A focussed fan hops to it to help his hip-hop heroes
Pop stars are noted for taking the most outrageous limousines to their gigs. But what should a singing group do if their transport doesn’t show up, leaving them stranded in a strange city?
That was the question facing New York’s hip-hop legend Public Enemy when recently in the United Kingdom they found themselves in a record store and their taxi to their gig nowhere to be found.
Public Enemy had booked a normal taxi amid their concern that their large tour bus could not navigate the narrow city streets.
They didn’t panic, but their management did, at least until a little help from their friends arrived in time, as the UK’s Telegraph newspaper reported.
The group was in a record store signing autographs when it came time to leave to get to their gig across the city.
To the rescues came a 50-year-old focussed fan who volunteered to drive them in his Ford Focus family car.
"People started panicking and looking for someone to drive, so I volunteered," the fan reportedly told local media.
During the drive they sang in the van, belting out to Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, in the style of the hit film Wayne’s World. And the fan-come-roadie took a selfie. "I was looking in the rear view mirror thinking, 'is this actually happening?'"
He said they got to the arena about 15 minutes before they were to play on stage.
"I drove up to security and said, ‘I’ve got the band in the back.’ They looked at me as if I was having them on, but then I rolled down the windows and Chuck D showed them the security pass. Amazing, it just didn’t feel real."
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That was the question facing New York’s hip-hop legend Public Enemy when recently in the United Kingdom they found themselves in a record store and their taxi to their gig nowhere to be found.
Public Enemy had booked a normal taxi amid their concern that their large tour bus could not navigate the narrow city streets.
They didn’t panic, but their management did, at least until a little help from their friends arrived in time, as the UK’s Telegraph newspaper reported.
The group was in a record store signing autographs when it came time to leave to get to their gig across the city.
To the rescues came a 50-year-old focussed fan who volunteered to drive them in his Ford Focus family car.
"People started panicking and looking for someone to drive, so I volunteered," the fan reportedly told local media.
During the drive they sang in the van, belting out to Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, in the style of the hit film Wayne’s World. And the fan-come-roadie took a selfie. "I was looking in the rear view mirror thinking, 'is this actually happening?'"
He said they got to the arena about 15 minutes before they were to play on stage.
"I drove up to security and said, ‘I’ve got the band in the back.’ They looked at me as if I was having them on, but then I rolled down the windows and Chuck D showed them the security pass. Amazing, it just didn’t feel real."
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