JANE PROCTER

Jane Procter heads to the Roundhouse for an evening with Foreigner

26th July 2010 | 0 comments | 1 person likes this

We don’t get to go to many rock concerts these days – and when we do it’s always because someone else organised it.  On Sunday night we went to The Roundhouse to see Mick Jones with his re-formed band, Foreigner rock the night.  Of course they played the heavy rock songs such as ‘Jukebox Hero’ and ‘Hot Blooded’.

And it wouldn’t have been Foreigner if they’d passed on the iconic ballads...

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Bret Easton Ellis: Imperial Bedrooms

19th July 2010 | 0 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree

Less than Zero was my favourite book in the 80’s and having previously met Bret Easton Ellis at a party I threw for Tatler in 1992 in New York, I was delighted when my husband and I were invited by Richard Caring’s Birley Group to attend the GQ party to celebrate the publication of his new book.

Imperial Bedrooms is the re-visit of all time. BE Ellis returns to the same...

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The Beach Polo Championships in Sandbanks, Poole

12th July 2010 | 0 comments | 2 people like this

Were we at Nikki Beach in St Tropez or perhaps a scene from The OC? No we were on the beach at Sandbanks in Poole for the annual Beach Polo Championships.

Now in its third year, the championships attract world class polo players including England Captain Henry Brett who plays off a 6 goal handicap and the Argentinian 6 goaler, Adolfo Casabal.

However, this is not an event that take itself...

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