Well, Greygirl hasn't got together with folk for a long time, even in small numbers, nor has she left the garden after dark but yesterday was invited to do just that.
The darkest part of Greygirl will always say 'no' to an invitation of any kind, even before the lighter part has chance to ponder the possibilities and put them in the mental weighing scales. The upshot being that last night I attended a small gathering known as Salon 26. Nothing to do with hairdressing, I hasten to add.
They use film clips and questions about art, music, poetry to prompt the kind of talk that can and does meander into unexpected and interesting places. Switching the mind on, instead of plonking it infront of a t.v and switching off.
Last nights informal proceedings began with the opening scene from the film 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' with Albert Finney, every inch the angry young man working in a factory - "All I want is a good time, the rest is propoganda."
This lead folk to chat about other films of the time, books and plays, Nottingham, industrial northern towns before all their blackened buildings were sandblasted. There's mention of the Smiths and the Bard of Salford, John Cooper Clarke.
Synapses are connecting in the brain. I'm suprised at just how much I'm remembering and suddenly thinking about, how much I have to say.
Then we are watching The Jam performing 'That's Entertainment', great lyrics well sung, brilliant bass line.
I'll leave you with one of the questions -
which artist said, "paint like the rozzers are about to arrive."?
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