We are in a very celebratory mood here at Dolores Delargo Towers.
It is almost the weekend - as always, that is cause for joy in itself - but this one is particularly special, for come 4pm this afternoon I will not be back in the benighted office for a fortnight!
Once again, my birthday is almost upon us, and next Thursday Madam Arcati, Baby Steve, Houseboy Alex, John-John and I are off to my beloved Amsterdam for five nights of high jinks, merriment, eating FEBO and wandering the grachten. Wonderbaar!
By way of a celebration, here's The Netherlands' finest Queen of Disco herself, Miss Anita Meyer:
[I think the biggest question here is "Why are they dancing in a swimming pool?"]
Dank disco is het vrijdag!
FOOTNOTE:
I'm still coming down to earth after seeing the brilliant Spider-Man: Brand New Day on the big screen in Leicester Square with John-John last night. Not just one of the very best Marvel superhero films I have seen, but one of the best films I've seen in ages...
Superhero films never win top Oscars, that much is an established tradition (for some reason or other), but amidst the "biff! pow!" action [and there's no shortage of that!], there's some damned good acting here. It makes the characters more human, and judging by the genuine gasps and murmurs amongst last night's audience (as well as my own reaction), carries some genuinely relatable emotional heft.
Do try and see it, dear reader. It's definitely worth it!
