The madness of Xmas is over, thankfully. There's still sod all on the telly, but at least the shops are open again (not that in our - largely Turkish - area any of the grocers actually closed; even the bakery was open). Unfortunately that also means that the sales have begun, so the queues will no doubt be horrendous. I am off to brave them anyway. Wish me luck...
...and to get ourselves into a suitably chilled mode, how about something from today's birthday girl, our Patron Saint of Nightclub Hostesses, the remarkable Régine?
Oh, c'est mieux!
Régine (born Regina Zylberberg, 26th December 1929)
You are so right about the telly: Sod all on.
ReplyDeleteI tried The ABC Murders last night. God it was slow, and there was more focus on various substances dissolving in water than on any action. Not a patch on And Then There Were None, featuring the glorious Aidan Turner wearing nothing more than a towel. And Eastenders went with the tired old trope of a 'dead' body vanishing when the cops turn up. Yawn.
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We just watched some things we'd recorded - I'm Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas was quite fun, as was dear old Mary Berry's visit to Harewood House, and we watched HM The Queen (of course). We avoided the so-called "Poirot", having seen far too many John-Malkovich-being-John-Malkovich dramas to last a lifetime, and never watch soaps, nor reality TV, nor Mrs Brown's Boys, nor kids' stuff, so that was 90% of the rest of the schedules out, really. Jx
DeletePS Aiden Turner wandering around in a towel would definitely be a nice thing to watch. All day. Any day.
The Independent TV review of Mrs Brown's Boys says that it's so awful that it's physically painful to sit through!!
ReplyDeleteI agree! I've only seen 5 minutes of it ever, and I don't know anyone who watches it so christ knows why they slap it on on Christmas Day.
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It's the way so much is headed these days. Stupid people making stupid programmes for stupid people. "Bread and circuses" and the fall of Rome, dear... Jx
DeleteThe Divine Régine a legend in her own disco
ReplyDeleteIndeed, a living legend. Jx
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