In 1988 I spent some time visiting a sick ex workmate in Montreal.
I think I had flown in to the old airport, sorry Aeroport International Airport at Dorval
near to where I had lived in 1964-1965 and had worked as one of the 5 Rolls-Royce "Service" Engineers looking after the requirements of Air Canada
To fly back to the UK in those days meant traipsing North out of the city to the newer Mirabel airport
Once there I found that instead of extending "jetways" linking the terminal to the aeroplane one boarded a "Mobile Lounge"
which carried the passengers to the aeroplane. where a complex system of levers would elevate it to the plane's door height.
Queueing up to get on this monster I realised that the gent in front of me was the Canadian actor and father of 24's Keifer, Donald Sutherland. I should have said hello to him then but thought I should wait until we were on the Lounge. Alas the lounge was split in two and Donald went off to the first class side whilst I joined the plebs in the economy side
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"Sir" John Fowles Bt
Honorary Curator Bootleg Museum
(where Sir does not signify that I am a fully benighted Knight just a Bt which signifies a humble Baronet -?? read the wiki!)
I meant no one no harm
Once inside we found a curious moonbeam
Doing dances on the floor