We all have sentimental clothes that we’d hate to lose, even if they’re old and we don’t wear them very much, so spare a thought for Kevin Bacon.
The Footloose superstar is currently filming in Ireland and understandably wants the comforting familiarity of his own things while he’s here, including some of his favourite clothes from the Nineties.
He decided to ship them to Ireland, but then disaster struck, and he’s issued a call-out for help, especially as it’s getting colder!
Kevin explained: ‘I’m working here in Ireland. I wanted to pack light, so I decided to ship some old clothes over here to Ireland.
‘I didn’t buy a lot of clothes; I’ve had these clothes probably since the nineties, so I used a shipping service. I don’t want to say the name, but it rhymes with bread x.
‘So on September 26, that box left upstate New York, and it went straight to Memphis, and from Memphis it went to France, and by September 28th it had arrived in Germany.
‘On September 29, they shipped it straight to Israel, not Ireland, Israel. On October 3, it went back from Israel, got to France, and on October 4 it went back to Israel.
‘On October 5, it went from Israel to Germany, then on October 6 it went back to Israel, not to Ireland, back to Israel.
‘But on October 10, that box of old clothes made its way all the way to France, and on October 11, it arrived in the UK, in England.
‘Pretty close! Guess what? On October 11, it left the UK and went straight to Ireland, where it has been sitting for five days, and they say they are unable to deliver it.
‘I don’t understand why; it’s just sitting there. I can’t get a person on the phone. I have not been able to talk to anybody.’
Kevin continued: ‘I know what you’re thinking: just go buy some more clothes, and you’re right, I could buy some clothes, but I want these clothes. I’ve had them since the nineties.
‘They have a certain sentimental value: old boots, old jeans, old hats – any suggestions? Am I ever going to see this stuff? It’s starting to get cold here.’
Inevitably, the Irish public had plenty to say on the matter, including Amy Huberman.
‘I hope your mum wrote your name on the collar tags. Welcome to Ireland xx,’ she joked.
‘Justice for Kevin Bacon’s clothes; like him, they are a national treasure,’ commented someone else, while a third agreed, saying: ‘Couldn’t say it any better, let’s start a movement. Justice for Kevin!’
‘If only there was someone at FedEx that’s 10 degrees from Kevin Bacon,’ another person joked.
Writer Liz Nugent couldn’t resist asking: ‘Have you heard of Penneys?’ while someone else wrote: ‘We’ve a few bits in the attic if you’re stuck, Kevin.’
‘Come on, Ireland, we can do this!’ insisted someone else.
