The closing of the bosuns has re-ignited local interest in my soap opera idea ‘The Locker’. Based on some true events and some very over the top fictitious nonsense, The Locker was going to be an over the top Eldorado style soap opera with babes, guns, fast cars, sex, drugs, dance and best of all Norman Walker aka Nigel Waller. Ive put a link below to the script to wet all you Channel 4 scouts appetites, Dragons – Im looking for £100’000 for a 20% share of my product.

Not much posting recently, some great top tramps coming soon. Anyhoo this is amusing

David Beckham’s new side LA Galaxy want Dec out of Ant and Dec to attend trials after the Geordie TV legend impressed chiefs with his finishing during a kickabout with Robbie Williams. (Daily Star)

Hello again, and sorry for the delay in posting this great email from Jason Hingley aka JAM JARS…

Please can everyone follow Mr Jars example and get working on “Top Tramps” © 2007

Todd you crazy sonbitch, this is a noble and just cause. On the other hand it is depraved and wrongheaded, but nonetheless I kind of like it!

May I be so bold as to propose a revision to your means of capturing tramps’ images? Dont be coy, just be brazen! Take a photo, and if they ask what you’re doing just deny it. Or say you work for the Cornishman. Or act like a tourist.

Art present I have no images of tramps (or access to them), but I will endeavor to search for old photos that may include some gems. In the meantime can I commend the following street folk/oddballs as worthy subjects for your project:

Barclay, Wooden Top, Shirley (RIP), Ashley Fry (RIP), Captain Keasty (plays an accordion and sells daffies whilst sitting on a crate outside of the Co-op), Lindsay Holloway.

PS I think you also need a Top Trump category system to classify their ‘tramp credentials’ May I suggest:

Shambolicness

Drunkeness

Smell

Capacity for Violence

Capacity to scare small children

Self Fighting tendencies

Anecdote quota (how many great stories can people tell about them)

Attire

Special weapon (eg for Barclay this would be his neck strung money pouch)

Good luck Todd, and until next time take care.

Herbal cigarette smoke, tipsy on special brew and being the last to be kicked out of the arcade by ‘Frightening Pete’, that’s retro gaming. Super Sprint, three player solid for two hours fully boosted on all the stats (5 spanners) was the stuff of legends, Narc completed to perfection on one credit or doing the gold bar routine. No prejudice of what format these games were played on, just a bloody good laugh, that’s Old Boys Gaming. Rant over.