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Roheryn
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Jan 6 2024, 5:29am
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A sandwich for the homeless
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Here's a story I thought people here would enjoy:
A few days ago, we took an outing to a nearby town (Akaroa - New Zealand). Doing a bit of window-shopping, we wandered into an upscale jewelry store (the Blue Pearl) on the pier. Inside, I was surprised to see a picture of a rather hairy Ian Mckellan (and friends - they look familiar but I'm not sure who they are) on the wall. The ownder related the story to me. Turns out Ian and friends had come into the shop some time ago, and the owner's (adult) daughter was helping Ian. The owner walked in and saw him without knowing who he was. She said she has a strict policy of not giving money to the homeless, but she's happy to feed them, so without speaking to her daughter she went back out to their little kitchen and fixed him a sandwich. She came back to the showroom and handed it to him, causing her daughter to nearly die of embarassment. Explanations ensued, and everyone had a good laugh. They took a picture of Ian and friends and later hung it on their wall. The owner said she should have known better: his coat alone probably cost several thousand dollars.
Just goes to show you never know who might visit your shop in New Zealand!
(I think I've managed to include pictures of the Blue Pearl, and of The Picture on the wall, as attachments to this post. Can't seem to get them to post here in the body.)
(This post was edited by dernwyn on Jan 6 2024, 2:33pm)
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Ataahua
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Jan 6 2024, 9:17am
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Well, it's not the first time he's been mistaken for a vagabond.
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One time, he was in rehearsals for the Waiting for Godot stage play, and he took a break and went outside to sit in the fresh air. He'd taken his hat off ... and a passerby dropped some money into it. 
Nice to see you here, Ro. 
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
Fantasy novel - The Arcanist's Tattoo
My LOTR fan-fiction
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Roheryn
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Jan 6 2024, 11:23am
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I'm sure he finds it amusing too - I guess it's a good way to go incognito!
Thanks, Ataahua. It's nice to drop in for a visit. :-)
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dernwyn
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Jan 6 2024, 2:38pm
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Fantastic picture of them! But Sir Ian does often look rather vagabond-ish, doesn't he!
I was able to get the second picture to display, but I've found that the Inline function does not like jpg names that have spaces in them (the first one is Blue Pearlsmall). If you'd like to rename it and upload it, it should post okay.
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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Roheryn
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Jan 6 2024, 9:50pm
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Picture of the Blue Pearl, Take Two.
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I still can't seem to get it into the body, but hopefully it works as an attachment.
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Starling
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Jan 6 2024, 10:57pm
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2009 was when he was touring here with Waiting for Godot. 
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Ethel Duath
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Jan 6 2024, 11:02pm
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Now, that's a memory! :D Too bad you didn't
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snip a bit of fabric off the hem.
In fact, maybe that's been happening, and the coat has now become the mere remains of a vest . . .
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Roheryn
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Jan 6 2024, 11:17pm
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That coat should go down in history.
Nice to see you, Starling. :-)
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Starling
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Jan 6 2024, 11:26pm
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He was very gracious. There was a young woman who had made a little model Gandalf, and also had her battered copy of LOTR for him to sign. He was lovely to her and I'm sure she treasures the memory.
He came back in 2012 to do his one man show, which was an earthquake fundraiser. A lot of the money went towards restoring the Theatre Royal here in Christchurch, which is where he performed Waiting for Godot. At the interval he came out and happily mingled with everyone.
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dernwyn
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Jan 6 2024, 11:26pm
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All set, your pic is there now! //
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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Ataahua
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Jan 7 2024, 12:03am
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What I loved about that one-man tour of his is that he held the show in old theatres, including Kings Theatre in Stratford, of all places. (The town is tiny.) Although I'm sure that the town's name piqued his interest.
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
Fantasy novel - The Arcanist's Tattoo
My LOTR fan-fiction
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Roheryn
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Jan 7 2024, 12:55am
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Thanks for you magic wand, dernwyn. :-) //
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Starling
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Jan 7 2024, 2:41am
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People were powerless to resist his charms and donated heartily!
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Starling
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Jan 7 2024, 2:43am
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beat the guy attempting to photo bomb the Queen and won the night on 'Beat That' a while back on The Project (RIP). I didn't win the week though.
Nice to see you too. X
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Roheryn
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Jan 7 2024, 3:11am
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A prize-winning photo -- colour me impressed!
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Ethel Duath
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Jan 7 2024, 5:30pm
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Whoa! And you know, it was really
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because of you.
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cats16
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Jan 7 2024, 6:27pm
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Always so much better when a photo has a fun story behind it, even if it took some embarrassment to earn it.
Join us every weekend in the Hobbit movie forum for this week's CHOW (Chapter of the Week) discussion!
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Ataahua
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Jan 7 2024, 8:28pm
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a weather photo onto One News's weather report one time, but you getting onto Beat That, well, beats my effort.
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
Fantasy novel - The Arcanist's Tattoo
My LOTR fan-fiction
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Starling
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Jan 7 2024, 11:41pm
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Getting your weather photo on the telly
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is impressive in my book. They must be inundated!
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grammaboodawg
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Jan 8 2024, 3:51am
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*geeky hand clapping!* You come bearing a sweet gift!
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How surreal to stumble onto this... then get the story! That's hilarious! I'm so glad they have the pic displayed just for geeks like you AND US could keep being tugged back into that wonderful world we've found!
I'm so happy to see you!! :D Thanks for this!
We have been there and back again.
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Roheryn
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Jan 8 2024, 7:26am
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by old friends is ample thanks for such gift. Delighted to see you too, gramma!
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Jan 8 2024, 5:15pm
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That story is hilarious. Thanks for sharing!
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Ataahua
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Jan 8 2024, 7:44pm
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In fairness of full disclosure:
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Jim Hickey (yes, this goes back that far) rang and asked me to get a photo as he knew NP was being hit by strong winds and big waves, so there was no competition involved to get my pic on air. 
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
Fantasy novel - The Arcanist's Tattoo
My LOTR fan-fiction
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