Trains, Cowboys and Picasso

Seen 3.10 to Yuma last night and quite enjoyed it. Solid performances from both of the main players, Christian Bale and Russell Crowe but although Crowe was supposed to play the main bad guy, a outlaw named Ben Wade, it was his right hand man Charlie Prince, played by Ben Foster who for me was much more menacing. Basically the whole storyline centred on Bale's character acting as prison guard in taking the outlaw, Wade, to Contention, a small town where he will be put on the train to Yuma to go on trial and Prince leading the remainder of Wade's forces after them to rescue their boss. On the journey Wade and Evans build up a relationship and end up understanding each other. Don't worry though, it's not a soppy, hollywood type ending...

Talking of trains and catching them I had fun yesterday going back to Uddingston from Glasgow. Basically, I got the wrong one and ended up in Hamilton. So I then had to get the bus back to Uddingston. Fantastic... It kind of made the whole 'getting the train as it's easier' motive kind of pointless especially when your carrying a large box of Picasso biography under your arm! The definitive biography, apparently. Kelly-Ann bought me a Borders voucher for my birthday and that's what I got. The guy was a true genius and I've been meaning to get a book on him for decades and now I finally have done thanks to my lovely fiance. It's true he has been kind of popularised over the years and some would say he's definately one of the more 'commercial' of artists but there is no denying the guy's great skills as an artist. Anyway, looking forward to having a read of that.