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Spoke to Fred Lachaise finally...it has been very hectic for him because Madlaine has had a cardiac infarct, the operation is over and all looks to be good, but he cannont come to the Opening unfortunatley. Madelaine was transferred by helicopter out of Royan to a big hospital, and everything was touch and go for a while...but she is OK now we think.

I have not yet spoken to Roger, but finally got through to his number and left a message, will ring him tonight. The roving mobile phone service we have only works intermittently, and the stupid Indian git who runs our local internet shop had told me the wrong way to use the Paris phone system, so I was always getting an engaged signal. Finally found a good internet place, and voila! Fred said to ring him tonight, but we have already sent him an invitation to the show tomorrow night.

Yes, it is tomorrow, with the Press Preview tonight. So the Aussies are turning up. {Phil Hammial and a number of the artists, Gunther Deix amazingly, Phil ran into him twice on the streets of Paris). I am going up[ there in a minute to have lunch with Phil.Richard Perram is bringing four or five friends as well including some aussie artists who are here.

Anyway, I had better sign off now, will add to this Blog later, to update the last two days.