Monday the 7th of September is the International Day of Police Co-Operation. So if Sting pops round your gaff, be nicer to him than you normally would, even if he proposes some tantric yoga.
Summer's over and I'm back to work, so the usual rules apply... I'll get back to slightly more interesting posts soon, but in the meantime here's a cool new tune from Irish band (no, not That Irish Band) Hollow Hand...
I've got a heavy metal T-shirt But I don't like the band I just like the way it looks The way it feels in my hand
I took Sam to see his first Shakespeare play on Monday night and he really seemed to enjoy it. Or maybe he was just saying that to keep his old man happy. Despite being an English teacher, I'm not a Shakespeare snob... in fact, apart from the plays I know well, I often struggle to follow them. I read Lear back at University but I'd forgotten more than I remembered about it, apart from the quote below...
As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods.
They kill us for their sport.
Anyway, we both came away happy. Good to see Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars as the King too... Ian McDiarmid is 82 now, but still full of vigour - and with that famous voice which struck terror into us when he was electrocuting Luke in Return of the Jedi. Given that he looked like this back in 1983, I reckon he's aged pretty well...
He was 39 when he originally played the Emperor. In case you were wondering... I certainly was!
I could only think of one song to accompany today's post... with the usual apologies.