Comments on: 1971: Year of the Drake http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:59:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: James Killian http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-10713 James Killian Sat, 16 Apr 2011 03:30:41 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-10713 Well its taken me a few years to get back to this mostly because who ever said that anything put on the Internet stays there forever does not know what he talking about. I tried to find the site I had seen the bit about the BBC pulling the plug on the TV version of CRASH! that Ballard and Drake did together under director Cokliss but no luck so then I started checking everything else I could think of. Finally I again started check the British Film Institute website but check other ways than trying to find the now missing blog. And I found another way to back up that Crash! was to be longer. If you check the listing for Crash! there are links to things like the cast and music etc and one for Transmission which I skipped because other than the showing we now have on YouTube as Towards Crash! it was not shown. However checking under Transmission I got the following info. A transmission date of 12/02/1971 is given. Series/Slot is listed as Review. Start time is give as 20:30 and Stop time as 21:15. Those times work out as 8:30 PM GMT and 9:15 PM GMT time. Note the lenght of time as listed under Duration which is 45 minutes which match the time between the start and stop time. 45 minutes. The clips we see in the YouTube video only run slightly over 18 minutes so that proves there was to be more or is more if the BBC did not pull the plug on the production. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/845040?view=transmission Well its taken me a few years to get back to this mostly because who ever said that anything put on the Internet stays there forever does not know what he talking about. I tried to find the site I had seen the bit about the BBC pulling the plug on the TV version of CRASH! that Ballard and Drake did together under director Cokliss but no luck so then I started checking everything else I could think of. Finally I again started check the British Film Institute website but check other ways than trying to find the now missing blog. And I found another way to back up that Crash! was to be longer. If you check the listing for Crash! there are links to things like the cast and music etc and one for Transmission which I skipped because other than the showing we now have on YouTube as Towards Crash! it was not shown. However checking under Transmission I got the following info. A transmission date of 12/02/1971 is given. Series/Slot is listed as Review. Start time is give as 20:30 and Stop time as 21:15. Those times work out as 8:30 PM GMT and 9:15 PM GMT time. Note the lenght of time as listed under Duration which is 45 minutes which match the time between the start and stop time. 45 minutes. The clips we see in the YouTube video only run slightly over 18 minutes so that proves there was to be more or is more if the BBC did not pull the plug on the production.
http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/845040?view=transmission

]]> By: fan http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-4509 fan Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:57:39 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-4509 visit http://gabrielledrake.blogspot.com/ ;-) visit
http://gabrielledrake.blogspot.com/
;-)

]]> By: The S.H.A.D.O. Knows « Rik Rawling’s Weblog http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1666 The S.H.A.D.O. Knows « Rik Rawling’s Weblog Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:33:07 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1666 [...] artists” everywhere, and Simon Sellars offers a breathless hymn to her various talents here at [...] [...] artists” everywhere, and Simon Sellars offers a breathless hymn to her various talents here at [...]

]]> By: Cliff http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1665 Cliff Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:53:21 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1665 Gentlemen/Ladies Your comments are mixed. Gabrielle Drake may not be the greatest actor in the world, She, however, has a legacy. I refer to "Au Pair Girls" . The film was poor, but Miss Drake has recorded for history (i.e. her childern,gran-childern), how beautiful she was. Her family will drop their jaws. She has recorded for all time how beautiful she is. Gentlemen/Ladies

Your comments are mixed. Gabrielle Drake may not be the greatest actor in the world, She, however, has a legacy. I refer to “Au Pair Girls” . The film was poor, but Miss Drake has recorded for history (i.e. her childern,gran-childern), how beautiful she was. Her family will drop their jaws. She has recorded for all time how beautiful she is.

]]> By: Simon Sellars http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1663 Simon Sellars Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:59:04 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1663 You find it rather odd it wasn't mentioned, James? That's because I had no idea! I can't mention it if I don't know about it. As to your 'only other complaint', Ballard wouldn't have been the first one who had wondered with Gabrielle Drake has been up to since. Also, I would guess that he has, many times, written 'something more meaning full than Crossroads'! You find it rather odd it wasn’t mentioned, James? That’s because I had no idea! I can’t mention it if I don’t know about it. As to your ‘only other complaint’, Ballard wouldn’t have been the first one who had wondered with Gabrielle Drake has been up to since. Also, I would guess that he has, many times, written ‘something more meaning full than Crossroads’!

]]> By: James http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1664 James Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:49:13 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1664 I was very happy to find that this film version of Crash exists and has been made available being a fan of Gabrielle Drake. I do find it rather odd however that no mention is made of the fact that this is not the full version of what was planed. In one of the first mentions saw of this film on the internet a site belowing to the British Film Institute mentioned it and told how the BBC had pulled the plug on it when they got word of where it was headed. But no mention is made of exactly where that was in this blog. My only other complaint is about the rather snide remark Mr. Ballard makes about Gabrielle having worked in Crossroads. He and others might want to remember it is not easy being a actor as it is a writer. A writer creates their own work. But the actor is at the mercy of others and work is often not easy to find. I think Michael Caine said it best when he said, " When a actor has achieved a certain lifestyle it if often necessary to take certain jobs to maintain that lifestyle." So Gabrielle Drake is still a serious actress and if Mr. Ballard would like to to do something more meaning full than Crossroads he might try writing it for her himself. Now if someone would just dig up Gabrielle's short Red, The British Hero, and Cross Now and put them on YouTube. I was very happy to find that this film version of Crash exists and has been made available being a fan of Gabrielle Drake. I do find it rather odd however that no mention is made of the fact that this is not the full version of what was planed. In one of the first mentions saw of this film on the internet a site belowing to the British Film Institute mentioned it and told how the BBC had pulled the plug on it when they got word of where it was headed. But no mention is made of exactly where that was in this blog.
My only other complaint is about the rather snide remark Mr. Ballard makes about Gabrielle having worked in Crossroads. He and others might want to remember it is not easy being a actor as it is a writer. A writer creates their own work. But the actor is at the mercy of others and work is often not easy to find. I think Michael Caine said it best when he said, ” When a actor has achieved a certain lifestyle it if often necessary to take certain jobs to maintain that lifestyle.” So Gabrielle Drake is still a serious actress and if Mr. Ballard would like to to do something more meaning full than Crossroads he might try writing it for her himself.
Now if someone would just dig up Gabrielle’s short Red, The British Hero, and Cross Now and put them on YouTube.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1662 Stephen Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:37:20 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1662 These are stunning photos from 'UFO' of the fabulously beautiful Gabby Drake. Especially the still in the tight white sweater - from the episode 'Close Up', I believe - with those luminous eyes. A classically-trained actress who still works in the theatre, she also makes some personal appearances at science fiction conventions. And still looks every bit as beautiful. Jenny Agutter (and Wendy Padbury!) notwithstanding, Gabrielle Drake remains the sexiest girl who ever appeared in a science fiction series. These are stunning photos from ‘UFO’ of the fabulously beautiful Gabby Drake. Especially the still in the tight white sweater – from the episode ‘Close Up’, I believe – with those luminous eyes.

A classically-trained actress who still works in the theatre, she also makes some personal appearances at science fiction conventions. And still looks every bit as beautiful. Jenny Agutter (and Wendy Padbury!) notwithstanding, Gabrielle Drake remains the sexiest girl who ever appeared in a science fiction series.

]]> By: Gonk http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1660 Gonk Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:21:06 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1660 No - but we have heard of Wanda Bentham! No – but we have heard of Wanda Bentham!

]]> By: SAL 9000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1661 SAL 9000 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:22:43 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1661 Drake was nice, but, have none of ever heard of Wanda Ventham?? She was every spotty teenagers wet dream!! Well, she was mine! Drake was nice, but, have none of ever heard of Wanda Ventham?? She was every spotty teenagers wet dream!! Well, she was mine!

]]> By: Umberto R http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1659 Umberto R Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:10:42 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1659 The really erotic part of this wonderful page are the UFO snippets with sexually charged space combat. Awesome! Now that I have seen those scenes that left so many traces in my brain when I was 12 or so, isn't UFO the S-f version of the Battle of Britain? The aliens are the evil Luftwaffe, while SHADO is RAF. You always have the interceptors pulling down those evil space tops in the end, like Dornier and Heinkels. Who is Straker, then? Hugh Dowding? The really erotic part of this wonderful page are the UFO snippets with sexually charged space combat. Awesome! Now that I have seen those scenes that left so many traces in my brain when I was 12 or so, isn’t UFO the S-f version of the Battle of Britain? The aliens are the evil Luftwaffe, while SHADO is RAF. You always have the interceptors pulling down those evil space tops in the end, like Dornier and Heinkels. Who is Straker, then? Hugh Dowding?

]]> By: PhilK http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1650 PhilK Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:58:54 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1650 Sorry, thats www.kellymonteith.com (e before i). Sorry, thats http://www.kellymonteith.com (e before i).

]]> By: PhilK http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1649 PhilK Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:55:55 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1649 Actually Simon, I think he was the opposite of AP - a very nice modest man, just not very funny. Inevitably I googled him, and equally inevitably he's got a website called www.kellymontieth.com Gabrielle played his haughty British girlfriend, who obviously had nothing but contempt for this useless North American loser (Kelly's Schtick, as you'll garner from his website) but would flash bits of bare flesh at him with her back to camera. My abiding memory of him was a sketch where he manged to lock himself out of his hotel room, completely naked, and then posited himself at reception with a fire extinguisher clamped to his privates. I was only 10 years old at the time, and couldn't understand the rationale underpinning the sketch, not anticipating that I would re-enact the entire sequence myself on at least two further occasions before I reached the age of 30. Actually Simon, I think he was the opposite of AP – a very nice modest man, just not very funny. Inevitably I googled him, and equally inevitably he’s got a website called http://www.kellymontieth.com

Gabrielle played his haughty British girlfriend, who obviously had nothing but contempt for this useless North American loser (Kelly’s Schtick, as you’ll garner from his website) but would flash bits of bare flesh at him with her back to camera.

My abiding memory of him was a sketch where he manged to lock himself out of his hotel room, completely naked, and then posited himself at reception with a fire extinguisher clamped to his privates. I was only 10 years old at the time, and couldn’t understand the rationale underpinning the sketch, not anticipating that I would re-enact the entire sequence myself on at least two further occasions before I reached the age of 30.

]]> By: Simon Sellars http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1651 Simon Sellars Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:30:29 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1651 Thanks, Phil -- this chap sounds like the model for Alan Partridge, based on your description! Thanks, Phil — this chap sounds like the model for Alan Partridge, based on your description!

]]> By: PhilK http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1658 PhilK Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:59:44 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1658 Lowering the tone somewhat, my first memory of G. Drake was as the "girlfriend" of Canadian comic Kelly Monteith in "The Kelly Monteith Show". Kelly Monteith is a rather bizarre phenomenon to recall. Incredibly unfunny, pulled out of nowhere, had at least 3 series in the BBC2 9 O'Clock slot, and then disappeared back into nowhere. I think I am possibly the only person who remembers him. Lowering the tone somewhat, my first memory of G. Drake was as the “girlfriend” of Canadian comic Kelly Monteith in “The Kelly Monteith Show”.

Kelly Monteith is a rather bizarre phenomenon to recall. Incredibly unfunny, pulled out of nowhere, had at least 3 series in the BBC2 9 O’Clock slot, and then disappeared back into nowhere. I think I am possibly the only person who remembers him.

]]> By: Simon Sellars http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1647 Simon Sellars Mon, 19 May 2008 22:07:46 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1647 well, ballard considers marienbad an SF film, so i guess you're in... well, ballard considers marienbad an SF film, so i guess you’re in…

]]> By: iraklis http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1648 iraklis Mon, 19 May 2008 20:55:03 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1648 sorry for my european, but let's not forget one of the greatest face-as-a-a-painting actress in what could be an alternative SF Film : Delphine Seurig in ''Last Year at Marienbad''... sorry for my european, but let’s not forget one of the greatest face-as-a-a-painting actress in what could be an alternative SF Film : Delphine Seurig in ”Last Year at Marienbad”…

]]> By: Danny Bosten http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1644 Danny Bosten Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:22:52 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1644 Oh right, sorry. Read a bit too quickly. Some time ago I was watching UFO episodes while playing his music over them. Weird. Great site, anyway. Keep it up! Oh right, sorry. Read a bit too quickly.
Some time ago I was watching UFO episodes while playing his music over them.
Weird.
Great site, anyway. Keep it up!

]]> By: Simon Sellars http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1646 Simon Sellars Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:04:59 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1646 In fact, there are two mentions of Nick Drake in this post: "Ballard and Gabrielle Drake, sister of the mythologised singer/songwriter Nick Drake. Colonials all. Ex-pats, with memories of tropical splendour, marooned among the concrete atolls of Watford." and: "NOTE: See the Noise blog for a warm interview with Ms Drake, in which she remembers her brother and his music." In fact, there are two mentions of Nick Drake in this post:

“Ballard and Gabrielle Drake, sister of the mythologised singer/songwriter Nick Drake. Colonials all. Ex-pats, with memories of tropical splendour, marooned among the concrete atolls of Watford.”

and:

“NOTE: See the Noise blog for a warm interview with Ms Drake, in which she remembers her brother and his music.”

]]> By: Danny Bosten http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1645 Danny Bosten Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:00:44 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1645 No mention of the fact that she was Nick Drake's sister? Legendary doomed folk-singer of the seventies. More popular now than he ever was alive. No mention of the fact that she was Nick Drake’s sister?
Legendary doomed folk-singer of the seventies.
More popular now than he ever was alive.

]]> By: Simon Sellars http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1652 Simon Sellars Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:43:20 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1652 Ian! Thanks for the link. I look forward to reading about Dorothea, lemur eagle monkey and all. Ian! Thanks for the link. I look forward to reading about Dorothea, lemur eagle monkey and all.

]]> By: Ian Parkinson http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1654 Ian Parkinson Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:39:05 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1654 I seem to have known all along how to provide said link to the oldest living surrealist. I was into surrealist painting long before JGB - that's how I got into his stuff. I don't know much about sf in any media so I don't know much about the women you're talking about. There. I've said it. I'm out of the closet. I suppose I'd rather spend a night with your purple haired beauty afterall ... Dorothea's lemur eagle monkey would only get in the way, anyway. http://dir.salon.com/story/people/feature/2002/02/11/tanning/ I seem to have known all along how to provide said link to the oldest living surrealist. I was into surrealist painting long before JGB – that’s how I got into his stuff. I don’t know much about sf in any media so I don’t know much about the women you’re talking about. There. I’ve said it. I’m out of the closet.

I suppose I’d rather spend a night with your purple haired beauty afterall … Dorothea’s lemur eagle monkey would only get in the way, anyway.

http://dir.salon.com/story/people/feature/2002/02/11/tanning/

]]> By: Ian Parkinson http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1653 Ian Parkinson Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:23:56 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1653 Drake schmrake! Purple wig? Bare breasts, a twig skirt and a lemur eagle monkey thing anyone? The women of surrealism may not quite have the beauty, but they have the eroticism. Ive tried to provide a link to a Dorothea Tanning self-portrait but I don't know how. I'm sure everyone's seen it anyhoo. http://dir.salon.com/story/people/feature/2002/02/11/tanning/ Drake schmrake!

Purple wig? Bare breasts, a twig skirt and a lemur eagle monkey thing anyone? The women of surrealism may not quite have the beauty, but they have the eroticism.

Ive tried to provide a link to a Dorothea Tanning self-portrait but I don’t know how. I’m sure everyone’s seen it anyhoo.

http://dir.salon.com/story/people/feature/2002/02/11/tanning/

]]> By: Simon Sellars http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1655 Simon Sellars Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:53:57 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1655 Anna Karina, of course -- Alphaville! OK, I was a bit rash with my sweeping statement... (but Anna does not wear a purple wig.) Re: Nick Drake. In the post, I've linked to an interview where Gabrielle talks about Nick. Anna Karina, of course — Alphaville! OK, I was a bit rash with my sweeping statement… (but Anna does not wear a purple wig.)

Re: Nick Drake. In the post, I’ve linked to an interview where Gabrielle talks about Nick.

]]> By: johnny strike http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1656 johnny strike Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:16:23 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1656 nick drake's sister. let's not forget anna karina http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx8ohP7qro4 nick drake’s sister.

let’s not forget anna karina
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx8ohP7qro4

]]> By: Simon Sellars http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1657 Simon Sellars Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:00:01 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1657 Oh dear, I've realised I've done a great disservice to Jenny Agutter in Logan's Run when I said that "Gabrielle Drake is the most beautiful and stylish woman to ever appear in SF film or TV". How about "equal most"? Oh dear, I’ve realised I’ve done a great disservice to Jenny Agutter in Logan’s Run when I said that “Gabrielle Drake is the most beautiful and stylish woman to ever appear in SF film or TV”.

How about “equal most”?

]]> By: Kyle http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1639 Kyle Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:21:53 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1639 >UFO is on DVD?! Oh my. >The wig, the eyes Simon, The whole series is indeed out on DVD and amazing is just as beserker as you remember. Wonderfully weird stuff. Kyle >UFO is on DVD?! Oh my.

>The wig, the eyes

Simon,
The whole series is indeed out on DVD and amazing is just as beserker as you remember. Wonderfully weird stuff.
Kyle

]]> By: Simon Sellars http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1643 Simon Sellars Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:58:36 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1643 UFO is on DVD?! Oh my. The wig, the eyes... UFO is on DVD?! Oh my.

The wig, the eyes…

]]> By: dr.hypercube http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1642 dr.hypercube Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:47:09 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1642 Glad I was of service w/ the link to Poletti - his Flickrstream is worth keeping an eye on. Screencaps from interesting movies, 3D modeling, animation, much good stuff. A blog you may be interested in (since I see City of Sound in the blogroll) is <a href="http://speedbird.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Adam Greenfield's Speedbird</a> - a focus on ubiquitous urban computing. Thank you for the Autogeddon post - I never would have known about the Drake/Ballard connection without it. I share your smittitude. I watched UFO way back when; I had a <a href="http://www.hawkdog.net/wordpress/archives/65" rel="nofollow">head start</a> on most of my peers in the Anderson appreciation department. I think I need UFO on DVD... Glad I was of service w/ the link to Poletti – his Flickrstream is worth keeping an eye on. Screencaps from interesting movies, 3D modeling, animation, much good stuff. A blog you may be interested in (since I see City of Sound in the blogroll) is Adam Greenfield’s Speedbird – a focus on ubiquitous urban computing. Thank you for the Autogeddon post – I never would have known about the Drake/Ballard connection without it.

I share your smittitude. I watched UFO way back when; I had a head start on most of my peers in the Anderson appreciation department. I think I need UFO on DVD…

]]> By: Rick McGrath http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1640 Rick McGrath Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:03:18 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1640 Smitten, indeed! But one can see why. Those big, ahh, grey eyes. Actually, as well as the surrealist women, Gabby is part of a long line of vivacious 1960s SF women, including Barbara Feldon as Agent 99, Diana Rigg as Emma Peel, Monica Vitti as Modesty Blaise, etc. Fun times! Smitten, indeed! But one can see why. Those big, ahh, grey eyes. Actually, as well as the surrealist women, Gabby is part of a long line of vivacious 1960s SF women, including Barbara Feldon as Agent 99, Diana Rigg as Emma Peel, Monica Vitti as Modesty Blaise, etc. Fun times!

]]> By: Ian Parkinson http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake/comment-page-1#comment-1641 Ian Parkinson Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:42:09 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/1971-year-of-the-drake#comment-1641 Sounds like someone's smitten, to me, Simon. She's certainly beautiful enough to be a surrealist, wife of "James Ballard" so to speak. All the surrealist women were beautiful: Leonara Carrington, Meret Oppenheimer, Dorothea Tanning, Lee Miller. Gabrielle Drake is in good company. Sounds like someone’s smitten, to me, Simon. She’s certainly beautiful enough to be a surrealist, wife of “James Ballard” so to speak. All the surrealist women were beautiful: Leonara Carrington, Meret Oppenheimer, Dorothea Tanning, Lee Miller. Gabrielle Drake is in good company.

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