Snapshot of the past
A BEARSDEN reader ponders on the generation gap. “I was looking through some old photographs and realise I have only nine pictures from when I was at school.
“My teenage daughter has nine pictures of herself just from this morning.”
Castro’s spirit still with us
THE death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro reminds us of when Labour politician Brian Wilson brought a bottle of Cuban whisky back from the Caribbean and The Herald took it into a Glasgow bar for locals to do a tasting and say what they thought of it. “Should be renamed Castro GTX,” was by far the best response.
Tribute just Radio Ga Ga
WE mentioned the 25th anniversary of the death of Queen singer Freddie Mercury. Reader Ian Cockburn tells us: “A friend of mine was working in Doha, Qatar, at the time. The country was trying very hard to westernise but didn’t fully understand the language nuances.
“As he was driving home he heard Radio Doha announce that Freddie Mercury had died and they were going to play a Queen song in tribute. They chose Another One Bites The Dust.”
Hammer blow for Gabby
ANY mother could probably imagine this. Sports presenter Gabby Logan, married to former Scots rugby international Kenny Logan, told the Radio Times that her 11-year-old son used the TV’s red button to change the sport when she was presenting from the Rio Olympics.
Said Gabby: “I was quite offended. He said he wanted to watch the live hammer throw, not me talking.”
Turn-up for the books
WAS in Waterstone’s the other day and picked up a book that had the clichéd quote from another author on the back which stated: “If you only read one book this year, make it this one.” It reminds us of the American reader who emailed us after the presidential election: “If you read only one book this year, you probably voted for Trump.”
Crossing the great divide
A GLASGOW student with a Saturday job in Asda tells us that one woman picked up the divider to separate her shopping from the customer behind, and asked: “Do you think I could borrow this? I could use it to let my husband know exactly where the middle of the duvet is.”
Smart move
SIGNS you are getting old, continued. Says Neil Eggo: “After a recent update, my smartphone has started to tell me where I have parked my car, sometimes even when I arrive home. Ten years ago I would have considered this a useless waste of time. Now I’m thinking what a useful idea.
Teatime ultimatum
WE mentioned intimidating landladies, and Kate Woods tells us: “I was visiting Luss with friends when we decided to go for some afternoon tea. As we entered a very nice looking establishment we were hailed with that warm Scottish greeting to potential customers from the woman behind the counter. ‘We shut in 20 minutes’.”
Cutting comment
THE latest Royal news is that Princess Beatrice allegedly cut singer Ed Sheeran’s face while she pretended to knight fellow singer James Blunt. As Glasgow stand-up Janey Godley commented: “If a Glasgow woman had a sword, the cops would have been called.”
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