I spotted this in this morning's The Irish Independent. It's good for a chuckle or two.
FORMER U2 STYLIST HEADS TO HIGH COURT OVER STETSON TUG-OF-WAR
STAR APPEARANCE: Bono arriving at the Dublin Circuit Civil Court for U2's case against Ms Cashman in 2005
HIGH COURT CHALLENGE: U2's former stylist, Lola Cashman, faces a potentially huge bill if she fails
SHE still hasn't found what she's looking for, but she's not giving up the ghost just yet. U2's former stylist Lola Cashman will make her long-awaited High Court challenge to the decision by a lower court that she must return items of wardrobe to the band, including a pair of Bono's trousers, on Tuesday.
The decision to bring the case to the High Court is a major move by Ms Cashman and her legal team because if they lose the case, Lola would face a substantial legal bill.
The band successfully sued Ms Cashman in the Circuit Court in June and July of last year over a pair of trousers, a sweatshirt, a Stetson hat and a pair of earrings that appeared for sale at Christies auction house in London.
The stylist had worked with the band during the Joshua Tree tour during the Eighties and claimed that the items had been given to her. U2 had written to the auction house to query the stylist's ownership of the items. That led to the court action during which both Bono and Larry Mullen Jnr appeared.
The case came before the Circuit Court president Judge Matthew Deery the morning after the band played Croke Park as part of their Vertigo World tour in the summer of 2005.
A jaded-looking Bono told the courtroom, packed with journalists and members of the legal profession eager to get a glimpse of the show, that the Stetson had taken on iconic status, and giving it away would be tantamount to the Edge giving away one of his guitars.
Judge Deery agreed, saying the weight of the evidence was against Ms Cashman's version of events. He also ordered her to hand over a special Christmas decoration, 88 Polaroid pictures and 117 other photographs of U2 members which were taken during their Joshua Tree tour in the late Eighties.
He was satisfied that the photographs had come into existence as a result of Ms Cashman's employment with the band, and the film used was purchased with money provided by U2.
Meanwhile the stylist has instituted parallel proceedings in the London courts alleging the letter the band wrote had defamed her.
The Circuit Court heard it claimed that the band had taken the action here to hamper those proceedings.
However Judge Deery said it was appropriate that the ownership of the items be resolved in an Irish court. He said the band seemed to be "extraordinarily successful", and it seemed unlikely to him that they would have pursued the claim if it wasn't important to them.
Ms Cashman's High Court appeal is listed for this Tuesday. It is not yet known if members of U2 will appear on the day as they are on a world tour, with three Tokyo gigs scheduled for next month.
CATHY MADDEN
(All this rolling is giving me eye strain! 
)
I've been very busy since Thursday, trying to get as much time as I have left with my husband before he takes off for two tours that last a little under a month and a half. I went to a show of his on Thursday night at Rose, here in Williamsburg, my microcosmic neighborhood. Yet another band that he's in is called Special Patrol (not to be confused with Snow Patrol). He and some of the guys from Spielerfrau formed the band years ago but left it on the back burner to pursue other projects. They play instrumental rock; basically stuff to groove to and be all chill like, ya dig? Rose was very nice and comfortable, and they were screening Wong Kar Wai's "In the Mood for Love" while the lads played, hence the ghostly images and colors.
I drank a lot of vodka that night, and since the gig didn't start until 11:30, it was a very long night. I was feeling a bit tired the next day, but some very important shopping had to be attended to. On Friday, David and I went to buy some vintage clothes and shoes from the wife of a friend from Ireland. Her name is Jennifer Church-Beckett, and she's a stylist, photographer, fashion maven, and entrepeneuse on the rise. She sells out of her loft by appointment, and after having seen some of her stuff at a local "flea market" (nothing there was at flea market prices, hence the quotes) I wanted to take a look at what she had in this loft she kept talking about. David's going on a tour with James Hunter for the whole month of November, directly after a Spielerfrau tour in Russia that starts next Wednesday. He needed at least one nice suit for the James Hunter tour since the style is old-school soul and R&B, and Jennifer was the natural person to go to since she's outfitted James Hunter's band in the past. I was in vintage hog heaven when I saw the mounds and mounds of gorgeous old dresses, sweaters, shoes, and bags. Her prices are unbelievably fair: $20-$35 for tops and sweaters, like this not-so-vintage Philosophy di Alberta Feretti silk top:
$50 for shoes from the 40's and in perfect condition:
David scored a $160 Nino Cerutti suit from the 60's, in addition to other things like pimped out Bally loafers and a free(!) Balenciaga silk tie (we love Jennifer for her freebies). Needless to say, after we picked out everything we wanted, we had made Jennifer about $500 richer. Her new business is sending pairs of vintage shoes to Italy to be copied and restyled to be more contemporary (read: comfortable). The whole time I was thinking, "Of course. That's such a simple idea but it's so smart. Why don't I do stuff like that?" And then I see how many hours Jennifer spends on the phone, dealing with shipping companies, running around the country in search of the ultimate estate sale, and then I say, "Oh, yeah. I hate working all the time. My 9:30-6:30 gig is much easier."
Later that night, the hubbers and I went for an early anniversary dinner since David will sadly be absent for our November 7th milestone (3rd year!) We went to a place in Williamsburg called Monkeytwon HQ. Silly name, but very nice place. Here's the current menu. For starters, I got the grilled squid with cantaloupe and frisee -- so spicy and just plain delish. David had the garam masala tomato soup, spiced with generous amounts of ginger and cardamon (or "cardamom" -- whichever you prefer) and topped with ingenious curried popcorn. Pretty to look at and pretty on the palate. My main course was lapsang souchong halibut with horseradish cream, served over blackeyed peas and spinach, and in a lovely turquoise tagine. David's main course was flank steak marinated in a Vietnamese-style sauce (rice vinegar, fish sauce, etc.) with corn fritters. The food took a very long time to come out, but we could tell everything had been cooked from scratch, and with great care. The blackeyed peas even tasted as if they had been soaked and cooked while we were at our table, enjoying a couple bottles of de Pennautier. For dessert, we shared a piece of what I already knew to be some killer cheescake, crusted in crushed pistachio and cardamon seeds, drizzled with pomegranate sauce. We ate it very slowly, reverently almost, oohing and ahing over the tartness and the spice. Monkeytown has cool bathrooms, too. Each one has a different style of hand-drawn art and decor, and with amplified recordings of people talking, laughing, humming, what have you. You're never bored in a Monkeytown bathroom. I really hope they stay open and can dig their way out from the debts they've incurred in their first year of business. If enough people go there this month, they may have a chance of survival. So if you know anyone in New York, especially Brooklyn, tell them to go to Monkeytown HQ!
I'm off to putter around the apartment while listening to Arctic Monkeys (hey, what is it with the monkey theme today, eh?) Gotta love a good Manchester accent. "Summat" is one of my favorite scouse words.
Oh, yeah. I used to bleach my hair for many years. Here's a picture of the last time it was so, about three years ago. This is me with my wonderful sisters-in-law in Ireland, the saucy wenches!
That is all. Stay cool in school.
FORMER U2 STYLIST HEADS TO HIGH COURT OVER STETSON TUG-OF-WAR
STAR APPEARANCE: Bono arriving at the Dublin Circuit Civil Court for U2's case against Ms Cashman in 2005
HIGH COURT CHALLENGE: U2's former stylist, Lola Cashman, faces a potentially huge bill if she fails
SHE still hasn't found what she's looking for, but she's not giving up the ghost just yet. U2's former stylist Lola Cashman will make her long-awaited High Court challenge to the decision by a lower court that she must return items of wardrobe to the band, including a pair of Bono's trousers, on Tuesday.
The decision to bring the case to the High Court is a major move by Ms Cashman and her legal team because if they lose the case, Lola would face a substantial legal bill.
The band successfully sued Ms Cashman in the Circuit Court in June and July of last year over a pair of trousers, a sweatshirt, a Stetson hat and a pair of earrings that appeared for sale at Christies auction house in London.
The stylist had worked with the band during the Joshua Tree tour during the Eighties and claimed that the items had been given to her. U2 had written to the auction house to query the stylist's ownership of the items. That led to the court action during which both Bono and Larry Mullen Jnr appeared.
The case came before the Circuit Court president Judge Matthew Deery the morning after the band played Croke Park as part of their Vertigo World tour in the summer of 2005.
A jaded-looking Bono told the courtroom, packed with journalists and members of the legal profession eager to get a glimpse of the show, that the Stetson had taken on iconic status, and giving it away would be tantamount to the Edge giving away one of his guitars.
Judge Deery agreed, saying the weight of the evidence was against Ms Cashman's version of events. He also ordered her to hand over a special Christmas decoration, 88 Polaroid pictures and 117 other photographs of U2 members which were taken during their Joshua Tree tour in the late Eighties.
He was satisfied that the photographs had come into existence as a result of Ms Cashman's employment with the band, and the film used was purchased with money provided by U2.
Meanwhile the stylist has instituted parallel proceedings in the London courts alleging the letter the band wrote had defamed her.
The Circuit Court heard it claimed that the band had taken the action here to hamper those proceedings.
However Judge Deery said it was appropriate that the ownership of the items be resolved in an Irish court. He said the band seemed to be "extraordinarily successful", and it seemed unlikely to him that they would have pursued the claim if it wasn't important to them.
Ms Cashman's High Court appeal is listed for this Tuesday. It is not yet known if members of U2 will appear on the day as they are on a world tour, with three Tokyo gigs scheduled for next month.
CATHY MADDEN
(All this rolling is giving me eye strain! ) I've been very busy since Thursday, trying to get as much time as I have left with my husband before he takes off for two tours that last a little under a month and a half. I went to a show of his on Thursday night at Rose, here in Williamsburg, my microcosmic neighborhood. Yet another band that he's in is called Special Patrol (not to be confused with Snow Patrol). He and some of the guys from Spielerfrau formed the band years ago but left it on the back burner to pursue other projects. They play instrumental rock; basically stuff to groove to and be all chill like, ya dig? Rose was very nice and comfortable, and they were screening Wong Kar Wai's "In the Mood for Love" while the lads played, hence the ghostly images and colors.
I drank a lot of vodka that night, and since the gig didn't start until 11:30, it was a very long night. I was feeling a bit tired the next day, but some very important shopping had to be attended to. On Friday, David and I went to buy some vintage clothes and shoes from the wife of a friend from Ireland. Her name is Jennifer Church-Beckett, and she's a stylist, photographer, fashion maven, and entrepeneuse on the rise. She sells out of her loft by appointment, and after having seen some of her stuff at a local "flea market" (nothing there was at flea market prices, hence the quotes) I wanted to take a look at what she had in this loft she kept talking about. David's going on a tour with James Hunter for the whole month of November, directly after a Spielerfrau tour in Russia that starts next Wednesday. He needed at least one nice suit for the James Hunter tour since the style is old-school soul and R&B, and Jennifer was the natural person to go to since she's outfitted James Hunter's band in the past. I was in vintage hog heaven when I saw the mounds and mounds of gorgeous old dresses, sweaters, shoes, and bags. Her prices are unbelievably fair: $20-$35 for tops and sweaters, like this not-so-vintage Philosophy di Alberta Feretti silk top:
$50 for shoes from the 40's and in perfect condition:
David scored a $160 Nino Cerutti suit from the 60's, in addition to other things like pimped out Bally loafers and a free(!) Balenciaga silk tie (we love Jennifer for her freebies). Needless to say, after we picked out everything we wanted, we had made Jennifer about $500 richer. Her new business is sending pairs of vintage shoes to Italy to be copied and restyled to be more contemporary (read: comfortable). The whole time I was thinking, "Of course. That's such a simple idea but it's so smart. Why don't I do stuff like that?" And then I see how many hours Jennifer spends on the phone, dealing with shipping companies, running around the country in search of the ultimate estate sale, and then I say, "Oh, yeah. I hate working all the time. My 9:30-6:30 gig is much easier."
Later that night, the hubbers and I went for an early anniversary dinner since David will sadly be absent for our November 7th milestone (3rd year!) We went to a place in Williamsburg called Monkeytwon HQ. Silly name, but very nice place. Here's the current menu. For starters, I got the grilled squid with cantaloupe and frisee -- so spicy and just plain delish. David had the garam masala tomato soup, spiced with generous amounts of ginger and cardamon (or "cardamom" -- whichever you prefer) and topped with ingenious curried popcorn. Pretty to look at and pretty on the palate. My main course was lapsang souchong halibut with horseradish cream, served over blackeyed peas and spinach, and in a lovely turquoise tagine. David's main course was flank steak marinated in a Vietnamese-style sauce (rice vinegar, fish sauce, etc.) with corn fritters. The food took a very long time to come out, but we could tell everything had been cooked from scratch, and with great care. The blackeyed peas even tasted as if they had been soaked and cooked while we were at our table, enjoying a couple bottles of de Pennautier. For dessert, we shared a piece of what I already knew to be some killer cheescake, crusted in crushed pistachio and cardamon seeds, drizzled with pomegranate sauce. We ate it very slowly, reverently almost, oohing and ahing over the tartness and the spice. Monkeytown has cool bathrooms, too. Each one has a different style of hand-drawn art and decor, and with amplified recordings of people talking, laughing, humming, what have you. You're never bored in a Monkeytown bathroom. I really hope they stay open and can dig their way out from the debts they've incurred in their first year of business. If enough people go there this month, they may have a chance of survival. So if you know anyone in New York, especially Brooklyn, tell them to go to Monkeytown HQ!
I'm off to putter around the apartment while listening to Arctic Monkeys (hey, what is it with the monkey theme today, eh?) Gotta love a good Manchester accent. "Summat" is one of my favorite scouse words.
Oh, yeah. I used to bleach my hair for many years. Here's a picture of the last time it was so, about three years ago. This is me with my wonderful sisters-in-law in Ireland, the saucy wenches!
That is all. Stay cool in school.
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but i read about it on IMDB, and it sounds pretty bleak..
have you seen it?
so uuhh.. i guess that makes two somewhat creepy films shot over there right?
Now i'm wondering if Dario Argento ever shot any of his horror flicks in venice?
Vinnie & Gloria eh? I can see why you didn't bother to change their names! So cute! I can't wait to meet them!
My cat, and all of my cats I've had as an adult have been indoor cats. Just about every cat we had when I was growning up got hit by a car.
I used to volunteer for PAWS and we had a whole sheet full of reasons why people should keep their cats indoors, but some people just don't care, or can't be bothered. Me? I like having a clean, healthy, flea-free pet, and minimal vet bills!
Here's a not very good picture of my baby Boo....she will turn 9 the end of this month.
Have a great weekend, I'm off to San Francisco! wheeeeee