Author(s): Rich Hall

Humour

'I've been to a few rodeos in my life and seen bull riders tossed about like rag dolls. Invariably, they crawl to their feet, pick up their hat and use it to sweep the sawdust and dirt from their boots. I've always been curious why. If you've just been kicked, gored, crippled and humiliated, what's a little sawdust on your boots? That night, as I stood in front of 3,000 Who fans, inelegantly peeling a strip of gaffer tape from the top of my shoe, I suddenly realized why: it's the only dignity you have left.' Book jacket.