CHARLIE CONDOU - No.197

ROMANCE BUT NOT IN NEW YORK

nottherealjoe: @GaydarRadio @Pink_Paper @Charliecondou I've written an article on homophobia in schools, let me know what you think. http://t.co/mFKVQY4B

Charliecondou: @nottherealjoe very good piece, well done

lane_paula: Yesterday was the most amazing day! I went to York a girlfriend and came back a fiancee! @SirTomShaw #EngagedRUs!

Charliecondou: @lane_paula @SirTomShaw Congratulations darlin, great news x

Charliecondou: RT @DiversityRM: @Charliecondou If you like the work DRM does to tackle bullying, vote for us in G3's charity of the year awards: http://t.co/yXhy7rCh  pls RT

LIVE LONG ENOUGH

TO EMBARRASS YOUR CHILDREN

Charliecondou: RT @timlusher: So many great stories among our tales of memorable Christmases. Fatima Whitbread's Xbox story made me laugh. http://t.co/MZ0soz6y

stevefurst: @Charliecondou *grabs coat and heads to newsaget*

Charliecondou: @stevefurst He's looks like a cut price Dave Gahan

misterhsk: @Charliecondou is he wearing a v-neck?

Charliecondou: @misterhsk worse, red braces

misterhsk: @Charliecondou I never knew him in the 80's...

monkimanchimp: @Charliecondou which section is your Dad in?

Charliecondou: @monkimanchimp g2

monkimanchimp: @Charliecondou got it..not embarrassing , wheras your truckers hat...

Charliecondou: @monkimanchimp that was VERY on trend I'll have you know

Tom_In_Oz_: @Charliecondou I bet your dad @pierrecondou  is not really embarrassed as only the UK will see it. It's not like it's on the CCC Blog (yet) x

ParamountSoho: RT @Charliecondou: There's a really embarrassing photo of my dad @pierrecondou in today's Guardian if anyone wants a laugh

ParamountSoho: @Charliecondou @pierrecondou never fear the @ParamountSoho scanner has been put to good use, picture attached

pierrecondou: @Charliecondou Thanks a bunch. *rip up my will and start redrafting*

JamieTheakston: @stevefurst @charliecondou can you post it on twitter ?

Charliecondou: @Jamietheakston picture attached - http://t.co/A3zdIpmN

stevefurst: @Charliecondou @Jamietheakston  Sweet Jesus - like an extra from This is France/England '80

Charliecondou: @stevefurst @Jamietheakston yes, and with hair!!

pierrecondou: @Charliecondou @stevefurst @Jamietheakston. enough already!

Charliecondou: @JamieTheakston Happy Birthday by the way x

Celebrities' Christmas memories

FatimaWhitbread, Sharon Horgan, Jo Brand, Chris Addison, Jennifer Ehle, Stewart Leeand others, including Guardian writers, share their most memorable – andpoignant – stories about festive seasons past

from Guardian.co.uk, Tuesday20 December 2011

Charlie Condou: I awoke during the night to see my dad shovellingtangerines into the pillowcase

ChristmasEve, 1980. As usual, I had gone to bed sick with excitement. I was determinedthat this was the year I would stay awake and finally meet Santa. Of course, Iwas asleep within minutes but awoke during the night and, to my horror,discovered my slightly pissed dad shovelling tangerines and walnuts into thepillowcase I had laid out at the bottom of my bed. I was devastated. Kay Scottfrom school was right: there was no Father Christmas. I spent the next day in adaze of disenchantment and betrayal.

Ayear later and while I'd come to terms with the biggest disappointment of mylife, it was hard to work up the same excitement. Once again, for my mainpresent, I'd asked for a Girl's World (a giant decapitated doll's head with"lifelike" hair to style – why my parents were shocked when I cameout I'll never know), and once again, my request had been ignored. Christmaswas obviously for credulous children and I no longer felt a part of it.

Mybig obsession of the time was the Human League. I desperately wanted to be PhilOakey (OK if I'm honest, Susan Ann Sulley) and would spend hours trying tofashion my blunt fringe into a long side-parted flick. Christmas morning wasthe usual chaos and we whipped through present-opening so that my mum and dadcould get on with overcooking the veg for lunch. My last gift was from my bigsister Niki; a big box with gold wrapping and a ribbon. Inside was her oldrecord player, which I had coveted for years. But what followed took my breathaway. She'd also bought me my first ever 7in vinyl, Human League's Don't YouWant Me. That record felt like a ticket to adulthood and it marked a turningpoint for me. Records were for grownups, or more importantly, teenagers. Mysister had seen that I was moving into a new phase and as always helped mealong the way. Suddenly Christmas was rescued, no longer something that I'dgrown out of. I still have that dusty old vinyl and I still feel like an adultwhenever I look at it.
This is an excerpt,
 if you'd like to read the complete article go HERE

THE GRINCH WHO BAKED XMAS

Charliecondou:Cameron is making me watch "Meet me in St Louis". I say watch, he'sfast-forwarding to all the songs #gay

semadivad:@Charliecondou Wow...that's truly the creme de la flamer...

Charliecondou:@semadivad couldn't be more homo

semadivad:@Charliecondou Unless you were bumming. Whilst doing each other's hair. WithBritney.

Charliecondou:@semadivad yes but we had to be quick. The quiche is on a high heat and I don'twant the pastry to catch

semadivad:@Charliecondou Oh good call, good call. As Mary Berry would say, 'No one likesa soggy bottom'...

Charliecondou:@semadivad god I love that woman

bainser:@Charliecondou @semadivad amaze. If you're any gayer Liza will manifest on aunicorn

Tom_In_Oz_: @Charliecondou @semadivad having been to St Louis I can't understand why ANYONE would want to meet there!!!

bainser:@Charliecondou totes gay. On plus side it'll be over in like 3 hours

Charliecondou:We're up to the Christmas bit. She looks like the drugs have already kicked in 

semadivad:@Charliecondou I'm not sure whether I want this  http://t.co/pye7g2bT

orthis  http://t.co/949injZr for Christmas.

Neily82:*Heart attack* am sat having a cocktail next to Prince William AND DavidBeckham. I kid you not. Fuck a duck!!

bainser:@Neily82 fuck about! Where the hell are you? *books cab*

Neily82:@bainser I won't say where so not to cause a gay stampede

Charliecondou:@Neily82 @bainser Dukes hotel no?

Tom_In_Oz_:@Charliecondou @Neily82 @bainser surely it wud be called"The Prince of something or other" or in Beckham's case "TheQueen of...."

Neily82: I'm no longer at Dukes Hotel, pleasedon't go there in the hope of seeing Becks and Wills, they not be there

Charliecondou:@Neily82 Bugger *gets out of cab*

bainser:@Charliecondou @neily82 dunno that's the least convincing excuse ever! Yeahyeah I've so moved.

timlusher:@Charliecondou your Love Action will be live within the hour - in G2 speshtomorrow. Pic still makes me laugh.

Charliecondou:@timlusher Oh god. I should probably warn my dad

timlusher:@Charliecondou ha

TIS THE SEASON TO BE 

JOLLY WELL ANNOYED

Charliecondou:Took my daughter to see Santa today. Mike Skinner was there with his. He had aserious looking Rolex on. I have now asked Santa for one too

 clarewilmott: @Charliecondou haha Ithought you were really gay! :-) must mean ur a fab actor! X I meant that inthe nicest possible way too, hope it was taken that way! I have no brain filter:/ x

Charliecondou:@clarewilmott It was but you're still wrong. Im gay with a kid. Very modern ;-)

clarewilmott:@Charliecondou I'm such a muppet! Have a lovely Christmas! Xx

PaulPopplewell:@Charliecondou it's "Father Christmas" (though I appreciate Santacould [only] be acceptable with only 140 characters to tweet)

Charliecondou:@PaulPopplewell That was exactly why I wrote Santa

rebeccacallard:@PaulPopplewell @charliecondou everyone says Santa now. Come on Grandpa x I'vealways said Santa since I was a girl. Probably movie-influenced. And that I'mNOT ashamed of. Dude. x

Charliecondou:@PaulPopplewell @rebeccacallard Oh get a grip Martha Stewart! Christmas canstill be magical, even if we call him Santa Claus

PaulPopplewell:@rebeccacallard @charliecondou We are NOT American! America is good, nonAmericans using Americanisms is is NOT good Dude! 

PaulPopplewell:@rebeccacallard @charliecondou film not movie, path or pavement not sidewalk,Father Christmas not fucking Santa etc ;)

rebeccacallard:@PaulPopplewell @charliecondou I'm from Leeds and I say Santa, dude and movie.Problem?

PaulPopplewell:@rebeccacallard @charliecondou yeah I got a problem so Enough Already Dude! x

rebeccacallard:@PaulPopplewell @charliecondou YOU call me dudette in texts Paul Popplewell.Wind your freakin neck in x

PaulPopplewell:@rebeccacallard @charliecondou just cos I thought you was an American by way ofDewsbury x Anyway Happy Holidays y'all  x

PaulPopplewell:@rebeccacallard @charliecondou #imonlyplaying so go be merry and have a bloodylovely Christmas kids x x x

rebeccacallard:@PaulPopplewell @charliecondou happy holidays. hope Santa brings you plenny ofgifts Xxxx

Charliecondou:@PaulPopplewell @rebeccacallard RT @danwooller: Santa and Father Christmas arenot the same guy...

PaulPopplewell:@Charliecondou I like that x

PaulPopplewell:@Charliecondou @rebeccacallard @danwooller Father Christmas wears red &lives near Lapland! Thats a fact and hes coming to my house 24/25 x

Usztan:@Charliecondou For a Rolex or a Mike Skinner?

Charliecondou:@Usztan either one

Charliecondou:Great song by my mate's stepson RT @marlonroudette: Justin Case you havnt seen it! 

scouserachel:SCREAM. HEATHER MILLS KLAXON!!!

Charliecondou:@scouserachel it was only a matter of time

scouserachel:@Charliecondou I'm taking the day off

Charliecondou:RT @misterhsk: The fact that the UK and the US celebrate a discredited tabloideditor says more than a little of the amorality we all seem to accept.

TupeleDorgu:1st 2 arrive in work 2day like a goody 2 shoes, only 2b gr8ted by not 1 but TWObouquets of flowers from @juliehes ! Thanku u lovly lady x

juliehes:@TupeleDorgu haha! Two! That's brilliant. That's how much I love you xxx

Charliecondou:@juliehes DM'd you love xxx

Henry_Leon:I have jerusalem artichokes, leeks, chestnut mushrooms, onions. They arestaring at me ungivingly. Anyone got any ideas?

Charliecondou:@Henry_Leon soup

Henry_Leon:@LibertyLndnGirl @Number1ScumMum @charliecondou Thank you so much you unlikeytrio. Soup. hmmm. No eggs for quiche. Tart I can work with.

LET’S GET QUIZZICAL

Charliecondou:I was just rated 'Uprising star' in the Guardian's 'How revolutionary are you?'test. Try it yourself here: http://t.co/nNHS5hXx