Tam Cowan: Rod got 'love you' text from Elton - now let's get Oasis back together
dailyrecord.co.ukSir Rod Stewart has revealed he refused to perform a concert in Saudi Arabia because of the discrimination against women and gay people.Is that why, to the best of my knowledge, he’s never done a gig in Auchinleck?I got a text from Rod to say he was well chuffed with Thursday’s Daily Record front page (well played, comrades) and he wasn’t the only one.Sure, they’ve had their fall-outs down the years and were nicknamed Phyllis and Sharon by a mutual pal in the 70s due to their bitchy bickering… but guess what?Thanks to that front page I can exclusively reveal that Rod (Phyllis) received a “love you for doing that” text from Elton John (Sharon).
Aww, that’s nice.Right, Ed, let’s see if we can get the Oasis boys back together…Talking of famous (or should that be infamous?) Celtic fans...
memo to the Green Brigade: own up, bhoys, until last week, how many of you thought Palestine was the stuff Tony Hart used to make Morph?Meanwhile, the crisis in the Middle East is a hugely important issue.
Unless, of course, you’re the Sky News director who instructed reporter Mark Austin to interrupt his “live” bulletin from Jerusalem with the “breaking news” that Holly Willoughby had quit This Morning…FFS! (If Holly ends up down the job centre with her old mucker Phil Schofield, I hope they remember to form an orderly queue..)Elsewhere on TV, if you don’t want to know the result, please look away now… Next year’s Bafta for Best Actor in a TV drama will be won by Steve Coogan.What other conclusion can be drawn after watching his portrayal of Jimmy Savile in The Reckoning?While the costume and make-up artists also deserve a gong, it’s the Alan Partridge star who, quite rightly, will receive most plaudits.And talk about range: who else could
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