"Tell Me It's Not True..."

OK, that's from "Blood Brothers," but Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan singing Abba? In a movie? My darling Agnetha must be spinning like a top on her secluded island in the Swedish archipelago. Of course, I shall HAVE to see it as soon as it comes out (my italics) in order to confirm all my worst fears. On the plus side, Meryl sounds quite a lot like (pre-vocoder) Cher and we all love her, don't we? Don't we? (Is it just me?)
(with thanks to the wonderful Words Dept. for alerting me to this.)

Riot at the Gare du Nord

It's true!! Some 200 protesters clashed with police in the shopping mall linking the metro with the main line station (it says here). And, more importantly, I was there (my italics), picking up Rhino Senior and Mrs. Rhino who are visiting the City of Light for a few days. In fact, I was wandering around looking for an ATM when I heard a lot of shouting and there did seem to be quite a lot of people milling about, but I couldn't work out what was happening without turning my iPod off and I'd just got to the Sugababes "Lost in You," so THAT wasn't going to happen. Anyway, showing true British pluck, we decided to stick around and have a cup of tea in the station before heading off to their hotel, riot or no riot. Join us next week for a picnic on the Golan Heights.