You might have noticed a couple of new web links appear in my list of them ( in the side panel of this blog ) in the month or so since the last post ... and then again, you might not have. I will talk about them anyway ... it is something to get me writing (again!!), and who knows - someone else out there in cyberspace might just be interested in them .....
One is connected to my old, present , long-term ... describe it as you will .... obsession with the Maestro - the other is connected to something (or should that be SOMEONE) that just might become a new one ... *hee hee hee... *
First things first .... the first web link (aerojarre.blogspot.com) directs you to a blog Jean Michel has been writing while he has been on his recent European tour ( Oxygene Tour ). Here, he writes his perspective of the concerts, the venues, the fans, the music, his performance ... how the tour went, things that went wrong,things that turned out better than expected, stuff he and the crew did during the travelling between countries and cities ... his personal view of the tour. But it wasn't just Jean Michel writing there - the fans could contribute too, in the form of messages / comments. To me, as a fan, it is fascinating to read .... to hear about the concerts and life on tour from the other side of the stage,from those involved,and from those watching, as well as Jean Michel's thoughts about various topics ... but the quality of the writing makes it something non fanatics would enjoy too I think. Jean Michel comes across as quite self critical of himself, very driven with a distinct idea of what he wants and how he wants it done work -wise, articulate (bearing in mind that the posts are written in English, not his native French), thoughtful and someone with a wickedly dry sense of humour.
The tour is over now, but Jean Michel has indicated that he will continue with the blog ... to continue to update those reading it with what he is doing, his plans and ideas .... and I really hope he does.
The second link (www.david-tennant.com) is for a fan site dedicated to a Time Lord ... or rather, the person playing him . For those who don't know ( which are not many, at least in the Uk ... ), David Tennant is the actor who is playing the 10th Doctor in the Sci Fi series Doctor Who . This makes him one of the most popular persons on UK TV at the moment, as the series is huge here. But the site isn't just about David as The Doctor ... it also features other work he has done ... and there is a fair amount of it. There are articles about him and his work ( both stage, screen and films ) as well as photos and audio / video clips. The person running this site has done a super job ... must be almost as obsessed by him as I am by the Maestro. So why am I interested ? ... well, I enjoy Doctor Who - I'm not an avid fan, but I like it .... I also remember watching David in two other series: the lead in the recent TV adaptation of Casanova, and in the musical drama Blackpool ... and the fact that, like with the Maestro, I don't find him exactly ugly !! Yep, he is extremely good looking ( see the photo for proof of that ... ), a VERY good actor ( worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company .. in fact, he is playing Hamlet from July ... ) with a healthy sense of humour and an ability to laugh at himself, comes across as a nice guy, and has a Scottish accent when he speaks with his own voice that is enough to make you melt ... oh, and he is my age too ... all the ingredients for a simmering new obsession , don't you think ?. I thought I had got over the age of acting like this ... but apparently I haven't ... never mind !!
So there we have it, as the title of this post said, something old, something new ..... something else to write ( and obsess ) about ...
