I was the baby on the cover of Nevermind
As was recently revealed by Spencer Elden, appearing on the BBC TV show Never Mind The Buzzcocks, this line got him — and I quote —
… at least two [into bed] maybe more …
OK, this baby-on-a-grunge-album-cover pickup line may not work for everyone. Especially since his adult face has now been on TV quite often. However, there are more opportunities:
For example, those of you over 40 might get away with claiming they are one of the cherub-like little kids on Led Zep’s Houses of the Holy album. Although they turned out to become quite well-known actually, so that’s probably not the best of choices for people other than wavey blondes called Samantha.
Girls of the same era could maybe claim to be one of Queen’s famous 65 Bicycle Girls — as depicted on the Jazz album’s bonus poster. Surely there’s one on there who looks a bit like your former self? From any side you choose?
Hm this makes me wonder whatever became of that hot Asian-looking woman in the China Girl clip… But never mind :–)
For those of you ladies on the pull, who are a bit older even: why not aim high, and tell the guys that it was your mouth that stood model for the original Rolling Stones 1971 “tongue and lips” logo…?
Just a quick extra tip: if you’re using this line on a geeky target, then make sure to check on Wikipedia and IMDB first if the one you’re impersonating hasn’t grown too famous as an adult. Be careful… but be creative!
February 21st, 2013 at 17:17
Follow-up:
Spencer seems to have added another chatup line to his repertoire, according to this CNN article:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/26/showbiz/nirvana-baby/index.html
Because, when people ask him “Is it still the same size” — about his …um… thingy that clearly shows on the baby pic — he sometimes replies (and I quote from the article):
« It’s changed, do you want to see it? »
It may not always work as a pickup line, but at least he’s seizing the opportunity. That’s the spirit!