If you want a real treat then you are going to have to embrace the great outdoors. I know this is truly bizarre for the likes of you and me but Doc Brown and the Time machine will be at the caravan and camping show in London from 14 – 19 February 2012. Hey, we thrive on bizarre!! See you there……………………or be square !!
2012. AAaahh 2012. Is going to be one helluva year. Year on year the Timecar has thown up amazing events and situations and this year promises to be the best ever. I can’t wait for the fun to begin and if you encounter the Timecar and me it’s gonna be an incredible experience. You are absolutely gonna luv it !!!
Happy New Year
Brian
On Wednesday while driving along in the Time machine the engine decided to cut out and there I was stranded on the side of the road. Amazingly the breakdown rescue guy was already there, replaced a part and fixed the Delorean straight away. After being initially dumbfouded I realised what I had to do. Get up tp 88 mph, go back in time, phone the breakdown guy, tell him which part I require, where I will be and at what time. Job done. It does save all the hassle and worry !! No more breakdown blues !!!
For anyone who has a classic car in the UK, this show is the big one in the annual diary. Never done it before but the Delorean owners club UK kindly asked me along. Of course I accepted ……….on one condition. That I bring along my alter ego, namely ” Doc Brown”. Now I have a problem, which has manifested itself as the years go by with my association with the Delorean Timecar. Namely, lots of people ask me to dress up as you know who, and over the last three years I have obliged. It has come to the point where I have needed to make a real effort with the dressing up bit so as not to disappoint. I do believe that I can now do a reasonable Doc Brown………………………..but it could be in my mind. The thing is, in many ways I really don’t mind if people arn’t too impressed cos I am just having a ball doing it and I get a huge kick out of everyone’s reaction. I’ll tell you now, I have finally after 58 years, found my true vocation and the realisation that all this time I have yearned to be actor even though it is very small beer in the great scheme of things. Just love doing it.
Spent 3 days at the NEC, hamming it up and getting everyone involved in the Delorean experience. What a hoot and I can honestly say that the Delorean stand was packed with people pretty much all the time. Probably THE busiest stand. Had such a laugh. Happy days.
OK. This is real heavy. Got some great things that are happening and are about to happen. There is so much good stuff coming at me that I’m just having to deal with it as it comes. It’s mad but great. Just had the Timecar visit the NEC at the hotel metropole for the Back Up trust annual ball. Met some great and inspiring people. Next up, Manchester. Then NEC classic car show, then back to Manchester. Also a radio interview on BBC radio solent. If you read this before Tuesday 8th November then tune in at 10.15 am that day. Mad !!
“Never heard of it”. Yep, that’s what I said when Captain Mainwaring told me of it’s existence. I know. Amazing. This is the gentleman who attends events with a group of Dad’s Army lookalikes. Great guy and very interesting.
Anyways, Deadwood happens to be only 25 miles from me which ain’t to bad being it’s in the wild west an all. Now me, havin my fancy get up ( Doc Brown 1885 Cowboy stuff ) am real excited about the whole darn thing an thought I might mosey on down somewhen an grab me a few pics. Leastways thats wot I thought. Will post em up as soon as that happens. Can’t wait !!!
Nike’s limited edition run of Marty McFly’s trainers saw the Delorean Timecar at the Nike store, London for the charity auction of one pair. In pride of place under glass they did look very special. Thank the lord they weren’t Doc Brown’s footwear as I would obviously have had to bid !
The Delorean owners club meet in Derbyshire saw a deluge of Deloreans descend on the tram museum at Crich among other places. The Timecar was right at home at the Time travel event and a fun day was had by all. Meeting a lot of old and some new aquaintances is always the best part for me. Well, apart from the dressing up which is becoming a feature of my travels with the Delorean. I have to confess to enjoying that part, to the point where I fear that I am possibly becoming Emmet Brown. Would that be such a bad thing? Or am I one step closer to insanity! I do find myself looking to enhance the experience with a range of ever increasing props. Now, where did I leave that Winchester rifle? See pics and link below
http://youtu.be/Ap-H1zoif68
Memories of a happy chidhood come flooding back as the Delorean and I visit the place where I lived many years ago. In general, the village hasn’t changed. The residents have of course and Dominic has done a wonderful job of bringing a bit of glamour to this leafy Sussex village. The show was a huge success which was so pleasing as a lot of effort went into the organisation. Funny how things come to light about the past. As a young lad in the early 60′s I was offered a lift by a village resident in his Jaguar.On climbing in he asked me if I would like to do 100mph ! Of course I did…and off we went. I believe we did do the ton down that leafy lane and I was thrilled. Turns out that his son partnered Derek Bell the racing driver when he first started his racing career. Guess he caught the racing bug from his Dad ! A little bit of the day on the link below
http://youtu.be/rdWEzM5BJmk
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Rewind to June and the Timecar’s appearance at the Honourable Artilliery Company’s annual summer ball in London. Had a great time. There were helicopters, parachutists, a regimental band, a disco and much more. Also for me, a window into the world of the army. Have you ever met a Regimental Sergeant Major? I had the pleasure of meeting the regiment’s resident RSM. Let me tell you. In the army “ pond” the RSM is a very big fish. He is respected, revered and feared by the pond’s residents. He IS the pike, the predator, the dominant personality, the be all and end all…………….the ONE. He gobbles up the raw recruits and seasoned hands alike. No mortal soul crosses “The One”. He has absolute authority. It was fantastic to dip my toe into his pond. To see what it’s like in a different world. We got on like a house on fire. I could observe and converse with him, one to one, from the safety of my civilian bubble. Watch him at work. A professional, keeping order in the pond. I liked him. In fact I want an RSM of my own. I could unleash him on an unsuspecting world. Bring order from chaos. Respect from the masses. Prosperity through organisation and determination. A person for all the world to look up to. A messiah. What could possibly go wrong……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Sieg Heil !!
