Monday, February 28, 2005
A Happy Eater and an... Empty space...
The Sunday Times contained a new sure to rock the of campfire sings and Fast Food Rockers alike, that the roadside institution Little Chef looks set for extinction following its purchase, it's the End of the road for Little Cheff.
However sad this article was, it remained informative. Amongst the "stars" it listed as fans of the chain, we find the legendary electro-pioneer Gary Numan. He was mocked on Have I Got News For You for having a famous gun collection ("Just as well as he's famous for nothing else now) and Half Man Half Biscuit wrote a song about his handglider crash, but these stories all take second place to the best Numanoid News.
I remember on his site once he tried to use his fame to unleash vigilante justice on a gang of caravan thieves. Someone had robbed the caravan of the Numanoids mother and he used his website to ask his fans to track down the criminals and give them what for. Well, he didn't say "give them what for", he's a man of electronics and peace, he just wanted his fans to become a swarm of detectives for him.
The caravan was never found. I asked for a copy of the article but I have recieved no reply.
And, for old times sake, here is a photo of a Little Chef I use to frequent. I just want to take this time to thank it for the Tea, and the fry-ups:
However sad this article was, it remained informative. Amongst the "stars" it listed as fans of the chain, we find the legendary electro-pioneer Gary Numan. He was mocked on Have I Got News For You for having a famous gun collection ("Just as well as he's famous for nothing else now) and Half Man Half Biscuit wrote a song about his handglider crash, but these stories all take second place to the best Numanoid News.
I remember on his site once he tried to use his fame to unleash vigilante justice on a gang of caravan thieves. Someone had robbed the caravan of the Numanoids mother and he used his website to ask his fans to track down the criminals and give them what for. Well, he didn't say "give them what for", he's a man of electronics and peace, he just wanted his fans to become a swarm of detectives for him.
The caravan was never found. I asked for a copy of the article but I have recieved no reply.
And, for old times sake, here is a photo of a Little Chef I use to frequent. I just want to take this time to thank it for the Tea, and the fry-ups:
