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// By Jonathan

I told you I'd catch up with you tomorrow didn't I? Even better though, I've caught up with you today. I salute myself.



If you are a fan of brilliance, I strongly suggest you follow this new blog – Dream Racer. My cousin, Simon, is currently out in Argentina filming a...er...film. It's about Christophe Barriere Varju's attempt to complete the Dakar Rally - a 10,000km odyssey through the harshest terrain on earth. Now I know what you're thinking, 'Jon, surely your attempt to catch one hundred buses in one night is far harder'. Well, yes, you are probably right, but I think it's churlish to compare the two feats of endurance. I won't be doing it in the desert for a start. And between you and me, I doubt One Night, One Hundred Buses will ever be granted a cinematic release. There is a chance Dream Racer could be. Not that that should be your sole reason for following it, it's also to do with the fact that it's a challenge of epic proportions. The realisation of a dream. Simon will be blogging throughout the race and possibly beyond as the project goes from filming to post-production to Hollywood. So yes, follow the Dream Racer blog now. You can also visit Christophe's site here. And before you ask, no, I can't get you a discount on motorbikes.
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Introducing Roughneck Vinnie
// By Jonathan



Something rather odd happened to me this morning. I suppose I knew it was coming. I had read about this kind of thing happening to people like me. People who examine their moustache in the reflection of an office window. I just didn't expect it to happen so soon. Not that I didn't feel I was ready. I was. I am. It was just...unexpected.

I, Jonathan Lee, was asked to appear in a film. Or at least that is what I assumed I was being asked when the bloke started talking to me about The Hot Potato, "a 'caper' movie in the great British tradition of The Italian Job and The Wrong Arm of the Law". I assumed he was lining me up for the part of Roughneck Vinnie, a gangster living the high life in Fulham, driven by thoughts of revenge over his stolen bicycle. But, as I snapped back to reality from thoughts of red carpets and appearances on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, I realised that the bloke still hadn't mentioned Roughneck Vinnie. He hadn't even mentioned bicycles. In fact he wasn't talking about the plot at all. He was talking about money. And rather than talking about how much he was going to pay me, he seemed to be asking me how much I was prepared to give him. I bet Jason Statham never had to put up with this crap.

After telling me that he would love it if I gave him a few thousand pounds (or "get involved" as he phrased it) the bloke walked away, leaving me very much alone with my thoughts, moustache and an envelope. I opened the envelope to find the above. The Hot Potato cast list. A list, I think we can all agree, I should be on. It's not a bad list. Ray Winstone is on it. He's quite good. As is Michael Clarke Duncan. The thing is all these people aren't really in the cast at all. They are just reading the script. Which, I assume, basically means the script has been posted to their agents. I was more than a little disappointed. I was quite a lot disappointed. I don't want to invest in something that can't guarantee me Ray Winstone. Especially something called The Hot Potato which brings back painful memories of primary school music lessons. Lessons in which we had to pass a tambourine around in a circle and if the music stopped when we held it we had to stand up and make some sort of rhythmical routine. No. If you are going to make such approaches to me on Victoria Street you are going to need a better film name, have Ray Winstone confirmed and signed up (or a photo of Sandra Bullock that I can keep) and guarantee me the safe return of my bicycle. I don't think that is too much to ask.
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This Is Lego Culture
// By Jonathan

If you have been following my life for the last week or so, you will know that I have been playing with Lego. A lot of it. And I've been having fun with it. Well, yesterday, I posted the iconic, 'American Sailor Kissing Girlfriend In The Street,' photo. I believe that's the official name. Next to it is a photo of two Lego characters parodying it. I think it's a fine effort. Anyway, my friend Sarah posted a few links in the comments section and it got me thinking. A lot of people - way beyond the suggested age range - still play around with Lego. They make movies. They replicate famous images. They place massive Lego Men on Dutch beaches. The amount of Lego-inspired creativity out there is staggering. So I have decided to try and collaborate it all in one place. Here - This Is Lego Culture. Enjoy.

EDIT: 26th October 2009 - Yeah, that lasted a long time. Far too busy to dedicate time to it unfortunately. Sorry. Good news is that the blogspot address, 'This Is Lego Culture' is now up for grabs. Go team, go!
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