Kid Charlemagne
Whew what a night. Dearest and I along with Eldest and his Darlin' and N and T took ourselves along to The Witchwood to see Steely Dan tribute band Nearly Dan. Sheer bloody magic it was. The place was packed with folk about my age listening to almost note perfect renditions from Steely's back catalogue. 'Do It Again', 'Reelin' In The Years', 'Aja', 'Peg', 'Babylon Sisters'. Heaven for an old timer like me and my ilk. In fact one bloke near me was so impressed he kept shouting "clever bastards" after every number. If they're ever in your area...etc...etcThis of course has resulted in a new iPod playlist featuring the real thing. What a fabulous way to spend a pre-drinkypoos Sunday afternoon especially now the nights are drawing in.
A great day yesterday. But then again it always is when United get beat. I guess last weeks defeat of Arsenal didn't kick-start their season after all.
I've often wondered just what the point of a remake is. Hollywood-wise that is. The recent offering with Jude Law as Alfie was friggin' pointless as far as I can tell and a good example. Rehashed and inevitably transferred to the good ol' US of A, it has become a sanitised pile of crap - just like most other remakes. You would think someone in Filmworld would have sussed this out and put a stop to vast amounts of money being wasted. But apparently not. From Psycho to The Italian Job the dollars keep getting spent.
And now we have the worst ever remakes as voted by the discerning British public. Sylvester Stallone's Get Carter tops the list but the usual suspects are also there. Planet Of The Apes, Ocean's 11, King Kong. "Time after time, remakes fail to sparkle like the originals," said Alex Chesterman, founder of ScreenSelect.co.uk. "This poll is an indication that remakes can't compare with films which were classics of their time." So why oh why do they keep making the buggers then?
Well it looks like George is going to be extending his stay at The White House for another four years. And now his old mate Mr Laden has reappeared to give his campaign a kick up the arse by reminding the waverers that politics is black and white and the bogeyman must be defeated. Four more years of pro-creationism. Four more years of treating the Bible like a manifesto for the 21st century. Four more years of lining Halliburton's pockets. Four more years of gung ho foreign policy. Four more years of fiscal incompetance. Four more years of disdain for the opinions of anyone else but America. Four more fuckin' years.
There's one policy I hope he will adopt. A policy that was all the rage back in the 30s I'm told. Isolationism.
I'm not holding my breath though.
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