Stuff I've foundFreddy Woo writes, "My non-prostitute-killing, lorry driving uncle once came home with a wedding cake. Found it in a layby, scoffed the lot over several weeks."
What's the best thing you've found?
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chthonic, Thu 6 Nov 2008, 11:58)
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Nude SecretsNot me but my old landlord Alan.
Alan was a bit of a bargin hunter and loved attending auctions for bits and pieces.One day he went to an auction of unclaimed luggage from Heathrow airport.I think the rule is that after about 3 months they are sent too auction.
Anyway he spies a bag with a camcorder and accessories , bids and gets it. A couple of days later he is off on a family holiday so he pulls out the old tape , puts it too one side and goes away with a new tape in the camera.
One nice holiday and about six months later Alan decides to have a bit of a tidy up around home. He came across the old tape out of his camera and out of curosity decides too see whats on it . Well who wouldnt ?
It shows some ones holiday in a very nice villa. As he watched the tape Alan thought a couple of the people looked familiar. After a few more minuites it clicked
"Shit thats Bryan Ferry!" Yes me roxy music himself . Followed by "Thats Roger Taylor !" Queens drummer boy. I thing Bob Geldof may have been there as well.
It was just a celebrities family holiday with a few mates round nothing particulay exciting appart from one scene where Roger taylor gets out of the shower and shouts at his kids to get out of the bathroom and stop messing around with the camera.
Anyway Alan calls the local rag and they run a small story on his discovery. In the article he said jokingly that he was quite happy to give the tape back to Roger but the camera was his now. A couple of days later the nationals picked up on the story. The Daily sport ran with the headline TODGER TAYLOR . Then things got interesting
About a month earlier Bryan Ferry had split from his wife for a younger blonde model. The Tabloids realised this tape was at least nine months old and may show Mr ferry with a woman who is not Mrs Ferry long before he was meant to have met his new squeeze. Alans phone went ballistic with questions and bids. At one point he was offered 5000 pounds for the tape by one of the papers.
Unfortantly Mr Taylors lawyers got on the case . End result a man on a motorbike comes round to pick up the tape . No payday for Alan and his 15 minuites of fame are over.
Still easy come easy go eh?
(, Wed 12 Nov 2008, 7:09, Reply)
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