Hello!

Hope you don't mind me popping in here. A friend in Seattle told me that the Gecko ads were back on air. So, excitedly, I did a bit of a Googlebash.

I couldn't remember voicing anything Geckoish recently - and thanks to this e banter, the truth is out. I am sobbing with a massive tear, but I can deal with it. Cease with the tissues.

I miss being the Gecko. They were good times. Unfortunately, i'm a tinpot local radio DJ, and when it came to acting, I couldn't quite pull it off. The scripts were getting busier, and I think the Martin Agency creatives were running out of patience with my "i can't do this" style tantrems.

I'm actually a cockney / essex boy, and during the "stop calling" period, i acted posh. For an untrained brit bloke like me, "a mock posh" caricature is easier to "act in", than ones own accent.

So is it not ironic that a US vox is now doing a cockney delivery. It's probably not ironic actually, like every line in Alanis' tedious rant - not ironic - just a pisser! Did anyone tell her.

Right, back to the telly, I wonder if Shep Smiths eyes are any farther apart tonight...