Sydney Australia 2005
As we browsed through the bright yellow aisles we were suprised to here the distorted acoustics and crackle of song through microphone and speaker. Australian alternative/folk musician/singer/song writer and ex-beau of Claire Daines', BEN LEE, was performing a live set right there in the store!
There was a humble gathering around the in-store stage and Mark and I made our way over to enjoy the show. I took this opportunity to do some sketching of the live show. By the end of his performance I was pleased with the sketches I had done and was ready to continue through the store.
Ben had announced that he would be meeting fans and signing autographs to the side. Mark had insisted that I show Ben the drawings I had done. I was reluctant, but somehow gathered the courage to meet and greet him. He seemed genuinly impressed with my drawings and so I offered him one of his choice. I was humbled and he accepted.
I returned to Mark pleased with myself. As I turned back to admire the event that had just taken place, we see Ben flocked by a gathering of girls...and no sooner than 5min later, one of the girls pulls away from the flock squeeling with glee whilst clasping on to the drawing I had just given to BEN!!! Did he just give away my drawing?!
It hurts alittle everytime I think of it...I'm trying to move on. *COUGH COUGHjerkCOUGH*
8 comments:
It's funny. I was just listening to Ben Lee's stuff. The earlier stuff. And I was wondering if you still held this against him.
I suppose you have to separate the artist from the artist's work.
That's gold man.
lol what a tosser
lol what a tosser
-jei
I don't exactly known what to (cough) draw from this. However,
You are a legend.
You did not know that JB stands for John Barbuto, a cousin of the Math head at Fairvale, and a former Canley Vale teacher
If I ever meet this "Ben Lee" for dinner I will bring the subject up with him loudly and to his great embarrassment. The other tables will all stare at him and quietly reprimand him when I excuse myself from the table.
That'll fix him.
What? Really, I didn't know that about JB. What a coincidence, I graduated from Fairvale High, Class of 2002!!!
As Grimshaw would say:
Arse.
Clown.
Ha! But *I* have a Maywa original in my Disney book and I shall not give it up, no matter how famous he gets. Nope :)
ow, that cuts deep doesnt it? Cuts right to the bone. Like a knife know what im sayin?
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