Mum and I were in Birmingham in June 2005 to go to the ballet. While we were out shopping in the city centre, I spotted this gorgeous couple walking along with arms entined behind them. They stopped to look in a shop window, which allowed me time enough to get a close-up, then carried on up the road...
Images (c) Kristen Bailey 2005
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I'm thrilled skinny that Rick Astley is back in the spotlight at the moment, however bizarrely it has come about! Rick was my first pop love. For Christmas 1987, aged thirteen, I got my first Walkman, and Rick's first album, Whenever You Need Somebody (on cassette of course!). My feelings for Rick were fairly pure - I was a late bloomer - but I did have his double-page pullout poster from Smash Hits on my bedroom wall. He's obviously taken this unexpected attention in good humour - he's just made a surprise appearance in the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in front of millions of TV viewers (see above)! What a thoroughly bloody nice bloke... and he doesn't seem to have aged in twenty years! |
Julian Rhind-Tutt as Dr Mac in Green Wing (c) Channel 4
"...What he does is ask for scalpels in regional accents, and taunt Tamsin Greig into trying to kiss him, then running away..."
The lovely Julian Rhind-Tutt is interviewed by The Guardian. I so enjoyed the first episode of the new series - but I can't believe they've made Mac forget that he and Caroline had got it together!
My Green Wing series 1 DVD arrived today! (Currently cheapest online at Woolies.) I tried to be good and tape the re-runs, but the tape got chewed up during episode four, so the Blonde and I are going Dutch on the DVD.
Also:
Sunday Times: interview with Tamsin Greig, including a bit about her Christian faith.
Manchester Evening News: Tamsin wings in as Doc Caroline
Telegraph: Victoria Pile - Green Wing's midwife and surgeon
Sunday Herald: Michelle Gomez - Ready, Steady, Gomez
Via 24 Hour Museum:
"A 16th century bed in the house’s crimson bedroom was used in some particularly steamy scenes and Sharon had to make sure that the romps caused no damage to the valuable antique..." (more)
Now if that was chocolate sauce I might help him clean himself up... (Ben Stiller can keep out the way though).
There's this lovely, lovely bloke. He's quietly handsome with a really warm personality and a gorgeous smile. He's sweet and funny and modest and down to earth and he's even a Christian. And he keeps playing me my favourite records without knowing they're my favourites, which really floors me.
Last week, totally unprompted, he played me Thinking of You by The Colourfield. This week it was Islands in the Stream followed by Juxtaposed With U. But he's got a girlfriend.
Oh, Dermot O'Leary... I think I love you.
Colin Firth as Darcy in the BBC's 1995 production of Pride & Prejudice, and a knitted cactus (Mr Firth is on the left)
It's my friend Baadad's birthday, so I decided to knit him a Jean Greenhowe cactus, to add to his collection of real ones. To while away the time whilst I did this, I watched the box set of the BBC's 1995 Pride & Prejudice I'd borrowed from Annie.
Normally I watch this with Julie on her annual trip down from't North - she goes all unnecessary when Darcy appears in his wet shirt - but this time I was on my own, and I really enjoyed seeing it all again. I picked up so many more subtle jibes and jokes than I had before.
And of course the costumes are beautiful and fascinating. I kept wondering what the little piece of ribbon or braid was, which all the gentlemen had peeking out from under their waistcoats, close to the right hip.
My first thought was that it must be a watch fob but it didnt appear to be attached to any chain or button - though obviously it was difficult to get a clear look. Found the answer on Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion - a fantastic resource. It IS a watch fob. Thanks Jeesamyn!
Woohoo! Got my photos through of the Streets of Brighton performers on 7th May. Three films' worth, which I will be sorting through and raving about bit-by-bit of my next few posts - but first in line is Swizzelshaker, a great comedy/juggling/dance act we stopped to watch in New Road. It was so much fun to watch - in fact I was itching to join in. I loved watching the smiley faces of the two old ladies opposite me - who would have wore those clothes and danced like that in their youth.
And I fell in love with the guy, just a little bit. Cute, funny AND he can dance? (And the chances of him being straight, single AND a Christian are? Laughable. Darnit!)
A fairly successful charity shop trawl on Saturday left me with a couple of new tops, a slinky sweater, a tiny cuddly Snowman for me mam and a copy of 10 Things I Hate About You - the latest addition to my 'good US high school rom-coms' collection.
But there has been an unfortunate side effect: I'm having impure thoughts about Heath Ledger. I blame the usual post-period friskiness. Still, it's good to know I'm not completely incapable of some good old-fashioned shallow lust. Come to Mamma... grrrrrrrrrr.... ;)
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