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Christmas Spirit
Monday, 23 December 2002 18:05I finally realised why I've had such trouble getting into the Christmas spirit. No, it's not my usual 365 days a year cynicism. It's not even Christmas telly. In fact I'm torn between depressed and bouncy at the moment.
I'm bouncy because I just saw some of The Cassandra Crossing. I just love those all-star casts, man. This time I got to see Ava Gardner, Richard Harris and a very young and trendy looking Martin Sheen in the SAME FRAME! Man alive, that's fantastic. It's like watching the Great Escape and realising that James Coburn, Charles Bronson, James Garner and the wondrous Steve McQueen are in the same room. I mean, the only way they could've really improved on that CC scene was to have Dean Martin turn up accompanied by Errol Flynn and Marilyn Monroe. Mind you, if Marilyn and Ava were ever that close together I think the TV would explode- there's only so much beauty a TV can take, you know.
Anyway, that's why I'm bouncy (and because my mam bought lots of confections because it's Christmas). And yet...
( Christmas. Bah humbug. )
And I mean this most sincerely: Merry Christmas to all and Happy Holidays! I can't remember who said this, but it takes a great deal of courage to see the world in all it's tarnished beauty and still love it. Oscar Wilde, I think. He was right. The world is beautiful, if tarnished. We should remember that and try to keep it as beautiful as possible. And I suppose that's what Christmas is really about, right?
I'm bouncy because I just saw some of The Cassandra Crossing. I just love those all-star casts, man. This time I got to see Ava Gardner, Richard Harris and a very young and trendy looking Martin Sheen in the SAME FRAME! Man alive, that's fantastic. It's like watching the Great Escape and realising that James Coburn, Charles Bronson, James Garner and the wondrous Steve McQueen are in the same room. I mean, the only way they could've really improved on that CC scene was to have Dean Martin turn up accompanied by Errol Flynn and Marilyn Monroe. Mind you, if Marilyn and Ava were ever that close together I think the TV would explode- there's only so much beauty a TV can take, you know.
Anyway, that's why I'm bouncy (and because my mam bought lots of confections because it's Christmas). And yet...
( Christmas. Bah humbug. )
And I mean this most sincerely: Merry Christmas to all and Happy Holidays! I can't remember who said this, but it takes a great deal of courage to see the world in all it's tarnished beauty and still love it. Oscar Wilde, I think. He was right. The world is beautiful, if tarnished. We should remember that and try to keep it as beautiful as possible. And I suppose that's what Christmas is really about, right?