The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire.
A well produced and photographed historic adventure saga which doesn't really spark when it tries to explain the 2 explorers' complicated friendship.
When the Auteurs released their debut album in 1993, the British press linked them with the massively popular Suede as part of a "glam revival." While the band can blast out guitar-drenched rockers like Suede, the Auteurs come to life when they draw from the quiet side of such distinctively English guitar pop bands like the Kinks, the Smiths, and George Harrison. Luke Haines, the group's guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, writes highly melodic pop songs that combine the airy melodies of Harrison with the cutting social observations of Davies; they're sharp, intelligent songs, full of humor and gorgeous melancholy, even when they're loud rockers.
The Auteurs - Show Girl
I took a showgirl for my bride Thought my life would be right Took her bowling got her high Got myself a showgirl bride
Took a job on the side in a health shop keeps me well Got my mantra for life Got my karma And a showgirl bride
All my life All her life All our life I married a showgirl that’s for life
She cant work in the wintertime I cant work any time now Go to libraries all the while Looking for a notice Looking for a name
All my life All her life All our life I married a showgirl that’s for life
I took a showgirl For my bride Sprinkled stardust on my wife Took her bowling got her high Got myself a showgirl bride Don’t you recognise us?
I'm an American living in Regensburg, Bavaria. Born in Munich I spent my first 10 years in Kirkwood, Mo. 1971 we moved to where I am now. Finished German school in 1981, afterwards studied philosophy and German literature and languages. 1982 I joined the management of the local film club's cinema Filmgalerie, and from 1991-2001 I co-owned an own arthouse cinema STALI (Stadtamhofer Lichtspiele). In between I also was partner of the cinema and music bookstore Angry Red Planet for a few years. In the 80s I co-founded the local industrial band and performance art group Lyssa humana that officially still exists, but currently doesn't perform (last time was for our retrospective exhibition in 2010) at the Kunstverein Graz. I was also member of the shortlived noise rock band Hammersmith. Since 2001 I work for the customer service of a large American online company.
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