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alexsarllThere was something on the roof in the small hours of the morning. I don't mean the pigeons (I'm used to them), or the crows (I rather like them) - something heavier, and I think wingless. The problem being, especially when I'm still mostly asleep, I have no idea of the relative sound patterns caused by a fat rat, a cat, a particularly agile fox, an urban explorer, a cat-burglar or the killer doll thing from Terror of the Autons. Let's just hope the issue doesn't arise again.
Sighted at Nashville-on-Thames; a suedehead in a Trojan jacket, watching a bunch of cult indie types playing bluegrass cover versions. They talk about the end of youth tribes with a certain nostalgia, but I like seeing the boundaries this blurred.
About that band - they're essentially Hefner and Tompaulin - The Hillbilly Years. And I doubt they'll ever eclipse 'I Stole A Bride' or 'Slender' in our hearts, but I enjoyed them nonetheless.
(I was going to head this post "I shot a man in Neasden just to watch him die", one of the Nashville-on-Thames slogans. But given there was gunfire round my way last night, I don't want to inadvertently frame myself)
Continuing with the theme of London disturbances, I know I'm not alone in finding myself upset by the Cutty Sark fire, but what really struck me was...that ship's in 28 Weeks Later. London may be infested with the undead, whole areas aflame, but the Cutty Sark stands tall. Just like when I saw AI (not a good decision in itself, but that's by the by) in Autumn 2001, there were posters in the cinema warning that the film had scenes with the World Trade Centre which might upset some viewers. They flood New York, they freeze it...but still the twin towers stand sentinel. We envision these apocalypses, tearing down our cities on screen - but some things seem so permanent they survive almost as part of the bedrock. And then along comes some dickhead with a box-cutter, or a can of accelerant, and we realise we weren't thinking dark enough.
Newsarama has a very good Garth Ennis interview, mostly about Hitman (a series of which I've read far too little). But the line that really caught my attention, since I think it may still be my favourite of all his many impressive works - "Hellblazer, it sounds bizarre, but half the time I forget I even wrote it."
Sighted at Nashville-on-Thames; a suedehead in a Trojan jacket, watching a bunch of cult indie types playing bluegrass cover versions. They talk about the end of youth tribes with a certain nostalgia, but I like seeing the boundaries this blurred.
About that band - they're essentially Hefner and Tompaulin - The Hillbilly Years. And I doubt they'll ever eclipse 'I Stole A Bride' or 'Slender' in our hearts, but I enjoyed them nonetheless.
(I was going to head this post "I shot a man in Neasden just to watch him die", one of the Nashville-on-Thames slogans. But given there was gunfire round my way last night, I don't want to inadvertently frame myself)
Continuing with the theme of London disturbances, I know I'm not alone in finding myself upset by the Cutty Sark fire, but what really struck me was...that ship's in 28 Weeks Later. London may be infested with the undead, whole areas aflame, but the Cutty Sark stands tall. Just like when I saw AI (not a good decision in itself, but that's by the by) in Autumn 2001, there were posters in the cinema warning that the film had scenes with the World Trade Centre which might upset some viewers. They flood New York, they freeze it...but still the twin towers stand sentinel. We envision these apocalypses, tearing down our cities on screen - but some things seem so permanent they survive almost as part of the bedrock. And then along comes some dickhead with a box-cutter, or a can of accelerant, and we realise we weren't thinking dark enough.
Newsarama has a very good Garth Ennis interview, mostly about Hitman (a series of which I've read far too little). But the line that really caught my attention, since I think it may still be my favourite of all his many impressive works - "Hellblazer, it sounds bizarre, but half the time I forget I even wrote it."
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Date: 2007-05-21 06:44 pm (UTC)He didn't come back.
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Date: 2007-05-21 06:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-21 07:17 pm (UTC)"oh my God! I turned my ass into a hand grenade!"
Date: 2007-05-21 10:48 pm (UTC)Re: "oh my God! I turned my ass into a hand grenade!"
Date: 2007-05-22 07:25 pm (UTC)But yes, I might well read more of it if DC made it all available, the back issues are too in demand! Though come to think of it, this might be enough to bring me around to your way of thinking. Have you obtained Hitman from your...favoured comics supplier?
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Date: 2007-05-22 07:37 pm (UTC)Re: "oh my God! I turned my ass into a hand grenade!"
Date: 2007-05-22 07:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-22 07:59 am (UTC)It's probably just a squirrel.
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Date: 2007-05-22 07:26 pm (UTC)The only non-Conan Howard story I've read is the one where the guy crashes on an island full of psychic crabs who, come to think of it, may well have inspired the Macra in Doctor Who.