A sentence from the Observer last Sunday ( I am two days behind with newspapers). 'Grayson Perry is a happily married transvestite potter.' Now isn't that a great sentence? Before that sentence the only:
Grayson I knew was Dick, Bruce Wayne's young ward in Batman.
Perrys I knew were Matthew the Friends' actor and Kathy Bates' character (Kevin's friend) in Harry Enfield and chums.
Happily married I knew was me.
Transvestite I knew was Eddie Izzard.
Potters I knew were Harry the fictional wizard, Graham the former West Brom full-back and Jonnie Vegas as part of his stage act when he started out.
Now all those connections are over-written as the Turner prize nomination throws up Grayson Perry. I'm going to give up trying to create fictitious characters. Real ones are more interesting than any I could invent.
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