Subscribe to this blog's feedThe great man can reveal the identity of the brave soul who, dressed as a giant silver tap covered with WaterAid logos, once danced on stage with Elastica in front of 50,000 festival fans.
Step forward Toby Blowers, who explained to a national newspaper that appearing as an outsize toilet or tap for the water charity can be quite challenging. Tony points out that he has to stay in character no matter what the provocation – or the circumstances.
“The worst things, though, are the rules: no drinking, no swearing, stay ‘on message’. I was the tap in Southampton once, when I was set about by a gang of young lads. Even the humiliation of them grabbing me by the handle attached to my head and trying to make the water come out only induced a pathetic: ‘Don’t turn me on’.”
Clearly it’s tough as a tap.
