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Off-set with (ugly) Orlando Bloom (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

Orlando Bloom was at a loose end with nothing to do, so he eagerly accepted my invitation to while away the afternoon off-set with me. I noted that the actor was shorter than I had imagined, and not terribly handsome … Continue reading →

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Hugh Grant purchases train ticket in public (Rousse)

Posted on March 26, 2018 by

There was Hugh Grant at the station ticket booth chatting with railway staff on the same day that I was trying to make arrangements for a trip to London with DTJ and KJ. I knew that Hugh Grant had met … Continue reading →

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Busty buck-toothed singer charms folk festival audience (Rousse)

Posted on February 28, 2018 by

KT left her seat and took to the stage. Then the rest of the choir pushed out through the door to the right of me, poured down the main aisle and climbed the steps to line up behind the star … Continue reading →

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Pete Murphy mistaken for Liam Neeson (Rousse)

Posted on December 27, 2017 by

I was determined that the engineering students gained an appreciation of social research methods. They needed access to a decent textbook so I took one down to the library to add to its stock. A photograph dropped out of the … Continue reading →

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Friends con and a pink fantasy fairytale princess (Rousse)

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

When we sent off for the offer we understood that we would receive a large Friends poster in which each of us would take the position of Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe, and Joey. Instead, we received six almost-identical prints … Continue reading →

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Samuel Beckett one-woman play ‘worst ever’ (Rousse)

Posted on February 10, 2017 by

EH, TPR and I were amongst the audience at a one-woman play by Samuel Beckett. International cellist US was the star of the show. She delivered her lines very quietly and – apart from those sitting very close to the … Continue reading →

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Disgraced Labour MP leads theatre audience walk-out (Rousse)

Posted on January 17, 2017 by

As members of the audience left the show mid-performance GSX and I considered it legitimate to move closer to the stage and take a couple of vacated seats in the front row. The star of the show didn’t seem to … Continue reading →

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