Andy Goldsworthy's Stone River

Finally got around to checking out Andy's work on the Stanford Campus.  According to a 2002 article, the sculpture is 320ft long and weighs in at 128 tons.  Just in case our readers aren't familiar with Goldsworthy's stuff, TSG recommends a viewing of "Rivers and Tides"  Not to everyone's taste to be sure, but we think some of his efforts are pretty darn cool.

True Confessions

On April 21st 1992, TSG called in sick from this pay phone:

We were perfectly honest during the short conversation with our boss. We said that we wouldn't be making it in to to work and that we had some kind of fever.

Interesting Eel-related Article In The Evening Standard (not written by Sparks)

Link to story:There's no substitute for threatened eel and pie shop, says Who star Pete

From the article:

"Rock star Pete Townshend has joined the campaign to save one of west London's last surviving traditional pie and mash shops from demolition.

 This week Hammersmith and Fulham council approved plans to regenerate Shepherd's Bush Market. They propose knocking down Victorian shops in Goldhawk Road, triggering a wave of protest from traders and residents.

Audrey Boughton, co-owner of A Cooke's eel, pie and mash shop, which has been in the same family since 1899, said: "The area needs to be revitalised, not destroyed. There were 114 letters of objection - the council rode roughshod over local opinion."

TSG is all for saving old haunts of the rich and famous, but we think that gentrifying Sheppard's Bush might, in fact,  be good news for the eels.