First Published: Before August 2002
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| You don't need us to remind you that Christmas is just round the corner, so here are 5 more suggestions of things we'd definitely like in our stockings this year. All the products are available online from reliable retailers, so just click the button for more details plus info about delivery costs and gift-wrapping where available. There'll be 5 more items featured each week till Christmas. |
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The Orgasmatron features eight, round-ended copper arms which work magic
once they're lowered onto your scalp and then gently worked around the back of
your head and neck. The effect is tremendous - it sets off waves of a deeply
pleasant shivering sensation - but no actual climactic activity, so it's perfect
for a bit of afternoon delight in the office. £16.95 from Firebox
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| See the wonderful Kylie Minogue live in concert in London on the 24th May 2002.
This package deal includes a reserved seat in the front half of Wembley Arena
plus 4 star hotel accomodation in the centre of town including continental breakfast. There
is a choice of named hotels and you can upgrade too. £159.00pp from Latest Events
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A DVD which should be in everyone's collection re-released in Widescreen and complete
with cast biographies and trailer. Gimme Gimme Gimme writer Jonathan Harvey's
Beautiful Thing is an uplifting story of teen gay love set during a long hot summer on a housing estate in South London.
Jamie is bunking off school, whilst his mother Sandra juggles job promotion and
her relationship with her hippy-dippy boyfriend Tony. Next door lives sassy Leah, who spends her days
listening to Mama Cass records. In the same block, Jamie's class mate Ste, although
popular and sporty at school, is bullied by his drunken father. One day, Ste seeks
refuge in Sandra's flat and ends up sleeping head-to-toe with Jamie...
Hettie MacDonald's delightful feature debut charts the seemingly unlikely romance
between Ste and Jamie, from nervous first glances to ingenious use of Peppermint
Foot Lotion.
£7.69 - after 3 Dec £8.59 from Blackstar
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The Sony NW-E7 Network Walkman is a tiny player that delivers high-quality music
where ever you are and manages to look very cool while doing so. The natty NW-E7
is about the size of a cigarette lighter and a wonderful example of miniaturisation.
Sony's superb range of portable digital music players have suffered in the past
from one annoying incompatibility, they would not play MP3 files directly, preferring
Sony's own MiniDisc ATRAC3 format. The new NW-E7 at last adds the ability to play
MP3 files without converting them first. £209.99 from Amazon
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| Countless tribute and sound-a-like bands have had various stabs at mimicking
the magic of ABBA. Of the bunch, Steps have been the most successful in their
attempts to nurture a similar ABBA-esque musical style and image. It comes as no
surprise that Steps should call their "best of" anthology Gold, just like the
bestselling "best of" from their Swedish heroes. The ABBA influences can be heard
right from their earliest material--"One For Sorrow" to "After The Love Has Gone"
(October 1999), through to newer compositions such as "Baby Don't Dance" (an
updated version of "Voulez-Vous?"). Their cover of Diana Ross's 1986 number one
"Chain Reaction" looks destined, along with "Tragedy" and the 70s disco inspired
hit "Stomp", to become the songs which future generations of gay boys will best
remember Claire, Faye, Lisa, H and Lee for. £9.99 from Amazon
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