Nigel Kennedy

[Damo70]

There must be someone else on here who can confirm this story, but I was having a slash in the bogs at Highbury in about 2004 when Nigel Kennedy walked in.  Beside me was a fellow Villa fan who had clearly been enjoying a few drinks prior to the game, and when he spotted Nigel he exclaimed 'Blimey, is that Nigel Kennedy!?'

Nigel duly confirmed it was indeed him, at which point our fellow Villan said 'I tell you what Nige, I f**king love your flute playing!'

On the way back from Highbury after Chris Price's late winner in 1990 I went to the toilets at the service station and stood in between Elton Welsby who had anchored the game for ITV and Melvin Hayes of 'It Ain't Half Hot mum' fame.

I have bumped into Nigel Kennedy a couple of times outside grounds but have yet to share toilet facilities with him. If he stood next to me at a urinal and exclaimed 'monster' I would be flattered and take it as a compliment.

[Herman]

Agree 100%.  Coming out of the away game at Brighton he came towards us to do fist bumps.  I thought he had recognized my famous son but he actually remembered me from previous chats at VP.  That was the game when we had 17 corners in the last quarter and the mighty Brighton were hanging on for the draw.  Nigel said  "we have got a team again".  It took a year and a half but it came true eventually.

Probably missing a joke or something but who's your famous son?

Green from Scritti Polliti (or was it Prefab Sprout)

[cheltenhamlion]

I haven't pissed next to him but have met him loads of times. He even pretended to play the world's smallest violin in The Bartons after Small Heath went down (I appreciate that I have to narrow that down by pointing out, after the one where we beat Liverpool last day). Much going up, going down singing followed.

The oddest place I have bumped into him was outside the town hall in Hamburg.

My greatest piss-next-to tale doesn't involve a celebrity. It was all excitable, be on your best behaviour stuff at work, as the Chairman had descended from his ivory tower in the city in London to visit us proles in Brum. We were under strict orders. "Speak when you are spoken to and don't say anything embarrassing". But a chance presented itself that was too good to miss.

I went for a wazz that afternoon and, who should be at the next pan, but our visiting dignitary. He was just finishing up and made eye contact as I started to ready myself for action and I couldn't resist:

"This where the big knobs hang out, is it?"

I was subsequently threatened with a disciplinary until he reported it was the funniest thing he had heard in years a few days later.

[Risso]

Nigel Kennedy must send the entirety of every match stood at a urinal!  I was stood next to him at the Bolton League Cup semi away at the Reebok.

[frank black]

Ive seen an away fan use his car as a urinal.

[john e]

I had a piss next to Nigel in a pub on Fulham high street a few years ago, he was sound and not at all like I imagined.

Has any other reader pissed next to a minor celebrity?

I had a piss next to him at the same match mentioned in the OP

posted earlier in the thread (over a year ago now)
re the who have you pissed next to thing

Upton Park or the Boleyn whichever way you roll

[XXVilla]

Agree 100%.  Coming out of the away game at Brighton he came towards us to do fist bumps.  I thought he had recognized my famous son but he actually remembered me from previous chats at VP.  That was the game when we had 17 corners in the last quarter and the mighty Brighton were hanging on for the draw.  Nigel said  "we have got a team again".  It took a year and a half but it came true eventually.

Probably missing a joke or something but who's your famous son?

Green from Scritti Polliti (or was it Prefab Sprout)

More holes in that theory than a string vest

[dave.woodhall]

I saw Nige playing his Hendrix set the night the 2015 semi-final draw was made. Sad bastard that I am I blagged backstage and ended up drinking Veuve Cliquot with him and celebrity lawyer Michael Mansfield in his dressing room. Beat that, peasants. 

[TopDeck113]

So the description of Michael Mansfield as a champagne socialist is factually correct.

[Richard E]

I'm sure I saw Michael Mansfield in the club shop after a game once.

[CT]

Blackburn away, that horrible night we lost 3-0 which saw us lose the battle with Man U for the title.

Stopped at a pub on the way up, and there was Nigel, sat on his own. Suddenly he had about 15 people to talk to. It was a great 30 minutes before he had to go. One of our lot was already so pissed that he stayed asleep on the bus and missed it all.  (He later staggered into a Police van and got arrested)

Nobody took a picture, nobody hashtagged on social media, of course as it didn't exist back then.....

[JD]

I saw Nige playing his Hendrix set the night the 2015 semi-final draw was made. Sad bastard that I am I blagged backstage and ended up drinking Veuve Cliquot with him and celebrity lawyer Michael Mansfield in his dressing room. Beat that, peasants. 

I met Nigel at a pub near Selhurst Park in a cup replay against Wimbledon at the fog game in 1993? I brought him a drink, peasant  

[dave.woodhall]

I saw Nige playing his Hendrix set the night the 2015 semi-final draw was made. Sad bastard that I am I blagged backstage and ended up drinking Veuve Cliquot with him and celebrity lawyer Michael Mansfield in his dressing room. Beat that, peasants. 

I met Nigel at a pub near Selhurst Park in a cup replay against Wimbledon at the fog game in 1993? I brought him a drink, peasant  

What's this "buying a drink" thing all about?

[Drummond]

He stopped for a chat with me when I was selling H+V opposite the Trinity Gates. Thoroughly decent chap I thought.

[Drummond]

I've never had a piss with him though.

I did piss next to Ellery Hanley in the Hacienda in Manchester circa 1992 though. He was with Martin 'Chariots' Offiah.