AUSSIE ASBO

So sexism is alive and well.

Have you seen those ads for Fathers day CDs that are on in the middle of Corrie?
There’s ‘Bez’s Madchester Anthems’ - with Morrisey, Blue Mondays, New Order and all the usual mancs. No Oasis though, I don’t think Liam and Noel liked their dad.

Then there’s ‘World’s Best Dad’ - 40 ultimate rock classics. Some of my faves there all right. Free, Rainbow (sorry) Bob Dylan, Patti Smith (yeah) Lou Reed. ‘Dad Rocks’ is even better with Bowie, Blondie and Buzzcocks … and Oasis as well.

All for the dads who are drinking beer in front of the World cup.

There’s no ‘Mum Rocks’.

So what does mum get? On mum’s day - there’s Liberace , Ronan Keating and Barry Manilow or the DVD of ‘Beaches’.

I used to spend hours looking for a witty card for my mum. They all wanted to thank her for changing my nappies and doing my ironing.

And speaking of Barry Manilow - Did you read about the town near Sydney where they are trying to get rid of rowdy youths from the local car park by playing Barry Manilow tracks over the loudspeakers. It’s an Aussie ASBO. They used Bing Crosby last year and it worked a treat.

What would get rid of me? Shania O’Twain, Daniel O’Donnell or Celine O’Dion.