Saturday 13 June 2015

brainwashing mr c

My evil master plan seems to be taking effect. Mr C wears this Spider-man outfit l bought him on a more than regular basis, while wandering around asking for me, and chanting 'Jamie is great' when l am not there.
Well worth the time, effort and money involved, just to annoy his father.
Next up - The Jungle Book and Manchester United.


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Sunday 7 June 2015

going on the piss with georgie best

A chant that's so simple and effective, it should have been thought about years ago.
'Spirit in the Sky' adapted in honour of the late great Georgie Best.



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Friday 5 June 2015

an excellent telekinetic coffee shop prank

This is one of the best pranks that l have seen. A woman in a coffee shop gets annoyed and gains Telekinetic powers, much to the amazement of the unsuspecting customers.
Brilliant stuff.



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cutting the bastard grass - again!

It's been pretty good weather since l finished work this afternoon, so l decided to get stuck into sorting the garden out.  I'd already cut the grass about four weeks ago, but it had regrown way too quickly for my liking, and it was a bugger to do again (Three hours l spent pratting about out there!).
I've also tidied up the paving slabs and an outside storage container, but the shed still has a teeny weeny bit of fine tuning still needing doing.
I've now got bins full of grass and crap, have killed numerous spiders (nearly crapping my pants whilst doing so), l'm knackered, probably smelly (no change there), and l need to have a soak in the bath, despite Mr Parrot screeching that he wants attention..
No work now till Wednesday afternoon, so the bloody sun had better make an appearance, then l can dust off the old hammock.and chill.



 The garden looking tidier


The bin full of crap


The outside storage container looking organised


Unlike the shed!
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john oliver taken down by 'the man'

I've just noticed that my earlier posting of John Oliver talking about FIFA corruption has been taken down by 'The Man'.
Luckily the corruption has been rampant for years, so here's another John Oliver 'Last Week Tonight' clip, this time from last year.
Let's see how long this clip stays up, and see you all in jail.
It's been emotional.



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countdown to the european cup final...

It's the Champions League Final tomorrow (still the European Cup Final to old gits like me), and l for one, am really looking forward to it.
I hope Barcelona win it because of the fantastic free flowing football that they can produce, but especially for the little master himself, Lionel Messi, who l have a big footballing man crush on (and have done for some time).

Here's a reminder of the first leg of the semi final, when he destroyed Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou..



I also wish l had a shiny new pound coin for every time the commentator says 'Messi', and let's hope Juventus don't go and spoil the party.

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Wednesday 3 June 2015

pensilsword - on a plate





Social commentary?
Tick
Class injustices?
Tick
True to life?
Tick
Still going on?
Tick

By Toby Morris / Pencilsword, from here.

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Tuesday 2 June 2015

sepp blatter has resigned!!......oh no hold on...


So, at long last, Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA has bowed to pressure (of whatever sort) and announced his resignation after 17 years.
Hurrah!!!!
Only it isn't yet, and he will almost certainly try to sort out a nice deal for himself by backing his no doubt handpicked stooges, whenever the reigns are handed over.
The only surprise is that it has taken so long, and when it all kicked off last week with the arrests in Switzerland, it actually came as a shock, because the bribes, corruption and fiddling had been so epidemic over the years, with nothing being done about it, and Blatter re-elected each time, it felt like it was a never ending season in Hell if you were a football fan concerned about the way the game is going.
Hopefully he will face charges himself, but will no doubt suddenly develop Alzheimer's or something similar and escape the justice he deserves, after all, he hasn't remained in power for so long by being a nincompoop.

There's an excellent book about FIFA corruption called 'Foul' by Andrew Jennings which l highly recommend, but to emphasise how long everyone has been helpless but aware of the seedy shenanigans, it was published in 2006.

John Oliver on 'Last Week Tonight' also pretty much nails the latest developments.



Here's to a bright new future (l very much doubt, as there will still be plenty of people out there willing to be bribed).
At least it's a start (as The Jam would say).



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Monday 18 May 2015

elspeth mclean's painted stones and the small faces






Colour me impressed. These are some painted stones by the  dotillism artist Elspeth McLean. Far out and psychedelic maaaan, they look great.

And here are The Small Faces on 'Colour me Pop' - also great.



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the bastard tories have got in again (and tunisia)

I've turned my back for a short time and buggered off to Tunisia, and this is what l have come back to.
The bastard Tories in power again.
The Labour party has been harping on about the fact they never got their economic policies across to the public, but it was obvious to all in their right minds that Ed Miliband inspired no confidence in anyone, and as a party leader, should never have been considered. Much of modern politics is about leadership and charisma, both of which, Ed was sadly lacking of.
I won't harp on about the fact that David may have done better, but Ed was never in the running. It just shows how out of touch the party is with the common man (it's core voters) that it thought they seriously had a chance (especially with the tide turning in Scotland). Also, what a surprise - It hasn't taken long for the Tories to announce that they are having another budget 'With Welfare as a main issue'.
Kiss goodbye to the NHS while you are at it.

The night before my Tunisian trip, I was arguing (what a surprise again) vollisfory (a word that makes sense to me but is not on Google search) with my working class so called comrades, who were going to vote Conservative. I subtly pointed out that they were all fucking idiots who read The Sun and are classic examples of the poorly educated dickheads that get the Tories in, but to no avail (at least they vote).
I can't wait until their benefits and healthcare are cut so l can kick them when they are down, just to prove that l am right (as always, because l am not a nice guy).
No wonder l have so few friends.

Here's a timely part of Robert Tressel's magnificent (although old fashioned to the modern reader) 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist'. One of the greatest books ever written (with thanxs to JB Barrington).

Poverty is not caused by men and women getting married; it's not caused by machinery; it's not caused by "over-production"; it's not caused by drink or laziness; and it's not caused by "over-population". It's caused by Private Monopoly. That is the present system. They have monopolized everything that it is possible to monopolize; they have got the whole earth, the minerals in the earth and the streams that water the earth. The only reason they have not monopolized the daylight and the air is that it is not possible to do it. If it were possible to construct huge gasometers and to draw together and compress within them the whole of the atmosphere, it would have been done long ago, and we should have been compelled to work for them in order to get money to buy air to breathe. And if that seemingly impossible thing were accomplished tomorrow, you would see thousands of people dying for want of air - or of the money to buy it - even as now thousands are dying for want of the other necessities of life. You would see people going about gasping for breath, and telling each other that the likes of them could not expect to have air to breathe unless the had the money to pay for it. Most of you here, for instance, would think and say so. Even as you think at present that it's right for so few people to own the Earth, the Minerals and the Water, which are all just as necessary as is the air. In exactly the same spirit as you now say: "It's Their Land," "It's Their Water," "It's Their Coal," "It's Their Iron," so you would say "It's Their Air," "These are their gasometers, and what right have the likes of us to expect them to allow us to breathe for nothing?" And even while he is doing this the air monopolist will be preaching sermons on the Brotherhood of Man; he will be dispensing advice on "Christian Duty" in the Sunday magazines; he will give utterance to numerous more or less moral maxims for the guidance of the young. And meantime, all around, people will be dying for want of some of the air that he will have bottled up in his gasometers. And when you are all dragging out a miserable existence, gasping for breath or dying for want of air, if one of your number suggests smashing a hole in the side of one of th gasometers, you will all fall upon him in the name of law and order, and after doing your best to tear him limb from limb, you'll drag him, covered with blood, in triumph to the nearest Police Station and deliver him up to "justice" in the hope of being given a few half-pounds of air for your trouble.

And here's some Tunisian photos.




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Sunday 3 May 2015

the new royal baby

Bang on the button.
From here.

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Saturday 2 May 2015

things l hate graffiti


Of course l would never condone graffiti, especially around election time, but this is excellent (although longer lists are available).

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Friday 1 May 2015

marc bolan, t.rextacy and boy george - beltane walk

Any excuse for a bit of Marc Bolan and T.Rex around these parts, and as today is Beltane, let's add in some T.Rextasy and Boy George from the 35th Bolan anniversary bash at Shepherds Bush.





And if Bolan had lived....


Can't remember the guys name, but he was at a Bolan convention in Bradford a few years ago.
A fine old time was had by all.

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Monday 20 April 2015

equality and justice - it's nearly election time!


In case you haven't noticed, there's an election is coming up. I can't remember where l got this quote from, but it is still relevant as far as l am concerned.
A wealthy society like ours that deliberately will not, not cannot, support its most vulnerable members, in a humane and caring manner but sets out to persecute and demonise them instead, because the only agenda is increased profit for the wealthiest minority is the overriding agenda, is not fit to refer to itself as civilised.



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Sunday 19 April 2015

Thursday 2 April 2015

more goodies





More goodies picked up while l've been out and about at the charity shops, plus some swag from 'Sound it Out' records in Stockton.
The pile of books to read is geting bigger.  I managed to read 'Boy about Town' by Tony Fletcher yesterday, but the ongoing mess next to my bed is also growing.
I've said it before, and l will say it again, l need more time off work (or to win the lottery).

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Sunday 29 March 2015

the statue of liberty view of new york


An old view of New York that you don't usually see, from behind the Statue of Liberty (designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi).
A previous similar version was going to be at Port Said, at the entrance to The Suez Canal, and one design even had the torch on top of the head.
Here's some photos of it being built (and yes, it was copper coloured)









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street art by nuxuno


Some excellent street art, by Nuxuno (I think)

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robin bastard


Just in case it may have have passed you by - there's an election coming up.
Don't forget to vote (my grandfather died for your rights etc...).

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ingenious rabbit makeup


Even though you can look at the stages of it being applied, it is still hard to take in at the end.

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the perfect wine glass

About time this was invented

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bobby the poet - white christmas




Long before the Bob Dylan Christmas album, there was this. A taste of what was to come.
Ladies and gentlemen, l present to you Bobby the Poet, performing 'White Christmas'.
I bet at the time there was no way they would have imagined that their pisstake would come true (unfortunately).

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Saturday 28 March 2015

how to understand women



If only l had read these in the past.

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scouse monopoly


It's OK for me to take the piss out of Liverpool, as it was home to me
From here

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Friday 27 March 2015

bad news about mr schrodinger's cat


From The New Yorker, by Benjamin Schwartz.
It's probably been done before (or a variant on it), but it's the first time l've seen it.
Funny and clever.

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Wednesday 25 March 2015

nina simone - live in 1968



Nina Simone in concert on UK TV back in 1968.
The first eight minutes of this are especially gloomy, yet uplifting as well. Saying that, the tribute to Dr Martin Luther King at the end is not exactly slack.
Talk about singing it as though you mean it, even in a relaxed soul / jazzy way. Emotional stuff.

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Tuesday 24 March 2015

there may be trouble ahead health and safety poster


From here

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lux lisbon and the bullingdon club



Taking the piss out of the rich Tories?  Tick
Sound like the Killers?   Tick
Wearing funny masks?   Tick
Releasing a single that actually tackles politics and equality?   Tick

This will do for me - Lux Lisbon - The Bullingdon Club
Check the band's goodies (fnaar)  out here.

As for the club itself, here are a couple of photographs of the members (and l mean members).
Want to know who they are?
Go here



I'll say it again - time for a revolution brothers and sisters

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Monday 23 March 2015

the new carlsberg advert - bikers and beer



The new Carlsberg advert features couples arriving at a cinema to find it full of bikers, with only two seats left.  Do they dare sit down?

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Saturday 21 March 2015

keith richards is still alive

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the tortured christ - guido rocha


The Tortured Christ by Brazilian artist Guido Rocha. I'm not religious in any way shape or form, but this sculpture is pretty impressive.

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