20 Firsts Meme......

Iain Dale has suggested that all bloggers do the following questionaire, he says send it to five other bloggers you know. Enjoy :-

First Job
Actor, Tizer commercial - 1966

First Real Job
????? Dunno what a real job is ?????

First Role in Politics
Canvassing on Stonegrove Estate whilst at school with Boz Boorer & Phil Bloomberg out of the Polecats for Labour in 1979.

First Car
A white Hillman Hunter. Bought for £50 in 1979

First Record
Probably Band on the Run by Wings

First Football Match
Spurs Vs Crystal Palace - 1971 (I think)

First Concert
Wings 1972 - Red Rose Speedway Tour - Hammersmith Odeon

First Country Visited
France - Pilgrimage to Lourdes with my Dad in 1967

First TV Appearance
Tizer Ad - 1966




First Political Speech
I used to do a bad stand up routine on the tube whilst drinking a whole bottle of vodka, putting on a fake Russian accent and explaining the superiority of the Communist system over capitalism and fascism to the other passengers. I don't know if it was because I was the looney on the train, but I used to make loads of money and most people agreed with me. Often ended in drunken brawls with skinheads though. I guess they didn't get the humour.


First Girlfriend/Boyfriend
Kissed a girl called Samantha when I was about 7 whilst doing an advertising shoot for toys. I've always told everyone it was Sam Fox, but that is just guesswork as I didn't know her surname.

First Encounter with a Famous Person
David Bailey photographed me in 1967, although I didn't know who he was. The first bloke who impressed me was Joe Mercer, then Manchester City manager, who my dad arranged for me to have tea with. Also present was Billy Wright and one of the Beverly Sisters.



First Brush With Death
The day I was born, had 4 blood transfusions.

First House/Flat Owned
Still live here, so I'm not telling the nutters where to send the poo to :^)

First Film Seen at a Cinema
2001 a Space Odessy with my dad.

First Time on the Radio
Stockholm, 1981

First Politician I Met
Rather embarrasingly, Margaret Thatcher. She was the president of the Hendon Overseas friendship association in the 1960's. My mum was the secretary (she was a Socialist, but got on OK with Lady T).

First Book I Remember Reading
1984 by George Orwell in 1974. Being Dyslexic, I never bothered till then, but it's a great book so I made the effort.

First Visit to the London Palladium
Never been there.

First Election
Stood for the school Council at Finchley. Came last - some things never change