Ross Halfin's Diary
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February 13
Spent late afternoon yesterday shopping with Steven Tyler. I love shopping, if I was Elton John I'd have a great time - Steven gives Elton a run for his money. After emptying Yves Saint Laurent we head off to Selfridges. Everybody recognizes him, cab drivers, shop assistants, even a group of girls from Uzbekistan want a photo with him, and he obliges them all.
We end up in Nobu, which is sold out and packed. Steven walks in, 'Hello, I'm Steven, could we get a table?' We do, straight away. Steven is getting asked for autographs, hugs, as if he is a holy figure, one thing I've never seen there. Nobu is always full of A-list celebs and usually no one bothers you.
One thing I have seen in Nobu before is $50 Don Burnsteine, who is at the next table entertaining Deep Purple. 'Hey Steven, I called you,' he shouts. 'Thanks for calling me!' I say. 'I would if you were bringing Jimmy Page. Hey Steven, is Ross putting his hand in his pocket?'
Now one thing that will piss me off is being called cheap. I am not, and coming from $50 Don, who walks around using his company $10,000,000,000 corporate credit card to look good to rock stars, is a bit rich. Don joins us at the end of the night and directs the bill to me with 'Is this on you?' For the record Steven paid. Oh yes, $50 Don's very funny. Let's see him spend his own money...
We walk around the corner to the Hard Rock Vault, which $50 wants to show Steven. It has some nice stuff. Jimi Hendrix's Flying V, Jeff Beck's Telecaster, Bob Dylan's hat and John Lennon's shirt from his show at Madison Square Garden. I get a shot of Steven wearing it. He gets very emotional (John Lennon is ST's hero).I take a few snaps with my Leica.
$50 Don then shows us his two favourite items, a guitar signed by Jon Bon Jovi and another guitar signed by ALL of Skid Row. $50 is beaming. 'Hey, I need those photos!' I'll be happy to sell them to Don - as $50 knows business is business...
February 13
Spent late afternoon yesterday shopping with Steven Tyler. I love shopping, if I was Elton John I'd have a great time - Steven gives Elton a run for his money. After emptying Yves Saint Laurent we head off to Selfridges. Everybody recognizes him, cab drivers, shop assistants, even a group of girls from Uzbekistan want a photo with him, and he obliges them all.
We end up in Nobu, which is sold out and packed. Steven walks in, 'Hello, I'm Steven, could we get a table?' We do, straight away. Steven is getting asked for autographs, hugs, as if he is a holy figure, one thing I've never seen there. Nobu is always full of A-list celebs and usually no one bothers you.
One thing I have seen in Nobu before is $50 Don Burnsteine, who is at the next table entertaining Deep Purple. 'Hey Steven, I called you,' he shouts. 'Thanks for calling me!' I say. 'I would if you were bringing Jimmy Page. Hey Steven, is Ross putting his hand in his pocket?'
Now one thing that will piss me off is being called cheap. I am not, and coming from $50 Don, who walks around using his company $10,000,000,000 corporate credit card to look good to rock stars, is a bit rich. Don joins us at the end of the night and directs the bill to me with 'Is this on you?' For the record Steven paid. Oh yes, $50 Don's very funny. Let's see him spend his own money...
We walk around the corner to the Hard Rock Vault, which $50 wants to show Steven. It has some nice stuff. Jimi Hendrix's Flying V, Jeff Beck's Telecaster, Bob Dylan's hat and John Lennon's shirt from his show at Madison Square Garden. I get a shot of Steven wearing it. He gets very emotional (John Lennon is ST's hero).I take a few snaps with my Leica.
$50 Don then shows us his two favourite items, a guitar signed by Jon Bon Jovi and another guitar signed by ALL of Skid Row. $50 is beaming. 'Hey, I need those photos!' I'll be happy to sell them to Don - as $50 knows business is business...
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