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Okay, so they're not the greatest quality pics in the world, but all I had was a HANIMEX 110mm camera when I snapped these photos on the night of October 13th 1984, while attending The EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE to catch superstar comedy legend BOB HOPE. I'd briefly met Mr. Hope and got his autograph before the show (and sent a few items backstage afterwards for him to sign), but after the rest of the audience had departed, I was still gathering my stuff together and Bob wandered onstage with his jacket over his shoulder to chat to the stagehands, saw me in the fourth row, and gave me a wave through the gap in the curtains. I met him again ten years later when he played The GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL and had my photo taken with him.
Incidentally, Bob was 81 years of age back then, but looked at least 20 years younger. The woman sharing the stage with him in the second-last photo is one of the singers from the support act on the night, STUTZ BEAR CATS, and she performed a short comedy routine with him during his part of the show. (Just her, not the rest of the group.) Don't recall her name, alas (if I ever knew it), but she was a total babe.
A great show and a great night - one that I'll always remember.
And below is some of the paraphernalia I picked up at the Playhouse on the night.
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| Bob mentioned that the Portsmouth show was cancelled due to a suspected unexploded bomb being found the night before |
Just to save anyone having to trawl through the archives, below is the photo taken in 1994 when an ordinary guy met a legend. (That's the legend in the grey pinstripe jacket.)
I'll tell you who looks amazing for his age - William Shatner. He's 84 but looks about 60 at the most. Kid, I left a comment on MMMM in case you don't get an alert.
ReplyDeleteI'll head over there in a moment, CJ - once again I didn't get an alert. Perhaps I'm not using the site often enough. William Shatner does indeed look good for his age, but he's had a little 'work' done, whereas Bob was 'unretouched'.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourite Bob Hope lines was "James Bond is the world's second-greatest lover - modesty prevents me from naming the first". I left another comment on MMMM, Kid.
ReplyDeleteI think it was rather presumptuous of my pal Bob to be modest on MY behalf. Personally speaking, I wouldn't have minded him identifying me in the slightest. Other comment replied to, CJ.
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