Sharon Crowd in Keith’s eyes remained mysteriously pure apart from this little matter of destroying his career

Sharon Crowd, in Keith’s eyes, remained mysteriously pure, apart from this little matter of destroying his career.The two of us were lunching with Sharon Crowd. After all, it’s not as if there were children involved.””Excepting possibly you.” This came from Keith, who was devoted to Maeve, and blamed me for the whole debacle. “Face it,” [...]

Although Poole got behind the first shot the left-back scored with his second attempt from

Although Poole got behind the first shot, the left-back scored with his second attempt from a tight angle.Birmingham had scarcely ventured from their own half, but falling two goals behind in a knock-out competition concentrates the mind, and a little less caution brought them a quick reward when Steve Robinson ran on to Paul Furlong’s [...]

Fontana was a true aesthete who could turn almost anything into perfect art on a good day and is a quiet hero of the

Fontana was a true aesthete who could turn almost anything into perfect art (on a good day), and is a quiet hero of the old 20th-century avant- garde.And the new avant-garde? Not much pops up in our schedules, mainly because so few commercial galleries have revealed their programmes Here’s a long shot. You know those [...]

Beat in enough of the remaining milk to form a soft spreadable mash

Beat in enough of the remaining milk to form a soft, spreadable mash.Pre-heat the oven to 400F/200C/Gas Mark 6. Spoon the potato over the filling, mark the surface with a fork, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until piping hot and golden brown. You can also try making this with haddock and smoked haddock.Risotto [...]

Degenerate parks with piddling water features and knock-kneed demented loggias

Degenerate parks with piddling water features and knock-kneed, demented loggias. I liked being Ord, but Keith was masterful; when he was being Ord, and I played the role of Flambard – his reticent biographer and amanuensis – we could often stay in character as far upriver as Teddington Lock, or as far down river as [...]

Whatever fascination Little had with the movies – she claims a life-long love of the medium – she also had

Whatever fascination Little had with the movies – she claims a life-long love of the medium – she also had no illusions. The quality of the work that passed through her hands hardly served to nurture any sense of glamour.”You can imagine how much junk we looked at,” Little grimaces. When the script for Anaconda [...]

Not only has the supermodel crew Cindy Shalom Claudia and Elle etc followed Webb’s example and quit the catwalk for celluloid ambitions but in

Not only has the supermodel crew (Cindy, Shalom, Claudia and Elle etc) followed Webb’s example and quit the catwalk for celluloid ambitions, but in a bizarre twist, fashion designers themselves – the doyens of the champagne lifestyle, style leaders extraordinaire – are also clamouring to make their mark in the movies.
Isaac Mizrahi, having recently been [...]

I should say that his ideal is compounded of good health and a calm verging on indifference something analagous

“I should say that his ideal is compounded of good health and a calm verging on indifference, something analagous to the ideal of antiquity, on which he superimposes the curiosities and details of modern life.” The only thing wrong with this verdict is the charge of indifference. It was probably the sight of a particular [...]

I was first introduced to it when I was 18 and had just got into the Chelsea team

I was first introduced to it when I was 18 and had just got into the Chelsea team. I used to go there on my own once a month for a big day out, and got friendly with Tommy Steele, who did the same. I LIKE to go to places where I know I’m going [...]

Let me suggest that the next reign ought to be formally instituted not

Let me suggest that the next reign ought to be formally instituted not by a coronation but by an inauguration or installation. This would have to be a secular ceremony to which contributions were made from the traditions of all faiths. The Church of England might well be at the centre of any such ceremony, [...]

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