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A few -

∗ When I was about a year old my mother pushed me in my little buggy around a corner near East Fountainbridge in Edinburgh and sent 007 sprawling across the pavement as he tripped flat out over me
∗ John Major - the then Prime Minister - once phoned me to find out where his General Election tour bus was parked as he couldn't find it, despite directions
∗ Brian Cox once loaned me his mobile phone to call out a breakdown service
∗ I gave Susan Sarandon a loan of £1.20 once and never got it back from her
∗ Brian Wilson called me in the middle of the night to ask me about buying a Mellotron
∗ I bought Hal Blaine a copy of Mojo magazine

I'm sure there are others.

Mike

On 01/06/2011 23:27, Rick Blechta wrote:

 

On Jun 1, 2011, at 6:17 PM, John Wright wrote:

Alas, my on,y brush with fame not counting the time Greg Lake told me to get away from him after seeking an autograph from the Works I tour.

 

I once slammed Wes Montgomery's hand in one of those old self-serve elevators at an amp repair place on 48th St. in NY. He was reasonably nice about it. I was totally freaked out thinking I might have ended his career.

I also spent an afternoon with Eric Clapton at Audio Speaker Techniques down near Canal Street. We were both getting speakers re-coned. His were also stamped "Cream" and since he had a beard (and I hadn't seen him with a beard), I thought he was one of the band's roadies until about 5 minutes before I left. He was hanging around with Tony (the owner) because he couldn't stand being around Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker anymore that tour.

I also caddied for Ed Sullivan, and my wife hit Richard Nixon in the head with a rather heavy door. She was going in as he was reaching for the doorknob on his side.

Anybody else have a brush with fame?

Rick