Jack Scott's Blog, page 103
March 21, 2012
Telegraph Jack
I flung open the closet door in the same year that 'Going Straight' first aired on the BBC. It was a time when the age of consent for gay men was 21* and the number of gay bars in London … Continue reading →
March 20, 2012
Unfinished Business
This year, direct Sleazyjet flights to Milas-Bodrum airport start on 26th March. Low gear hassling, a fresh lick of whitewash, flourishing floral fauna and ruins un-ruined by a savage sun makes springtime in the Aegean a Turkish delight. Braving a … Continue reading →
March 19, 2012
Singing For His Pension
Remarkably, wrinkly Engelbert (aka Arnold Dorsey) can still hold a note at 75. Mr Humperdinck will be singing for his pension at the 57th Eurovision Song Contest with a sweet little ditty called Love Will Set You Free. It's actually … Continue reading →
March 17, 2012
The Only Virgin in London
My father died when he was 50. My mother has been single ever since. In fact, she's been a widow for much longer than she was a wife. She calls herself 'the only virgin in London'. She says this without … Continue reading →
March 16, 2012
Home Office Consultation on Marriage Equality
I've just responded to the British Home Office consultation on same sex marriage. As I understand it, the original proposal was to make us all equal under the Law by allowing same sex secular marriage (replacing and/or supplementing civil partnerships) … Continue reading →
March 15, 2012
Someone Like You
Kym Ciftci is a Didim doll and a complete force of nature. Kym isn't just a looker, she's a talented looker. She has a gift for the song and for the word. Kym's also got a soulful, silky voice and … Continue reading →
March 14, 2012
A Brilliant New Book
Ayak is a splendid British emikoy living in a small village in Turkey with her doting Turkish husband. See, sometimes it can work! Ayak writes a refreshingly honest account of her rural life called Ayak's Turkish Delight which she describes … Continue reading →
March 13, 2012
Another Twist in the Trail
Another twist in the visa trail. According to advice published on the British Embassy website, there is now something called a 'tourist residence permit'. As far as I can understand it, this permit lasts for up to six months and … Continue reading →
March 12, 2012
The Daily Grind
Work is a four letter word that reminds me of the bitter daily grind and sends a shudder down my spine. I have to grudgingly admit that gainful employment did provide a structure to my day and a timetable on … Continue reading →
March 10, 2012
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Living as do at the heart of old Bodrum Town, we are both regaled and disturbed in equal measure by the glorious non-stop cacophony that surrounds us – the silly-speed mopeds farting down the street, the earth-quaking Turkopop vying with … Continue reading →
