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| TitanPa |
Posted - 08/26/2007 : 06:03:06
I just got home after being away for a few days. There was a message on my answering machine. THe guy was hard to hear, so I had to play it over and over again. I will tell you later what the message said. I could understand the phone number. So I did a reverse phone number look up. WHat I got in return could be the weirdest thing that has happened to me. You need to hear about this. This is strange. The phone number led me to a Pittsburgh PA resident. The name of the resident?? I now can hear his name on the message. He even spells it. It is hard to understand without know what the actual name is. I bet your wondering the name. His name is Phil Klass. I did not recognize the name. It asked me if I wanted further information on Phil Klass. So i kept searching. It led me to a Wikipedia entry Phil Klass
This guy is from Pitt and he used to live around this area. He even mentioned his daughter in the message 'Adina'. iT seems he's till alive and is a writer of Science fiction. Now for the very Eerie Message.
"Hello Brandon,
THis is Phil Klass, Adina's father. I am calling to throw myself at your mercy. I need a few word's of advice from you. I hope you have the mercy.
In any event my number is ........ I am calling you at 7:18pm on Thursday. I would appreciate to hear from you as soon as you get this message.
Again, Phil Klass. K-L-A-S-S. Adina's father. Please please please.
YOu are one of the few people in the billion population that will be able to help me."
Ok so what is up with this???? Its too late now so I cant call. But who is this guy? How does he know me and how did he get my number? What kind of scam is this?????? It cant be a scam. The number led me to his name in Pitt. He is hard to understand. But he doesnt really sound British. He sounds old though. WHat do you people make of this? Check out the wikipedia entry. THis guys sounds interesting. But can I really believe this????? |
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| Stalean |
Posted - 08/30/2007 : 05:11:06
Kolo and I met and had our picture taken with Knight Rider David Hasselhoff and K.I.T.T.  Also, various famous musicians. |
| thefoxboy |
Posted - 08/30/2007 : 00:27:42
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Originally posted by Conan The Westy
As a 10-year-old I was at the next urinal to Tony Greig at the Sydney Airport.
A drunken thefoxboy stood between a drunken Stephen 'Sticks' Kernahan and John 'The Rat' Platten at a niteclub urinal in the 80's. They were out celebrating the big win that SA had over WA in the state of origin game.
They asked me some advice and they got me a drink for the info I gave them.  |
| Shiv |
Posted - 08/30/2007 : 00:00:36
I've got an autographed business card from Dizzy Gillespie. When I was about ten my family were flying back from Ireland to Teesside Airport (a regional airport in the NE of England). My dad spotted him and went to have a 'chat'. He even blew his cheeks out for us! |
| duh |
Posted - 08/29/2007 : 17:22:33
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Originally posted by Beanmimo
After a lenghty pause filled with apprehension she piped up.
"I am."
"Hey, that's cool," said Dena, "for I am also 'a Dena.'" |
| Beanmimo |
Posted - 08/29/2007 : 14:07:44
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Originally posted by ragingfluff
Thanks for the update and denouement. I shared in your excitement all weekend (I have no life)...stick to your guns and keep the message on your machine...
btw, "Who is Adina?" is a great title for a story.
After a lenghty pause filled with apprehension she piped up.
"I am." |
| Conan The Westy |
Posted - 08/29/2007 : 13:43:55
As a 10-year-old I was at the next urinal to Tony Greig at the Sydney Airport. |
| Whippersnapper. |
Posted - 08/29/2007 : 12:53:31
I once had an answerphone message from a dead person. 
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| w22dheartlivie |
Posted - 08/29/2007 : 12:14:45
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
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Originally posted by wildhartlivie
How often does a movie actor call you up?
OK you twisted my arm. My two movie star phone-calls were from Sean Connery and Burt Lancaster. I was home both times so I couldn't even keep the tape!!! 
My biggest rock star calls were from Adam Faith and Roger Daltry.
And I have a signed fax from Paul McCartney.
Aren't you glad you asked? 
Um, I was asked to get in the limo by Leonard Nimoy and was invited to dinner with Vincent Price? |
| Beanmimo |
Posted - 08/29/2007 : 12:13:11
I've a Connery story too.
My Sister's god mother was Sean Connerys PA in the sixties.
When he was filming the futuristic thriller Zardoz in Ireland she had him bring a present over to my sister.
I wasn't born at the time when he called to our house and dropped it in.
do I get a star (if not a gold one)!?!
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| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 08/29/2007 : 11:52:31
quote:
Originally posted by wildhartlivie
How often does a movie actor call you up?
OK you twisted my arm. My two movie star phone-calls were from Sean Connery and Burt Lancaster. I was home both times so I couldn't even keep the tape!!!
My biggest rock star calls were from Adam Faith and Roger Daltry.
And I have a signed fax from Paul McCartney.
Aren't you glad you asked?
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| w22dheartlivie |
Posted - 08/29/2007 : 11:46:11
I'd keep the message. I'm on the board of the Wilbur Wright Birthplace Society. Years ago, when we were trying to raise the money to purchase the property from the state before they tore it down and parceled it out, I sponsored a silent autograph auction. I wrote a veritable plethora of famous people, including anyone I could even remotely connect to flying for autographed items to auction. I sent official requests on the committee's letterhead, including my phone number for contact.
We had some interesting donations. George Foreman (or actually his lovely wife) simply sent a check. If it hadn't been a sizeable donation, I'd have considered just buying the check. Muhammed Ali sent an autographed poster - prior to the Parkinson's becoming so bad. Tim "the Toolman" Allen sent an autographed photo AND an autographed "Tooltime" nail apron. The most interesting turn of the event occurred one afternoon about a week after I sent the letters. The phone rang and this deep, sexy male voice asked for me to return his call at my convenience. It was Lance Henriksen, who said he just wanted to ask a question. Fine, says I, what can I tell you.
"I understand what you're doing and why. I just wondered why you asked me," he replied.
"Well, gee," I answered, "You WERE Bishop!"
He sent a terrific autographed photo as Bishop and a donation. I kept the message until the answering machine bit the dust. How often does a movie actor call you up? |
| thefoxboy |
Posted - 08/28/2007 : 21:38:11
So his planned worked!
Ring people at random and increase book sales. |
| Koli |
Posted - 08/28/2007 : 19:46:27
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Originally posted by TitanPa
Ahh. But is it over? I should have prepared myself with you guys to help me out if it were a wrong number. i could have said more. Anyways. Hopefully he will call back to apologize. OR should I call him back? No..sounds too stalker-ish. I've decided to go buy a book of his. Things in life happens for reasons. I am an avid writer myself. Maybe its to look up the group he is in or whatever. Im going to stick to my guns on this. IF I went meant to speak to phil. Then Im meant to dig around.
I like the idea of buying one of his books. I think you should. Every time I bump into a well-known writer I try to do that. Fortunately for my bank account (number available to anyone who fancies calling from west Africa), I don't bump into too many. It also explains why I have a signed copy of Derek Dougan's autobiography. (Few FWFRers will know of him, but when he visited Lichfield, Staffordshire, he was the most famous player at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.) |
| TitanPa |
Posted - 08/28/2007 : 17:46:24
Ahh. But is it over? I should have prepared myself with you guys to help me out if it were a wrong number. i could have said more. Anyways. Hopefully he will call back to apologize. OR should I call him back? No..sounds too stalker-ish. I've decided to go buy a book of his. Things in life happens for reasons. I am an avid writer myself. Maybe its to look up the group he is in or whatever. Im going to stick to my guns on this. IF I went meant to speak to phil. Then Im meant to dig around. |
| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 08/28/2007 : 08:29:00
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Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by GHcool
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Originally posted by Se�n
If Clint Eastwood accidentally left a message on my answerphone I'd still have deleted it. Different story if it was Natalie Portman though, particularly if she left her number. 
I went to elementary school with the son of James Earl Jones. As part of the school's fundraising auction, Jimmy (as his family and friends call him) auctioned off a vocal performance of "Please leave a message after the beep" on the highest bidder's answering machine.
Wow, that was a cool idea!  He has a very distinctive voice, too.
Mind you, I suppose it would be easy enough these days to make one (using any actor you please) from words cut from movies and put it on your answerphone yourself. Now there's an idea.... 
There used to be a free audio download site with famous lines from films. If I get a spare moment I'll find it again - if it's still there. Anyway - I downloaded some and DID have them on my answer message. A favourite with my friends was Garland saying "We're not in Kansas anymore" to which I added the leave the message bit.
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