Never underestimate the power of the brain!!!!

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  1. Val..

    Val.. Confessed snail lover

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    Blimey !
     
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    I remember when he was a lad and his drawing of London, I think it was, was in a national paper.
     
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    I can do a great drawing of Big Bird - well, it almost, nearly, if you turn your head a bit, looks like Big Bird.
     
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    Kandy Will be glad to see the sun again soon.....

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    A brilliant Savant :yess:
     
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    You're right, Dai, it was quite some years ago but it's good to see that he seems to be making a living out of it. :thumb:
     
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    Quite extraordinary - I saw his London picture some time ago.
     
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    Damian Hurst, eat your heart out.:dbgrtmb:
     
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    Dai, was he the one in The Omen? :loll:
     
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    Could be, he likes cutting up animals.:cool: Forgot to say, he is more Only Fools And Horses than the Omen.
     
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    Oh yes I remember that lad on the telly years ago, what an amazing talent he has.
     
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    I remember a documentary about him drawing pictures of London when he was about 12, everything in his brain seems to be channelled into one area which can happen in Autism (anyone remember Rain Man?).
     
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    I have never seen that before. Unbelievable!!
     
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