Not quite telly but it's as close as I ever hope to get...
When I were but a teenygrinner, some random girly approached me down the pub. "How do you fancy being in a pop video?" (this was around 1990) she asked. Thoughts of fame and money obviously swam (literally) round my addled head and "Yes!" was the only thing a young man in my position could say.
"£50 for the day" turned out to be perhaps the most humiliating thing I have ever done. Scratch that but it was pretty dire.

I had to strip bare, with only a thong type thing to hide my modesty, body make up all over (Absolutely all over) lay on the floor and have dust and sand thrown over me whilst moving a fraction. 50 nuggets to have the crew, who turned out to be of another persuasion gawping up my exposed crevice for about four takes. It's not as if I have a particularly nice body or anything, (not too shabby even now if I do say so myself) but my dreams of fame were shattered so completely in one foul swoop I've never got over it.

The worst of it was, even after being promised a copy of the video, the first time I actually saw it was just a few weeks ago when I chanced a find on Youtube. Mortified yes, kinda proud too (not in that way believe me) but with a renewed vow never to dabble in the dark world of fame I briefly inhabited.

Thank deity you cannot see my face!

If anybody is even vaguely interested I'll stick a link on. Read- if any of you buggers even replies I'll consider it a neccessity.

Ha! You fell into my trap, I was dying to put it on here really!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a9ZNHNMhNI

About 40 seconds in, I'm the rock on the left! Critique to further my career much appreciated.

Length? You must be joking. It was all I could do to keep the poor bugger from retreating back inside.
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Fri 12 Jun 2009, 13:59, 7 replies)

Go on!
Dooo itttt!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 12 Jun 2009, 14:08, closed)

This post...
...needs the link
(Lo Pan is in big trouble, Fri 12 Jun 2009, 14:11, closed)

This poster...
needs a drink now.
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Fri 12 Jun 2009, 14:13, closed)

AAAAAARGH!
That is a very good story, but the song itself is an abortion of a very nice King Crimson song.

*rages*

*Listens to more Prog to heal the hurt*

*clicks*
(Lythium deals in lead, my friend., Fri 12 Jun 2009, 14:25, closed)

Yes,
shame about that, sorry part is I only "found" prog years after. Sheltered life and all that. Otherwise pieces of mind would have been donated freely.
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Fri 12 Jun 2009, 14:48, closed)

Excellent
Your brief role expresses more depth and shows far more talent than the fucking awful song and video it appears in.
( SteamedCleaner, Fri 12 Jun 2009, 15:07, closed)

That, Sir...
...is absolute class.

Thankyou for your support, I'll be here all week, try the veal
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Fri 12 Jun 2009, 15:22, closed)