This is a statue of the legendary British comedian Tony Hancock which surveys the traffic on the roundabout of Old Square, central Birmingham, linking the upper and lower ends of Corporation Street. I think it's quite an endearing statue with Hancock's trademark Homburg and his cup of tea. Hancock is hardly an heroic figure like a general or a pioneer of industry. But he is regarded with a lot of warmth and affection in the city of his birth, it's essentially his humbleness which is the appeal. And it makes me smile when I see the Chrtistmas tree besides him festooned in all of its lights and twinkling glory. Hancock remains unmoved and hardly bats an eyelid at the ever changing shop front displays enticing in the passers-by in their never-ending, frenzied quest to consume,consume, consume and "shop 'til they drop".
Like Hancock, I tend to let it all pass me by...
Like Hancock, I tend to let it all pass me by...
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You are one of the inaugural winners of A Hoy. I'm awarding you A Hoy because I . Your photography rocks, the layout of your blog is pleasing on the eye... and most importantly, you are a Brummie. Although you are a bluenose I won't hold that against you :)
Please see the rules below for "paying on" the award, in the usual way:
First and foremost, a massive "thank you" must go to Chris Hoy and his management team, for lending their kind permission for this award to be named after Chris.
Thanks also to Tracy for just being so damn talented. If you are lucky enough to have A Hoy on your sidebar, and have commented, if only to yourself, on the stunning artwork, then think of her, because she created it, along with the rest of the original art on this page.
Thanks go also to the Founders, whom I imagine have long suspected that I am as mad as a box of frogs, and yet went with me on this one, anyway!
Thanks to you, for receiving this award, and then giving it to others equally deserving. And finally, thanks to all the other blog awards, out there, which proved to me that it can be done!
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1. Pick five blogs that you consider deserve this award based upon any criteria - for example, the quality of the commentary, wit, humour, artwork, overall design, value to you of the information being provided, and so on.
2. The awarding blogger should choose at least two blogs not on his or her own blogroll, the purpose being to encourage variety of reading matter, and to have the person making the award think about what they like to see and read.
3. Your five choices must be published in a dedicated post on your own blog. This post must contain the name of the author (which may be their logon name), and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone. This post should contain brief details of what attracted you to the blog. Details may also be posted in the comments section of "What is a Hoy?"
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