🚂 Rod Stewart Visited A Model Railway Store In Pendle Hill

Steve Fitton spoke to Woodpecker Model Railways on Joyce Street about the experience!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
That song mentions trains. Rod Stewart loves model trains. And
I got some inside skinny that he popped out the
Pendall Hill to Woodpecker Model Rollways yesterday to do some purchasing.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
I've got Jody on the phone.

Speaker 3 (00:13):
How are you?

Speaker 2 (00:15):
I'm looking up very good. Little Birdie tells me you
may have.

Speaker 3 (00:17):
Served a night yesterday.

Speaker 1 (00:19):
Yeah, you're apparently the best model railway. Woodpecker Model Railways
is the best modern railway store in Sydney?

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Is that right.

Speaker 3 (00:28):
In Sydney?

Speaker 2 (00:29):
You must be if.

Speaker 1 (00:30):
He's if he's come all the way out to Pendall
Hill there to because the word is that he likes
to he's a big model railway, but he likes to
build stuff while he's on the road and then takes
it home.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Is that what he told me? What did he buy?

Speaker 3 (00:41):
Bought some die cast cars cars, just bought some figurines,
some scenery.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
Stuff And when what did you was a lot of
small talk? Did you? I mean it's sir Rod Stewart.
Actually he just walks in.

Speaker 1 (00:55):
He's the most casual of casual guys, isn't he's just got.

Speaker 3 (00:58):
Then he didn't he didn't announce himself or nothing. Like that,
just casually walked in and actually had his back to
us when he walked in, and we noticed the hair
and yeah, so it was quite fun. We just said hi,
how are you? And he was good and he was
singing through the store. Wow, it's quite cool.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
He got a photo with you all. You posted it
on your Facebook and we've all seen it. So obviously
a great endorsement for Woodpecker that Rod Stewart comes out there.

Speaker 2 (01:24):
Did he give your tickets to a show? No? Are
you fair?

Speaker 3 (01:30):
I am a little My mum is okay, well how.

Speaker 2 (01:33):
About I give you some tickets to go and see
him tonight?

Speaker 3 (01:35):
Are you kidding me?

Speaker 2 (01:36):
Not kidding you at all?

Speaker 3 (01:37):
Are you for real?

Speaker 2 (01:38):
I am absolutely take your mum.

Speaker 3 (01:40):
Are you for real? So good ticket?

Speaker 1 (01:43):
You might want to ask the boss for an early
mark so you can head out there. And I think
the doors are opening about five point thirty at Qutos.
So ring your mum quickly telling you I'm absolutely positive?

Speaker 3 (01:54):
Why?

Speaker 2 (01:55):
Well? Why because it's.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
Fun and you got to serve sir Rod Stewart And
we've had a laugh on the radio and WSFM we
are presenting Rod Stewart tonight and you're going to go,
oh wow, yeah, so you've got Cyndi Lauper's. We're not
just Rod Stewart. It's a big show, so you go.

Speaker 2 (02:09):
To take your mom.

Speaker 1 (02:11):
So exciting, all because Rod Stewart loves trains.

Speaker 2 (02:16):
I know, this is crazy, It is crazy.

Speaker 1 (02:18):
You enjoyed the show, Thanks for having a chat, and
that's amazing. And everybody go and have a look at
Woodpecker's Facebook page and you'll see the photo. In fact,
I think we're going to pop that photo on wsfm's Instagram.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
And Facebook a little later on. Wow, so you'll be
insta famous.

Speaker 3 (02:31):
Really yeah, no way, Oh that's exciting. Have been on
the radio, you have and.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
You're very good. Enjoy the show tonight.