🤣😂🤣 ….. remember it like it was yesterday ….. they were ( and still are ) so good. So sad Rick died so young ….. RIP Bamber …… a great tribute to him. XXXX
It was thirty eight years ago. Hardly anybody had a home computer and there were no mobile phones or social media. We still did not appreciate how much environmental harm we were doing to our planet. There was no ISIS and the AIDS epidemic was only just taking off. Madmen had not flown passenger jets into The Twin Towers and of course there was no COVID pandemic. Refugees were not seeking asylum in inflatable boats. Many visitors to this blog will have lost loved ones in those thirty eight years and we were all younger in 1984. To suggest that they were not more innocent times is simply contrary and silly. Besides, my uncontroversial remark was addressed to Cro Magnon and not to you.
BAD LUCK COMES IN THREES !!! ..........
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*They say that bad things come in threes .....*
*First I found a dead one of these little creatures floating in our water
butt ..... we seem to have lo...
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Optimistic Cro!
The difference between an optimist and a pessimist, is that the optimist enjoys himself whilst waiting for the inevitable! I AM that optimist!
This is a daily, optimistic, 'photos and comments' blog. I make no judgements (only occasionally), just notes. If you wish to comment in any way at all, please feel free. Everything and everyone (except the obdurate and dictatorial) is very welcome.
I was born just south of London, but for the past 50 years I've lived in S W France. I am a painter by profession, and writer by desire. Lady Magnon and I live between an ancient cottage in a tiny village in perfectly tranquil French countryside, and a bijou townhouse in Brighton UK. In France we have plenty of fruit trees, all situated amongst a view that takes the breath away, in the UK we have a handkerchief sized patio. We also have a Border Collie called Billy. I try to treat our planet with respect, and encourage others to do likewise (without preaching).
Contentment is a glass of red, a plate of charcuterie, and a slice of good country bread. Perfect!
I remember my kids watching The Young Ones and loving it, so I watched this and it was sort of funny, but I don't think I'd ever watch more.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you'd have to be brought-up with both The Young Ones and University Challenge to really appreciate it.
Delete🤣😂🤣 ….. remember it like it was yesterday ….. they were ( and still are ) so good. So sad Rick died so young ….. RIP Bamber …… a great tribute to him. XXXX
ReplyDeleteGriff Rhys-Jones does a great job. Bambi must have been proud of him!
DeleteSimon Day on the Fast Show did a similar character to Bamber Gascoigne - Gideon Soames. There are some vids on YouTube which are worth a look.
ReplyDeleteSimon Day is one of my favourite comics.
DeleteNice reminder of more innocent times.
ReplyDeleteYou may have been innocent, times were never.
DeleteIt was thirty eight years ago. Hardly anybody had a home computer and there were no mobile phones or social media. We still did not appreciate how much environmental harm we were doing to our planet. There was no ISIS and the AIDS epidemic was only just taking off.
ReplyDeleteMadmen had not flown passenger jets into The Twin Towers and of course there was no COVID pandemic. Refugees were not seeking asylum in inflatable boats. Many visitors to this blog will have lost loved ones in those thirty eight years and we were all younger in 1984. To suggest that they were not more innocent times is simply contrary and silly. Besides, my uncontroversial remark was addressed to Cro Magnon and not to you.
Tut tut Mr Pudding is upset. Calm down and enjoy yourself. Take a walk and say good day to folk and smile. You might find someone sming back at you.
DeleteSeem to recall a miners strike and the Falklands war. Funny what you consider innocent.
DeleteKeith Blakelock, riots, Libyan Embassy siege. Innocent, no, times were never innocent.
DeleteBamber Gasgoine always got the touch just right, not too heavy, not too light. A great man.
ReplyDeleteHe was. A quiet genius amongst us.
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