The Vancouver Sun ran two stories today about how Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn have settled in town (see New to the neighbourhood). Two giant full-colour photos and supplementary black and white photos accompany this breaking news.
I’m glad the Sun keeps us informed when important events like this occur. This is the kind of dangerous, on-the-edge-of-your-seat kind of reporting that I like to see on the front page — not that boring stuff about the police (allegedly) using excessive force and (allegedly) threatening the media or the tiresome escalating military action in Iraq.
I only wish they had mentioned it way back when they arrived, or I wouldn’t have been so surprised when I spotted Kurt at lunch. I wish they’d tell us when the scores of other actors and actresses who live in Vancouver go outside for any reason.
Keep it up, Vancouver Sun!
As it turns out, “ohayo gozaimasu” isn’t said so much by the men, who prefer to use something that sounds like “uuushhhh!”, according to Sabine. Huh? Is that even a word? I hate to be culturally ignorant, but to me “uuushhhh” sounds a bit like a toilet flushing.
I don’t understand why people linger on the sofas, reading the paper. Can’t they do that at home? Some are meeting friends over a coffee, which is pleasant, but most are alone on the sofa or in the corner. And there’s always the artsy type with the laptop, typing up the next great novel to be rejected by the publisher. And the grey-suited guy reading the business section of the