Thursday, February 09, 2006

A Big Ask...

According to BBC Sport, "Wayne Rooney has agreed a five-book deal that will earn him at least £5m from publishers Harper Collins" It's a lot to ask of the lad, but I'm sure with Coleen's help, he'll manage to read those five books in time to collect the money. I think they should make sure there are lots of pictures in them, though...

Sunday, February 05, 2006

Simply yuk!

I always disliked Mick Hucknall. Something to do with the hair and the support for that Stretford team, I expect. Now the Observer's profile of him confirms that, as I suspected all along, I was right. He says things like "I am one of the best singer-songwriters this country has produced. Ever. If people don't like me saying that, tough shit. People should deal with facts. You can't sell 50m albums without something." Brilliant logic Mick. By the same token, Jeffrey Archer is one of the best writers ever and Jack Vettriano one of the best painters. The great joy of this piece, though, is the picture, for which you need the print edition. Old Mick in his late middle age looks uncannily like Charlie Drake. Well, it made me laugh...