Monday, September 10, 2007

Man ordered to stop yodelling in shopping centre

Yodelling fanatic Peter Pearce was happily enjoying his favourite pastime when he was ordered to stop by security staff at the Brunel Centre in Swindon.

"I like to yodel to myself as I go and I was wandering around the shops yodelling a bit," said 62-year-old Peter. Then I went into the gents and was yodelling to myself in there."

"There was another chap in there who heard me and when I came out he was stood there and said it was his wife's birthday and asked if I would yodel something for her. I decided to yodel some Frank Ifield for her. He's an Australian singer who is famous for his yodelling and one of the best."

Peter Pearce

"Then this security man came over and said can you stop that. I couldn't believe it. I wasn't doing any harm. Obviously this young couple liked it or they wouldn't have asked for more."

"My dad fought in the war for our freedoms and I can't believe I have been banned from yodelling in a shopping centre. I paid £7.50 to park there and it is outrageous that for that price I'm not allowed to sing."

Brunel centre director Nick Beaumont-Jones said: "I understand this gentleman for whatever reason decided to start singing at the top of his voice. I understand we received complaints from customers. So one of our security staff asked him to stop. I think there is a time and a place for everything and people can be frightened by unusual behaviour and singing at the top of your voice certainly is unusual behaviour."

See and hear Peter yodelling here.

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