What really tickles me is when Compo said he thought he'd been run over by a lawnmower.....to which Oggi replies..."A LAWNMOWERRRRRRRRRR !!!!!".....his voice going higher and higher with every letter he pronounces !!!!.......AND.....it was the first episode we encounter "OUR CRUSH' !!!"......"I...
It is such a shame that Roy could not include Oggi in future episodes....his manic character would have been a real asset to our show.....Brian is such a wonderful actor
A friend of mine is a Dubliner....when U2 first started and brought out "Boy" in 1980 [an absolutely fantastic album which in my very humble opinion still sounds amazing after all these years !!!] he told me Bono used to ride around Dublin......on the top deck of the buses reading from a MASSIVE...
Just to enable everyone to fully digest their dinners....and look forward to their evening meal without the fear of feeling sick........I WAS ONLY JOKING !!!....unfortunately.....hi viz thongs are not allowed to be worn on the Docks.....they would scare the poor crew members on all the vessels...
Standing on the quay......in my hard hat and hi viz thong !!!!.......on Liverpool Docks......sweat drippin' off me shnozzer !!!.....it's not a pretty sight...and it's 30 degrees !!!.
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It was good mate !!...it was spoilt a little because the drummer of The Christians had a heart attack ON STAGE whilst they were playing before Sting !!!...thanks be to God he is okay.
The vast majority of the crowd knew everything he played....everyone was going nuts when he sang The Police...
Talking of mining....I knew 2 lads from Yorkshire who used to watch Everton...1 was from Thorne and 1 was from Doncaster...[we were only teenagers]
Both their dads were lifelong miners...
I was invited to attend the big protest at Orgreave....[bad decison on my part to be honest]
The protest was...
You don't really realise just how unique and life changing such a massive event was until you look back.....I actually look back in awe at the whole day.....the line ups on both sides of the Atlantic.....the logistics involved to stage such a mammoth event.....I feel TRULY BLESSED to have...
I WAS THERE !!!!!.......sitting in the stands on the left hand side near the stage....Queen were unbelievable......BUT......U2 playing "Bad" was the absolute pinnacle of the whole Wembley show in my [and many others who were there] humble opinion!!!.
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They have hearts blacker than a Bailiffs !!!......just give me 5 minutes in a room with them.....they wouldn't be able to ever type again !!....lower than a snake's belly !!!.
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I was at Castle Grey Skull [a.k.a. Anfield] on Saturday to see Bruce Springsteen....AND.....Paul McCartney perform together !!!!...BRUCE WAS HIS USUAL AMAZING SELF !!!....the energy and passion levels he performs at defy logic !!!....
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I am as green as the Hulk in a very bad mood !!!!..
To all my wonderful Summerwine family members who will be attending this wonderful event....
Have a wonderful laughter filled day in OUR town.......the memories will be with you forever !!.....and you will meet like minded new friends who share...
From the back.....wearing Miss Davenport's blond wig [from her glam period !!!].......sitting on the bench.......I thought she did look [to quote from Compo when he seen Smiler in drag] "DELICIOUS !!!".......until Howard whispered in her ear........and my illusion was SHATTERED !!!!!.
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