Sometimes I pick stuff up off the street.

It’s my shtick, my thing, my inner womble.

Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t.

When we played in LA I found a script on the street between the hotel and starbucks..

As far as I could decipher the main characters in this scene “Claire” and “Ray” are both spies, and have made some kind of vow to leave the spy business together but their work is spilling over into their personal life and they just don’t trust each other.

This is exampled when Claire used her CIA training to analyse their relationships

E.g

(its says Claire: I know the drill, ok. Deny everything, admit nothing, make counter accusations.)

Ray seemed really annoyed and oddly preoccupied wit at how much paperwork it took to stop being a spy.

Ray: I just terminated a 12 year contract with MI6. I spent an hour sigining non disclosure forms.

Ray also worried that Claire had double crossed him, but it turned out that she did leave her job, she just stole some passports first.

I think.

It’s not very clear.

The ending was pretty good though.

Anyway, the more I re read this gold, the more familiar it felt, until it struck me…

This is that Clive Owen and Julia Roberts film that isn’t closer.

This is a draft of Duplicity!

HAHAHAHAHA. I havent even seen this film anod now I probably wont….

Why would someone leave this lying around and not have it framed above their bed?I am hoping it is a section of Julia’s copy and has her tear stains still in it.

Surreal LA

Ellen x

Since Friday, we have played three gigs in California. All these gigs have been close enough to our base in Studio City to mean we’ve stayed in the same hotel and commuted to each of the shows at the El Rey, Pomona and Costa Mesa (and all these shows have been so great. Thank you very much for coming along, and for being so friendly towards us). This has meant we’ve had some of the most leisurely, pleasurable days on tour I have ever known. Mornings spent lounging by the pool, before a short drive, a show, and then a short drive back, to a bed with sheets that seem almost homely. Brilliant.

And today we have a day off. Rumours of a trip to The Michael Jackson Death House, but no doubt about a trip to Amoeba. Expect some top class Record Boxing this afternoon.

This was one of the most surreal, amazing moments I have had since being in Los Campesinos!. Thank you Erin.

The Grenada Theatre had a vast amount of food waiting for us on 
arrival including creamy Brie & a blue cheese that was the best I've 
tasted in the States, it could have been even an imported Stilton.

Also on the buffet were stuffed vine leaves, olives and a large amount 
of very sweet and juicey fruit including raspberries and blackberries.

Dinner appeared whilst we were soundchecking. Dinner comprised roasted 
chicken, rice, grilled vegetables and a vegan risotto. The chicken 
despite looking very good had been overcooked and was very tough. 
Luckily we had metal cutlery otherwise you wouldn't have been able to 
cut it. The vegetables, on the other hand, were very good. They were 
nice and soft, but had retained a lot of flavour. Sometimes the most 
simple things are the most effective. The rice had been cooked with 
something to give it a bit more flavour.

Despite the chicken the catering was superb. If only all venues could 
make an effort to have that amount of quality food for you.

The thing with Mexican food is that it is quick and simple therefore 
if you need a quick bite to eat before a show. El Sol y La Luna being 
two doors down from Emo's seemed perfect. I was tempted by barbeque 
but decided to give it a miss.

I had a taco and a tostado. The taco had a nice soft tortilla. The 
chicken was tender with a slight smokey taste to it. The iceberg 
lettuce, the bedrock of any Mexican salad, was very crispy and there 
was plenty of chopped sweet tomato in it.

The tostado was again chicken. The tortilla was crispy but not so much 
that it fell apart when I bit into it. There was far too much gucamole 
in it, which overpowered the rest of the flavours and left me with 
hands covered in gucamole.

El Sol y La Luna is a good establishment and the amount of things on 
the menu was one of the biggest I've seen on tour.