Red Army Factoids

Watched "The Baader Meinhof Complex" with PB, CM and CS. An enthralling and rather traumatic account of left-wing terrorism in Germany in the '60s/'70s. Never knew it was such a national problem! (Or that everyone smoked that bloody much.) Left the theatrette shellshocked but far, far better informed than I'd entered it - not that I've an iota of sympathy for the murderous RAF. Post-picture, the four of us took a punt on an unfamiliar Uighur restaurant. In contrast to the fancy decor, the tucker was cheap and cheerful...and incredibly slow in arriving. The waiter confided that they'd accidentally burnt our chicken skewers and had to cook more.


Listening: "To The 5 Boroughs" (2004) by the Beastie Boys. Try as I occasionally do, I can't give a fig for this. Gotta invest in the 20th-anniversary edition of "Paul's Boutique".

Reading: "Tank Girl - Armadillo!" (2008) by Alan C. Martin. Novella plus assorted shorter texts from the original writer of the anarchic Brit comic. I miss "Deadline" magazine.