The Whole Shebang Minute 76: Brief Holiday, Much Needed

In Minute 76 of The Whole Shebang, Mike and Jenny look at Mandy’s discovery of the empty bedroom and the very perfunctory and telegrammatic goodbye note that Brian leaves, other brief notes from pop culture (including Cabaret and a very interesting Twitter account featuring Postcards from the Past), Brian’s reference to Hammersmith, the real-life Hammersmith Odeon/Apollo, and some of the big artists who’ve performed there, including Bowie, Kate Bush, and Eddie Izzard (and the reference to it in the title of Motörhead’s classic live album No Sleep ‘Till Hammersmith), then we swing back to 1984 and judge Arthur’s skill as a journalist, how he’s changed from the vulnerable kid we’ve been seeing in the 1970s portions of the movie, the meaningful look that Mandy gives the barman, and his cornering Mandy to get the final bits of the breakup story from her.

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