“Today is a sad day cos my friend has lost his job on the dodgems. In fact he’s so angry about it; he is going to do them for fun fair dismissal”
Peter Kay: The tour that doesn’t tour, tour. O2 Arena
Whilst I’m no corn chewing yokel, who stands in wide eyed wonderment of the fancy ways of London’s flashing lights and very big gazebo. I did recognise yesterday that some things that you just take for granted are NOT a given down in the smoke. An example is when travelling on the tube at certain times (possibly all the time) that you can’t have any personal space or a fear of head lice or STD. Urinals are designed and built by the same people that do lidl car parks where they crow bar 4 spaces into 3 and despite having god knows how many restaurants you are forced to wait about 45 minutes in ‘their bar area’ just to be seated.
We chose TGI’s mainly due to the orthopaedic requirements of Steph and Kirsty who both needed extra ribs whilst I, in preparation of the 2012 Olympics decided to bulk up a little with a Jack Daniels Monterey Burger and crispy fries. The real bonus was we were seated in a corner next to Squire Bass and amp and served by a guy who was the dead ringer for Cat from Red Dwarf. Steph and Kirsty slowly worked their way through the cocktail menu while I as the day’s wheel man stayed low on orange juice, but only until we got into the arena and I mixed it up a bit with some overpriced water.
“20 minutes of material stretched over a 2 hour period”
Needless to say he was brilliant, and had a host of observational stuff that applies to everyone, like old peoples highlight of the week is putting the recycling bins out, and the hierarchy, pride of place of family Christmas cards on the fireplace.
What a great xmas present to get in April.
I expect it was Cat from Red Dwarf. I don't imagine he gets much work these days. As for Peter Kay, he's one of those rare beasts who just has funny bones. He could read aloud from the phone book and still get laughs.
ReplyDeleteI think that Cat is currently working as a 'Grace Jones' tribute artist, or is it just an illusion?
ReplyDeleteWow, now there is a lesson to be learnt, my original comment was that I last saw Cat in Imaginations video for 'Just an Illusion' but then decided that he may have looked more like 1980's Grace Jones. Is he more 'Slave to the rhythm' OR 'just Body Talk
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