Half a percent

Pub (Hoose) on Friday with AJ, Nicky et multiple al. Drank and talked too much, resulting in me hearing this familiar voice burbling on and telling myself "Shut up, Graham. Nobody's interested, nobody agrees and you're not even making sense." But I wouldn't listen. Ah well.

Out at Bitch last night (good club - recommended. I heard some things I'm not sure I've ever heard played out before) and it occurred to me while watching somebody's antics on the dancefloor that it must be a very hard life if you're both an utterly sad exhibitionist and also completely crap. Matt was there, and Alex was back from Spitzbergen and talking about avoiding bears. Various of the usual suspects were in attendance, and those I talked to (hi!) seemed to be enjoying themselves. I sat it out, through being still a little ill, but it was still fun.

Following a discusion Somewhere Else I went out and bought a copy of The Hitcher yesterday, and because there was a three-for-two deal I got Near Dark and 24-Hour Party People too. On watching The Hitcher it struck me that it looked quite similar to ND, and then of course realised that Eric Red (alive, conscious and making films again, apparently) had written both of them. According to IMDB a few other people were involved in both too. A good film, and one I've not seen for about six or seven years. Apparently there's a sequel out, and it looks awful. And a remake in the works. What are people thinking?

While on the subject of horror films, I went looking for copies of Dust Devil. Apparently the only version you can get is the 87-minute butchered cut, but Channel 4 and its derivatives seem to have the 103-minute version and show it occasionally. Every year or so. And the last time was . . . Tuesday. Shit.

Fireworks this evening.