The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #154925   Message #3639845
Posted By: Claire M
07-Jul-14 - 01:35 PM
Thread Name: BS: Mudcat Censorship in Rolf Harris thread
Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Censorship in Rolf Harris thread
Hiya !! It's sad. RH is also part of the backdrop to my life. Watching his animal shows w/ parents & wanting to adopt every cat/dog on there; being treated to a rendition of JtP by parents while walking stiffly in hellishly painful callipers – my extra legs -- ; turning plastic into a wobble board in design tech lessons (we all did it) his cartoon club; nearly weeing myself @ his songs. & of course we'd got Jake the Pig, who spent his life convinced he was a dog.

I had a support worker who lived in Australia for a while. She taught me trad songs & sent me lots of books. I loved koalas & always wanted a real one, so mum got me a toy koala. I called him Blinky Bill after one in 1 of said books, & was forever trying to feed him w/ leaves, in the hope he'd come alive. I've still got him.

As sad as it is, RH wasn't the entire backdrop to my life, so I'll live. It doesn't stop me enjoying said songs.