Tom Baker is 92 today
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@Natasha_Jay
I bumped in to Tom a few years ago. I didn’t want intrude as he perused the wine selection in Waitrose but I knew I’d always regret not saying anything. So, politely and discretely I asked, “Excuse me, I don’t mean to bother you but…you do look a lot like Tom Baker.”
He leaned toward me and said, with that smile and a twinkle in his eye: “I used to be!”
Never meet your heroes. Unless they’re The Doctor.@saulm @Natasha_Jay reminded me of this
Thanks for sharing your story
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so are you also a GenXer?
Tom Baker is my Doctor Who and the one guy i call creepy Who. he always freaked me out. took me decades, and #10, before i could finally enjoy the show.
@blogdiva
Yes, but I found him fine, if deliberately weird.The guy after him, Peter Davidson, felt very bland.
Now Daleks, they literally gave me nightmares as a kid.
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Tom Baker is 92 today
@Natasha_Jay Oh geez, that's the kind of thing where I'd just instinctively put my arms out and give the guy a big hug. Thumbs up just wouldn't do...
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@blogdiva
Yes, but I found him fine, if deliberately weird.The guy after him, Peter Davidson, felt very bland.
Now Daleks, they literally gave me nightmares as a kid.
@Natasha_Jay …until we couldn’t blink
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@Natasha_Jay …until we couldn’t blink
@blogdiva @Natasha_Jay ahhhhh. i didn't realize this was a gif and moused over it and it moved and I'm not saying I peed a little, but I might have peed a little
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@Natasha_Jay …until we couldn’t blink
@blogdiva @Natasha_Jay Weeping angels are so much worse than any of the Alien movies.
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@blogdiva @Natasha_Jay Weeping angels are so much worse than any of the Alien movies.
@schrotthaufen @Natasha_Jay true, unadulterated terror with the most minimal of movement. BLINK is a masterpiece.
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so are you also a GenXer?
Tom Baker is my Doctor Who and the one guy i call creepy Who. he always freaked me out. took me decades, and #10, before i could finally enjoy the show.
He will always be my Who
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He will always be my Who
10 is mine. i rebuke Baker. was he number 4 or 3?
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10 is mine. i rebuke Baker. was he number 4 or 3?
I can't remember. I really need to catch up on my Who as well. I found Tennant was really hard/funny to watch because he is the doppelgänger of my cousin which is hilarious and I think helped my cousin with his game with the ladies growing up to no end.
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I can't remember. I really need to catch up on my Who as well. I found Tennant was really hard/funny to watch because he is the doppelgänger of my cousin which is hilarious and I think helped my cousin with his game with the ladies growing up to no end.
@RobotDiver @Natasha_Jay LMAO lucky cousin
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@schrotthaufen @Natasha_Jay true, unadulterated terror with the most minimal of movement. BLINK is a masterpiece.
@blogdiva @Natasha_Jay Right? I recall the game Witcher 3 having an Easter egg where some angel statues on a cemetery move every time they’re not in view. First very subtly. The “Wait a minute… didn’t that statue face the other way just now?” *turns again* “OH SHIT! OH FUCK! NOPE NOPE NOPE!” was very strong.
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Tom Baker is 92 today
@Natasha_Jay I had no idea Tom Baker was still alive. How wonderful!
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@Natasha_Jay I had no idea Tom Baker was still alive. How wonderful!
@PamelaBarroway
I saw a recent photo of him in his Dr Who costume. A bit more frail, but still around with us.
