Ladies and Gentlemen, I have a dream!
I want to find Diego Armando Maradona in B.A., go up to him and tell him how much I hated him back in 1986 when he scored that 'Hand of God' goal and then the 'Goal of the Century' five minutes later...and I want to tell him that in spite of what he did to my beloved England, he is quite simply the greatest footballer I've ever seen. What a star! As a sportsman, perhaps only Mohammed Ali has been as charismatic and truly inspirational over the past fifty years.
So ladies and gentlemen, this is my plan. I'm going to find Diego, plant myself outside of his home morning, noon and night and not leave until he poses for a photo with me and maybe an interview too. I'll have to do the interview in Italian, which fortunately he speaks well after his years in Naples. Neither his English nor my Spanish will be up much!
Needless to say the photos will appear first of all here on this blog! 'When Rick met Diego Maradona.....'
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The greatest footballer ever is (apparently) Bobby Moore, no relation to John, as far as I know.
Why didn't I make it onto your 'beautiful women in my life' feature? I'll be sending you a photo forthwith!
Looking forward to reading your postings.
What style of travel writing are you going to go for?
Roy's blog has been very successful, and looking at him I'd say you need to do a lot of stories, and you'll develop your style as you go. Mind you, I don't wish Daniella to be a blog widow such as myself...
Anne-Marie
Good luck on your quest - I'm going to look for the legendary Tony Kellow myself.
Best way to find Maradona is to become a professional drug dealer there - he'll soon come knocking on your door.
We are planning our South America trip at the moment; Ecuador will be our base from December but hopefully we'll be able to visit you in Argentina around March. If not you'll have to come and see us! What are you doing for Christmas?!!
Nick
Nick and Bristol Blogger,
I'll be able to catch up with you both in Brizzal at the end of August and we can hunt for Tony Kellow!
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