Chilwell Blades Fencing Club

andrew smith

1. Why did you take up fencing?

Originally I thought about fencing at Uni, but beer and girls distracted me! Wanted a sport that combined

fitness with skill and finesse – aniginally d find a club that had a good atmosphere. Plus the beginners course

was very good value for money. Wish I’d done it 20 years ago!

2. What hobbies do you have besides fencing?

Hill walking, skiing, my dog and my girlfriend (not the same thing!) and socialising.

3. What is your favourite meal?

A nice rare, juicy steak.

4. What music would you take to a Desert Island?

Would much rather take Keira Knightley, but if it has to be music could the Chris Moyles podcast count? The

man’s a genius and I love a good laugh. But if you insist on music then it would either be Busta Rhymes or Lilly

Allen (I’m a bit eclectic!)

5. Who do you most admire? And why?

I suppose I should say Malc – after all to still be fencing at his age (I think he’s officially classed by the British

Museum as an antique) and regularly and easily destroying me on the piste makes him a star! If not Malc then

probably my dad – he’s always inspired and pushed me to do better.

6. What piece of advice would you pass on to others?

Love life and live life. Don’t let what you can’t do interfere with what you can do.

7. If you only had room in your lifeboat for one, who would you choose between;

a. Kate Moss

b. Joan Collins

c. Shirley Bassey

Should be Kate Moss but she’d probably talk about that muppet Pete Docherty all the time – and I’d have to kill

her. Couldn’t I just take the lifeboat by myself? I’d stand a better chance of surviving.

8. What is your idea of heaven?

My true answer can’t be published on the internet – except on specialist sites where you have to pay a

subscription (so I’ve been told…) But another form of heaven is certainly good friends and a good laugh.

9. What would you put in Rm.101?

Bad drivers; alarm clocks; estate agents; speed cameras; political correctness gone mad; Pete Docherty; Jade

Goody; Birmingham; and the list goes on!

10. How do you feel about Tom Jones?

My, My, My – what a question. It’s Not Unusual how I feel about Tom Jones. He should have stayed in the

Green, Green Grass of Home.