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Title: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Philly Q on December 19, 2011, 10:52:06 PM
So, I was waiting for my train tonight at London Victoria and I saw a guy exiting the platform in front of me - short, stocky, fifty-something with long hair and a grey beard, he caught my attention because he looked like a musician.  Or maybe a well-off roadie.

He was met by another middle-aged guy who didn't look like a musician, but did look very familiar.

Then a third guy turned up - taller, skinny, dressed in an expensive-looking overcoat and with white hair tied in a ponytail.  I thought he definitely looks like a musician.  Then he turns round and....



..... it's James Patrick Page, OBE.  :o



They walked past me and I just stood there grinning like an idiot.  Then they were gone.

Wonder what he was doing there?
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: FernandoDuarte on December 20, 2011, 12:08:35 AM
Awesome Philly! :D Sometimes small things can be great
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Sancho on December 20, 2011, 06:18:11 AM
Wonder what he was doing there?
Just a wild guess : catching a train perhaps?
 :P
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: 38thBeatle on December 20, 2011, 06:31:12 AM
I wonder if he had a ticket.
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Tellboy on December 20, 2011, 08:14:40 AM
You should have tried to flog him some of those guitar bits you've got under your bed :lol:
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Philly Q on December 20, 2011, 08:43:15 AM
Wonder what he was doing there?
Just a wild guess : catching a train perhaps?
 :P

Well no, he wasn't   :P  - he and the second guy were meeting the first guy who'd just arrived at the station.

So maybe the question is, who was the first guy?
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Twinfan on December 20, 2011, 09:05:27 AM
You should have snagged a pic with your phone, Phil!
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: AndyR on December 20, 2011, 11:29:18 AM
Sorry Philly - it was me (hair's gone white with all the house-purchasing worry), I saw you but I was late for meeting the guys for a curry... should've said hi, but...

:lol:


Seriously though, I think Mr Page is one of the famous people I'd actually risk making a dick of myself over and try to say hello and, well, "thankyou".

I'd probably have ended up doing the same as you though :roll:
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Philly Q on December 20, 2011, 12:05:21 PM
You should have snagged a pic with your phone, Phil!

Not possible, Dave!  :lol:

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41FAQXH95ZL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)

(Although I would never dream of doing that anyway)


Seriously though, I think Mr Page is one of the famous people I'd actually risk making a dick of myself over and try to say hello and, well, "thankyou".

I'd probably have ended up doing the same as you though :roll:

Yeah, I was thinking I should say something - I tried to make eye contact, at least - but the moment just sort of passed....  :?
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Philly Q on December 20, 2011, 12:06:38 PM
Oh, I forgot to say - I realised the second guy was Ross Halfin, the photographer.

Still no idea who the first bloke was, though.
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Ian Price on December 20, 2011, 12:31:19 PM
Nice one Philly. I wonder of Jimmy realised he was stood near the most active poster to the BKP forum. Perhaps not but I reckon he would have been equally star struck!
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Twinfan on December 20, 2011, 12:34:14 PM
Blimey Phil, you technophobe!  :lol:

The other guy wasn't Rick Rubin was it?

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/RickRubinSept09.jpg)
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Philly Q on December 20, 2011, 12:46:41 PM
Technophobe?  The Nokia 3310 is the Les Paul Junior of mobiles!  :P



But no, definitely not Rick Rubin!

This bloke certainly "looked British" and had a full head of hair.  He made me think of a younger, much heavier Mick Box (although there wasn't really that much resemblance).



Nice one Philly. I wonder of Jimmy realised he was stood near the most active poster to the BKP forum. Perhaps not but I reckon he would have been equally star struck!

Perhaps not!  :lol:
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: AndyR on December 20, 2011, 12:50:29 PM
It wasn't, you know, [whisper]Santa[/whisper], was it?
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: HTH AMPS on December 20, 2011, 01:48:10 PM
It wasn't, you know, [whisper]Santa[/whisper], was it?

Santa always travels by a reindeer-driven sleigh, so we can scratch him off.

Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Afghan Dave on December 20, 2011, 04:07:40 PM
Oh, I forgot to say - I realised the second guy was Ross Halfin, the photographer.

Still no idea who the first bloke was, though.

So, let's get this right.....


You see a Rock Icon....

You see a Iconic Rock Photographer...

You could have got YOUR PICTURE with Page taken by Ross Halfin...


You DON'T HAVE a f**king camera phone!!!!!!


FAIL!

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Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Andrew W on December 20, 2011, 05:43:31 PM
Oh, I forgot to say - I realised the second guy was Ross Halfin, the photographer.

Still no idea who the first bloke was, though.

So, let's get this right.....


You see a Rock Icon....

You see a Iconic Rock Photographer...

You could have got YOUR PICTURE with Page taken by Ross Halfin...


You DON'T HAVE a f**king camera phone!!!!!!


FAIL!

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But Afghan, you have to admit that the tone on those vintage phones is much better: warmer with greater touch sensitivity.
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: dave_mc on December 20, 2011, 08:51:33 PM
i saw him at one of teh big london train stations, too, a couple of years ago (i think it might have been victoria too, but i can't remember for sure)

at least i think it was him
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: FernandoDuarte on December 20, 2011, 10:37:57 PM

But Afghan, you have to admit that the tone on those vintage phones is much better: warmer with greater touch sensitivity.

And usually they have that lantern thing that helps a lot to search things when you're at bed or the electricity fails...
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Philly Q on December 20, 2011, 10:48:28 PM
Oh, I forgot to say - I realised the second guy was Ross Halfin, the photographer.

Still no idea who the first bloke was, though.

So, let's get this right.....


You see a Rock Icon....

You see a Iconic Rock Photographer...

You could have got YOUR PICTURE with Page taken by Ross Halfin...


You DON'T HAVE a f**king camera phone!!!!!!


FAIL!

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 :?




It was an EPIC FAIL, wasn't it?


I don't tend to think very quickly under stress.





Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: JDC on December 22, 2011, 01:54:18 AM
I was once on the same train as Nick Barker!!!

As only 2 of you will know who he is, he's ex drummer of Cradle of Filth
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Philly Q on December 22, 2011, 08:29:42 AM
I was once on the same train as Nick Barker!!!

As only 2 of you will know who he is, he's ex drummer of Cradle of Filth

I knew who he was!  Also played with Dimmu Borgir? 

So there must be a lot more than 2 of us who'll know that, since I'm as old as the hills!  :P
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Oli on December 22, 2011, 09:23:06 AM
And like a lot of CoF members, didn't he do a stint in My Dying Bride?
Title: Re: You'll never guess who I saw at Victoria station tonight!
Post by: Johnny Mac on December 23, 2011, 07:30:11 PM
Great story Phil, i think i would have just stared star struck if it had been me.