I found photos of the shark:http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/2008/02/02/shark-in-a- roof-crazy-or-compelling-property/
Yes, the first line was a nod to Ian Drury and the Blockheads. Here's the BBC annotated version of the song: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ dna/h2g2/A1012483
Apparently the man is still performing. You'll find the original, from 1979, *and* remixes on You Tube.
I like this better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPvRsLWlDXw&feature=related David Ritchie, off to see Henk Pender in Portland, Oregon http://www.preview-art.com/ On Sep 26, 2008, at 1:22 AM, David Ritchie wrote:
reasons to be cheerful one two three crabbing long slow meals with poetry art and that shark falling through the oxford fellow's suburban roof
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