Chris Gomm
@gommster
Dad of 3. 40something. Live in Devon. Work in comms and engagement, formerly a newspaper journalist. Do a bit of drawing in my spare time. Enjoy music, comedy, films and general silliness. My sketches and doodles.
Whenever I see this bloke I think "Blimey, Engleburt Humperdinck has let himself go a bit."
Kenneth Williams anecdote about Charles Hawtrey's mother's handbag... (Niche reference).
And now Facebook is reminding me of this milkshake ghost I inadvertently made 3 years ago...
I know I'm tall but this ceiling is ridiculously low. You can't tell I'm bored at all at the hospital can you...
That's nothing, I help run a public sector Facebook page so you can imagine how much fun the comments on there are...
Apparently if we were having official family photos in the 80s I had to wear my BA Baracus/A Team sweater...
Why does it look like he's on the BBC Six O'Clock News set circa about 1987?
"Bellamy's Backyard Safari." Childhood nightmare fuel. And slightly dodgy sounding euphemism.
Not saying I'm bored waiting at the hospital but... "Nasal secretions!" Eeeew.
Someone posted this old pic of Bletchley swimming pool as it was in the 80s. Takes me back...I can almost feel that rough astroturf on my feet now that was all the way around the side of the pool!
Haha! I wouldn't say quite a 'crush' as such but I do remember being quite mesmerised by Miss Piggy on TV at a very early age, probably around 3 or 4 years old. I think it was the eyes.
Apparently it's 45 years since The Great Muppet Caper was released, and we finally found out that Gonzo is, in fact, a whatever.
"...and if I'm 16 or 17 and have never seen a maxi-coat?" "If you're 16 or 17, my advice is stay at home and get those qualifications."
Just spotted this email from The Telegraph. Possibly the worst thing I've ever seen!.
Going to the beach during Teignmouth Folk Festival throws up some interesting sights...
Up until the advent of YouTube I presumed I must have imagined the horror of Duncan the Dragon on You and Me as nobody I spoke to ever seemed to remember it. Lodged in the dark recesses of my brain since 1981...
Facebook tells me it's 14 years ago today that I met John Challis aka Boycie at the Althorp Literary Festival. Marleeeene...