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"Billy Connolly has reportedly opened the salmon fishing season on the River Dee in Scotland, but defied important tradition in the way he performed it. According to the Daily Record, the Scottish comedian poured Irn-Bru into the river instead of sipping a large dram beforehand. At the event, the 67-year-old said: &amp;quot;I haven&amp;#039;t done a lot of salmon fishing. First I couldn&amp;#039;t afford it, then I found I didn&amp;#039;t like the people who did it very much. &amp;quot;I like doing it in America and Canada where it&amp;#039;s more open. In Scotland you&amp;#039;re shoulder to shoulder with fat businessmen. It&amp;#039;s not my idea of a laugh.&amp;quot; However, Connolly did reveal that his involvement at the Hammersmith Apollo nearly hindered his appearance. &amp;quot;A couple of months ago it seemed like a smashing idea. Then you find yourself in Piccadilly at six in the morning packing. But I am delighted to be here. I love it.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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