Zoe Williams on the people hitting the headlines in the past seven days
Sheikh down
Sarah Ferguson
I don't want to be a bore, but we could really simplify these royal scandals, where a lady of the outer circle promises a fake Mr Moneypants some top-notch Windsor face-time for a fiver and a packet of limited-edition Quavers. The palace should issue some figures on how often a sheikh, or a tycoon, or a Texan, has approached a royal with an offer of money for access, and actually meant it. If it's all the time – if this was the fifth time in a week Fergie (pictured) had been offered £27,000 in used notes, then fine, fair enough, she got caught in a sting and it could happen to anyone.
But I suspect it's never. I suspect Fergie is never approached by "businessmen". I suspect sheikhs never call meetings with Sophie Windsor, or...
Sheikh down
Sarah Ferguson
I don't want to be a bore, but we could really simplify these royal scandals, where a lady of the outer circle promises a fake Mr Moneypants some top-notch Windsor face-time for a fiver and a packet of limited-edition Quavers. The palace should issue some figures on how often a sheikh, or a tycoon, or a Texan, has approached a royal with an offer of money for access, and actually meant it. If it's all the time – if this was the fifth time in a week Fergie (pictured) had been offered £27,000 in used notes, then fine, fair enough, she got caught in a sting and it could happen to anyone.
But I suspect it's never. I suspect Fergie is never approached by "businessmen". I suspect sheikhs never call meetings with Sophie Windsor, or...
- 5/28/2010
- by Zoe Williams
- The Guardian - Film News
I’m not going to mess around this week. I have no soapbox to stand on or issue I feel the need to rant about. Instead, I’m just going to nonchalantly dismiss some musicians in a self serving manner. Who needs therapy when you have a column on Fred?
Once again, all bands reviewed are done so solely on the basis that they tried to add me as a friend on MySpace.
The fools.
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M T M
www.myspace.com/mexicantimemachine
The Mexican Time Machine look like 3 homeless dudes. There is a possibility that they really are 3 homeless dudes and this is some sort of community outreach program: getting hobos to play music in order to relieve their smelly blues. The thing is, they’re the best homeless guy band I’ve ever heard. I just wish they’d wash.
I honestly don’t know what I expected to hear when I clicked play.
Once again, all bands reviewed are done so solely on the basis that they tried to add me as a friend on MySpace.
The fools.
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M T M
www.myspace.com/mexicantimemachine
The Mexican Time Machine look like 3 homeless dudes. There is a possibility that they really are 3 homeless dudes and this is some sort of community outreach program: getting hobos to play music in order to relieve their smelly blues. The thing is, they’re the best homeless guy band I’ve ever heard. I just wish they’d wash.
I honestly don’t know what I expected to hear when I clicked play.
- 4/10/2010
- by UncaScroogeMcD
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