Saturday afternoon found me sitting in my place in the stand watching Cambridge Rugby Club play newly promoted London Scottish, who are already tipped for great things this season. Having drawn away against Redruth last week, 13 all, the management were apprehensive, aware how important this fixture was if they are to do well this season. Cambridge won 38-26, and certainly looked worthy of the victory. However, just like Man Utd and Chelsea, we have to win every match if we hope to be promoted, not least because only one team goes up and one comes down in this division. I'm confident we'll end up in the top five, but naturally hope we'll be the team promoted, though we have been warned that John Inverdale's side, Esher, looks like the team to beat.
Drove back to London to attend an event at the Club Kitchen Academy at the RAC Club on Saturday night, and to conduct an auction on behalf of the Chef's Adopt-a-School programme. The problem was, the guests had come for a gourmet meal, and showed little or no interest in the auction which only raised £9,000 - the lowest figure this year, and quite a contrast to the £100,000 raised at the auction for RAFT six days earlier. The meal, cooked by five different chefs, and the wine, lectured on after each course by an expert, were superb, but they didn't make up for the disappointment of the small sum I managed to raise.
Yesterday I went to opening 'night' of The Shawshank Redemption at Wyndham's Theatre, which was actually at 4 o'clock on a Sunday afternoon. I much enjoyed the show and thought the two leads Kevin Anderson and Reg E Cathey were quite outstanding, and much deserved the standing ovation they received at the end of the performance. I can thoroughly recommend the show, though must give a health warning - this is another show in which I'm an angel, so make your own decision and let me know.
Drove back to London to attend an event at the Club Kitchen Academy at the RAC Club on Saturday night, and to conduct an auction on behalf of the Chef's Adopt-a-School programme. The problem was, the guests had come for a gourmet meal, and showed little or no interest in the auction which only raised £9,000 - the lowest figure this year, and quite a contrast to the £100,000 raised at the auction for RAFT six days earlier. The meal, cooked by five different chefs, and the wine, lectured on after each course by an expert, were superb, but they didn't make up for the disappointment of the small sum I managed to raise.
Yesterday I went to opening 'night' of The Shawshank Redemption at Wyndham's Theatre, which was actually at 4 o'clock on a Sunday afternoon. I much enjoyed the show and thought the two leads Kevin Anderson and Reg E Cathey were quite outstanding, and much deserved the standing ovation they received at the end of the performance. I can thoroughly recommend the show, though must give a health warning - this is another show in which I'm an angel, so make your own decision and let me know.
4 Comments:
oh my god,,,,,,,,,,,,,i can't believe that i'm commenting on my favorite author's blog
sir,,,,,,,,,,,your novels are just awesome
Jeff,
I read you were Keith Floyd's head boy while at Wellington College.
Is it true and can you remember him from those days?
Any memories of him at all?
Richard, Bristol
Richard - I'm afraid Keith Floyd was four years below me at Wellington School (not College) and I don't recall him. I was also never head boy!
As you will notice on my blog I have listed Shawshank as one of my favorite movies and thrilled it's here in London receiving such good reviews.
Will be swwing it next month. Cant's wait.
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