As you may have heard, Apple recently won a lawsuit that had been filed against it by The Beatles’ management firm over the right to the Apple name. Once the decision came down, the BBC wanted to interview an expert on the subject, tech journalist Guy Kewney.
Unfortunately for them, when it came time to pull Mr. Kewney on stage for a live shot, they mistakenly pulled up a man named Guy Goma — who was the cabbie set to drive Mr. Kewney back to his office.
Here are the details. The video is here and so worth the download — if not for Mr. Goma’s tech wisdom, for the look of abject horror and then impish glee that comes when he realizes the mixup.
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I’ve had some trouble with the linked WMV file, but MSNBC’s “Countdown” ran this, complete with broadcast-quality video. Watching the slow-mo replay of not-Kewney as he was introduced (and realized what was going on) was just priceless.
Incidentally, I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen “Face of Horror” used in the official transcript of a broadcast.