When I was a kid...
I was playing merrily on my own in the park one day on one of the swings, when all of a sudden, who should come up behind me and start giving me a push.......it was none other than Gary Glitter.

After a while, and lots of exciting forward thrusting, his arms were getting a bit sore, so Gary suggested we move over to the see-saw. Enthusiastic bobbing then ensued between the two of us as he charmed me with humourous anecdotes involving him and Pete Townsend, and endless tales about his gang.

I listened dumbfounded, and totally in awe of him, and that's when he caught me off guard and totally surprised me by whipping it out....the biggest bag of midget gems this certain 12 year old had ever seen. They were my absolute favourites, but before too long I started feeling drowsy.

I had 5 minutes to get home, and knowing my mum she'd be on the phone to the police demanding a search party be sent out for me if I was just one second too late. I mentioned this to Gary, and with sweat beads starting to run down his face due to the scorchingly hot day it was, he said "Now we don't want your mum ringing the police do we, no, we certainly don't want that".

As we said our goodbyes he gave me a kit kat along with a promise that if we ever met again he'd always have 4 fingers waiting for me.

I found the man to be a pure gentleman and I never saw a hint of anything to support the hideous claims Gary has been accused of.
(Lt Columbo, Wed 5 Jul 2006, 20:03, Reply)