'Korean Fan Death' sounds like it should be an EP by Atari Teenage Riot.

As you were.

So it's me and EIM and LL.

These are the wingmen I've needed for so long.

Don't think I can make it.

Mind you, I've always been a rubbish wingman for Tubbs so everyone's a winner really.

So this is this Saturday?

I can do any night apart from Saturday. And Monday. Oh, and Tuesday.

Now it seems I've been invited to a party in Stratford, where athletes might be in attendance.

This is like when I got promised "there's going to be Russian TV presenters there".

There weren't.

I'd imagine east London is awash with people claiming to be going to parties "where athletes will be present" this weekend.

Perhaps I can grab a game of darts with one of the Croatian water polo team in the Birkbeck at some point.

You're a Ledge. Croatian Water Polo, eh?

Astonishingly, the guy organising it has sent me a picture of a chap at his venue showing off a gold medal.

Let me know if you need any anecdotes about the 1979 B&H Cup final to sparkle up your patter, and I'll text you

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Trump ye by a year. At the 1978 European athletics championships in Prague I partied* with Sonia Lannaman and Bev Goddard from the 4 x 100m team. It obviously inspired as they later silvered. Meanwhile, my brother was challenging Geoff Capes to an arm-wrestle and the Ma was chatting up Alan Pascoe. Although Denis Compton was more her type really. Tubby will tell you all about his Brylcreem adverts.

* They were invited to a do at the expats' social club by the Brit ambassador.

Bev Callard?

You're thinking of sometime Corrie character Liz McDonald.

So it is.