Meeting Rod Stewart.
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In my professional life, the musical Chess on Broadway. It was a resounding fiasco and played for two months. The butcher of Broadway, Frank Rich of the New York Times, was probably very pleased: I’ve never seen such a bad review in my life.
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Self-flagellation.
The FA Cup final, watching Crystal Palace win.
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