October 2009

Mott The Hoople Hammersmith Apollo review: Madam Miaow ligs backstage

Curious how the significant places of one’s childhood that once seemed vast appear so much smaller when you visit them years later. Last night (Monday 5th October), the Hammersmith’s Apollo looked minuscule compared with the days when it was called the Odeon and I queued all night to get front row tickets for David Bowie […]

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Is Confucius the Chinese Way Of Life? Madam Miaow in debate

Looks like I’m speaking at this on Wednesday. Here’s hoping the good dinner and drink don’t make me too sleepy to crackle like a spitfire. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Or is it dance like a hefferlump, sting like a tree? The Meridian Society Dinner-DebateDate: Wednesday, 7th October 2009Time: 7.30pmVenue: Ah King Restaurant,

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Happy 60th Birthday China: Madam Miaow on the Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Radio 2

So there I am, sandwiched between Georges Galloway and Monbiot (sounds positively Sheridanesque, Richard Brinsley, not the other guy) sending birthday greetings to the People’s Republic of China on Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine Show. They wanted it kept short, around a minute, and in the form of a birthday card with achievements, hopes and fears,

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