While visiting England back in April of 1990, I made sure I revisited Dover Castle, a well known tourist attraction in those parts. I had been once before, as a wee-one back in 1967, so it was time, twenty three years later, to make the pilgrimage.
When I arrived at the main gate the security guard, a rather pleasant older chap, said to me with no hesitation, "you're in today for free, mate". Of course, I asked why....it could not have been the fact that I looked, walked, and quacked like a Canadian, especially since I had not even quacked at that point.
"Why?"
"Franco Zeffirelli's filming his new movie here."
"Neat."
A young girl with her dog saw me taking pictures of the shoot. She asked me: "Excuse me, sir. Have you seen Mel Gibson?"
ReplyDeleteNo, I hadn't. Not that I know of....