Gone fishing with Mortimer and Whitehouse

[tommers]

The hairy yak? The llama guy?

Yeah. Him.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Yeah. Him.

Is he still well known?

 

[tommers]

Is he still well known?

In certain circles I guess. He still makes mad arcade games. Lives on a farm in Wales with Giles. Still has his obsession with llamas, oxen, sheep, minotaurs etc.

One of his recent games was called "Polybius". VR shooter, named after a mythical game that was supposed to fuck you up. His version was aimed more at making you feel a bit trippy.

@llamasoft_ox

 

[Micro]

Anyone remember Fishing with John?

 

[danny la rouge]

Anyone remember Fishing with John?

My grandad? (People called him Jock, but John was his official name). Yes, I remember fishing with him. He was a man of contradictions. I was very fond of him at the time, but he was far from a saint.

 

[Micro]

My grandad? (People called him Jock, but John was his official name). Yes, I remember fishing with him. He was a man of contradictions. I was very fond of him at the time, but he was far from a saint.

That’s the chap. And you’re right, his contradictions ran as deep as the waters he fished in. People called him Jock, yet he ran like a Welshman; all arms and no legs.

 

[Micro]

Seriously though, Fishing with John (1991) was a great show. John Lurie goes fishing with a bunch of his mates, including Tom Waits, Willem Dafoe and Denis Hopper.

There are a few episodes up on youtube.

fishing with john - YouTube

 

[Orang Utan]

Sounds better than Extreme Fisting with Robson Greene

 

[Sprocket.]

Series 2 starts on BBC 2 this Friday.
I listened to the audio book, written and read by them and at points was crying with laughter.

 

[Voley]

Thanks for that Sprocket.

First series was ace.

 

[8ball]

Thanks for that Sprocket.

First series was ace.

Gonna have to look that up.

 

[8ball]

Although I have never understood fishing.

Not least because the whole point seems to be not catching fish.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Although I have never understood fishing.

Not least because the whole point seems to be not catching fish.

You're doing it wrong.

 

[8ball]

You're doing it wrong.

Yeah,catching fish is definitely frowned upon.

 

[stavros]

Although I have never understood fishing.

My understanding from the first series was that neither has Bob Mortimer.

 

[D'wards]

Absolutely wonderful half hour of telly.

I laughed like a drain and welled up a bit.

 

[D'wards]

I noticed they've changed it a bit. More sweeping drone shots, gentle acoustic music and personal conversations.

I think they realised people watch for the conversations rather than the fishing.

 

[danny la rouge]

I loved it. And I’m a vegetarian.

 

[kebabking]

I'm reminded of how beautiful the Usk is...

It never gets the billing that the Wye does, but it's just as pretty.

 

[Steel Icarus]

It's a lovely programme.

 

[Voley]

Yeah that was great.

I'll never get into fishing but I'd love to walk around some of those rivers.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Yeah, I'm into neither fishing nor walking but some of the scenery was wonderful, especially the mist coming off the river in the morning.

 

[stavros]

I caught up on this last night, immediately after watching one of the latest series of Big Night Out.

 

[Sprocket.]

These series show exactly how it feels to be in stunning locations, totally immersed in the beauty that is the British countryside. With company that don’t need the necessities of endless inane chatter, just each other’s company.
I have had glorious days fishing with close friends and we have hardly spoken, content with the knowledge that we have shared the sheer joy of being there and being alive.

 

[D'wards]

Good lads, they are

 

[D'wards]

Bob falling in the boat had me in stitches

 

[Sprocket.]

Simple stunning locations, the one that got away.

 

[bellaozzydog]

Seriously though, Fishing with John (1991) was a great show. John Lurie goes fishing with a bunch of his mates, including Tom Waits, Willem Dafoe and Denis Hopper.

There are a few episodes up on youtube.

fishing with john - YouTube

Very strange

 

[danny la rouge]

Unexpected play out track tonight!

Great stuff.

 

[D'wards]

Unexpected play out track tonight!

Great stuff.

It really is a joy this programme