Charity, charity, charity, Sophie!
Not to be outdone, Bernstein tendered the staggering sum of $230 million in September 1976 for a one-shot charity reunion.
Rose stopped smiling only to concentrate on the skills competition -- hitting forehands and backhands at targets, raising money for charity with every successful shot.
"We provided the football," he wrote, "and set up stretchers as goalposts; and the Rev Jolly, our padre, acted as ref. They beat us 3-2, buthehe padre had showed a bit too much Christian charity – their outside-left shot the deciding goal, but he was miles offside and admitted it soon as the whistle went".
And as a little parting shot of charity, they'll be leaving behind some equipment, probably some cameras and laptops, for FAS and the locals to use.
A fair shot, more than charity, is what poor nations need.
Actually to raise money for charity and maybe get the shot at free booze and inclusion in an ongoing film project.
Girls Aloud first performed "Call the Shots" at a charity ball in aid of children's charity UNICEF on 10 November 2007.
On Sunday, I heard the first two episodes, about a scoop involving an "up-skirt" shot of Kate Middleton and a charity gala featuring Madonna.
"You give charity and think you can call the shots," my brother said later.
This was a welcome shot in the arm for charities and promised to inject some £400m a year.
