Rod Woodward

Hi
Well, in the words of Sir Cliff Richard, I can't believe that my last entry was before Christmas. I know the clocks have just gone forward but it seems like someone is winding the old hands of time at a much more alarming rate. In fact it set me thinking, instead of skipping forward and losing an hour couldn't they put the clocks back twenty three hours. That way you still get the same daylight saving result with the added bonus of an extra day in bed! We can but dream...
Either that or wind the clocks forward a couple of years. Okay, you lose a bit of time, but at least the recession's over! As the great George Carlin said, "These are the thoughts that kept me out of the really good schools."
Speaking of recessions though, I'm pleased to say it's been pretty much business as usual and I'd like to thank all those who've contacted me to say they enjoyed Mario De Niro's little Godfather Trilogy on Scrum V. One bloke told me it was almost as funny as the Welsh rugby team!
In fact, Mario is starting to get so much attention it's giving me a complex! Even my wife prefers him. If she asks me to wear the wig in bed, I'm gonna have to have a word.
Last Friday I joined the Welsh Entertainers Golfing Society or WEDGES as they're better known. It's a charitable organisation which has been going for years. What a great bunch! Where else can you have a crack, raise a few bob for a good cause and have dinner with the lovely Ruth Madoc (namedrops keep falling from my head) all in the same day?!
In fact it's been quite a fun quarter with audiences as diverse as UWIC and Bedford Rugby Clubs, the corporate Friday Club in London, annual dinners for the car, electrical and printing industries at the Grosvenor House, Intercontinental and Royal Lancaster also in London and even a trip to jersey with Mrs Woowaa to do the Variety Club Stag lunch, proving that Variety is indeed the spice of life.
Anyway, that's about the long and short of it. My step-daughter Naomi passed her driving test yesterday (Well done Nome!)and I've promised to let her take me out for a bit of motorway practice this afternoon so spare a thought for me in your prayers. I feel like I'm about to live out the Bob Newhart Driving Instructor sketch which is an absolute classic if you haven't heard it-DON'T PULL OUT!!!
I'm gonna get her one of those N D badges although I only just found out that N D stands for New Driver. I like the idea of initials letting you know what king of drivers you're dealing with.
You could have A B C O R: A bit crap on roundabouts... Or T O T B D: Too old to be driving.
Not that you need the badge there. The left indicator flashing since the left the house that morning is the giveaway.
Best
Rod

Posted by Rod Woodward on 31/03/2009