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Second day/ a la Colthard

I too was pleased to  be the vocalist of the National Rust jazz touring quartet. My last visit to Cape Town was seven years ago and I was interested to see how tourism has fared post-Mandela. I certainly endorsed Bob’s critique of business travel and the price charged, £3500, for a return [...]

January 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

Day One/ National Rust Tour to South Africa

I felt honoured to make up the quartet of National Rusters going to Cape Town – with Daphne Colthard, Tom Hollingworth and Douglas Heath – to cover the second test and give our impressions sporting and otherwise of the rainbow nation. This is my fifth visit to South Africa, my first [...]

December 31, 2015 // 0 Comments

Fulham finally appoint

Seven weeks after Kit Symons was predictably dismissed for not meeting the targets set Fulham finally appointed a head coach. In that period not one win was recorded and a transfer embargo imposed for falling foul of the Financial Fair Play rules. There was was a notable absence of club [...]

December 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

Private’s Progress and I’m All Right Jack

Although Private’s Progress was made in 1956 and I’m All Right Jack three years later the latter is a sequel of the former. Both were directed by the Boulting Brothers, scripted by Antony Hackney and many of the cast played the same characters in both: Ian Carmichael as Stanley [...]

December 27, 2015 // 0 Comments

Klapp trap

On balance overseas managers have improved our domestic soccer. Men like Arsene Wenger have improved the training, diet, fitness and attitude of his players and transformed Arsenal from a team known for its dull, percentage football (one nil to the Arsenal) to a fluid attractive side that have [...]

December 26, 2015 // 0 Comments

Man against the elements

Yesterday I consider I made my own contribution to man’s perennial struggle against the elements when I defrosted my fridge. With my housekeeper in deepest Cornwall and my p/a Polly in Kent I was left to my own devices over the festive period. On Monday I called the appliance man to consider [...]

December 25, 2015 // 0 Comments

Flame and Citron

A topic that comes up regularly on the Rust is how we oldies never appreciate the full potential of our computerised appliances. Some time ago I acquired a state of the art Smart television. The installer explained how I could do my emails on it but I confess it all went over my head. Recently [...]

December 24, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Naked Truth

It falls to me over the festive period to organise the film selection for our family. Now we have grandchildren too, finding films that suit all is no easy task.  This year I decided to go for Brtish comedies 1958-1962. Two comedians dominated that era, Peter Sellers and Terry-Thomas and last [...]

December 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

Star Wars/ a contrarian view

I remember well going to see Star Wars in 1976 at the Empire Leicester Square. It was visually an exciting film, launched the career of Harrison Ford,whose furrowed brow enhanced many a blockbuster, and theatrical knight Sir Alec Guinness finally made some money out of his distinguished career. So [...]

December 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

Peter Pan at the Wimbledon Theatre

Yesterday I took Jamie for his annual treat to the panto. It was Peter Pan at the Wimbledon Theatre and by general consent not as good as previous years. The best thing about it was the dancing of the troupe Flawless but this had little to do with the main story. Indeed one of my critiques was the [...]

December 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

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