Paul Murphy’s posterous

Why have you worn one black and one white shoe for 30 years? “It’s an expression of ‘fun of joy’ (‘Spass an der Freud’). On the other hand it is an example of dichotomy. My shoes behave like twins who always walk hand in hand. In other words: ‘Nothing can belong simultaneously to both parts, and everything must belong to one part or the other.’”

Profile of Uwe Loesch written by the very talented Yolanda Zappaterra.

There's a competition to remix their rushes.

Before Cheryl Cole, it was Kate Moss in trouble for claiming: "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." That happens to be the very opposite of my own life's philosophy (which is, broadly, "Nothing looks as good as eating a meal without a grim eye to its calorific content feels") but I salute her for saying it. What did you think – that you get thin by stuffing yourself with KFC all day?

Kate Moss should be congratulated for admitting the sorry truth of self-denial but emphasising the advantage. Bit of honesty, lots of optimism: that is what we need.

This is the bit I love:
"What did you think – that you get thin by stuffing yourself with KFC all day?"

It's an OK film, the music is well reproduced but like most music biopics it's ultimately a bit boring. (The exceptions I believe are Round Midnight - a fictional combo biopic and Bird. But that's because I;m a jazz man. I mean that in the musical sense.)

I'm reading Empire of the Sun and my wife wants the Memoirs for Christmas. That's all my JG stories for the moment.

Nov 4 2009

I've got a badger, a dog, a cat, and a sack. Now that I've got 'em you can fuck off. All mine.

Wibbly-wobbly train.

Yeah. Don't forget to dry-clean the baby.