Posted 30-12-15
The next story involves the AW legend that is "Phil Cullum" apart from being a really great guy and a fantastic
sport, Phil is one of the nicest people you could ever meet, Back in 2004 just after the release of the "Calendar
Girls" film the following situation arose.....
The Autowrappers 2005 Calendar. ( by Andy Mattless )
Phil
would
work
in
the
Paint
shop
and
the
story
begins
when
he
used
to
strip
off
down
to
his
underpants,
outside
the
paint
shop
to
change
into
his
white
disposable
suit
to
spray
paint
in.
I
said
to
him,
"that's
a
bit
brave"
and
he
said
"it
didn't
bother
him
stripping
off
in
front
of
people"
I
then
mentioned
that
he
should
be
on
a
calendar
like
the
film
"Calender
Girls",
I
then
said
jokingly
that
we
do
one
here
for
charity
every
Xmas
and
some
of
the
lads
who
worked
at
Autowrappers
took
part,
Phil’s
eyes
lit
up
and
he
asked
if
he
could
be
in
it,
"No
problem"
i
said
to
Phil,
i
then
had
to
prime
up
all
the
lads
in
the
workshop
that
Phil
was
our
new
Calendar
Star, Nigel Walker brought in his camera and the classic photos were taken one lunch time at Whiffler Rd.
We
took
a
series
of
shots
in
different
poses
and
I
told
him
that
we
would
take
a
few
then
he
could
pick
his
best
one,
He
chose
the
one
on
the
fork
lift,
(my
favorite
too)
we
told
him
he
would
be
Mr
January,
Little
did
he know we were putting him on every month.
The
front
cover
was
produced
with
a
few
of
our
faces
on
it
so
that
he
wasn't
too
suspicious.
I
only
managed
to
take
six
photos
as
I
had
to
keep
turning
away
from
him
because
i
was
laughing
so
much.
The
Calender
was
printed up and the big unavailing was at the Auto Wrappers Xmas drink at the "Trafford pub" in Norwich.
Phil’s face was a picture, as you will see from the pics and video below.
Thanks Phil for being such a good sport and allowing us to show the calendar here
Click on the Calendar image below and a
Flip book version of the Calendar will open in
a new window,
Click on the photo of Phil and Andy below
to view Pictures and Video from the 2004
Xmas night out