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The Old Man

Don't let the bastards grind you down

About Me

Mid 40's and overweight. Doting grandad and miss not being able to play sports. Ex Royal Navy and Civil Servant and hate being told I am too experienced when I apply for jobs, read, too flaming old.

My Interests

Sport, Computers, Reading, food, learning how to be a good grandad to the little man, connor.

I'd like to meet:

President Bush and Tony Blair to tell them what a pair of arses they are for letting our boys get killed. Judge John Deed actor Martin Shaw, Terry Venables, Tim Lovejoy and "Hells Bells" Helen Chamberlain cuz me and my 2 year old grandson love SoccerAM.

Music:

Blimey that is the widest range from Billy Paul to Kaiser Chiefs, from T-REX to Temptations, from Hall and Oates to Deep Purple, from Led Zepplin to Kasabian. If it is good I like it.

Movies:

The Green Mile. The Third Man.

Television:

CSI. (Las Vegas, Miami and New York) Sky sports. Neighbours.

Books:

The Odessa File, all John Grisham, sporting biographies.

Heroes:

Marty Feldman, Tommy Cooper, Manchester United European Cup winning side of 1968.