Dancing to the Flute

"We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn."      -Matthew 11:17

Lately I have had dreams of being back on large construction jobs, including a hospital site. Of course, I was a forman for 10 years with a large HMO and continually worked on around 15-20 or more of their hospitals and clinics. Those were the days, weren't they?

Soon I will have my gold implants placed strategically inside my prostate in preparation for the radiation treatment.

Life dances on …

One of my favorite British character actors, Geoffrey Hughes, experienced a relapse in Aug 2010 after only one year of experiencing the comfort of mind that he was clear of his prostate cancer. Those types of stories, as with Bill Bixby's & Frank Zappa's, are always closer to home than they are for most readers unaffected by the PC malady. 

The TV legend, who has  publicly supported cancer  charities. He first appeared in  1960s classics such as Z-Cars  and The Likely Lads and he  was  the voice of Paul  McCartney in the Beatles film  The Yellow Submarine.

He  also starred as slobbish  Onslow (phot left) in the hit BBC sitcom  Keeping Up Appearances and  Twiggy in The Royle Family. His other roles have  included Vernon in Heartbeat  and Uncle Keith in  Skins.

Geoffrey, who left  Coronation Street in 1984,  also  guest starred in episodes of  Doctor Who, Casualty, Boon  and The Upper Hand.

In July  last year he was appointed  Deputy Lord Lieutenant for  the Isle of Wight, making him  “the official link between the  island and royalty at formal engagements”