| A VIRGIN STORY A trip to London to drop off plans A Trip to Mill End Oxfordshire A Trip to Necker Island !! And much much more !! |
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an Old Battleship Grey Bentley Red Leather Seats Maple Da |
We visited Manor Studios Oxfordshire, to see if Sir Richard was about to personally hand him the Business Box but found out he had moved House |
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| My mates John Lambton and Robbie Harrison came along from Scotland for the Ride |
| THE FAMOUS MANOR STUDIOS. Oxfordshire |
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| THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODYS AT HOME !! |
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| We delivered the Business Box, showered the Staff with gifts and departed to the Distant Tunes of God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols I was informed Sir Richard Branson was on Necker for 2 months |
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| I waited to see if I got a response after the 3 weeks promised about my plans. A Holiday was had in Antgua, and a couple of days on the British Virgin Islands was spent, very regretfully without John and Mark my children from my first marriage to Kirsteen,off we went Arlene and my 3 year old diabetic daughter en tow The intention was to Drop plans off on Sir Richard Bransons Private Island at Necker |
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| Mill end House. Oxfordshire |
| We decided delivering the Business Box personally and Gifting shortbread and flowers may have got Virgin Managements attention - alas nope. |
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| Big picture thinking & creative problem solving
In his book, Branson tells the story of a Mike Oldfield concert that was to take place at Queen Elizabeth Hall. Oldfield, the featured artist, had decided he did not want to do it. This was a major promotional event, designed to bring visibility to Virgin Records' inaugural shining star. Tickets had been sold, the concert all set to go and Oldfield, that morning, had determined not to perform. Branson's creative problem solving saved the day. The two went for a drive together in Branson's Bentley. After the drive, Branson asked if Mike would like the car, as a present. Mike said sure. Branson said, "I'll get out here and walk home. You just keep on driving and the car is yours." "Come off it! It was your wedding present." "No, all you have to do is drive it around to Queen Elizabeth Hall and go up onstage tonight. It's yours." Mike agreed. Tubular Bells eventually sold over thirteen million copies and became one of the best selling albums ever released in Britain. |
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