I wonder what other famous names are sitting nervously, scanning the news channels as we speak.

Possibly quite a number I shouldn’t wonder.
We may have arrived at some form of watershed about how we as a society view these matters–and maybe much else too.

Many of us here harp on about ‘the good old days’, pre H&S, pre PC, pre much else, when the world was in black and white and we all had to sh*t in a communal bucket because running water wasn’t invented, and go on to say how marvellous it all was when you could say things like poofs, wops and n*ggers without fear of reproach.

But perhaps, a bit more consideration for others might make for a better place to live. Perhaps patting the secretary on the ar*e and telling her to go and make a cuppa like a good girl wasn’t the best way to behave–even if it seemed the norm back then.

Because although this thread is strictly about Jimmy Saville, you might wonder where I’m going with this, but I tend towards thinking that one sort of behaviour telescopes into another.
Perhaps the ‘good old days’ might be now.

Fortunately the rule of law isn’t designed to make you feel better. The “hang em high” brigade would have seen the innocent as well as the guilty executed.
Have a look at the case of Stefan Kiszko and see if capital punishment is still a good idea.

Also, while it might in some way make us all feel better that ‘justice’ has been carried out–although I remain to be convinced of what passes for justice anyway–it still wouldn’t remedy the real tragedy of all those cases–that a child was killed/murdered.

Until society faces up to the last great taboo–that being where pedophilia begins and ends in society–and perhaps all of us too, then these things will carry on happening.

A.

John.
I’m not looking for an Anglo/American p*ssing contest here but Gabriel Uttley told me that the South Africans were much more amenable than the Americans when it came to him personally.
(I am of course refering here to the Angelic Bulldog bike record).
I think he just felt that they behaved like Bonneville was their own preserve and not for uppity Brits.

Of course it could be him, or them, or both, or adults behaving like children–or all the above…!!:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Why are they attempting to do the record breaking attempt in S.A.
I was under the impression they always used the Salt Flats in the U.S.A.
Any particular reason for the change?.
Jim.
Lincoln .7

Well I’ve been following this little project for some time.
It’s British too and I really hope Gabriel Uttley succeeds.

http://www.angelicbulldog.org.uk/

I think the reason for South Africa is the available surface is better and that it’s more friendly there–perhaps the Americans are a bit inward looking when it comes to ‘foreign’ attempts.

Actually the thought of hurtling across a bit of desert powered by two Honda Blackbird engines grafted together rather does it for me.
I’d have a go in a trice.

Andy.

Long ago there was a thread on this very forum.

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=15310&highlight=jimmy+saville

It started off in innocence but I remembered it because it went somwhere,somewhat darker.
Read down to page four and the comments of poster ‘Dan Buster’.
Back in those halcyon days, it was quite the little community here and those of you old enough,will fondly remember at least one person who went off to a better place–and another who worked at that time for the BBC.

I have no clue though who Dan Buster was. Like many before and since, he came and went.

Some interesting comments on Jimmy though–long before he popped orf too.

Andy

Tomorrow is indeed THT’s last air-show in charge at the novelty rock emporium.
I do also believe that he will addressing the great unwashed in Hangar 5 at some point. Although the brief I read said ‘Members only’. Now whether that means members of the SVAS or members of the vintage jet organisation who are lunching in H5 tomorrow, I don’t know. I’ll probably heckle from thr back–nothing new there then. :):):)