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Heath Ledger, Bryan Brown, Rose Byrne, David Field, Tom Long, Suzie Porter, Steve Vidler, Moya O’Sullivan, Mariel McClorey.Jimmy (the late Ledger) is a 19 year old bouncer on Kings Cross, Sydney – who is about to do a job for the local mobster Pando (Brown). The job; to take $10k to a client of his. When she dies moments before he knocks on the door, Jimmy…
I wasn't minding but Jordan Devlin's new name is JD McDonagh?????
Lads, fair play on the name I'd give you that, with some of the names changed lately, Alba Fyre, Giovanni Vinci, Ludwig Kaiser, at least it's not too stereotypical.
But it's also really funny to me because he sounds like he should be selling me dodgy DVDs from the back of his 05 Fiat Punto that also has a couple of greyhounds in it 😂
Okay, I think it’s important to say at this point, that I am very, very much not well read. After hitting a certain age, I’ve read books in a very sparse and scattered way. It’s something I want to change, but developing new habits is difficult. Because I’ve not read a whole lot, I guess I haven’t found a whole lot of books I could hold up as favourites. I do have one absolute favourite that I could recommend until I’m blue in the face, and a few others that I would not say are favourites, but are still pretty special. So, that’s how I’ll lay this out.
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh - Just...Just, uggghhh. I love this book so much. I actually saw the TV series first (which is one of the most perfect adaptations ever, please watch it), and because excerpts from the book were read in the narration, I could hear how beautiful the prose was. Not only is the prose utterly lush, though, for me, it’s very relatable emotionally and spiritually. It is also a book that has grown with me. Each time I read it, I found myself sympathising with a different character. No other book (and yes, like I’ve said I haven’t read many, but the point still stands) has really grown with me like that. It’s very personal, sort of like a home to me. So, yes, even if I do read other great books, this will always be a favourite.
And now, here are some books that I also enjoy and would recommend!
2. Granny by Anthony Horowitz - Now, hear me out. I first heard this one on a library audiobook as a child, and I loved it so much, my mother burned a copy for me. I credit this as being, not my first encounter with horror, but certainly a significant one. The concept of the story is that a significant portion of elderly ladies hate everyone, particularly their own families, and want to cause as much pain and trouble to them as possible. The story follows Jordan “Joe” Warden, as he becomes locked in a terrifying power struggle with his own Grandmother. What makes this story so unsettling, is that while the story has a surreal, absurd feel to it, it also has this odd realism to it. Granny is not a supernatural monster, she has no unusual powers, she is just a very selfish, very sadistic woman. She manipulates, she lies, she attacks, she even kills. The cruelty feels real, and that is a lot for a kids’ book. And for all that, it’s still very funny and a quick, easy read. I definitely recommend it for any horror fan, for some light reading.
3. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka - Okay, maybe I was wrong, maybe this is actually a favourite of mine. This story absolutely destroyed me when I first read it, not too long ago. I hadn’t cried over a book since I was about seven, but this one got me right in the gut. This story is very famous, but for any who don’t know what it’s about; Hard working salesman, Gregor, wakes one morning to find he has turned into a giant insect. The story is Gregor’s account of how his family learn to cope without his income, and treat him as a result.
4. The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley - Another very recent read, but one I really enjoyed! The story of a public school boy, Leo, who visits his friend’s stately home for the summer. There, his friend’s beautiful sister persuades him to act as her postman, and deliver letters between herself and a farm worker from a neighbouring estate. What I liked so much about this book, is that it is a very realistic portrayal of the workings of a child’s mind. It portrays the innocence, the arrogance, the petty selfishness, the silly fancies, without either romanticising, or judging them. Something that the story heavily subverts, however, is the idea of the purity of star crossed lovers. By portraying the relationship between the sister and the farmer through Leo, and his appointed task, we see the relationship in a different light than we might have, had the story been told through the couple’s perspective.
5. Scum by Roy Minton - This one is sort of cheating, because it’s actually a novelisation of a film. The 1977 TV film, which was later remade as a cinematic film in 1979, “Scum”. The story of the inner workings of an English borstal, and one boy’s climb to the top of the hierarchy. “Scum” is still a favourite film of mine, and the novel adds a lot that did not make either cut if the film. For a film novelisation, it is pretty well written. Quite simple and cut and dry, but it is fitting for the subject matter. As you can probably guess, being about the realities of borstal in the 1970s, it is a very brutal and gritty read. Major WARNING for rampant racism, violence, SA and suicide.
Wow, this was longer than I thought it would be! Thanks so much for sending this ask, buddy! I hope that it is at least a decent read.
English translation of Joker Out's interview with Slovenian N1Info, dated 12.6.2023. Below you can read some statements by their manager Gregor Zalokar about their future international concerts!
"New fans from all over the world: the Brits are also sing Slovenian songs from Joker Out"
Thanks to Eurovision, they have gained more than 100 000 new fans, tickets for their shows abroad sell out in a couple of minutes and due to high demand they had to move several concerts to bigger venues. The Liverpool performance seems to have been a stepping stone for Slovenian band Joker Out to European and in future possibly even global recognition.
Performance on Eurovision launched Slovenian band Joker Out into the spotlight. On streaming platform Spotify, they had around 100 000 monthly listeners in February, today they have more than one and a half million. The official music video for the Eurovision song Carpe Diem has been watched by 1.6 million people, the song is also one of the top five hits from this year's Eurovision.
Although the boys were a bit disappointed with their 21st place in Eurovision, it seems like the music group grew on the European public. Now, they are filling concert venues abroad, as they do in Slovenia.
Their first concert abroad, with Irish Eurovision representatives, band Wild Youth in Dublin, was sold out in 12 minutes, even though the show took place from Monday to Tuesday at 1 am. Two days later, the bands subsequently organized an additional concert in a twice bigger venue and it was sold out as well. According to band’s [Joker Out's] agent, Gregor Zalokar, they already have an offer that they could return to Ireland for a few concerts in venues with a capacity of a more than 1 000 people.
After Ireland, the boys travelled to Great Britain. The British tour, also with Wild Youth was sold out in less than an hour. Three out of four concerts were moved to bigger venues, suitable for 1 000 to 1 500 people. Tickets at the new venues also sold out immediately, a huge number of fans – the biggest demand is in Manchester -, who were left without tickets, are wondering how else could they get them. The comments on social media are full of requests from fans, who are eagerly awaiting for the boys' concerts also in Poland, Czechia, Greece, Germany …
With all the Joker Out summer concerts being sold out in Great Britain, Zalokar estimates that well over 5 000 Brits will see them.
The band is very happy with the support from their fans, especially at their shows, where they sing in Slovenian. »No one from the team has really got used to it yet,« Zalokar commented.
»At the moment we are mostly looking for partners to carry out the concerts in Europe, as we have between 30 000 and 50 000 fans in some countries, according to the traffic on social media and music streaming platforms,« he also added. This week they will announce a Nordic tour. In Finland, they have more than 10 % of their fans, to which certainly contributed the friendship the boys have developed with Finland's Eurovision representative, Käärijä. Among so called »top 10« countries are also Sweden and Norway, there will also be concerts in several other European countries.
4 500 people listened to them at Sea Star Festival in Umag with Buč Kesidi, they sold out two more solo concerts in Zagreb in November for 3 000 people. In the summer, they will also visit Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, by the start of September they will have performed 15 more concerts for their most loyal listeners in Slovenia.