Monday, January 20, 2025

Saracens v Castres Olympique



A red hot game of rugby on a cold day in North London. I went with my brother







The French fans, were in great voice. 




There was an attempt to light up the stadium by downloading an app, I think they started to early





The Mascot lead the chanting,




 

Tobias Knight was injured during the game I wish him a speedy recovery. 

Denis Law

 (24 February 1940 – 17 January 2025)

Manchester United and Manchester City-You forget he was a war baby

David Lynch

 January 20, 1946 – January 15, 2025


Twin Peaks

Wild at Heart

Blue Velvet



Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Tony Slattery

 

9 November 1959 – 14 January 2025

From Stonebridge, - in West London. One of five children- he would have come down the Western Avenue to Gunnesbury- Where he won a scholarship to Oxford. He was president of footlights. 

Everywhere in the early 1990s. Then a decline. 

I hope he finds peace. 

Civil War

 

One of the films that actually suffered from the buzz about it. People over thought it, rather then taking it at face value. What is a modern civil really like 

People kept trying to write modern politics into the background. Watching this I thought not of red and blue states, I thought of old Los Olivos, I thought of this 

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedia_de_la_discoteca_Thomas_Restobar

This was during Covid. Covid burned longer in Peru, in most places. During Lockdown a club was opening illegalythe old neighbourhood. The PNP turned up, and the clubbers ran. This caused a crush and people died. 

These  young women were from Los Olivos. Good students, loving daughters, hopeful suitors,

 Maybe the PNP used tear gas, and discharged weapons. I wasn't there. It is not impossible

Watching Civil war, particuarly the scenes in NYC in the hotel I thought of this. The world's press coming down the Metroplitano-getting off at the last stop. Or staying overnight at the Holiday Inn, in Callao. Filing their stories and leaving- and ignoring the smoking laws

So imagine Americans living in a civil war.  The film does a good job of showing it. Battles in Washington-monuments destroyed. Gunmen in Hawaiian shirts. NFL graffiti on overpasses. College football stadiums as refugee camps. Mass graves off I90 Men with guns, with all the power

Anyway

Nice to see Wagner Mouna again- A slight caveat - Actor is Brasilian. They are the second industrial power in the Americas. 

The actress cast as the young reporter- seems a bit too young

Kirsten Dunst fate is telegraphed 



Saturday, January 04, 2025

La Serenissima

 https://youtu.be/Y4FrnrD7jCA?si=qxHDaa76TgLPV6s_


Rondo Veneziano - La Serenissima 1981, 


I saw this on ITV years ago on a Sunday - never forgot it 



Thursday, January 02, 2025

Los Olivos

 Do not stay in Los Olivos- Do not stay in Los Olivos

1- Thank you to B.A check in clerk for sorting my excess luggage

2- I sat next to a couple who watched Zodiac on a loop- This was one of the most difficult journeys I have had. There were several hundred flights cancelled. I did not get an aisle seat. My connecting flight was delayed for several hours. I had no face mask- I also damaged my USB cable

3- Thank you to the checker at Metro

4- Thank you to the nice lady and daughter, who picked up my daughters shoes

5- My divercultis was very bad. I could feel my stomach bloating

6- My daughter was challenging to say the least. She did not sleep for three or four days-she just ran about. WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN MIRAFLORES 

7- There were troops deployed about the Muncipalidad building. The salsa dancing teens are still there. Including two gents dancing together- There are also rappers. I think there is an ethnic split between Peruvians and Venezuleans 

Thanks to the lads in Coolbox- who let me buy a phone - stretching the rules somewhat

I can now use cards in most places 

The LATAM desk clerk could not recognise Ireland - but the Peruvian immigration clerk called me by my name

Roma Bar, has new management- the prettiest waitress is most hardworking

I did not eat cuy 


Peru 2024






 

The Naked Gun 2025

  Yes I enjoyed this. I don't think it was worth a cinema ticket but I laughed and laughed I think this is an older script- There is a r...