Dude meets the Prince
A little while ago, "Dude" came in to place a travel order. We were yapping about something, got around to the subject of London, and he said, "Did I ever tell you I got to meet Prince Charles?" He had, actually, but the Boss hadn't heard the story & said so.
He was in San Francisco when he noticed a crowd gathered around & went to see what all the fuss was about. In the middle of the crowd stood Prince Charles & Camilla. Deciding that he wanted to meet the Prince of England and his new bride, he tried to get past the barricades surrounding the throng only to be accosted by some cops who either didn't realize who he was or just didn't think he should be there. Then, the mayor of San Fran spotted him & recognized him. And, since Gavin what's-his-face is a big fan of Dude & had been to a couple of his shows, he interrupted the cops, shook Dude's hand & asked if he wanted to meet the Prince. Of course he did!
Mayor Gavin introduced Mr. Dude to Prince Charles & they shook hands. The crowd cheered. At this point during his story, he gave a look over each shoulder as if to say, "What the hell is this crowd cheering about?" Then he said, "Thank you - I'm Rick James, bitch!" (which is something I never thought I'd hear him utter since he seems to be haunted by that phrase). And he grinned & bounced at us to let us know he had just made that up. But he said "the whole thing was fuckin' weird". I think it's pretty fuckin' weird that Dude recounts these kind of stories to me, not to mention the level of awe & humility he shows. Except the time he met Paris Hilton. He said he actually wasn't sure who's reputation would be more damaged if they were photographed doing the obligatory celeb hug which he demonstrated by tentatively hugging the air, giving a sheepish, uncertain grin towards an imaginary camera, and a "yeah, okay, let's get this over with" pat on an imaginary Paris back.
It is nice to get your own private comedy routine while at work tho'. One time he did a little happy dance in front of my desk & I said, "Do that again!" And he did!
He was in San Francisco when he noticed a crowd gathered around & went to see what all the fuss was about. In the middle of the crowd stood Prince Charles & Camilla. Deciding that he wanted to meet the Prince of England and his new bride, he tried to get past the barricades surrounding the throng only to be accosted by some cops who either didn't realize who he was or just didn't think he should be there. Then, the mayor of San Fran spotted him & recognized him. And, since Gavin what's-his-face is a big fan of Dude & had been to a couple of his shows, he interrupted the cops, shook Dude's hand & asked if he wanted to meet the Prince. Of course he did!
Mayor Gavin introduced Mr. Dude to Prince Charles & they shook hands. The crowd cheered. At this point during his story, he gave a look over each shoulder as if to say, "What the hell is this crowd cheering about?" Then he said, "Thank you - I'm Rick James, bitch!" (which is something I never thought I'd hear him utter since he seems to be haunted by that phrase). And he grinned & bounced at us to let us know he had just made that up. But he said "the whole thing was fuckin' weird". I think it's pretty fuckin' weird that Dude recounts these kind of stories to me, not to mention the level of awe & humility he shows. Except the time he met Paris Hilton. He said he actually wasn't sure who's reputation would be more damaged if they were photographed doing the obligatory celeb hug which he demonstrated by tentatively hugging the air, giving a sheepish, uncertain grin towards an imaginary camera, and a "yeah, okay, let's get this over with" pat on an imaginary Paris back.
It is nice to get your own private comedy routine while at work tho'. One time he did a little happy dance in front of my desk & I said, "Do that again!" And he did!
posted by RCSure | 2:24 PM
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