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Remembrance. November 2012.
Dear Rowley, Aren’t you thrilled that Strictly Come Dancing is stitching up The X-Factor like a kipper this season? Does this mean the British public are tiring of the cynical, no-talent schlockfest we’ve had to suffer in recent years and is finally … Continue reading →
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Art or Bust. August 2012.
Dear Rowley, Well, I’m sitting on the balcony of the Albert Ier in Nice on the last night on the Riviera for now watching the sun set and listening to Sarah Vaughan’s I Love Brazil album on the MacBook Air. … Continue reading →
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Why Not? September 2011.
Dear Rowley, How are you darling? I have to ask because I think we are all feeling rather besieged at present in the big smoke. To quote the Rocky Horror Show ‘it isn’t easy having a good time. Even smiling makes … Continue reading →
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The Party’s Over November 2010
Dear Rowley, As Kenneth Williams in the Julian & Sandy sketches would say, ‘the party’s over, it’s all over my friend’. Shouldn’t there be another comma in there somewhere? Last night was the conclusion of my Savoy story for this … Continue reading →
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Going Home November 2010
Dear Rowley, I had an evening of passion yesterday. Strike that, I had an evening at Stephen Sondheim’s Passion at the Donmar Warehouse with my better half courtesy of Ascot’s Gary England. Now you know me Rowley. Usually I need … Continue reading →
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