Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for July 25, 2012

Ouch ! Andy couldn’t carry a tune in a paper sack. Love to see him in costume, though.

You told him well, Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner. (Every big thing Andy does isn’t magic.)

Gordy to Andy: “Don’t stand so close to me!”

Sting told Andy to buzz off.

Oy……..I’ve just had a shower – watch it.

Bl***y cheek……I’ll get my own back.

I’ve just posted this essay on-line. The Andy Capp fans I’ve heard from so far have enjoyed it.

Andy Capp: The Full Storyhttp://www.planetslade.com/andy-capp-reg-smythe01.html

Reg Smythe’s Andy Capp was the greatest British newspaper strip of the 20th Century, but few people realise how much of his own troubled childhood Smythe poured into Andy and Flo’s lives. Andy was essentially a portrait of Smythe’s wastrel father, Flo a version of his formidable mother, and their town a portrait of the pre-war Hartlepool where Smythe grew up.

PlanetSlade’s latest essay traces Smythe’s own biography, explores its parallels in Andy’s world, and considers the strip’s very early wife-beating jokes. There’s also a look at how the balance of power has shifted between Andy and Flo down the years, a discussion of the live-action sitcom starring James Bolam as Andy and my own analysis of just what made Smythe such an accomplished and stylish cartoonist. We also have new interviews with the three cartoonists continuing Andy’s exploits in The Mirror today.

Today is our SECOND day of summer, here in SW UK. it won’t last I expect tomorrow all those who’ve been complaining about the rain will start to cry “Drought”.

Andy has often thought about joining the police…

This is the city, My name is Capp, I’m a cop…We were working the day shift out of robbery. my partner’s Rube.

((((((( Hump-day Hugs Cappers! )))))))

beviek, VERY VERY cute commercial! Looks like you will have your hands full! ;-)

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Never been to Hartlepool but this it could quite easily be Plymouth. I’ll get you back….revenge is a dish best served cold, as they say.

I’m in the midst of reading PAUL SLADE’S article on Andy and Reg now.It is highly interesting and informative:http://www.planetslade.com/andy-capp-reg-smythe01.htmlAny serious Andy Capp fan should read it.