A Slice of Liverpool Life: family photos

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Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Norman Wisdom on the Athena - December 2006

As we ascended slowly in the lift of the Athena, an elderly man and his companion got in with us, and we chatted amicably as the man tickled our daughter, Evies chin.
On reaching the floor we wanted, we said "after you" to the pleasant couple, but the old chap said, "no, after you!" And out we got.
As soon as the couple were out of earshot, Tony looked at me, face glowing with amazement. "Do you know who that man was? I think it was Norman Wisdom."
Now, Tony is one of Norman Wisdom`s biggest fans - often doing a mean Norman impersonation. MR GRIMSDALE!
Well sure enough, it was Norman Wisdom, travelling with his lady companion - reputedly a friend and also carer. In the course of the 2 week cruise, we got to see a lot more of Norman. At almost 92, he is remarkably fit, still doing his laps around the deck of a morning - always on the front row of the caberet - always pleasant and funny, stopping for a joke and a smile with everyone. What a great man. We saw many of his films which were shown daily on our in cabin
televisions - and once on the cinema.
One day, he even did a chat show, with the cruise director prompting him to tell us about his life. He finished off with a few songs, including, dont laugh at me cos I`m a fool. Finally, he patiently sat and posed for photos with his fans - and we were amongst them having ours taken. What do you think?