Talk:Dean Friedman

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"The Bastard Son of Dean Friedman"

Just wondering whether Dean Friedman really has "emphatically denied" that Nigel from Half Man Half Biscuit is his son (bastard or otherwise) or whether this is a joke. It made me laugh, anyway. MFlet1 12:58, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, he has. Dean's Bio Manway 15:40, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Er...Dean actually got the joke, and has now had his 'revenge' on the Biccies (see main article) Mark Boyle (talk) 23:30, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Farsley Celtic

"In 2001 Friedman attempted to take control of UK soccer team Farsley Celtic but was prevented from doing so by local landowner the Laird of Farsley". Can someone authenticate this please? I think it's a complete fiction. For instance, Farsley is a district of Leeds, and so extremely unlikely to have a "laird", since this is a Scottish term.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Urzz1871 (talk contribs) 23:56, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Seems highly unlikely to me, but not totally impossible. The reference was added by anonymous editor 84.68.5.73 on 17 June 2007. I've edited out the "Laird" reference and added a ^{[dubious – discuss]} tag. Ghmyrtle (talk) 00:27, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's not in his bio (see above for link). The only Google mention of it are articles that quote this site. I would doubt it highly. I have met Dean and he does not strike me as the type of person who would even attempt something like that. ETA: I just emailed Dean and asked him. Let's get it straight from the man himself. Manway (talk) 03:29, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Got an answer from Dean:

Hey XXXX,

Much as I wish it were true...

Nope.

Regards, Deano

www.deanfriedman.com

Removed from main article. Manway (talk) 16:38, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but is that WP:VER, or WP:OR? Can we trust a man who hears rocking chairs talk? Ghmyrtle (talk) 21:45, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Ghmyrtle, is it true that underneath that cynical exterior lies a child in you waiting for the chance? (Just checking to see if you're a true Deano fan...) - thanks for the chuckle! Manway (talk) 23:39, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Biggest Hit

In the USA, his biggest hit was undisputedly Ariel. Lucky Stars didn't even crack the USA Top 40.

In the UK, Lucky Stars was the 24th most popular song of 1978.

Manway (talk) 04:37, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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