Again, not disappointing, but I had to share
Also Jamie Lenman of Reuben. I was a couple of years below him at school and used to see him a lot in the music department as that's what we were both into. He spent a lot of time helping other younger music students, but alas, never me. Always stood out a mile as he was the only non-teacher who used to strut around in a suit. A year or so later, he was working in the music shop in town when I went in to buy a music stand (as in sheet music... I was playing percussion in the local youth orchestra at the time). His first words to me after my explaining what I was after were "Wow, cool, a girl drummer", swiftly followed by "Wow, an intelligent drummer" (on account of reading sheet music). Anyone else I would have given a smack in the face but he was just such an ace bloke. Helped me pick out a nice stand too - not sure many people could talk at length about the relative merits of metal tubing and hinged strips. My boyfriend met him the other day coming out of band practice, he was at reception booking his. Haven't actually found out whether anything exciting transpired as he just gets all excited and incoherent if it's mentioned.

I saw Gazza on a train once. None of my family dared go up and speak to him though. Also Val Biro (of the Gumdrop books) visited my local library and signed a couple of my books. I was far too young to remember. Actually, thinking about it, I think Gumdrop was there too, which would have been far more exciting to me at the time.
( useful_idiot, Thu 25 May 2006, 22:13, Reply)