Well Done Sir Rod! 👍

Thank you GG

I thought that it was a news story.
(As did the editors of most major media outlets)

And I love a bit of celebrity fluff and frivolity.

Sorry -I meant ‘good news story’.

Not sure why people are calling him a nob.

Always liked Rod

Kate1949

Not sure why people are calling him a nob.

I think having 8 children by 5 different women might have something to do with it!

Kate1949

Not sure why people are calling him a nob.

Well he is really isn’t it?

I suppose eccentric is kinder.

Riverwalk

Kate1949

Not sure why people are calling him a nob.

I think having 8 children by 5 different women might have something to do with it!

That’s Johnson 😄😄😄

Kate1949

Not sure why people are calling him a nob.

Agree - he seems kind-hearted...

I remember when he helped out some model train enthusiasts after some yobs had smashed up a display.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-48332649

Perhaps pedantic, but ‘nob’ is slang for nobility, ‘knob’ is the correct word, if you wish to use that description. Or perhaps nobility was meant for a Sir? 🙂

Riverwalk

Kate1949

Not sure why people are calling him a nob.

I think having 8 children by 5 different women might have something to do with it!

I used to think he was a "bit of a nob" (loads of children and fanatical football supporter with spiky hair) until I realised that he wrote or co-wrote some great pop songs - he's not just a "boy singer".

I had a friend who was a keen model railway enthusiast, who was in awe of Rod's layout. Apparently, when he moved to Essex from California, he arranged for a container to bring it to the UK and then built an extension for it.

I couldn't believe it when I spotted him on my high street, but I've been told it's not that uncommon. He seems to have come through the rock'n'roll era unscathed. Good luck to him!

I did not say that he was a k/nob.

I said that I used to think he was a bit of a k/n*b.

I was inferring that I was wrong.
I was wrong ie he is not a k/nob

I started this thread which is all about praising the bloke.

All clear now?

growstuff he pops into our friends pub for a pint sometimes, he really is one of the good guys nowadays.

There was a programme on BBC2 a few weeks ago where Dermot O’Leary interviewed him in a cinema showing clips from Rod’s past, it was very interesting no holes barred.

FannyCornforth

I did not say that he was a k/nob.

I said that I used to think he was a bit of a k/n*b.

I was inferring that I was wrong.
I was wrong ie he is not a k/nob

I started this thread which is all about praising the bloke.

All clear now?

I think I'm the same as you Fanny.

I understood what you meant.

Thank you growstuff
I think that he actually actively cultivated his laddish, rather naff persona.
All tongue in cheek.

Elton’s nickname for Rod is Phyllis, and Rod calls Elt ‘Sharon’

He’s not taking himself too seriously here

FannyCornforth

Yes! We’ve never had it so good!
🇬🇧 🤩 🇬🇧

I remember that one!!

And the pound in your pocket
Well, a pound doesn't go far these days - nor does a tenner!

he's not just a "boy singer"
I'll have you know he used to sing with the late, great Long John Baldry, no less!! 😃

FannyCornforth

A lot of people knew of Michael’s generosity prior to his death.

Perhaps I should ask for this thread to be deleted as it’s not worthy of discussion?
Perhaps I should have put it in Chat? 🤷‍♀️
But seeing as the MSM have decided it’s news; it’s news regardless

It is news and furthermore it is good news, well done Sir Rod

Love it 🎶

Well done him.

Jaxjacky

Perhaps pedantic, but ‘nob’ is slang for nobility, ‘knob’ is the correct word, if you wish to use that description. Or perhaps nobility was meant for a Sir? 🙂

You beat me to it! 😂😂

Grannygravy……

“No holes barred “

😂😳

It is actually nob if you are using it as an abbreviation of nobhead, which I was

This is interesting (well, to me)
antsmith.net/articles/nobhead-versus-knobhead

Good on you, Rod!

Remember when he left the country to avoid paying tax? Is he now paying it back? Pardon my scepticism.