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About Me

I remember climbing a tree when I was younger. It seems a long time ago. The higher I went, the smaller the people looked. There were bark stains and leaves smeared over my jeans, but it didn't matter.I didn't mind.When I reached the top, everything looked different. It was as if the whole world existed from the top of that tree. I could have stayed there a lot longer than I did. Watching the people not watching me, scurrying like rodents on the grass bank below.

Mazzy Star - Still Cold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyFF7JtP2TA

My Interests

I'm into life at the moment. Preposterous as it may seem, I'm loving being alive in the 21st century. New stuff seems to be happening all the time. Can't wait for more.

I'd like to meet:

Clint Eastwood, Raymond Carver, Beatrice Dalle, William Burroughs, Jim Carroll, Bert Hardy, Sam Shepard, Gavin Friday, Bill Brandt, Natassja Kinski, Boris Becker, Richard Pryor, Wilson Pickett, Arthur Lee, myself when I was 15.

Music:

Paisley Underground, weird psychedilic folk, Christie Moore, Shane McGowen, Arthur Lee, Virgin Prunes, Mogwai, Kraftwerk, Aphex, Siouxsie, 'Wicked Game' by Chris Issak, Echo and the Bunnymen, Gary Numan, Soft Cell, Tears for Fears and a bit of Depeche

Movies:

'Family Life','The Red Balloon','Naked','Paris,Texas','Bitter Moon','Battle of Algiers','Wall Street','Lost Highway'

Television:

I do not watch tv anymore. I'd heartly recommend this life enhancing decision to all and sundry. Tune out, turn off, and do the washing up instead.

Books:

Paul Auster, Anton Chekov, William Burroughs, Raymond Carver, James Joyce, Jim Carroll, Alexandre Trochi, Robert B Parker, Philip Pullman.

Heroes:

Tiananmen Square Tank-Man

My Blog

Countdown

He reaches into the freezer for the first thing. Frost dries his eyes and cheeks. His hand slides on cardboard and bags of cold hard shapes. He comes out with one. It slaps the counter like a side of ...
Posted by Elliot on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:11:00 PST

Boys don't cry theme song -- The bluest eyes in texas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bII7euN6dXw ...
Posted by Elliot on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:40:00 PST

Royale with Cheese

Euro-star is a bog standard train ride that goes through this tunnel for maybe half an hour. Bit of an anti climax. When we came out I could see green expanses and a white Re...
Posted by Elliot on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:56:00 PST

Reunion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ki9CjApBZ4 timeless......
Posted by Elliot on Sun, 04 May 2008 07:09:00 PST

A Simple Discharge

In the patient's lounge, I looked through the 6th floor window. I could see the city skyline, the Gherkin, St. Paul's and the London Eye. If I stared long enough, I could see the cabins and spools ro...
Posted by Elliot on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:26:00 PST

Football Boots

My dad has never worn football boots. There’s some running shoes in a bin bag that look like they’ve never been used. He keeps them in the back of the cupboard upstairs. It smells dusty i...
Posted by Elliot on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:25:00 PST

Crystal Wash, Caledonian Road

He saw an ashen mat scattered with autumn debris as he entered the doorway. To the right there was an authentic sewing table of dirty pine and cast iron base. He could see the word SINGER engrave...
Posted by Elliot on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:15:00 PST

Brighton Pier

On Brighton beach, late Summer one year, I played with the pebbles as my mother looked on. They felt smooth and shiny in my hands, and I liked the sharp edges in particular. Later that day, sh...
Posted by Elliot on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:20:00 PST