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At the South By Southwest Music Festival last March. Few things make me happier than going to concerts, and this was an epic evening.
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At the birth of my children; when Lennox Lewis was crowned undisputed world heavyweight champion; and the day I had my final gender reassignment operation.
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David Shrigley
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Walking the dog on a beach in Dorset with my wife.
Now, in this moment, in this city.
In 1993, making love on the beach of a deserted island in the Bahamas.
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