I'm fascinated by the pommel horse routines - such strength needed to do all that controlled movement.
They do it so differently to when I was at school. I used to sprint at and then collapse in a belly flop across the top. No-one seemed to do that today. I think the sport must have moved on.
That's what I did whatever we were doing in PE - hockey, cross country, gym etc - run at it then just go splatt on the ground
If you get a chance this evening, or later on iPlayer, watch BBC2's rendition of The Dresser, by Ronald Harwood. It's a fantastic play, perhaps made more famous by the film version made in 1983 starring Albert Finney and Tom Courteney. I've seen it on-stage, way back and it was utterly wonderful. It is such a test both physically and mentally for the lead actors, but every character is well written and acted. It was even brilliant on radio, with Freddie Jones, as Sir, recreating his stage role [that's the one I saw] and Michael Palin as Norman, his dresser. This version stars Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen and they'll have to go some to match Finney, Jones, Courteney, or Palin. Humour, tragedy, greasepaint, this one has it in spades. Sir: What's the play tonight, Norman.? Norman: Lear, Sir.! Sir: Oh Christ, is it.?
Bloody Trick or Treat. I have barricaded the front door. I have starved the dog for a week and left him running free and howling in the front garden. I have chained the front gate closed and still the little buggers keep knocking on my front door with their demands and making threats. I wish you were still allowed to clip the blighters around the ear and tell them to sod off. It will be penny for the guy and carol singers next. I sometimes wish I could migrate south like the birds in the winter. The last group of the little beggars I told to clear off were full of cheek and bad language and could me a mean old bugger. I ask you.
I hate Halloween with a passion, not helped at the moment by my black cat being out and not answering to my calls.
Not fond of Halloween and especially hate the American trend to make it less about imaginary things like ghoulies and ghosties and things that go bump in the night and more about slasher horror. Just recently a shop had to remove a 'dead' baby from its window display of a murder scene as it was upsetting children. Surely you don't have to be told about something like that.
That's the second batch at the door. Have to admit, they all look pretty good. I'm cleared out now though, so the next skeletons will leave untreated. Maybe I'll trick them.? Tbh, I've no strong feelings about Halloween. If I'm in the mood I'm fine with it. Agreed about the US element of making it shocking. No need for that. Typical Americans going over the top.
Asked this earlier on Twitter. Now, people of not606, nail your colours to the mast. For the record, I answered 'front'.
