My Kinda Town

ok - so there are perhaps three things we Brits find a little amusing about America in general*:

1 - The political wranglings
2 - The general tendency for people to find everything "cute"
3 - Jerry Springer.

mhmmm... the veritable king of day-time trash is nothing less than a Chicago-man... well kind of, his shows are recorded here and he apparently has a particular nice pad up on the 100th floor at any rate... and talking of rates, his ratings against Oprah (also up for the Chicago-massif, and very much in competition for the Chicago-populous-popularity-vote) are pretty damned high.

So why is he of any concern? Well, mainly because there now exists some video footage of a certain Master Mayes and his co-horts, chanting and shouting in Jerry's audience with the best-of-them... Now. If I ever get to see this show, I will, of course, deny all proof that the slightly hairy, English-sounding guy is indeed me. It couldn't possibly be, you see, as the rogue you see on your screens is shouting obscenities and having a fantastic time. The Jonathan Mayes you all know would never be part of such shenanigans - Pole Dancers, Naked Fights, Explicit Re-enactments.

Did I mention Naked Fights? *euuugh*
These people were not pretty.

Anyway. Mum, Dad, whoever else once thought I was innocent to the world of such things - I apologize - it wasn't even me you know. But just in case you get perturbed at ever seeing my face on the Springer Show (you watch it?!) remember this: it was purely an exercise in social anthropology.

honest!

*top three according to the annoying pollster on 'Family Fortunes' and it's even more annoying host... Sir Les smile-a-lot Dennis