Tony Hancock and Guy the Gorilla
I’ve just watched a documentary on BBC2 called The Unknown Hancock. Note that they used just Hancock, as he is one of the few people known by just his surname to most people.
One thing that he used to do was visit Guy the Gorilla in his cage in the London Zoo. At the time Guy was kept by himself in an iron cage, which today would be considered unsuitable for great apes. Despite this he was considered to be a gentle soul and not in the least bit dangerous.
I mention this because the documentary would have been watched intently by C, who was one of Tony Hancock‘s biggest fans.
By now she would be telling me this tale of one of her clients.
He was obviously not a nice man, as regularly he was sent to jail for a couple of years. On release, he would go straight round to the London Zoo and visit Guy in his cage and say something like.
Hello Guy! I’m back out now. But you’re still inside!
There probably has never been such an iconic animal in the London Zoo as Guy.
Another One-one Draw for Ipswich
Town played well today and I’ll let their manager, Paul Jewell, do the talking.
We were terrific and it was the best performance football wise since I have been here. Passed well and created chances. Drury outstanding debut.
Roll on the Rangers on Tuesday.
Pope to be Exhumed
When I read that Pope John Paul II was going to be exhumed and the coffin put on display, I thought it was a joke. But it’s here on Reuters.
It just proves to me that I want nothing to do with religion. Except of course with the basic principle of trying to do the best for the greater good of everybody.
Are the Arab States Going the Way of the Soviet Block?
One by one, the Soviet Union and its satellites, which were all controlled by a matched set of hideous dictators, fell to the power of the people and eventually got that most fragile of freedoms; democracy. Now, only a couple of the former hard-line Communist states are the sort of places that wouldn’t tolerate people thinking like me.
So are we now seeing a similar domino effect in the various Arab states?
I do hope so, but if we are, will the dictators go as quietly and quickly?
I suspect not!
QVC
Is there anything more banal than this?
I’ve never actually watched it in seriously, but it was on in a pub I had a drink in one afternoon and the punters were just making fun of the channel, the presenters and the expensive tat they were selling. I should return to that pub.
But according to an article in The Times today, one in four homes have ordered something from the channel. All it proves it that there are one or probably a lot more born every minute.
But then I’m a man and I don’t understand shopping. And especially junk American television programmes and channels!
Melanie Reid on TV
The Times columnist, Melanie Reid, is doing a program on BBC1 tomorrow. She is appealing for the BBC Lifeline Appeal.
Hurrying to Portman Road
The weather today was awful and I didn’t take my time or any detours from the station to Portman Road. I also needed the toilet urgently. But at least the latter are very good compared to some grounds I’ve visited.
A Problem With Buses
Today, they decided to dig up the road at Highbury Corner and it created a bit of chaos on the way back from Waitrose on the Holloway Road. If I can for this journey I use a 393 and then swap to a 277 or a 30 for the last bit.
But the trouble was that the stop to do the change was closed because of the hole-digging and I got taken off into the depths of Highbury. So in the end I had to walk home in the pouring rain.
On the other hand, I wasn’t stuck in the jams caused by the works.
Inter-University Pole Dancing Competition
This has just been covered on the BBC. Although the venue wasn’t announced. Was that for the obvious reason?
The student interviewed said it was a great way to get fit and loose a bit of weight. So perhaps instead of counting calories, we should all dance, with or without poles.
Calorie Counts on Menus
The government has agreed with the Food Network, that calorie counts are to be included on menus.
Surely, it would be better to have a special scanner on the entrance to establishments, such as McDonald’s and Pizza Hut, which decide whether you are allowed in or not!
On the other hand, some are so obese that they can’t manage the walk from their obese 4×4 to the door of the establishment.
The Anonymous Widower 