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X-Factor judge Sharon Osbourne's Dad, Don Arden, had a bit of a reputation in the industry as something of a - what can I say - tough cookie? He employed a couple of gents called Mick and Ron who "looked after" ballroom managers that had a problem with paying up when Arden's biggest 60s band, the Move, had finished their set. Mick and Ron were also TV personalities, featuring regularly on Police Five.
Child bride and I were having some trouble with getting our deposit back from the landlord of our dingy Notting Hill bedsit. It was kind of crucial - we were moving somewhere halfway decent and needed every penny. But the landlord decided that we had caused 10 years' worth of delapidation in the six months we'd been in his crappy joint and wanted to keep our £50. That's when £50 was two weeks' wages.
I was therefore feeling pretty miserable in the office when Mick and Ron popped in on the off-chance to "mention" that their band needed a few more gigs. They asked me what the problem was and I guess I grumbled about my worries. They asked if they could help and I got very nervous - frankly, the idea of "help" from those two smacked of consequences and the Serious Crime rozzers. "Nah, thanks a lot, it'll be fine, guys. Honest." They didn't look convinced and left rather purposefully.
That evening, I got home to find my landlord waiting at the door clutching a fistful of fivers that he was determined I should accept with his sincere apologies.
Funny, that.
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Hi Pete, Its jo or should I say "child bride etc". Cannot remember any of this but hey that's not surprising!
Sometimes its really good to have The Management on your side.
However, I can remember the landlord losing (missing in action) 20% of his legs when asked to go up the stairs to change a lightbulb and then leap frogging off the balcony to catch a poor guy whom he felt had not paid rent. With ALL his legs very much in tact and attached to his body. -
Hey, Hev, it didn't happen to be someone called Sharon, did it?
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Hey Pete! I remember Don Arden. You found me a room in a house with his daughter when I got the job with Mungo Jerry in London. She was really nice but can't remember her name :(
17/03/08 17:04
You must have a few Top Rank stories, prior to us being an item?