Savage Henry Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 What’s YMMV?Your mileage may vary.They used to put it in the small print of car ads. Possibly still do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Romeo said: I didn't know Dec O'Connor was still alive until he made a quote about Starr yesterday, was also 100% sure he's died years ago. Is that Des's twin brother? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Indeed. Nearly as good as Norman Collier's broken microphone. Thought the car window was funnier 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I enjoyed Freddie Starr when he started off, and he was a good singer, but he lost his way a long time ago, imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Always came across as a total fanny. RIP etc... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 20 hours ago, Ludo*1 said: Speaking of The Sun, I thought their headline today was a bit disrespectful: Surely something you’d only do to a broken hamster. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Only Rotters kill Otters 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 10 hours ago, Savage Henry said: When I was at university I did a summer placement at a theatre. Freddy Starr was his own agent as he was too difficult to work with. In the world of comedy, that takes some doing. He took to phoning venues who didn't book him for his tour - he generally aimed for the Roy Chubby Brown/Jim Davidson/chinky-chonky chinaman jokes audience and that wasn't our audience at all. Not unreasonably, we told him this. He didn't react well. He spend ten minutes swearing at me, saying "who the f**k would want to play in Aberdeen?" and basically running his mouth off about Aberdeen being on the arse end of nowhere. Which was fine, as far as it goes, but the theatre was in Inverness. He was an incredibly bitter, nasty old man. This was long before the Yewtree thing. Just a personal anecdote - YMMV on Freddie. Eden Court had a student intern negotiating with the talent? Doesn't surprise me tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 13 hours ago, throbber said: I was 100% sure Freddie Starr died about 5 years ago. Maybe thinking of Alvin Stardust? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Nah it was definitely him, the newspaper article I remember was a piss take about the hamster he ate as well, was certain he was in the 2016 club. I would have bet my life on him being deid years ago! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 That Sun front page is flawed surely as the original headline was "ate MY hamster" and not "HIS hamster" then he's not following his hamster anywhere, in fact is anyone sure he had a hamster? The Sun just press print before considering the reputation of small pets. Shame. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Maybe thinking of Alvin Stardust?He is dead my coo coo coo choo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 11 hours ago, throbber said: Nah it was definitely him, the newspaper article I remember was a piss take about the hamster he ate as well, was certain he was in the 2016 club. I would have bet my life on him being deid years ago! You have the gift of foresight 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 He never really ate a hamster. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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