Train outside offices in Lima

An Engine now, outside the offices of Covide in Lima

Promoted

QPR are promoted after winning 1-0 against Derby

Round up

Round up

Wigan were unable to capitalize on their home advantage on Friday. So tomorrow QPR have home advantage against Wigan, in the 2nd leg. My brother says Wigan do not look like a premiership team. We will see.

Its Peruvian  Mothers day  today-So happy mothers day to my wife in behalf of my daughter and stepson

Today is the anniversary of the battle of Fontenoy

I have been having problems at work. I have been doing some training with two of my colleagues. I hope it works out. I was frightened I would lose my job, last week. I have been working much slower. Fingers crossed

Finally I just realized Rory McCann plays the hound.

The Queen of May

In agus dei, Marie Rosisn Catleen Reina

Happy Birthday Robyn

Happy Birthday Robyn

Bob Hoskins

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27225735

Writer, father, Londoner.

And in acting in super Mario brothers and Who framed Roger Rabbit. Possibly a visionary

80 days old

11 weeks and 3 days

Oathkeeper

Spoliers
Spoilers
Spoilers

The 4th series seems to be dragging after the events of the purple wedding
Firstly was Stannis not supposed to  have sailed for the North to save the Nights Watch. Instead he seems to be dragging his heels on Dragonstone

I am pleased that Brienne has started her quest. Without Tyrion, its nice to see Bron stepping up.
This episode will probably be remember for the hack job they did on Jamie. Jamie basically rapes Cersei next to the body of his son. In the book the twins coupling is more ambiguous. With Cersei rejecting Jamie it leaves space for Brienne and seeing Brienne tower over Cersei is wonderful
The Jamie and Brienne relationship is one of my favorite in the book

The TV series shouts that which could be hinted at on the page-The Tyrells killing  Joffery is spelled out

At the wall, we have two new sub plots with Jon Snow. Firstly one of Lord Bolton's men, has been sent to the wall-Its the man who cut of Jamie's hand. Also in the TV series the Northman claims to  have been a warden from Storms End. Did Jon Snow not notice the lack of southern accent. The series used to try to be consistent with accents. Northerners were Northerners-Southerners Southerners now its anything goes

Secondly we have Owen from Torchwood leading the mutineers at Crastor's Camp. It took me days to figure out who he was. I was thinking was it Mathew Horne?

Owen mentions he grew up in Gin Alley, which means Westeros has distilled spirits

I read the book and the changes annoy me,  and its for this reason. There are whole plots and characters in the book that bored me. The Marcella in Dorne story-line. As far as I can see there is nothing there they have not or would not do with Sansa. There is also the other Targeryian pretender who is backed by the  Golden company. Though that storyline has merit. My problem is I did not have to watch it why did I have to read it

Alan Partridge Alpha Papa

I was watching clips of Alan partridge on youtube the other day.  I noticed how young Steve Coogan looked. I suppose we are all getting older. Like the last X Files movie, this is a film out of time. An Alan Partridge movie should have been released 10 years ago. The jokes about Colm Meany being Irish with a gun, are not as biting as they would have been in the 1990s. Also there is not the references to the old neighbourhood.Acton..Chiswick roundabout..

As an aside I have been watching Moone Boy. The Steve Coogan Cameo there was masterful.

The problem is in part Alan. Alan partridge visibly mellowed  as he got older, which is something you would expect. As Alan mellows he becomes a more sympathetic character. Alan has accepted his lot. Making adverts for Butchers and pursuing a woman at work. A mother of two teenage boys, and quite ordinary in appearance. Alan seems  genuinely charmed by her wits. Contrast this with the Alan from KMKYWAP

At once points Alan shouts he is 55. He should be in Bed, watching funny youtube videos. Alan admits to be being frightened, when he returns to the studio and realises something is amiss. We hear that Alan comforted  a prostitute who broke down emotionally rather then provide sexual favors.

There are some changes from the TV series. Alan’s Ukrainian Gf is no more. I suppose that is merely coincidence. At the moment it may have seemed bad taste. Neither is Lynne’s Boyfriend. I was disappointed we not see Fernando and Isabella, Alan’s children.  I noticed that Alan’s house is not in a field. Rather it is semi detached The Business centre being a shed was a nice touch

Its an interesting piece of casting to see Colm Meaney here. Colm has been returning to comedy lately. You may recall he was in get me to the Greek, I remember him way back in the Snapper. Here Colm plays the  antagonist. A man like Alan, who has lost his family, and his job, due to a change. While we sympathise with Colm who as a widower. Here Colm is playing Comic relief-The Hardman role he played in Layer Cake, Far and Away, as well as Con Air

The plot is simple, after  Alan’s radio station is taken over by new owners. Spewing management speech-and dismissing Citizen Kane.

Alan in a misguided attempt to save his co worker from the sack. Gets him sacked. In fact convinces his new bosses to Sack Pat! Yes it is an attempt by Alan to save his own skin. However Alan at least tried and crumbled. It should be pointed out Colm Meaneys character  and Alan are not friends. They are work acquaintances Alan is forced into a situation by Pat-(Colm) Not something he wanted to do.Alan cannot be blamed for making the best of it.

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Nice to see Sean Pertwee here. Would be nicer to see him as the next Doctor. Again this adds to the 1990s feel

There is a nice scene when Lynne is offered a coffee by the police and gets up to make one. As well as some nice parallelism with Lynne being seduced with Hair and Make up

There is a potentially explosive comment. About Pat and Alan having known a suspected Paedophile, who was towelling off boys. Alan partridge is supposed to have moved in the same circles as Clifford, Saville and the rest. They let that sleeping dog lie…

The alcoholic ex DJ, had some good lines

Bruno Brooks- gets a photo credit at the end. Nice. Alan always was good at showing up the Mundane in the Media

You could donate 50 quid to Sinn Fein, was not a bad joke.

The final diversion played by Michael the Geordie. Was great! I am still laughing at it.