Funny story regarding Rick Wakeman and Basil Brush
Sept 20, 2016 11:32:01 GMT
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Post by williammcgregor on Sept 20, 2016 11:32:01 GMT
I thought this story from page 19 of today's Daily Mail is quite funny...
Pop veteran Rick Wakeman, 67, of YES recalls a memorable experience at the BBC:'I was doing (TV arts show Omnibus, and I walked into the wrong studio. And there in front of me was Basil Brush, sat at his desk just like you see him on the TV. He says in that Basil Brush voice, "I say - it's Rick Wakeman!" As there's an audience, I mumble, "Hello Basil. Very nice to meet you". And he just says, "Right. We're in the middle of rehearsal, and ever so behind. So if you could just **** off, there's a good chap". Basil's original 'voice' belonged to his ventriloquist, Ivan Owen, a take - no - prisoners sort of chap.
Pop veteran Rick Wakeman, 67, of YES recalls a memorable experience at the BBC:'I was doing (TV arts show Omnibus, and I walked into the wrong studio. And there in front of me was Basil Brush, sat at his desk just like you see him on the TV. He says in that Basil Brush voice, "I say - it's Rick Wakeman!" As there's an audience, I mumble, "Hello Basil. Very nice to meet you". And he just says, "Right. We're in the middle of rehearsal, and ever so behind. So if you could just **** off, there's a good chap". Basil's original 'voice' belonged to his ventriloquist, Ivan Owen, a take - no - prisoners sort of chap.
