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I saw I'm Still Here on Tuesday, a Brazilian film about the military dictatorship of the 1970s and what happened to a family when the husband/ father disappeared. Based on a true story. I thought it was very good, the lead actor (the mother) in particular - she was terrific.The Army's secret police was menacing without being overtly violent, and the way the film showed her as she aged - while still seeking out the truth - was very impressive.
I also enjoyed Anora, A Real Pain, and A Complete Unknown. Thought Emelia Perez was bonkers.
The winding coastal road between Sitges and Barcelona is pretty spectacular, great when you're in a campervan and dozens of angry Spaniards are stuck behind you
Great thread. Tom Waits is The Man for me (Saturday Night ... Jersey Girl ... The Piano Has Been Drinking ... all amazing tunes) but when I was younger it was Springsteen. Then he made some rubbish and I wasn't that interested anymore. Until he came out with Western Stars album, and this track, Moonlight Motel.
What an amazing thread. Good work, WindsorR and the Board, to get talking.
I went down the rabbit hole of misery in my 30s (no need to go into why) but you don't really see it for what it is at the time. I tried not to be angry but that wasn't the easiest thing to control, so - as everyone's said - exercise was a great help.
Definitely opening up to people - friends - is a great help. Having a community that supports you in tough times is vital. I'm older now so don't care if I come across oddly at times whereas in the 30s I was worried all the time I was putting people off. Proper friends won't care; they'll stick with you.
Medicating with booze or drugs won't make the problem go away so try and steer clear if you can.
I'm trying to help a guy at the moment who is paralysed with depression. It's tough, but you just be as consistent as you can be, so they know you're around whenever they need you.
I was surprised by how good a book Lonely Boy is, and am looking forward to the adaptation.
I've met Glen Matlock on a couple of occasions and try very hard to keep the conversation to talking about QPR (not hard) rather than go all fan-boy at him about Pretty Vacant and Anarchy ...
I might have mentioned this one before, but if you're looking for something to take your mind off all this, then City of Thieves by David Benioff - half of the Game of Thrones team - is a great read, set in an under-siege Leningrad during WW2 and about two Russian boys having to undertake a dangerous mission - collect some eggs to make a wedding cake - by crossing the German lines. Really gripping and well-told.
More recently there's the new Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, which at *checks length* 880 pages, should get anyone through the tedious days ahead; I haven't started it yet but the previous one, Bring Up the Bodies, was brilliant and I thought better than Wolf Hall.
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