Friends Mark Inter-Toto informed us "but what really inspired me to write is your less-than-impressednes at Robbie Williams. Why do broad-minded people with perception and intelligence readily admit to liking this irrelevant little man? " The thing about Williams is sure, he is an irrelevant little man and even I'm getting starting to get tired of his media ubiquity and cheeky-chappie-forces-sweetheart persona, but he is pure, unapologetic, route one entertainment. He's relentlessly showbiz and that's how I like my pop stars. I once saw him do a brief turn at The Regency Rooms in London. This is a kitsch cabaret show both ironic and cheesy at the same time. On the bill that night were none other than veteran hoofer Lionel Blair and dimunitive seventies sensation Leo Sayer while Robbie sat at a table at the front with his entourage. The host (who knows him quite well) called him on stage for an "impromptu" turn. He did Angels and then after the host and his band had started doing Let me Entertain You he was summoned back. He rocked that room like a master - which he is. The kids were mad for him. It was pointless, mindless fun. It said nothing to me about my life and thank God for that. As an aspiring performer myself I was almost in awe of his performance. He may not be the most appealing character but he's a fabulous performer and I take my hat of to him. I'm currently reading Giles Smith's Lost in Music - it's fantastic. I'm also looking forward to the Picnic season :) John xx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+