Like Lazarus himself, I am back! Only this time, I am armed with photos taken by me on my long/short walk home from JT's.
Booze, news and views from a drunken opinionated fool who can't spell very well, may well repeat himself, and can't blame it on dislexia
Sunday 9 May 2010
walking home from the pub after chelsea have won the league
Like Lazarus himself, I am back! Only this time, I am armed with photos taken by me on my long/short walk home from JT's.
down the arc
Saturday 8 May 2010
the curious case of benjamin button and district 9
Both of these films had their moments, especially with the special effects, but some of the story lines could have done with a lot of tweaking (from me of course).
Friday 7 May 2010
thanks to you idiots its a hung parliament
So after all the fuss of the election, and all the polls saying Labour would be kicked out and the Liberal democrats would have loads of votes this time, it's a hung parliament and Nick Clegg is currently talking to David Cameron. Whichever way it goes now, Nick Clegg is going to be a twat. His party align themselves with left of centre politics and attract Labour voters who would never vote for the Tories. Also, his party are also very keen for proportional representation to come in, as that would benefit them in the long term ( I don't think they just want it in because they think it is a fairer system). He is however, prepared to go and talk to the Tories, who are pretty opposed to a lot of Liberal ideas, including proportional representation, being the right wing bunch of bastards that they are. I would not be surprised if the Liberals backed down on their proportional representation goals just so they could have a sniff of power now, and sod the long term benefits to the party (Or supposedly) the nation. If it does not work out with David Cameron, and Nick Clegg then goes to Labour because they are offering referendums and reforms to the Liberals, Nick Clegg will be backing down on statements he made that he would not do a deal with Labour. Either way he loses respect in my eyes (not that I had much for him in the first place). Labour should also look at it long term and tell the fucker to piss off if he comes crawling back from Tory office looking to broker a deal. I have a feeling Nick Clegg will sell out and jump into bed with the posh boys, as he will feel more at home, and sod the people who voted for him. I bet a lot of people who voted thinking "I can't ever vote Tory, but I want a change from Labour, and the Liberals are like Labour, only more left wing" are kicking themselves now. Idiots. Many praises should also be strewn upon some of the leftie columnists who came out in support of Clegg instead of Brown. Thanks a lot you fuckwits, that would have cost Labour some marginal seats.
rocky and mugsy
greece austerity measures
Thursday 6 May 2010
danny dyer and zoo
Wednesday 5 May 2010
manish sood and gordon brown
this country.
"It is a disgrace and he owes an apology to the people and the Queen."
Tuesday 4 May 2010
wiliam hagues's house
bastard tories
Monday 3 May 2010
deb and rooks do
Sunday 2 May 2010
the seasons nearly over
Saturday 1 May 2010
banksy in the holy land
Banksy has been busy in Bethlehem. I like the man lying down the best, although the rat with the catapult is pretty good as well. I have got to start tagging again, bought an aerosol, of black paint earlier today, as I have a certain William Hague election banner that I think needs altering pretty close to where I work. I am currently looking into booking my old cell in Durham prison.
Friday 30 April 2010
slam
Thursday 29 April 2010
space needle cleaning
alexander mcqueen's death
Alexander McQueen killed himself, and all the papers can focus on are what drugs he had taken before doing so ("The cocktail of drugs Alexander McQueen took before hanging himself in wardrobe" - The Daily Mail). The guy had pressure at work, suffered from depression, anxiety and insomnia, had made previous suicide attempts, self harmed, often felt lonely and isolated, and was "heartbroken" at the death of his mother, who was to be buried the next day. Poor sod, I'd have taken loads of drugs if I felt like that (although I do admit there is no way they would help the matter)
Wednesday 28 April 2010
meltdown and an american werewolf in london
Watched An American Werewolf In London (1981) again today, and I can't believe that it is nearly thirty years since it came out. It seems like a long time ago, but thirty years! I thought the effects would be really embarrassing, but they were not too bad, and a lot better than I would have guessed. Can never get sick of certain scenes (The Slaughtered Lamb, Jenny Agutter in the shower), but I had actually forgotten that the dead mate keeps coming back to talk to the American who becomes the werewolf. Reminds me of the time I nearly copped off with Jenny Agutter in Newcastle, but that tale will be saved for my book!
choke, what just happened and bayern munich
I have watched two films today (amongst other stuff), one of which was 'What Just Happened' and the other one being 'Choke'.
What Just Happened (2008) stars Robert De Niro as a movie producer getting loads of shit, and guest stars Bruce Willis and Shaun Penn (amongst others). It was alright, but movies about making movies, or the mechanisms of making movies, don't really do that much for me. I suppose if you were in that loop, there would be loads of things you would recognise and identify with, but unfortunately for me, I don't.
Choke (2008) stars Sam Rockwell as a sex addict who also raises money for his mothers (Angelica Huston) hospital bills by working in a theme park and choking in restaurants. It is a dark comedy which has a few twists and turns in it, incorporating Jesus' foreskin, saving people, and flashbacks to his childhood. It is based on the Chuck Palahniuk (who wrote Fight Club) book, but the screenplay is by Clark Gregg, who also directed the film, but as I have not read the book, I am not sure who should take the credit for the great storytelling (still Chuck I would guess). Everyone was good in it, especially Angelica Huston, and I enjoyed it more than I was expecting, and as I didn't really know about the film before watching it, it turned out to be a pleasant surprise for me.
I also watched some of the Bayern v Lyon game, the second leg of the European cup semi final, with Bayern waltzing through to the final.What an utter bastard, Manchester United should have beaten Bayern, but they blew it. Makes me more depressed each time I think about it. Looking forward to the second leg of Inter v Barcelona this evening (it is now Wednesday) Hope Barcelona win by enough to get through (they are 3-1 down)
toodle pip
Tuesday 27 April 2010
latest collapsing news
the kids knew how to freak out in 1970
Monday 26 April 2010
oil city confidential
This is a documentary about Dr Feelgood, which is just great. It was done by Julian Temple and mainly narrated by Wilko Johnson, who is still a real character. It must have taken ages to find all the clips that were used from old films, the documentary still had not even got to the point where the Feelgoods get signed, even after about an hour into it. Lots of interesting stuff is referenced (Essex floods of 1953 etc), but Wilko is easily for me, the star of the show and certainly his own man. When the band were taking off, the band were pretty heavily into the old alcohol, except for Wilko, who didn't drink and would get depressed a lot (taking loads of speed probably doesn't help). He split from the band after a disagreement about songs to be put on their new LP, and that is when I lost interest in them. The Feelgoods were the first proper band I saw live (Reading Top Rank in 1976 I think), and I loved them. I hitch hiked to the gig and back from Catterick, (by myself), but it was well worth it. I remember I met up with and went with Robin Collins and a mate of his I can't remember, who both lived in Oxfordshire (Robin in Lewknor). Myself and Robin both got the Stupidity live LP when it came out (helping it get to no 1!), and I have fond memories (and a bootleg DVD) of watching them on The Geordie Scene while I was skiving off school in 1975. Marvellous times indeed. They were certainly ahead of their time, just before punk rock broke, and a welcome change from ELP, Genesis and Prog Rock, I can tell you. It's a pity they now consist of no original members. Personally, I think they should change their name and stop calling themselves Dr Feelgood. Then again, what the Hell, I don't care that much what they do now.
record sleeve art
Sunday 25 April 2010
the volcano and the northern lights
Here's some great pictures (from The Times) of the volcano in Iceland with the Northern Lights. It must be fantastic be there and see it in real life. Talking of the volcano, I have been led to believe that it is not called Eyjafjallajokull, that is the name of the glacier it is on. The volcano's name is Gear, which is a lot easier for the likes of oiks such as myself to say. Could be wrong, though this is what was said on Have I Got A Bit More News For You last night. I certainly can't be bothered looking it up at the moment.
emma and pauls wedding
Friday 23 April 2010
blood tests, the savages and breakfast at tiffany's
I have had the day to myself today, as I had to be up early for the last (I think) of my blood tests, which was to see if I could be diabetic. I had to go to the health centre for my blood to be taken, then had to go and drink some Lucozade, and then come back and have more blood taken two hours later. Riveting stuff. This did mean I got the day off work to doss about, so it was back home and back to film watching, reading and listening to music. Hurrah!
niagra falls
Thursday 22 April 2010
food poisoning
This made me laugh on another sight. I have certainly been bad in the past, but no-where near as bad as this (still, there's always time)
I've never had food poisoning before. And I'll die a happy man if I never have it again. Approx 11/2 hours after eating a couple of dodgy burgers, I was being very, very, very sick into the toilet. It was spraying out so violently that I had to dip my head under the rim to keep it all in the bowl. As if that wasn't bad enough, it then started coming out the other end with just as much gusto. I had to choose between sick in toilet or shit in toilet. In the end, to save destroying the carpet, I had to puke in the toilet and shit in my pants. This went on for about 30 minutes. By the end it was just bright orange bile coming out of both ends. My throat and arsehole burned red hot for days.
I'll never forget the sensation of hot liquid shit endlessly filling the seat of my trousers and then spreading down the legs. I had to bend my legs tightly to create a seal and keep it all from spreading out onto the carpet.
toodle pip