we are still, i would imagine (or presume) in some rather testing times, look you see. this is being composed within the first days of april, with the view being that it goes "live" later in the month. for the sake of clarity, yes, 2020. as in the year 2020, and not the vision thing or the cricket thing.
in these challenging times (and i assume they are not gone, nor shall they be for a while), i'd like to think it is a lovely thing to have something to if not quite clutch or cling to then to hold on, moving quite deftly away from "c" words in doing so. and surely there can be no better way to do this than welcome a return to these pages (or "internet things") of his holiness, the great jim bowen.
actually yes, one or two of you probably could think of some better way. but that is not how it works here on this blog. perhaps you will be won over to the perspective of jim being the way, so do stick with it for a bit. worst case, after all, is that your presumption which is the basis for your perspective shall forever after ring true for you.
that there above is what they call in the trade (and, for that matter, general everyday conversation that we, the people have as and when such a subject comes up) a publicity still of the gent, the once and future pope, his excellency, his greatness, jim bowen. whilst modesty would probably have prevented the great one from choosing or electing to have these, the clamour for such no doubt meant that he was persuaded so that we, the people, could have an image of him upon request.
yes, or no, you are not mistaken. as the clarity of commodore 64 mode brings out in great detail, this is far from being an ordinary publicity image of the great one. indeed it was signed by him, presumably (you would have to think) before his sad passing. which makes this all the more of a special, indeed precious, item to have.
provenance of my signed image of jim bowen (if you will excuse me not listing his many attributes and titles from here on out)? a gift from another esteemed and hallowed member of our society. this was a most generous donation from the (mostly self-styled) Viscount of Stockton, the Marquess of Tees Valley (and about fifteen other unassuming titles), sent with kindness and greeted with gratitude.
complementing the image (which required no further fanfare but still) was a set of stickers featuring the idol, or emblem, or icon most keenly and closely associated with jim bowen. that's right, bully himself, ready to throw a dart, of a juxtaposition which delightfully enhances the unique font employed for the most righteous and admired name of bullseye.
for quite some time, then - perhaps too long - i have kept these items private, reserving them for my own viewing pleasure. and to meet any medicinal needs or requirements which they may yield or provide, but that is a matter i am not prepared to go into detail concerning. let it be said that my guilt here is selfishness, and absolutely not because i left them in an envelope on my desk and sort of forgot all about them until an unexpected amount of time at home meant that i could no longer avoid a bit of a tidy up.
so, anyway, in these testing or trying times - or just generally, if all is now tickety boo and we are back to normal with things lovely - it feels appropriate to share these here. note, share, not show off as such. although yes, i am ever so proud of them, which is why i have had them on display for my personal admiration and totes not sat in an envelope buried on my desk.
a certain number of you might appreciate, or for some particular reason want, a non Commodore 64 version of the jim bowen publicity image which he penned his chosen name on. very well, so be it, there you have it above. my word, isn't his writing as eloquent and as exquisite as every other known aspect of the man.
you, as far as i am concerned, are very welcome to save or "download" these images and make perfectly acceptable personal use of them. this would be a most splendid thing to do in particular if at home, or verk, you have one of them printer things. whereas it is none of my business what you would care to choose to do with print outs of either (or both) of these images, perhaps putting them in a nice frame would be apt. or a smaller print out would allow you to carry both (or either) in your wallet, purse, or similar.
quite, indeed, for the sake of completeness there above is the celebrated, much vaunted bullseye motif, or logo (icon, maybe) in commodore 64 mode for your viewing pleasure.
does this post mark a return to more regular thoughts, comments and musings on the subject of bullseye in general and jim bowen in particular? maybe. i am quietly confident that i have covered every aspect of both that i can, with some of such even being more factually based than would be standard here. but, one never knows, perhaps i can consider more to say.
anyway, cheers, enjoy the pictures.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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