Ive just been reading through the whole Carson fibbing episode. I see many are suggesting that its not explosive enough to sink him, but I think it will soak in with more of the GOP voters than many suggest.
As someone who stuck some very early cash on Christie I'd kill for that guy to make some waves in the contest but I cant see it unless he just stays in long.
At this point my money is on Rubio as the one the GOP will go for.
It's not going to sink him. It's more finessing than lying.
I do not know about Mr Corbyn, but this is at least the 3rd ceremonial occasion where Mrs Corbyn has chosen not to accompany her husband on his official duties. She does not seem to care too much for Britain.
That's an amazingly old-fashioned view. Some spouses get deeply involved in their partners' careers, some don't. It tells us nothing about her views on Britain. We knew little of Mrs Major, so far as I can recall, but there's no reason to think ill of her.
I am slightly mystified why the ridiculous Bond character wasn't finished off in Dr No a few decades ago to save us all this banal, boring, derivative, inanely superficial character. How anyone over the age of 5 can quite sit through one of these profoundly dull films from start to finish is quite beyond me.
Have just come back from seeing Spectre. Not a brilliant film but I still quite enjoyed it nonetheless. The plot was a bit confusing at times but magnificent background scenery and many of the figures from past Bonds reappear, Blofeld, a Jaws like figure etc They had a confrontation in Blofeld's lair as used to be par for the course and even a final chase down the Thames a la 'World is not enough'. The side plot of 'C' trying to replace Bond with technology also fitted in with the times.
On a side note the car park at the Odeon Multiplex I saw it was the fullest I have ever seen it and it too a while to find a space so it is clearly a box office smash!
I was mystified why Bond didn't finish off the henchman when he went through the windscreen in Austria. A swift bullet in the back of the head would have saved Bond aggravation later on.
It's sheer idiot's delight. Hang on and enjoy the ride. If you can't do that (and for some of the Roger Moore ones it's tough) I don't know what to tell you.
they're just good, entertaining children's films. like star wars
I saw it yesterday morning. I was one of 3 people there. It has all the ingredients but just doesn't seem to work. Craig is a great Bond (and associate producer) but one thing you don't need in a Bond movie is a discussion on "Why do you do this, James?"
The Craig Bonds have been too anal retentive on Bond's background and motivation.
Maybe, but the whole point of the Craig Bonds was to go back to first principles after the dire World is Not Enough. If, say, an actor like Damian Lewis replaces Craig a less serious Roger More like Bond will re-emerge. I don't think a showing on a Friday morning is really the best judge of its box office success
I went on the first day but in order to get best seats in biggest screen went to the 11pm showing.
An 11,30pm start after the adverts is certainly a way of concentrating the mind on if a film is too long.
20 Mins at least IMO and not a patch on Skyfall despite the superb opening sequence
Yes they probably could have cut off the end scene, it was a rather poor imitation of Pierce Brosnan's chase down the Thames, they could have effectively ended it at Blofeld's base in Tangiers
I don't know who played Blofeld in Spectre but he should have been called Dyson because he sucked all the time. He wasn't the least bit threatening.
Good that the gun barrel intro is back though.
Christopher Waltz I believe, yes could to see the opening shot too
I just googled it - it's Christoph.
I have to confess - since seeing Goldfinger (shortest and still the best synthesis of the Bond components) at the age of 13 at Skipton Odeon, when the gun barrel logo appears and you hear those two notes - DA DA - I'm right there. It's like Pavlov's dogs. When you are of a certain age, the James Bond Theme and John Barry's music just does that to you.
Which is why the franchise will keep going for decades more I expect
I have to confess I hope so. They need to get better plots though.
I have the gun barrel logo music from Goldfinger as my cell phone ring tone. I am officially lame. But every time my phone rings everyone looks up.
Yes, it is certainly distinctive though as has been shown the franchise is able to reinvent itself
I hope Craig will fulfill his contract and make the 5th movie. He is the best since Connery.
I am slightly mystified why the ridiculous Bond character wasn't finished off in Dr No a few decades ago to save us all this banal, boring, derivative, inanely superficial character. How anyone over the age of 5 can quite sit through one of these profoundly dull films from start to finish is quite beyond me.
Have just come back from seeing Spectre. Not a brilliant film but I still quite enjoyed it nonetheless. The plot was a bit confusing at times but magnificent background scenery and many of the figures from past Bonds reappear, Blofeld, a Jaws like figure etc They had a confrontation in Blofeld's lair as used to be par for the course and even a final chase down the Thames a la 'World is not enough'. The side plot of 'C' trying to replace Bond with technology also fitted in with the times.
On a side note the car park at the Odeon Multiplex I saw it was the fullest I have ever seen it and it too a while to find a space so it is clearly a box office smash!
I was mystified why Bond didn't finish off the henchman when he went through the windscreen in Austria. A swift bullet in the back of the head would have saved Bond aggravation later on.
It's sheer idiot's delight. Hang on and enjoy the ride. If you can't do that (and for some of the Roger Moore ones it's tough) I don't know what to tell you.
they're just good, entertaining children's films. like star wars
I'm OK with that. Shakespeare it isn't and has no pretensions to be so but when it works it's edge of the seat stuff.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
The set pieces are great, as Bonds always are, but the pace really sagged between. They spent 18 nights filming that car chase, and it was great, but the pace of the whole movie simply wasn't there. Watch a Peter Hunt edited Bond and it is self-evident.
I completely agree. Spectre should have been great, but wasn't. I think a bit of judicious editing could knock 20 minutes off it without any great difficulty, and that would turn it from a "meh" to a "pretty good".
Still, the opening sequence in Mexico City was possibly the best opening sequence of any Bond movie.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
Yes, I am in Atlanta - or 35 miles north.
Drop me an email from a real email address to onanist.central@gmail.com and I will respond with contact info if you would like to meet up.
I think too that until UKIP contested lots of elections, they didn't know where their strongest support was. Three years ago, we all assumed UKIP would do best in places like Devon, Cornwall, Surrey, Somerset, Hampshire, and that their support was mostly ex-Conservative. It turned out, that wasn't the case at all.
UKIP did best in Cornwall, Devon etc. when the main issue was the EU (agriculture, fisheries etc.). Now, the main issue is immigration, so it has shifted to the East Coast.
Ive just been reading through the whole Carson fibbing episode. I see many are suggesting that its not explosive enough to sink him, but I think it will soak in with more of the GOP voters than many suggest.
As someone who stuck some very early cash on Christie I'd kill for that guy to make some waves in the contest but I cant see it unless he just stays in long.
At this point my money is on Rubio as the one the GOP will go for.
He has to win or at least come second in one of Iowa or NH to stop Trump
I saw it yesterday morning. I was one of 3 people there. It has all the ingredients but just doesn't seem to work. Craig is a great Bond (and associate producer) but one thing you don't need in a Bond movie is a discussion on "Why do you do this, James?"
The Craig Bonds have been too anal retentive on Bond's background and motivation.
Maybe, but the whole point of the Craig Bonds was to go back to first principles after the dire World is Not Enough. If, say, an actor like Damian Lewis replaces Craig a less serious Roger More like Bond will re-emerge. I don't think a showing on a Friday morning is really the best judge of its box office success
I went on the first day but in order to get best seats in biggest screen went to the 11pm showing.
An 11,30pm start after the adverts is certainly a way of concentrating the mind on if a film is too long.
20 Mins at least IMO and not a patch on Skyfall despite the superb opening sequence
Yes they probably could have cut off the end scene, it was a rather poor imitation of Pierce Brosnan's chase down the Thames, they could have effectively ended it at Blofeld's base in Tangiers
I don't know who played Blofeld in Spectre but he should have been called Dyson because he sucked all the time. He wasn't the least bit threatening.
Good that the gun barrel intro is back though.
Christopher Waltz I believe, yes could to see the opening shot too
I just googled it - it's Christoph.
Which is why the franchise will keep going for decades more I expect
I have to confess I hope so. They need to get better plots though.
I have the gun barrel logo music from Goldfinger as my cell phone ring tone. I am officially lame. But every time my phone rings everyone looks up.
Yes, it is certainly distinctive though as has been shown the franchise is able to reinvent itself
I hope Craig will fulfill his contract and make the 5th movie. He is the best since Connery.
He is likely to do one more which would be his last, night
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Out of curiosity, whereabouts are you?
She wrote the 'authorized' biography of Joan Sutherland. But we still don't know if he tucks his shirt into his underpants.
I saw it yesterday morning. I was one of 3 people there. It has all the ingredients but just doesn't seem to work. Craig is a great Bond (and associate producer) but one thing you don't need in a Bond movie is a discussion on "Why do you do this, James?"
The Craig Bonds have been too anal retentive on Bond's background and motivation.
Maybe, but the whole point of the Craig Bonds was to go back to first principles after the dire World is Not Enough. If, say, an actor like Damian Lewis replaces Craig a less serious Roger More like Bond will re-emerge. I don't think a showing on a Friday morning is really the best judge of its box office success
I went on the first day but in order to get best seats in biggest screen went to the 11pm showing.
An 11,30pm start after the adverts is certainly a way of concentrating the mind on if a film is too long.
20 Mins at least IMO and not a patch on Skyfall despite the superb opening sequence
Yes they probably could have cut off the end scene, it was a rather poor imitation of Pierce Brosnan's chase down the Thames, they could have effectively ended it at Blofeld's base in Tangiers
I don't know who played Blofeld in Spectre but he should have been called Dyson because he sucked all the time. He wasn't the least bit threatening.
Good that the gun barrel intro is back though.
Christopher Waltz I believe, yes could to see the opening shot too
I just googled it - it's Christoph.
Which is why the franchise will keep going for decades more I expect
I have to confess I hope so. They need to get better plots though.
I have the gun barrel logo music from Goldfinger as my cell phone ring tone. I am officially lame. But every time my phone rings everyone looks up.
Yes, it is certainly distinctive though as has been shown the franchise is able to reinvent itself
I hope Craig will fulfill his contract and make the 5th movie. He is the best since Connery.
He is likely to do one more which would be his last, night
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Something must be in the air in Hampstead :-) (Although I think the problem in my case is simple jet lag: I was in Canada last week, and seem to be stuck on Winnipeg time...)
The answer is... my wife has a memorial service of a very dear friend in Savannah, which is why we're making the trip. We decided to follow it with a visit to Charleston. And I thought I should add some work either end of the trip, especially as we have a client just outside Charlotte, and we own shares in several companies in Atlanta.
I'm quite excited to see the South, which - other than New Orleans I'm almost totally ignorant of. (For the record, I've been to Texas and Florida and Arizona and California, and don't count them as part of the South.) I'm reading A Man in Full to prepare me for Atlanta.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Something must be in the air in Hampstead :-) (Although I think the problem in my case is simple jet lag: I was in Canada last week, and seem to be stuck on Winnipeg time...)
The answer is... my wife has a memorial service of a very dear friend in Savannah, which is why we're making the trip. We decided to follow it with a visit to Charleston. And I thought I should add some work either end of the trip, especially as we have a client just outside Charlotte, and we own shares in several companies in Atlanta.
I'm quite excited to see the South, which - other than New Orleans I'm almost totally ignorant of. (For the record, I've been to Texas and Florida and Arizona and California, and don't count them as part of the South.) I'm reading A Man in Full to prepare me for Atlanta.
Read Gone With The Wind to prepare you for Atlanta - or any Karin Slaughter book.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Something must be in the air in Hampstead :-) (Although I think the problem in my case is simple jet lag: I was in Canada last week, and seem to be stuck on Winnipeg time...)
The answer is... my wife has a memorial service of a very dear friend in Savannah, which is why we're making the trip. We decided to follow it with a visit to Charleston. And I thought I should add some work either end of the trip, especially as we have a client just outside Charlotte, and we own shares in several companies in Atlanta.
I'm quite excited to see the South, which - other than New Orleans I'm almost totally ignorant of. (For the record, I've been to Texas and Florida and Arizona and California, and don't count them as part of the South.) I'm reading A Man in Full to prepare me for Atlanta.
I'm awake and in the Midlands of UK. The fireworks have died down now, so I can concentrate on political bets, "A Man in Full" is an excellent book.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
Yes, I am in Atlanta - or 35 miles north.
Drop me an email from a real email address to onanist.central@gmail.com and I will respond with contact info if you would like to meet up.
Hi Tim: I will be in Atlanta just 24 hours, and that includes the bit between landing and my hotel :-) Next time I'll drop you an email.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
Yes, I am in Atlanta - or 35 miles north.
Drop me an email from a real email address to onanist.central@gmail.com and I will respond with contact info if you would like to meet up.
Hi Tim: I will be in Atlanta just 24 hours, and that includes the bit between landing and my hotel :-) Next time I'll drop you an email.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Out of curiosity, whereabouts are you?
She wrote the 'authorized' biography of Joan Sutherland. But we still don't know if he tucks his shirt into his underpants.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Something must be in the air in Hampstead :-) (Although I think the problem in my case is simple jet lag: I was in Canada last week, and seem to be stuck on Winnipeg time...)
The answer is... my wife has a memorial service of a very dear friend in Savannah, which is why we're making the trip. We decided to follow it with a visit to Charleston. And I thought I should add some work either end of the trip, especially as we have a client just outside Charlotte, and we own shares in several companies in Atlanta.
I'm quite excited to see the South, which - other than New Orleans I'm almost totally ignorant of. (For the record, I've been to Texas and Florida and Arizona and California, and don't count them as part of the South.) I'm reading A Man in Full to prepare me for Atlanta.
Read Gone With The Wind to prepare you for Atlanta - or any Karin Slaughter book.
I've read - and thoroughly enjoyed - quite a few Karin Slaughter's. Not sure I'm going to manage Gone With the Wind :-)
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Out of curiosity, whereabouts are you?
She wrote the 'authorized' biography of Joan Sutherland. But we still don't know if he tucks his shirt into his underpants.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Something must be in the air in Hampstead :-) (Although I think the problem in my case is simple jet lag: I was in Canada last week, and seem to be stuck on Winnipeg time...)
The answer is... my wife has a memorial service of a very dear friend in Savannah, which is why we're making the trip. We decided to follow it with a visit to Charleston. And I thought I should add some work either end of the trip, especially as we have a client just outside Charlotte, and we own shares in several companies in Atlanta.
I'm quite excited to see the South, which - other than New Orleans I'm almost totally ignorant of. (For the record, I've been to Texas and Florida and Arizona and California, and don't count them as part of the South.) I'm reading A Man in Full to prepare me for Atlanta.
I'm awake and in the Midlands of UK. The fireworks have died down now, so I can concentrate on political bets, "A Man in Full" is an excellent book.
I got half way through about five years ago before leaving it on a plane. It was - like the best of Tom Wolfe - utterly gripping.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Out of curiosity, whereabouts are you?
She wrote the 'authorized' biography of Joan Sutherland. But we still don't know if he tucks his shirt into his underpants.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
Yes, I am in Atlanta - or 35 miles north.
Drop me an email from a real email address to onanist.central@gmail.com and I will respond with contact info if you would like to meet up.
Hi Tim: I will be in Atlanta just 24 hours, and that includes the bit between landing and my hotel :-) Next time I'll drop you an email.
I'm free Monday and Tuesday
What happened to 10 days?
I'm going in 10 days! (As in, I fly to Atlanta next Tuesday, have meetings on Wednesday, and then fly to Savannah)
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Out of curiosity, whereabouts are you?
She wrote the 'authorized' biography of Joan Sutherland. But we still don't know if he tucks his shirt into his underpants.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Something must be in the air in Hampstead :-) (Although I think the problem in my case is simple jet lag: I was in Canada last week, and seem to be stuck on Winnipeg time...)
The answer is... my wife has a memorial service of a very dear friend in Savannah, which is why we're making the trip. We decided to follow it with a visit to Charleston. And I thought I should add some work either end of the trip, especially as we have a client just outside Charlotte, and we own shares in several companies in Atlanta.
I'm quite excited to see the South, which - other than New Orleans I'm almost totally ignorant of. (For the record, I've been to Texas and Florida and Arizona and California, and don't count them as part of the South.) I'm reading A Man in Full to prepare me for Atlanta.
I'm awake and in the Midlands of UK. The fireworks have died down now, so I can concentrate on political bets, "A Man in Full" is an excellent book.
I got half way through about five years ago before leaving it on a plane. It was - like the best of Tom Wolfe - utterly gripping.
I agree. He seems to be very underrated as a writer, for no reason IMHO. 'Bonfire of the Vanities' is a classic, although most people probably watch the film rather than read the book.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
Yes, I am in Atlanta - or 35 miles north.
Drop me an email from a real email address to onanist.central@gmail.com and I will respond with contact info if you would like to meet up.
Hi Tim: I will be in Atlanta just 24 hours, and that includes the bit between landing and my hotel :-) Next time I'll drop you an email.
I'm free Monday and Tuesday
What happened to 10 days?
I'm going in 10 days! (As in, I fly to Atlanta next Tuesday, have meetings on Wednesday, and then fly to Savannah)
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Something must be in the air in Hampstead :-) (Although I think the problem in my case is simple jet lag: I was in Canada last week, and seem to be stuck on Winnipeg time...)
The answer is... my wife has a memorial service of a very dear friend in Savannah, which is why we're making the trip. We decided to follow it with a visit to Charleston. And I thought I should add some work either end of the trip, especially as we have a client just outside Charlotte, and we own shares in several companies in Atlanta.
I'm quite excited to see the South, which - other than New Orleans I'm almost totally ignorant of. (For the record, I've been to Texas and Florida and Arizona and California, and don't count them as part of the South.) I'm reading A Man in Full to prepare me for Atlanta.
I'm awake and in the Midlands of UK. The fireworks have died down now, so I can concentrate on political bets, "A Man in Full" is an excellent book.
I got half way through about five years ago before leaving it on a plane. It was - like the best of Tom Wolfe - utterly gripping.
I agree. He seems to be very underrated as a writer, for no reason IMHO. 'Bonfire of the Vanities' is a classic, although most people probably watch the film rather than read the book.
I loved Bonfire of the Vanities: it got me into finance.
(Technically, Graeme Greene got me into finance, but that's another story.)
I also like his early journalistic stuff, like the Electric Kool Aid Acid Test.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Something must be in the air in Hampstead :-) (Although I think the problem in my case is simple jet lag: I was in Canada last week, and seem to be stuck on Winnipeg time...)
The answer is... my wife has a memorial service of a very dear friend in Savannah, which is why we're making the trip. We decided to follow it with a visit to Charleston. And I thought I should add some work either end of the trip, especially as we have a client just outside Charlotte, and we own shares in several companies in Atlanta.
I'm quite excited to see the South, which - other than New Orleans I'm almost totally ignorant of. (For the record, I've been to Texas and Florida and Arizona and California, and don't count them as part of the South.) I'm reading A Man in Full to prepare me for Atlanta.
I'm awake and in the Midlands of UK. The fireworks have died down now, so I can concentrate on political bets, "A Man in Full" is an excellent book.
I got half way through about five years ago before leaving it on a plane. It was - like the best of Tom Wolfe - utterly gripping.
I agree. He seems to be very underrated as a writer, for no reason IMHO. 'Bonfire of the Vanities' is a classic, although most people probably watch the film rather than read the book.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Something must be in the air in Hampstead :-) (Although I think the problem in my case is simple jet lag: I was in Canada last week, and seem to be stuck on Winnipeg time...)
The answer is... my wife has a memorial service of a very dear friend in Savannah, which is why we're making the trip. We decided to follow it with a visit to Charleston. And I thought I should add some work either end of the trip, especially as we have a client just outside Charlotte, and we own shares in several companies in Atlanta.
I'm quite excited to see the South, which - other than New Orleans I'm almost totally ignorant of. (For the record, I've been to Texas and Florida and Arizona and California, and don't count them as part of the South.) I'm reading A Man in Full to prepare me for Atlanta.
I'm awake and in the Midlands of UK. The fireworks have died down now, so I can concentrate on political bets, "A Man in Full" is an excellent book.
I got half way through about five years ago before leaving it on a plane. It was - like the best of Tom Wolfe - utterly gripping.
I agree. He seems to be very underrated as a writer, for no reason IMHO. 'Bonfire of the Vanities' is a classic, although most people probably watch the film rather than read the book.
I loved Bonfire of the Vanities: it got me into finance.
(Technically, Graeme Greene got me into finance, but that's another story.)
I also like his early journalistic stuff, like the Electric Kool Aid Acid Test.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Something must be in the air in Hampstead :-) (Although I think the problem in my case is simple jet lag: I was in Canada last week, and seem to be stuck on Winnipeg time...)
The answer is... my wife has a memorial service of a very dear friend in Savannah, which is why we're making the trip. We decided to follow it with a visit to Charleston. And I thought I should add some work either end of the trip, especially as we have a client just outside Charlotte, and we own shares in several companies in Atlanta.
I'm quite excited to see the South, which - other than New Orleans I'm almost totally ignorant of. (For the record, I've been to Texas and Florida and Arizona and California, and don't count them as part of the South.) I'm reading A Man in Full to prepare me for Atlanta.
I'm awake and in the Midlands of UK. The fireworks have died down now, so I can concentrate on political bets, "A Man in Full" is an excellent book.
I got half way through about five years ago before leaving it on a plane. It was - like the best of Tom Wolfe - utterly gripping.
I agree. He seems to be very underrated as a writer, for no reason IMHO. 'Bonfire of the Vanities' is a classic, although most people probably watch the film rather than read the book.
I think 'The Right Stuff' is his signature work.
You're right: that is a staggeringly good book. I'll add that to my Kindle reread list. (Interestingly, I read that at 21, at 31, and am now 41. Time to reread.)
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
I am.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
Something must be in the air in Hampstead :-) (Although I think the problem in my case is simple jet lag: I was in Canada last week, and seem to be stuck on Winnipeg time...)
The answer is... my wife has a memorial service of a very dear friend in Savannah, which is why we're making the trip. We decided to follow it with a visit to Charleston. And I thought I should add some work either end of the trip, especially as we have a client just outside Charlotte, and we own shares in several companies in Atlanta.
I'm quite excited to see the South, which - other than New Orleans I'm almost totally ignorant of. (For the record, I've been to Texas and Florida and Arizona and California, and don't count them as part of the South.) I'm reading A Man in Full to prepare me for Atlanta.
I'm awake and in the Midlands of UK. The fireworks have died down now, so I can concentrate on political bets, "A Man in Full" is an excellent book.
I got half way through about five years ago before leaving it on a plane. It was - like the best of Tom Wolfe - utterly gripping.
I agree. He seems to be very underrated as a writer, for no reason IMHO. 'Bonfire of the Vanities' is a classic, although most people probably watch the film rather than read the book.
I loved Bonfire of the Vanities: it got me into finance.
(Technically, Graeme Greene got me into finance, but that's another story.)
I also like his early journalistic stuff, like the Electric Kool Aid Acid Test.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
Yes, I am in Atlanta - or 35 miles north.
Drop me an email from a real email address to onanist.central@gmail.com and I will respond with contact info if you would like to meet up.
Hi Tim: I will be in Atlanta just 24 hours, and that includes the bit between landing and my hotel :-) Next time I'll drop you an email.
I'm free Monday and Tuesday
What happened to 10 days?
I'm going in 10 days! (As in, I fly to Atlanta next Tuesday, have meetings on Wednesday, and then fly to Savannah)
Sorry for the misunderstanding - I'm watching Alabama play LSU at football and it's a great game. I'm an S.E.C. homer - what can I say
Have just come back from seeing Spectre. Not a brilliant film but I still quite enjoyed it nonetheless. The plot was a bit confusing at times but magnificent background scenery and many of the figures from past Bonds reappear, Blofeld, a Jaws like figure etc They had a confrontation in Blofeld's lair as used to be par for the course and even a final chase down the Thames a la 'World is not enough'. The side plot of 'C' trying to replace Bond with technology also fitted in with the times.
On a side note the car park at the Odeon Multiplex I saw it was the fullest I have ever seen it and it too a while to find a space so it is clearly a box office smash!
I saw it yesterday morning. I was one of 3 people there. It has all the ingredients but just doesn't seem to work. Craig is a great Bond (and associate producer) but one thing you don't need in a Bond movie is a discussion on "Why do you do this, James?"
The Craig Bonds have been too anal retentive on Bond's background and motivation.
Maybe, but the whole point of the Craig Bonds was to go back to first principles after the dire World is Not Enough. If, say, an actor like Damian Lewis replaces Craig a less serious Roger More like Bond will re-emerge. I don't think a showing on a Friday morning is really the best judge of its box office success
I went on the first day but in order to get best seats in biggest screen went to the 11pm showing.
An 11,30pm start after the adverts is certainly a way of concentrating the mind on if a film is too long.
20 Mins at least IMO and not a patch on Skyfall despite the superb opening sequence
Yes they probably could have cut off the end scene, it was a rather poor imitation of Pierce Brosnan's chase down the Thames, they could have effectively ended it at Blofeld's base in Tangiers
When they made You Only Live Twice, the Daily Express had a headline "It had to be this man" over Donald Pleasance playing Ernst Stavro Blofeld. He was a genuine villain.
I don't know who played Blofeld in Spectre but he should have been called Dyson because he sucked all the time. He wasn't the least bit threatening.
Good that the gun barrel intro is back though.
Christopher Waltz I believe, yes could to see the opening shot too
I haven't seen it but I'm surprised he would be so bad, he's a really good actor. Oh well.
I do not know about Mr Corbyn, but this is at least the 3rd ceremonial occasion where Mrs Corbyn has chosen not to accompany her husband on his official duties. She does not seem to care too much for Britain.
That's an amazingly old-fashioned view. Some spouses get deeply involved in their partners' careers, some don't. It tells us nothing about her views on Britain. We knew little of Mrs Major, so far as I can recall, but there's no reason to think ill of her.
Quite so. If they go to after Corbyn on that point, I'd defend him and his wife without hesitation.
I do not know about Mr Corbyn, but this is at least the 3rd ceremonial occasion where Mrs Corbyn has chosen not to accompany her husband on his official duties. She does not seem to care too much for Britain.
That's an amazingly old-fashioned view. Some spouses get deeply involved in their partners' careers, some don't. It tells us nothing about her views on Britain. We knew little of Mrs Major, so far as I can recall, but there's no reason to think ill of her.
Quite so. If they go to after Corbyn on that point, I'd defend him and his wife without hesitation.
Then you would be wrong. Why cannot she attend a memorial service, the major national memorial service, to our war dead with her husband the the hopeful future leader of our country?
I do not know about Mr Corbyn, but this is at least the 3rd ceremonial occasion where Mrs Corbyn has chosen not to accompany her husband on his official duties. She does not seem to care too much for Britain.
That's an amazingly old-fashioned view. Some spouses get deeply involved in their partners' careers, some don't. It tells us nothing about her views on Britain. We knew little of Mrs Major, so far as I can recall, but there's no reason to think ill of her.
Quite so. If they go to after Corbyn on that point, I'd defend him and his wife without hesitation.
I'm with Flightpath on this one.
I'd say there are some occasions where the "this is the modern age, and though I'm the partner of the Leader of the Govt / Opposition, I'm going to get my hair done / go and photograph some manholes type of excuse doesn't pass muster" for basic politeness and political credibility reasons.
This is such an occasion. They can get away with high profile slights on a couple of occasions in a Parliament, but not every time Mr Corbyn leaves his house.
A family death would be fair enough, a frivolous absence not so much.
@NickP - Do you happen to know whether Norma Major absented herself from such occasions?
Getty seem to have a lot of pics of her attending Cenotaph services recently, so I surmise not.
Actually I don't wish that's how we did politics, stirring though it is. Recognition of military service is welcome; cheap contrasts encouraging bipolar attitudes are not.
I'm left with 2 thoughts:
1 - What choice would the soldiers have made? 2 - Why is there such a sanctimonious dissing of prostitutes? Perhaps it should be "chose politicians over patriots".
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Rubio looks like a good bet.
Not a lot of people on the site at 1:20am, UK time.
Did I hear that you live in Atlanta? I'll be visiting for the first time in 10 days time. I shall be doing Atlanta -> Savannah -> Charleston -> Charlotte -> Raleigh-Durham. My first time in Georgia, or the Carolinas.
Still, the opening sequence in Mexico City was possibly the best opening sequence of any Bond movie.
Drop me an email from a real email address to onanist.central@gmail.com and I will respond with contact info if you would like to meet up.
Off topic, Two threads ago: UKIP did best in Cornwall, Devon etc. when the main issue was the EU (agriculture, fisheries etc.). Now, the main issue is immigration, so it has shifted to the East Coast.
Am looking at rose and clematis catalogues to make my choices for next year, whole listening to the music of Suite Francaise.
One advantage of insomnia........
I have visited some of the places you mention. Holiday or work?
BTW Norma Major wrote a book on opera, I believe.
She wrote the 'authorized' biography of Joan Sutherland. But we still don't know if he tucks his shirt into his underpants.
(Although I think the problem in my case is simple jet lag: I was in Canada last week, and seem to be stuck on Winnipeg time...)
The answer is... my wife has a memorial service of a very dear friend in Savannah, which is why we're making the trip. We decided to follow it with a visit to Charleston. And I thought I should add some work either end of the trip, especially as we have a client just outside Charlotte, and we own shares in several companies in Atlanta.
I'm quite excited to see the South, which - other than New Orleans I'm almost totally ignorant of. (For the record, I've been to Texas and Florida and Arizona and California, and don't count them as part of the South.) I'm reading A Man in Full to prepare me for Atlanta.
What happened to 10 days?
I should be asleep. But am a natural night owl.
Not sure I'm going to manage Gone With the Wind :-)
There is no such thing as a 'natural' night owl
(Technically, Graeme Greene got me into finance, but that's another story.)
I also like his early journalistic stuff, like the Electric Kool Aid Acid Test.
"In the 2016 presidential campaign, the truth is starting to look deeply out of fashion."
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/us/politics/candidates-stick-to-script-if-not-the-truth-in-2016-race.html?ref=politics&_r=0
Night all.
I'd say there are some occasions where the "this is the modern age, and though I'm the partner of the Leader of the Govt / Opposition, I'm going to get my hair done / go and photograph some manholes type of excuse doesn't pass muster" for basic politeness and political credibility reasons.
This is such an occasion. They can get away with high profile slights on a couple of occasions in a Parliament, but not every time Mr Corbyn leaves his house.
A family death would be fair enough, a frivolous absence not so much.
@NickP - Do you happen to know whether Norma Major absented herself from such occasions?
Getty seem to have a lot of pics of her attending Cenotaph services recently, so I surmise not.
I'm left with 2 thoughts:
1 - What choice would the soldiers have made?
2 - Why is there such a sanctimonious dissing of prostitutes? Perhaps it should be "chose politicians over patriots".