Okay, folks, you are listening to the, or you're going to be listening in the next 45 to 50 minutes,

to the latest chapter, the latest episode of life on planet Porky, with myself, of course, the Porkmeister and the Rock Chick-Riter Extraordinary,, Ms Leslie Ann Jones. Leslie Ann, a very

big welcome to you. And I have to say, let's open this podcast by saying that walking through

waterstones just yesterday, saw a copy of your book, Freddie Mercury, face on in the new releases

list.

And that wasn't the only Waterstone shop that was displaying it, was it?

Oh, thank you.

Yeah, they're doing me proud, actually.

Quite a few people have been sending me photos of the book on the shelf or on the front table there.

So, yeah, you know, it's off to a flying start.

It's always really pleasing to see.

It certainly is. Now, talking about a flying start, since I last met you, I'm very envious to have become aware of your trip to Annabelle's in London. Now, I've never been to Annabelle's,

but it is, of course, one of the world's most famous nightclubs.

And I mean that genuinely.

You know, superstars from all over the world, whenever they come to London, they end up at Annabels.

And I thought it was like a little place in Barclay Square or something like that with a white door.

Behind the white door, nobody ever knew what went on. But some of the images you've posted from your lunch there, which I think was

last Saturday, are quite spectacular. What sort of a place is it? Well, the original Annabelle's

was two doors up on Barclay, and you're quite right. It was a very small nightclub that was

named after Annabelle Goldsmith, who was the wife of, I think, uh, was it Annabel Goldsmith. Yes.

Who was the wife of, I think, uh, Jimmy Goldsmith.

The, um, was it Jim's, right?

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