Yet another in a long line of callers to radio stations who wait patiently on line - some not so patiently; but that's another post - to reveal their cherished memories... only to get it wrong:
Caller: "One of the great calamities in sport was when Justin Madden kicked the post."
KB: "That was Percy Jones."
Caller: "Oh."
Guess the bloke was confusing Justin Madden the footballer with Justin Madden the former Victorian ALP minister for Calamities.
Or that guy who single-handedly built the first rocket and flew to the moon. What was his name, Apollo Creed?
Posted by: The Usual Suspect | 11/30/2010 at 11:35 AM
No, that was Mercury Rev.
Posted by: Tony | 11/30/2010 at 12:32 PM
Percy Jones, now that is a name to conjure with. You know, without his production skills, Michael Jackson would never have been the great recording star he was.
Posted by: Professor Rosseforp | 11/30/2010 at 01:49 PM
Wasn't that Quincy James?
Posted by: TKYCraig | 12/01/2010 at 02:56 PM
Sam Shepard?
Posted by: Tony | 12/01/2010 at 03:04 PM
L. Ron Howard.
Posted by: Tony | 12/01/2010 at 03:05 PM
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Posted by: Big Ramifications | 12/01/2010 at 07:06 PM
Percy Jones was a wannabe state politician at one stage too wasn't he, using the electoral slogan "Point Percy at Parliament"!
Posted by: Matt | 12/02/2010 at 12:05 PM
Percy ran for parliament, but I don't think he got elected.
Posted by: Tony | 12/02/2010 at 12:28 PM
Percy Jones used to ride at the throttle of the Cannonball Express, unless I'm very much mistaken.
Posted by: Professor Rosseforp | 12/02/2010 at 06:21 PM