I guess you can probably watch all of these on various specialist channels, but back in the day, they were all free on normal TV, and life was all the better for it.
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Friday, 29 September 2023
24% of the people are dickheads
After all the corruption, lies and mismanagement, how are 24% still planning to vote for the Conservatives? The hope on the horizon is that only 1% of 18 - 24 year olds are planning on doing so.
Never vote Tory
replanting a tree
I'm amazed in this day and age, we can't reattach or replant a cut down tree. Metal rod down the middle of both parts and stabilising planks till it takes hold? If not, put a replacement tree sculpture there.
asteroid hyalosis looks cool
I've only just found out about Asteroid Hyalosis, and although it can he a sign of diabetes or heart trouble, I have found it fascinating, as it also looks so cool, and l want it!
Yes l am very sad, superficial man.
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Thursday, 28 September 2023
only murders in the building disturbing image
I've been loving the Disney Channel's 'Only Murders in the Building' and have nearly finished season three (one episode to go!), but oh my giddy aunt, this was a disturbing image. I've done a close up, so you can be traumatised as well.
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This man is a Rock God, plus AC/DC - Touch Too Much (Official Video)
Looks can be deceiving, and one of these men is a Rock God, and l have spent many happy hours in his company. I will tell you now - it's not the big guy.
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Michael Jackson Zero Gravity 'Lean' video shoes
I'm rather glad to say, as a fan of magic tricks, l called out how this would have been done at the time.
Michael Jackson's shoes are below the video, but it takes a lot of strength to do, so l still have a lot of respect and admiration for the routine.
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Wednesday, 27 September 2023
voting trump and not hearing marquee moon
I have no idea who this knobhead is, but l would 100% bet he is a Donald Trump supporter and has never heard Marquee Moon.
suella braverman is racist and vile part 965764987
In a near empty room probably consisting mostly of media reporters, Suella Braverman says multiculturalism has failed. Remember she is currently the British home secretary, descended from Goan Indians from Maritius and Kenya, while being married to a Jewish person, and working under a Hindu Prime Minister, who is also a person of colour. I'd call that multiculturalism working just fine thank you.
She is also a racist, nasty, right wing troll who regularly sprouts divisive hate filed rhetoric to appease her far right backers. If the Rwanda plane ever starts taking people there, she should be on it. She will of course, make a bid to be leader of the Conservatives at some point, as she is exactly the kind of right wing shrill part of the party want, and has shown she will say anything to grab headlines and promote herself, even if it means demonising people. Her parents must be so proud.
malaga illusion
This is pretty a pretty cool illusion. Squint your eyes a bit and look at it again.
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art in the community
An example of why l am all for art in the community. More of this kind of stuff please.
Artwork by Braga.
london rubbish build up
Refuse collectors are on strike. Obviously I'm not going to say the media is biased, but imagine how much coverage this would be getting if Labour were in power.
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Tuesday, 26 September 2023
Manchester United against Liverpool 1977
The Manchester United team that beat Liverpool in the 1977 FA Cup Final and prevented them winning the treble. With Tommy Docherty's red and white army supporting them all the way.
And then he was gone.
why isn't this all over the news?
I'm not putting the video up as it's heart-breaking, but it's easily found. I know it's not new, but the only child who is missed out when the medals are handed out is a person of colour. And not one other adult stepped in to rectify the matter. It's been all over the internet in the last couple of days but nothing but silence from the TV news.
toby young v marcus rashford......toby young is a twat (with added quentin letts)
I don't care how much money Marcus Rashford spends on cars, houses, or life sized mannequins of Toby Young (son of a Lord) to kick the fuck out of, as it's his money, he's paid tax on it, and earned it by hard work, talent, and being at the top of his profession, so he can do whatever he wants with it. That doesn't mean he hasn't got a conscience, and he has done more for those less fortunate than himself than pretty much all other top earners and the government, so Toby Young (as usual) is talking crap and can fuck off.
Never vote Tory (or buy the Daily mail).
See also...Quentin Letts. Also a twat.
Never buy The Telegraph either
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tory lies part 8657667474
This time it's Mark Jenkinson being named and shamed. Twat. I think the clue might be in her twitter name.
Never vote Tory
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bloody hell!! The younger me is on wife swop!!!
Don't remember filming this. Must have been during the drink and drugs years (What? Yesterday? Ed)
man dies from eating liquorice
If this is true, l bet his family are going through all sorts.
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Monday, 25 September 2023
Shooting Stars Vic and Bob as Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
When they're good, they are very very good. This is spot on.
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colin smith's cluttered room
Christ on a bike. I thought my house was cluttered, but it's nothing compared to Colin Smith's. Maybe I'm not a premiership hoarder after all, so think I'm going to have to take a long hard look at myself, up my game, and start hitting the charity shops to improve my standing. I can't be putting up with this, I've got my reputation to think of.
The game's on mutha!!!
Sunday, 24 September 2023
old uk pound notes, plus some misty in roots and marcus garvey
It's amazing to think these were part of our lives for so long, and now they feel like ancient history. Time moves on, but without a knowledge of history you can't determine your destiny, and if you're not conscious of the present you're like a cabbage in this society. Check out Misty in Roots Live at the Counterculture 1979 to see where l nabbed that from (and check out Marcus Garvey to see where they nicked it from).
Toodle pip
kate bush - the maverick genius
There's been nothing quite like Kate Bush, either before or after. What a shock to the system she was when she burst on the scene, intelligent, unusual and beautiful. What a combination, and since then she's taken time off for her family, hardly toured, given few interviews, and released records on her own terms. A true individual.
Here's her lyrics to Wuthering Heights, plus some 1978 photographs by Gered Mankowitz
Toodle pip
Saturday, 23 September 2023
going divebombing
As the weather was nice today l went divebombing off the coast with predictable results.
maybe time for a trip
I've got another weeks holiday in three weeks time. Maybe time to take a trip (again)?
Friday, 22 September 2023
the easter island statues
I've got a large framed photograph of these in my kitchen (as you do) with the faces looking towards me and the stars. However, for some reason, l always thought they looked out onto the sea and were near the coast. How wrong l was.
big john in the colburn lodge
This used to be the landlord when l started drinking in The Colburn Lodge in Catterick. Guess why we all used to call him Big John? Sadly, he died many years ago (although Pat his wife is still alive).
darren grimes supports rupert murdoch (plus cold war steve)
What a surprise. And what a tosser.
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self portrait
If you know, you know*, and I have this as my screensaver on my phone.
Yes...l'm a sad bastard.
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adolf hitler in disguise
These were some examples of Adolf Hitler's possible disguises during the Second World War, in case he tried to flee. You would imagine you would definitely spot him, with him being one of the most recognisable people on the planet at that time, but it's remarkable how different he could look without his Charlie Chaplin moustache.
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