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30 June 2007

Bombs and Tennessee Williams and Old Flames and Stuff 

We're on high alert over here at the moment. Everyone looks suspicious, they may be plotting something sinister. And that's just the new government, let alone the two (three?) car bombs that almost went off.

So we got rid of Tony Blair and got his lady-in-waiting instead. Great. But I suppose a few more years of Labour is the lesser of two evils.

Went to see Tennessee Williams's The Rose Tattoo at the National on Wednesday. Very good. Slightly long. And some poor goat was pulled across the stage twice. What a fun life it must have. Nevertheless, Zoë Wanamaker was good in it, if a little too quiet at times (luckily we were in the third row).

Today sees yet another year and Pride parade here in London march past without my being able to attend, so I have celebrated in my own little way by looking at tattoos I would like to get and searching for "old flames" on the net. Which I do from time to time. Only now I have even started forgetting people's names. I can hardly remember whom I went to school with, for instance, and certainly not remember their names! I must be getting old.

At least my bonus was bigger than expected, which was very nice and which will help towards paying the tax I very surprisingly owe to the Norwegian taxman. The bastards claim I should pay them taxes for...uhmm...not just NOT working there last year, but also at no time whatsoever throughout the whole year visiting the country. Wonderful. I wonder what they're making me do next year, when I have repaid two of my credit cards and suddenly don't have much debt left over there. They'll probably expect me to pay tax twice. Don't quite see how I shall be able to afford that. Greedy bastards. And that's with a socialist government! Who knows what the right wing would have done! Sheesh.

Since my flatmate has been occupying the living room, and hence also the telly and Playstation 3, in order to follow Wimbledon for some peculiar reason (named Tommy Haas), I have had to entertain myself by re-reading the fifth and sixth Harry Potter books. Oh, the pain. ;-) I finally got around to pre-ordering the seventh book as well. I know I probably didn't have to, but if I hadn't, chances are there would be none left by the time I reached the shop on the day of release.

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Posted by: Ingaroo / 16:48
Comments:
I’m generally a fan of Zoe W, but must admit that I find it difficult to envisage her as the leading protagonist in The Rose Tattoo. The role was written by TW for Anna Magnani, he adored ‘La Magnani’ and her courage in living beyond convention. Have you seen the movie (1955, David Mann) for which she won the Oscar? (She was not even the least bit quiet! :-))
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 02 July, 2007 05:37
 
Most of them sounded a bit weird with their Sicilian-American accents (considering they were mostly of British descent, themselves), but that aside at least the play was very entertaining. Which was good, considering it lasted a long time and the seats were uncomfortable.
# posted by Blogger Ingaroo : 02 July, 2007 13:58
 
And no, I haven't seen that film.
# posted by Blogger Ingaroo : 02 July, 2007 13:58
 
That being the case, if I were you I would hastily include it in the list of ‘1001 movies I still must see before I die’. Moreover, you could do worse than throwing in for good measure her riveting performance in ‘Rome – Open City’ (45, Roberto Rossellini), her greatest picture, ‘The Golden Coach’ (52, Jean Renoir), and arguably her best American film, opposite Brando, *The Fugitive Kind’ (60, Sidney Lumet). Life is Short, Have Fun! :-)
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 04 July, 2007 04:42
 
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