I think I met someone *famous* on Thursday night.

munchkinhugs
munchkinhugs Posts: 278 Member
edited November 12 in Chit-Chat
Does anyone know Tin Sparrow? They were opening for Matt Corby at the Oxford Art Factory on Thursday night. I didn't really know who they were. During intermission, I went to get some water from the bar. There was a guy there, drinking plenty of water. We discussed being thirsty, water, and how my shirt was cool.

Went back to where my sister was holding our spot and when Tin Sparrow got up on stage, realised that the guy I'd been *talking to* was one of the band. The dude who killed the electric guitar. FFS. I could have totally played it a little cooler, and pretended like I wasn't a creeped out zombie after a ridiculously long week at work. Plus, I could have got a photo and made my friends totally jealous.

My sister said it was probably cool that I didn't treat him like someone famous.



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    I met someone who knows a friend who's teacher went in the same class as a kid who dropped out of high school but met a man who grew up with a dog who barked at this guy who met Stephen Hawking.

    hahahaha

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    JANICE?!:noway: :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway: :laugh:
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    i don't think i've ever met anyone 'famous'. my brother on the other hand seems to have a new story every month. one of my faves is the time he was working as a chef at Rexall Place in Edmonton and the Phoenix Coyotes were in town.
    Twenty minutes before the game one of the ladies that works there comes into the kitchen in a big panic and says to him "wayne needs some perogies quick." so while my brother is making them he asks who they are for again and finds out that the 'wayne' she's talking about is actually wayne gretzky. when he's done making them she goes to take the plate from him and he tells her "um no i made these. i'll take them to him myself"
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