What a GREAT Day for . . .

What a GREAT day for saying 'What a GREAT day'! A few weeks ago Gill and I were amongst an invited audience for a recording of Ken Dodd for a special 80th birthday celebration programme of Songs of Praise. The opening sentence of my blog today is one of the comments that Ken Dodd often makes during his shows, and the reason that I like the comment so much is that it implies an attitude of thankfulness and joy.

In fact, there are quite a few things I like about Ken's shows. Here's a few of them:

• His shows are free from so-called 'blue' humour.


• He creates an aura of fun and happiness which keeps people laughing their socks off.


• If you are feeling down then Ken manages to lift you up.


• He's not afraid to acknowledge God as creator and giver of all things good, both on and off stage.


• He never stints on the time he gives you. Even though Ken is only a couple of weeks off 80, he still lets his shows run on and on. Often a show which should run for a couple of hours actually runs on for three or four hours!


• I like the fact that I can only think of good things to say about him!

We all joined in for the recording of Ken's well-known song 'Happiness', after laughing at his humour for about an hour. It was a great evening!