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Mark Mayhew · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2897

My money is on Steve Wright-he is dumb enough to do such a thing-maybe Sarah Kennedy as she is totally clueless.

Maybe Gary Gliter will turn up as a guest to be interviewed on the Big Show-can you imagine Wright's ego in all this.

gfloyd · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:06 pm Post subject:

Does "Leaving on a Jet plane" count? Laughing

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Toggy · Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Posts: 1239

I thought the producers chose which songs to play.

I just wish the media would stop giving this odious pervert publicity.

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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

I could not believe that he took precedence over the Madrid air crash on Radio 2's news summaries this morning.

What's really annoying is that when he gets back to this country, as he most surely will, we are going to have to pay for his protection, as well as keeping an eye on what he's up to.
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Rachel · Guest

I’m really very disappointed with the Press and Media (although that is nothing new). To see a photographer on his knees, kneeling at length in front of GG on a plane like he is some kind of Icon that we all want to see a picture of, just summed up our Press in one shot. They are no better than he is. Worse than that is the Government and their cheap headline grabbing, after 12 years of doing diddlysquat they chose now to jump on the Glitter bandwagon to make it look like they care. A more wretched, shallow and insincere display of politics you will never across.

RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

Yes, depends how those photos are going to be used, and it could have been non-UK press. Knowing which way the wind is blowing, it's inconceivable that even the most salacious of the red-tops would be considering giving him publicity.

The Government has become adept at jumping on the bandwagon to make itself appear good, but they've done it so often it may have become counter-productive. I'd like to think one of a different colour wouldn't stoop so low, but these days I'm not so sure.

GG's erstwhile backing band, The Glitter Band, of which two original members remain (John Rossell and Harvey Ellison) are still going strong, and playing the 70s nostalgia gigs, mainly at Butlins special winter weekends. They play well and are always well received, and they steer well clear of Gary's material.
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Rachel · Guest

he's in just about every UK paper today Ron, even the Posh ones- pictures too.

RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

Ah, there he is, page 9. I had to get through the horror at Madrid, John Prescott kissing Jodie Marsh, yet another teenage party that wrecks the whole street, and the Keep Cleer sign to get there. Rolling Eyes

At least it's a straight report. He has no hiding place and I suppose that is good in itself. For every one high profile name like his there are thousands of anonymous ones we are not kept track of.
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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

I nearly added then that even the US Baseball parks have stopped playing bits of his songs.

To my amazement, watching the Mens Beach Volleyball Final this morning from Beijing, what should I hear over their PA but "Come on, Come on, Come on, Come on...."
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Ian Robinson · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:47 pm Post subject:

Apparently (and I don't know how true this is) GG doesn't own the rights to most of his biggest songs because he either didn't write them or what rights he did have were sold for huge sums just before the scandal came out.

SantaFefan · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject:

On the JV show this morning, somebody asked whether this will be compared to a Witch Hunt in the future.
Some of the comment I've heard on the Vine Show over the last few days does seem out of place on National Radio when focused upon an individual.
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