"The day began with the entertainer, choosing to stand in the dock to give a rundown of his illustrious career during which he was appointed an OBE, MBE and CBE, and received an invitation to paint the Queen. He also recalled his anecdote of how he accidentally invented a musical instrument - the wobble board. And he even sang a line from his novelty 1960s hit Jake the Peg to the jury."

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27586155

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@freakiness wrote:

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@electric*mayhem*band wrote:

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@freakiness wrote:

Rolf Harris breaks into song and dance in court and tells the court how he invented the wobble board.

Jake the peg of all things  :D:D

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Apropos. It was his middle one that got him into trouble in the first place.

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So it seems.  Why would a court tolerate a defendant whacking on a costume and bursting into song?

It's hardly relevant.  A bit of deflection maybe.  Like "don't you know who I am. I painted for the queen".

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assuming the newspaper report is correct.....................

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@azureline** wrote:

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assuming the newspaper report is correct.....................

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true... I saw the clip on TV where he had donned a blue/black checked coat and sang jake the peg.  SO yep, it could have been a beat up using old footage.

"And he even sang a line from his novelty 1960s hit Jake the Peg to the jury." BBC

Big difference between singing a song and one line from a song.

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@am*3 wrote:
"And he even sang a line from his novelty 1960s hit Jake the Peg to the jury." BBC

Big difference between singing a song and one line from a song.

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Yes there is, the TV report I saw said a verse of the song.

Isn't is awful - I loved Rolf Harris as a kid, and I so don't want to beleive he is or was capable of any of this, but I know full well that the 'face' you see is not always the person you think you know on the inside.

 

I have been watching him on the news (of course) and readng through all the posts above, with the antics in court etc, but is it only me that wonders - has he lost it ?

 

From the beginning, to me, he just seemed a little 'less' than normal, a little off, with his reactions and things he (has been reported) has been saying, acting inappropriately ?? almost without due thought or process.

 

If this has been disscussed I apologise, I have not read every post on here.

Interesting when you read the things that he has been accused of, the "hairy hands" one and he doesn't? he was in another country for other allegations, so not there.

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@am*3 wrote:
I dont think that was a bad choice of words.
Was there more to that statement?

He ie representing himself and is giving his own background rather than a solicitor doing it.

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No, he has a high profile female QC.  Those words were part of his beginning testimony where he was asked to describe his life and himself from birth onwards.