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I don't have much time as I've got to get ready for a New Year's Day brunch wherein many gifts will be exchanged with those I didn't see on Xmas day. (and some birthday gifts for and from me, too).
Rock n Roll by Stoppard was GREAT. It takes place in Cambridge, England and Prague, Czechoslavakia from 1968 through the break up of the Soviet Union and stars Rufus Sewell, as Jan, a Czech who studied with Brian Cox's Max (a steadfast Communist) at Cambridge. Sinead Cusick plays Max's wife Eleanor and later their daughter Esme. It's a capsule history of the Czech experience during that period and the agony of early supporters of Communism (outside of the Soviet Union) who saw in Socialism hope and instead got totalitarianism. There's a lot of talk but it's fascinating. Three hours that zipped along. Go see it if you can.
Dinner at Ellie's --delicious and I drank and ate too much. More description later. Here is a photo of her gift to me--a very weird doll (to go with one she gave me a few years ago). I thought it was a bear with a raccoon tail, but apparently it's a raccoon (although the head, which you can't see from this photo--on the web) is very un-raccoon-like):
Bandit the Raccoon
Rick Bowes, who joined us gave me a doll head (he knows what I like) and a history of
Funny Faces (Mr and Mrs Potatohead, et al) co- written by author Mark Rich, who apparently has an amazing toy collection....
Anyway, gotta run. More later.
Happy new year everyone!
Rock n Roll by Stoppard was GREAT. It takes place in Cambridge, England and Prague, Czechoslavakia from 1968 through the break up of the Soviet Union and stars Rufus Sewell, as Jan, a Czech who studied with Brian Cox's Max (a steadfast Communist) at Cambridge. Sinead Cusick plays Max's wife Eleanor and later their daughter Esme. It's a capsule history of the Czech experience during that period and the agony of early supporters of Communism (outside of the Soviet Union) who saw in Socialism hope and instead got totalitarianism. There's a lot of talk but it's fascinating. Three hours that zipped along. Go see it if you can.
Dinner at Ellie's --delicious and I drank and ate too much. More description later. Here is a photo of her gift to me--a very weird doll (to go with one she gave me a few years ago). I thought it was a bear with a raccoon tail, but apparently it's a raccoon (although the head, which you can't see from this photo--on the web) is very un-raccoon-like):
Bandit the Raccoon
Rick Bowes, who joined us gave me a doll head (he knows what I like) and a history of
Funny Faces (Mr and Mrs Potatohead, et al) co- written by author Mark Rich, who apparently has an amazing toy collection....
Anyway, gotta run. More later.
Happy new year everyone!
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Happy New Year!
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(Glad to see that Sewell's doing what he considers "serious acting," again. I read an interview with him a few years back in which he trashed just about every film I've seen him appear in. He didn't strike me as being especially gracious about his career, but I enjoy his performances anyway.)
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I missed Coast of Utopia part I and II, unfortunately.
Yes, I'm now getting over the celebrating :-)
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Oh, who am I kidding? I haven't started my holiday cards. Darn it!
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