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Billy Connolly

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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I played at the Opera house in Cork last night.I had a great time.Great crowd,great theatre,great staff.Great to be back.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I seem to have caused a little ripple on the Lakes of Killarney,by telling a photographer to get the Hell out of my eye line.No regrets.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
The photographer from Killarney seems to have run to the media weeping about the big bad comedian who gave her a hard time.Boo Hoo.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
Meeting Seamus Heaney is weird. It feels like meeting William Wordsworth and Bob Dylan at Dinner. It's nice to meet someone older than me.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I met some lovely people after the gig in Killarney.We talked for ages,it was lovely.Some great fans of Boondocks Saints.In Killarney!,,
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
The gig I did tonight in Castlebar Co.Mayo,and the previous night in Galway,are the most satisfying gigs I have done in a long time.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I had a meeting with Seamus Heaney in Dublin. He has translated some old Scottish fables,which I will read this week for animation on BBC.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@lobo12325 How nice to meet you.Enjoyed the chat about Boondocks Saints.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
For the good of your immortal soul,go and see"The Book of Mormon"if you get half a chance.The funniest thing I've seen in years.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
Goodbye Sweet Riochard Griffiths,you we're a nice big Man.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
Just finished a week in Dublin. The Gaiety theatre is a real old jewellery box. What a great audience,I couldn't be happier.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
Thank you to everyone who wished me well on this,the forty-ninth anniversary of my 21st birthday.I love you all(one at a time)
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I had a great time at the Baftas Last night.Stephen Fry just gets better all the time.What a Host.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I was interviewed by a journalist during the week,who told me sincerely that I should think about doing stand-up comedy!Standards are diving
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I had my fourth Tango lesson today.My God it's more difficult than it looks! I'm loving it though.Can't be long now before the hair gel.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I went to see The Waterboys at the Town Hall last night.They were amazing. The whole show was Yeats put to. Mike Scott's music.Happy me.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@Billy_Connolly What a night in Belfast. I don't know what makes them so good,but they sure have it by the bucketload.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
How great to wake up this morning and find that it was true,CEltic beat the best team in the World last night!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
About the Waterboys. The Lake Isle of Innisfree will never be the same again.Mike Scott did it as a blues and just blew me out of my seat.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I just watched" Winter's Bone"with Jennifer Lawrence,and loved every second.The banjo seems to get better as the fim gets weirder.I love it
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I travelled back to Ny on the train with Led Zepellin.If name droppiong is ever part of the Olympics I'll get a Gold Medal.I know Eric Idle.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@BuachaillDana2 beautiful place.Nice people.Loved it.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
I've just tweeted for the first time!I think I'll go and lie down now.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
Does anybody know anything about the band who appeared on SNL last night?I thought the were beathtaking.Alabama something.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
"Quartet" has now reached No.1 at the UK box office! - Billy's management @QuartetFilm
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
How much was that Doggie in the window.Surely we have a right to know after all this time?statute of limitations and all that musy count?
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
I bought a new tuxedo today.It is very smart,but I can't help thinking that I look like a man with a head transplant.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
The Billy Connolly Special Best Bits podcast, from the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on 14th December, is now... http://t.co/jQfwdjkc
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
I must arise and go now,Bye Bye Dickheads everywhere!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
Hello Joanna,I didn't even notice you following me!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@Anto00001 I didn't know it was a woman.I could only see the legs and the big lens of the camera.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I had a fantastic gig last night in San Francisco,and I'm looking foreward to the next four,or is it five?Not only that,I met Carlos Santana
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I juuist did Conan O'Brian's show tonight and hjad a lovely time.I'm so glad to se people survive.It makes my heart sing a lottle song.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
So far it looks as if I'm getting on my flight to London tonight.The snow seems to have calmed down to a blinding deluge.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
To anyone who attended my Bafta"Do".Thank you so much.You made me very happy.I am genuinely deeply grateful.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@billy_connolly Wouldn't it be great if we could charge lying politicians with election fraud?
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I just finished performing to to of the best udiences of my life,at the Beacon Theatre in New York.Thank you,you're the best.I was Flying.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
A secret service guy at the White House last night confessed to being a big fan of Route 66,and intends doing it next year on his Harley D!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@RuBearGryllz What are You talking about?I am completely confused.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
13 years
Who discovered we could get milk from a cow? and come to think of it, what did they think they were doing at the time?
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
Tonight I went to see Peter Asher's show and loved every second of it.The story telling is flawless,and the music is a joy.Oh happy me!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
Nothing to add
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@billy_connolly The whole idea of the vote is to kid you that you have as much say in the system as the lobbyists and corporations.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
Iwas just thinking over a cu of tea this morning,did anyone find out Who wrote the Book of Love?
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
I seem to be incapable of composing a tweet without mistakes on my Blackberry.I think I'll stick to the Ipad in future.I look such a jerk,
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
Last night I performed at the Kennedy Awards.I've never met an American President before.What a buzz.I was paying tribute to Dustin Hoffman.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@katyroxaline I remember those nights in Bangor.I used to perform at the Tonic Cinema.Many a happy hour i spent there.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
13 years
Never trust a man who, when left alone with a tea cosy, doesn't try it on!!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@EricIdle Thanks Eric, I was blown away by the band Alabama Shakes.Thanks for tracking them down for me.You're such a rocker! BC
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
I rose from my rest in a hurry.Happily,my face broke my fall.I await your tweetings with breathless interest!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
How did you come across this man's medals,and what progress have you made in finding his family.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@ArranTrust The Isle of Arran is the true Gem of the Clyde. Loved by the residents,and adored by visitors,it is truly a miniature Scotland.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@didds80Yes I was,and the fish supper was as good as I was led to believe it would be!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@djhenshall are you the actual Doug Henshall or someone pretending to be him?What was the last thing we did together?(A wee test!)
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@kevinbridges86 Lo! I had a wee gaze at my twitters,and there was a photo of you,with the headline" similar to Billy Connolly!" I LOL'd
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@JamesHawers What an unhappy little shit you must be. How pleasant my life is without you.May your next shit be a burning hedgehog.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
I could gut a Moose with one hand tied behind It's back.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
Don’t miss Billy Connolly performing live at The Beacon Theatre, New York, on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th... http://t.co/yyK8YyRZ
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
To the kid in Leicester Sq.at the Quartet opening who thought I had been in Harry Potter,sorry,I'll try harder to be in one you've seen!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
13 years
I think my securities outweigh my insecurities. I'm not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
How nice to hear from you. Are you still down in Dunoon?
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
Barca do it in the 93rd minute.Roll on Paradise!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@billy_connolly If you really want a good and fair and democratic system,change the locks on the lobby.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
13 years
You pass this way but once. There’s no such thing as normal. There’s you and there’s the rest. There’s now and... http://t.co/LBO5PQQd
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
I am on the side of Rio Ferdinand,when he refuses to wear the FA sponsored T--shirt.The punishments were not enough. For the racists.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@liamhudsonhosie This tweet is not a smart idea.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
MY fihing guide in Mexico came out with this beauty,"Shits Happen"You know what to say if Mitt Romney gets even close to winning!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
Billy Connolly will be performing at San Francisco’s Marines Memorial Theatre from 27th November until 1st... http://t.co/01ckR8hv
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@MamboDrunkSheep Yes.I am his love child.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@ericidleThank you Eric.I've always been a great believer in the old saying,The more you know,the less the better!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@JayneyTatts What a dreary little bore you must be.I'm so happy I don't know you.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@EricIdle The new Moon in the old Moon's arms?My God,I'm nearly in tears with the poetry of it.Can I put that in a song?No,You do it.BC
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
Debut collection of art by Billy Connolly! Available from Washington Green galleries around the country this... http://t.co/68rb6Evb
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
13 years
There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@EricIdle I've been in court lots of times but never once in a sketch about it.I have also been to Twickenham.Is there a prize involved?
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
While we're on the subject of who did what:Who's Sorry Now?
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@EricIdle Yes,and a trout in the knickers is worth several up the jersey.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@jimmyphenry Deeply sorry That I didn't entertain you,your Majesty.I now can't wait for your molten bronze droplets of humour.Like fuck.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@EricIdle @craizeegurl @eddieizzard @rustyrockets Dont you think #DickDay would work better if we had a Dick to wear? Like Red Nose Day?
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@BSunofficial So glad you were moved by somebody's Darling. I carried that idea around after seeing it in a magazine years ago. How nice.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
13 years
Currently on tour in Australia
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@ rustyrockets I still can't believe Russell Brand is a Hammer Man.Along with Ray Winstone you make a fine Pair of Bubble blowers.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@ericidleNever a truer word was misspelt.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@graemecorbett th thing that gets me is how many of the aidience are now dead!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
Debut collection of art by Billy Connolly! Available at @castlegalleries this Saturday 17th!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@camanachd I once heard a comedian called Morton in Glasgow describe Shinty as "Drunk people in a puddle with sticks" National Game? Yes!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
The guy who thinks I'm a fake should think twice before speaking for eric Idle who is very capAble of speaking for himself.Are you jealous?
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@jenidunn I have four tattoos.A Maori one on my upper arm,a banjo on my left hand,and flowers on both feet.I 'm about to get another one.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
11 years
@rongord Yes, I did a version of Everybody Knows That on TV with Barbara Dickson.It felt good,singing with Babs the Great.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
The QuadRophonic sound Balaklava is th next big thing,tereust me.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
Billy Connolly will be appearing at the legendary Beacon Theatre in New York for one night only on Friday 7th... http://t.co/q16TJYDr
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
How pleasant to be followed by Phoebe Grigor,lucky me.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
13 years
Marriage is a wonderful invention. Then again, so is a bicycle repair kit!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@eddieizzard I think perhaps Eric has become one of those guys who thinks he has a"Good side" I've seen him walking that way.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@EricIdle I've got my hand stuffed deep into my underwear,but I can't get the bugger to talk! Advice please
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
Billy will be performing in Eric Idle’s comedy event, WHAT ABOUT DICK? in LA 4/26-29. Pre-sale now! Code: DICK12 go to http://t.co/wZDX5vzi
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@EricIdle Sctsmen may wear underwear as long as it is jaggedly and terrifyingly uncomfortable.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
@EricIdle If you had any taste you would follow me! I could be varying sweeties.I also give off an odor that folk find attractive!
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
12 years
Fifties driver people send cars to get me to the gig because they don't trust me to get there on my own.Don't let it get you down.
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@Billy_Connolly
Billy Connolly
13 years
**BILLY CONNOLLY UK TOUR 2012** Tickets go on sale Friday 11th November http://t.co/XYw1Nx0M
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