get a bell and a fuzzy hat and the world will listen
but, the world had been waiting for months for this...
the arrival of a prince to wills and kate
but as prepared as folks were for the proclamation
they weren't quite prepared for the sight of the royal crier
tony appleton was at once jaw-dropping and super splendid
that outfit, the bell, the proclamation scroll, the hat, the feathers
tony had it going on, he, however is officially known as
the lord of the manor of great baddow - as his website says
is also the reigning title holder of the town crier of the year
town crying, a long lost art is today replaced by twitter
twitter crying is another lost art, the last known use was from
the producers of the latest lone ranger movie - lots of crying
but even with the worldwide media there to spread the news
- nothing was better than tony screaming at the top of his lungs
he yelled out the word 'oyez' over and over for some reason
that word means listen in french - so why french - showoff
the position of a town crier is one that goes back centuries
it can be traced as far back as the ancient roman empire
- when some drunk off the street ran into the palace
screaming the whole city is on fire!
- nobody paid any attention
long before CNN, news communication in the old days was
from the town busy-body who would spread the juicy rumors
as far as the news from those in charge of the town
- town criers served as their original royal public relations arm
but mr. appleton is not only available to the royal family
he is available for parties and various celebrations
yes you can have tony scream out your special news
with the ringing of that bell, waiving those feathers
you can have tony make your next monumental announcement
like maybe - the next time you pop out an heir to the throne
