Stalin, Dietrich and the Porno Star – Part 1

by Shamus on June 19, 2013

Well, I don’t know if any of you have been to Eastern Europe. As most people seem to have computers, microwave ovens, dvd players, two or even three cars and a TV in every room, including the toilet, I guess I’m pretty safe in assuming that you’re largely a rather well heeled lot, probably well [...]

Stalin, Dietrich and the Porno Star – Part 2

by Shamus on June 18, 2013

Well, I think it was this festival in Romania in about 1977 when we were arrested by the Romanian secret police. I’d gone back to Bucharest with Konrad Klebb and we were due to fly to Sofia in Bulgaria a couple of days later. Konrad told me he had some business to conclude first, something [...]

Stalin, Dietrich and the Porno Star – Part 3

June 17, 2013

So, the next morning. Well, there was this little glass of liquid again. This time, there was a slightly pinkish tinge to it. Now, I hadn’t eaten for a couple of days, so you can imagine how hungry I was. As most of you probably know, all these drugs and stuff take away your appetite. [...]

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Stalin, Dietrich and the Porno Star – Part 4

June 16, 2013

So anyway, I bit the bullet and turned the bed to face this porn star guy with the unfeasibly huge penis. I figured at the time that, bearing in mind what had happened to Marlene Dietrich, he just might turn into Sharon Stone or Kim Basinger or someone like that. Of course, there was always [...]

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The Art Of Shoplifting

January 15, 2013

Quite a few people have written in to ask when there will be more blogs. For the moment, there isn’t anything new, but as the weather is freezing, I thought I’d re-post the rather strange story by Flann O’ Neill of his escapades in Tesco’s during a very hot summer, a couple of years ago. [...]

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