Posts by Russell Brown
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We're allowed cloud it's very thin, right?
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Work in progress at a famous spot. Many of you will recognise the reference.
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You can't beat Wellington on a good day, etc.
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Through the soundwall, St Mary's Bay.
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Brighton Blue.
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Can I also say that I inevitably go from vaguely embarrassed to immensely gratified whenever I have to do this.? One large donation from someone with an interest in topics I cover has really helped (thanks, you know who you are), but it's the multitude of small ones that truly make me happy.
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Hard News: An Easter whip-round, in reply to Roger Lacey,
Done, you handsome devil.
Oh, behave. :-)
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Hard News: An Easter whip-round, in reply to sue cooper,
Good to know!
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Hard News: Violence in the streets, in reply to Chris Waugh,
It’s as if sports stars are public property and nothing more than proxies for our own frustrated childhood dreams of athletic success
Snap.
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Hard News: Violence in the streets, in reply to Steve Barnes,
Anyway, Steve, sorry if I seemed snappy there, but I really can’t see any evidence that one case has been prioritised over another.
As to why people might care about Jesse Ryder, it’s like this: he’s a rough, unbelievably gifted character whose father abandoned him when he was 14. He’s had consistent struggles with alcohol – although he was never, as far as I know, a danger to anyone but himself. (If he'd been good with a guitar rather than a cricket bat, I suspect his life would have been easier.)
The way the public relates to him is weird, as if people feel they own him. He’s the last guy who needs random strangers giving him grief, but that’s what happens. I really objected to Dylan Cleaver’s contention that that should mean he never gets to go out in public. It’s not his problem, it’s ours.
