Pele in Dublin!

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Taken from Aertel!!

Soccer legend Pelé will appear as Pat
Kenny's special guest on this Friday's
Late Late Show.

Pelé - whose autobiography has just
been published - holds the world record
for hat tricks (92), as well as the
record for the number of goals scored
at international level (97).

In 1993, Pelé was inducted into the
National Soccer Hall of Fame in Brazil.
He has done extensive work for
children's causes through UNICEF,
and came second to Muhammad Ali for
the 'Sportsman of the Century' award.

Pele will be signing his new book at
Easons O'Connell St this Saturday.

Chardee MacDennis

was just on to easons, they have no idea how it will work yet, but it starts at 11.30.

i forgot to ask will you have to buy the book before or during? anyone go to roys?

gracehopper

It'd be great to meet him in person. I'd say easons will be mental on Saturday morning.

BOHS

Normally what happens for these signings is you buy the book just before you get in the Q. They wont throw you out of the Q if you have already got it and then its basically you get as early as you like with first come first served. I still aint sure what time ill be heading in for but id say you would wanna get there early

Chardee MacDennis

will 7 be too early? or if i get there at 9 will i get it signed?

BOHS

If you get there for 9 you should be alright. I think ill be heading in at 9 as well.at the end of the day when else are you gonna get a chance to meet Pele

mchurl

Its a one-off chance to meet one of the game's biggest ever legends.

zAbbo

Do you have to buy a book or penis pills?

RefulgentGnomon

Would you get it signed if you got there at around 10.45?:eek:

What would be the latest?

Andrew 83

I was queuing from 9 and was just at the entrance at about 20 past 1 (two people away from it!) when they pulled the shutters down and said no one else would be let in. Apparently he left at quarter to 2 anyway and didn't even sign for everyone who was inside at that point. He was an hour late down at half 12. Ah well.

BOHS

I was in the Q from 8.15 and i managed to get 2 books signed and a photo with him.....thank god

theceltichitman

i was queuing from 8.15, and got inside easons at 9.15.
got our books straight away, also some coffee and sweets and bikkies, laid on by easons, and were organised in a queue inside.
Then we got tickets. They said he would sign for 2hours from 11.30 to 1.30, seeing approx 300 people. Sorted.
Samba dancers arrived about 10.30ish and got the place going, especially inside.
There was plenty of banter amongst those of us queuing, young and old alike.
The press gathered at the signing table at 11.15, so the rest of us followed suit, but no sign of him until 12.15.
He arrived in the middle of the samba dancers, clearly loving every minute of it.
Posed for the press, then got down to business, and the queue got moving. We eventually got to him about 1.15. The organisers were very pushy, telling people to hurry along, no photos, no dedications, etc, which was understandable, gven that they wanted to cram in as many people to see him.
We, like most, were having none of it, so we all got photos shaking hands with the king himself, smiles beaming from ear to ear. I even got a laugh out of him when i tried my hand at some portuguese i had been rehearsing earlier(thanks to easons phrase books).
I managed to get two books and a 1970 brazil shirt signed by him, so i was well impressed, he was humble and very friendly too, a true legend.

Zaph

Any chance of posting some of the pics?

wheres me jumpa

Saw him on the Late Late last night and Pat Kenny had him on for all of ten minutes!

Rikand

Well, pat would have more important people with more important things to talk about :rolleyes:

AdrianII

Easons was a pure joke, got there at 11.30 and finally made me way to the front of the crowd about 12.50 or so. me pics are 2mb so i cant upload them sorry

Kingp35

AdrianII wrote:

Easons was a pure joke, got there at 11.30 and finally made me way to the front of the crowd about 12.50 or so. me pics are 2mb so i cant upload them sorry

Shrink them with Photoshop or something. Or you could email them to me and I could do it.

AdrianII

here got some program off the net to do it for me, quality seems ok,

the photos show the ridiculous crowd in such a small shop. Then the close one after an hour of queuing.

blu_sonic

wonder how much the signed ones will go on ebay for (quick check).
€40 - €140 (could be fakes?)

MrJoeSoap

The first two pics there are class. All the phones and camera's in the air!