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Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Chris Rea's mind went wandering in 1968. It never came back
True Facts About Chris Rea
- Thread starter Drago
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Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
I could live with that.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Chris Rea is an accomplished boxer and once put Muhammed Ali on the floor during an exhibition match at the Flat Cap and Whippet in Middlesbrough
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Chris Rea left the tap running at home while away on a world tour and was thus responsible for the great drought of 1976.
Toshiba Boy
N+1er
- Location
- By the beach, West Zummerzet
Chris Rea was chosen as a Blue Peter presenter in 1972, but fell out with John Noakes, about ownership of the phrase "Get down Shep" so was replaced by Peter Purves.
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Chris Rea was stricken with dysentery while appearing on TOTP in 1972. Unable to find the loo he blundered in to the Dr Who set in an adjacent studio and took a dump on one of the props.
Thus Dr Who's ship was named the TURDIS, and similar devices were deployed at building sites and music festivals across the nation.
Thus Dr Who's ship was named the TURDIS, and similar devices were deployed at building sites and music festivals across the nation.
Due to a mix up in hospital Chris Rea was swapped with another baby and both went home with the wrong parents.
He really should be first in line to the throne, but as it's too late to go back he receives compensation every month of a jar of organic honey and £3.00 from the Duchy of Cornwall estate, and due to the origins of the cash he doesn't have to declare it to HMRC.
He really should be first in line to the throne, but as it's too late to go back he receives compensation every month of a jar of organic honey and £3.00 from the Duchy of Cornwall estate, and due to the origins of the cash he doesn't have to declare it to HMRC.
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Chris Rea was turned down for the job as Rick Parfitt's replacement in Status Quo because he couldn't stand with his legs are enough apart.
Seevio
Guru
- Location
- South Glos
In June 1978, Keith Moon released his first album under the pseudonym of Chris Rea. Within three months it became obvious that the album's success would be confusing and so he was forced to fake his own death.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Chris Rea is addicted to Tabasco sauce. For Chris Rea, no meal is complete without a shot of Tabasco. He even puts it in his tea.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
If you look very closely, you can see that Chris Rea was the mechanic that changed Tom Pidcock's punctured wheel.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Chris Rea designed the sets for Blake's Seven. It wasn't his greatest bit of set design work but he later explained "We were on a tight budget. There's only so much you can do with egg boxes and Rice Krispies cartons"
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
That’s why he was so unprepared
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Chris Rea had a minor cameo in Moonraker.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
As one of the genetically perfect master race, I think it was, wasn't it?
