OFF THE VINE: Faith rekindled just in time for start of 2001 Ha!

<p>Just when we thought all was lost, when we feared that you had all </p><p>accidentally wandered down the straight and narrow, a photograph (shown </p><p>below) plopped onto our desk and revived our faith in the general </p><p>depravity and sleaziness of the industry. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The shot was taken at the once-legendary Publishers Ball in Hong Kong </p><p>(which was this year over-run by people behaving themselves, </p><p>unfortunately), and arrived anonymously in an unmarked envelope. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>So, erstwhile Vine lovers, we need to employ your cunning and </p><p>underhandedness - who are the two camera-shy blokes? And what were they </p><p>all up to? Answers to the usual address. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>

Just when we thought all was lost, when we feared that you had all

accidentally wandered down the straight and narrow, a photograph (shown

below) plopped onto our desk and revived our faith in the general

depravity and sleaziness of the industry.



The shot was taken at the once-legendary Publishers Ball in Hong Kong

(which was this year over-run by people behaving themselves,

unfortunately), and arrived anonymously in an unmarked envelope.



So, erstwhile Vine lovers, we need to employ your cunning and

underhandedness - who are the two camera-shy blokes? And what were they

all up to? Answers to the usual address.