By the way, Jacky Tomtom, it’s the singer who’s 80 years old and performs as Tex: he takes other people’s songs and changes the lyrics. For example? “What’s important is the arthritis, that’s what’s important!” or “Leave the crutches for Denise” or even a special Johnny with the album title “Hospice 2000!” Shall we enter the city of Tex? And you know what? We have the honor of having Tex as our guide in person!
N-P: Hello, Tex. Thank you for welcoming us to your city. Can you describe the entrance for our internet users?
Tex: Well, at the entrance, I welcome people. I talk to them. I tell them that they are not on television and what they are going to see might surprise them inside this city. And we do a little review of what’s wrong. And then, here we are in my city.
N-P: Where do we head to? Left or right?
Tex: Whether we go left or right, there will always be peasants. Then we meet a somewhat aged character. He’s a singer for retirement homes. Then, I come back to talk to people. It’s not just stand-up or characters. And I come back with sketches. I take them through the winding alleys of my city or the boulevards.
N-P: Is there a theater in your city?
Tex: Yes, there’s one at every corner. Because we encounter theater characters there.
N-P: And what is performed there?
Tex: The human comedy. The divine comedy!
N-P: Is there television?
Tex: A little, but not much. But in my life, of course, there is. Half the time it’s TV. And the other half I wish it were just about performances.
N-P: Do you remember your first time on television?
Tex: Yes, it’s very old! It was a reportage done by France 3 on our little theater troupe that we had in Provence.
N-P: What brought you to television?
Tex: I wanted to see the Formula 1 Grand Prix. And there, a lady asked me if I didn’t want to audition for television. I answered that I would prefer to do radio. So, I auditioned for both: radio and TV. And I got selected for TV! They selected 15 radio hosts including my friend Galibert with whom I still work today; we ended up on this path together. And one TV host, and that was me.
N-P: Did you manage to make it into the radio world as well?
Tex: I first entered the world of showbusiness with theaters, café-theaters, festivals, then I got noticed on La Classe. And I had offers to work on the radio. Radio France, France Bleu, Swiss radios, Belgian radios. Next school year, I will be on a new Belgian radio.
N-P: Radio or TV?
Tex: They are different products. You can do more on the radio. There’s less room for error on TV. On television, it’s an immediate sanction. You can disappear behind characters on radio, because on TV, it’s always your face that shows up. For a few years, I played a woman from the Antilles on the air. One day, RFO wanted to see who was behind it. Surprise! It’s a guy!
N-P: Back to your city. What color are the walls?
Tex: Red because it has anger and energy. But mostly blue, because it’s joyful and it’s the color of vacations too. There is also black for the stage frame.
N-P: Any green?
Tex: No, there’s not much greenery because it’s a cursed color to bring on stage. Otherwise, there’s everything you could want.
N-P: A restaurant?
Tex: Yes! Restaurants. There is a celebration!
N-P: Let’s order a dish?
Tex: A beef tartare.
N-P: A dessert?
Tex: Tiramisu, especially here not far from Italy.
N-P: And to accompany it, a song?
Tex: Rock ‘n’ roll, with Genesis!
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