The sun has got his hat on
Monday, July 30, 2012 at 15:40 We're in the Bay of Biscay and the sun is beating down from a bright blue sky.
Fortunately there's a fresh sea breeze blowing otherwise it would be far too hot for our pale British skin.
Gin and tonic in one hand I am reading and enjoying It's Only A Movie (Reel Life Adventures of a Film Obsessive) by Five Live film critic Mark Kermode.
This is Kermode's take on censorship and the absurdity of telling teenage children what they can and can't watch.
"I am living proof of the inherent failure of censorship - if you tell me that I can't watch something, then my desire to see it immediately will be equal and opposite to the force of your refusal."
Loved his description of his first radio appearance on LBC when he was asked to review his Videos of the Month.
I had a not dissimilar experience, also on LBC, when I was invited by Gyles Brandreth to review the most recent film I had seen.
I was totally unprepared for such a question and while other guests pontificated about the latest art house movie they had seen, I had to confess that the last film I had seen (in the cinema) was Monsters In.
Unlike Kermode I was never invited back to review another film (or video).
Other books I'm hoping to read while I'm holiday include include Empire (Jeremy Paxman), Hitler 1889-1936 (Ian Kershaw), A Shed of One's Own (Marcus Berkmann), 33 Revolutions Per Minute: History of Protest Songs (Dorian Lynskey) and Why England Lose and Other Curious Football Phenomena Explained (Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski).
None of these books have been published in the last twelve months because it takes me a while to catch up. (Either that or I'm a very slow reader.)
Actually, today was supposed to be a 'working' day but I forgot to bring the charger for my laptop. Doh!
Hopefully I can find an Apple Store or similar in Seville tomorrow.
In the meantime, where did I put that sunscreen?
Reader Comments (1)
"Other books I'm hoping to read while I'm holiday include include Empire (Jeremy Paxman), Hitler 1889-1936 (Ian Kershaw) ..."
You're really reading "Fifty Shades of Grey", aren't you? :)
Hope you have a good hol. Do they allow smoking anywhere aboard?