Silent Man

[Colortec]

Does anyone remember the silent man found wandering the streets last year. The authorities discovered he was a dab hand at playing the piano. What happened to him?

[Peter Pedant]

he wasnt that good at the piano - apparently one of the junior staff said he was of concert quality - and they found out where he was from.

The fella himself fell into to the broad catgegory of complete global amnesia which does not last that long (a few weeks)

[twohats]

i think they found him to be an asylum seeker and he was deported

[LauraLou]

I think they decided he was a German guy who had gone missing, and, as endearing as it was he was no concert pianist

[twohats]

i think he was found to be an asylum seeker and deported

[spainlads]

Have a look at some of these BBC links on the subject.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/4177530.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/4205284.stm

[Colortec]

Thanks all.

[lafrancaise]

It was an Austrian guy who used to play in the parisian metro (not the piano). His family who lives in an austrian farm hadn't realised there was such a commotion until somebody in the neighbourhood went on holiday and saw his face. All came to light and he went back home but I'm sure he'll be somewhere else now!!