A great philosopher once claimed that there are two kinds of people in the world: the ones who entertain and the ones who observe. At the time of this statement — which came via Britney Spears’ 2008 hit ‘Circus’ — Edwards had been keeping his online diary for over a decade, proving to be the exception that proved Ms Spears’ rule. As this first collected edition — edited by Robert Wringham from hundreds of entries — proves, Edwards is both a man-about-town and its chronicler — the main event and the shrewd observer.
Dickon’s diaries — edited by some guy and published at the end of last year — just got a beautiful review in the Tribune. It’s by Claire Biddles who really knows her stuff.