I just wandered out of my apartment block to go and buy a yoghurt (blueberry) from the store across the street, and sheltering from the rain in the lobby of the block was Iain Lee (off the 11 O'Clock show). Now, I know that seeing Iain Lee is not exactly on a par with Tom Cruise or Hitler or whatever (sorry Iain Lee), but it properly wierded me out. I used to watch the 11 o'clock show pretty regularly, so suddenly seeing its presenter was a bit of a shock. He's tall as well, and has quite a fit missus (both of which added to the shock). He even appeared to be speaking a little Nihongo as well, to the guy who had been performing in Mandala (the live venue in the basement, which they had obviously been to see). I don't know what to think?
I guess it just wasn't what I was expecting on a rainy night in suburban Tokyo...
Did he have a beard?
I could relate Iain Lee to Japan
He didn't actually...clean shaven - looked almost exactly like he did on the 11 O'Clock Show otherwise I don't think I would have recognized him.
So odd though - it's not a big lobby or nothing - I doubt anyone else in the building would have known who he was. It was almost as odd as randomly meeting a classmate in a hotel in Kathmandu - kind of spins you out a little!