Ah Tom Baker, the definitive article. Sam and I met him a couple of times. He was definitely her favourite and she was over the moon to speak to him. In fact, one of the times he met us he was sitting next to Nick "The Brig" Courtney, both autographing away. We got chatting to them, Brig being rather distracted the while. Anyway, while Tom signed some photos for us, we got into an exchange something like this:
Tom: Who shall I make this out to?
Sam: Steven and Sam.
Tom: Is that with a 'ph' or a 'v'?
Me: 'V'. The transatlantic spelling.
Nick: [realising] Ah, who's this for?
Me: Steven. With a 'V'
Sam: And Sam.
Tom: [pointedly, to Nick] With an 'S'.
Nick: This is turning into a skit, isn't it?
Top blokes - both of them.
@Drich: Never mind, just wanted to be clear what you mean. For once, says the devil in me.
Tom: Who shall I make this out to?
Sam: Steven and Sam.
Tom: Is that with a 'ph' or a 'v'?
Me: 'V'. The transatlantic spelling.
Nick: [realising] Ah, who's this for?
Me: Steven. With a 'V'
Sam: And Sam.
Tom: [pointedly, to Nick] With an 'S'.
Nick: This is turning into a skit, isn't it?
Top blokes - both of them.
@Drich: Never mind, just wanted to be clear what you mean. For once, says the devil in me.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
