I very much doubt that - you assert that Hugh told you that, well pull him up here to repeat himself for us. The thing is, Ken's been making stuff for famous people since the 60s: The Beatles, Hendrix, Santana, Suzi Quatro, The Stones, even The Sweet, gawdhelpus!
Now, when I interviewed him, I had to persuade him to give me some celeb stories, and even though he finally acquiesced, he was always at pains to point out that these people were no big deal - don't forget, he used to play Sunday football with the likes of Pink Floyd the Small Faces and Ridley Scott - and that they all waited in line and all paid for their gear. Given this was his stated position, why would he care about an actor who wasn't that famous at the time, a comedian who was in a US drama on C5, and a rock star whose music I doubt he'd care for?
There are, as you know, Robb, no pics of famous people on Aero's walls, no third-rate actor's recommendations on their websites, or marketing budget to push their designs into GQ or Esquire - it's just not the the way they work, but they seem to get by pretty fine.
Yawn ......
The sycophancy is becoming boring now ...... the dates were edited because I can't actually remember the specific date ( it was a long time ago) .. I do however remember the event !
Yeah, yeah, when in doubt ad hominem all the way. Anyway, back to more fun stuff. I've always steered clear of the repro market too, it just doesn't hold much of an appeal for me, I'd always catch my reflection and think 'nope, I don't look as good as X star who was wearing it in Y film - certainly, I'm not going to pass for Cpt America any time soon , not without some serious gym time...
I know what you mean. I watched the first Captain America with my girlfriend - who isn't in to sci-fi/super hero stuff at all. But I'd really wanted to see it and on this occasion she indulged me - and she watched it in a nonplussed kind of way - until our hero went into that machine and out he popped, all buff and tall - and my girlfriend suddenly beamed and clapped and said "Oh, we have to get you one of those !"