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
Saturday, 7 August 2010
reykjavik mayor jon gnarr
dodgy tattoo
Friday, 6 August 2010
the troggs tapes
The Troggs Tapes from towersopenfire on Vimeo.
Thursday, 5 August 2010
bloody rats
We still have rats annoying little (or not so little) Tubbs outside. I have seen two large ones and a couple of baby ones, which all come out looking for food after Tubbs gets his grub and is then locked away for the night. Sods. I think it's time for me to build an elaborate trap for them. Watch this space for further developments.
bring on the work!
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
relaxing before the big push
toodle pip
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
more illusion art
Monday, 2 August 2010
illusion art
richmond and pub
I had to go into Richmond this morning (on my day off!) for a meet and greet with someone who is thinking about moving into a home in Richmond. Went back to the Richmond office afterwards, but then managed to escape and go for a quick pint in the Unicorn, where l relaxed and listened to my ipod, as it was pretty empty (and l am a miserable unsociable bastard). Left Richmond at about 2.45pm and got a taxi to the Wine Bar, where l met up with Joe (plus Dave the health and safety man, Ritchie, Pat etc) for the usual crap. The FPO was meant to be picking up the car from the garage, but it turns out it needs extra work doing to it, as she had put oil in the steering fluid, so it's messed up the engine (or brakes or whatever). The brake pads need changing anyway, so we are careless at the moment. She came to meet me in the Wine Bar, so we had a quick one there (ooer), went to JT's for a quick one (ooer again), and then home. It's not too bad for me having no car, as l can cycle to work, but we definitely need one for her. Bloody things.
Sunday, 1 August 2010
stewart lee and his shelves
a damp squid
I always thought that is what the quote was until watching the IT crowd on Friday night. Apparently I was wrong. Here are the top ten misquoted phrases
1) A damp squid (a damp squib)
2) On tender hooks (on tenter hooks)
3) Nip it in the butt (nip it in the bud)
4) Champing at the bit (chomping at the bit)
5) A mute point (a moot point)
6) One foul swoop (one fell swoop)
7) All that glitters is not gold (all that glisters is not gold)
8) Adverse to (averse to)
9) Batting down the hatches (batten down the hatches)
10) Find a penny pick it up (find a pin pick it up)
Damn the English language
toodle pip
caravan site
Myself and the FPO are going caravanning in a couple of weeks (OK, spending one night in a caravan with Robbo and Kerry). Therefore we went to check it out today. It's on the outskirts of Richmond and belongs to the FPO's family. Pretty much all the family were there today, and we had lunch with them all, even though my hay fever was bugging me and l had a red face, as l had just got out of a red hot bath before setting off. I may have to go skinny dipping in the Swale when we are there, so l hope the neighbours have some heavy duty curtains to block out the sight. Don't say they haven't been warned.
Saturday, 31 July 2010
interview day 2
Thank God for that, all the interviews have now finished and I have got four new members of staff out of it (once their CRB checks have been done and their references been authenticated).
the it crowd - moss gives evidence
Friday, 30 July 2010
100 gigs from memory
I was on a web site ( The Word) where people were listing 50 gigs they went to from memory in under 5 minutes. Here was my contribution, although l later added another 50, just because l can (and l am an old sad bastard)
The first 50 were
Dylan
Quo
Springsteen
Dr Feelgood
Hanoi Rocks
Deus
Chuck Berry
Motorhead
Def Lep
Queen
Eric Clapton
The Waterboys
The Hothouse Flowers
World Party
Lone Justice
The Wonder Stuff
The Cure
The Mission
The Hollow Men
The Stone Roses
Primal Scream
James
The Happy Mondays
Don Mclean
Ted Hawkins
The Alarm
Big Country
The Cult
Rainbow
Chuck Berry
The Kinks
Led Zeppelin
Iggy Pop
Sham 69
The Jam
Slade
Eddie And The Hot Rods
Lone Star
Aerosmith
Whitesnake
ZZ Top
AC/DC
Bad News
Tygers Of Pan Tang
The Ramones
The Boo Radleys
Oasis
John Otway
Dr And The Medics
Hawkwind
The second 50 were
The Rolling Stones
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (I remembered them this time)
Thin Lizzy
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Adam And The Ants
Culture Club
Van Morrison
Johnny Cash
Billy Bragg
Robyn Hitchcock
Katrina and the Waves
Gary Glitter
Kasabian
The Cherry Bombz
Golden Earing
Saxon
Gillan
Wilko Johnson
Jonathan Richman
The Pixies
Reef
Jet
The Polyphonic Spree
Placebo
Reverend And The Makers
The Ting Tings
Squeeze
Radio Stars
U2
Patti Smith
The Pretenders
Graham Parker And The Rumour
UFO
The Lurkers
The Spin Doctors
Simple Minds
Teenage Fanclub
Penetration
The Buzzcocks
Teardrop Explodes
Dexy's Midnight Runners
The Stranglers
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
The Blue Aeroplanes
Fairground Attraction
A House
Grant Lee Buffalo
Hamell On Trial
Geno Washington
Think l might be scrapping the barrel a bit if l try for another 50, but l might surprise myself (although it would take longer than 5 minutes to remember 50 more). I need to get out more.
toodle pip.
Thursday, 29 July 2010
top of the pops with a dirty cameraman
interview day 1
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
bronson and la vie revee des anges (the dreamlife of angels)
Pretty much a pleasant afternoon, relaxing and catching up with stuff I'd taped (and ignoring the telephone and front door).
football actors - mitchell and webb
This is such a good idea for a sketch. I can't believe it's an original idea, but l've certainly never seen it before.
toodle pip
preston rapist
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
elephant and lizard
bloody work
Monday, 26 July 2010
dancing cows
yosemitebear mountain double rainbow
tennents lager girls and the girlie party
Sunday, 25 July 2010
the omen and disco pigs
Wow! This was just so far fetched it was embarrassing. Admittedly there has to be a story somehow, and l am willing to overlook a lot of the things that happen in the movie, but this was bad. l did hang on until the end, to see what happened to the two 'linked since birth' next door neighbours, so l suppose the film worked in a way, but l just put that down to my general laziness and unwillingness to move from the sofa. The main lad in the film, Pig (Cillian Murphy), was a bit of a bad 'un to say the least, always getting into fights, and acting like a right 'id-jut'. Of course no-one had a go at him and there were no bouncers in any clubs to break up the fights His love from next door gets glassed in one pub, but then goes to a disco afterwards (and gets let in with blood still on her - still no bouncers). He goes to a bad kids school and walks on a table, being a prat, but no-one shouts at him or hits him (and of course there were no supervisors about). The final one however, is the worst. He goes to a disco, beats someone to death in the middle of the dance floor while everyone stands in a circle watching, (still no bloody bouncers), and then goes out after his girl and follows her into a taxi. No-one gives chase of course, stops him, or even takes the taxi's number. Two hours of my precious aching life gone forever, never to return, and for what? Sheer hatred of those sorts of films to keep nagging at the back of my mind and prevent me from sleeping soundly tonight. Bastards!
Saturday, 24 July 2010
of mice and men
Myself and the FPO watched the (1992) film of this last week (me for the second time), and both really enjoyed it. The best role was John Malkovic, who is really convincing as a big, dumb, hard man Lennie, (who wants to live off "the fat of the land" and look after rabbits).
mark e smith - renegade
Friday, 23 July 2010
nuts in may and bowfinger
Watched this earlier on this evening. It was made by Mike Leigh in 1975 (shown first in January 1976), and it really shows. The roads are deserted, the clothes (and tracksuits) are terrible, the prices ridiculous, the tents are out of this world, and Alison Steadman (who plays Candice Marie) is still young.