Interview with Sir Richard in this month's FHM

[RichardMannion]

Quite funny interview really - interesting stance on the mile high policy

Thanks,
Richard

Was reading that on my flight over to MCO actually, as hinted briefly in my TR

Entertaining reading.

[HighFlyer]

What did he say??

Im a girlie, i dont read FHM - much LOL

Which edition - UK or US?

Thanks

moworld - UK edition, Feb 2005

HighFlyer - Here follows a precis: (with my limited knowledge of copyright law, this does not infringe)

- Kept an armed man talking, while Keith Richards was with this person's wife nearby.
- Missed out on signing Dire Straits, the band thought Virgin records were trying to ply them with drugs.
- Space shuttle is next Virgin project.
- Owning an island isn't cheap, but allows you enforce your own laws e.g. everyone must be topless
- The balloon crossings were dangerous but presented opportunities to empty certain waste products over countries they disliked
- He had no money on him at the interview
- His daughter tends to dump men just as Richard is getting used to playing tennis with them
- SRB has forgotten the name of the woman who coined the Virgin name
- The massages offered onboard have sometimes caused "misunderstandings" with Japanese businessman
- VS policy to mile high club: turn a blind eye. SRB joined himself at age 18 on way to LAX
- On Rebel Billionaire, SRB goes undercover to find out what the contestants are really like (but we knew that!)
- SRB lost his virginity in a brothel in london to a fat lady. His dad paid because he didn't want him to be gay.

[HighFlyer]

Oh excellent! Thanks Onionz

I wish i had seen the article now, looks like a good read!!

I just noticed that the Jan 05 issue of Wired magazine has an article about Virgin Galactic. I didn't have a chance to read it so I can't say if it has anything interesting in it.

John

[Bazz]

Thanks for the titbits Onionz, I will have to get a copy now for the full thing

No problem. This issue comes with an interesting additional supplement too...

Phew! In the news bulletins about that article they kept saying RB had joined the mile high club and I was wondering how his wife felt about that[V]

It didn't mention once that it was years ago but implied it was recently[xx(]

I bet they wouldnt turn a blind eye if I disappeared into the toilet (nice romantic place) with someone else to join the mile high climb!!

You think?