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Re: What youtube video are you watching just now?
Billy's cool, loved his autobiography, good to see someone rise to success and a great marriage despite a shitty childhood.
Never read it, I suppose I should, I grew up on him listening to my parents vinyl recording of his shows and he is so familar its never really occurred to me to read it. I think working class folks in Scotland related to him like the black folks related to Richard Pryors comedy in 70's America, he was speaking about things they could relate to more than what the more established, acceptable entertainers did.
He spoke the language of a minority.
I met him in Glasgow last year, Shettleston Tesco - a real shithole. I was doing grounds maintenance and walking out the store when I clocked him walking in, he likes to go for walks around the city. Suprising cause you are more likely to meet him in LA or Australia now, I thought he had ditched us here. But he still likes to go out a wander when he is home.
Its funny, he is called "The Big Yin" here in Scotland, which means "big man" on account of his height, but I'm taller than him and I still said "Aright Big Yin!" automatically when I greeted him 
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Re: What youtube video are you watching just now?
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Ha fuckin hilarious
