I am British at heart. Always have been. I don't know where I get it from, really, probably from my dad, but I have always been drawn to the culture across the pond, as it were.
My Dad was an Anglophile as well. I was first introduced to Dr. Who via PBS when I was a mere babe.
Tom Baker was my first Doctor.
Though David Tennant is my favorite.
Benny Hill was my first introduction to British comedy (although I still don't get the appeal; too slapstick for me, but so are the Three Stooges, which my Dad also loved, so there you go. Male humor at it's worst).
But then came MTV...and the Young Ones...
And Billy Idol...
And Sting and the Police...
And then...Oasis and Britpop happened...
Oh my God did I love Liam Gallagher. I mean, yes, Sting was my celebrity crush for many years, but Liam was the shiz-zit.
By the time I happened upon Liam, I was a professional celebrity stalker and one of the proudest moments of my life was tracking him down in NYC at his favorite hangout, the Irish Pub, and approaching him whilst he was singing along with his own music on the jukebox. I told him how awesome he was and gave him an uncrumpled American dollar so he could play more of his own songs just to watch him enjoy himself.
He was very sweet and Mancunian mumbly. I was very Southern and nervous so unfortunately, it did not work out for us. Such is life.
I think Britpop is the music that will always define my life. I think we all have those moments in time that we hold onto; probably when we were in our "prime"; for me, it was the early to mid 20s. When I still had hopes and dreams and thought I was going to be something special.
Not a middle-aged woman working in payroll.
Whatever. Life is full of twists and turns and I wonder how many of us turn out the way we think we would. I guess I will never be the celebrated writer-slash-amazeballs-chef living in New York City married to a British rockstar, but still...maybe in the next life time.
Meanwhile, I shall leave you with my four most favorite British Ring(tones) Of the Day...my only regret is that I never saw all four out of four live in concert.
Jarvis Cocker, you owe me one.
My Dad was an Anglophile as well. I was first introduced to Dr. Who via PBS when I was a mere babe.
Tom Baker was my first Doctor.
Benny Hill was my first introduction to British comedy (although I still don't get the appeal; too slapstick for me, but so are the Three Stooges, which my Dad also loved, so there you go. Male humor at it's worst).
And Billy Idol...
And then...Oasis and Britpop happened...
By the time I happened upon Liam, I was a professional celebrity stalker and one of the proudest moments of my life was tracking him down in NYC at his favorite hangout, the Irish Pub, and approaching him whilst he was singing along with his own music on the jukebox. I told him how awesome he was and gave him an uncrumpled American dollar so he could play more of his own songs just to watch him enjoy himself.
He was very sweet and Mancunian mumbly. I was very Southern and nervous so unfortunately, it did not work out for us. Such is life.
I think Britpop is the music that will always define my life. I think we all have those moments in time that we hold onto; probably when we were in our "prime"; for me, it was the early to mid 20s. When I still had hopes and dreams and thought I was going to be something special.
Not a middle-aged woman working in payroll.
Whatever. Life is full of twists and turns and I wonder how many of us turn out the way we think we would. I guess I will never be the celebrated writer-slash-amazeballs-chef living in New York City married to a British rockstar, but still...maybe in the next life time.
Meanwhile, I shall leave you with my four most favorite British Ring(tones) Of the Day...my only regret is that I never saw all four out of four live in concert.
Jarvis Cocker, you owe me one.
Never mind Jarvis Cocker - try JOE Cocker. (No relation, though they're both from Sheffield.)
ReplyDeleteDavid Tennant. The best Dr. ever! Adam Ant was my teen crush. Oh the memories. : )
ReplyDeleteTwo of my favourites are Keeping Up Appearances and One Foot in the Grave!
ReplyDelete