Never mind the musical nonsense, did anyone see the real recent awards shindig, the BAFTAs? As always, worth watching purely for the genius among men that is Stephen Fry. The funniest man on the planet, surely. His opening monologue leading up to " ... but enough colonic irritation" must definitely go down as the best speech of the last 6 months since Cliff's impassioned, heartfelt and warmly witty effort at Race Night ;-)

On Thursday there will be a clash of the titans on the squash court as I shall represent the "Cheeky Whites" against Dickie P of the Mavericks. I trust the Parky clan will lend their full blogging support to yours truly. Results and a blow-by-blow account to be posted later.