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You are probably in one of two situations now.
The first situation is that you have clicked on this link, laughing
at the memory of that hilarious Dave Gorman chap, who was on BBC2, earlier in the year, trying to find other men named Dave
Gorman. As the page was loading, you probably thought about Dave Gorman and his mate Danny Wallace, and how they went as far
afield as New York to find other men with the name Dave Gorman, and that they did it for a bet. A drunken bet, and that Dave
had to find 54 other Dave Gormans (one for every card in the deck, including the jokers).
On the other hand, you
might have no idea what the hell I'm on about, but chances are, after reading the above, you do now.
I can't remember
why I laughed so hard, really, but all I know, is that late, one Sunday night, I turned my TV on, and there was this rather
attractive fella, and his rather attractive friend, hosting a TV show, where they told us all about loads of trips, to find
men with the name Dave Gorman. As it turned out the first attractive bloke, was called Dave Gorman, and it was a bet. But
that wasn't the funny thing.
The funny thing was how he told it.
And now, it is out in book form. An extract
of the book, "Are You Dave Gorman?" by Dave Gorman and Danny Wallace (Published at 9.99 by Ebury Press, and I daresay,
avaliable at Amazon.co.uk)is on the right, and I think you'll agree, it is incredibly funny.
Even if you didn't watch
the show, read the book, I hope that BBC2, or BBC Choice, will, in their wisedom, repeat it, again, very soon.
In
the meantime, visit Dave and Dannys websites, links below.
davegorman.com
dannywallace.com
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"People are staring at our shoes" I said.
"They're LOBBER," said Dave, sounding bored with my protestations,
"And they're traditional."
"We look like tits. And sod the fact they're traditional. If a Norwegian man
visited London and dressed up in full Morris Dancing gear, would you think 'Oh look how traditional he is?', or would you
think, 'Oh look at that tit'?"
"I like them and I want to be the first person in the East End to wear them."
"I don't think that'll be a problem. I dare say you'll also be the first person KILLED in the East End wearing them."
"That'd be cool."
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