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By Popular Demand
Dec. 23rd, 2020 10:03 am
Pink trousers!
Ailz shot three frames but the first is the only one in which I'm being photobombed by the cat.
Dec. 23rd, 2020
Pink trousers!
Ailz shot three frames but the first is the only one in which I'm being photobombed by the cat.
Worzel Gummidge
Dec. 23rd, 2020 10:18 amIt bothered me a little that all the scarecrows are said to have been made by the Green Man- and yet have memories (which they sentimentally indulge) of their mothers- but, then- as Worzel says to Susan when she asks him how he can eat food when he doesn't have any insides- "I shouldn't worry too much about that. You'll find a lot of things don't add up."
And, really, why should they?
I was a little grudging about Worzel Gummidge in my last but one post- but it's got a hold over me- and the more I think about it the more I'm realising it's totally wonderful...
I have vivid memories of the scarecrow maker in the Jon Pertwee series- there called the Crowman and played by Geoffrey Bayldon (who specialised in wizards)- and this, to begin with, overshadowed my appreciation of Michael Palin's turn as the same character- now called The Green Man. (I understand that in the books he doesn't have a name at all.)
Bayldon was sharp, angular and sinister; Palin is gentle, kindly and more than a little hazy. And, again, why not? It makes sense for the god of the scarecrows to be a bit of a bodger- the well-meaning creator of an imperfect creation...
Jon Pertwee's Worzel was a saucy rogue, Crook's doesn't have a bad stick in his body.
And, really, why should they?
I was a little grudging about Worzel Gummidge in my last but one post- but it's got a hold over me- and the more I think about it the more I'm realising it's totally wonderful...
I have vivid memories of the scarecrow maker in the Jon Pertwee series- there called the Crowman and played by Geoffrey Bayldon (who specialised in wizards)- and this, to begin with, overshadowed my appreciation of Michael Palin's turn as the same character- now called The Green Man. (I understand that in the books he doesn't have a name at all.)
Bayldon was sharp, angular and sinister; Palin is gentle, kindly and more than a little hazy. And, again, why not? It makes sense for the god of the scarecrows to be a bit of a bodger- the well-meaning creator of an imperfect creation...
Jon Pertwee's Worzel was a saucy rogue, Crook's doesn't have a bad stick in his body.
Now Is The Time...
Dec. 23rd, 2020 05:24 pmNeopunk band Kunt are bidding for a Christmas Number one with their song "Boris Johnson is a ******* ****".
If you find "Boris Johnson is a ******** ****" a little strong, the song has also been issued in a work-safe, kiddie-friendly version entitled "Boris Johnson is a Sausage Roll". Buying the thing will set you back 99p and it's all in a good cause...
...because if we don't buy it in sufficient numbers Mariah Carey is going to claim the top spot with "All I Want For Christmas Is You"- a saccharine little number which is over 25 years old- and that would be shaming.
If you find "Boris Johnson is a ******** ****" a little strong, the song has also been issued in a work-safe, kiddie-friendly version entitled "Boris Johnson is a Sausage Roll". Buying the thing will set you back 99p and it's all in a good cause...
...because if we don't buy it in sufficient numbers Mariah Carey is going to claim the top spot with "All I Want For Christmas Is You"- a saccharine little number which is over 25 years old- and that would be shaming.