Baron Wedgwood (accidentally, even if I am opposed to hereditary aristocracy), I am the last person actually to have been born in one of the houses built for his workers at Etruria in Stoke on Trent by Josiah Wedgwood, founder of the famous pottery. Other families had kids later but they were all born in the maternity hospital, and the houses were demolished in the 1970s and 80s.
  • artyfax Mar 16, 2011 @ 5:59 pm | delete
    Well I am very happy to have met Bruce Welch and Jet Harris (twice), both founder members of the Shadows. I have also met Alan Jones who has played bass with them on many tours and albums.
  • RetroMom Mar 11, 2011 @ 5:55 pm | delete
    Interesting, I will have to check this out.
  • MaxReily Mar 7, 2011 @ 4:00 pm | delete
    I have two Claims to Fame:
    1. I received an e-mail from THE Ann Rice, author of all of the vampire novels. I had e-mailed her official website, to pan one of her novels. To my amazement within a couple of hours, I received an e-mail from Ms. Rice, chastising me for being mean spirited and ungenerous, and explaining why she disagreed with my opinion of her book! I printed out her e-mail, framed it and hung it over my desk.
    2. I, along with about ten other people, saw Barack Obama from across the street and we even got to exchange a few words with him, when he visited a charity ministry in my hometown. The location was a closely guarded secret, and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. This was shortly before the election, but I had no doubt I'd just seen a President of the United States!
  • reasonablerobinson Mar 1, 2011 @ 2:30 pm | delete
    I served Fife Robertson the famous Scots TV presenter of the 50s 60s and 70s when he came to the petrol station I worked at as a kid, this was before I met George Michael at his sisters flat in Nottingham.
  • grandma_deal Feb 28, 2011 @ 7:04 pm | delete
    Thank you so much for my "I'm Famous" sign. I love it.
  • Rewards4life Feb 28, 2011 @ 6:39 am | delete
    Brilliant idea, such fun. It's so interesting reading everyone's claim to fame, I need to stop or I'll be here all day. Blessed and featured on our Squid Angel of Digital Art lens. I love it.
  • Rewards4life Feb 28, 2011 @ 6:31 am | delete
    My Great, Great, Great? Grandfather, (Harry Burton) was the photographer on Howard Carters expedition and discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922. His photographs of the excavation were the first ever published.
    I met Princess Anne when she came to see my parents nursing home business about 15 years ago.
    Frank Bruno the famous UK heavyweight boxer and Jimmy Savile, presenter and entertainer have run past me in the Great Eastern Run and waved, I was about 12.
    And I once ignored famous UK pop band Five when I saw them at London Zoo, I'm not a big fan of pop.
  • grandma_deal Feb 13, 2011 @ 9:31 am | delete
    While in my mid-thirties I finally went to college. Music was my major. Leon McAuliff, of Country and Western music fame, joined the teaching staff. Getting to know him, having conversations with him, and actually playing music with him was very special for me.

    My Hats For Homeless project got the attention of a Tulsa World reporter, who did an article on me. My photo was included in the article. That article was highlighted in an internet crochet magazine which received national attention.

    Playing music and crocheting are two of my favorite pastimes, so both of these are great memories for me.

    Tony, it is so thoughtful of you to create this lens for us. Thank you.
  • JeremiahStanghini Feb 6, 2011 @ 10:19 pm | delete
    I'd like to think my claim to fame has not yet occurred... Although, if I had to look back and say what it's been (to this point), that'd be being Student Body President during my time as an undergrad.

    With Love and Gratitude,

    Jeremiah
  • nightbear Jan 29, 2011 @ 8:52 pm | delete
    I was disappointed when this lens came to its end. I loved it. what a great idea. And so many famous people wow!!
  • WhiteOak50 Jan 26, 2011 @ 8:46 am | delete
    Hi Tony, just stopping by to let you know that I have featured this page at: Lens Sightings Please stop by and pick up a badge for your Wall of Fame!! Congratulations!
  • EuroSquid Jan 16, 2011 @ 10:10 am | delete
    I was in a movie that appeared on the History Channel. I am also giving this lens a well deserved angel's blessing.
  • damagedinc Jan 15, 2011 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    No one exposes and explains the New World Order Better than I. I am the "King of Conspiracy"
  • cwimmer77 Dec 29, 2010 @ 11:20 am | delete
    i am the king of soccer on Squidoo, i think.
  • CafeLove Dec 3, 2010 @ 12:33 am | delete
    I'll have to think about my claim to fame... but for now, just wanted to say hi! It's been fun reading through your lens... Actually I haven't finished yet, but I really should go to bed, but I'll be back! :)
  • vallain Nov 26, 2010 @ 7:38 am | delete
    My claim to fame is I gathered my mother's essays into a self-published book. I edited, arranged and added photos to her work. The book, My Flint Hills Childhood: Growing up in 1930s Kansas by Gail Lee Martin, won the 2010 Kansas History Book Award.
    Next year, we'll submit her second book, Clyde Owen Martin: Family Memories of His Life and Times. Now I'm working on two more books about family (great-great grandfather who survived the Civil War prison Andersonville and a great-aunt who was a missionary in Alaska in the 1940s). My 85 year old mother helps me with these, finding the family photos and letters.
  • LadyLovelace Nov 16, 2010 @ 11:33 am | delete
    I was once told by Garth Nix that I should go into writing. This was when I was still in highschool, mind, so I suspect he was just being nice.
  • windygig Oct 20, 2010 @ 1:19 am | delete
    My claim to fame is being a squid. I am on enough "famous walls" that, as we say in the trade, give me anything, but don't give me the plaque!

    Blessed so often it could keep me awake all night counting, I am a happy, dysto-dancing (not a typo, i.e. meaning I have dystonia and love dance) Squidizen, exercising my arts, enjoying my Squiddish friends.

    The only real stretch remaining on my youthful (college era) bucket list was seeing the earth from outer space with my own eyes. If I can lay hands on the dough, I am going. This visual and spiritual perspective is real now in 2010.

    Any benefactors out there? Imagine seeing it!

    So kind of you to invite me along, so kind of you, poddys, to make this tremendous lens, so kind of you to MAKE ME FAMOUS should I stake a worthy claim.
  • grandma_deal Feb 13, 2011 @ 8:36 am | delete
    You've added two happy words to my brain's data base: Squidizen & Squiddish. They make me smile. Thank you. I love to smile. ;o)
  • gypsyman27 Sep 8, 2011 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    I'm going with you, I've always wanted to see the earth from space. When I was a pilot in the AirForce I dreamed of this very thing. I am sorry for stealing space on Tony's page to say this, but I saw your dream and had to say something. See you around the galaxy... (literally)
  • WhiteOak50 Oct 19, 2010 @ 6:03 am | delete
    This is a great idea for a lens! Very good Tony!! Leaving you with a ~Blessing from a SquidAngel~
  • CR2000 Oct 8, 2010 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    I'm very proud of my lens on Naples Italy !!!
    Thank you : )
  • annrhi Oct 2, 2010 @ 8:58 am | delete
    In the 1960's there was a famous English comedien called Alfie Bass. . I, the Rhiannon half of annrhi, went to school with his son, Julian, and my claim to fame is that I have belted Julian Bass with a school hymnbook.
  • IraMitchell Sep 16, 2010 @ 3:31 am | delete
    I have exhibited my paintings in New York and now make a living painting and teaching. www.iramitchell-kirk
  • Ramonailona Aug 29, 2010 @ 6:53 pm | delete
    Don't know if this counts but, My claim is that I am related ( by Marriage) to Mavis Staples from the Staple singers. I just have to claim this because when I was a little girl I loved the song " I'll take you there". When I grew up and married my husband he brought me to the USA. I met his parents and his father told me that he was related to Mavis. I was beside myself! SO naturally I also took the claim of being related to her. LOL!!!!!
  • alteredkat Aug 17, 2010 @ 2:04 pm | delete
    I like to tease my kids and say "I sang for the Pope"...and I did...only it was with hundreds of other high school choir students (this was in the mid 80s) ...not like it was a solo act or anything ;o) but it's still funny to say to them once and a while.

    Thanks for popping into my fruit smoothie lens...I appreciate your visit.
  • NanLT Aug 15, 2010 @ 3:52 am | delete
    Two of my multi-great grandfathers were among the co-founders of Newark, New Jersey. Robert Kitchell and Abraham Pierson. Abraham Pierson apparently came up with the name itself according to Wikipedia.

    Robert Kitchell was born in Hayes, Kent, located a few miles from where I live today. One of the families the Kitchells married into, the Bruins, can be traced back to Charlemagne and is found in Burke's Peerage.

    I went to high school with comedian Eric Edwards. On IMBD he's listed as Eric Edwards (I)
  • hayleylou Aug 9, 2010 @ 3:40 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is that I met the lady who played Hilda Ogden in the soap Coronation Street on a train in the UK. She was very posh in real life, not like her onscreen character.
  • Nichol Gibbard Aug 1, 2010 @ 5:42 pm | delete
    my claim to fame is that i can sing dance and act and my dream is to become an actress im only 13 but but im going to work my hardest to reach my goal and when i do im going to thank the world and treat the world world like it's part of my family (repect,peace.protection,politness,loyal and kindnes) thats my claim to flam and i can hardly wait :)
  • susannaduffy Jul 8, 2010 @ 12:23 am | delete
    Your claim to fame is making me feel at home in Squidoo! Blessed by an angel today ( /one-hundred-lens-blessings)
  • Cherrybomb2009 Jul 7, 2010 @ 7:21 pm | delete
    Well, I'm not famous myself for anything, but I have met a lot of famous people & I'm related to one...
    1) Related to Olympian Jesse Owens (he's like a 5th cousin on my dad's side of the family)
    2) Met Olympic Sprinter Butch Reynolds in a grocery store when I was young (he was the fastest man in the world before Olympians Michael Johnson & Usain Bolt)
    3) Had the legendary Little Richard attend my church once when I was there (apparently he came every so often, but only once when I was there; one of my friends/old classmates actually got to pray with him; that man wears a LOT of makeup)
    4) Met Jenny Humphreys/Taylor Momsen from the show Gossip Girl & the band The Pretty Reckless (her band opened for The Veronicas at a concert I went to- ran into her in the bathroom & chatted with her for a bit; did NOT know who she was when I met her, LOL)
    5) Met Senator & former astronaut John Glenn at my college graduation last year (I said a little bit, but got starstruck for some odd reason, LOL- I could have asked for a picture or something!)

    That's it for now. I have some other celebs I'd like to meet, and I'd love for my Zazzle work and blogs to become famous, but I myself don't want to be famous, LOL.
  • Vladi Jul 7, 2010 @ 8:05 am | delete
    I fought a tiger snake and won. Not that I'm boasting of course, it was all in a day's work
  • ive got 2 (and a possible 3rd)! Jun 27, 2010 @ 3:05 am | delete
    Mine are more like 6 degrees of separation.
    1. mum's friend knows Lyle Lovett (famous blues singer)
    2. go to the same school as Arabella Morton (Gael in Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader)
    3. go to same school as a semi-finalist in Australias got Talent whos likely to make it big.

    I know theyre not really big ones but i think its pretty cool
  • flubble May 27, 2010 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    Not really my claim but my wife was the one who used to perm Kevin Keegan's hair.
  • artbymichelle Apr 17, 2010 @ 6:57 am | delete
    This is too great! Love this lens! Does Judge Judy count? Was a witness for my sister and never to talk. What a joke! Very, very long story. Ah I just realized that is a great idea for a lens! Thank
  • WeddingZazzle Apr 14, 2010 @ 6:04 am | delete
    Great lens! Leaving SquidAngel Blessings, my other claim to fame :)
  • WeddingZazzle Apr 14, 2010 @ 6:03 am | delete
    My claim to fame? Well lets see....I once met Andy Dick, and have a photo of the two of us to prove it. lol. My other claim to fame. A client of mine was President Clinton's brother's wife, now ex-wife. And last but not least, I won TWO contests that I submitted to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Did meet any of the Dodger though :(
  • Think-Telecom Mar 8, 2010 @ 7:59 am | delete
    Just stumbled upon this lens. THinks its great, however I;m struggling to think of my claim to fame :(
  • hankasawat Feb 8, 2010 @ 5:19 am | delete
    Great idea for a lens and entertaining to read. Can't figure out why it's ranked so low. 5 stars!
  • Jan 11, 2010 @ 9:19 am | delete
    this topic is very great
  • Macca Dec 31, 2009 @ 12:38 am | delete
    Before the Wiggles, in the 80's most of them were in a rock band called the Cockroaches. I am in the front row of one of their film clips called 'She's the One'. It's on YouTube. I'm the one in the white shirt and mullet in the front row.
    .
  • Dec 3, 2009 @ 4:39 am | delete
    What a great lens, I had a few claims to fame actually, but nothing lasted too long! I must thank you for visiting and comment my “Is Not Just An Old House†lens, I really appreciate that. 5*
  • ChapelHillFiddler Dec 1, 2009 @ 7:35 am | delete
    I've featured this on my fan-club thank-you lens, it's hysterical.
  • ChapelHillFiddler Nov 30, 2009 @ 10:59 pm | delete
    This is so much fun. I actually read the whole darn thing!
  • poutine Nov 16, 2009 @ 9:17 am | delete
    My claim to fame is to be known as an extremely diplomat "kind of person".

    Poutine
  • CherylK Oct 20, 2009 @ 11:16 pm | delete
    I can't believe I'm just finding this lens, Tony! It's fabulous and my new favorite lens of all time! My claim to fame is that I met Clint Eastwood years ago in Hawaii. I thought he was gorgeous! Actually, he's still gorgeous, imho - ha!
  • JaguarJulie Oct 18, 2009 @ 8:25 am | delete
    Tony, this is quite an interesting "get to know" the lensmaster more kind of lens. I'd surely love to see this bit of information on each lensmaster as I know each of us has something like this to share. Thanks for bringing out the 'best' in us.
  • OhMe Oct 18, 2009 @ 3:50 am | delete
    I remember that this was one of the first lenses that I read after I joined Squidoo and of course I followed links to many wonderful lenses. I just wanted to drop by and thank you for all you did to help me feel welcomed those first few months and to bless this lens. Thank you!
  • spirituality Oct 12, 2009 @ 6:37 am | delete
    Belated happy birthday: Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
  • andreaberrios Aug 28, 2009 @ 8:30 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your purple star, awesome lens! 5*
  • Evelyn May 26, 2009 @ 9:35 pm | delete
    do you have any pix of Dann with hair?? I think everyone would love to see that!! [in reply to Cherie_]
  • JanTUB May 22, 2009 @ 11:47 am | delete
    I am a famous (should that be infamous?) Australian quilt teacher, writer and quiltmaker.

    I stopped the club when I sang at Bronco's Leagues Club in Brisbane. I was famous in Brisbane for singing at funerals!

    I have had nearly forty addresses as an adult, and I'm not in the armed forces.

    I have walked on water. (I feel a lens coming on...)
  • spirituality Apr 27, 2009 @ 2:32 am | delete
    One of my all time favorites - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
  • grannysage Apr 16, 2009 @ 6:31 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is that my husband and myself were extras in an independent movie called Mind Forest. We played witches livingi n the 1600's. He actually has a bigger part than I did. The star of our movie went on to greater fame....she is Lauren Maher and she plays Scarlet in all the Pirates of the Caribbean Movies. Google Mind Forest and you should be able to find a trailer to watch.

    I also had an imaginery cocktail date with Mikhail Baryshnikov. You'll have to wait for the lens on that story to be crreated.

    Other than that, I am busy creating fame for myself right here at Squidoo.
  • Janusz Apr 12, 2009 @ 3:49 pm | delete
    Here´s your newest claim to fame, you were blessed by an Angel :)
  • Ramkitten Apr 8, 2009 @ 1:36 am | delete
    Well, my claim to fame is that I met and sat with the band of my favorite country music singer, Trace Adkins, on a plane from Nashville to Arizona, and we became friends. Now we, my husband and I, are invited to shows and meet-n-greets with the 6'7" man himself all over the country. They are the nicest people! Oh yeah, and my other personal claim to, ehem, fame? I wrote a novel while hiking a couple of thousand miles and got the thing published, so people can use it as a coaster or doorstop.
  • pam ferrell Apr 2, 2009 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    I feel famaous because iraise my granddaughter.and i have alot of hobbies,
  • Cherie_ Mar 26, 2009 @ 12:28 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is that I went to school with Dan and Dave Florek. Both are actors who have been in numerous films and commercials.

    When I was a junior in high school Dan was a senior and Dave was a sophomore. I have a great photo of Dan playing in the rock 'n roll band he was in back then. I was quite the 'groupie' and would love to post it on his website, if he has one...it's really funny!

    Dan is on the series 'Law & Order' he's captain Donald Cragen. I liked him in the 'Flintstones' movie, he was Mr. Slate in that.

    Dave was a cop in 'Ghost Busters'...and not too long ago was in the series CSI where he played an old man. I saw him on a food commercial where he asks, 'Wuddya fishin' for?' and he was Coach Smiley on the show 'Fresh Prince of Belair'.

    Anyway, they both have done lots of acting and you can Google them. They were both neat guys and it's fun seeing them on tv! If I see them, I always have to say 'I went to school with him!'
  • BFuniv.com Mar 23, 2009 @ 4:58 pm | delete
    I received California's highest civilian award, the certificate of valor; for breaking in and pulling a few passed out adults and a baby from a burning house. This is the first time I've thought about it in years. I tend to be future focused. Not what have I done lately, but what can I do soon that will be important.
  • poutine Mar 18, 2009 @ 11:44 am | delete
    So far, I can't claim any fame status, except that I won $500.00 in a contest when
    I was "young". At that time, it was quite a bit of money. It was in the regional
    newspaper.
  • Beaman Mar 16, 2009 @ 3:03 pm | delete
    One claim to fame I want to keep private but the other is being related to the English chemist and physicist Michael Faraday on my maternal side.
  • lou16 Mar 12, 2009 @ 9:40 pm | delete
    What a great lens, I'll have to get back to you with my claims to fame (not sure if I want to broadcast them!)
  • BethMcElliott Feb 20, 2009 @ 1:23 pm | delete
    I met Tom Cruise at a gymnastics meet about 7 years ago. His son is about the same age as my son and they were on competing teams. I was so starstruck I couldn't even breathe when I heard his voice coming out of his body. He looked at me with great amusement, as if he was wondering why I wasn't saying hello or something. I played it cool and acted like I wasn't standing there to be close to him. My legs were so shaky that I was worried about being able to walk away without falling down. I made it all the way to the steps and my knees buckled and I fell halfway down, causing a big scene. I spent the rest of the meet trying not to act like a stalker. I lost track of my daughter that day, who was about 6 years old at the time, and I had no idea how my son did at the meet. I'm so embarrassed that I acted like such an idiot. He was at another meet a few weeks later, and I almost ran right into him. I played it cool that time, and just said 'Hey' and kept walking. Anyways, I'm a fan.
  • CoolFoto Feb 8, 2009 @ 9:35 am | delete
    When I was a kid, my family went to Hollywood. One of Dad's business connections set up a private tour of a movie studio for us. We visited a movie set and met and talked with Jimmy Stewart and Alan Mowbray. I had my photograph taken with Jimmy Stewart.
  • poutine Jul 11, 2010 @ 7:00 am | delete
    CoolFoto,

    I would have loved meeting Jimmy Stewart.
    He was always one of my favorite actors.
  • mbrownauthor Jan 31, 2009 @ 6:08 pm | delete
    My first book, "Bobby Bean Goes Wandering" was released in August of 2008. Oh...and I once saw Travis Tritt standing beside his Harley Davidson on a Michigan highway!

    Cool lens,too!
  • TribalDancer Jan 23, 2009 @ 10:59 am | delete
    My current claim to fame is being a caregiver for my mother, who has ALS, and working to get the word out about that disease. Previously when I was focusing on being a webmaster I worked for Lita Ford and The Runaways, among others.

    Other than that I'm a pretty simple person, constantly on the hunt for evidence of the woman my grandmother swears we're all related to but we've never been able to find: a great-great-whatever great-grandmother named Melissa Meliza Malooliza Jane. Yeah. I'm also glad my mother took mercy on me in the naming department!
  • Signhappy Jan 9, 2009 @ 10:06 pm | delete
    This is a great idea. 5 stars!
  • Susan52 Dec 10, 2008 @ 5:55 am | delete
    Still no particular claim to fame to claim yet, but just wanted to stop by and catch up on this very fun lens and leave you a SquidAngel blessing while I'm here. You do good work, Poddys!
  • dannystaple Dec 6, 2008 @ 4:35 pm | delete
    My claims to fame:

    Being a developer on "This Is Football 2003" a Playstation 2 Game which sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide. I've a gold disk on my wall for that.
    Walking through news camera's (oblivious to it) during the Fred West case in Gloucester.
    My family name Staple is derived from Cornish, meaning keepers-of-the-standing stones.
    Being the first Blogger to announce the results of the first DARPA Grand Challenge (on OrionRobots).
    Having a drink with Peter Davidson (one of the Doctor Who's).
    Almost walking into Halle Berry outside The Palladium in Argyll St, London
    Chatting with 808 State after a gig at a uni summer ball
    My grandfather on my mothers side was a Worzel and has appeared in Casualty.

    What a great idea for a lens by the way!
  • TheGreenerMe Dec 6, 2008 @ 2:08 pm | delete
    It's great hearing about all of these lensmasters' accomplishments! Great idea for a lens, very interesting.
  • AndyPo Dec 5, 2008 @ 6:29 am | delete
    I went to university with the next prime minister of the U.K. (probably) and my brother-in-law went to university with the current prime-minister.
  • James G. McMorris Dec 4, 2008 @ 6:07 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is at the age of 65, recovering from cancer, I decided I would write in order to keep my mind busy. So far I have two books published;
    Cottage Cheese and Cancer; and Other Things Your Doctor Does not Tell You; and
    The Uninformed Liberal; But Then I Repeat Myself
    Read more about it at my blog.
    http://jamesmcmorris.wordpress.com/
  • Anita Keokangvane Dec 3, 2008 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    My Claim to fame is when I Sung for A guy from the Olypics and The Surrey school distict Manager and they really liked it Alot!
    I even get to thing infront of my whole school for the Fourth time Yay!
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 30, 2008 @ 4:23 pm | delete
    Well this is fun and a great idea for a lens. I will have to think on this, in the mean time 5*****
  • Nov 26, 2008 @ 5:44 am | delete
    I raised two healthy, happy children. They are financially responible adults now and active contributers in the community.
    Wonderful lens
    Bj
  • bgamall Nov 19, 2008 @ 5:16 pm | delete
    My claims to fame. (Plural,lol) 1. I once stood right next to Bobby Kennedy. He told me to quit pushing the crowd that was about to engulf him. 2. I once stood next to Jim Morrison while he did a wild dance jumping over a sombrero. This was before the Doors were famous. 3. I once talked to Debbie Reynolds and Lou Rauls on the telephone, but not at the same time. 4. I once got Mickey Mantle's autograph when I was 11. 5. I know Christ. 6. I once exchanged hellos with Johnboy on the Walton's. 7. I once saw Fess Parker up close while waiting for my roommate's parents who were checking into Davey Crockett's motel in Santa Barbara. 8. My baby picture was in a phone book yellow pages. 9. I have received emails from Noam Chomsky and Alan Dershowitz. 10. I have talked to Louis Anderson and have walked by that crazy wacko guy Gary Busey who is fun to watch as an actor but a total retard as a human being. He tried to have people fired at a hotel because they didn't worship him.
  • mugshot Nov 15, 2008 @ 4:53 am | delete
    My claim to fame....

    I went to school with the band Kasabian (well Serge, Tom and Chris Karloff)

    I used to play Rugby with Louise Deacon (Leicester Tigers and England rugby player)

    I was on the ITV news in 1995 for being in the British Speed Skating Championships

    I have interviewed the Bulgarian powerlifting champion and a member of the Australian national powerlifting team (For my own weightlifting site)

    Erm....thats all I can think of for now!
  • JudyDunn Nov 8, 2008 @ 10:54 am | delete
    I actually have a few claims to fame, silly and serious! I was a contestant on Who wants to be a Millionaire, I have been a finalist three times in the Bead Dreams competition, and am a finalist in the 2009 Niche Award competiion. I also have folded more origami cranes from polymer clay than anyone else on the planet!
  • rms Nov 3, 2008 @ 8:35 am | delete
    I shook hands with one of the most powerful people on the planet, Bill Clinton. You can read the story here. www.squidoo.com/Bill-Clinton-Touched-Me

    I'm also a published writer (I've had short stories and poetry published in several books. No novel yet but I'll get there!) and quite possibly my biggest claim to fame is that I'm a Squidoo.com Giant Squid Organizer!
  • Tipi Nov 2, 2008 @ 7:55 pm | delete
    Been a while since I got over here to see how things are going. Going very well! Sorry, I gave all my stars away already, but I seen some that I could go polish a bit. :)
    I'll be back!
  • Ener-G Nov 2, 2008 @ 3:04 pm | delete
    What a fun, soul searching lens! Here goes...

    My claim to fame:
    John Smith (of Pocohontas connections) is my ancestor.
    R.E.O. Speedwagon stayed at my family's guest ranch, until their helicopter whisked them away.
    Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor married my brother and his wife.
    Actor Carol O'Connor (are they related?) spoke to my daughter at a gallery opening.
    I have created a new subtle energy technique called Crystalline Consciousness Technique which could save the world.
    At the age of 16 when I thought of nothing else but myself, I taught a girl with Down's Syndrome how to ride horses. Sally still includes me in her prayers for showing her how to ride. I still include her in mine for showing me that being in service to others is more gratifying than being self-serving.
  • Diaa Lee Graham Oct 25, 2008 @ 12:25 pm | delete
    My claim(s) to fame: 1) I dated Ace Frehley of KISS fame. It was back in the day, from before he was famous, before he joined KISS, and then for awhile after he joined. 2) I met all the members of KISS, in their pre-fame era, and hung out with them and partied with them...and stuff. 3) I Knew the late, great Bobby "Boris" Pickett, "The Guy Lombardo of Halloween", ...the guy who wrote The Monster Mash. My sister was Bobby's best friend's girlfriend, and Bobby and Bobby's wife, and my sister and Bobby's best friend (Richard M...) all shared a loft on Chambers Street in NYC, back in the late 1970's, and we all hung out and partied sometimes. 4) My paternal grandfather had the honor of playing the part of Steve McQueen's father in the 1958 Science Fiction, cult classic horror film, The Blob.
  • GypsyGirl68 Oct 23, 2008 @ 4:18 pm | delete
    my claim to "fame"? which one shall I share? I am a published poet, have traveled with the rock band Great White (way back in 1989 folks!),have lived in 3 different countries, operate 10 zazzle galleries, am an accomplished photographer... and have just managed to survive 40 yrs on this planet including overcoming an abusive relationship!
  • chefkeem Oct 22, 2008 @ 6:18 pm | delete
    A hearty Squid Angel Blessing for this unique lens concept, Tony!
  • Linda (bearsfan34) Oct 14, 2008 @ 4:33 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is that I consider myself a friendly loving person who is fun to be around and loyal. I also have raised two wonderful sons and have a gorgeous granddaughter named Paige. I am now semi-retired and deeply in love with my Greg and consider Tony my dearest pal in Florida..We miss you up here in Indiana!
  • Froogle Oct 9, 2008 @ 9:50 am | delete
    My Uncle was in a band called "Medicine Head" they had a No.2 song in the UK, and he currently works with Pete Townsend from The Who.
  • vbright105 Sep 14, 2008 @ 4:59 pm | delete
    I guess my claim to fame is that there are several "celebrities" that know that at my home, they will be treated no differently than anyone else.

    (Maybe my real claim to fame is I've raised, going on 3 kids, through the teenage years, without killing them!)
  • ByRoy Sep 12, 2008 @ 1:43 pm | delete
    My claim to fame, hmmm let me see.... I suppose these are my families claims to fame.

    1. My wifes family is decendant from Evan James and James James composers of the Welsh National Anthem.

    2. My Great Grandfather installed the first conveyor system for moving letters (mail) around a UK post sorting office.

    3. My Uncle was part of the design team that first developed the ATM, unbelievably the banks initially dismissed the idea as not needed and would never be popular!

    4. My ancestors were locked up in the Tower of London for Treason after supporting Mary Queen of Scots.

    5. My ancestors were also involved in preventing the Gunpowder plot (Guy Fawkes 1605) to blow up King James I in the Houses of Parliment in London.

    Interesting topics to research and maybe the theme of Squidoo lens in the near future. I wander what my decendents will be saying about me in a couple of hundred years time?
  • Sep 9, 2008 @ 10:56 pm | delete
    when i bring my aunt in a hospital at the age of 11 and take care her for the operation i considered it as a fame for me since at that age the stuff their very proud of me:)

    5 stars!
  • appliance Sep 6, 2008 @ 7:33 pm | delete
    I was a child inventor making life better for the
    blind and armless people.used mechanical & electronic apparatus to improve their plight.Also
    help youngsters learn to play piano & guitar.Write
    songs and analyze peoples body language.Invented ways to heal burned skin tissue.
  • RinchenChodron Sep 6, 2008 @ 9:51 am | delete
    My claim to fame is that I have travelled to Bhutan, a destination that few people in the world have seen. I have also jumped out of perfectly good airplanes and have been a pilot. I am an expert on the uses of essential oils. I have also studied personally with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I also have an ancestor who invented the pneumonic tube (like you use at the
    ATM).
  • Sep 5, 2008 @ 7:07 pm | delete
    (I thought I'd added this a couple days ago, but it's not showing... )

    I have three claims to fame:

    * The actor Michael Muñoz, stunt double for Danny Devito, among others, is my cousin (2nd or removed, I never get those right) on my mom's side. At least that's what her brother, my Uncle Bob told me. Unless he made that story up ~ and he was a joker, so.... Unless he made that up, Uncle Bob was Michael's grandfather.

    * I attended a lecture by, shook hands with, and got the autograph of Alex Haley, author of Roots. Absolutely fascinating!

    * I played basketball with Oprah Winfrey in, I think it was 1981. She was a local news anchor at WBAL in Baltimore, MD (USA), and we were on opposing sides in a benefit game to raise money for a women's shelter.
  • savagew Sep 5, 2008 @ 3:56 am | delete
    My claim to fame is, Charlie Williams giving me a mouth full of abuse on Yarmouth Pier after I had shouted his catch saying to him. I feel a right Charlie
  • RawBill Sep 4, 2008 @ 6:18 am | delete
    My claim to fame is that I was once an extra on an Australian TV drama series. My neighbour years later saw me while watching re-runs and doing her ironing! I was also an extra on an American series filmed in Australia called Roar! I was hanging out at lunch with Heath Ledger that day before anybody knew who Heath Ledger was!
  • aj2008 Aug 31, 2008 @ 3:29 pm | delete
    PS to my last message - I forgot to say that another claim to fame is that I fell asleep during a Hawkwind concert. Only a Hawkwind fan would have any idea what an amazing feat that was!
  • aj2008 Aug 31, 2008 @ 7:53 am | delete
    Fun lens Poddys!

    My claim to fame: I appeared on a TV show with Gerry Marsden (of Gerry and the Pacemakers) and the actress Jennifer Clulow when I was 12. I have met BBC radio presenter Janey Lee Grace. My son played a tennis match against Hank Marvin (The Shadows), he's great! Also met the musician Jeff Wayne, who did War of The Worlds - as my son played tennis against his son. Have also met Children's TV presenter Michaela Strachan, who is well known in the UK for wildlife programmes and documentaries. I also used to know Brian Close, the England cricketer.

    One of my proudest moments was when I was on a BBC radio phone in and told the Chairman of British and American Tobacco exactly what I thought about a company that gets children of 12 and 13 addicted to nicotine.

    I also hope that one day I will be a famous Giant Squid!
  • Lamar_Morgan Aug 31, 2008 @ 1:46 am | delete
    Three things:

    1) I feel very fortunate to have been among a group of folks to witness the grand opening of Walt Disney World back in the early '70's.

    2) I feel fortunate to have presided over the 10th Anniversary of Amiga Atlanta, Inc. and having it co-hosted by Susan Rook of CNN's "Talkback Live" and Stewart Chiefet of PBS's "Computer Chronicles."

    3) I feel fortunate to be providing FREE Wi-Fi hot spots to the small business community around the world along with Wi-Fi digital photo frames that can be remotely controlled from home.
  • Jewelsofawe Aug 30, 2008 @ 3:02 am | delete
    My clain to fame is I am descended from the McCoys of the Hatfield and McCoys, but I would not say I am proud of it. Cool lens!
  • harryheys Aug 26, 2008 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is travelling all over Europe and the East in an old beat up van - many years ago! On the first night in Europe I was locked up by the Gendarmerie (French Police) for having one too many!!
  • poutine Aug 25, 2008 @ 9:25 am | delete
    I haven't had any claim to fame yet....but it will come one of these days.

    Poutine
  • Phyllis Harmening Aug 22, 2008 @ 3:47 pm | delete
    My name is Phyllis and I am a Phyllis Diller impersonator. Also, Phyllis and I have the same birthday, July 17th. She is 91 and I am 69. I wrote Phyllis Diller a letter recently and shared with her our similarities and sent and picture of me performing as her. She very graciously answered my letter by sending a card and writing some very nice words of encouragement.
  • sellingnicestuff Aug 19, 2008 @ 9:48 am | delete
    Poddys, revisiting your fun lenses. This was a really fun lens! Keep up the great work!
  • stargazer00 Aug 15, 2008 @ 12:04 am | delete
    Zeppo Marx, one of the Marx Brothers, told me I had a nice face and invited me to his place in Palm Springs. I didn't take him up on it.
  • happy-jack Aug 13, 2008 @ 4:07 pm | delete
    I feel famous just sitting with our cat.
  • neps_00 Aug 11, 2008 @ 6:23 am | delete
    My claim to be fame?? Maybe one is that I passed an important examination for my career.:) Though we didn't do something that is known to others, we still have the right to claim ourselves to be FAMOUS from being unique!
  • JoeCapista Aug 11, 2008 @ 3:02 am | delete
    Hi Poddys,

    Thank you for creating this great lens for everyone to tell their success stories. You have a 5***** from me. Below is my claim to fame journey.

    "My claim to fame have been a progression of experiences over the last 30 years. Initially, it was becoming a dentist and focusing my attention on being the best I could be for my patients.

    That evolved into being a very skilled cosmetic dentist. My goal has always been to exceed my patients' expectations.

    Another claim to fame was the release of my book, "What Can a Dentist Teach You about Business, Life and Success?" I have met some incredible people as a result of the book being published. I have also had many speaking opportunities as a result of the book."

    Dr. Joe Capista
  • kingkurt2001 Aug 10, 2008 @ 2:21 am | delete
    My claim to fame is through my writing on squidoo.
  • TheInfamous7 Aug 8, 2008 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    I have 2 claims to Fame!?! I passed the British Army 'P Company' All Arms Test to gain entrance into 3 Para!!.or The Parachute Regiment for Civvies!! ;-) And i just sold my 1st Website..to Hewlett Packard!!!.."HPMini.com" for $4000!! :-)

    Hope that counts as a claim..
    Great Lens!
  • Tipi Aug 6, 2008 @ 12:29 am | delete
    I make no claims to fame, I'm just Tipi (Tipigal). I got that name because I lived the better part of a year in a teepee in North Dakota and loved it. The name stuck and I like that , too! Really, I so know some famous people that I go kite flying with, but that's their fame not mine.
    I join 'your fan club', because you're famous.
    All my best wishes,
    Tipi
  • Jewelsofawe Aug 5, 2008 @ 11:12 am | delete
    I am a descendant of the McCoys of the Hatfields and McCoys.
  • Billco Aug 2, 2008 @ 6:04 pm | delete
    I'm still thinking about whatever claim to fame I might have.... This is a very unique subject for a lense. 5 Stars!
  • Pastiche Jul 31, 2008 @ 3:30 pm | delete
    My claims to fame on Squidoo: Easter Coloring lens was named LOTD and I became a Giant Squid in my first year as a lensmaster. What fun!
  • Anonymous Jul 30, 2008 @ 5:24 pm | delete
    I showed up to the premier off Beowolf in Londom, and Asked Angelina Jolie For A Kiss, Which, I REcieved :D
  • paperfacets Jul 28, 2008 @ 10:43 pm | delete
    At the end of April I retired after 40 yrs at the phone company. I have just started working on my claim to fame. I will let you know later what it is.
  • JoeCapista Jul 26, 2008 @ 9:28 am | delete
    I guess I will join in this conversation.

    My claim to fame is the passion I have in helping people to help find their own passion. I help people to grow with proper systems, in order to build a Multi-Million Dollar Business. My claim to fame book at Amazon book is entitled:
    What Can a Dentist Teach You about Business, Life and Success?

    My Best,
    Dr. Joe Capista
  • emk69 Jul 26, 2008 @ 2:31 am | delete
    Learning something new everyday.
  • Donald B. Dousharm Jul 19, 2008 @ 6:17 pm | delete
    My claim to fame goes back to 1971 where for a brief time period I had the privilege of hanging out with Bob Dylan. I posted on my blog if you choose to read the story.

    Bob
    Dylan Or Not? After Reading The Story You Decide.
  • Jul 19, 2008 @ 2:19 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is the quiet work I do to help battered women change their victim consciousness, learn to love themselves, and create a different way of life.
    I also started a global intiative to support the awakening of consciousness in humanity. It has the support of The Intenders of the Highest Good, James Twyman (the Peace Troubedour), and The Beloved Community. Empowerment & Enlightenment hosts the project and there's a blog with more information at Intending Awakening.
    Poddys, this is a great lens and a wonderful way to learn more about our fellow squidooers. 5*!
  • Michaud68 Jul 18, 2008 @ 11:03 pm | delete
    Well everywhere I go people come up to me and tell me I look like the actor Edward Norton. So I guess thats my claim to fame 5 Stars Poddy
  • Ashley Doman Jul 17, 2008 @ 3:24 am | delete
    My Claim to fame, well i have a few. Here it goes, I used be famous for my youtube vlog, and still i get reconized on the street from it. I also got banned from a nightclub for a group i created on facebook it became a big media scandle at the time. I have also met many many movie stars and musicians, as well as designers such as C.K., as well as i was a model for a campaign for MAC makeup which appeared in many magizines and stores.

    there it goes my claims to fame...
  • MobyD Jul 16, 2008 @ 4:51 pm | delete
    My claims to fame are as a coffeehouse emcee and folk radio announcer. From 1976 to 1989 I was emcee at the Northern Lights Coffeehouse in a church basement in Fitchburg, MA, where I also booked musicians from the Northeast and occasionaly further afield from Canada, Scotland and England. I did a couple of folk music shows on WICN, a public radio station in Worcester, MA from 1986 to 1991. In the latest round of naming Giant Squids, I was chosen, even though I'd never actively sought the honor - I just kept making lenses.
  • Spook Jul 13, 2008 @ 9:15 am | delete
    This is not a post about claim to fame but to give you heartiest congratulations on getting it to number1 and to let you know that you deserve it and also thanks for giving us all the laughs with your jokes. Once again,CONGRATULATIONS
  • andrewsquidoo Jul 13, 2008 @ 12:41 am | delete
    My nephew thinks I am a hero, so to him, I am famous. Does that count? Heh. Great and interesting lens!
  • Madukes Jul 12, 2008 @ 11:28 pm | delete
    My name is Lorelli. My claim to fame is when George Clooney was in my neighborhood filming "Michael Clayton" in Feb. 2006. Tony Gilroy, who wrote and directed the film is from my neighborhood and we went to school together. Tony decided to bring production of the film "Home". They used my parents neighbors home for some scenes, and before production wrapped up, Jon Stewart came up and he and George Cloney filmed a scene for the Academy Awards in my parents bed together.
    Please read my lens: George Clooney~A Fans Encounter for more details. Thank You
  • CliveAnderson Jul 12, 2008 @ 7:00 am | delete
    Great lens by the way, it is one that I really enjoyed taking the time to see what others had encountered fame wise, very interesting.

    My only real claim to fame, if you can call it that is that my name Clive Anderson is also the same as a high profile TV Presenter also called Clive Anderson, although he is exactly ten years older than me to the month.

    But nothing more exciting I'm afraid.

    Thanks again for a really worthwhile and interesting lens.

    Kind Regards
    Clive Anderson
  • hunnydoodle Jul 11, 2008 @ 6:41 am | delete
    y claims to fame are: being crowned Princess San Antonio By the current King Antonio during Fiesta week when I was 8; I played pool with Willie Nelson in the '70's; I AM the Doodlebug!
  • TheLosAngelesExperience Jul 10, 2008 @ 1:29 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is being a successful event planner & lifestyle manager in Los Angeles California. I listen to people & improve their lives. I am passionate about what I do and wouldn't change it for anything in the world!!
  • sellingnicestuff Jul 9, 2008 @ 10:23 am | delete
    My claim to fame was at 12, (hmmm, a long time ago) designing a city wide logo to "be an exterminator and stamp out litterbugs." That picture was published for years in the newspaper. Every year there was a campaign to clean up the litter.
  • Lizblueberry Jul 9, 2008 @ 12:21 am | delete
    I am still waiting for my claim to fame lol!
  • Margaret_Schaut Jul 8, 2008 @ 6:37 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is that, to my suprise, two lensmasters made a superhero lens about ME!!! If it doesn't make me really famous, it sure feels like it did! There may be other things I can make a claim with, but this one was so SPECIAL!
  • SemperFidelis Jul 8, 2008 @ 6:25 pm | delete
    Can I leave another claim to fame? Being a 41 year old Mom of 5, this is BIG! The other day I was looking at cars with my 18 year old daughter and on two different occasions the car salesman(s) asked if we were sisters. Yup, that's my claim to fame for the year! lol
    Blessed by a Squid Angel, btw! ;)
    Colleen ~ www.squidoo.com/squid-angel
  • clouda9 Jul 7, 2008 @ 9:35 pm | delete
    Thank you for making this lens, it's always fun to be in the spotlight for at least a second or two in our lives! This is my claim to fame:

    I've always been a bit of a free-spirit, sometimes much to the chagrin of my parent's. It wasn't exact and intentional, it was just simply me and who I am! There was one particular moment in my life that made me famous and was, most likely the catalyst.

    Setting the Scene: NCS Ethiopia, Africa early 1960's; an anticipated parade.

    With a child's excitement during this event I ran through the crowd up to the procession and Haile Selassie, the honored guest scooped me up without a second thought and kissed me on the forehead!

    Through the eyes of the Ethiopian people we knew, I had been blessed by the kiss and should never wash my forehead. My folks, thinking on a different level, knew their dirty little 'babe' needed a bath. Venturing a guess that you know the outcome?
  • Janusz Jul 7, 2008 @ 11:28 am | delete
    I played Soccer for the Polish U16 National team
    I Play in the Westfalen league in Germany
    I´ve created over 100 Logos for the Squidoo Community :)
  • Tiddledeewinks Jul 5, 2008 @ 5:29 pm | delete
    My newest claim to fame is that i made Giant Squid status! Hooray!!!
  • JAV010 Jul 5, 2008 @ 3:28 am | delete
    WoW Great Lens dude 5 Stars from me thanks for visiting my lenses :P
  • GreenRevolution Jul 5, 2008 @ 12:49 am | delete
    Congrats on making Giant Squid! Great job!
  • The_Homeopath Jul 2, 2008 @ 2:18 pm | delete
    My Claim to Fame is that I was the first person to congratulate Poddys on Giant Squid status on his blog!
  • ms-giggles Jul 1, 2008 @ 10:25 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is, I was the best waitress on the planet earth. I felt as if I had made it to the big screen in the restaurant business. I sang Birthday song and made people laugh. I had an amazing clientele of people that love me and treated like I was a star!!! My career as a waitress lasted 27 years. I'm just waiting for my royalties to come in. HeeHee.........
    Cheers Beth
  • quippingqueen Jun 30, 2008 @ 8:14 pm | delete
    Besides having been conceived on an island (London, England), born on an island (Montreal, Quebec), and currently living on the tip of an island (Victoria, British Columbia), I am but a mild-mannered Monarch of Mirth, aka "Her Royal Highness Quipping Queen & Empress of Eccentricity", "Patroness of Pith & Vinegar", and "Giant Squid of Diddlysquat".
  • Ruth-Palmer Jun 29, 2008 @ 7:05 pm | delete
    My claim to fame was going from a shy, completely unknown mother of 4 with no future plans to one of the top selling artists on the internet in only 2 years! My first ever painting sold at the CNIB auction for $475 in 2001 and I've been one of art.com and Allposters top-sellers for almost 5 years now. Of course, you all know how important Jesus was in that plan! The rest is pretty much history.

    One other small claim to fame was when I was a young 19 year old receptionist working for the company Faberge many years ago...I met the great Cary Grant (Judy, Judy, Judy) and his wife Barbara. He was on the board of directors for the company and came to Canada for the grand opening of the company headquarters expansion. Needless to say, I was so starstruck that I was speechless! He shook my hand and said (in that charming accent). "Hello, I'm Cary Grant". WOW!
  • Tiddledeewinks Jun 28, 2008 @ 11:05 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is that I won my very first karaoke contest, singing classic country songs like "The Teddy Bear Song" by Barbara Fairchild, "Blue Kentucky Girl",and other "oldies". Oh, yes, I'm a descendant of Sir Francis Drake-the pirate.
  • Spook Jun 27, 2008 @ 2:54 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is that I have met and played with some famous cricketers and pigs might fly, great lens
  • SherryHolderHunt Jun 27, 2008 @ 9:11 am | delete
    My claim to fame changes over time. When I was very, very young, I thought my grandfather was near to being "Smokey the Bear" a person could be, he was the Forest Ranger at Chickasaw State Park. As a child I thought it was because our family is related to Andrew Jackson. As a teen, I was Miss Tennessee Sweetheart one year. As an adult, being my husband's wife and my son's mother. Now, I think it is having new friends here at Squidoo and over at Imagekind. I have met oodles and oodles of amazing people, and hope to meet many more.
  • beempa Jun 27, 2008 @ 7:16 am | delete
    This is my FAVORITE LENS on Squidoo thus far! It is such a fun lens! :) I love coming back here to see what everyone has achieved! :)
  • JaguarJulie Jun 27, 2008 @ 6:42 am | delete
    I love what you are doing with this lens! It is so engaging and welcoming on how you feature fellow lensmasters. Just dropped by again to let you know how great you are and give you an extra blessing. ;-)
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Jun 26, 2008 @ 9:19 am | delete
    My claim to fame??????? Surely, it must be my PHENOMENAL eBay store! (That's a joke but I do spend a lot of time working on it!) Perhaps it is my FANTASTIC Squidoo lenses? (Well, they're a work in progress and I am new around here!) Maybe it is my INTERESTING Blog? (I suppose claims to fame have to be more than a day old!)

    Seriously, I am going to call my FAMILY my claim to fame. They are very important to me and I have invested my all in them! I would be thrilled to have this claim known as what I did that makes me someone special so please count me as one of the not-so-famous people of the world who made an important contribution locally!
  • JaguarJulie Jun 25, 2008 @ 2:47 pm | delete
    Hmmm, what do I want to own up to??? as my claim to fame. Let me think a minute ... How about knowing Woody Hayes -- he was the master of ceremonies at my wedding to my ex-husband ... we waited for Woody to show up, he was a little late. Then the OSU fight song started to play and we did the wedding walk into the garden. I thought that was pretty cool ... and have a couple of pictures with Woody that have turned 'yellow' with age. Oh, oh ... dating myself.
  • NancyOram Jun 25, 2008 @ 10:50 am | delete
    One of the best lenses I've found, great idea! My claim to fame, one good and one creepy. I met Tom Selleck. I was at the edge of the court of a volleyball tournament he was playing in watching someone else. All of his fans were screaming in the stands. I decided not to bother him. He must have appreciated this because he came over to me and started a brief conversation. The creepy one is Ted Bundy (serial killer) tried to engage my help in finding a rental car in an airport. I spent over 20 minutes with him before I finally ditched him. It wasn't until years later after he was caught that I realized who it was. And, one last thing. I'm a genealogist and while I was researching something else I accidentally stumbled into documentation that John Alden and Priscilla Mullins are my 14th great grandparents.
  • beempa Jun 24, 2008 @ 7:39 am | delete
    Tee-Hee! I love this lens! 5*'s for you! My claim to fame was a short film (The Americanski) my husband made for some kind of Director's reality show contest in the US. I don't know what the name of it was, but his entry was submitted too late and he didn't get to qualify, but the show was produced by Steven Speilberg, or it had something to do with him.

    Anyway, here is the link ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gREd8Nst3Rc )for those that want to see my 4:43 of fame. Since everyone gets 15 minutes, then I have another 10 minutes somewhere else in my life! :)
  • debnet Jun 22, 2008 @ 4:18 am | delete
    My claim to fame is a bit weak actually. But I once appear on a documentry on the BBC about teenage suicide as a girl in my year group unfortunately chose that way out. My Mother still reminds me of the comment I made about 'parents just don't understand' !!
    A couple of years ago, I was interviewed on SaintsFM radio about the work I do & about my team. I thought no-one ever listened to that staion but I continually got told @loved your interview' etc...so you never know who's listening ;)
    Apart from that, I did meet Davy Jones last Christmas.
  • ThomasC Jun 21, 2008 @ 10:53 pm | delete
    I am getting pretty well known for my t-shirt designs and my website! Maybe not famous yet though! But one day I will rule the world! Ok maybe not! Wait, YES I will!!
    lol Great lens! ***** and a fav!
    ThomasC
  • awelldressedbullet Jun 17, 2008 @ 8:32 pm | delete
    What a great lens, I loved it! I can't think of anything that might be my claim to fame, but if I do, I'll come back and let you know, or maybe I can just make something up LOL (just kidding) - Kathy
  • TopStyleTravel Jun 16, 2008 @ 3:29 pm | delete
    This is a great lens. Thanks
    My latest claim to fame is the successful YTB Mastertouch Travel Explosion seminar on the Queen Mary, Long Beach CA. It was hosted by the Mastertouch & Top Style Travel teams. Over 500 Directors, RTA's, REP's, and guests attended. This is unique since to our knowledge no RTA in the company 8 year history has done this type of event. Only YTB Directors have.
  • kingkurt2001 Jun 16, 2008 @ 10:36 am | delete
    My claim to fame is through my writing. Although; for the most part, I go unnoticed all the time. Oh well, at least I try. I will keep on trying until I do get that fame and then I will move beyond it by setting a bigger and better example.
  • Stazjia Jun 16, 2008 @ 6:14 am | delete
    My claim to fame isn't that convincing. I was invited to the Royal Variety Performance in London and sat amongst all the stars that attended. Around the same time, I went to an opening night at the Savoy Theatre and the aftershow party and met Mickey Rooney. As I worked in a theatre box office and met people like Brian Rix (who remembers him now?), Ray Cooney, a big theatrical producer, Susan Hampshire, PJ Proby - none of these known outside the UK.
  • OutsideMyBrain Jun 14, 2008 @ 5:58 am | delete
    What a great lends - My claim to fame:

    I was a trainer with Anthony Robbins and traveled around the world on his dime helping people achieve their best in every area of their life when you visit my blog.

    I am one of the few people who ever actually retired from Network Marketing. I worked the business for 8 solid years and have lived off of the residual income for the last six years.

    I still do speaking engagements for any group wanting to take their team to the next squidoodamus level. What does your internal music sound like?
  • d-artist Jun 12, 2008 @ 6:13 pm | delete
    great lens! check out one of my lenses and find out what my claim to fame is...5*s
  • lisawillard Jun 11, 2008 @ 11:45 am | delete
    Thanks for the compliment. Yes, I was burned my first time around in MLM as well. So, I took a break and the second time I approached things differently and it's made a world of difference. I learned a great deal and help others from making the same mistakes I did.

    Great lens and great stuff!
  • bjbook Jun 11, 2008 @ 11:29 am | delete
    Thanks for the acknowledgements!
    You have a great lens here.
    5 STARS!
  • BeadBrain Jun 10, 2008 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    What a cool lens! How fun! I guess it just goes to show, yeah, everybody gets their 15 minutes.
  • beachbum_gabby Jun 10, 2008 @ 8:20 am | delete
    great list of claim to fame lenses. I'll come back to see the latest and maybe, maybe mine will be on the list. :)
  • RinchenChodron Jun 4, 2008 @ 7:50 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is I have the most Buddhism lenses on Squidoo.
  • enslavedbyfaeries Jun 4, 2008 @ 6:50 pm | delete
    Congratulations on making the top 100! This is a very entertaining lens! 5*'s. I would have to say that my closest claim to fame is my father-in-law who played the chicken farmer in Napoleon Dynamite, lol. My husband I also owned a music venue in 2002 and had a chance to meet several touring bands. Some are pretty well known and now living like rock stars. We had The Used play our stage right after they signed their first record deal.
  • Lee Schroder Jun 3, 2008 @ 5:29 pm | delete
    I have done 20 marathons in my life. 11 of them are consecutive L.A. marathons starting from 1991 thru 2001.
  • ShannonC Jun 3, 2008 @ 4:07 pm | delete
    Love your lens, I will keep checking back to read the stories 5*
  • chefkeem Jun 3, 2008 @ 12:49 pm | delete
    Thanks for your kindness in adding me here, Tony. I gave you due squidlove before, but now I lensrolled you to 6 of my pages, too. This is one of the most unique lens ideas on squidoo. Fame on you! :-)
  • XpectMorebizsolutions Jun 2, 2008 @ 10:57 pm | delete
    I really love your top lens here Poddy. It is great. This was such a creative idea. I have really gotten to know you the past week and you are such an interesting Man.
    My claim to Fame: In my before marriage days 15 years ago I used to be skinny and a lot different. I was very much into acting and pageants. I won scholarships in acting and I was Miss Northern,NM USA, and Miss Paradise Hills, NM USA. I got to particiapate in 3 Miss New Mexico USA pageants and had the time of my life.
    Another Claim to Fame: I have two wonderful children, A Wonderful helping Husband, A Great Family, and I love Being a Wife and Mommy.
  • Starving_Artist Jun 2, 2008 @ 7:08 pm | delete
    I'm in the process of becoming famous hah! I paint and I want to start my own business so who knows. 5 *'s for your clever lens
  • chloecavanaugh Jun 2, 2008 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    Well before I get into my little fame thing, I had to leave you *****! What an awesome idea.

    Not much to toot my horn about, but back in the early 70's I placed 7th in the State of Illinois for my Dramatic Interpretation of the "Bad Seed." She was a pistol, and so was I, it seemed quite fitting.

    ~Chloe~
  • triathlontraining May 29, 2008 @ 2:49 pm | delete
    Very cool lens idea! I'm not familiar with Qassia, but I'd love to sign up and see what it's like. :)
  • RinchenChodron May 21, 2008 @ 5:50 pm | delete
    Hi all,

    My two claim to fame areas of interest are essential oils lenses and lenses on Tibetan Buddhism. Please visit my sites and rate and comment and ENJOY! Thanks.
  • girlfriendfactory May 20, 2008 @ 10:54 pm | delete
    Love this lens, Poddys! Nice work. I have no claim to fame ~ oh, except I was on one of those dance party shows that Nia People's hosted back in the 90's. I don't think that counts as fame though. ;-)
  • kathysart May 19, 2008 @ 8:27 pm | delete
    I want to be famous! yay! What a fantastic lens.. not too long either.. tee hee.
    FIVE NOW FAMOUS... LIGHTS! ACTION...STARS!
    Come see my Hawaiian Travel|Hawaiian Fun Food Lens
    http://www.squidoo.com/hawaiianartprints/

    Aloha, Kathy
  • tonyab May 19, 2008 @ 1:20 pm | delete
    Hi poddys, thanks for visiting my lensography!

    I joined your fan club. :) This is a great idea for a lens - so interesting!
  • FoxMusic May 19, 2008 @ 8:46 am | delete
    Very Creative!! thanks for this great lens
  • chefkeem May 18, 2008 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    What a heart-felt lens, Poddys. You are very original and remarkable as a lensmaster. *****
  • Khalid-Osman May 16, 2008 @ 11:36 am | delete
    Thanks for the nice words and wishes, poddys. It is improving quite well for me here in Europe, but not for them at home. I am here!
  • poddys May 16, 2008 @ 10:44 am | delete
    Khalid - what you have done might not make you famous - but it does make you a true hero. Wars and conflicts are so sad, because they are so often the result of redicals or power hungry individuals, who care nothing about the common people. I hope things settle down out there and begin to improve. My best wishes for you and your country.
  • Khalid-Osman May 16, 2008 @ 10:28 am | delete
    First thanks. Second, this is a great idea! Third, I think I have nothing else to do here.

    Well, I do not have any claim to fame and I do not want to be famous because I am content by what I have in my circle of influence. However, I have gaps in my circle of influence due to 30 years of escaping bloody, religious fundamentalist military and civil dictators. Nevertheless, in ten years I have given my life to the Eritrean Revolution, sharing the rehabilitation and reconstruction of their country after a long independence struggle, our planet has never known before. I am content by that.
  • happy-jack May 16, 2008 @ 9:13 am | delete
    I get to be famous by reading your work.
    Thanks
  • MCStylin May 15, 2008 @ 8:15 pm | delete
    Hey there very interesting lens here, and great topic idea!...my claim to fame for now is I make money online by blogging and through other internet income sources!
  • SPARAR May 8, 2008 @ 2:41 am | delete
    Thanks for visiting my page on Stumble, thought i would come check this cools lens out and bookmark it for you.. its brilliant!

    all the best
    Glen
  • amynchris May 1, 2008 @ 10:17 am | delete
    just stopping by to check out your site!
  • Apr 24, 2008 @ 8:23 pm | delete
    My claim to fame was when my band played for our schools intramural meet. That was such a big thing for me at that time because we were suddenly popular at school. Up to this day my batch mates still recognize me and ask if our band still plays.
  • Jo_Murphy Apr 23, 2008 @ 3:42 pm | delete
    Well ... when I was out on my Hen's night about 10 years ago, the girls made me pose for photos with various men whilst we were out and about around town (Wellington, New Zealand). It wasn't until I showed my fiance the photos that I realised that two gorgeous fellas I'd had my photo taken with in a bar were in fact the New Zealand Rowing Champions (Rob Wadell and ..oh..I've forgotten the other guys name..).

    ok, i'd never have known if my other half hadn't pointed it out .. but still ...it's kind of a claim to fame isn't it?!
    Great lens Poddy, you're a star!
    Jo
  • XP Apr 22, 2008 @ 10:38 pm | delete
    My claim to fame? I guess it would be the 9 years I worked for Ted Nugent.

    Started when he moved Ted Nugent World Bowhunters to Jackson, MI in January 1991, and resigned late in 2000. Worked my way up from data entry position to Managing Editor and Layout/Design Artist of his Adventure Outdoors magazine, official publication of Ted Nugent United Sportsmen of America, which at that time had a circulation of around 25K worldwide.

    Crazy days. Just a teenage kid when I started. Had lots of fun and learned much; the hard way at times, but grew nonetheless.

    Still in touch; did a Nugent for President bumper sticker design for his organization just a few weeks ago.
  • blue22d Apr 20, 2008 @ 2:45 am | delete
    My claim to fame...I met Kirk Douglas, flew in the Good Year Blimp (just 5 of us), tried out of the New Wed Game (didn't make TV) and still married after 40 years. Love you lens...great idea. Thanks for sharing.

    p.s. Stop by a check out me two lenses @blue22d. Appreciate feedback.
  • beeobrien Apr 19, 2008 @ 3:08 pm | delete
    Well, it's kind of a creepy one, but I was the piano teacher to the family who's little beauty pageant daughter was murdered quite a few years ago. Much better claim to fame was winning People's Choice and Best in Show Award for a woven shawl that I made. Oh, and I passed Woody Allen on the street once in London.
  • RichLeigh Apr 15, 2008 @ 2:19 pm | delete
    An excellent lens. Made for a very interesting read!
  • Flashfink Apr 14, 2008 @ 7:40 pm | delete
    I've worked in the animation business for a long time so my name has been buried and ignored in the credits of various TV shows and features. In the early 90s, after working on so many shows that required months of painstaking labor, I quickly threw together an animated film of my own one afternoon. To my amazement it was bought by MTV and shown all over the world!

    The best part of it was a review on the internet that panned it mercilessly. It ended with "if you had one day you could make this piece of crap." Actually, the critic was being too kind since I made it in less than an hour.
  • Mar 28, 2008 @ 11:12 pm | delete
    Hi poddys , Great Lens. I have also created a lens in same niche . Hope u like itJ Here's a brief intro:
    click here
  • spirituality Mar 27, 2008 @ 11:42 am | delete
    My claim to fame is having a website that has 5000 visitors a day. http://www.katinkahesselink.net/ Also, my brother Krijn Peter Hesselink was national champion slam poetry in the Netherlands in 2006.
  • Pates Mar 24, 2008 @ 1:33 pm | delete
    my claim to fame lies in all these websites i make. I dont look for fame though, i look to build social networks like www.pokerisrigged.com

    If anyone is interested in poker then please check out my group i have on here at www.squidoo.com/groups/pokerisrigged

    p.s i have favourited your lens, please can you return the favour?

    Thanks in advance,
    Nick.
  • ols Mar 24, 2008 @ 9:11 am | delete
    Claim to fame? Not yet for me, but there`s still time. Great Lens!
  • rms Mar 21, 2008 @ 9:28 am | delete
    I've had a few things published in books and magazines. I guess that's my claim to fame. Great lens.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Mar 20, 2008 @ 6:49 pm | delete
    My claim to fame? That's easy. I have a wonderful husband and together we managed to raise 2 fairly normal boys. They are in college now and doing well, sort of...
    My other claim to fame,DRUM ROLL PLEASE... My humormous mystery MY MOTHER'S SHOES will be released in May.

    PS I loved the lens. *****
  • Clarissa789 Mar 18, 2008 @ 2:02 pm | delete
    Hey there, my claim to fame is erm ... being kissed on the cheek by Norman Wisdom .... LOL! Great lens anyway, 5 stars! :-)
  • Barryfromtexas Mar 18, 2008 @ 11:05 am | delete
    This is a fantastic idea!

    My claim to fame is not so big. I met President Bush in person before he was president, I did a protection detail for his father when he was president, and my sister was on the team that developed the IMB PC.
  • Frankster Mar 14, 2008 @ 6:36 pm | delete
    My Squidoo claim to fame is that my lens Are You Polar Bear Aware? made Lens of the Day, PR3, and top 100 within 30 days of going live and just won 2nd Runner Up for Lens of the Year, 2007. I love polar bears and it's been a joy to share these fabulous animals with everyone. Bear hugs, Frankster
  • Lexi Mar 14, 2008 @ 6:32 pm | delete
    My claim to fame is having Oliver Wendell Holmes, the Supreme Court Justice, as an ancestor and Jesse James as an ancestor on the other side of the family. Odd mixture, huh?

    On my own work I did have a book on painting flowers in acrylics published last year by North Light in North America, Search Press in the United Kingdom, and Simon and Schuster in Australia. I also won a juror's choice award for one of my paintings in an international competition, The Art of the Blossom.

    I hope more things like that happen!
  • KimGiancaterino Mar 14, 2008 @ 6:10 pm | delete
    Mine is probably being Homecoming Queen in high school. Even though it was a long, long time ago, people I went to school with still introduce me to their friends/spouses that way.
  • SemperFidelis Mar 14, 2008 @ 8:21 am | delete
    Hmm, I guess our claim to fame was when someone emailed me and pointed out that we (SemperFidelis) were featured in a social bookmarking video. www.stompernet.com We're about 30 minutes into the video and last for all of 10 seconds. Does that count as a "claim to fame?" lol
  • soultravelers3 Mar 9, 2008 @ 5:24 am | delete
    Our claim to fame is we are 19 months into a trip around the world as a family & it is an open ended, multi-year journey! www.soultravelers.com

    We have the only video of a 5/6 year old child playing violin around the world:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn9rDTZj-m4
  • JaguarJulie Mar 7, 2008 @ 6:05 pm | delete
    Hmmm -- how about my claim to fame is rather like a 'queen for a day' -- remember that? Well, LOTD today! Jaguar Julie Lensography. Does that count? Thanks for your great remarks about Google in the debate!
  • bdkz Mar 7, 2008 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    What a fun lens...I love Davie Jones. I can't say I have much of a claim to fame. Although I am a Giant Squid does that count? PS - I've also given you a Squid Angel Blessing!
  • manxsal Feb 20, 2008 @ 1:02 am | delete
    My great grandmother was an acrobat with the Barnum and Bailey Circus, my great-grandfather also worked there but I don't know what he did.
    Me personally, I don't have much of a claim to fame. I was in the local newspaper when I was 4 years old. My twin sis and I were one of 3 sets of twins in our kindergarden class and we made up a third of the class, so they just had to do a story on it.
    In my career as a Community Moderator/Manager & Administrator for online communities I was/am well known by thousands of members on the sites I worked on. Although most of them don't know my full name or even what I look like, if that counts ;)
  • Paroshep Feb 15, 2008 @ 12:52 am | delete
    Aaah, this lens reminded me of my past life in the USA where I was once active in local politics and headlined in the newspaper for calling the Chairman and my college on the Board of County Commissioners unreliable.
    But now I live on a Greek island and write lens about my brushes with celebrity. See our group at http://www.squidoo.com/groups/brushwithcelebrity

    Cheers,
  • grandpas Feb 14, 2008 @ 8:37 pm | delete
    One of my claims to fame.... I stopped the singing group of the 1960's, The Mamas & the Papas who were driving in a Lincoln besides me one evening on my way home from work. We were driving over the Desoto Bridge by Manatee Memorial Hospital in the early 1960's and I motioned them over. The actually STOPPED and I got their autograph for my sister-in-law who was a huge fan of theirs! I talked to them for several minutes; they were friendly & enjoyable! HOW unique is that in this day of superstars & groups having body guards and private jets! Things were sure different in the 1960's. Now, Mama Cass has passed on & I'm so excited I actually got to meet them, driving down the street in a small town USA. Also met Howard Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers Singing Group at Webster Flea Market in Sumter County, Fl. He was shopping for bargains, I recognized him & just approached him & had a 5 minute conversation. Just a down-to-earth, everyday country boy! Cool!
  • poddys Feb 13, 2008 @ 10:02 pm | delete
    Wow we are doing great - this lens is finally taking off. We have a movie star, someone who sang on the steps of Congress, descendants of famous people and more. Come on and let us know what you are famous for.
  • imagineit Feb 13, 2008 @ 8:04 pm | delete
    Hey Poddys
    This is a great idea for a lens!
    I've had several small claims to fame like winning an essay contest and receiving a sizeable monetary award when I was 13, singing a solo on the US Capitol steps on choir tour one year when I was 16 or 17, I have been interviewed on the radio and television for various activism activities in my younger days, and I currently provide private therapy services for children with developmental disabilities (e.g, Autism and Down's syndrome, I also create lenses for sale here at squidoo (my other aka is thelensgenie). Thanks for sponsoring this lens I can't wait to see what others tell us about themselves!
  • tzdelar Feb 13, 2008 @ 8:14 am | delete
    Well, my dad's great, great...great? grandma sort of dated General Custer (before he was general I believe) and rumor has it we are related to US President Buchanan somehow. But, more recently, I won a radio station caption contest, submitted a letter to the editor of our local newspaper on a topic that bugged me and I was included in the February issue of Parenting magazine, page 55 under what to do with your child's artwork. All completely unrelated, seems a coincidence and likely will never occur again like this! It's been fun though.
  • Nathanville Feb 10, 2008 @ 12:47 am | delete
    My Claim to Fame is highlighting the Claim to Fame of family members, and others, on my websites including my lens The Famous and Not So Famous.

    Ordinary people such as my great great grandfather George Burgess who was a practicing Phrenologist in Victorian Britain, Thomas Arthur VC and The Infamous Sarah Bradbeare of Pitminster (1664-1719).
  • poddys Feb 7, 2008 @ 3:27 pm | delete
    Very cool - you will be seen on the big screen around the world very soon.
  • Shellonline Feb 7, 2008 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    Well...I do not if this is a claim to fame but it sure was fun...I do extra work in movies and by some freak of nature(long story...too long for this blurb) I landed a very small part in the new Batman movie coming out in July 2008. My character is a doctor in the movie and it was a lot of fun!

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Tony Payne is a freelance writer who lives on the South Coast of England with his wife Debbie.

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