Psion Siena DUCT-Xtreme Skinflint Casemod

Avoiding spending money on a new PDA! Take that, consumerism! Rar! Why spend money on a new PDA when you can spend it on gaffer tape? And then on a new PDA? There’s a lot of sites out there which describe how the owners of high-end computer systems strive to make them even faster and… Continue reading Psion Siena DUCT-Xtreme Skinflint Casemod

Limerick Lareate

At the after-show party for Two, we did the traditional secret-santa style giving of presents, each with a rhyme dedicated to the person’s character (the ‘Netties’ – it’s a long story). Here’s the one that accompanied Val’s gift to me and my character, Moth. When pretty girls go to a pub They want a cracking… Continue reading Limerick Lareate

Hey There! Stretch That Face!

I can now exclusively reveal the secret techniques used by the acclaimed director of ‘Two’, Debbie Fowler, to enhance the volume and quality of the acting. The cast were goaded into performing these dehumanising actions, each night, behind closed doors, so the paying public cannot see the treatment many amateur actors are subjected to. As… Continue reading Hey There! Stretch That Face!

No-one would would have believed…

Christmas 1978. My sister is given ‘Jeff Waynes Musical Version of the War of the Worlds’, a solid double album, packed with wonderful typography, sleeve art and prog rock. She listened to it repeatedly over the next few weeks, and I did not leave the house as a result. The reason? The sequence with the… Continue reading No-one would would have believed…

Who watches the Incredibles?

Good old Pixar. Another great movie, this time with lots of parallels with Alan Moore’s Watchmen. In fact, it prompted me to reread it. Again. And this will mean I go back and reread V for Vendetta, and From Hell, and so on. A slippery slope indeed, but an immensely enjoyable one.

Lionel Richie = Dorian Gray

… and he has Billy Ocean in his attic, doing all the aging for him. Lionel Richie back in the early 80s – smooth. Billy Ocean back in the early 80s – smooth. Lionel Richie now – looking good. A little too good, if you ask me. Billy Ocean now – I REST MY CASE

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Stephen Merritt Sells Cars

Bit disappointed really. Stephen Merritt, the genius behind The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths, etc, has written the music for a series of car advertisements in the US. Mercury, maker of the sort of really dull American cars visitors to the US are always disappointed to get when they hire, are using his music in ‘The… Continue reading Stephen Merritt Sells Cars

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A Nettie for Jethro Crabb

As mentioned elsewhere, my contribution to the after-show gift-giving and character-based poem reading was this, dedicated to Jethro, and his wife-beating character. It was written, and read, in the style of a ‘beat’ poet, befitting the beatings he would hand out. “Who?” A question. “What did you ‘ave? One or a two?” Two of course.… Continue reading A Nettie for Jethro Crabb

Thursday – A Dizziness Takes Hold

Audience: 2 extra rows of seats, mainly empty, but it’s the thought that counts. Friends in: 5! Thanks Cassie, Daneeta, Rachel, Eirian and of course Mairi, hope you enjoyed it! Well, that was a good one! The audience actually did stuff like laugh, move about, clap and so on. Must be something in the water.… Continue reading Thursday – A Dizziness Takes Hold

A Review Of Wednesday’s Show

Wow, thanks so much for a stunning show last night. Me and my flatmates were amused, moved, gobsmacked and sometimes scared. I laughed, I cried. Everyone of you was fantastic; spot on.There was so much tension and humour – often at the same time! … The best theatre I’ve seen for ages, congratulations to you… Continue reading A Review Of Wednesday’s Show