{"id":459678,"date":"2002-03-01T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2002-03-01T21:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=112764"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:24:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:24:24","slug":"impostors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/impostors\/","title":{"rendered":"Impostors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently, I bumped into one of Britain\u2019s leading classical actresses (I have had a life outside of motor racing). We did the whole \u201cluvvie\u201d thing, which you have to do when you meet an actress: we did darling, darling, darling, hug, hug, hug, and we did kiss, kiss, kiss. I\u2019ve never minded that bit with actresses. They can do it to me every hour, on the hour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When I got my breath back, I said to her, \u201cDo you remember that very pleasant evening when we were both at a one-woman show in a cellar?\u201d Since I speak of Chichester, epicenter of the universe, the cellar was a 12th Century crypt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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