Faith ,'End of Days'
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...it'll probably take too long for me to get to them for you.
Actually, Nilly, I'd love for you to hang on to them for a while. It'll save me moving them (see, I do have an ulterior motive after all). Email me your address and we'll take it from there.
Plasmo--apparently the Warehouse was VERY glam, a very very underground gay feel--he said the leathermen used to arrive en masse at like 5am when the leather bars closed. I said hopefully "well, I supposed it's been mythologised and people remember it as better than it was" and he said "Nope, it was the best party ever." He used to go straight from there to Sunday morning Mass!
Fiona--no, I didn't forget who is was who made the "offended" comment! I was just being naughty.
Thanks, plasmo.
I'd love for you to hang on to them for a while. It'll save me moving them
This is the best kind of presents to get - the kind that actually helps the giver. I love that.
[Edit: Fiona, I'd love to e-mail you my snail-mail address, only you don't have any e-mail address written on your profile, so I don't know where to send it to - could you send me an e-mail so that I'll have an address for you? (How many more times could I write the word 'address' in one sentence?)]
I was just being naughty.
Not you, Angus?! The nerve. In the Unamerican thread of all places. ;-)
Nilly, insent.
This could be interesting ...
What The World Thinks of America
BBC Political Editor Andrew Marr presents a unique broadcasting event confronting a critical question at the heart of the 21st century - what does the world think of America? A special 90-minute debate, brings together broadcasters and a range of diverse voices from around the globe to give a multi-national verdict on the United States.
Hosted from London, the program will boast a panel of quality thinkers, movers and shakers, including former Palestinian negotiator Dr Sa'eb Erekat, former cabinet minister Clare Short, US journalist Joe Klein and former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto - a seldom convened brains trust of world views on America's pre-eminence.
Satellite links will create a sense of global conversation, with input from leading broadcasters around the world.
The debate will also reveal the results of a ground-breaking, international survey of attitudes that will capture popular prejudices and convictions about America.
There will be a separate poll in the United States testing the grasp of Americans on their public image abroad.
These findings will give a truly global perspective on American values, politics, leadership and popular culture.
The program goes to air Tues, 17th June in Britain, and Thursday 19th June in Australia.
From freerepublic.com
The special 90-minute program will be moderated by BBC political editor Andrew Marr and hosted from the British Cabinet war rooms in London.
According to the BBC, producers will assemble via satellite hookups 10 national broadcasters and "diverse voices" from around the world to "give a multi-national verdict on the United States."
Among the topics to be discussed in the BBC program is whether the export of American culture around the world is a "good thing" and France's "love-hate bond with the U.S.
France was among the vocal United Nations Security Council members who opposed military action in Iraq. It's promise to veto any resolution authorizing the use of force prompted the breakdown of pre-war diplomacy.
The BBC broadcast will also assess the status of U.S.-European Union relations.
The CBC is broadcasting that program on Tuesday too. I wonder if the Americans will get to see what the world thinks of them...
Well, I hope one of these eminences knows enough about American culture to own up that the Americans are making the best TV shows these days.
Well, I hope one of these eminences knows enough about American culture to own up that the Americans are making the best TV shows these days.
The four episodes of Coupling that ate up my night last night give lie to that statement. (I couldn't stop. It's a sickness.)
Seriously, though, most USian TV is complete crap, with a couple of standouts like BtVS, Angel, and other low-rated genre shows. Most of what we get is Suddenly Susan grade.
Is Free Republic still around?
Seriously, though, most USian TV is complete crap, with a couple of standouts like BtVS, Angel, and other low-rated genre shows. Most of what we get is Suddenly Susan grade.
Hmm. A year's worth of addictions, by country:
USA: BtVS, AtS, Firefly, Good Eats, the Daily Show.
US produced in Canada: Queer as Folk (adapted from a British show), Smallville.
UK: Manchild, Robot Wars.
Japan: Iron Chef, and various anime shows when I can catch them (Lane, Duel, maybe Betterman id I can catch it again and begin to make sense of it.)
Huh. I am a somewhat multicultural TV watcher.