Some people received their calendars on Saturday. Linda G. wrote: “Just received my calendar. Great pictures and job well done again!!! But could I get a full-sized copy of the August photo on the left? Looks like the picture was cropped and I’d like to have it all. LOL. Thanks Ellen for giving a great holiday gift. Hope we get to see him in person again soon.” Janice wrote, “Got my calendar today!! Awesome!! Great job!!”
It’s very gratifying to get comments like these because the annual calendar is, really!, a labor of love. I have fun doing it. (Sadly, I have to disappoint Linda about the August photo on the right. That’s the way it is.) The money is nice but, considering the time and work put in, it is rather incidental (though appreciated). This year, with prices for printing and postage going up, keeping it the price same as before was sort of difficult. Next year, with postage already costing hundreds of dollars and due to go up next year, the price may go up a bit. But, I really, really, hope you like it. Please share your reaction when you get it.
This year, also, there was a press overrun and more were printed and sent than I ordered. So, there are still a two (2) calendars available for purchase. I’ve reposted the button at right. If you’re interested, please hurry, as there are just a few. I will get them in the mail quickly in an effort to get them to you before the new year. It will arrive in the US; try my best outside.
Rumor or Reality? The Sun claims in an exclusive article today by Colin Robertson that Sir Tom will act in a comedy on Sky TV next year. Remember! It’s not official until it’s posted on OFFICIAL TomJones. They say:
Tom Jones to play ageing lothario
BUSY Sir Tom Jones has signed up for another TV slot – and this time he’s ACTING, in a comedy.
The Welsh singing legend, last week unveiled as a judge on BBC1 talent show The Voice UK, will play an ageing lothario in a Sky TV rom-com.
The 71-year-old — famous for being pelted with knickers while on stage — will be fought over by a number of women of a certain age.
Two will be played by British acting royalty Brenda Blethyn and Alison Steadman.
A show source said: “It’s very top secret but Tom has agreed to do it which is pretty exciting as he doesn’t really do acting.
“He won’t be playing himself but his character isn’t a million miles away from his own. Essentially it’s a very British love story. Tom’s character is the subject of attention from hordes of women but his heart is not in the sleeping around game.
“He ends up getting together with a childhood sweetheart, played by Alison, and the show is all about how sweet that kind of love is.”
The similarities with Tom’s real life are obvious. He married his childhood sweetheart at 16 and they are wed to this day. But it hasn’t all been plain sailing, especially for wife Melinda, who has had to put up with his serial womanising.
The new show, provisionally titled King Of Neds, will air on Sky Arts.
It is set for broadcast next year before Tom gets busy with The Voice.

Tom Jones in Mars Attacks! Finally, all's right with the world.
Tomorrow, December 13, is the 15th anniversary of the release of
Mars Attacks! The movie starred Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Stieger, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Jim Brown, Lisa Marie, Sylvia Sidney Christina Applegate, Joe Don Baker, Pam Grier, Paul Winfield, Jack Black and — oh, yes — Tom Jones.
Watching the movie, it is very clear that Tom has a good time doing it. To illustrate the fact that the movie was fun, TJI.com has for you today:
One of two trailers (“Trailers” is what we call “previews” or “coming attractions” in the USA.): This one has as its theme the subtitle of the movie. Click here to see Mars Attacks: Nice Planet. We’ll Take It.
There’s a clip of Tom being interviewed on Entertainment Tonight about the movie, as well as the other trailer (the one with “Tom Jones — Yes! Tom Jones!”) and Tom’s big sequence in the movie with Jim Brown (in the gladiator costume), Danny DeVito and Annette Bening.
You can watch these — edited together as one video — in the TJI.com Video Library.It’s all great fun but, due to the video source (the ET video) and the size constraints of the Video Library site, it’s not as sharp as it should be. Still, lots of fun. And it includes my favorite quote from the movie. It’s what Tom responds when Jim Brown asks him if he can fly a plane. Enjoy!