Wacky man

‘Twas a grey day. Weather wise. Work wise. Travel wise. Not very wisewise. Best bit was being picked up from work at 8.30 by TSM, whose day was no better than mine. I felt whole again. As opposed to being in a hole.

Ken Dodd died. As opposed to Ken Dodd’s Dad’s dog died, a surprisingly tricky tongue twister as short ones go. Famous some years ago for being found not guilty of tax dodging, much to everyone’s surprise. But how could any typical British jury side with the tax man against an icon of Albion’s music hall? It was never going to happen. White van man got him off the hook. His Stockholm Syndrome gag is very good but I bet he never tried that at Cleethorps winter garden. Knew his audience too well. They would have wanted a lot of tickling stick. A genuinely wacky man who knew that life was deep down absurd. And tonight I know how he feels ...