Hero worship in reverse

When I was young and fonky it never appealed to me to try and look or dress like my rock heroes. I worked with a kid who was Compelled by Fashion to look first Punk, then New Wave and then New Romantic and you could tell whether or not he liked Heaven 17's new single by looking at his new haircut. Not me; it was never important.

So it was interesting to bump into this youtube clip, arriving there circuitously, to discover that one of my heroes of the 70s, Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash, has spent the intervening years working hard to look like ME.

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I asked my daughter if she agrees that we're lookylikeys and she says Not really, He Just Looks Like Your Sims Character but she did give him top marks for matching my "contentedly smug expression that you probably don't know you have", which I didn't, but now she's pointed it out I think I know which one she means.

Posted By: Sugbad The Bad on July 30th 2012 at 20:35:15

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Hero worship in reverse (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 30, 20:35:15
- He's not as bald or fat as you and he can actually (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 30, 20:59:12
  - We're equally completely bald, I'm a little slimmer though not by enough to (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 30, 21:06:00
    - Really, how interesting (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 30, 21:20:59
      - Fet (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 30, 21:22:03
    - Does your head shine, mine does (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jul 30, 21:06:57
      - Yes. It's endlessly amusing to friends and colleagues. (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 30, 21:11:38
        
        I know, my son thinks it's hilarious but then, he's a floppy haired student. (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jul 30, 21:22:19
        
        Tell him he can laugh all he likes but he's looking at his own shiny future (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 30, 21:24:22
        
        I get that ! I have pointed it out to him and he is bit paranoid about it now . (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jul 30, 21:25:55
        
        Hit him with the chair leg anyway! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 30, 21:28:41
        
        Chairs are a sore point in our house at the mo.. I broke Mrs Cols favourite the other day (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jul 30, 21:32:47
        
        Breaking the leg off to start hitting the hippy soap dodger? (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 30, 21:35:15
        
        Nah .. stood on it ! (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jul 30, 21:49:55
        
        Health and safety will prosecute you (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 30, 21:55:38
        
        But the Mrs didnt want me to stand on her (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jul 30, 22:00:25
        
        Lol , you just can't win can you! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 30, 22:07:14

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