[ExI] Happy New Year!

Emlyn emlynoregan at gmail.com
Fri Jan 2 00:43:59 UTC 2009


2009/1/2 BillK <pharos at gmail.com>:
> On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Emlyn wrote:
>> It must be new year by now for just about everyone.
>>
>> Happy New Year!
>> 2009, can you believe it?
>> Do something awesome this year!
>>
> On the BBC2 TV New year musical entertainment programme 'Jules
> Hootenanny', after her performance the singer Annie Lennox had a brief
> chat with the host.
> Jules said 'And what is your recommendation for 2009?'
> After a brief pause, Annie said, 'Well, 2009 is going to be a
> catastrophic year. I recommend staying in bed'. Unsettled, trying to
> make a joke of it, Jules said, 'So your recommendation for 2009 is to
> stay in bed!', then laughed and swiftly moved on to another guest.
>
> Unexpected serious comment on a light entertainment show.

I like Annie Lennox, but that's super lame. I stand by my previous exhortation.

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Emlyn

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