He's always been a star! Jasper Carrott today becomes only the second person to be immortalised with a star on Broad Street's Walk of Stars. As he prepares for his special moment in Birmingham's Centenary Square at 7pm, the Birmingham Mail talked to five of the city's most famous sons, who pay their own tribute to Jasper.(Features)

Birmingham Mail (England) | September 15, 2007 | Copyright

Gentleman of the old school

CARL CHINN

VILLA fan Carl Chinn adores Jasper Carrott - and the comic's love of Blues just makes their growing "love affair" more exciting.

"It all adds to the spice!" laughed Carl, the city's best known historian.

"I went to Moseley Grammar School, like Jasper, and his best mate Bev Bevan did too - and their presence was all over the school.

"I was just leaving in 1975 to go on to university when Jasper had a hit with Funky Moped.

"It summed him up. It was self deprecating, but with lots of ...

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