Tom Lennon • Freelance Writer: comedy and pop culture

Freelance writer specializing in comedy and the geekier end of the pop culture spectrum.

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Latitude Diary, Day 3

On Latitude Saturday (otherwise known as 19th July), Sigur Rós were the headlines. They were good, but I don't like them as much as I feel I ought too. There's something about that finely-crafted, Icelandic, plinky-plonky minimalism that makes me feel as though I've stepped into a mobile phone commercial. I guess I can only take minimalism in small doses.It was just after the Sigur Rós set that we encountered the Parachute Man. We were sitting on the field when some guy tripped over my foot, flew through the air and landed on a patch of grass nearby, face first. [...]

Thursday night is Dark Knight night

I'm off to see it this evening. Can't get tickets for the local IMAX, so will have to make do with a regular sized big-ass screen.I'll let you know what I think.

Latitude Diary: Day 2, Part 2

Friday highlights included:12.35 Robin Ince at the Comedy Arena. Very funny. Here he is at one of his Latitude Book Clubs, having an impromptu "Peel-Off" with Ross Noble:15.00 Micah P. Hinson. Throaty Americana music. Good shit.15.45 Bearsuit. Say it after me: "Jupiter FORCE! Jupiter FORCE!" Fucking awesome. More about them later.20.00 Death Cab For Cutie. Clare's a fan. I'm being won over. They were good.Here you go, Clare:21.30 Franz Ferdinand(?) Guilty Pleasures: late night cheese. No wonder I couldn't get to sleep.Stuff I missed:My old pal Nicky arrived on Friday so I helped her unpack, pitch her tent and lose [...]

Latitude Diary: Day 2, Part 1 – Just a Bloody Minute

09.45 Emerge from sleeping bag.10.20 Emerge from tent.10.30 Make way from camping area to catch 12 .30pm recording of legendary Radio 4 panel game 'Just a Minute'.10.45 Arrive at arena. Wake up. 10.50 Discover the Just a Minute queue is already about sixty-three miles long. The irony is not lost on me. 10.52 Reluctantly join queue. Have never seen so many Radio 4 listeners in one place. Am reminded about those movie legends about The Wizard of Oz: during filming, the Munchkin actors were said to be so overwhelmed by the unprecedented availability of like-sized people they lost all inhibitions [...]

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