I will now let the cat out of the bag - I am famous.
The paparazzi came banging on my door last week with cameras flashing.
Well, one reporter from our local newspaper came with her dog...
Somehow word got out that I had done a sketch of Pete Townshend and sent it to him for his sixtieth birthday. That is true.
Apparently it got blown completely out of proportion and it was later rumoured that Pete was my real father. Not true - I borrowed that from Neil.
What did get rumoured was that I have a blog site and have been known to rub shoulders with such celebrities as Rachel Fuller and Pete Townshend, Gypsy Noir, VallyP, Koos F, Anne-Marie, Neilbymouth, Mary Beth, Lannio, Delbut, Metal Chick, Greek Zoe, MargieCM, Bex, PTfan, Marietta, numerous family pets and Angus Young...
You see, I live in a very small town and news is often hard to come by. Hence the article about me and my shoulder rubs.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to finish eating my bowl of chicken skin.
...we famous people can do eccentric things like that.
Great article! You should now go out and rent the movie Almost Famous.
ReplyDeleteLove Lannio
Not "almost"... I am.
ReplyDeleteDale!!!! You may be 60 (chuckle...getting old indeed...throwing comments in the trash behind the abbatoir...lol), but you are sooo hip cool and trendy...and famous too! Wat leukI managed to read the article as far as the bottom, and am itching to read the rest...come on...give!
ReplyDeleteTeehee, I know a famous woman and she knows me too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming article, Dale - and you were right sending Pete the beautiful print.
LOL Val - I will keep you in suspense...for now.
ReplyDeleteKoos, thank you. I am very proud of the sketch. The response I got was very warm and encouraging, too.
Pete is an amazing man!
bloody hell!!!...dale your famous or should that be infamous!...thats brilliant!!!...bags i get your autograph first..you will be sitting on your chez longe now like greta garbo.."i vant to be alone"...whilst being feed seedless grapes by a derelicté chic butler drinking vintage noir shampain...you lucky girl..
ReplyDeleteNot sure I'm worthy to post here Dale, being of absolutely no interest to paparazzi at any level. I trust you have now framed the article?
ReplyDeleteive just enlarged it and read it properly..its great!!..mind you i had to laugh out loud at the fact they keep calling you 'foster'...makes you sound like a tear away...lol...
ReplyDeleteDale,
ReplyDeleteYou know that the word "fan" is short for "fanatic".
Gypsy, I'll sell you Dale's autograph, or better yet, swap it for a case of shampain.
Wow - great post!
ReplyDeleteSee, I knew you were a secret shining star even b-4 they put you in the paper!
Cherylann
I noticed the "Foster" bit too, Gypsy...
ReplyDeleteThe paparazzi will get bored soon enough and start leaving me alone eventually, Margie.
Lannio, lunatic is more like it...
Aw thanks, Cheryl Ann - it was only a matter of time before I was discovered.
...malcolm please pass me the grapes...no not those ones, the purple ones...ah yes. MMMmmm I love this overproof vintage shampain...good thing I'm already lying down on this lounger.
Margie, I had Malcolm special order the frame...
ReplyDeletelannio its a deal.....then ill put it on e-bay and retire on the procedes..oi! foster go easy on the shampain..
ReplyDeleteSo... Are we famous by proxy? And does that make Pete our fathere too?
ReplyDeleteGreat little clip there!
Can I have your autograph?!
ReplyDeleteXO
Zoe
The Foster bit makes you sound like a can of lager!..lol...we all want your autograph now..so Lannio, you could be doing a brisk trade soon.. how many cases of shampers will that be worth??
ReplyDeleteHi Dale!
ReplyDeleteThis is soooo cool! Well, congrats on your 15mins of fame. Now you should also post this article to Pete, hehe.
Yes, I'm back, but sooo busy - will explain everything on a forthcoming blog if I get the chance.
My life is so upside-down this moment, Diana Ross's song is just a nursery rhyme compared to it....Haha.
Nice to be back! Or not...
xoxoxo
M
My oh my, a conspiracy happening behind my back? Say it ain't so...
ReplyDeleteI'll have to be very careful as to what documents I sign...always read the fine print, they say.
AM I believe we all are famous by proxy...isn't Pete the father of us all?
Zoe, apparently you'll have to speak with Gypsy and Lannio about the autograph...
I'll keep checking in on you, Marietta!
...it's going to be busy behind the abattoir after all the Noir Shampain deals go through...
...what only 15 minutes - not on your life...
malcolm dahling draw my milk bath will you love i'm feeling a wee bit peckish... remember to prepare my favourite loofa...and leave the fresh caviar in the pottery dish beside the tub along with the 2007 bottle of Noir...make that 2 bottles...
I forgot to mention my buddy Dan L!
ReplyDeleteHow about Dale Foster Square / Place Dale Foster?
ReplyDeleteMust warn you, one gets used to being famous... in France, well actually in Northern France, well actually in a very small part of a city in Northern France.
Dale Foster will never be square!
ReplyDeleteHey Dale, business may take me out to Calgary in February - woo hoo. Perhaps if I'm out there we can prove to the world how "unsquare" you actually are ;-)
Lannio
...I'm pear-shaped.
ReplyDeleteThat is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteThat is also a great photo of you and your lovely drawing.
Wow. I'm friends with a famous person!!!!
How Cool!
ReplyDeleteGlad taht Fans get recognition for being so dedicated.
Also, thanks for the shout out to us! Don't forget about us when you become more famous.
I will remember you always, Chick!
ReplyDelete...even when I'm famouser.
Are you snowed under?
ReplyDelete...as a matter of fact I am.
ReplyDelete;)