The Lady Varnishes
Whoops, a month and a half went by rather quickly there. RL has (oh please PLEASE please) taken a turn for the better again, but events are in motion and moving at speed. Which means I'll (hopefully) be back in a few weeks after I get my act together and do what I know I must get done. But I'm NOT going to do my disappearing trick again. Sorry for
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Lol JK. Sort out everything and come back refreshed :)
PS I went to a lecture by David Shrigley! He seemed like a nice guy who genuinely doesn't know why his work is so popular when he admitted that he does silly things and really can't draw lol.
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OMG SO JEALOUS!! He's like my idol. Seriously funny guy. And until a few years ago, nobody knew what he looked like. I love the video he did for Good Song by Blur. And 'Who I Am and What I Want'.
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Thanks for thinking about me; I'm sorry for taking off like that, it was tres rude. I hope things are still good on the board. Amazing times there. The last Ian 'thing' I did was listen to the Pickerskill Reports.
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Pickerskill was a pretty good one! Things on the board are fine, though much quieter than in the past. I saw elsewhere that you lost your password. I know you're not into Ian anymore, but of course you're welcome to re-join if you want to visit or check things out. Meanwhile, it's cool that Sharlto is just starting his film career - you are getting in on the ground floor there, as it were!
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Has Ian been in Australia or did I imagine it? Actually, maybe it was Ian McKellen. He will always have a special place in my heart, mainly 'cos of you guys. And B 'marmalade' Charles is still my hero.
Sharlto's kind of a noob at the moment, so he's still fun to watch. He's done one 'indie' film and one 'commercial' film so it'll be interesting to see which way he follows.
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I was quite surprised that he is quite young because most famous illustrators aren't lol. There was a huge turnout in the tiny room for the talk in a lecture series that most people ignore lol. But that didn't excuse the verrrry long delay from the hosts for keeping him and everyone else waiting! (Actually I don't know whose fault it was but I'm going to blame uni anyway lol)
If I would have known you were a fan I would have got his autograph! :(
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Yeah, I think he's only about 40. I'm so pleased there was a good turnout, he deserves to be well known. Will Self said he knows people who use his drawings as a kind of sense-of-humour litmus test for any potential mates.
Have you had any lectures from other artists you like?
I'm sorry, I'm doing a bit of a Hotel California here, aren't I? I check out but I never leave.
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Really? He looked younger than that! Then, so would I if I made mega-bucks! I used to like Will Self but ever since he said that Paul Merton and Ian Hislop should quit HIGNFY I've gone off him. Apparently, it was because one of Self's jokes didn't go down well on the show and got cut from the televised version, so he's been pouting about it lol.
There was one by a lady originally from India (can't remember her name!) who is into inventing and making things. It was a refreshing change to see a woman into that stuff because boys are stupid. Another famous one was the guy who founded the Designer's Republic. You could see all the fangirls and boys drooling on the floor at the mention of his name. Pathetic.
It's okay. Me and E are having a tiff with Ian at the moment so we're not around much either.
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