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I wanted to go back home to Zimbabwe for a few days after my retirement but something has cropped up which may mean I get to go there, all expenses paid.

A company in the UK wants a copy of a full length SA feature film and because there are no places left here which can fully transfer film to digital, they asked if I could send the print (all 5 reels of it  :buggedout:) to the UK.

My answer in short was Aikona [no!!].

I then offered a solution: I could accompany the print to London which is being considered but apparently there is a transfer unit in Harare which can do this (and I would be willing to go: Harare is not home but I'll take it).

So, we shall see.  :teddyr:

Good for you!  :thumbup:

Best of luck getting the free trip. :)

If I go, I guarantee that when I get off the plane in Harare I'll get very emotional. Harare isn't home but it will be nice to back in my birth country again.  :smile:

I'm excited for you!

Things are really getting confused now: first, London, then Harare and now Cape Town?  :question: :question:

Going for a world tour?

 :teddyr: :teddyr: :teddyr:

London?  Toronto is closer.   :wink:

 :thumbup: :thumbup:

A question, Sister: do they have film to digital transfer facilities there?  :wink:

Incidentally, this is the film (long unseen) which the company wants for a docco on Sidney James

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/822455-tokoloshe (https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/822455-tokoloshe)

You know I checked on that before I posted.  😁. And I happen to have a cousin in the industry who does documentaries. 

Oh!  Peter Prowse.  I have Sword of Lancelot right here on the shelf.

Indeed: he had quite a shady past, apparently he was friends with London gangsters and died a very mysterious death  :buggedout:

😳 I found the January 2008 article you contributed to.  Colourful  life!

OK, the 35mm is checked and fixed*, my hands are clean again so now I'm waiting for the people to get back to me.

It would be nice to know "what's what" today (Friday) so I could enjoy my weekend.

*There's nothing like spending a few hours winding a film through and then fixing splices and torn sprocket holes  :buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout:

I still haven't heard anything from the people in the UK  :question:

It was cancelled and now it seems my trip is on again, hopefully for early next week.

I was told that I would be going to Cape Town on Wednesday next week.

I will be staying here:

https://www.southernsun.com/southern-sun-cape-sun (https://www.southernsun.com/southern-sun-cape-sun)

With my luck and my slight fear of heights, I'm sure they'll put me on the top floor.  :buggedout:

Courage, dear Trevor, heights have never hurt anybody in all of history. Now landing after falling from them....

Oy  :buggedout: :wink:

Honestly Trevor, important parts hardly ever fall off aircraft and tall buildings do not often collapse. You'll be safe.

You just decided me: I'm walking there and I'll take my tent  :wink:

Noooo! 100% of walking-related accidents happen while someone is walking! And almost all tent-meteorite fatalities happen while someone is inside the tent, NOT on the meteorite!

 :buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout: +  :teddyr: :teddyr:

Sitting on the plane and someone booked me into business class  :buggedout: :cheers:

Nice mate, enjoy it.

And some idiot booked me into a room on the 26th floor  :buggedout:

I promise I did not phone the idiot and tell them you really liked to have a good view.

Honest.