Griff to open Harbour Centre @ SYH

[Lucky Duck]

Griff Rhys Jones will be opening SYH's posh new building on Easter Sunday, he will be then 'chatting to guests' at an evening charity fundraising funciton. Details here http://www.syharbour.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=235&Itemid=1

 

[Plaicemat]

I wonder if he will be in a good mood

 

[johnalison]

That's a bit unkind. I thought his recent programmes on tribal art have been some of the best presented and most enlightening programmes I've seen for a long while.

 

[Athene V30]

I hosted Griff at a RNSA talk I organised about 6 years ago, in conversation we just chatted about the weather, boats etc then when it was time for his to speak he just turned it on and his talk was hilarious & interesting.

 

[Plaicemat]

Did you see the programme he made about how angry he is? He freely admits that he is an angry person. Please view my comment in this context.

 

[Otter]

He's funny, clever and a good sailor. But by the time "3 men in another boat" ended I could see why the other two liked winding him up so much - he has a very short fuse! I read "To the Baltic with Bob" and he freely admitted anger and control issues

 

[johnalison]

I am aware that he's been honest enough to discuss his short fuse in public, and that it has been the subject of humorous exposure in his boating programmes, but it seems rather unfortunate that this talented and interesting chap tends to get defined by his apparent temper, though I realise the original comment was light-hearted.