Fact #66877
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Roger Daltrey of The Who takes time out to meet with an old fan of the band, Stephanie Zimmerman, at the cafe in The Wallace Collection, London, England, UK, Europe.Full article:
Stephanie Zimmerman : The cafe is an airy, uncrowded affair in a sculpture garden in the center of the museum. A high, glass atrium roof lets natural light wash over elegant tables. I'm starting to feel light-headed from lack of sleep, but I'm lucid enough to remind my big sister to let me do the interview.
I look up and Roger is here. I shake his hand and thank him over and over and over for doing the interview before realizing I'm veering dangerously close to dorkdom again.
He's 64 (he since turned 65 this month) but looks much younger. His famous blue eyes and smile haven't lost a thing.
I regain my composure and go straight into journalist mode. He sips his cappuccino and patiently answers my questions about what it's like to be a rock star. We talk about his charity work, politics and The Who's plans.
For 45 minutes, he is intelligent, insightful and gracious. At the end of our talk, I can't help myself. I whip out my camera and beg Jools to snap a photo of Roger and me. And then we say goodbye.
(Source : Chicago Sun-Times, Mar 22, 2009. szimmermann@suntimes.com)
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I look up and Roger is here. I shake his hand and thank him over and over and over for doing the interview before realizing I'm veering dangerously close to dorkdom again.
He's 64 (he since turned 65 this month) but looks much younger. His famous blue eyes and smile haven't lost a thing.
I regain my composure and go straight into journalist mode. He sips his cappuccino and patiently answers my questions about what it's like to be a rock star. We talk about his charity work, politics and The Who's plans.
For 45 minutes, he is intelligent, insightful and gracious. At the end of our talk, I can't help myself. I whip out my camera and beg Jools to snap a photo of Roger and me. And then we say goodbye.
(Source : Chicago Sun-Times, Mar 22, 2009. szimmermann@suntimes.com)