CREATIVE CABBIES
LONDON CABBIE PUBLISHES NOVEL
Carrying on our theme of Creative Cabbies, we thought PHTM readers might be inter- ested in checking out London cab driver Mark Kotting’s latest creative output. Enti- tled “Babble and Squeak”, his latest book was published by Legend Press on 27 February.
Joe Carhill knows fish and chips. Running the Codfather with his wife, Joy believes he needs a break - and could anywhere be better than a secret retreat? The answer would be yes. Run by city-hustler turned Guru, Dave, plagued by wind-up merchant, Raymond, Joe some- how finds himself on a greasy slope into grief, pain and being
labelled a murderer. With a bad year look- ing to turn into something unthink- ably worse, he has to rely on his loyal wife, daughter - whose secret life finds an increasingly large audience - and a bor- rowed night-time prayer as he looks for the timeless hope of redemption. Mark Kotting was born and bred in London, and moved to Sydney for a while to look at the surf. He is the author of Nappy Rash and has written TV and radio comedy includ- ing two plays for BBC Radio, The Match in 2007 and Gulf in 2008. Mark is a London cab driver, who once played second divi- sion Rugby League.
SIDMOUTH CABBIE FRED HITS A RADIO HIGH NOTE
SITTINGBOURNE TAXI BOSS MAKES FLICK
The hard-hitting film Hell’s Pavement was shown recently in Canterbury.
Cabbie Fred Clementson tunes in!
Sidmouth taxi driver Fred Clementson hit the high note last month when he sang for thousands of listen- ers on Radio Devon. The cabbie, who works for AA Taxis, was nominated to sing ‘Kabaoke’ on the Jo and Shep radio show on a recent Monday. Taxi firms are random- ly selected by the presenters and the
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lucky driver is asked if they will be willing to sing on the radio. Fred, 57, regaled lis- teners with his rendition of Louis Arm- strong’s What a Wonderful World. When asked about any future career in singing he told the Sidmouth Herald: “Some people have a face for radio and I have a voice for newspapers!”
Sittingbourne busi- nessman Keith Gorman, who co-owns Let’s Go Green Cabs, sponsored and pro- duced the movie which tells of an 11- year-old in foster care. Keith, who lives in Bor- den, said the film had been more successful than they could ever have imagined: “Something has hit a nerve,” he told the East Kent Gazette. “I thought it would have appeal within the fostering arena, peo- ple who work in social care. It is based on true-life experience and the intention was to shake up the sys- tem, inspire debate
and raise the ques- tions that we thought needed to be raised.” As well as meeting his initial objectives, Hell’s Pavement has caught the eye of the UK Film Council, which is funding five screenings across Britain, including one at The Gulbenkian in Canterbury.
The film has also been nominated for best feature film at the Beloit International Film Festival, Wiscon- sin, US, and Keith brushed off his black tie for the awards cere- mony on February 18. There is also a chance it will be shown on net- work TV, said Keith, whose mother was a foster parent. Negotia- tions were now in their final stages.
BOREHAMWOOD CABBIE’S NEXT CHAPTER
A Borehamwood taxi driver has turned author and published his first novel. Alex Pemberton, 30, penned his 449-page novel, The Tibian Adventure: The Rise of the Goolan Empire, in just 18 months.
Drawing inspiration from authors such as JRR Tolkien and JK Rowling, Mr Pember- ton said he created a world “filled with magic, monsters and enchanting beings”, but stressed his book was a twist on the stan- dard fantasy genre. He told the Boreham- wood and Elstree Times: “There are no traditional fantasy creatures like elves or dwarves in this book. The creations are completely different.” Mr Pemberton started writing the book while
Alex Pemberton completed his novel in 18 months
studying for the Knowl- edge. Writing in the evenings and on days off, he finally finished in September 2008. He said: “Writing a book is a walk in the park compared with completing the Knowl- edge.”
Deciding to publish the novel himself, Mr Pemberton said: “Peo- ple who’ve read it really like it, and they keep asking me when the next part is coming
out. But at the moment I’ve got to finish my current book, which is a science fiction futur- istic thriller, nothing like the first one.” With his second book almost finished, Mr Pemberton is planning on writing a horror novel, as well as fol- low-ups to his Tibian Adventure. To buy a copy of The Tibian Adventure, visit the website
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tibianadventure.com
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