"...All through my childhood in Portobello Road, Minky was struggling to keep his head above water and raise three small children - my older brother Kenny, my sister Lyn and me. He worked hard, drank hard and fought hard. He was a volatile mixture of generosity, fun and violence that could erupt without warning, and which often left men laying on the ground. Reputations in Notting Hill were made by being tough, not gentle. Money was made the same way, and no quarter was given in their dealings.
John Christie
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So there I was at a terrific antiques and collectables fair held at the Claremont Showgrounds in Perth, a couple of weeks ago, when in came two blokes who asked me to sign a ‘couple’ of books for them. One of them had driven four and a half hours to get to the show, and said he had his books in the car. So I asked him to go and get them, so off they went to do just that.
On Saturday December 4, my wife June and I will be spending the day in Orange. We’ll be at Second Chance Collectables on the corner of Kite and Peisley Streets, to say ‘hello’ to our readers. 
I was sitting at home chatting with friends, when I got a phone call from my friend Mark, who lives in England. ‘Here, Phil, I’ve met this bloke who’s just come back from a trip to Hungary. He says he bought gear for next to nothing, and knows a block over there who can show us around for $100 a day. Fancy a trip over there?’
