i was once hitchhiking to london to see bo diddley
i got a lift from an older gent who i found, from conversation, was a safety officer for BP. he asked what i was doing in london so i told him i was going to see bo diddley, thinking he wouldn't have a clue.
he said "oh if you see him, say hello from barry, i used to know him in the 60's"
blimey i replied, how's that then ?
oh i used to do gigs with him, i was vince taylor.
wow i said, brand new cadillac ?
yes he replied, i did that every night. i wasn't really vince taylor, i got the job after he went off the rails. they gave me his leather suit and said " there you go, you're Vince Taylor now"
btw, bo was fantastic, as ever.