Whenever you're hanging ice — even if it's not over someone's head, which we avoid for obvious reasons — it's very heavy and, of course, it melts. You don't want it to drop in the middle of the event because it feels disastrous even though nothing disastrous actually happens.

Not surprisingly, logistics become quite a big thing when you're working with ice.

Whenever you're hanging ice — even if it's not over someone's head, which we avoid for obvious reasons — it's very heavy and, of course, it melts. You don't want it to drop in the middle of the event because it feels disastrous even though nothing disastrous actually happens.

Part of the beauty of hanging ice is seeing the drops fall as it melts — people are amazed because the ice doesn't melt as fast as they expect it to due to the size of pieces. Plus, it just looks cool.

In an age robbed of religious symbols, going to the shops replaces going to the church. We have a free choice, but at a price. We can win experience, but never achieve innocence. Marx knew that the epic activities of the modern world involve not lance and sword but dry goods.

I wouldn't mind someone lobbing hand grenades at me, but having to reset the timer on the video recorder puts me into a blood-spitting frenzy.