The time I tried to buy Alex a beer…
I was just in Sheffield for a business trip, and it reminded me of years gone by and the time I met Alex and tried to buy him a beer…
It was a summer night in 2017, heading out with some friends on a night out, and we were walking down through Sheffield city towards the old John Lewis.
As we headed down, a figure struck me, sat in the window of this bar on his own. Now this figure had caught my attention for a number of reasons, as a familiar face does to oneself in your memory, and the penny dropped.
It was Alex Turner!
My friends at this point had walked a long ahead of me, as the cogs turning in my head had caused me to stop. I therefore, gulped, looked around to see if anyone else had noticed and entered the bar.
Not sure if it had been the half the bottle of wine I’d had before we went out, but it gave me a courage to stroll up to him, very politely and just said Mr Turner, I’m a huge fan… could i buy you a drink”
“Oh thank you, That’s a very kind offer, but I’ve already got one, thanks - what’s your name?”
We had a nice moment and I garbled something about how i had really enjoyed the TSLP gig I saw at Alex Palace the year before.
Then, realising that I had probably made a fool of myself, said I’d leave him to enjoy his evening and left.