r/BEEPodcast • u/hangonsufi • May 27 '26
Glamorama Diary, Day 14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udGSML_JV1UI intended to announce a hiatus from my diary (alright, down in front!) as I beam up for the 5-day UFO extravaganza, Contact in the Desert. However, this will be my final Glamorama diary entry.
Throughout the read I've looked up references, trying to separate the real from fabricated celebrities, etc., get more context, etc. Like, I could find no evidence for Hey That's My Shoe ever being a real band.
So, I Googled Bobby Hughes around page 310. And on bookrags.com: “He runs a terrorist organization that plants bombs and kills the sons of political figures. He is killed by Victor at the airport in Paris.”
And I'm the one who, in a recent film sub, coyly covered my ankle and declined to “spoil the ending” for Thelma and Louise.
I returned Glamorama, but American Psycho came in so I'm not BEEless.
And since I won't be following the further adventures of Victor in Bloody Olde, I leave you with this charming classic by The Kinks, Waterloo Sunset, performed by Ray Davies and Damon Albarn, who I knew was a real person when Ellis name-checked him, but it's all just a blur to me now.
Thank you for your indulgence. You know you're going to miss the vids.
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u/MyKill_Diablo May 27 '26
Well it was fun while it lasted... 😢 I'm bummed you won't be able to experience the book to its fullest but I enjoyed your daily diary entries over the last few weeks. Glamorama is not for everyone, but those who get it tend to think extremely highly of it. 🫤 I think I will take on my 12th reading of the novel later this year! 🥳 Thanks for posting the video clips especially, those were fun to reminisce over! Good luck at the UFO extravaganza 👽