I was coming back from a rugby trip to France and a well dressed Scandinavian chap was sitting next to me on a lowcost airline
Got talking as he was vaguely interested in rugby because 'they use my product in it' - his name was Lars- was in pharma and CEO of a big group. We chatted and I asked how he got into it...
"Ahhh- I invented Compeed blister plasters and got bought out" was the reply. He was a chemical engineer who enjoyed hiking and just had an idea and the intellect to deliver the product. Now worth absolute millions.
I am a big fan of Compeed and I simply couldn't believe what he told me, but googled him after and all checked out!
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
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A night on the tiles, eh?
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An hour in, an American guy in his early 30s is moved there. Seems nice enough. He then proceeds to drink 6 double JD and cokes in 2 hours, and I get the feeling he wants to chat.
So, I take my earbuds out and start making small talk - basically, turns out the guy was a merc in Ukraine, and also a former green beret. He was telling me a lot of things he'd experienced there, all the people in his unit, the shit he'd seen and done etc. Even showed me very graphic footage on his mobile of the aftermath of a Russian attack on his position, his unit being fired at by tanks and running to get into a basement etc.
He was obviously suffering PTSD; I often wonder what happened to him. He mentioned he was going back home to Vegas due to something with his house, but then he was going back to Ukraine, as his unit had been pretty much wiped out, and he felt guilt for not being there with the other survivors.
is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?
On our holiday to Switzerland recently we were coming down from Jungfraujoch but the train was really busy. We asked a couple if they minded if we joined them, they agreed and insisted that my wife sit next to the female and I would sit next to the guy. She was dressed in a way that suggested she was Muslim, and this request supported that to my mind. Turns out they were from Saudi Arabia, Jeddah to be precise.
We started chatting and I was blown away by how my expectations had been so far off the mark. They were both dentists and spoke really good English. They were very passionate about their country and the culture and tourism. She told us how she loved watching Bridgerton and The Crown and wanted to visit the UK. They had good humour and were just lovely people. I suppose when you're on holiday you get a particular niche of people so it could be that the average Saudi Arabian couple would fit more closely to my pre-conceived stereotypes, but I came away from it with a refreshed attitude and more aware of my prejudices.
Said he loved being on set, one of most enjoyable roles.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
Bandcamp
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
I've let Dave Davies get on the 143 bus before me in Highgate a couple of times
Charles Dance ??
is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?
Train; George Thomas, Viscount Tonypandy. He invited me to join him as he worked with my brother and we chatted from Newport to London.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.