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Bear In Mind That I Am A Huge Admirer Of Alan Moore’s Work. And I Don’t Just Mean I’m Increasingly Sizey

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On 16/07/2009

In Books, Comics, Pictures, Twins, Uncategorized

In the short story A Second Chance, published in 2000AD Prog 245 (Jan 1982), and written by Alan Moore and drawn by Jose Casanovas, the world’s ravaged by war, and a man and woman crawl from the wreckage.

They realise they have to start humanity over again, and the man says:

“Mavis,” she replies.

All rather amusing, I thought at the time, and I still do now. My expectations were confounded and from thence the humour arose.

However, have a look at this, the last three lines of the post-apocalyptic story The Voice In The Garden, written by Harlan Ellison in 1967, where a man and a woman talk about how they have to restart the human race:

He touched her hand. “I love you, What is your name?”
She flushed slightly. “Eve,” she said. “What’s yours?”
“Bernie,” he said.

I’m genuinely not accusing Mr Moore of nicking this idea, I think it’s probably one of those cases of ‘morphic resonance’ or an idea occurring independently to separate people at separate times, like Tesla and Edison. But I have to say that, given how popular both of these writers are. I’m surprised that I haven’t seen this comparison made before… can I truly be the first person to have spotted it?

Art from 2000AD (c) Copyright Rebellion Inc, 2009. Quote from The Voice In The Garden (c) The Kilimanjaro Corporation 1967, 2009. No infringement is intended, especially as I’m so keen on both the authors’ work.

Snake In The Past

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On 17/06/2009

In Books, Pictures, TV, Twins, Uncategorized

Presented for your comparison: the cover of Warren Ellis’s novel Crooked Little Vein (2007) and the logo for Glenn Beck’s Common Sense Comedy tour (2009).

Mr Ellis is a noted writer, especially in the field of comics. Mr Beck presents shows for Fox News. You can probably guess whose work I admire more.

There is, I realise, the possibility that the snake image is based on something pre-existing – it does, for example, look a bit like an olde worlde map drawing of a river – and that the above snarking is missing a fundamental point. Put me straight, by all means – that’s what the Comment function is for.

EDITED TO ADD: the ever-vigilant Piers has pointed out that it’s derived from a common source – a woodcut by Benjamin Franklin from 1754. I am suitably chastened.

More Child-Ish Than Plain Childish, I Feel

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On 13/06/2009

In Books, Link, Twins, Uncategorized

Just over a year ago, I posted a pair of book covers which I thought were rather similar, one of which was a novel by Lee Child.

In fact, I’ve referred to Mr Child’s books a number of times over the lifetime of this blog – probably because I enjoy his Jack Reacher novels, and tend to keep an eye out for new ones.

Mind you, it looks as if book designers are still under orders to tailor their covers to catch the eye of people like me, as the pictures here show (the Child book came out in hardback last year, and the Hilton book has just been released). When it’s that blatant, though, it tends to push me away rather than reel me in.

Which is a bit of a shame, actually, as the Hilton book sounds like it might be a fun read. As the groovier websites might put it: book design FAIL.

The Dangers Of Divination By Using The Bookshop’s Crime And Thrillers Section

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On 05/06/2009

In Books, Fish In A Barrel, Pictures, Twins, Uncategorized

For some indefinable reason, I have the feeling that tomorrow could be a somehow dangerous or otherwise troubling day.

No real reason, just one of those feelings, y’know?

Was It Debussy Or Stravinsky Who Said That Music Occurred In The Spaces Between The Notes?

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On 26/05/2009

In Fish In A Barrel, Music, Twins, Uncategorized

Consider, if you will, the following lyrics from the recent chart-topping Black Eyed Peas song, Boom Boom Pow:

I’m so 3008
You so 2000 and late
I got that boom, boom, boom
That future boom, boom, boom
Let me get it now

Boom boom boom, gotta get-get
Boom boom boom, gotta get-get
Boom boom boom, gotta get-get
Boom boom boom, gotta get-get

Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom pow
Boom boom pow

Poetry, I’m sure you’d agree. However, join with me in a flashback to June 2007, the first broadcast of a Flight Of The Conchords episode containing a song featuring the following lyrics:

See ya shaking that boom boom
Who?
See ya looking at my boom boom
What?
You want some boom boom
It’s clear it’s boom some boom boom ahh

Let me buy you a boom boom
When?
You order a fancy boom
Who?
You like boom, I like boom
Enough small boom lets boom the boom ahh

And that’s why I find that Black Eyed Peas song laughable.

Well, that’s the main reason, anyway.

And He Looked From Musician, To Music Journalist, And Back Again; But Already It Was Impossible To Say Which Was Which*

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On 02/05/2009

In Link, Music, Pictures, Twins, Uncategorized

Whilst Neil Tennant is the most obvious example of someone crossing over from writing about music to performing it (from Smash Hits to being in the Pet Shop Boys), it looks as if he may not be the only one.

Presented for your comparison: Roger Daltrey of The Who, and David Hepworth of The Word magazine (a very good magazine – even if it does go on about The Wire to the extent that I sometimes wonder why they don’t just change two letters of the mag’s title and be done with it).

*Apologies to Eric Arthur Blair.

It’s Not Easy Coming Up With Ideas, You Know

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On 24/04/2009

In Film, Fish In A Barrel, Pictures, Twins, Uncategorized

Yeah, we’ve got this new rom-com coming out.

We’re not expecting it to break any records or anything – after all, audiences have never seemed to be as keen on Matthew McConaughey as the studios are – but I thought it wouldn’t hurt to aim high. Why not, you know?

So I thought that, for the poster design, I’d rip off one of the most successful romantic comedies of all time. I reckon some of the magic should rub off, but nobody’ll guess why, and I’ll get all the glory.

Unless someone with nothing better to do with their time notices it, of course, but hey, what can you do?

And I Didn’t Even Refer To The Big Brother Robot Incident… Oh.

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On 19/04/2009

In Pictures, TV, Twins, Uncategorized

Between the endless lingering shots of Danielle Bux on ITV’s Hell’s Kitchen the other night, I was struck by how, in a few year’s time, Bruce Grobelaar will look alarmingly like George Galloway MP.

Although, now I think about it, I may well mean that the other way round.

On The Bus, With A Student Pass

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On 14/04/2009

In Link, TV, Twins, Uncategorized

Perhaps it’s the fact that they’re both would-be lotharios, but I feel that Jay of The Inbetweeners (played by James Buckley) looks rather like a young version of Jack from On The Buses, as played by Bob Grant.

Just me, then? Ah well.

Anyway, The Inbetweeners is a horribly accurate depiction of male teenagers, and very funny as a result. Have a look at it by following the link above – all the episodes are, I think, free to download or stream from Channel 4’s 4OnDemand service, so you can see if you like it for nought pee.

Protocol Has Clearly Changed – Better Keep Russell Brand Away From Her Majesty

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On 07/04/2009

In Fish In A Barrel, Pictures, Twins, Uncategorized

1992 : Australian Premier Paul Keating touches the Queen, and is branded “The Lizard Of Oz” by the British media.

2000: Australian Prime Minister John Howard is accused of touching the Queen during a royal visit. Howard’s office issues a statement denying “any contact whatsoever”.

2009: Michelle Obama hugs the Queen during the G20 visit. The Queen appears to hug her back.

Perhaps it’s a question of changing times and the softened role of the monarchy, but I know one thing: if you’re going to touch QE2, make sure you’re not a male Australian politician.

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