Customer Reviews
A charming and delightful book - By: Nick Stevens, 13 Oct 2007 
I enjoyed this book immensely. It is very tempting to describe the book by what it is not, not autobiography, not a companion to "Sorry I haven't a clue", not about Jazz... Though I think anyone with an interestin these areas will enjoy it.
The book is quite literally a collection of rambling thoughts & reminiscences - which does not sound very appealing. But Humphs love of language & music shine though continually, & it flows alongin a delightful manner.
While his achievementsin Jazz & Comedy are well known, Humph's journalism successes are perhaps less well known - &in my opinion his abilities as a writer are every bit as great, & that shines from the pages of this book. I really think anyone with a sense of humour will like it - a smile on every page!
Random thoughts of Chairman Humph - By: Andrew Tyacke, 17 Sep 2007 The title says it all - this is a collection of thoughts & memories & definitely NOT an autobiography. On the first page Humph desribes it as "a hotchpotch of thought & memories & this is exactly what it is.
The book is a wonderful encapsulation of the wit & considerable wisdom of the inimitable Humph, with at least one laugh per page & frequently more as Humph seamlessly elides from the consideration of 3 a.m. transport caff meals to the subject of crimes against the decent pronunciation of English within the space of about 30 words. Devoting six hilarious pages to this, he moves, with his own brand of logic to school days at Eton & and thence to dispense a cornucopia of stories & anecdotes about eccentric relations, jazz greats & his own life.
In no particular order we are treated to a wondrous sequence of cameos from the very full & fully-lived life of a man whose humour never conceals his innate wisdom & humanity.
If you enjoy the lunatic humour of "I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue" or if you have an interestin jazz or if you just want a good read, this is it!
