This is possibly the poem I am most (in)famous for, here in Nottingham… I’ve included the video of me performing this at the Jam Cafe earlier this month too 🙂
HALLOWEEN HORROR!
It started as a joke
Then grew into a dare
It *may* have been the alcohol
When I agreed to wear
… the mankini
Now, for those who do not know,
A mankini’s quite the thing
(Picture me in a posing pouch
Pulled up tight with bright green string)
My abs are long since absent
The six pack’s more a barrel
And without getting into fat shaming
There’s too much padding in this saddle
… the mankini
It barely hides my wedding tackle
But bares the rest for all
All this hairy flesh, all this…
And an unmanly spread … of balls
You see, I’ll never be a swordsman
No Don Juan legendary lover.
If your body’s a lethal weapon,
I’m more like Danny Glover.
But a dare’s a dare and that’s that
You’ve got to live by a code.
Well, you’ve got to tell yourself something
When your ass cheeks are on show…
So, a distinctive Halloween outfit…
But it’s not easy trick or treating
On a cold, dark night in autumn
With cock and balls retreating!
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Really disappointed not to see you dressed for the occasion!
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Haha! At another recent gig, I took the mankini (unworn) as a visual aid, and whipped it over my shoulder during this poem… I then completely forgot it was there, and continued through the rest of my set – Inc some personal
emotional stuff – sporting a mankini shoulder piece!
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Really enjoyed the book Al. Looking forward to volume 2!
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Thank you, Peter… It won’t be such a long wait for the next book!
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Teach your children well… and entertain the rest of us. 🙂
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I am available for children’s parties… 😁
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Oh, oh, I am filled with ideas now… wicked , wicked Al!
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Haha, I’m sure you are! 😂
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😂
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I too, thought you be sporting the attire for the reading! This is just brilliant Al!
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Haha, cheers Meg 😂
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Funny! And REVEALING of your “personality.” LOL
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It revealed far more than that! 😀
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Haha hilarious! You have such a great reading voice too 🙂
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Aw thanks Ginni, that’s lovely of you to say that!
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