Comments on: Famous by association?

By: Amy Patsalides

Amy Patsalides — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:00:09 +0000

In the first part of your email you say burrell, then it changes to birrell. which is it? i almost peed my pants when i thought you were john(ny) burrell from razorlight…please say it is true…(it doesn’t actually have to be but just say it is)

apart from that i am not aware of any famous patsalides’

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:11:09 +0000

I share my surname with the following famous people,

Daniel O’Connell – ‘The Liberator’ The Irish politcian who championed the Catholica Emancipation and other such important causes.

Jerry O’Connell – An American actor star of films like Jerry Maguire and Kangaroo Jack

Christian O’Connell – the DJ

Paul O’Connell – Irish Rugby player

That’s about it! I think your claims are much more impressive John!

By: Harriet

Harriet — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:50:18 +0000

HA! HA! ‘The Laundrover’- thats a classsic, missed out on Rach’s ceremonial naming yesterday… I’m a bit jellous- he’s got his own title and we’re just part of a collective noun!
Still, veeeery appropriate… he likes his wheels with a bit of horsepower, eh!

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:19:50 +0000

My thoughts:
1. Yes these girls ARE clever
2. Was that ‘Burrell’ half way through a deliberate mistake or are you actually related to Paul Burrell, of Diana butler and I’m a celebrity get me out of here fame? Now that would be exciting!
3. There aren’t many famous Vincents in the world, apart from Vincent Van Gogh but obviously that’s not his surname. However there is an upandcomingrockandrollband (what their website says!) called Vincent Vincent and the Villains which is a great name, especially as my dad’s middle name is also Vincent (as well as his surname), so he’s also a Vincent Vincent!
4. Psst, Rach – Smith –> John Smith –> beer in cans (Peter Kay adverts?!) –> John Smiths is a bitter? D’ya get it yet?