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So that's why they are called fish nets?

So VEGAS KID has gone back 2DISNEY and his new name as far as WILKONEWS and this blog is concerned is now to be : YENSID TWO. Get it? Sometimes I'm just too clever for my own good!
So by Monday he will be back working on his bouncing technique and his juggling ability at Le DLRP. Oh dear does that mean that in the next month or two we'll have to go to Paris to see him? It's a horrible job sometimes but somebody has to do it! So pretty soon he could well be seen in a very similiar costume to this. What do you mean you couldn't tell it was a vulture?

DISNEY BOUNCE from first time round

The Lewis's store in Liverpool opened in 1856
Lewis's, a big department store in Liverpool (Paul McCartney worked there as a temp one summer - no it's true) is in trouble financially speaking but I just have to tell all you non scousers a bit about Lewis's statue! Ok it's known locally as 'DICKIE LEWIS' (why?) and is a bronze naked man of enlarged proportions standing 'titanicesque' at the bow of a ship.

I mean he's 12 feet tall by the way!

Dickie Lewis

Designed and built by Sir Jacob Epstein, a famous Liverpool surname via The Beatles but no relation, which was installed in 1951. However like many of his pieces before it wasn't totally without controversy. Alterations had to be made in 1952 to add some ridges to the body because when it rained all the water came flowing from the bit that stuck out the most! In other words it looked like Dickie was peeing!

Incidentally there now is a pub opposite called Dickie Lewis!

There is a famous 'scouse' song called 'In my Liverpool Home' written by Peter McGovern in which the lyrics refer to a statue exceedingly bare.

CHORUS:

"In my Liverpool home
in my Liverpool Home,

We speak with an accent exceedingly rare;

(we) meet under a statue exceedingly bare.

If you want a cathedral, we've got one to spare,

in my Liverpool home."

The statue referred to in the song of course is Dickie and Lewis's Corner has always been and still is probably the most popular meeting place in Liverpool!