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Martin: /_____________From your message_____________\\ I was a real fat bastard then <G>. _______________________________________________ Now you opened up a can of worms. You gotta have the explanation for this 'fat bastard' phrase as I've encountered it in British rock and roll several times. For instance, I'm at a dive club in a nasty section of Trenton, N.J. anticipating the British Ska band 'Bad Manners' to come on stage. To get the lead singer (300 lb + bald headed Buster Bloodvessel) to come out and join the band I found myself cheering with everyone "YOU FAT BASTARD". Why was I doing this? Another example is on the CD '30 Something' by 'Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine'. In the first song "Surfin' USM" the spoken intro is something like, "When you're younger you can eat what you want, you can drink what you want and still climb into your 26 inch waist trousers and zip them closed. Then you reach that age, 24 25, your muscles give up, they wave the little white flag and without any warning at all you're suddenly a fat bastard." Then the tune kicks in with a crowd chanting, "YOU FAT BASTARD!!" What's the story behind this phrase? Bob PS. I thought the photo was kinda cool. The strap across your shoulder is left up to the viewers imagination. Does he have a camera? a satchel? perhaps a laptop? One has to fill in the blank.