From the Glasgow Herald, 02/01/04....
'IT was a mercy killing. As master of ceremonies, Cameron Stout learned what it must have been like to play bottom of the bill at the Empire with no material. When Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross bounded on stage with his cohorts and a cheery: "How does it feel to be at the only party in Scotland that's still alive?", the cheery Orcadian and a chubby bloke called Gos were bundled unceremoniously into the wings so that we could all stop booing and get on with the celebrations...
...I had gone along optimistic that the inevitable ned element in any Hogmanay crowd were sure to give the Big Brother victor an amusingly hard time. Gloriously, however, the derision came from absolutely everyone, regardless of age or fondness for Burberry-check baseball caps. With no more to tell us than the latest dull exploits of his chums from the TV series, it quickly became apparent that, just like me, most folk did not know who these people were and cared less. What a life-affirming way to enter the New Year.'
The full article is here.
'IT was a mercy killing. As master of ceremonies, Cameron Stout learned what it must have been like to play bottom of the bill at the Empire with no material. When Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross bounded on stage with his cohorts and a cheery: "How does it feel to be at the only party in Scotland that's still alive?", the cheery Orcadian and a chubby bloke called Gos were bundled unceremoniously into the wings so that we could all stop booing and get on with the celebrations...
...I had gone along optimistic that the inevitable ned element in any Hogmanay crowd were sure to give the Big Brother victor an amusingly hard time. Gloriously, however, the derision came from absolutely everyone, regardless of age or fondness for Burberry-check baseball caps. With no more to tell us than the latest dull exploits of his chums from the TV series, it quickly became apparent that, just like me, most folk did not know who these people were and cared less. What a life-affirming way to enter the New Year.'
The full article is here.
