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If you were stranded/castaway on a desert island, what one book, one film, one piece of music and one food dish would you have in your bag and why? What is it about those particular choices that you cant do without?

 

 

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Book: An evil cradling by Brian Keenan to remind me how fortunate I am not to be in captivity.
Film: Airplane...to keep me happy and so that I can watch it 100 times and try and see all of the humour in it.
Music: "Can you feel it"? by the Jacksons as it always makes me dance like nobody is watching!
Food: Copious amounts of toad in the hole to remind me of home.
Book - The Ten Principle Upanishads. a treasure of mystical/philosophical insights which I could dip into every day

The Film- either The Princess Bride or the original 39 Steps

Music - Mozart always

Food - a never ending supply of bacon and eggs
Good posting btw David!

Thanks!

Book;

A book i read at school with its political message and themes that still impact today

Film;

Pulp Fiction

Tarantino is one of my fave directors and this i belives to be his greatest. Great actors, script to keep you enthralled.

Music:

Imagine by Lennon

Its message would make the days seem simpler....

Food;

Chili Con carne

Food from the heaven...

Richard Roman said:

Good posting btw David!
Excellent choice David. 1984 is an awesome book. His use of language is so precise and clean. And as you say the message is as clear today as when he wrote it in 1948. Scary as hell and it just shows you the importance of language as a tool- for good or evil

Indeed!

It was between 1984 and A Clockwork Orange ( a lot more violent b ut just as powerful)

1984 has had more of an impact; even to the point it spawned new terms/concepts to the english language



Richard Roman said:

Excellent choice David. 1984 is an awesome book. His use of language is so precise and clean. And as you say the message is as clear today as when he wrote it in 1948. Scary as hell and it just shows you the importance of language as a tool- for good or evil
On books - am currently reading Nial Fergusons book on the history of MONEY. Great read.

Inconceivable you would pick The Princess bride...;P

Richard Roman said:

Book - The Ten Principle Upanishads. a treasure of mystical/philosophical insights which I could dip into every day

The Film- either The Princess Bride or the original 39 Steps

Music - Mozart always

Food - a never ending supply of bacon and eggs

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