postcards 20 June 2009
I got a plea from a pal recently for addresses as she’s away on her hols and wants to send postcards – probably just to torture all of us with what a great time she’s having and we are not. It reminded me of a friend of mine, now sadly departed, the late and great Gerry MacNamara – a wonderful wit, writer and general menace to society. He would pluck random names and addresses of strangers from the phonebook before he left and send them greetings and details of his adventures – a splendid and hilarious way to mess with people’s brains, I think, and one that I may someday employ to scramble the minds of those I have not met and will probably never will meet.
The wonderful filmmaker Jan Dunn (GYPO, RUBY BLUE) premieres her film THE CALLING at the Edinburgh Film Festival tomorrow night, starring Brenda Blethyn – oh, and I’m in it too. The industry screenings have been very well received = huzzah and all of the public showings sold out = more huzzahs. I hear i am ‘funny’ in it, which I’ll take as a compliment, but I have to say I didn’t intend to be, far as I remember…If any of you get to see it do give it a vote for festival favourite – it’s getting an extra showing on the last day as an eligible film for the prize – enjoy!
