I knew Brian very well and classed him as a good friend, however he did stretch the truth on occasion, sometimes for the reaction it brought, sometimes for the benefit of the book (tale).
There was a lot more to Brian than most people knew and I often wondered why he bothered his arse with the hunting fraternity, but then I realised he thrived on the attention good or bad, in short he got a buzz from it.
Here's an example and I can personally swear it's true, He kept a chest full of newspaper articles about himself from around the world. I seen cuttings from japanese, russian and american pa