Jackscott
A diminutive, myopic, washed up ex-pretty boy with my best years behind me with a distinctly perverse and frivolous view of the world.
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Perking the Pansies
http://www.perkingthepansies.com/
Imagine the absurdity of two openly gay, recently ‘married’ middle aged, middle class men escaping the liberal sanctuary of anonymous London to relocate to a Muslim country. I chronicle our exploits with the mad, the sad, the bad and the glad in a blog for the whole world to ignore.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1015 )
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All Good Things…
In late 2008 we jumped the good ship Blighty and washed up on a Turkish beach. For our first year, we dropped anchor in Yalikavak, now a flashy resort with a... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
From Social Outcasts to National Treasures
London is a gloriously haphazard, jumbled up kind of place where the rich and the ragged sometimes co-exist cheek by jowl. The Boltons in West London is an... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
An Ordinary Hero
Sometimes real heroes are just ordinary people who do extra-ordinary things. One such ordinary hero was Nicholas Winton who, following the 1938 German annexatio... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Beauty and the Beast
Drama and performance can really help young minds build important life skills like confidence, comradeship, communication, cooperation and commitment – and load... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Prevention is the Best Medicine
As we strolled into the village for a few Sunday sherries, we happened upon this poster on the high street. It took us by surprise – but in a really good way. Read more
Posted on 17 February 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
All of Us Strangers – Simply Mesmerising
We’d heard amazing things about All of Us Strangers. It’s caused quite a stir among the critics and film award aficionados, so we decided to see what all the... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Betty Blue Eyes Brings Home the Bacon
For a rural shire on the eastern edge of this green and pleasant land, East Anglia is rather blessed when it comes to live theatre. Read more
Posted on 03 February 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Good Old Days
We’ve all heard the tedious line about how the good old days were so much better. It’s said by those who yearn for a bygone era of stiff upper lips, Sunday... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Sinderella
We missed Big Dick and His Pussy, last year’s mucky offering from the Adult Panto team, so we were determined to see Sinderella, their very naughty-but-nice... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Jack on OnlyFans
Only kidding. I doubt anyone would hand over their hard-earned cash to watch me waving my wrinkly old willy about. Though, way back in my pretty-boy days, I... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
New Year, New Life, New Hope
During Twixmas, one of our many nephews asked his long-term partner to marry him. His proposal was made at a surprise engagement do in London. Read more
Posted on 06 January 2024 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Top of the Pansy Pops 2023
Looking around at our troubled and troubling world, 2023 hasn’t exactly been the best of years – precious little hope and definitely no glory. Read more
Posted on 31 December 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Kindness of Strangers
I was surfing through Nextdoor, the local neighbourhood app, and happened upon this message from a resident of the nearby town of Beccles… Hi everyone, during... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Peter Pan, Absolutely Fabulous
It’s Christmas so it must be pantomime time, and panto doesn’t get any more lavish and camp than the annual festive frolic at the London Palladium. Read more
Posted on 23 December 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Fight Club
Our nephew Tom entered an amateur boxing competition for charity in honour of his grandmother – my mother – who died of cancer last year. Read more
Posted on 16 December 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Cup Hands, Here Comes Cadbury’s
Our immediate neighbours at the Duke of York’s Theatre in old London Town were a trio of antique thesps with silver hair, floaty chiffon and silk scarves –... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Backstairs Billy – Mistress and Servant
As we dropped into our seats on the top deck of the early morning workers’ express to Norwich, Liam said, “Okay Jack, roll up for a magical mystery tour.” I... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Amsterdam, the Big Tulip
Before we got hitched, Liam and I had both enjoyed the many meaty treats of old Amsterdam. Needless to say, it didn’t include a cultural cruise around the augus... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Dutch Courage
In the autumn of 1978, a pretty-faced eighteen-year-old pulled into old Amsterdam’s grim and gloomy Centraal Station. It was cold and wet, with scary types... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
We see a lot of am-dram these days – across town and county, in huts and halls, theatres big and small, all delivered by companies of dedicated luvvies giving i... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION