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Comment on And That’s How I Resigned In A Fit of Pique by epidavrus

epidavrus — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:11:38 +0000

Short notice, I’ve sent you a Twitter message too – I’ve got a spare ticket to see FS doing a talk about love poetry tomorrow, Sunday, at King’s Place – want to join me? 12.30pm lasts about an hour? xFFFxx

Comment on Eiljert’s World – will you like it here? by eiljert

eiljert — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:59:08 +0000

How kind of you – very nice to have you here,

Comment on Playing Football With Baby by chaumierelesiris

chaumierelesiris — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:08:08 +0000

Interesting one. Was in your daughter’s place growing up in household with 3 boys and nothing to do. Today, in our all-daughter household, the girls love playing football with Dad (and are avid, match-attending Fulham fans). Go figure.

Comment on Eiljert’s World – will you like it here? by chaumierelesiris

chaumierelesiris — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:05:39 +0000

Love your blog. So pleased to find it!

Comment on Alternative Careers by eiljert

eiljert — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:16:42 +0000

I DID think about being an agent, largely on the back of the “Bourne” trilogy of films. I tried to encourage both my wife and my colleagues to refer to me as “The Asset”, as in the film – but when that didn’t really tak off, I sort of lost interest. I might give it another go, but the problem is: when I get pissed, I can’t be trusted. So far, I’ve had nothing more disastrous to share than my views on Shakespeare, Rugby or the genius and beauty of my children – but if I were to be trusted with the safety and security of a nation, that would all change, and I can’t help thinking that the nation’s security ought to have a higher price than a bottle and a half of Claret.

Comment on Alternative Careers by epidavrus

epidavrus — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:08:21 +0000

I am in favour of No. 2 “Writer of Effortlessly Brilliant Comedy”. The problem with “Architect” is that once you get popular enough to design houses on the sort of scale you have in mind, you will run the risk of either (a) falling *out* with the Lady Wot Lunches whose banker husband is funding this or (b) falling *in* to bed with her. This can cause complications once the bill is submitted.
“Critic” seems a little too easy for you – we all know The Rules. If Fiona Shaw is in it, it’s “good” (mostly), if she’s not, then it’s probably crap and you’re better off staying in and watching the latest episode of Spooks.
Oh, MI5 agent might be fun, have you considered that?

Comment on You are Testing my Patience, Fiona Shaw. by epidavrus

epidavrus — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:15:03 +0000

Frustration with this situation is natural. There are lots of lovely opera directors who are in need of work. The clue here is the phrase “actor-turned-director”… if you are an Actor, you cannot shapeshift (ooo lookee, I’ve been watching that skin-flick) into a Director overnight and start walking around with a clipboard and worried frown, bossing people about all day. And what’s this about you filming in the East End? Please remove the camera, and get yourself in front of a real audience.
We are waiting.
Yes.

Comment on Holiday – Part II: Gay Dads by eiljert

eiljert — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:12:24 +0000

You are Oracle-like (as your name would suggest) in your prescience: I was struck down with cold fury as I considered Ms Shaw’s refusal to do the honourable thing and get back ON stage and saw that she was directing again.
A drink sounds a wonderful idea.
Pip pip.
E

Comment on Holiday – Part II: Gay Dads by epidavrus

epidavrus — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:31:04 +0000

You must think me dreadful for abandoning you for so long, especially after you wrote such a fabulous review of JGB… (after some prompting…). My excuse: I’ve been up a Mountain. Yes, a real one. I’ll explain sometime. Meanwhile, you know our Lovely Lady is back from LA and directing Figaro, don’t you? Theatre? Nowhere to be seen – I *can’t* subsist on vampire skin-flicks for the rest of my life…. Alas, alack and oh fuck.
We’ll have to have a drink sometime…

Comment on Christmas by eiljert

eiljert — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:17:21 +0000

I AM a member of the NT – but I am a long way off being Greek, so your spelling is absolutely fine with me… E.x