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1/9 Wee story. May have told this one before in my previous twitter life, so apologies if I& #39;m repeating myself. It’s 1991 or 92. Teenage Fanclub are in London.
2/9 Can& #39;t quite recall what we were there for, but anyway, we find ourselves in the Pizza Express in Soho Square with our label boss Alan McGee.
3/9 We& #39;re waiting for a table, and @thebrendanohare decides that he& #39;s going to stick his finger in the little brass ring that normally holds the red rope that they ask you to queue behind when they are busy.
4/9 His finger gets stuck. He can& #39;t get it out. They bring over some olive oil and drizzle that over his finger and the ring in an attempt to free it. No joy. In the meantime, a table becomes available. What to do?
5/9 Well, we& #39;re all a bit hungry, so we decide that it& #39;s going to be just fine if we all sit down while Brendan has his finger “worked” on. The pizzas come. The wine flows. We send a glass of red and a couple of slices over to Brendan. A good time is had by all.
6/9 We’re there for maybe an hour and a half. The meal ends. Brendan still has his finger stuck in the ring. It& #39;s decided that the best thing to do is unscrew the fitting and let Brendan leave the restaurant with it still on his finger.
7/9 It just so happens that we have arranged to go and visit our pals @rideox4 at the studio where they are recording. And so we make our way over there by taxi. As we enter the reception area, we bump into @JazzieB from Soul II Soul (amazing band).
8/9 @JazzieB takes a keen interest in Brendan’s plight. I think I can help you mate, says he. He runs off and returns a couple of minutes later with a hacksaw. @JazzieB then proceeds to hacksaw the ring from Brendan’s finger. No blood is spilt. Good man that @JazzieB
9/9 This is a true story. Have a lovely Friday evening friends :-) Nx
