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Jack
Join Date:
2011-09-29
Blogs Owned
1. Perking the Pansies
Imagine the absurdity of two openly gay, middle aged, middle class men escaping the liberal sanctuary of anonymous London to relocate to a Muslim country. I chronicle our exploits with the mad, the sad, the bad and the glad.
Latest Blog Posts
- Talking Raw Turkey on the RadioThe fabulous people at Norwich’s Future Radio asked me to pop in and talk about Turkey, the Raw Guide on the Pride Live programme. I’m becoming quite a regular on the show and they very generously allow me to shamelessly plug my work. Fil...
- Norwich, City of Literatureon Dec 19, 2012 in Arts & Theatre Books to Read Norwich Anjali Joseph City of Literature HarperCollins UNESCONorwich is the heart of arty-farty judging by the colourful assortment of scholarly fashionistas mingling around the College of Art. Norwich is also a treasure trove of wordy worthiness that rather puts my own inconsequential ramblings in the shade.
- Going Once, Going Twice...Reblogged from perkingthepansies: The National League of POW/MIA Families is an American organisation incorporated in 1970 to obtain the release of all prisoners, establish the fullest possible account for the missing and secure the repatriation of a...
- Going Once, Going Twice…The National League of POW/MIA Families is an American organisation incorporated in 1970 to obtain the release of all prisoners, establish the fullest possible account for the missing and secure the repatriation of all recoverable remains of those wh...
- Buttoned-Up BritainBy common consent, Fifties Britain was a grim, buttoned-up time of austerity, grinding poverty, back-street abortions, bomb craters, back-to-back slums and hard labour for the love that dares not speak its name. People left their doors unlocked becau...
- Ten Reasons to Ban Gay MarriageThe airwaves are full of noise about the Government’s proposals to permit same-sex marriage here in old Blighty. Whereas the original intention was to legalise civil marriage only, the Cameroons are now speaking as one voice about allowing thos...
- Turkey, the Raw Guide – Out Now!on Dec 7, 2012 in Bodrum Book Stores Books to Read Turkey & Turkish Yalikavak Amazon Apple Ebook Kobo Nook Turkey the Raw GuideAfter months of blood, sweat and tears, a lot of ripe Old English and a few hard boiled debates, the first episode of the Best of Perking the Pansies, the Turkey Years is finally off the blocks. So here comes the hard sell: Have you ever wondered wha...
- God Bless AmericaInsurance is easy cash for the fat cats, as simple as falling off a log. When we shipped the tarnished family silver back to Blighty, cover was compulsory: no pay, no way. It’s one of life’s expenses that you put down to experience and write off,...
- Jumping Jackon Sep 27, 2012 in Health Retirement Germans GPs Hypertension National Health Service Restless Legs WalthamstowLiam and I registered with our local GP practice. The serene surgery is a far cry from the NHS bedlam we left behind in inner city Walthamstow. Natural politeness reigned supreme and you could hear a syringe drop in the waiting room. The entire proce...
- Perking the Pansies’ European TourDedicated Pansyfan, Alan, decided to take Perking the Pansies on a grand book tour of Charlemagne’s old domain. He flashed my inane witterings at the fragrant French, waffling Belgians and orderly Germans. Have I seen sales soar among our continent...
- Clip JointI used the phrase ‘clip joint’ on a post a little while ago and the words brought back distant memories of an old flame long since extinguished. He crimped for his supper. A bit of a gay cliché I know but he did have his own salon. He called it...
- Busted FlushWhat is it with British plumbing? I’ve never lived anywhere in Blighty with good enough water pressure to provide a decent douche. Don’t you just loathe a limp spray? Norwich is no different. Okay, the house is 370 years but that’s no e...
- Life is a Cabaret, Old Chumon Sep 19, 2012 in Arts Music Norwich Cabaret Michelle Ryan musicals Nazi Germany Theatre Theatre Royal Norwich Will YoungLiam has made friends with the Theatre Royal which means he’ll be dragging me along to every passing production doing the provincial rounds. As a taste of things to come, we popped along to catch the latest re-working of a … Continue reading...
- Smart-Arse Smart PhoneI’ve invested in smart phone from Virgin. Well I say invested, it came free with a 24 month contract. My trusty old Nokia just doesn’t cut the Colman’s mustard anymore. Nor is it the right image for an infamous author … Continue readi...
- The Soldier, the Virgin and the Drag QueenMother’s inaugural royal visit to the weaver’s croft went without a hitch. She was escorted across country by my nephew and namesake, Jack Junior. I wondered if she’d be able to climb the narrow winding steps up to the attic … Continue re...
- A Face for Radioon Sep 13, 2012 in LGBT Music Norwich Phones TV & Radio Brighton Pride Community Radio Future Radio Marc AlmondThe talented folk at Future Radio must have thought my debut gig on Pride Live wasn’t too embarrassing as they asked me back for a repeat performance. This time, I wasn’t plugging the book. As the Pride season draws to a close … Conti...
- A Date with Anna KareninaNorwich’s rich cultural repertoire has Liam drooling like a rabid dog. He’s joined the club at the Theatre Royal and has planned an entire programme of cultural festivities to drag me along to. I daren’t admit that I’d rather catch … Co...
- A Very British Olympicson Sep 9, 2012 in London London 2012 Olympics Music Sport Coldplay Dunkirk IKEA O2 Olympic Games Paralympic Games West Ham FCWe Brits love to wallow in glorious failure. It’s almost a national fetish. We relish the underdog fighting against insurmountable odds – remember Eddie the Eagle and the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team (not to mention Dunkirk)? This time we had a r...
- X Factor Hair-RaisersTonight Matthew, I’m going to be…Quentin Crisp. Filed under: Music, TV...
- Crappy SnapsWith the wonders of cutting edge digital photography, it’s supposed to be virtually impossible to take a bad snap. Just aim and click, right? Wrong. I’m rubbish. Sometimes, though, there’s a little unexpected magic among the discarded litte...
