Hello Alain You will 'ave to brush up on your French. Please send us a pic of you in your rich French Businessman mode. When you are rich and famous, please do not forget your old humble pals! Cheers! Hubert -------------------------------------------------- From: "Alan Stepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 9:23 AM To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [modeleng] A star is born. lol > A pal is frequently a film extra, and has appeared in many films. > Yesterday he had a costume fitting at the studio, and asked me to drive > him there. > The offer of a free lunch helped persuade me! > After lunch, while he was having his costume fitted, I sat outside the > building, on a low wall, enjoying the sun and watching the people passing > by. > > After a while a young lady approached me and started to chat. Apparently > the Director of the film had seen me, reckoned I looked ideal for one > specific part and sent her to "proposition" me. (And thats a noveltly!) > > So, in I was taken, signed up with an agency (Hey, I now have my own > agent.), then signed a film contract. > Then to make up, and finally fitted into a costume and photographed. > > The film is supposed to be in Paris, and I am a wealthy French > businessman. (A prime example of mis-casting.) > However, the black suit with spats, astrokhan coat and top hat did look > rather fetching. > > > Dont know the film title or plot yet, but apparently it has something to > do with the famous rail crash, > > http://danger-ahead.railfan.net/accidents/paris_1895.html > > > Alan > > > > http://www.alanstepney.info > Alan Stepney's Model Engineering, steam, and workshop pages. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.