{"id":1086,"date":"2010-01-06T15:23:58","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T15:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ofah.webhostingireland.ie\/blog\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2019-07-07T08:36:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T07:36:35","slug":"poetic-justice-for-colin-trigger-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/poetic-justice-for-colin-trigger-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetic Justice for Colin &#8216;Trigger&#8217; Ball?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: right; margin:5px 0 5px 5px;\">\n<amp-auto-ads type=\"adsense\"\r\n              data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\">\r\n<\/amp-auto-ads>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Poetic Justice for\u00a0Colin &#8216;Trigger&#8217; Ball?<\/h2>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"trig\" longdesc=\"http:\/\/ofah.net\/longdescription.asp?imagename=1miam6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20070402094141\/http:\/\/www.ofah.net:80\/images\/trig-pic.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"trig\" hspace=\"10\" width=\"242\" height=\"308\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<div><strong>According to the Independent who carries ut an  interview recently with Roger Lloyd Pack, 64,<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Roger is perhaps best known for his roles as Colin &#8216;Trigger&#8217; Ball in  &#8216;Only Fools and Horses&#8217; and Owen Newitt in &#8216;The Vicar of Dibley&#8217;. He will be  participating in this year&#8217;s Ledbury Poetry Festival, which takes place from  4-13 July.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><!--proximic_content_off--><!--proximic_content_on--><\/p><div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ofah2-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5593259115\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div><strong>If I weren&#8217;t talking to you right now I&#8217;d be &#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Working on the poems I&#8217;m reading soon at the festival. I&#8217;m reading a  selection that has been chosen by the public.<\/div>\n<div><strong>A phrase I use far too often is &#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;I should have &#8230; I could have &#8230; I would have &#8230;&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><strong>I wish people would take more notice of &#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Each other. People in the street generally show a complete lack of  awareness of what&#8217;s going on around them, and a real fear of contact. I&#8217;ve  noticed in other countries, particularly Africa and in the East, how very  present people are in the streets and how they&#8217;re looking out for you  particularly if you have children.<\/div>\n<div><strong>The most surprising thing that happened to me &#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Was finding myself in a sitcom called Only Fools and Horses that has  somehow become a part of the nation&#8217;s cultural psyche. It appears to go on for  ever, even though we haven&#8217;t made one for years.<\/div>\n<div><strong>A common misconception of me is &#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>That I am actually Trigger.<\/div>\n<div><strong>I am not a politician but &#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>If I were, I&#8217;d start off by sorting out the public transport system,  particularly the railways. No one in government has grasped the fact that public  transport is a service, not a luxury. It should be cheap, integrated, and  efficient.<\/div>\n<div><strong>I&#8217;m good at &#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Dodging.<\/div>\n<div><strong>I&#8217;m very bad at &#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Asking people to buy raffle tickets for charity.<\/div>\n<div><strong>In moments of weakness I &#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Eat dark chocolate. 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