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Tue, 26 Aug 1997 23:54:43 +0100
Hiya All...
This one from Alan defies description...
Wishes & Dreams...
- ANDREA
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------- Forwarded foolishness follows -------
Quite a few years ago a talent agent was walking by a nightclub which
featured comedy & song and dance acts and heard the audience laughing
and applauding like crazy. He popped in and saw a phenomenal talent
dancing and keeping em cheering and clapping like no one else he had
seen in years.
After the show he went backstage and said "You were fantastic! What's
your name?"
The young man replied: "Panos Von Lizbayon."
"Penis Von Lesbian?" asked the agent.
The song and dance man said - "No. Not Penis Von Lesbian, Panos Von
Lizbayon. Lots of people make that mistake."
The agent said, "Well son, I'd love to represent you cause you could be
big, but if I'm gonna take you on and if you're gonna make it ya gotta
change that name."
The young man told him the name had been in his family for years and he
couldn't do that. So the agent gave him his card and told him if he
changes his mind to call.
A few years went by and the agent stopped into a top name club one night
and heard incredible audience cheering. He walked in and saw the young
man from years before taking his bows. He went backstage and introduced
himself and said, "Son, you're terrific! Do you remember me?"
The talented fellow said, "Yes sir, I do. I thought about what you said
and a little while later took your advice. And you were absolutely
correct. I changed my name and things took off. I landed the
lead in a Broadway Musical and was just offered my own TV series!"
The agent was pleased for him, even though he didn't call the agent to
represent him.
"What name did you change it to, son?" he asked.
The young man smiled broadly and said, "Well I gave it a lot of thought
and finally settled on Dick Van Dyke.