The co star in on of my favourite music videos......Kate Bush's Dad in the amazingly good epic........ "CLOUDBUSTING".
The video is absolutely brilliant !!!!.......and Donald was his usual exceptional self........have a watch and see if you agree.
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The problem is we will be going round in circles for ever my Cornish friend...
It is estimated that throughout the U.K. that there is approximately 2 million people who watch "their side" every week......there are those [a small minority] who seek to confront other supporters with the same...
I always find it funny when people have such a dislike for our national game......
I know and understand about the "overpaid prima donnas" argument but it brings such joy and happiness to so many people......from supporters of Premier league teams [like me and The Captain] to fans of clubs who...
The original "Bryant and May" factory used to be in Garston,Liverpool......it employed hundreds of local women and men....but unfortunately......to people not working on the site the smell of Sulphur was unbearable !!!... but the people who worked there they were so used to the smell they...
She beat him at darts,dominos and arm wresting...and he never even had the opportunity of a rematch !!!!.....every time I see Smiler I always think about the time in the cafe when he bought the lads 3 sticky buns.....and then proceeded to tell them about the conversation he and his wife had in...
I will reitterate this tale......simply because it is a "claim to fame [ish]" point !! [ish !!!]!...
Although I am from Liverpool I had a friend who was from Balby in Doncaster who supported Everton......
He invited me to his house to stay the night before we played Leeds at Elland Road.......I...
Our show is an intrinsic part of my being.....it makes me [and us !!] happy when skies are grey.....without is I would be a rudderless ship.....it keeps me sane.....it give me invaluable life lessons and gives me a glimpse into a world I would LOVE to reside in.
I NEED to watch it every...
A near impossible role to fill for Tom.....everywhere he looked he would have seen Bill.
Maybe he tried too hard at the beginning [for he had absolute impossible boots to fill as an acting "Owen"] but I feel he morphed into his character with the help of Auntie and Smiler.....never...
The best thing about "Our Wally" was his smile.......to people outside our world to think of Wally Batty is to think of a hen pecked downtrodden man.......BUT WE KNOW BETTER !!!!....IT IS OUR LITTLE SECRET !!!!.....he was a man who's smile was brighter than Blackpool Illuminations !!!....it lit...
First flight......1978.....into communist Prague !!!....to watch Everton against Dukla Prague......met at the airport by armed police.....put onto a bus with thick mesh windows....taken straight to ground......kept in for over an hour after the match....then put back on bus....with armed...
A global family....a comfort blanket.....never mind Auntie telling Marina "you're never alone with a megaphone"......Amos....."YOU ARE NEVER ALONE BECAUSE YOU HAVE GOT US !!!!!!!"
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Maltrab !!!...I am going to have to bring it up again coz you have mentioned The Beatles !!!....Ringo Starr's mum [Elsie] used to babysit me !!!..[she was good mates with my nan !!!]......sorry everyone !!!!.....but blame him for mentioning "The Fab Four" !!!!!.
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1984/1985 !!!!...Brilliant music [including Live Aid...which I attended !!!].....brilliant fashion [the start of the football casual movement.....Fila,Tacchini,Ellesse,Lacoste,Cerrutti etc...] AND EVERTON BEING ABSOLUTELY THE BEST TEAM IN EUROPE !!! WITH NO POINTS DEDUCTIONS.....in the days...
Talking of "Worzel Gummidge", amongst the stars who appeared in the show [Joan Simms,Billy Connelly,Bill Maynard] guess who was Mrs Bloomsbury Barton's [a.k.a. Joan Simms] maid ????....NONE OTHER THAN OUR GLENDA !!!!!!!!!.......looking very very young !!!.
Taking of Daniel Craig !!!!......he is from Heswall on the Wirral......and our cleaner here at the docks used to go out with him !!!!..[SWIT-SWOO !!!].....she said he was only young and that he was not the swim short wearing hunk that he is now...he was skinny and spotty !!!...[mind...
Liverpool was MENTAL !!!!....there are thousands and thousands of 1st,2nd and 3rd generation Irish in my city !!!....they say Liverpool is the capital of Ireland !!!...[my father was from County Mayo]...PLUS.....we have the cheap flights from Dublin so you can imagine the scenes at 10am when...
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