Showing posts with label The Bionic Woman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Bionic Woman. Show all posts

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Back to the eighties.


My favourite local pub, the Robin Hood and Little John in Bexleyheath (pictured above - click to enlarge the photograph) has just been nominated Bexley Pub of the Year for a record EIGHT YEARS running by the Bexley branch of CAMRA. A range of eight superbly looked after real ales and wholesome pub food make this a "must try" venue; I cannot recommend it highly enough.

North Kent Medium Wave pirate radio station WNKR are moving frequency next Sunday; they are moving from 1476 KHz down to the old Radio Caroline frequency of 819 KHz.

It feels like we are finally having a 1980's resurgence. In the movies, Rambo is back, and on TV the Bionic Woman is being re-imagined by the team that brought us the awesome BattleStar Galactica remake. And before you ask, yes the new Jaime Sommers is "that bird off EastEnders" - not that I would know or care, being a detester of the soap opera genre. As previously mentioned, I feel that we are now in a new golden age of sci fi and fantasy - and all the better for it.

Check out the MySpace site for Marsh Ruby, an absolutely superb lunchtime venue near Waterloo station in London; for the last couple of years I have supplied them with the chillies for their excellent organic curries (I grow chillies, sweet peppers and other exotic vegetables in my garden) - they also have a conventional website here. Cheap, wholesome and tasty home made curries made with free range, organic ingredients. Hard to beat.

Here is the trailer for the forthcoming movie "John Rambo" - I don't know about you, but to me this looks excellent - a real return to form with Sly Stallone and the action thriller.

I challenged a Chav playing loud music on his mobile phone yesterday; I was on the bus back from a quick visit to the Bluewater shopping centre when the individual fired up his phone to play what sounded like Mandarin Chinese (c)rap over the speaker. Surprisingly when I politely challenged him, he switched it off and apologised. The fact that I was at least a foot taller and five stone bigger than him probably helped. My tweed jacket definitely has an effect too. A little victory and all the sweeter for it.

Two clips from the remake of "The Bionic Woman" for you - feedback via the comments link below if you wish.