EDitorial ± 25-Jun-2002
Alphabites
Because you might be reading this on the 26th day of the month. Because twice
twenty-six is fifty-two which is the number of cards in a deck, minus the
jokers, and who needs those? Because seeing the number "26" reminds me of
two-and-six, in old pre-decimal parlance, which was worth who knows what.
Presented for your scrutiny are twenty-six items, count 'em, in an alphabetical stylee:
- Aberystwyth
I want to go back there having just read a noir-ish comedy by Malcolm Pryce called Aberystwyth, Mon Amour: druids, an ark and a 24-hour whelk stall - Babysitter
Moving to Kesgrave in a shock move: still available for the prize of a Domino's Veg-a-Roma? - Carrot Cake bagels
Sampled the first batch t'other day following my personal web campaign from a couple of weeks back; not bad - Divine Comedy
Have a track called The Summerhouse on their Promendade LP; my mum's summer house was officially opened last Saturday with the twin raising of the St George flag and Stars & Stripes - very much not a shed - Elvis
Do I hear that the late Mr Presley is top of the charts? Meanwhile the more punctual Mr Costello is on top of my CD stack with his 1984 Punch The Clock album. - French windows
Rather handy on a balmy June evening - Gimcrack
To be slipped in next time you're admiring your parents' ornaments: where on earth did that gimcrack come from? - Hoity-toity
A word you must use at the earliest opportunity; compare harum-scarum and hugger-mugger - Instinction
Single by Spandau Ballet; not actually a word, but then you knew that - Jumpin' Jack Flash
Jagger a knight? Him who runs the corner shop in Stella Street with his mate Keef? Cliff must be hoppin' mad. - Korea
They came, they played well, but now they're out despite the various conspiracy theories put forward - Leaflet lady
You know who you are, and thanks for all the good work - Midsomer
Murder capital of England judging by Sunday night's body count: hackneyed, cliched, and top entertainment for two hours - National Anthem
A track by Radiohead that, as Kylie would say, I can't get out of my head - Oh
Theo says: "Where choo-choo?" At the station, I say. "Oh", he says. "Where choo-choo?" On the track, I say. "Oh", he says. Repeat ad nauseam. - Pink Lady apple juice
Freshly squeezed from M&S - scrum - Queen
HM ER II is visiting Ippo on Thursday - three cheers, etc! - Reading festival
White Stripes, The Strokes and Pulp on the same stage on the same day: I would if I could - Sausages
Nigella does hers in the oven, so I did mine that way tonight: prick 'em, coat 'em in a little oil, gas mark 6 for 40 mins, turn after 20 mins - Tanning shops
Springing up everywhere! Sure nobody wants to be pale and pasty, but do you really need to look as if you've ingested a jeroboam of Sunny Delight? - Under, Six Feet
All episodes taped so far, none watched; fab, apparently - Video games
Must get down to the Barbican for Game On, an exhibition on until September about the history and culture of video games: whatever happened to Pong? - Winchester
Wifey there last week admiring Anthony Gormley's standing figure in the cathedral crypt, near St Swithun's tomb - Xanthippe
Yet another term for a nagging woman, albeit a fairly erudite one; named for Mrs Socrates, no less - Yes
Yes, No, Maybe, Can You Repeat The Question? - Zvak
Congrats to J Zvak for being the last entry in the Ipswich phone book
Be seeing you!