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He was the not-so-gormless Lancashire Lad who became the idol of millions......the favourite of Royalty......a legend in the history of Show Business.
He did it with a toothy grin, wonderfully comic, melody filled songs - and his famous "little ukulele".
Ladies and Gentlemen I give you George Formby.
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Is nothing sacred in this rather crass world of ours?
The forces that dumb down so many aspects of our daily lives have even been at work on that age-old seasonal gift……seaside rock.
No longer is our choice of lettering limited to “From Bideford” or “For Mum”.
You can now buy rock from an extensive range that lets you insult you nearest and dearest as you hand over your sugary memento.
Here are just a few of the ‘trendy’ options now available.
“Slaphead”, whatever that is! “Minger”, “Tosser”, “Slapper”, and the especially charming “Dipstick”.
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We seem to have come a long way in the wrong direction from those days of “Kiss me quick” hats and these saucy postcards.
Sad, don’t you think?
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PS Dennis tell me the amount raised at Saturdays Grind for MacMillan Cancer Support was £189.65.
A good days work and a good day out.
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Thats a fabulous amount, considering the poor weather. Well done all concerned!
ReplyDelete"from Bideford" rock??? that would be a first as nobody can recall rock with Bideford's name in it. Mind you, we do have a lot of rocks complete with seaweed that we could find in the river Torridge here in Bideford which we could sell.
ReplyDeleteYes it was good Kath, as you say considering the weather....it was more than on both previous years.
ReplyDeleteThat may have been a bit of 'kipper's licence' DD. It made a change from Brighton and Blackpool. I have been to most places up the west Devon coast and I thought I remember they sold rock in those shops selling buckets, spades & fishing nets?