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What Goes Up Might Come Down!

~ David Gunson
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  • Audio CD (22 May 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Big Ben
  • ASIN: B00002MOJK
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,525 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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What Goes Up Might Come Down features the high-flying humour of David Gunson. David is a Yorkshireman to the core - and proud of it. He was born in Sheffield (where, he insists, the M1 is cobbled!) and as a young man went to work in a steel foundry, but soon discovered that the opportunities for flying were far too limited. He left and joined the RAF, spending ten years in Coastal Command on Shackleton aircraft. He is thus well qualified to take us behind the scenes in the world of flying, and, with tongue very much in cheek, his 'after dinner talk' skillfully combines humour with hazard, raising many a laugh - and many an eyebrow. Dave Gunson's humour is based on fact, often mischievously, as with a wry smile he informs us that, "We force them down narrow corridors, thereby greatly increasing the risk of collision, while at the same time justifying the job of Air Traffic Controllers to keep them apart." BMG. 2004.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Why I'd never fly!, 31 Jan 2001
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David Gunson is truely brilliant in this classic after dinner speech.

Far better than most comedians, this dry satirical look at one of the most vital things in the world, had me laughing until it hurt!

The funniest part of it all, is that it isn't a great leap of faith to believe it is all 100% true!

Enjoy.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars fly Air Gunson! it's hilarious, 23 Jan 2001
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One day whilst lying on a sunbed in Cyprus I noticed that the man under the next parasol was chuckling incessantly, his walkman obviously keeping him amused.

The flight back home and all those since have not been the same because when he finally removed his headphones I enquired and he lent me the tape; David Gunson's after dinner speech about air traffic control, pilots and the aircraft they are responsible for.

That was quite some years ago, but I have never forgotten the hilarious tale of the French controllers going on strike and the British holidaymakers flying to Spain travelling over Germany and Italy.

I was ever so pleased to find that it was now available on CD. Listen to this and it will change your concept of air travel forever!

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars EXTREMELY FUNNY after dinner speech, 22 Sep 2004
I first heard this "after dinner speech" around 20 years ago and it still tops my list of "brilliant humour" all these years later. Put simply, it's extremely funny, well presented and also interesting because of all the facts about Air Traffic Control.
Well worth buying a copy !!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good for a laugh, and then some
Very 1980's in its humour, although you'd have to be particularly sensitive to be offended in any way (and I mean *really* sensitive) by only a few comments. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Penfold

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for every flyer
Though now dated, this is a must for anyone who has ever flown, and would be funny to someone who had never flown.
Published 1 month ago by John R. Beech

5.0 out of 5 stars A really good laugh
Heard this first several years ago and it always makes me laugh even though I know what's coming. David Gunson draws a wonderful picture with his words. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Somervaille

5.0 out of 5 stars it does exactly what it says
I remember this from many years back and it still made me laugh as regards service received --------First class
Published 2 months ago by W. H. Law

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant listening!
I haven't laughed so much for a long time! I love the dry sense of humour from start to finish. Will never think of flying without looking at the world sideways at 600 miles... Read more
Published 2 months ago by N. Stacey

5.0 out of 5 stars Still brilliant after 27 years
I first heard this on BA's in flight comedy channel back in 1982 when Humphrey Littleton used to present it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Keith W. Warden

5.0 out of 5 stars ONLY CLASSIC
This is an oldie (not that old) an a classic which can be lissened to time and again and still make you laugh
Published 3 months ago by Terence Patrick O'Neill

5.0 out of 5 stars Always funny!
For 27 years this is the funniest material and delivery ever; and, it is just as funny every time I hear it again.
Published 4 months ago by G. Coleman

5.0 out of 5 stars If you don't laugh at David Gunson you must be brain dead
If you have even the smallest interest in aircraft, and in typical dry English humour, then you will find this a real hoot. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ken from the UK

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant! Just brilliant!
Like several other reviewers, I first heard this recording years ago. Over 20 years ago in fact. I was working in hospital radio at the time and one of the other presenters... Read more
Published 8 months ago by S. Criddle

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