i love my husband, being in soho, writing, dj-ing, music-ing, cat-stroking, tea-drinking, relaxing.
Music
dub reggae and punk, blues and cabaret - and drums.
the slits, the smiths, the happy mondays, the tiger lillies, the raincoats, the mo-dettes, the waitresses, patti smith, television, ian dury and the blockheads, mel torme, dean martin, inspiral carpets, the specials, the selecter
Movies
silent ones, please, or at least ones that came out pre-1965. Escapism and glorious technicolour or black and white dreaminess.
Fred and Ginger, Anna May Wong, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Gloria Swanson ...
Television
Friends, I'm afraid, is my no-brainer of choice. Curb Your Enthusiasm and Scrubs, vintage Perfect Strangers, and SHAMELESS!
Books
Too many! But favourite writers include Stuart Maconie, Andrew Collins, Shakespeare, Hemingway, Ben Jonson, Sartre, Alain De Botton
Heroes
My husband and family, Miss Piggy, Carmen Miranda, John Peel
Music journalist writer person, DJ, former model and actor, street theatre silent movie explorer ... amongst other things ...
I'm also writing a celebration of the Slits' music to mark the 30-year anniversary of their seminal 1979 album CUT!
I'll be posting up various bits of music journalism for you to peruse, should you care to, also the deets of my radio show PARANOIMIA, which I would love you to listen to - it's an alternative mish mash of dub reggae, punk, 30s tango, blues, rockabilly and everything in between. Enjoyez vous!
Ah yes ,I was at the Dublin Castle gig, Jud's rock caberet,No dont ,misses.Chasers ,Les's new band. Glad ya had a fab time..Jeez,we had a great time at the Movie shoot on Monday,Andy and the band are so darn good at being the blockheads. Tis Spooky.Im off to Poland with Geldof weekend away day treat. Hip Hip.Enjoy ya weekend . Regards .J T. x
No problem. It's always a pleasure to coommunicate and be friends with people who appreciate stuff like The Slits. Let me know if you want me to post anything. I'm happy to help if I can. Good luck with the book! :-)
Hiya, Just about to drive to my studio but can talk this afternoon if you'd like to call. Don't know why Jim is having trouble contacting me, I'll email him. Thanks Zoe! xxxxx
