I went to the Plus One Gallery last night for their Tjalf Sparnaay exhibition of hyperrealist pictures. His Fried Egg, double (show here) and Large Salad Bowl II, with lemon, were the highlights of a remarkable exhibition, and if photo-realism or hyperrealism is your thing, Sparnaay is considered to be at the cutting edge of the genre. 
I went on to dinner with John Madejski, who continues to be anxious about the state of the finances of the Football League, and after the Southampton debacle, is determined to keep Reading's books in order - even if it means having to make some sacrifices that the fans won't fully appreciate. But then it's not the fans who have to pay the bills. John also showed me the latest brilliant innovation which he's backing - Astucia SolarLite Intelligent Road Studs - which I'm amazed the press haven't leapt on to. The Peruvian government has ordered 800,000 for their roads while, despite being Ministry of Transport approved, there are few councils here in the UK who've caught onto the fact that this could be a life-saver. On one road in South Africa that had experienced 27 deaths in twelve months, a year after installing these road studs, there were no - I repeat no - accidents durng the next twelve months.
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dear mr archer
regarding the shawshank redemption:
it is no doubt one of the best movies i have seen. but what comes as a surprise to me is that no one, i repeat no one, has found it relevant to point out the striking similarities the movie shares with the clint eastwood starrer "escape from alcatraz". lesser similarities would draw shouts of plagiarism today and it continues to baffle me. can you throw some light on this "convenient collective amnesia"?
i repeat that shawshank is by far one of the best movies and this in no way dilutes its magnificance, lest i be misunderstood
Seen it all before Jeffrey, as indeed it would appear, has Ms Gwyneth Paltrow's Grandfather (I'm sure it was he...)
Ms Paltrow was appearing in film for the first time,top-less. Her family, but more importantly her Grandfather were/was attending the opening night.
Ms Paltrow was concerned her "appearance" might shock/offend her older relative. So, on the way to the event, Ms Paltrow told her Grandfather what to expect.
His response was something along the lines: "...don't worry, seen it all before. Two eggs, sunny-side-up..."
On this occassion, I'll stick with Ms Paltrow...
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