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Re: Will JAM continue

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MarkJun 18, 2013

I especially remember Tony in #684 ('Ruby Anniversary') when Nic decided to bend the rules just a bit. To quote from Dean's transcript:

NP: So let me give you the final situation. Janey Godley who we love having on the show and does so well, but she did finish in fourth place. But Kit Hesketh-Harvey, who always does well, contributes magnificently, a brilliant third place. Gyles Brandreth, who always is great value in the show, in an amazing second place. But he was only one point behind Tony Hawks so wouldn't it be fairer to say that Gyles and Tony are our joint winners this week? Yes! So it only remains for me to say thank you to these four delightful players of the game, Tony Hawks, Gyles Brandreth, Janey Godley and Kit Hesketh-Harvey. I also thank Trudi Stevens, who has blown her whistle so well and also...

TH: Are you taking some sort of betting bung on this then?

NP: In what sense?

TH: Well the person who is one point ahead at the end doesn't actually win?

NP: Tony you got your applause for that extra point you got. No I just thought as we, I mean we are competitive, but at the same time we're generous.

TH: Yes but a lot of people are betting on this game round the world.

NP: All right, let's have a round of applause for Tony Hawks because he got one point more than Gyles! Justice is done so we carry on with the wind-up....

Tony's (rightful) sensitivity to Nic's arbitrary ruling, and his clever retort at a time during which I imagine he was fuming internally, make me consider him a worthy future frontman for the show.

Mark

On 18 June 2013 21:06, Espen Krømke <espen.kromke@...> wrote:

Indeed he is gracious - he's very "oldschool" that way, and thus he would carry on in Nics spirit.
Plus, I honestly think he would be a better chairman than panellist. He just fits better to keep a lower profile and just pulling the strings while the others fight over the limelight.

Yup. Tony Hawks is the man for the job!

Den 18. juni 2013 07:56, skrev Troubleshooter:

I'm not against the idea of having Tony give it a go when Nicolas passes the torch. One reason that immediately comes to mind would be the fact that Paul, Graham, Sue and Gyles would be comfortable with razzing Tony very quickly, perhaps (probably?) even immediately, and Tony has a sly wit that would allow for him to sometimes fire back while at other times allow for humility. He's a very gracious player and while I think it would be an unfortunate loss for the panel, he doesn't seem to be on the panel as much as in past years.

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