In The Words Of
by Carl Marsh
which makes a point of having an actor giant - Jack is 6’5” in the books, and Tom Cruise is 5’7”! Taking the role of Jack Reacher is Alan Ritchson; he had a similar upbringing as his character, moving around many times as the son of a USAF Chief Master Sergeant, albeit Reacher is the son of an Army guy. And Alan is 6’3”, so, not too far off the height. Although a relative unknown, he plays the role so well, and it’s no wonder the books’ fans are and have been ecstatic about the performance and show. It’s pretty violent, slightly tongue-in-cheek fun, also. Season two is incoming—a fantastic show. INTRO RANT Am I the only one to believe that the Western World has started to eat itself alive? Anybody that knows me will acknowledge that I don’t hold back when it comes to… well, the powers that be and the clowns that follow every word the TV newsman/woman says. And this darn Emergency Alert thingy, now they couldn’t even get that right! Please enlighten me as to why it was needed, as the last time I checked, no tsunami or earthquake had occurred on our shores, ever! Let’s be honest with ourselves; one would probably notice an earthquake, and trying to outrun a tsunami… #pointless. Some might think it’s for those that don’t watch the TV newsman or woman. I don’t. But I use my own eyes, ears, and some social media, but mostly, common sense. And back to my earlier salient point that “They” couldn’t even get the ‘Alert thingy right’ in that most of my village didn’t get the alert! These people on my village WhatsApp, who, in the majority, are over 60, thus maybe not have the latest phone - this is what they told me. It also appears it went off at 1 am this morning for some who didn’t get it at 3 pm on Sunday! I turned that garbage off a couple of weeks ago. Again, pointless. You’d think the un-elected Prime Minister had some… no, wait…best not to go there, Carl. TV REVIEW Reacher - Amazon Prime OK, I am slow to the party here, but I am glad I had a lovely holiday away and finally got to watch Reacher. Like all of us, we are spoilt for choice via our streaming sites suppliers versus the trash we are forced to pay for via that TV Tax, I mean licence. Reacher, based on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series of books, and after a couple of films starring Tom Cruise, we get the series
INTERVIEWS Four, yes, FOUR interviews this month. Ben Fogle - Monday, May 15 - New Theatre, Cardiff Ben is one of the UK’s best-loved TV bods. An author, too, along with loads of other things. Such a lovely chap to talk with. Catch him in Cardiff by getting a ticket, as only a few remain! Dream Wife - Saturday, May 20 - (Celebrate This Place Festival) Tramshed, Cardiff. A band that doesn’t hold back on the lyrics and message they want to send out. I had a Zoom video with all three members. Leftfield - Friday, May 26 - The Great Hall, Cardiff University Students’ Union. Dance music fans will know and respect Leftfield. If you are not a dance music fan but watch the TV, you will know many a tune from Leftfield thanks to adverts using their music or in films/TV shows. I spoke to founding member Neil Barnes on the phone. The Young’uns - Wednesday, May 31 - Acapela, Pentyrch Anyone that’s a fan of folk music will know and love The Young’uns. And playing at a venue like Acapela will only add gravitas to the performance. I chatted to Sean Cooney via phone. Have a great May, and see you all next month! Carl Marsh Twitter - @InTheWordsOf_CM YouTube - InTheWordsOf
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