"What will I be when I grow up?"

Sorry for the crappy posts the last couple of days, my evil twin brother got hold of my not-so-secret, secret password and posted banality. I’ve had to kill him off, (pillow over the face , after a weekend bender: never fails) and am now part of the Clifton Hill Witness Protection Plan.

I’m disguised as a mid 30’s “London Media Type” who’s just relocated from Bedfordshire down to Brighton. My new “fake” wife (Geraldine) is a Graphic Designer who works from home, she also writes copy for an obscure American Band fanzine; we read the “Telegraph”, we’re extremely involved in local politics, and are concerned about the community, Green Issues and Resident Allocated Parking Spaces. OH. MY. FUCKING. CHRIST: Whoa there!, what just happened?.

I think I’m on the turn… turning into…..something……hideous……..must, reverse, the feelings of inertia and impending property price rises…..must, do, something pointless and expensive. Must escape inevitable black hole. Fight it, fight it, fight it!

Photo of the day website that I came across today, no explanation given to who took the pictures or where they were taken:

if you're even slightly interested in Alfred Hitchcock, then this is a site to check out

Oh yeah, the PS3 has finally arrived (if you can get your hands on one...). This is the link to the promotional website.

'I'm afraid that I was very, very drunk'.

God, I love the intermenet. The catalogue of stuff that just seems to have no end, limitless and dark and without any real sense, like space innit?.

Glorious links to this genius creation from Paul Whitehouse writer and comedien off The Fast Show (said to be the definitive comedy sketch show of the 1990's... yes, it really has been that long.) , I bring you. Rowley Birkin QC
other stuff for you today:
Girls, if you like that HEAT Magazine, you'll love this; Weekly subscription to libelous smut on the great and good of celeb land
You know what I was idly thinking? what if I could set up my very own Michael Bolton Tribute, on Ice?. I mean, everybody loves Michael Bolton, right?, and everyone loves Ice skating right?. I'm fucking quids in. But you know what?, someone else has only gone and done it. Shit...
Here is an excellent website defamer for Hollywood bottom feeders
I LOVE LISTS:
Empire Magazine have listed 2007 top 100 movies in their forum section . Hmmm, I'm not sure that I agree with all the listings , but the reviews are written by readers of the magazine, and for the most part, give pretty good arguments as to why their votes count. the complete list is on the forum, but here's a gist:
1st Place: The Godfather (1972)
10th Place: Aliens (1986)
20th Place: The Big Lebowski (1999)
30th Place: City of God (2002)
40th Place: Memento (2000)
50th Place: Shaun of the Dead (2004)
60th Place: Dawn of the Dead (1978)
70th Place: Annie Hall (1977)
80th Place: The Truman Show (1998)
90th Place: Spiderman 2 (2005)
100th Place: Paris, Texas (1984)
A lot of very contemporary films creeping in at high numbers on the list. This is obviously not definitive, there are a lot of other film website with listings, but Empire does have a very strong following in the UK, and so can be taken seriously to a large degree. I don't agree with the list above for a number of reasons - mainly though because it's only representative of the last 20-30 years of film.
this is just weird;

here endeth the lesson.

"God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things.


....Right now I am so far behind that I will never die” - Bill Watterson: Calivin & Hobbs comic strip writer.
As newspaper comic strips go, Calvin & Hobbs is up there with Charlie Brown. Whatever, I just like the quote, I like this one too:
"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club..." Jack London (Author, "Call of the Wild" , "White Fang")

Anyhoooo. No particular theme today, which might annoy or frustrate some of you wanting me to stay on a straighter, narrower path. Don't fence me in!.
Whenever I'm looking for inspiration, I'm reminded of a passage from one of my favourite stories by James Baldwin (You can find out all you need to know about this amazing man from the link)
There is a short story named "Sonny's Blues" taken from a book of short stories and essay's "Going to meet the Man" The Story tells of two brothers in the early 1950's, both polar opposites in their experience of life; in particular the passage reflects on questions that resonate through all of Baldwin's work, questions on identity and personal meaning, only, in this case he goes some way trying to establish a point beyond certainty;
"For, while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it must always be heard. There isn't any other tale to tell, it's the only light we've got in all this darkness."
Of course, there are a number of ways this could be interpreted, and, taken out of the context of the book, even more ways to understand it. (if you want, you can read the paragraph in context here)
I've always chosen to remember this passage as an explanation to all things. Our "life tales" are meaning enough, and that is all the inspiration I need.





"If I had back, all the money I'd ever spent on Beer..."



"....I'd spend it all on Beer..."

This is my local pub, The Crescent, it's located on Clifton Hill in Brighton. It's a proper pub, as opposed to a bar - if you don't know the difference, it might not be your kind of gig.... but it's a good place with a lovely bunch of staff who are genuinely friendly, plus the beer is good.

They're starting a promotion on Saturday & Sunday nights: 70p off all draught pints - which means a pint of Foster is £2.30, or a Guinness £2.50, which can't be bad. the really good news is that it's an all night price, after 7pm. Happy Days!!!!

"The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you."

- Rita Mae Brown (Civil Right Activist)


"Hello, I'm the Devil Incarnate"


This is Jeremey Kyle..... Jeremey "Jezza" Kyle's imaginatively titled TV Show "The Jeremy Kyle Show" tells us all we need to know about the current social climate in the UK।
Well, it does, if sitting at home in your "Pineapple" tracksuit bottoms chuffing on 60 Rothmans, and scarfing down any fast food solids within reach, signifies the "Common Man or Woman in England"
If you shag anyone but your husband/wife/partner and them kill them to death, attempt murder in some heinous way, drink too much before beating your children within an inch of their lives then I suppose you could argue that the show might have niche appeal... they might as well call it "Jeremy Burns a Pikey to Death"
It's about as close to reality as say, Jerry springer was to anthropology.....I seriously don't get it, and , before we go on, let's make one thing absolutely clear; Jezza's only qualification is as a Television Presenter. Let's just repeat that again... let the statement roll around your tongue for a moment, whilst the reality of those words seep into your noggin'. He is not a qualified counselor, Phsycologist or psychiatrist , but never mind. He's got an amazingly over sized mouth, and knows some seven-letter-words. he also wears a suit, which makes him a fucking expert doesn't it.
It's a bloody miracle any of the guests actually get a word in, as he recants; "Listen to me ...Listen to me ...Listen to me ...Listen to me!""Look at me ...Look at me ...Look at me ...Look at me!" every thirty seconds until they just stare at him like they're watching a feather in the air...
The audience & viewers don't turn up or turn on, to watch stories of triumph over adversity, they're not hoping to explore the complex psychological dynamics of relationships presented with challenging external influences. They want to boo and shout random expletives at a parade of social pariahs and pantomime villains: all executed by the Circus Ringmaster Jezza, who's only slightly less sinister that Jeremy Beadle (it must be the name)
Is there anything more hypocritical than his hammed-up pretence of being deeply shocked, outraged and saddened whenever a guest opens their mouth to speak their tiny little thought out loud. I challenge you to give me a reason for his existence!
sorry, but I think he.is.a.twit
Right, now that's over I can get on with me day. No links today..... oh, okay, just one: "Sunshine" (new Danny Boyle movie ) is due out in a couple of weeks, this is a little competition to promote this (probably) excellent film; more info here too