70th Birthday - For Him - Born in 1956

In 1956, Elvis released Heartbreak Hotel. You now review hotels mainly on breakfast and distance from the car park. Bert Trautmann played on with a broken neck in the FA Cup final. You once mentioned a draught for three consecutive days. Play-Doh became a children's toy, proving something soft, slightly squashed and left in a tub could provide years of entertainment. Make of that what you will. Then you arrived, another enduring classic with a distinctive smell and a loyal following. Now you're seventy, with seven decades of stories and no intention of shortening any of them. But those stories, that humour and your generous heart are part of what makes you so loved. Happy birthday, you magnificent old sod. Seventy years of you. What a bloody gift. Roast with love x