YOU could be support act to Madonna when she appears in Liverpool in Capital of Culture year, 2008.Yes that's the glittering prize which awaits you in our new caption competition.
All you have to do is submit the best caption to the picture above.
It shows members of Status Quo before their concert last year at the Summer Pops in Liverpool.
They are 'fooling around' backstage like lovable rock 'n' roll stars with members of a a hip new Southport-based band called Abe.
Second from the left in the stripy polo shirt is Abe lead guitarist and vocalist, Liam Halsall, who also happens to be the son of Mr Phil Halsall, Executive Director with Liverpool city council.
MrHalsall, better known as 'The Smiling Assassin', was, at the time, the council official responsible for the Summer Pops, which has so far cost council taxpayers £2.1 million.
The costs soared because Sir David Henshaw, retired chief executive, failed to ensure that the Summer Pops was put out to tender, in accordance with the council's strict rules and regulations. For SIX years.
Instead The Smiling Assassin appears to have repeatedly given the Summer Pops to a company called CMP Entertainment, run by a Mr Chas 'show me the money' Cole.
That's probably enough information for you to come up with a cracking caption.
The winner will have a date with Madonna, when CMP bring her to Liverpool in 2008. The five runners up will all receive special collectors edition, 'I'm Tony Parrish' badges.
Off you go!
Here's some more inside gen on Sir Diddy.
Did you know that he reads the blog avidly and even posted a comment on the Guradian lecture post? He was 'Intrigued' apparently - check it out.
Anyway, you are right, he was desperate to avoid a scene at the lecture and made special arrangements to swap his appearance, so he could avoid any unpleasantness with Mat Finnigan.
He has also spoken to Councillor Paul Clark about the blog and warned him that Chas Cole has million of pounds to sue. Henshaw is also furious that Storey's evidence to the Standards Board has been leaked so successfully and is now in the public domain, via this blog and the other evil cabal ones. He had a real go at Clark about all that - accusing Storey of leaking it etc, etc, although he says Clark is useless. Clearly he feels a bit vulnerable about what was in Storey's statement.
The stuff from Antrobus and Clark particularly, apparently still worry him as does the accusations of him being a blackmailer and extortionist. You have touched a nerve there Tony, I would keep going if i were you.
He is also desperately worried that all this will continue to follow him to the health service.
The bad news for him is that Hilary Armstrong is on her way out when Brown takes over from Blair, (Henshaw's wife openly talks about his good friends Hilary and her husband Paul!) so he has been trying recently to arrange meetings with the Treasury, presumably to try and ingratiate himself.
He has also set up his own little company called The David Henshaw Partnership, with some of his 'mates'. Have a look at Comnpanies House to see if it is registered.
Hope this helps...
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