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Appointment in Samarra/John O’Hara

The recommendation of books is the artery of the book world. The most obvious source is the critic or reviewer. However there are problems here. The reviewer can be a disaffected writer, possibly a biographer selling 5000 books for one year’s hard toil and jealous of a popular writer that can [...]

November 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

Passing my MOT

Yesterday I had my annual check up after which my doctor pronounced me “fit and well”. There is always the fear thet the dark skin pigmentation might be something more sinister or that the ECG should require a referral to a cardiologist “just in case”. I  like my doctor [...]

November 4, 2015 // 0 Comments

Television: past and present

At the risk of being a bore [surely not, Editor] I continue to enjoy the vintage retro tv of the seventies and eighties shown on ITV4. I have praised the quality of the scripts, the acting and the creation of memorable  characters in Minder and The Professionals but there are two more features [...]

November 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

Fiorentina file: Fiorentina 4 Frosinone 1

With an away win at Varona on Wednesday and a comprehensive victory at home yesterday over Frosinone the Viola are back on top of the serie a. There had been some unrest amongst the fans. The most partisan gather at the Curva Fiesole. One a “Lanciatori” (a supporter who turns his back [...]

November 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Tanner report: Bristol City 1 Fulham 4

Fulham maintained their high scoring form with another 4 goals in a half, this time in the first 30 minutes to put the game well beyond City’s reach. We switched to a 5-3-2 formation. This does seem to conform with our strengths as our full backs are better coming forward and we can play [...]

November 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard / Andalucia, Worthing

I have heard only good things of Andalucia opened in 1988 by Manuel Quirosa and his wife Susan in the seaside town of Ferring just next to Worthing and when I went there yesterday I was mightily impressed. So many restaurant critics are London or metro driven that restaurants in the provinces will [...]

October 31, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Rules of the Game

One of the aspects of my work which I most enjoy and as Arthur Daley might say a”nice little earner” is advising on art acquisition. I am sufficiently critical of myself, my clientele and the art world to say there is an element of hypocrisy here. The client may say and will be advised [...]

October 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

Reading matters

One of the aspects I enjoy most in the Rust is the ongoing debate of attendance v watching on tv a sporting event. As an WBA supporter I don’t get to many games but that does mean I have no cred as for geographical, financial, and logistical reasons it’s not that easy. Over in the arts [...]

October 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

brand names and games

The other day needing a navy sweater I decided to purchase one from John Lewis website. The brand was Tommy Hilfiger. It was more expensive than the John Lewis cashmere even though it was of lesser quality material but it did have the crucial Hilfiger motif. So consumers will pay more for that [...]

October 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

Fiorentina file

Fiorentina have now lost 3 successive games in a row, two against top serie a sides, Napoli and Roma, one against the weakest side in their Europa League group, Lech Posnan. Whilst this is cause for concern, it’s hardly a crisis as we stand  third in the league. It is difficult to see why we [...]

October 27, 2015 // 0 Comments

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