Hi Everyone
When we were young before the days of television, and even when there were 2 channels to choose from, the cinema or "the pictures" as we called them were almost full for six nights of the week. The two places that we most associated with the films we watched were Hollywood and if it was a British film, the Pinewood Studios. From Pinewood, we had action, comedy, romance, excitement, make believe and the occasional horror. We sat in the dark entranced by that other world that we could only dream about unless you happened to be sitting in the back row in the double seats with your girlfriend at our local cinema when the film was just a minor distraction. The reason I am remembering this Rubbish is because Pinewood Studios are still thriving producing films both for the cinema and for television and is still a major industry employing thousands of people. Probably for this reason our Prime Minister Keir Starmer chose this venue to deliver a major speech promising, yet again, six priorities for his government, police, housing, clean power by 2030, higher living standards, safer streets and ensuring a record number of five year old children are ready for school. I could not help drawing a comparison with those films we watched all those years ago, "Action" to be convinced, "Comedy" more likely to cry than laugh, "Romance" are you kidding, "Excitement" not in a million years, "Make Believe" most likely and "Horror" definitely.
This week I have another birthday coming up. It seems like only a week ago since my last birthday but for some reason, the years seem to get shorter. I also realise that I am getting closer to middle age but if I start counting backwards from this point I can keep the next age description at bay. If you are a long time Rubbish reader you will know that I am an only child. According to the Senior Partner, the weather was snowy, the Junior Partner had to contend with icy roads as they went to the hospital. According to the Senior Partner, it was the most difficult berth in human history so you can understand why she did not want to repeat that experience, unlike her mother who had eight children. After all that trauma the final disappointment was that I should have been Carol as it was near Christmas. Instead, she had to call me Brian. I am not sure the Senior Partner ever recovered from that disappointment.
This week I went to our local surgery for my annual review. Blood pressure good, blood test good, reflexes good, tablets good, "see you in 12 months time". Hope so. I will see you next week and beyond if you can stand this Rubbish.
Just a thought :
My friend was ejected from his local cinema for taking in his own food. Pity really as he had not had a BBQ for ages.
Our local cinema was robbed of £125 last week. The thieves took a bag of Maltesers, a pick and mix and a large Pepsi.
Statistically, 9 out of 10 injections are in vein.
Brian
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