The weekend found me in Scotland, involved in preparations to disarm a nuclear submarine. “I’ll take my hammer and break the chains I’ll not remain in silence. I will stand and I will defend My right to fight against violence.” No, really. Britain’s Trident submarines are an internationally illegal nuclear weapon delivery system. The International […]
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Monthly Archives: November 1998
Nov 10
Small world!
I’ve just been to the National Film Theatre to see Storefront Hitchcock, a film by Jonathan Demme (who also directed Stop Making Sense for the band Talking Heads.) The film is of Robyn Hitchcock playing in an “uncomplicated” location: a vacant shop in New York. They manage to be quite inconspicuous, in a “nobody has […]
Nov 05
Local colour
Becky B called today. She’s an honorary little sister — I’ve known her since she was 14. Definitely my friend, but somebody I particularly try to look out for; who’s had her lifetime’s allocation of crap already. Actually, it was her I went to see one morning recently to talk to about the then relationship […]