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About Me

South London Geezer - some would say arty, farty, bookish, leftie, luvvie, ex-theatre, Guardian reading, flirty, anti-war, pro-humanist. Others might say gullible, naieve, fickle, head-up-his-bum, opinionated, stubborn, boozy t**t. At least I have honest friends! I like to think I'm an unrepentant, big child, who likes staying out late, chilling and chatting random gush, doesn't take life too seriously, and like's to laugh. Oh I also like............. .. width="425" height="350" ..

My Interests

Books, stories, films, chocolate, beer, wine, photos, theatre, dance, performance art, static art, travelling, adventures, tai chi, kalari, cooking, food, music - play trumpet, drums - cars, motorbikes... but people, you just can't beat people. What a truly amazing machine is man... just listen to what this man does with a simple Ukelele... width="425" height="350" ..

I'd like to meet:

Fellow arty farty, bookish, leftie, anti-war types, particularly fellow writers, artists, animators, film types, illustrators, painters - particularly keen to meet painters/illustrators/animators at the moment for a project. My ideal woman would be a comedienne/chocolate chef, who likes to dance. Oh, and if she could sing to me like Diana Ross.... oh god, my knees have buckled..... width="425" height="350" ..

Music:

Was a Motown baby, Soul Boy, Jazz Warrior, and now fairly ecelectic, though prefer real musicians, such as Light of the World, who we used to sneak out and see at all nighters when I was 13..... width="425" height="350" .... width="425" height="350" .... width="425" height="350" ..

Movies:

Faves last year were Sin City and Kung Fu Hustle. All time fave might just well be Seven Samurai, but also adore so many films, from Spiderman to This Beautiful Life. Still fancy going to see Superman Returns at the I-Max. Apparently 20 mins are in 3-D. And due to what I do, have an extra interest in Children's/Family Films, such as Shrek, Incredibles, and Wallace and Gromit... width="425" height="350" ..

Television:

Oooh, don't have one, though preferred sit-coms, news and documentaries. TV is also good for stuff like..... width="425" height="350" ..

Books:

Fave author is Stanislaw Lem, though Borges is cool. Epics from the Iliad to the Mahabharata, French Classics from Balzac to Camus, Russian masterpieces from Doestoevsky to Bulgakov, even American authors from Steinbeck to Cormack McCarthy, though of course, few can compare to Joyce and Beckett. Also like non-fiction..... width="425" height="350" ..

Heroes:

Mohammed Ali, Bruce AND Stan Lee, Bob Marley, Sydney Poitier, Richard Pryor, Jimi Hendrix, and the four main men of music, Stevie Wonder, Abdullah Ibrahim, John Coltrane, and the master himself, Miles Davis. Watch this clip with the two giants of Jazz, and I dare you tell me you know two cooler dudes than the prophet Coltrane, and the master, Davis..... width="425" height="350" ..

My Blog

Ha ha life father like daughter...

Wow, time for quarter-yearly blog entry! Surprisingly, much the same as the last blog. Though starting new impermanent job next month, which means leaving my current job, Library Van couri...
Posted by B B B on Sun, 06 May 2007 12:24:00 PST

Six Months Later.............

Wow, haven't hung around here since........ Summer 2006! August was spent with my kids, September my sister moved in with me, I started a new job, and October to December was spent w...
Posted by B B B on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 01:37:00 PST

The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

Someone reminded me a great love story most people don't know anything about: Layla Majnun. http://www.art-arena.com/majnun.htm And it also reminded me that love stories are the few s...
Posted by B B B on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:20:00 PST

Sex Politics and Trumpets

Been wanting to write something for ages, but always reluctant to write cos..... I much prefer to try to write fiction rather than my own feelings/thoughts.Don't know about you, but my time here is sp...
Posted by B B B on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 04:39:00 PST

Trumpet Player Jokes - some are standard.......

Trumpet Jokes How many trumpet players does it take to change a light bulb? Five. One to handle the bulb and four to tell him how much better they could've done it. ------------------------------...
Posted by B B B on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 07:53:00 PST

One for the Boys

Been meaning to follow up my last slightly neurotic post about my daughter, by saying, I rarely talk about my son it seems! Maybe it's cos he's still just 11, always been a wonderkid, and always...
Posted by B B B on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 08:29:00 PST

More Help Needed

My 14 year old daughter is due for a visit this Easter any minute now. I'm crapping myself cos she's developed this habit of being able to manipulate me better than any other woman I've ever kno...
Posted by B B B on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 03:00:00 PST

TAG - the game - from Gwen........

TAG! Rules: Once you have been tagged, you have to write a blog with six weird facts/things/habits about yourself. In the end, you need to choose six people to be tagged and list their names. Don't ...
Posted by B B B on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:57:00 PST

Something more cheerful - Kiss Your Own pretty little ass.

The GREAT thing about Lem the writer, within his work, was his power to tap into every writer's most powerful tool: The reader's imagination. NOT ONE piece of work ever written could ...
Posted by B B B on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 03:54:00 PST

My Favourite Writer Stanislaw Lem passed away........

I only heard a couple of days ago... but........ here's the tale. I've often said I'd give my grandma to be able to write 1/10th as well as Stanislaw Lem. I've never been certain how...
Posted by B B B on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:53:00 PST