Flying Pete is quite cute. Curly brown hair, blue eyes and a touch taller than me, but what was most impressive was his endurance. However, I fear he will never go to another South African film after last night’s spectacle. I was moved to buy a bunch of tickets after meeting the film director in a shopping mall handing out flyers and trying to get people to come and watch his film. It reminded me how hard I worked to get bums on seats for mine. So Petri, Ciggy, C, Fay, Flying Pete and I set out to make our mark.
It was possibly the worst film ever made in history. C had great fun poking me in the ribs during particularly bad moments. I’m not even going to mention the film’s name as I am spineless and would prefer not to get engaged in a vicious fight with fellow independent filmmakers. Oh and because I actually felt really sorry for him as he stood underneath the exit sign, grinning and waiting for positive feedback. I pretended to be on my phone so I didn’t have to congratulate him. I was so stunned at how bad the film was that I wasn’t prepared to even attempt lying.
I just spoke to the British docci director – he has such an amazing voice – smooth and velvety like lindt chocolate. I was finding it hard not to drift off into a reverie in which I was sitting on top of him and giving it stick. Did I say “giving it stick?” I meant “riding his stick.” Did I say “riding his stick?” I’m sorry; this was not the kind of thing I was taught at ballet school. But maybe I can give Flying Pete a little tomorrow. “A little what? A little polishing of his shaft, a little giving and receiving of stick.
