was andy warhol right...?

so a long time ago a friend was asked by the mighty frederick bond to street cast some 20 sommiks that looked like they would have a few pints under their belt and then go for a curry...needless to say that brought him to my door and after some mild persuasion i agreed into being filmed dancing and telling jokes into camera...end of i thought...so i was somewhat shocked when i got a call back a few days later when i was happily lying in the sun in denmark making the most of the danes liberated attitude to tobacco's best friend...(it was a while ago)...so summonsed to a dance studio in mayfair we spent the day 'auditioning' and learing dance steps. I was also very amused when i got 2 models sat on my knee who were non too plus when they found out i wasn't a real 'actor'...anyway...at the end of the day after people had been ejected by getting tapped on the shoulder strictly style i ended up with a part!!!...playing lager....such a proud moment...i remember talking to the art director from mother on set and him asking what i did for a day job, when he found out i was an art director at digit he seemed rather uncomfortable as if i was lowering myself...?...after close inspection he may have been right...but hey if you can't laugh at yourself...

PS...LOOK AT THE LEFT SIDE WHEN WE GO INTO THE PUB...

apples...

so i'm going to have to step up the posting as it looks like i'm up for guest posting on will and alex's lovely site at the end of december...whoo...it was on my mind whilst i was in new york djing oddly playing some things like this (which i quite enjoyed as i was in his hometown, which reminds me of a little story about kim catrell if you want to ask me sometime) erm...anyway i saw this...



on the shelf of what may be the best book shop in new york if your ever there, or if your round the corner on crosby you could be good citizen, get some respite, have the best pink lemonade in ny and help out a great cause...or maybe just pop into here and get baked eggs (but order something else too like the ham baguette, then you've truly got a meal to prepare for a day of meandering...come on, anyone needing to promote themselves that little is doing something right i proclaim...

heres my top 5 ny must do's

* eggs benedict here...(also open all night)
* burger here...find it on the left side where the red curtain is, go just after lunchtime and there should be no queue (the veg option is grilled cheese is pretty good apparently)
* get 1 subway card between you it's cheaper and you can use it together as a ride anywhere costs the same
* its expensive but you can allways find more 'stuff' here





* always ask to change you hotel room you've been allocated, you'd be amazed what "is there anything else" gets you in the big apple...this is a bit of advice paula scher gave me last week at dinner after her fantastic dandad talk...(next up a wanker...maybe..?...sorry neville)

so maybe i should get some of my festive faves out before i subject the stylish it's nice that kids to some of them...

awe inspiring japanese film wierdness

i'm a film novice...my music obsession doesn't filter into celluloid, so when i cite my favourite films as the airplane and the woman in red and grand canyon im not really pushing the boat out to be sure...but sometimes i come across things that blind me with their risk taking, this amazing piece of cinema (apparently a muse for Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange) relects the feeling of revolution in the behavior of japan's youth at that time...see some of it here...i'll tell you what i thought when i've watched it a couple of times...

oh...and that soundtrack.!!...makes me want to go listen to

this shit more...

stan kenton