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S Le P Kane's Interests
General
Music
Ivor Cutler, Vincent Gallo, Laurie Anderson, Bjork, Eno, anything acoustic from Senegal, basically anything where things plunk or go ping. And Talking Heads, John Coltrane, T. Amos, N. Drake, Mouse on Mars, the Incredible String Band, my mates Lewis and Alf, Bach, Ravel, everything by the troubadours, Django, Arvo and French Chanson. And now, a song:
"I am the Mirrorboy.
I am quite difficult to draw.
When I look in the mirror, all I see
is a tunnel where the face should be.
There's a girl at work I really like.
She doesn't talk to me much but we work together.
We're spies. She's not shy. She tends to look over my shoulder a lot.
I am Mirrorboy, I take everything on board.
I'm beginning to see things out of focus.
I tend to overreact to posters in the street.
I'm useful in spy-work because my face
deflects lasers.
There are 2 kinds of laser.
Lasers used in security systems.
And lasers from laser guns, which are expensive. Very expensive.
But sometimes we go spying on other planets.
I have a friend, Magnetboy.
He's useful if the enemy use bullets or arrows.
He tends to be more popular than me.
He and she can talk for hours..." Thank you.
Movies
Early, easy favourites: Brazil, Orlando, Les Enfants Du Paradis, Do The Right Thing, Night of the Hunter, Never Give a Sucker An Even Break, Nothing Lasts Forever, Buffalo 66... on and on. King Kong. Rouben Mamoulian's Jeckyll and Hyde. Apparently my first word was "Cartoon".
About me: Hello. Make yourself at home. I'm one of a number of people on the internet called Simon Kane. I write and I act (my showreel's up there in Videos) and I make things and I show them. They include, in descending order of guessed audience share: Radio sketches penned for That Mitchell and Webb Sound and Laurence and Gus: Hearts and Minds (currently being broadcast) featuring Primo Levi, the Mekon, Hello Kitty, Zombie Poppins, a baby seal called Asbo ( MENTIONED by Jonathan Ross). And this, for That Mitchell And Webb Look...
Then there's my work as an associate artist with the theatrical collective Shunt, coming-up-with-stuff for and running-about-while-costumed in the theatrical landmarks "Dance Bear Dance", "Amato Saltone", "Tropicana" and "The Tennis Show":
Then the award-winning, politically sensitive collaborations as an actor with politically insensitive Kuwaiti literary giant Sulayman Al-Bassam (we did the national premiere of "Hamlet" on the Kuwaiti/Iraqi border, we got medals etc.)...
Then "Princess Plimsole", "Iago's Little Book of Calm" and "Jonah Non Grata" are all pieces of mine that have somehow appeared onstage, excellently with excellent people, and might do so again. There's also a very old film of "The Tempest" I made featuring some future Shunt talent alongside scattered comedy pros like Rufus Jones, Gus Brown, Susy (also a) Kane and David Mitchell - which didn't. And then the stories (chiefly children's stories for grown-ups... Do contact me if you'd like a read). And I draw. Next up: Itinerant spots singing, compering, crashing industry events as a "professional parasite", confusing people for periods of time short enough to fall within the remit of stand-up, uncommissioned adventures in radio, hanging round the Shunt Lounge looking out of place...
And the blog. Thankyou for coming. We'll see. Be well.
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Hello Simio. I am going to try my damndest to make Contains Violence. It looks fantastic. You must let me know about other stuff! Please! Thank you. Adios. x
Hallo you! I'm glad you enjoyed This is Jazz. I did it in Germany once and changed the lyrics to Ich bein Jazz. I can't get the Mekon sketch out of my head and was so glad it was in the final episode. Also please let me know if you're doing any Shunt stuff or live shows. I mean it dude. Peace.
Scoob-a-rama lovelovelove the video... Happy New Year. Hope you got the tiny christmas gift I sent you. Want to see you super-soon. All been chaos from 31st January til now but meet we must and what's this about Jona coming back..? Exciting. x x x ever love
Thank you for posting your chinese dragon and astronaut on my site. they are most welcome and are getting along fine with the neverending supply of chocolate cake. Hope you are very well Mr Kane xx
I hope everyone is in fine health, of body and mind, and the road is prooving smooth and true.
Please enjoy our new Video for our single 'Nature of This Town' wich was released last monday (on Butterfly Recordings). We filmed it where we live in South East London, Mundania Court, Peckham Rye, One Tree Hill and Gipsy Hill. Spot our pretty little Miss Brian Ferret's camio. Thanks to Andy Hankdog for letting us borrow his house with living room swings, and to our favourite chippy fisherman at the Dolphin Fish Bar. And shame on the Manhatten Loft Corporation who are turning our beautiful Honor Oak Baptist Church into flats. nice one.
24 Oct 2007 20:00 Leytonstone Ex-Servicemen’s Club London, London and South East 1 Nov 2007 20:00 Glee Club Birmingham, Midlands 7 ..ransmusicales, Salle de la Cite Renne 8 Dec 2007 20:00 Renne Maximum Security Women’s Prison Renne 12 ..he Luminiare London 18 ..he Social London, London and South East 28 Dec 2007 12:00 Royal Festival Hall London, London and South East
heya thank you for inviting me to subscribe to your blog, I did so very readily. You seem like a very interesting person, very witty and more than a bit perplexing. Those ae my thoughts so far, yet I feel I have far more to discover. Ciao, x Secret Sandman x
Whilst we were all suffering numb bums you had a comfy sofa, charming ;). Aww i bet it was, i would have liked a padlock to go on top of the tv in the living room :)
2am an hour in it's entirety...sleeping...waking...but where did it fly...time has blown it's bubbles through the air...time flies...sleeptime... sugarkiss x
It's been a strange time... Not really slept... have to go and film an internet soap opera in half an hour in Shepherd's Bush... NOT FUN... Just got your message. Will call tomorrow... Morning x kiss x
I think we just cross-communicated! I've sent you a message on the other bit. Thanks for your comment, though. Yes, I agree with what you say, Love Jane xxx
