Leapy Lee - chart topping singer of the 1960s and 70s

Every week I write and article for the Euro Weekly News, an English-speaking newspaper covering all the major resorts of Spain and the Balearics. You can pick up a copy on a Thursday ... or read it here every week.

Thursday 8 May 2008

Never mind policeman and footballers. When you reach a certain age. Everyone seems to have become younger! Lawyers, shop assistants, bar owners; council workers and even people just walking about - all appear to be around school leaving age.

Ah well, never mind. As our dear Queen (no, not Larry Grayson) once said. 'It's easy to get old. All you have to do is live long enough!'

So how was your week? It looks as though my remarks about the mental outlook of people in Mid Eastern countries have caused the usual mixed reception. As most of you know, it stirs me not and I withdraw absolutely nothing.

It is pure fact that people from particular countries do follow certain traits. Majority wise of course, there will always be exceptions, but as a rule of thumb the inhabitants of certain areas do hold similar 'in common' characteristics. Which to prove I shall now endeavor to offend just about everyone!

After the Mid East brigade, who are totally insecure and are therefore unable to ever concede they may be in the wrong, we go to the -

French - Unpleasant

Dutch - Insular.

Scandinavians - Cold.

English - Complacent

Russians. - Bullying.

Belgians - Mistrusting.

Irish - Welcoming - wily.

Germans - Arrogant

Spanish - Impetuous

Americans - Superior.

Chinese - Chinese.

Australians. Non - sophisticated.

Africans. Losers.

And so on and so forth. What a diverse and complicated race the human being still is. One day in about a million years time (assuming we last that long) let us hope it is the creators plan for us all to live peacefully as one and the only tribe in existence will be 'Earthanians'.

Dream on Leapy.

I don't quite know how to tell you this.

Having said that, I don't quite know how to tell it to myself.

Leapy's bought another bar!

Yep, after twenty years of saying, 'never again' I've done it again.

I've obviously snapped and will probably be in a straight jacket before it all transpires but it does seriously appear to be on the cards. 'Er indoors and my lovely daughter Charlene will be running it and I shall be flitting in and out as required. The bar will be named 'Lee's' and is situated in Santa Ponca's 'Irish Town' (where else!). I'll keep ya posted as to the opening date and hope to see you there. In the meantime address all my correspondence to 'The Asylum for the Slightly Demented' Mallorca, Espana ok!?

One thing I have found interesting with our new venture is how much more aware I am (hopefully) of all the pitfalls you can encounter when opening a new business in Spain - truly frightening. They must have really seen me coming that first time. PG I'm not speaking too soon!

I'll let you know.

All systems now go for Calvia's Europe day celebrations.

It all takes place in Palma Nova on the Sunday eleventh and promises to be bigger and better than ever. Funny when you think that when we began four years ago, except for the dedicated volunteers, the whole thing was an uphill struggle and we got hardly any encouragement at all. Now everyone seems to want a slice. Ah well, you know what they say. Nothing succeeds like success. If you don't have the good fortune to live on this 'Paradise Isle' I would say it was almost worth getting a weekend away trip to attend. I know you won't be disappointed.

And that just about does it for this week.

Thanks for all your lovely correspondence.

For all of you looking ahead to the new season, which is now almost upon us, I wish you mucha suerte in your various ventures.

For those of you still a bit poorly I wish you a speedy return to good health.

To those of you with hatred in your hearts I reiterate it is a corrosive laced with the most potent of ingredients. To those of you happiness spreaders out there, I say keep up the good work. And to all you Earthanians out there.

Keep a smile on yer boat race.

Keep on hanging in.

And whatever ya do.

Always -

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy

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