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Old 20 July 2013, 12:34 PM
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I am a manager for a delivery company. I have a parcel for one of my all time heroes. Would you take a 40 minute drive this afternoon to chance meeting them?
Old 20 July 2013, 12:42 PM
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If your job is to deliver packages then crack on, if you manage a team of delivery drivers let them get on with their job.

Now you have his / her postal address you can set up camp on their front lawn if you really want!!!

There is that saying though, never meet your heroes?
Old 20 July 2013, 12:49 PM
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I am not expecting any deliveries

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Old 20 July 2013, 12:53 PM
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Who is it????
Old 20 July 2013, 12:55 PM
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Be funny if it was just someone with same name lol
Old 20 July 2013, 01:02 PM
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Its a big box from Fisher Price addressed to Harry Styles!!!
Old 20 July 2013, 01:03 PM
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I'd deliver it myself & get him to sign twice for it so I had his autograph. It's an abuse of you position as a manager & sad, but these opportunities don't come often LOL
Old 20 July 2013, 01:38 PM
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If it was really my all time hero I would go.
Old 20 July 2013, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwik
I am a manager for a delivery company. I have a parcel for one of my all time heroes. Would you take a 40 minute drive this afternoon to chance meeting them?
They have a term for people who do this sort of thing... stalkers!
Old 20 July 2013, 01:41 PM
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Is it Michael Barrymore ??
Old 20 July 2013, 01:45 PM
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If it is, take your goggles
Old 20 July 2013, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve's Sti
Be funny if it was just someone with same name lol
Lol, I did think the same so googled the address and it is the same person.

Originally Posted by f1_fan
They have a term for people who do this sort of thing... stalkers!
Lol, hopefully some people will have heard of him.
Old 20 July 2013, 02:31 PM
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Is it Gordon the gopher?
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Is meeting such a hero not worth a 40 minute drive then?

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Old 20 July 2013, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwik
I am a manager for a delivery company. I have a parcel for one of my all time heroes. Would you take a 40 minute drive this afternoon to chance meeting them?
Hell yes. Of course i would.

If you don't you'll regret it....................................
Old 20 July 2013, 03:39 PM
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Mr Gilmour.

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Old 20 July 2013, 03:41 PM
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oh fair play mate..
Old 20 July 2013, 03:59 PM
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Lol, at least someone knows who he is.

Old 20 July 2013, 04:00 PM
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Dot Cotton?


Ohhhhhh. Just saw the typed name - Fair Nuffield
Old 20 July 2013, 04:17 PM
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C'mon then, give us the details. Did you speak to him, what's his house like................etc,etc.
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Yup, drove up to the gate, pressed the intercom and he answered it lol. Drove up the long driveway and he came out to the van. I tried to stay as calm as possible and got him to sign on the scanner and on the paperwork (Just to make sure ). I offered to help him with the box but he said he'd be fine with it, then said "Nice to meet you by the way" and shook his hand. He realised I knew who he was and smiled lol.
His house was nice, but not the mansion you'd expect.
Old 20 July 2013, 04:41 PM
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Weirdos.
Old 20 July 2013, 04:43 PM
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lol
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Got loads of Floyd LP`s he could have signed, A rare italian pressing of the 1st LP `Piper at the gates of dawn`, Kew Gardens Cover that has a group picture with him on, Even though he wasnt in the band at that point or even appeared on the album
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yep, sad as ****.
Old 20 July 2013, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by GAZ2293
Got loads of Floyd LP`s he could have signed, A rare italian pressing of the 1st LP `Piper at the gates of dawn`, Kew Gardens Cover that has a group picture with him on, Even though he wasnt in the band at that point or even appeared on the album
I was going to clean up my guitar to take to ask him to sign. I grew up with his guitar playing wailing through our house, to me he is Pink Floyd, but then others think differently. For me the music definately improved post-Syd. Although my Daughter is called Emily .

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Old 20 July 2013, 05:33 PM
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Yep...You can see the influence of Gilmore on the 2nd LP saucerful...and you can also see Syd`s demise due to the acid(Jug Band Blues...WTF!!!), They definitely got better musically as Gilmore could play the guitar and sing...Syd well...erm...The guy is a legend of the psychedelic era and will always have his place in music history

You could have called her `Arnold` or`Astronomy Domine`

PS, I`m not that old ...still in my 30`s...for another years or 2 anyway

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Originally Posted by GAZ2293
Yep...You can see the influence of Gilmore on the 2nd LP saucerful...and you can also see Syd`s demise due to the acid(Jug Band Blues...WTF!!!), They definitely got better musically as Gilmore could play the guitar and sing...Syd well...erm...The guy is a legend of the psychedelic era and will always have his place in music history

You could have called her `Arnold` or`Astronomy Domine`

PS, I`m not that old ...still in my 30`s...for another years or 2 anyway
I'm 33, but it was my upbringing, Floyd/Moore/Queen. Funnily enough I found that video of the strat pack only recently and have been listening to it most morning's while I cycle to work. "Marooned" is massively haunting, Back to life is just Gilmour at his best and Sorrow just sounds awesome. Oh and that's the first Fender ever made he's playing in that clip.

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I inspect allot of footballers cars when they go back after the lease is up and so i get to meet them and there wifes usually. Always at there nice bike house too and it usually takes about 40 mins so i get to speak to them abit and have abit of a nosey round when there not looking!

BUT.... I couldn't care less about football so it doesnt bother me at all lol!
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Originally Posted by Kwik
Yup, drove up to the gate, pressed the intercom and he answered it lol. Drove up the long driveway and he came out to the van. I tried to stay as calm as possible and got him to sign on the scanner and on the paperwork (Just to make sure ). I offered to help him with the box but he said he'd be fine with it, then said "Nice to meet you by the way" and shook his hand. He realised I knew who he was and smiled lol.
His house was nice, but not the mansion you'd expect.
Very good. Glad you met him after all.

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