Remember what I was saying a few posts back about when you're really famous, someone always wants to have their photo taken with you? Well, here I am on a night out some years back - apparently the older fellow was an unknown, but promising, up-and-coming American comedian by the name of BOB HOPE. I understand he was quite good, although, sadly, he's no longer with us.
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| "Gee, the waiters in this place are really old!" |
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| "Just sign here, Kid - I'll fill in the amount later." |
He wanted an autograph of course, so here he is (with his wife Dolores) indicating where he wanted me to sign and even providing a
pen for my convenience. He probably had it on ebay five minutes later and made a fortune from it.
pen for my convenience. He probably had it on ebay five minutes later and made a fortune from it.
What can you do? Ah, the price of fame!
(I certainly hope everyone can recognize irony when they see it - otherwise I'm in trouble.)
Incidentally, due to the angle the photograph was taken from, I've been "stretched" a bit - I wasn't really that wide. (He said, vainly.) In fact, the top pic in the right-hand side column was taken five or six years AFTER these ones.
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