Here’s Looking at You, Kid

Saying goodbye to Sydney Greenstreet and becoming Rick Blaine

Sydney Greenstreet (Sr Ferrari) greets Humphrey Bogart(Rick Blaine) in The Blue Parrot (Casablanca, 1942, Warner Bros)

In the space of twelve months I’ve lost my ass and I don’t want it back. No, I’m not celebrating a spectacular investment loss, either. In January 2020, after an injury to my ankle and complications, I topped my bathroom scales at 85 kilos. Twelve months later, January 2021, I’m a slimmed down 72 kilos.