'I didn't realise Paul Gasciogne is Bamber' s son!'
This happened over 20 yeas ago so I make no apologies if the facts are a little wayward. As an April fool joke this one was a bit of a sleeper. The Sunday Times (I think, or could be the Observer) had a regular feature called relative values (maybe). It was in the Magazine, and was a pleasing way to fill a page between the adverts for useless inventions, and hideous objects the home. It was a simple idea, get a vaguely celebrity parent and child (eg Nigel and Nigella Lawson) and get them to talk about the other.
Papers like a nice April fool spoof, and popping Paul and Bamber's Gascoigne in this column was a nice, but fairly obvious example. Funny but nobody would be fooled. Ah timing is everything.
If I recall this appeared when Gascoigne junior was a rising star, and before his weeping elevated him from being simply a great talent to a household name. Post Vinnie Jones grabbing his balls, pre World Cup tears. It was possible to suggest that outside the world of footbsll fans it was the erstwhile presenter of University Challenge who was the better known. At the time in the Green household the article brought knowing smiles but no more. And the magazine took its place in the basket.
Months pass and big Baby Gazza is now in everyone's consciousness including Mum's, even her studied disinterest in the game had been breached. So One morning she appears in the kitchen and shares with the family her amazing discovery about his parentage. Too late, no way back from there.
This happened over 20 yeas ago so I make no apologies if the facts are a little wayward. As an April fool joke this one was a bit of a sleeper. The Sunday Times (I think, or could be the Observer) had a regular feature called relative values (maybe). It was in the Magazine, and was a pleasing way to fill a page between the adverts for useless inventions, and hideous objects the home. It was a simple idea, get a vaguely celebrity parent and child (eg Nigel and Nigella Lawson) and get them to talk about the other.
Papers like a nice April fool spoof, and popping Paul and Bamber's Gascoigne in this column was a nice, but fairly obvious example. Funny but nobody would be fooled. Ah timing is everything.
If I recall this appeared when Gascoigne junior was a rising star, and before his weeping elevated him from being simply a great talent to a household name. Post Vinnie Jones grabbing his balls, pre World Cup tears. It was possible to suggest that outside the world of footbsll fans it was the erstwhile presenter of University Challenge who was the better known. At the time in the Green household the article brought knowing smiles but no more. And the magazine took its place in the basket.
Months pass and big Baby Gazza is now in everyone's consciousness including Mum's, even her studied disinterest in the game had been breached. So One morning she appears in the kitchen and shares with the family her amazing discovery about his parentage. Too late, no way back from there.
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