Posts by recordari
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Hard News: Gaying Out, in reply to Emma Hart,
I hope yous all had fun with Family First, because
Have a feeling we may have swayed their demographic just a little bit. Maybe the server had an automatic shutdown if too much logic was applied during the taking of the survey.
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Hard News: Gaying Out, in reply to Emma Hart,
Semi-relatedly, if people would like a fun couple of minutes today, try filling out Family First’s Family Issues survey. Yes, I know, some of the questions don’t make a lot of sense.
It’s times like these I wish I weren’t just a twitter flitterer.
Ok, FF, first, define ‘the family’. Head explodes. Survey becomes redundant.
ETA:
first, define ‘the family’
No, really, don't.
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Up Front: Say When, in reply to Simon Grigg,
History, kids, history.
Can I say the only time I've ever thought 'Ok, I can live with that' when someone other than Freddy M sang a Queen song was George M, with the rest of the Queen band, doing 'Somebody to love'. No? Oh well, too late.
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Up Front: Say When, in reply to Jackie Clark,
Where did you see them? Do you have photos? Pet Shop Boys are my boyfriends. Do you have their album Concrete (Live)? Oh, I am so jealous.
Actually, maybe it wasn't as recently as I thought. At the St James, in 2007. Amazing how '4 years ago' became 'recently'. What happened there?
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Up Front: Say When, in reply to Emma Hart,
Pet Shop Boys, FTW.
Paid to see them only recently, so there.
ETA: I'm singing Club Tropicana now. Damn it all!
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Up Front: Say When, in reply to BenWilson,
*Edit: the tapping must be in time, btw.
So the fact you just secretly like Madonna, and have always danced to her music, both in clubs and the comfort of your own home, means you fail this test?
I always thought it was a different test I was failing.
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Up Front: Say When, in reply to Danielle,
Personal Anecdata Post Which Doesn’t Prove Anything Much.
PAP W’D PAM.
For some reason I thought of Pam Ayres.
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Muse: TV Review: Good Gods Almighty!, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
I like Madeline Sami and Taika Waititi a lot but the episode felt like a one-woman Comedy Festival show that could have done with some more time in development. It’s not as if Sami isn’t very funny (she had me pissing my pants in Jackie Brown Diaries) and has the acting chops to pull off playing multiple characters – she was awe-inspiring in Toa Fraser’s No. 2. But a string of meh-some sketches uncomfortably strung together isn’t worthy of the real talents involved.
All of the above. Think my expectations of laughing out loud (look, no acronym) were so high, that when it didn't happen, I felt cheated. Although there were points at which I actually snarled, so that possible wasn't the aim. But still, Taika is a home town hero, so to speak, so will show some resolve and go round again.
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Muse: TV Review: Good Gods Almighty!, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Are you reviewing SuperCity? I needed to lie down and rest my eyes after the first ad break, so just wondering if it was the hard week, or something else.
I applaud Super City, think it's very clever, but it leaves me colder than a homeless night.
I think she meant 'penguin's chuff', but you have to play to your audience I suppose.
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And then at the party, when Hattie St John did ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ from up in the rafters, I actually did cry. Sometimes, cheese is what you need.
Had two friends dancing in that show. One straight; one gay. There was something special about the event, the sentiment, the serious side of it you mention, and the inclusiveness that seems very significant now. I've been thinking recently how we need something like that again. But it's the 'like what?' question that needs some more serious consideration. Political point scoring does not seem the best place to start.