We get into the nurse's room, and I get what I can only described as harangued about why she should have had it earlier in her life, why it was so important, why people who didn't have it were stupid … Continue reading
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I remembered this story today. Simon was Mozart in the original production of Amadeus at the National Theatre. When Milos Forman was making the film, he met with Simon and said he 'obviously' couldn't cast him in the part (too … Continue reading
Amazon.co.uk used to have a promise that if you bought something from them and the price dropped within the next 30 days, they'd refund the difference. If you asked them. And they didn't make a big fuss about pointing this … Continue reading
There's a mailing list which I think only one of you is on, where someone has asked – in all seriousness – "Does poverty really limit choices?" My response: "Let them eat cake" you mean? … Continue reading
.. but in the past week I've seen what will surely end up as 'silliest' and 'best musical'. Spyski is Peepolykus being very, very silly as usual, this time with a spy story interfering with a production of The Importance … Continue reading
I don't know if Amazon will publish it, so… One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed, by Melissa P. Not hot enough for one-handed reading, not intelligent enough to need a brain "A girl who loves herself doesn't let … Continue reading
This picture: What do you think the BBC News title is for it this morning? … Continue reading
This won't mean anything to people under, oooh, their early thirties, but Valerie Singleton shagged Peter Purves! I never did believe the 'Val's a lesbian' stories, but I knew someone who swore that Peter brought his boyfriends into the pub … Continue reading
The power went off just after nine this morning. A big plume of smoke could be seen towards Crystal Palace and we had a call from someone coming over that the trains weren't going along one of the two lines … Continue reading