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…and probably would have preferred not to know after reading this, either.
I sometimes ignore these things, but when tagged by the wonderful Donna PepsiCola, what man could refuse?
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I lived for five years in Billericay, a place made famous by the late great Ian Drury and his song, ‘Billericay Dickie’ |
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I moved back to England in the latter part of the 1980s to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter. Ample evidence of why I failed to threaten Sting and Elvis Costello is available for download from a secret location (70mb) |
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I adore having my feet stroked and massaged — Reflexology was invented just for my pleasure, I am sure! |
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I detest biro’s and am instead addicted to ‘proper’, ‘grown-ups’ pens (aka fountain pens) |
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My first job was as a payroll clerk for the South Australian Hospitals Department (as it was then) |
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I dabbled for two years in the Adelaide AmDram scene (amateur dramatics, daaaarling!) until the need to eat forced me to work in a factory trimming excess plastic off toilet seats |
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I spent many years paying the bills by running the lighting shows for small pub bands in Adelaide and then the UK; I was the regular lighting guy for the Wednesday night live gigs at a great club on Wardour Street; I even lit the Tom Tom Club when they performed there! |
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Bored with commuting to London and back (3.5 hours a day - and I only lived in Guildford!), I used the morning train ride to write a success strategies book that was loosely based on my undergraduate honours thesis. Not finding a publisher interested in it, I self-published it as an ebook on the net. Grand total of sales = 0. I had a lot to learn as an online marketer, it seems!  |
So, that’s far more information than you are EVER likely to want to know… over to Jenkins, Cook, Papworth, McCusker, Weckerle, French, York, and Joel
Currently listening to: Tom Waits - Small Change - Small Change
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Donna Papacosta 01.04.08 at 11:58 am
Ah, you’re an interesting fella, Hopkins! Love what you’ve done with my photo.
David Gillespie 01.04.08 at 12:12 pm
Lee I’m with you on the pens. What are you currently writing with? A friend of mine works for Faber Castell and was horrified that I’d use anything else, so he hooked me up with a Graf von Faber-Castell fountain pen; it is a joy to write with!
Lee Hopkins 01.04.08 at 12:53 pm
Donna: tee hee!! Well, you DID make a comment on your blog about the photo not being taken yesterday…
David: Oooooohh!!! Deep lust! There’s a Graf von Faber-Castell that retails for $550 here in Adelaide that is truly a wonder of writing fluidity and grace! Out of my price range at the moment, but I am very happy with my $140 Sheaffer. But if your friend can get them wholesale……. [hint, hint]
Allan Jenkins 01.05.08 at 7:17 am
I cannot believe you tagged me with that… now I will have to think up plausible BS to impress people I don’t even know. Sheesh.
Sam Grant 01.05.08 at 9:33 am
A colourful life is a life well-lived! I laughed out loud at number 6. Do you ever look back and consider how each of these experiences contributed to the great communicator you’ve become?
Sam
Lee Hopkins 01.05.08 at 11:42 am
Allan: HA HA!!! [says Lee in his best Nelson [the Simpsons] voice]
Sam: I got an incredible gift in the post today — private email following!!!
Clarence Jones 01.06.08 at 3:13 pm
Mr. Hopkins-
Would any of these musical numbers be availible for streaming on an Internet Radio station (mine)? I’d like to officially have your permission before you become the next Paul Potts - it makes the law firm I retain (Hungerdunger, Hungerdunger, Hungerdunger, Hungerdunger, and McCormack) happy, and keeps the Recording Companies at bay. I’m also planning to add William Jennings Bryan, Albert Einstein, Joe Cocker, Nine Inch Nails, and Jeff Beck (among others) at the same time, if you don’t mind the company.
And yeah, OlioRadio is kinda eclectic…
Love & Peace, Clarence
Lee Hopkins 01.08.08 at 2:10 am
HA ha!!
Clarence, my friend, you have my full and mirthful permission — do your worst!!
p.s. My eldest pet dog, Sophie, has long been a senior partner of the esteemed canine law firm ‘Woof, Woof & Bark’
Mitch Joel - Twist Image 01.11.08 at 12:14 am
I took the bait:
http://www.twistimage.com/blog/archives/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-me/
Thanks for pinging me too