Have you heard the new version of “Year of the Cat” by Tehran based singer songwriter Al Jazeera? Bloody brilliant it is. You can get it on i tunes.
Have you succumbed to the temptation to quantify the remainder of your life? For example if you are thirty five you might reasonably expect to live to seventy five and, like myself, you take one shower a month that equates to only 480 more showers. If you have a shave before each shower and use Gillette Fusion razors that’s only a half dozen more four packs you’ll have to buy for the rest of your life. Keep track by drawing up a simple square grid and hanging it, and a pencil, on the wall beside the bathroom mirror.
Dennis Hopper, on screen for the first time in Blue Velvet. Come on Dennis Hopper legend of the silver screen, icon of celluloid; explain it all to me in your typically subtle, brilliantly understated way. Let your first dramatic utterance shed some much needed light on this debacle of plot and posture. I’m confused Dennis, this tangled gothic parody has me all perplexed. Bring your presence, your stature, your aura to bear on this cinematic nail bomb. We’ve waited for you Dennis, we knew you were coming and that when you arrived you would set things straight. What’s going on Dennis, please? I need to know. At which point Dennis scans the situation and booms as loud as his larynx will permit “fuck you fuckers fuck”. Grand that’s me up to speed then. Thank you Dennis Hopper. Legend.
Would the assassination of Brian Cowen qualify as a circumstance under which he would consider his position? I am of course speaking within the context of an agreed framework under which clearly established procedures and parameters of negotiation with the social partners could form the basis of the substantive issues which would then clearly need to be addressed in an inclusive manner notwithstanding current global market conditions which are still uncertain while our fundamentals are sound and sixteen pints a night does not constitute a drink problem. Not where I come from at any rate, going forward.
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