Tuesday, January 03, 2006
New Year's Report
I never used to bother with New Year's Eve, preferring to sit at home and watch 'The Wicker Man', which seemed to always be on, but the last two years I've made a go of it.
I know this is stating the obvious, but goodness me, the expense! I've gone through £165 in two nights revels, which is quite a lot when you've no regular source of income. There's whole gaps that I can't remember very well, and the last thing I do remember was wandering down the road at 8 yesterday morning, in my boxer shorts, trying to find an alley I could wee in because I was finding the bathroom intimidating. Rather superbly, one bloke obviously on his way to work crossed the road to avoid me, clearly thinking I was going to flash him.
No. That's a gift I only bestow on the very lucky.
I know this is stating the obvious, but goodness me, the expense! I've gone through £165 in two nights revels, which is quite a lot when you've no regular source of income. There's whole gaps that I can't remember very well, and the last thing I do remember was wandering down the road at 8 yesterday morning, in my boxer shorts, trying to find an alley I could wee in because I was finding the bathroom intimidating. Rather superbly, one bloke obviously on his way to work crossed the road to avoid me, clearly thinking I was going to flash him.
No. That's a gift I only bestow on the very lucky.
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Happy - I'm back in Manchester until Saturday. Then a week in Stourbridge, and back up here again.
You can't give up on the chips with curry sauce. You'll get withdrawal symptoms!
Paul - Well, it depends. It really is a 'cult' film, in the actual meaning of the word. The word 'cult' is bandied about far too much - for instance, people often call Lola Rennt 'cult', but it was, for a while, the highest grossing foreign language film in American cinema history. Amazing film, but not cult.
The Wicker Man is cult and a bit more. It's an intensely weird experience. I'd watch it, because it is a film that's a talking point, but in reality it's not a horror classic. Still, the ending is pretty frightening, and Edward Woodward looks every inch the repressed Presbyterian throughout. It's worth it for his, and Lee's, performances alone.
You can't give up on the chips with curry sauce. You'll get withdrawal symptoms!
Paul - Well, it depends. It really is a 'cult' film, in the actual meaning of the word. The word 'cult' is bandied about far too much - for instance, people often call Lola Rennt 'cult', but it was, for a while, the highest grossing foreign language film in American cinema history. Amazing film, but not cult.
The Wicker Man is cult and a bit more. It's an intensely weird experience. I'd watch it, because it is a film that's a talking point, but in reality it's not a horror classic. Still, the ending is pretty frightening, and Edward Woodward looks every inch the repressed Presbyterian throughout. It's worth it for his, and Lee's, performances alone.
Tony - Too right. I'm still not sure if it's not my least favourite night of the year though.
SafeT - Even that couldn't beat the sheer pretentiousness of 'Les Clefs de Bagnole'. I can't do a link, but do look it up.
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SafeT - Even that couldn't beat the sheer pretentiousness of 'Les Clefs de Bagnole'. I can't do a link, but do look it up.
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