My job sometimes involves me being awake in the middle of the night and doing strange things.
One strange thing I’ve had to do lately is find ways of making phone calls to Australia on behalf of some people at the other end of the country. Normally, you see, OJ Borg does the overnight show on the wireless, and he has a mobile phone in Australia that he rings every day at 2.15am. He then has a chat with whoever answers it, and he asks them to give it to another random Australian in time for the next show. Lately, though, his phone system has not been allowing him to call Australia, which is a real disadvantage for a feature of this kind.
Our involvement in this madness – making phone calls to Australia in the middle of the night – has escalated steadily over the last month until it reached a point where they wanted to explain what was going on to their audience. So I was asked if I would mind explaining.
I didn’t mind, though I was very tired and not sure I was making much sense. That is why this happened.
Then, half an hour later, it was time to make the call. I didn’t say a lot because it wasn’t connecting and I was busy pressing buttons and checking things because I was very worried I’d done something wrong, but I hadn’t, it was just that the mobile phone in Australia had no signal.
My agent will handle all requests for signed photos. Also, I am now taking bookings for the panto season.
11 comments on “Fame at last”
I like this. I like that for a few minutes anyone can become famous, even if it’s nerd famous, just for doing what they do.
They can. Especially me. Look at me. And also, listen to me.
Me.
I haven’t listened to this yet. I bucked the trend with the podcast but then fell at the first hurdle of this hurdle.
That’s bad hurdling on this hurdle. Hurdle it better. That said, we know your previous form on watching (or rather, not watching) videos people have posted, so we should have expected this all along. You’re a hurdle faller through and through.
I fell through the hurdle to become the hurdle faller. I am the faller of hurdles, the faller of man. Man hurdle.
Have you listened to it yet, or are you just repeatedly and tragically falling at this very simple hurdle?
Nay. I’ve listened to the podcast and I’ve watched the interview (with ME in it) but I’ve yet to listen to this. As Neil Young once said, tonight’s the night.
Almost a week has passed. Was that night the night?
Sadly that night was not the night. Neil Young was wrong (the fool). Tomorrow night is the night fo sho.
So, was last night the night? We must know.
That night was the night and what a night it was (oh what a night).