Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities.
Once again, I feature my late pal Glen. I miss him and use this to keep his memory alive and honor many great memories.
We met at a wrestling show or comic con. I forget which. It was many years ago and we became friends through continually seeing each other at both events. Sadly, Glen passed a few years ago. We lost a truly good guy.
Glen met many celebrities and he got me with this one. At a Beatles convention, Glen and his wife met Laurence Juber. A guitarist, Juber was with Paul McCartney and Wings 1978-81. I have not met any of the Beatles, nor any affiliated folks. I would have loved to meet Laurence.
Despite my envy, I am glad Glen got to meet him. I know how much that meant to him. While we would tease each other about beating the other to certain celebs, we always were happy for each other. We were happier when we both got to meet someone though. Several times, we met folks together.
Those were good times. RIP Glen.
Glen, Laurence Juber and Alicia in -August 2019.
2 comments:
I've gotten to spend a fair amount of time with Laurence at the Fest over the years, starting when he was gracious enough to sit with me for a long interview many years back (when I had a Beatles radio show). He's terrific--great talent, hell of a nice guy, and a guest who can talk about a wide range of topics related to the Beatles. It's a shame Wings fell apart after Paul's arrest in Japan, because that last lineup was fantastic.
Wow great story and I totally agree about Wings.
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