My old friends Jean and Myra have arrived in Spain. They flew in to Alicante Airport on Tuesday for a two week holiday in Benidorm. Things didn't quite turn out how they should have done however.
When they finally got to Benidorm, the hotel they booked, knew nothing about their reservations. It seemed that Myra had paid the cost of the hotel to an unscrupulous person, who took her money and ran. I've heard about that sort of thing before.
I had a frantic phone call from Myra, asking if they could stay with me in Alicante, at least for a period, while she sorted out the implications of what had happened. Since I was travelling to see them in Benidorm anyway, I agreed to put them up, for as long as they need!
It is actually great having some old friends, here in Spain. Me and Jean go back at least twenty years, having worked together in Southampton. We were talking about the old times, last night, while getting to the bottom of a bottle of vodka on the terrace.
Catching up with the important people in ones life is a must. Many of the fond memories they mentioned, I had forgotten, but immediately I heard them, they came flooding back. It's wonderful to have them both here!
Heard some great news about my old discredited employer this evening! Nothing I can print at the moment sadly, but hope to very soon! It looks like a lot of chickens are coming home to roost!
Poor Lily was looking every inch her age today. She is laying next to me on the sofa. I've just cleaned her eyes and put some more eye drops in her ear, which she hates having done.
Lily was a rescue cat, used for breeding and kept in a cage all her life. When we got her, she didn't even know how to walk on a floor. She is the most placid cat you'll ever meet!
I Was chopping chicken for dinner this morning and took the top of my finger off with the sharpest knife I have ever come across. Will not be using that again. My first reaction was to put my finger in my mouth, as one does. Yup, raw chicken in my mouth. Counting down the hours to food poisoning.
Managed to bandage myself up, and finished cooking dinner; washed up with a condom on my finger, one of Jamie's, don't touch them myself
So the new version of 'Are You Being Served' hit the British TV screens on Sunday evening. Let me first say, I love the original 10 series show, which ran for nearly ten years, from 1973. I have memorabilia, autographs and every DVD on the greatest comedy ever made, in my humble opinion. I am an authority on this show, and everything it stands for!
I grew up with 'Are You Being Served' on the television. The show, unlike the remake, wasn't politically correct, unlike this most recent attempt, by the BBC. Had it been, it would not have worked. The new remake was a poor copy of the original, the comedy wasn't funny, the characterization was terrible and the actors, well below the standards, one would have expected. Minus one or two exceptions. like Sherrie Hewson, the performance was not great!
Don't try and remake old 'CULT' comedy shows. Leave them where they are; in the annals of television history; funny, unique programmes from a different era in history. Don't try and change format's that worked; clearly this time they didn't!
