Can I see the Bill?

On the day: 
27/10/2012 

On the way: 
I know he's there, sitting in the section behind us, facing the same way. 
For one thing, I can see his reflection in the glass in front of us. well, his forehead anyway, and his cropped dark hair. 
For another, I can hear him. He's talking to his mate, Bill. Bill. Really? Who's called Bill nowadays? I bet he's really Mac or Buddy. 
Not that I can see Bill. Nor hear Bill, for that matter. But the conversation continues, convincingly, like a well rehearsed one-man play, one half of a duologue, about his mates and his kid, about going out and his music. 
And that's the third thing, the soundtrack, played loud enough for the carriage to hear on a system not intended for public consumption, but making a pretty good fist of it anyhow. 
"You'll like this one, Bill," he announces, starting off a bit of contemporary R&B by numbers along with a description of how his son dances at the top of the stairs without any idea of what the music is he's dancing to, the lad. But his not bound to today's chart toppers. He's on to the Ministry of Sound, then "Let's have some Elvis, Bill." It's "Blue Suede Shoes", then Rihanna's "Diamond" - he waves his arms above his head, palms forward, outstretched thumbs and forefingers touching to make the shape of a diamond - and "Cry Me a River" by Michael Buble. He joins in with Johnny Cash to sing snatches of "Ring of Fire", his head bobbing from side to side for Bill's benefit, and that of any other passengers with a view of his forehead and hairline or more. Back to the R&B for Ne-Yo's "Beautiful Monster", "Mr Blue Sky" by ELO, more Elvis in an improvised medley - "Can't go wrong with Elvis, eh Bill" - "Hound Dog", "Too Much", "That's All Right" ... 
So yep, he's definitely there, he's made his presence known and fair play to him. 
It's just Bill I'm not so sure about. 

On the pod: 
Miss Atomic Bomb - The Killers 

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