Nothing to see here, ladies and gentlemen. Move along please, move along.You have to read that line aloud in your best English copper's voice for it to work, really. And no, it has nothing to do with the title of this post. This is what happens when you start writing the first thing that comes into your head...
It's been a relatively quiet week for me, for once, discounting a job interview on Tuesday, and Friday night, which went from being a quiet night on the couch to a night of sheer decadence, following a phonecall from a mate, Christos. I was going to stay in. Instead, the night involved the consumption of wine, attending an exhibition opening, speed, Vietnamese food, a taxi ride, more speed, dog patting, a Siamese cat, the Laird, more friends, cocaine, cider, conversations about blogs, late night walks, another bar, fond and drunken farewells, the Peel, yet more speed, and being turned down by a cute piece of trade who I'd offered a drink to (silly boy doesn't know what he missed). What fun!
Ahem.
Saturday was, understandably, rather quiet as a consequence of the previous night's debauchery.
The weekend's highlight was watching the original 1968 film The Planet of the Apes last night, which I had't seen since I was a child in the 1970's. I know as a kid I used to love the TV series (the original series, not the animated series) and I have fond, if vague memories of watching the first film, and Beneath the Planet of the Apes, on TV several decades ago.
The film holds up well, especially its presentation of racial and social issues beneath the veneer of science fiction. The make-up, too, is quite amazing for its time. While the shock ending has lost its punch due to over-exposure, Heston's line at the mid-point of the film "Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!" is still resonant and delightful. Definitely a film to enjoy.
Oh, and before I forget, go and see Kage Physical Theatre's latest production at the Malthouse, Headlock. It's a virtually flawless, deeply moving piece of theatre, where performance, set, sound design and lighting combine perfectly. It closes next weekend so hurry!
2 comments:
How on earth did you eat Vietnamese food after taking speed, you strange gent?
p.s. that ape is making the same pose as you in your profile photo but in reverse.
Astutely noticed re the ape's pose Fits, I hadn't seen that! As to your question - noodle soup goes down well at any occasion - as do I, I might add... ;-)
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