So we went Friday afternoon. The boys were equally excited at the prospect of meeting a celebrity who had been a guest on Top Gear (he lent them his Ferarri Enzo for a review). For me it was more about meeting a member of one of my favourite bands since the age of 16. We arrived at 3 and parked up outside one of the garages and within seconds the sound of 3 very excited boys could be heard as they clapped their eyes on the contents of the first garage.
When I arrived after being unloaded from the car, Jake Luke and Daniel were sitting in their choice of automotive exotica. And there was Nick Mason looking on, completely unphased by the fact that Luke had his hands all over his £25 million Ferarri GTO.
The next two and a half hours were spent looking at some amazing cars and chatting with Nick and Mike (who works with Nick and coordinated the visit with Adam). The boys sat in every car without their owner batting an eyelid or whincing as car doors were opened to within millimetres of its neighbour. The boys were in fairness pretty well behaved, and preceded all of their endless questions with "excuse me Mr Mason"! I think he quite enjoyed seeing the cars being enjoyed and appreciated so much. Luke even knew the bhp figures of some of them.
I really didn't expect Nick to give up his entire afternoon for us and we were made to feel completely welcome throughout. It felt rather surreal chatting and drinking tea with a member of one of biggest bands ever and also provided the soundtrack to my adolescence.
Before we left, the boys were each given a lovely book on motorsport history which Nick signed, giving them a great souvenir of a brilliant afternoon. Many many thanks to Nick and Mike for giving me the best day in a very long while and giving the boys a wonderful memory. ,
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Brilliant! So, there IS still life with MND! xx
Loved having the family to visit - All the best cars should have a little battle damage from the race track,and lots of small sticky fingermarks all over - That way we know there's another generation interested enough to take care of the cars in the future.
next time they all come they'll be ready to clean the cars !
Nick Mason
Hi Steve, Just arrived at your blog from a Nick Mason "Tweet". Sounds like a great afternoon out you had. I used to Marshal in the late 80's and early 90's including events that Nick took part in. Marshalling gives you really great memories eh?
Ken Ward.
Seems like great day you had, Nick and all those great cars. I enjoy your story.
Fantastic .... & good on Nick
Hi Steve - just seen this, haven't been on FB for ages ... oh yes my comment was "OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Cheers Steve, love to all ...
Really pleased you had a good time and huge respect to Nick and his team.
Steve, that is so cool! And now I have to put on Dark Side of the Moon ... X
That is pretty cool Steve. I saw Nick Mason at Carfest a couple of months ago; he is a committed petrol head and there is no doubt about that. But I have to say he has heroic status for me as the drummer in Pink Floyd. What a fantastic day out for you all and what a nice bloke.
Richard V
Awesome post Steve, and well done Nick.
Mark
Wow...what a fantastic experience for you all....what memories are made of! I bet the boys have enjoyed telling their new friends at school. Cx
Hi there,
just came to your blog while trying to look for information on MND. My organisation has recently ordered an eye gazed communicative device and I am so hopeful about it's potential on seeing your video. I am so please to see how it has improved your quality of life and thank you for sharing with everyone out there! :)
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