Tom's top tales week of 19 July
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| 16:12 UK time, Thursday, 22 July 2010
Bad flats and rock stars we tried to look like...fortunately, no pictures of my Dave-Hill-from-Slade look actually survive.
There is, however, real commitment I think in Kenny Smithers' decision to 'do an Adam Ant'. Was this in Calanish on the island of Lewis? If so, extra points!
"The star I tried to copy was 'Adam Ant'. I had all the replica gear from the , I had the awful longish badly styled and crudely dyed black hair, all the face paint including white stripe across the nose and yes, the lipstick. I'll never forget my mothers face as she said 'well,well is this what it has come to! Dressing like a girl' and on reflection she was right. Needless to say the look was not persevered with. In fact i never got past the front door!"
Adam Ant
James Walker from Edinburgh managed to combine terrible rentals with star-imitation:
"One of my first flats was in Shepherds Bush. Got bitten by cat fleas constantly! Mind you, the view out my window was the Blue Peter garden. My next flat had a noisy neighbour. Tumble dryer constantly on. Owner of said dryer? Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet - whom I dressed like! As a pirate!"
Then there was Nigel from Boddam, by Peterhead.
"I spent too many weekends, in hindsight, trying my hardest to look like Robert Smith from The Cure. Basketball boots. Skinny black cotton trousers. Extra long white double cuffed shirt. Extra long by having the tail of an identical shirt sown on. And a black baggy jumper. And obviously heavily back combed hair.No make up though! There are limits!"
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