Ian Dury: New Challenge For Esperanto
Danny Baker, NME, 23 December 1978
JUST OUT of Holland, about ten miles from the Dutch/Belgian border, the coach pulls into the Flemish equivalent of a Motorway Chef. There's four hours of driving behind us and the prospect of another four and a half before we reach Paris. Nobody feels like playing Uncle Fun.
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