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What to do with Rolf Harris autograph?

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vicky1 Thu 03-Jul-14 09:01:17

Hello all
31 year old interloper again, hope you don't mind me posting- just wanted to get some sensible perspective on this.
As a child I idolised Rolf Harris, his TV programme was the highlight of my week etc. When I was 6 he gave a show in our local theatre and I got to meet him afterwards and got a signed copy of his book. He seemed lovely and the book was my most prized possession for years.
Obviously my feelings towards him have totally changed in the last couple of months and it turns out he was not the nice man I thought he wad. Part of me knows I should throw out the signed book but I still feel a sentimental attachment to it and it feels like throwing away part of my childhood. What should I do? Thanks and sorryfor long post

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 05-Jul-14 19:45:52

Well the song hasn't changed has it? I still like it.

Rowantree Sat 05-Jul-14 20:39:34

You did, jingl? I can't say it was my favourite song of all time. And when I found out Mags liked it, that was the death knell for me!

Deedaa Sat 05-Jul-14 20:54:47

I still think Sun Arise was a lovely record, not that I can find my copy so there's no chance of me rushing to play it.

Ana Sat 05-Jul-14 20:56:26

What a strange reason to dislike a song! I always hated it anyway.

Ana Sat 05-Jul-14 20:58:25

Tie me Kangaroo Down still has very clever lyrics and is good fun - I doubt whether it'll ever be played on any UK radio station in future, though.

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 05-Jul-14 21:00:48

I love it! (Two Little Boys). It's very sweet. Don't like the more Aussie sounding ones though.

Faye Sat 05-Jul-14 21:53:57

I have his autograph too, not sure where it is, I hope I still have it somewhere though as it is in a lovely old autograph book my father brought home one each for us (my siblings and me). I was about eight years old at the time and Rolph Harris was at my father's workplace. I don't know where Dad got hold of five autograph books when RH turned up. That was the only autograph in my book.

rosequartz Sat 05-Jul-14 22:26:16

I think the portrait of HM is in Rolf Harris' s private collection.

A friend has an original painting by him - she doesn't know what to do with it.

Rowantree Sat 05-Jul-14 22:35:47

She could try eBay....

merlotgran Sat 05-Jul-14 22:50:43

Looks like eBay is swamped with Rolf Harris paintings at the moment.

NanKate Sat 05-Jul-14 23:06:52

Busybee08 welcome to GN. Many of the topics we discuss are far more fun and lighthearted than this one. So just trawl through the forums and dip in. smile

busybee08 Sun 06-Jul-14 12:13:50

Thank you nanakate.

For your warm welcome to gransnet....

GadaboutGran Sun 06-Jul-14 12:40:03

Even worse maybe, my choir from Bath raised money from concerts for Stoke Mandeville Hospital c 1983. I have photos in my album of us presenting the cheque & singing to Jimmy Savile at Stoke Mandeville & my 3 young kids were pictured too. I had horrors that they had sat on his knee in the photo but at least they weren't doing that. I haven't destroyed the photos as they are part of our past & a reminder for the future of how innocence & good works can be totally betrayed, but nor would I seek to make money from them (or an autograph) or display them as macabre trophies. Such evil can never be destroyed, only transformed & learnt from, but never exploited either.

NanKate Sun 06-Jul-14 13:42:52

Pleasure busybee did you know that Gransnetters' names when highlighted in blue mean that you can find out a bit more about the writer, such as area they live in, how many grandchildren etc ? About 2 months after joining someone kindly told me this fact. hmm

vicky1 Mon 07-Jul-14 21:24:04

Two Little Boys wasn't written by Rolf Harris though and I think there are other versions of it around.
It's going round in my head now, oh dear!