I was fascinated to read that Pete Waterman is all in favour of the High Speed Rail Link.
Obviously if I want to know whether or not a multi-billion pound infrastructure project is going to give us sufficient benefits to outweigh the environmental degradation, planning blight and noise pollution, the first person I'm going to ask is an ageing pop producer in a Paddington Bear duffel coat.
How about Homer Simpson? He has the added advantage of not really existing!
ReplyDeleteLOL - in fairness he did own Arriva Trains for a long time which is a significant network and he was quite hands on.
ReplyDeleteRevd Lesley, you are very nearly accurate in what you say, which is far more accurate than I. I am bang to rights, and repent in dust 'n' ashes.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lesson this is to me that in future I should carry out more research before suggesting that ageing record producers know nothing about railways. I would like hereby to record that as a record producer, ex-gravedigger and train maintenance company owner, Peter Waterman is a true Renaissance man.
Mmm.. don't know how to take that. I only know because my brother worked directly for him in trying to save the business from almost certain bankruptcy...
ReplyDeleteRevd Lesley- apologies for confusion. What I meant was, you were almost totally right, except that Pete Waterman owned a company that was taken over by Aviva. According to Wiki, at any rate. But then, is that a guarantee?
ReplyDeleteIn that you were 99.9999% more accurate than my unfair and irrational rudeness about Mr Waterman, who knows about railways.