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19.2.03

Ever decreasing circles...


Ah, fame, such a fleetingly flirtacious beast. It gives me no pleasure to relay this morning's news, that the Girls Aloud / One True Voice tour (which was also due to include my favourite Transylvanian twins) has been called off, due to 'poor ticket sales'. We've lost interest in record time with this one, haven't we, boys and girls? No doubt the Great British public is just way too busy bracing itself for ITV1's next reality pop phenomenon, Reborn In The USA, in which has-beens from the 80s and 90s (that's the decades, not their actual ages) tour America in a bus. I'm not making this up. After each gig, the US audience votes on who should leave the tour and then 'we' (I use the term loosely as I don't foresee myself being interested enough to actually, like, vote) decides who to evict of the two with most nominations. Those signed up so far include two of the UK's former Eurovision chanteuses; Scouse Sonia and Glittery Gina (G), plus someone who has made half a living pretending to be in a Eurovision outfit, David Van Day. Burger sales must be down. His erstwhile Dollar partner, Thereze Bizarre Bazaar is also there, plus Leee John of Imagination, Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet, Michelle Gayle of the Taverniers (ah, how we loved little Hattie and that Sweetness song) and that little Haydon Eshun of Ultimate Kaos, who's now not so little but is very forgotten. (Is he related to Ekow Eshun, former Face stylista and regular on Newsnight Review?) Add to that little lot Mark Shaw from Then Jericho and 'veteran' Elkie Brooks, and it should be a hoot. Cough, splutter. I just know I'll be watching though, as it's being presented by Davina. (What TV show isn't these days?)

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