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Touching the Void 25-Jan-2004 At 7:24:05 PM (removed)

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Joe Simpson was on Letterman on Saturday night (absurdly late). Quite a long interview - spanned 3 ad breaks - and well worth watching. I accidentally taped it and my wife accidentally watched it, asking me when I got back from work, "Have you heard of a mountaineering dude Joe Simpson ?" Does the pope shit in the woods ?

About the only thing that surprised me was that he and Simon no longer speak (a recent event apparently - Joes blames Simon's family troubles). I didn't know either (but I hear it's common knowledge) that Simon was assaulted by another mountaineer when he got back to England - and was generally abused until Joe exonerated him in the book. For the record, Joe didn't mind the movie - has come to like it - but says that he sees a different movie from all of us. No shit.

The movie itself is reviewed very, very well. 91% on the Tomatometer as it stands at present (www.rottentomatoes.com - the definitive movie review site). Definitely sounds like it's worth the $13 price of admission.

Well, it's cheaper than Vic Ranges, anyway ...