And I thought Geoff couldn't get any greater

Geoff Hughes was Queen of England. He was sitting, newly coronated, in a scene most reminiscent of Barry Lyndon's denouement, signing his first checks as Queen. He slowly carved out "Queen of England" in cursive with a fountain pen, and after each flourish, he would sneak me a sideways look, as if to say, "Holy shit, it's great to be Queen."

I initially assumed that being Welsh had something to do with Geoff's newfound royalty, but when I looked at his piercing blue eyes, chemically ethereal and spice-infused, I knew there was something else going on.