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What comedians do on a Friday night
By Will last year, at the start of November, 2 Comments »
So there we were, sitting in a private members club (as you do) at about midnight, when we noticed a man sitting on his own behind us. Sitting, chain-smoking, drinking, hunched, and … reading a book. It was one of those sights you don’t expect to see when the rest of the place is either dancing, or drinking, or dancing and drinking, or just drinking, or smoking, or smoking and dancing, or sitting and drinking, or talking.
I thought he looked a bit familiar, but my friend – an actress, and prone to overwhelming bouts of confidence – was convinced he’d be reading something like Hemmingway, or a book that at least suggested he was above the rest of us. Drinking, laughing, dancing and enjoying yourselves? Go to hell.
Nature called for me, so my friend seized on the poor bugger and demanded to know what he was reading and why. It was Dylan Moran, no less – and he was reading poetry. He looked a little worse for wear – crumpled and world weary, which is what his “act” is – and tottered out, book in hand, before I got back. Which is just as well, as I’d have genuflected, screamed his full name at the top of my voice and probably asked him if we could collaborate on an award-winning book on satire.
If you’ve never seen Moran live, you must. And before you do, just buy this.
2 Comments »Oh Ricky You’re so Fine!
By Scott 4 years ago, at the start of January, 7 Comments »
After a tour around Australia and only intermittent Internet access, I am back on deck to help Will with the heavy lifting.
And did you notice Ricky Ponting has scored yet another Test century. I was there for his 100 in Melbourne, and now he’s backed it up with another in his 100th Test. Go you good thing.
As a captain, Ponting is finding life hard then he might have thought it would be; as a batsman, he continues to reach new heights. And with the brittle nature of Australia’s middle order these days, I am eternally grateful.
7 Comments »Warne makes his first hundred!
By Will 5 years ago, mid-May, No Comments; be the first!
He’s finally done it. One of those things that most people like to see – a number 9, awesome bowler getting a hundreds. Most people, other than the opposition – in this case, Kent. So Warne finally has a hundred under his belt.
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