h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Many years ago when I worked in theatre, I knew an Acting ASM at Perth Rep. He was a touch old to be doing that job, usually it's given to drama students just out of College but Eddie was 30. Over the season we became friends, I used to crash out at his place when it was too late to drive home and I got to know how he had ended up on the stage. Together with a friend he'd written and performed a song that was a minor hit in the charts (which explained the bedroom filled with keyboards and music computers). This brought in a steady wee stream of royalties which allowed him to pursue his dream of being an actor. Like many friendships in the theatre, we saw each other here & there over the years but I'd totally lost touch with him until last weekend when we bumped into each other at a Glasgow party. Catching up on what we'd been up to he came out with something that made my jaw drop. He's currently 23rd in line to go into space in Richard Branson's spaceship Hopefully, early next year he will became the first Scotsman in space!!

So well done Eddie. From Fiction Factory to the stage & screen and now the final frontier. You lucky, lucky

Here's my mate the spaceman playing keyboards - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhHG337phTM