very OT - Re: [kj] Planespotting

[antoni at clara.net]

You know what, I just found a link today. If anyone was in any doubt that it
was a total stitch up & believe the statement that Greeks know nothing of
our *hobby*, yeah right, check these out :

http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_401.shtml
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_402.shtml

http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_403.shtml

You can understand I am feeling a bit miffed today now ... but I'll still
watch much of Athens 2004 ...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "fatpotanga" <fatpotanga at SexMagnet.com>
To: "The Gathering" <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 9:17 AM
Subject: [kj] Planespotting


Ha ha!!!
That's excellent Antoni!

It's gotta be kinda surreal finding yourself portrayed in a docu-drama?
Still, it's gotta be even more surreal finding yourself up on spy charges
and plastered all over the media!

Looking forward to it!

So, who do we reckon should play Antoni?
Ewan McGreggor?!  Nah, I want John Thompson!  =:¬D


On 12/8/04 10:01 pm, "antoni at clara.net" wrote:
>
> Meanwhile, on the eve of the Athens 2004 games, some of you may be
> interested to hear that filming of the "Planespotting" drama, which
> documents my fateful trip to Greece in November 2001, starts in Portugal
in
> a month's time. Indeed, probably due to my own eccentricities (manic gig
> goer & football fan), I've been chosen as one of the 5 (from 14) main
> characters, to dwell on family stuff like with the effect on my teenage
> daughter. Anyway, met up with folks from Granada TV today & they plan to
> deck out my character in a Killing Joke t-shirt. Oh yes ! Might be
portrayed
> as a bit of a Hi-Fidelity type, which is a damn sight better than the
> stereotypical saddo anorak bedwetter image some sections of the media were
> keen to promote. Anyway, a 2 hour drama loosely "based" upon events in
> Kalamata & Nafplio is due on TV screens in the UK during early 2005.
>
> Regards,
>
> Antoni



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