Big Slapper And A Slap-Up Meal
A listener e-mailed Vic Galloway while he was presenting his new Most Wanted show last night and described his producer Barbara Wallace as a "big slapper". It was Barbara herself who came on air to read this to the nation. Has she no shame?
I heard all this while driving through to Nairn to attend the annual business awards organised by the . I was there as a guest of Alison Bell at . Jackie Bird was hosting the event with Fred MacAulay providing the after-dinner comedy. Just before he took to the stage, I made my way to the top table to say hello to both of them. Jackie seemed almost shocked to see me. That might have been because of my latest six quid haircut.
"Did you drive up from Glasgow?" she asked.
"No. I live in Inverness now."
"Oh yes, I read about that somewhere, but I thought it was nonsense. Just PR."
At this point Fred caught my attention, shook my hand and asked me where I was sitting. I indicated the far corner of the room, just in front of the fire exit. He had a wicked glint in his eye.
"I just wanted to be able to to tell the lighting guy where to shine the spotlight."
Happily I survived the evening without being the butt of his jokes. Phew.
