Sitting in the packed auditorium of the Philadelphia Free Library, I had my hand up to ask Michael Palin a question: I wanted to know his reaction to John Cleese's claim, many years back, that Palin is the single most dangerous silly person alive. Palin can, it is claimed, bring an entire film crew to a standstill. Instead, he called on a young woman from China who insisted that he should market his book there because, in case he didn't realize it, there are a lot of people in China. Well, there you are: Palin is a magnet for this sort of thing.
He was erudite and screamingly funny at the same time. He could read the least flammable bits from the diary and make them riotous. Clearly, his diary is a book best served on audiobook--but only if read by him.
An example: he mentioned the first day of shooting "Life of Brian"--that there was a donkey on the set, and every hour on the hour the donkey would mount a nearby female donkey have at it. Eventually, Palin walked over to Eric Idle and asked him how many times he thought that donkey had gotten off so far that day. Idle replied, "Including the crew?"
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May this one turn out as you hope.
Love, C.
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