Welcome back.

I hope everybody at the Eye’s happy with the draft book – because that means that loads of people we all know about will be unhappy with it (any sign of the Anti-Eye volumes on the horizon I referred to, way back, yet?).

Please make sure that the published book has a full, comprehensive, accurate index.

Did you get a list of all the magazine merchandise issued over the half-century, afterwards?

Time now for the magazine to turn to planning Private Eye’s all singin’. all dancin’ inactive website with added Message Board and Forum (you all know you want one).

1. No sign so far…
2. It hasn’t! But it is in A-Z format, so it (hopefully) provides its own index
3. I started putting one together, realised it was going to take up a hell of a lot of space in the book that could be better used for other things, and put it aside as something for a possible website feature later. There is a full flexidiscography in the book, though!
4. Watch this space. Although I think I’ve been doing quite a good job of an “inactive website” of late…

The correct link for the Brillo quote is here http://www.totalpolitics.com/articles/4493/in-conversation-with-andrew-neil.thtml

So who is the woman in the photo? I’ve never bought that it’s Pamela Bordes; this woman looks not a thing like her. Whoever she is, I admire her apparent composure whilst in the, erm, grip of the Brillo’s hairy, gingery arms!

I’m afraid you’ll have to buy the book to find out!

Adam, I travel to London in-frequently from Ireland, but I always book a bit in advance in order to get the cheaper Airline flights. Tell me, will there be any public events to mark the P.E. 50th.? And when can we get a Schedule of them? Thanks, Brian from Cork.

Brian – There will – the schedule is being finalised just now and there should be some kind of announcement fairly soon right here. I’d say the week of the anniversary itself (25th October) would be a good time to be in town. I know I will be…

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