Glen Michael
grandpa_joe
cavalcade? It was the one hosted by the old fellow who spoke to a lamp
(paladin) and a dog (rusty), in between screening dodgy old cartoons.
He may have splashed out on a very rubbishy robot at some point too,
to get the ratings in (worked for me at the time).
As far as I know, it was screened through the seventies and eighties,
and may have survived as far as 1993.
Does anyone have any interesting memories of this show, or the live
version? Glen must have visted every flea pit venue and primary school
in the country with his bag full of STV sew on patches and annuals
(the usual prizes for the little games he put on). If you ask any
Scottish person over the age of 18 if they've met a celebrity, they
usually say "nah, except Glen Michael years ago".
More importantly, does anybody know where the great man is now? I
found out somewhere that he supports Ayr United. Maybe he lives there?
I'd love to buy him a pint and maybe interview him or something. It's
a disgrace that he has no online presence whatsoever, or much of a
presence these days at all.
Any info/memories at all would be much appreciated!
Some Glen info I have managed to dig up:
Mad Glen Story:
I met Glen Michael twice, and saw him taking a pee before a show once.
I am strangely proud of this.
ian-s...@blueyonder.co.uk
grandpa...@hotmail.com (grandpa_joe) :
<snipped quite a bit about Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade>
>
>I met Glen Michael twice, and saw him taking a pee before a show once.
>I am strangely proud of this.
Obviously a new poster who has immediately caught the spirit of scs,
either that or he's read the "Topics". This post captures exactly what
is required for : "Famous people I met in public toilets".
-- The Despicable Stewart
-- Perfidious Alban
-- http://www.ian-stewart.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/informer.htm
Gawnsoft
(grandpa_joe) wrote (more or less):
>More importantly, does anybody know where the great man is now?
He lives Ayr/Alloway way.
Cheers,
Euan
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Adam Whyte-Settlar
<ian-s...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On 19 Aug 2003 19:36:46 -0700, I read these words from
> grandpa...@hotmail.com (grandpa_joe) :
>
> <snipped quite a bit about Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade>
> >
> >I met Glen Michael twice, and saw him taking a pee before a show once.
> >I am strangely proud of this.
>
> Obviously a new poster who has immediately caught the spirit of scs,
> either that or he's read the "Topics". This post captures exactly what
> is required for : "Famous people I met in public toilets".
Who said anything about public toilets?
A W-S
Murchadh
"Famous people I met in public toilets" used to be a regular and
popular feature in scs as it's closely linked to the Scottish
lifestyle - people who drink a lot tend to pee a lot. This ups your
chances of standing next to someone famous while having a pee and
those who lived in Edinburgh had the best chance of winning, as lots
of "famous" people hang around Edinburgh toilets, especially (a
policeman once told me) ministers during the General Assembly.
"Guess which well-known cleric tried to grope me today!"
"You mean the Pope's attending the General Assembly?!!"
Murchadh
Adam Whyte-Settlar
"Murchadh" <murc...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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Hmmm. Well Wayne Sleep once made a pass at me, but it wasn't in a public
toilet - does that still count?
A W-S
>
> Murchadh
Murchadh
<grawi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Nope, it has to be in a public toilet.
I've never heard of Wayne Sleep so I had to look him up. I was amused
to see that he lists one of his two hobbies (the other is cooking) as
"sleeping under the stars", which certainly would seem to confirm his
predilection for making passes at young English chaps of renown.
Murchadh
Adam Whyte-Settlar
nice.
Well I have met quite a few well known gadgies over the years but none in a
public toilet that I recall.
Oh well.
A W-S
grandpa_joe
I have also peed in the proximity of Gary Lewis (the baldy guy out of
Gangs of New York and Billy Elliot), and Martin Compston out of Sweet
Sixteen. Both were blootered out their minds and staggering about, and
thus the experience wasn't as satisfying as the Glen Michael one. He
was a very civilised type of urinator, and I have tried to follow his
example in my toilet habits since, such was the impact he had on me.
I hope to go to the bathroom with many more celebrities in the future,
and I'll be sure to note the experience here.
Grandpa George Michael
Murchadh
(grandpa_joe) wrote:
I can see that not only are you a keen student and enumerator of human
urinary habits, but also the sort of decent chap one doesn't mind
peeing alongside!
Murchadh
Tom
ian-s...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
Hmmm.... but does he have Archie Macphersons autograph like I once did?
Tom
Tom
grandpa_joe wrote:
...and I remember seeing and meeting Robbie Coltraine a long time ago in Glesga.
The thing that struck me was his height - very tall.
Then there was Fulton McKay. Would anybody admit to having Doogie Donallies autograph? (ie Sterling, Tillicoutrie near Stirling!)