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Reactions to Bowler Dessert 71
 Roger retorts I have a complaint. When I got home from work today, I found that my copy of Bowler Dessert 71 had arrived. It has totally disrupted my evening. All those jobs that I was going to do have been ignored - the cats are hungry, the dinner remains uncooked, I didn't get to the shops and the washing is still on the line. Why? Because I haven't been able to put it down. I have flicked through, read an article here and there, admired some rarities, laughed at a couple of inclusions and felt warmth in all the pages of the wonderful Bowler Dessert. On page 18, I have read that the editor has elevated John and myself to "Lords". I am sure that I speak for both of us, when I say that this is "piffle". If we are "Lords" then, undeniably your title should be "Your Royal Highness". Our Laurel and Hardy Empire is mighty and I am just so proud to be a Son of the Desert. Roger Robinson Dear Your Royal Highness I must concur with my esteemed colleague - I too had to stop what I was doing to read Bowler Dessert 71 from cover to cover as soon as it arrived, and I found this issue as entertaining and as informative as ever - no superlative can describe the calibre of this instalment of Bowler Dessert. However, I fully agree with Roger that the item on page 18 relating to ourselves is absolute "balderdash". Do we not already have a hierarchy within the organisation, containing a number of Lords in situ ie Lords Paddington, Plumtree, Crabtree, Appletree, The Marquis de San Marco (whoever he may be) and also Sir Stanley Laurel? In our previous roles it was a pleasure having "absolutely no authority whatsoever" and, since retiring, our authority has tripled five-fold - why that's almost by ten! Indeed, as Roger rightly states, if anyone is deserving of a suitable title it is your good self in recognition of all of your hard work in promoting the art of the Boys worldwide. John Burton
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Surpassed again It's always great to receive Bowler Dessert but you've surpassed yourself again this time. I dunno how you always manage to do so. I particularly enjoy the photo of Fin on the back page, but who's that serious looking bloke on page 18? I normally read Bowler Dessert two or three times when it first arrives, but I'll be going back to this issue time and time again. Del Kempster Good move The amount of material Bowler Dessert contains is overwhelming. Following #70, the appearance of this issue remains impressive, providing further justification for the change to A4 format. Bob Spiller |
