Today’s strange but true story . . . Right at the end of one of our sets today in Central Park, Clifton points over to a guy who looks suspiciously like Rupert Murdoch. “That has to be Rupert Murdoch.” We were standing up by the CD’s dealing with some new fans.
“Go over there and see if he’s speaking in Australian!,” I suggested.
Clifton took a few paces over to our left but then Murdoch started to come towards us and dropped a $5 in the case.
“Hey, Thanks!”, I said.
“You guys are terrific.” It was Rupert Murdoch
His accent and his voice were instantaneously recognizable. He walks away.
“Here’s the out part,” Clifton begins moments later, “He didn’t have any money. He had to ask his son for that fiver!”
And that corroborated what I saw too. (because we were kind of staring) I saw him ask some guy for some money and that’s the money he came over and gave to us. Kind of hilarious.
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So can I put Rupert Murdoch’s quote in our press kit?