Taxi Driver Online

As I have certainly expected there was no particular interest in me asking who the most famous cab-driver in the world would be, not on this forum, nor on the German one. As cabbies throughout the world lack the wish or even the gene for famousness, so it seems. Yet, on the other hand, they seem to really cheer up whenever they get the opportunity to drive someone who is famous. Eyes glistening like children when they see the christmas tree, fully ornamented, they tell each other stories of whom they had on board, lately, and many an important name they tell, it´s not that celebs only let themselves be driven around in limousines or motorcades.

So, why not accept the fact, even contribute something to it, I ask myself.
On the German forum there is a very largely regarded post “mein prominentester Fahrgast”, which is actually one of the most, if not THE most regarded post on the entire forum and I don´t think that cabbies think too different there from those here.
http://www.taxiforum.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2273
So, why not have such a post here, as far as I have seen there is none, so far.
Alright, who is it then, my most Very Important Passenger?

Well, I mentioned it before here, my own most famous passenger, in three countries now actually, certainly was Mr. Jogi Löw, the national coach of Germany, who lives in the town I was a cab-driver in for the longest time, in Freiburg. Moreover I always enjoy to tell this little anecdote, about how he had asked me, right after I made sure that it was actually him, if I wanted an autograph and I replied with, no, but you´re going to have mine, sir and I handed him over a signed copy of my first taxi-book with the polite request that he might write me a little review if liked. Yet, funny thing, it was the last one I had at hand and I had just spilled my coffee over it, when driving off at a light and so the book was entirely soaked in coffee, though fairly dried by that time.
Well, so surely it was that fact why he didn´t like the book, not the content, because I never heard from him!

Moreover, here´s some more, which stays in the field of footie, yet might surely interest you more.
Just yesterday I had the pleasure to drive a camera team of ITV/Channel 4 from the place where the FIFA will tomorrow announce the hosts for the 2018/22-games in Zurich to the Steigenberger- and Baur au lac-hotel. Yeah, you would say, but the guys surely said themself (which they did, actually) that they´re behind the camera and not famous for that.
Right, yet a the Steigenberger at that time, where I dropped them off, were at a conference the English promotion team David Cameron, David Beckham and Prince William!
So, football´s coming home, lads, as I surely wish for, too!

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Jochen Lembke, Europe´s cab-driving writer and author of the best Hitch-hiker´s-Guide-to-the-Galaxy-volume-six ever written. Or else money back (haha.)

I think the most famous person I have ever had in my vehicle was......................

Driving it.

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IDFIMH

Oh, come on! That post, that subject, had gotten almost 40000 views on the German forum and 170 replies and you´re letting me know that it is of no concern to you!? You are not signing for the Euro here if you reply, my dear colleagues, this matter interests you for itself or not!

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Jochen Lembke, Europe´s cab-driving writer and author of the best Hitch-hiker´s-Guide-to-the-Galaxy-volume-six ever written. Or else money back (haha.)

I've had loads of folks who think they are important, but I wouldn't class them as anything other than well paid nobodies.

Had loads of senior politicians, but they fit into the above scenario.

I suspect you would get the big names from the London lads.

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IDFIMH

Trevor Brooking.

He got off a train and went to a local hotel for a meeting, jumped into my cab ( was only a week old) and commented that it was a nice cab, the hotel was 300 yards away, but lazy git never wanted to walk, fare was £2.80 he asked for a receipt, and give me exactly £2.80. he asked for my number so he could get a return after his meeting, I give him the local PH number.


Tight Git.

I guess it must be a footballer thing.

Picked up one pro footballer who told his mate not to worry about the fare as money was no object. At his drop off he kept me talking about football for about 15 mins...............and then gave me the exact fare at the time of arrival.

Another time I picked up three Welsh Internationals who were on some pretty serious money.................who argued the toss as to who should pay the £6 odd fare , yep,it was exact again.

Tight is not quite what I thought!

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if you cannot be yourself, then who can you be.

Simon and Jasmine Le'Bon Gosport to The Savoy neither of them said a word all the way

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Life? Don't talk to me about life!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjm2eslm6hI

Thank f*** he didn't try and sing.

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IDFIMH

almost as bad a cheryl cole......

I like the path this is taking, "celeb-slag-off-athon", my kind´a thing, mates! Definetely it´s because mostly self-employed lower middle-class English cabbies are a good deal more rebellious than their German colleagues, which are mostly employed (and a good deal of them naive dreamers with academic background, like me). More of it!!

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Jochen Lembke, Europe´s cab-driving writer and author of the best Hitch-hiker´s-Guide-to-the-Galaxy-volume-six ever written. Or else money back (haha.)

Please give this post a chance, dudes, I have just changed my motto accordingly!

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Jochen Lembke, Europe´s cab-driving writer and author of the best Hitch-hiker´s-Guide-to-the-Galaxy-volume-six ever written. Or else money back (haha.)

Bernard Manning back in 1990, the great Brian Clough when Forest played Mansfield. That's all.

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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

Believe me, don't get Mercury X2

it comes of being bitter, twisted and (for me) winning TWO world wars and now having to use fecking METRIC spanners, buy fuel in LITRES, and have an engine rated in PS not BHP....

(nothing personal)

Fat Boy Slim.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeYDKl1s ... re=related

Craziest night ever. Planned for 30-40,000 and over 250,000 folks turn up.

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IDFIMH

at wannabeahack: the Brits had won over Germany, not common sense - and in some aspects they seem still fighting it!
at Sussex: Fat boy slim, yeah, Brighton local boy, him I know. Yet I might have had him on board too and not recognizing him! (Erm, goes for most English celebs...)

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Jochen Lembke, Europe´s cab-driving writer and author of the best Hitch-hiker´s-Guide-to-the-Galaxy-volume-six ever written. Or else money back (haha.)