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Saturday, June 06, 2009

To cut a long story short...

Thomas arrived yesterday at 12:25pm, via ceasarian section. Jane is recovering well, and the baby is absolutely the best thing ever.

There's a long version of this blog post, but that can be written another day. Right now I just want to get back to the fledgling daddying. Ciao for now!



Blogger Lynn Jones  Hi,

Congratulations to both of you - the new and happy parents! I hope Jane is managing some rest and that you've managed to let her hold young Thomas (nice name) a bit :-) 
Blogger TrannyMandy  Congrats - lots of love x 
Blogger Cassidy Brynn  Congrats! That's great. You're going to be so happy and so tired. 
Anonymous Suomy Nona  Well, I was starting to wonder! Congratualtions to you and Jane.

I'm sure you'll do for parenting blogs what you have already done for the tranny blog: so go and subvert the form! I look forward to reading. 
Blogger Cornelius Breadbasket  Welcome Thomas! Lovely news. 
Blogger Gillian  Congratulations both of you on your new production, glad to hear the matinee opening event went well and I'l look forward to reading rave reviews.

Gillian xx 
Blogger Calie  Congrats, you two...or is it you three? I checked out the picture. He's a cutie! Have been trying to see who Thomas most resembles...Jane, Becky or S? 
Anonymous Anonymous  Congratulations to you both ,I wish you health and happiness 
Anonymous Anonymous  Congratulations to you both.


Paula 
Blogger alan  Congratulations and much much happiness and joy!

alan 
Anonymous Antony  Wow, congratulations.

Antony x 
Blogger Tiffy  Children do NOT change your life.

They TAKE IT AWAY!!!!!

Beeg congrats hun - have been waiting for this moment for ages. Hugs to you both. In fact, all three of you.

xxxx 
Anonymous Tidy  Congratulations to all three of you! 
Anonymous Kristina R  Wonderful news! Congratulations to both of you. 
Blogger Mikayla Weighill  congrats, being a parent is really cool 
Blogger C.Me  Congratulations to you and Jane...

Being a Daddy is a wonderful thing! :)

Cathii 
Anonymous Lynda T Gurl  Congrats on the birth of Thomas, wishing you all health and happiness in parenthood 
Anonymous Vanessa Law  Congratulations to both of you!
Hugs,
Vanessa 
Blogger Penny Clare  Well done the both of you!
You'll be run off your feet - and loving every moment of it I'm sure. That is, when you can catch enough sleep to think straight. 8-) 
Blogger Ginny de Lux  Wow, Becky! Sorry I'm so long with congatulations, but was stuck in Tenerife at the time. Never mind. We all have to pay our penance for our loved ones :)
What's his blog handle, Fluffy Blue Duckling or Tommy Truly?
Enjoy. I did. Still do after 18 years, and I'm sure you will! 
Blogger Gabriela Julie Budd  Wow!Belated congratulations! Enjoy!
xx 

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Monday, June 01, 2009

Danny La Rue

When I was little, Danny La Rue (like anything else to do with boys being girls) was subject to my intense attention.

Like all children, I had hard and fast rules about what girls could do, and what boys could do, and had a great deal of difficulty when people didn't follow those rules. Danny was a man, but he looked like a woman. That took a lot of getting my head around.

Later on, when I started to want to try dressing up myself, people like Danny annoyed me. They were doing it wrong, it wasn't supposed to be easy! Danny La Rue didn't even have a girl's name!

And then, when I did start dressing myself, I realised how amazingly skillful Danny was at what he did. I didn't want to be like him, but I respected and admired what he did.

He died today, aged 81. I can't pretend that I really saw him as a role model, but he was a great entertainer, and by doing what he did with humour and without apology, he did a lot for making all men in frocks more acceptable in the UK.

Blogger Fluffy Pink Duck  What I liked about Danny La Rue was the dignity he brought to his act. 
Blogger Jenny Harvey  Hear Hear both of you
I remember enjoying his film when I was little.
Our Miss Fred I think it was called 
Blogger Lynn Jones  A role model? No, possibly not, but still an icon. He did what he did well. 
Anonymous Juliet Lewis  I had the privilege of seeing Danny's show in the West End when I was in college. I think it cost me 50p...
RIP sweetie... 
Anonymous NH  And a nice person, to boot. 

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