Comments on: Talking the Town: bookmaker Bill Waterhouse’s autobiography launch http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/talking-the-town-bookmaker-bill-waterhouse%e2%80%99s-autobiography-launch/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:27:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom McLoughlin http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/talking-the-town-bookmaker-bill-waterhouse%e2%80%99s-autobiography-launch/#comment-39421 Tom McLoughlin Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:27:28 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/talking-the-town-bookmaker-bill-waterhouse%e2%80%99s-autobiography-launch/#comment-39421 As expected a good read. But what I enjoyed most was seeing Kerry OBrien interview Big Bill for all the world like a satiated Billy Bunter, retired not out so to speak. And the gracious BW was not what I enjoyed the most. It was watching KOB after the interview had finished, looking straight down the camera, not a hint of cat that got the cream, signing off. But it was a stunning interview and would silence any critic whether the veteran has still got it. As for these preposterous, pompous, privileged pretenders trailing their shimmering veil through the moneyed corridors of Elizabeth and Phillip St it won't make a jot of difference when the hurricane hits town. You can't eat or drink money. As expected a good read. But what I enjoyed most was seeing Kerry OBrien interview Big Bill for all the world like a satiated Billy Bunter, retired not out so to speak. And the gracious BW was not what I enjoyed the most. It was watching KOB after the interview had finished, looking straight down the camera, not a hint of cat that got the cream, signing off. But it was a stunning interview and would silence any critic whether the veteran has still got it.

As for these preposterous, pompous, privileged pretenders trailing their shimmering veil through the moneyed corridors of Elizabeth and Phillip St it won’t make a jot of difference when the hurricane hits town. You can’t eat or drink money.

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