A few months before I met my boyfriend, he met James in HMV in Middlesbrough on the day they played the Town Hall in 1996.
He said James was very pleasant (and short) and they had a chat about what music they were looking for.
If only I'd met my other half a few months earlier I would've met him too! The extra annoying thing is that my other half isn't even a big fan, so he wasn't especially overwhelmed at meeting him. Grrr...