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Tag Archives: cinema
Confused in Essex with Pierce Brosnan (Belle)
I had a lot of questions. Who had bleached my hair badly? Why was I in Essex? Why was it suddenly Christmas Day? Why were all these young people partying in my grandmother’s house? How come Aunty V looked a … Continue reading
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Tagged aunt, bleach, cinema, doughnuts, foreshore, grandmother, hair, haircut, hairdresser, Joan Collins, love, Pierce Brosnan, plastic toy, salon, sandwich
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Introducing the London Dockland Golden Pyramid Cinema Complex and Ski Resort – and a skier in a Brian May wig (Rousse)
KPMG had poured millions into the construction of the London Dockland Golden Pyramid Cinema Complex and Ski Resort. The first time that I visited it I was convinced that I spotted my school friend KC with her husband and two … Continue reading
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Tagged Alps, Brian May, children, cinema, companion, complex, construction, crowd, curly, dockland, England, fake, family, friend, golden, hair, horror, husband, KPMG, London, millions, pupil, pyramid, resort, retired, school, Scotland, ski, skier, snow, sport, teacher, wig
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Noisy clothing (Rousse)
There was such a loud rustle every time that I budged in my seat that the other cinema goers were leaning over to tell me to shush. I couldn’t understand why my jacket would make such a racket until someone … Continue reading
To Hexham for celebrities, and to Perth for the pantomime (Rousse)
A crowd of posh pensioners carrying cameras obstructed my way as I attempted to drive my little buggy (illegally) along the pavement of Temperley Place, Hexham. They had their long lenses fixed on a doorway, in eager anticipation of snapping … Continue reading
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Tagged BCS, British Computer Society, buggy, camera, celebrities, celebrity, cinema, consort, couple, daylight, doorway, family, fan, Hexham, husband, job, lady, lens, pantomime, pavement, pensioner, Perth, posh, professional body, programmer, Queen, reception, risk, royal, snap, staff, Temperley Place, Thriller, trip, video
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A Star Trek screening and a sick bed sanctuary (Rousse)
I was in no fit state to trek across the mountains after my operation, but TPR made me do this so that he could watch Star Trek films at the university cinema, snuggled up to a couple of women, who … Continue reading
Neighbours banned from local ‘cinema’ (Rousse)
Now that I had more time to myself I was determined to improve our living arrangements. First I would find a long antique dining table for the unused space in the inner hall. Then I was going to stop our … Continue reading
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Tagged antique, cinema, dining, hall, improve, living, local, neighbour, room, television
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Never trust an ice-skater (Rousse)
All this time I had occupied the same office and never appreciated that at the far end there was a cafĂ©, a cinema and an ice rink. Some of the ice-skaters looked a bit shifty. I would need to lock … Continue reading
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Tagged belongings, cafe, cinema, future, ice, ice-rink, ice-skater, office, rink, secure, shifty, trust
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Trapped at the movies (Rousse)
I sat all alone in the cinema. The film that I had been forced to watch was tedious all the way through until the last scene when – at last – it all made sense. All the main female characters … Continue reading
Competing priorities (Rousse)
Several ‘priorities’ competed for my attention. I needed to get everyone back to the cinema so that we could watch the rest of the film that I was carrying around on a DVD in my handbag. Someone should answer JM’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur's Seat, attention, bead, black, box, carry, cinema, clear, compete, competing, DVD, film, floor, handbag, jewellery, lavatory, leather, movie, necklace, party, pearl, phone, priorities, priority, public, realise, restring, restrung, tan, toilet, watch
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