Here’s a quote from a Greek newspaper that gave me pause for thought: Andora, one of Athens’ historic movie theaters, in the Panormou district, is relaunching itself under the name Newman and after a radical revamp that has equipped it with stage, sound, screen and lighting systems.
Ignoring the use of ‘American’ English spelling, in other words, ignoring the incorrect spelling of theatres (and don’t get me started on ‘movies’ in a European newspaper), I had to stop and wonder what the alleged cinema had before it was equipped with sound, screen and lights? Was it, perhaps, a blank wall and a projector? Standing room only?
I’m joshin’, because it’s been revamped into an arts centre, cinema and rehearsal space, and is, apparently, an historic venue.
Horio, another historic venue.
Meanwhile, here, there and everywhere across the county there is a 48-hour strike by some union or other which means the Blue Star ferries are not running, but the Spanos and ANES are because they are privately owned. The strike has been called by PNO, which is different to the UK’s P&O, although it sounds similar because we tend to pronounce it P’n’O. P&O stands for The Peninsular and Orient Steam Navigation Company (the Orient was added in 1840), while PNO stands for the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (Πανελλήνια Ναυτική Ομοσπονδία). So, now you know. Or, now you PNO, if you know what I mean. No? I’d better go and have a lie down.
Which I may well do once I have finished work. I managed 3,000 words yesterday without any issues apart from a slightly aching shoulder later in the day, and I am aiming for the same number of words today once I have done this, and my other blog, and as I can’t think of anything else to throw at you this morning, I’ll go and do that right now. Come with me if you want.
