Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Song of the Day:

Keeping up with The Clash theme i'm having this week i came across this quality video on youtube.

Here's the Clash with an amazing performance of 'The Magnificent Seven' on US TV.

WTF? Link of the day:


This goes in to too much detail for it to be a joke...
The "how to have sex with dolphins guide"

Includes the hilarious quote:

"This is not to be confused with bestiality, where a person forcefully mates an animal, without their consent, and with no mutual feelings whatsoever. This is something that I would never do to a dolphin, since I love them dearly, and treat them with the same respect that an honest husband would have for his wife and children."

Whilst the link is NWS there are thankfully no pictures, and sure it is really a crime if the dolphins are consenting? *rolls eyes to heaven*

I pray this man has never visited dingle!

Monday, February 25, 2008

What a difference a day (or three) makes:

I have given up on predicting Irish weather, a.k.a the F12 key on the mac.

These are photos of the same spots on Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday was essentially summer, Saturday was back to good old winter at its most humbling!



We better get a summer this year!!!

Song of the Day:

Been listening to alot of The Clash over the weekend and whilst this song isn't actually The Clash it still kicks alot of ass!

Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - Coma Girl

£90,000 well spent?

In my best Andy Gray impression: "Stephen Ireland take a bow son!"


Dear god its hideous! And here was me thinking he'd spent all his money on a new hair cut??


And who said footballers had too much money?

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Song of the Day:

Been busy the last few days so have been crap at updating this, so apologies and here is a quality tune to redeem myself!

Here's Beastie Boys with 'Hey Ladies' which for some reason always reminds me of working in a kitchen in Vancouver!? Either way its an immense tune!

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Watch this: Entourage


I just got a link for Entourage Episodes online which is now up in 'Procrastination's Best Friends'. If you haven't watched this show yet i suggest you do it now quite fast! Click here if your that lazy. Trust me and watch it!

Spring Cleaning:

I feel the need to clear out the negative vibes in the last few posts and 'happy the place up' a bit so here's 'the Cure' and 'Close to Me'

This is an '80's Night at the Koo' classic and in a non gay way (if thats possible?) me and Hunter's song of choice for Tuesday nights down the beach!

Happy days!

Jesus Love, It Aint that bad!


Continuing on a depressing note here's Jane:

"I am going to kill myself in 90 days. What else should i say? This blog is not a cry for help or even to get attention. It's simply a public record of my last 90 days in existence. I'm not depressed and nothing extremely horrible has lead me to this decision. But, does it really have to? I mean, as an atheist I feel life has no greater purpose. My generation has had no great depression, no great war and our biggest obstacle is beating Halo 3. So, if I feel like saying "game over", why can't I? Anyway, I hope you enjoy my thoughts as the clock runs out. Also, if blogspot takes this down before i'm gone just go to www.90dayjane.com. Please don't attempt to "help" me. If you want to truly help, please send me ideas on how to do the deed. thx-Jane"

Someone forward this girl the link for 'Everyday People'!!!

Seriously though i hope that this is not a sincere blog and that in the event it is someone helps this woman out.

Song of the Day:

Suprise Suprise, its 'The Smiths'

I still think Mark Ronson's version of this is terrible. I heard it first on the radio last April and my disgust since then hasn't faded. Here's the original and best, complete with the evasive Salford Lads Club at around 2 minutes in.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Manchester: The Hunt for Salford Lads Club

I fucking love The Smiths. If the title of the blog wasn't obvious enough you now know. This is despite Morrissey denying me a battered sausage in my drunken state by banning any of the catering stalls selling meat when i saw him in Marley Park in August 2006, i've just about forgiven him.

After the game on Sunday we had 7 hours to spend in Manchester. Our bus wasn't heading back to Hollyhead until as late that night as possible. If you've ever had to spend an hour in Hollyhead you will know why. Departing 11pm it was then.

After drowning our sorrows for what felt like too long in, the Bray Supporters Clubs local haunt, 'The Tollgate' just bedside Old Trafford we decided to head down 'The Curry Mile' in Rusholme. Passing the neon jungle of curry houses on our bus ride back from the city centre on Saturday night left an impression on Anto's stomach and his suggestion was greeted with much approval.



We took a cab via the infamous Moss Side of Manchester and jumped out for a lap of the mile, hoping to find a restaurant that'd meet our needs sooner rather later. After One lap and discovering that Kev's recommended eatery was closed we settled on a place that was offering 15% discount and free pompadons. Good times!



After the meal and still with 3 hours to spare i suggested, to what i thought would be in vain, that we go find the Salford Lads Club and get a photo outside the iconic building. Suprisingly enough Kev immediately agreed and Anto was whether he liked it or not, thankfully the former, bound to join us on our spontaneous pilgrimage.

We hailed a cab and asked him to take us to the club. He just about knew where Salford was so said he'd drop us off at the University. We thought that was fair enough, we'll hit a student bar, ask where the club is, how hard could it be??

Salford was like a ghost town when we got there, the only place between the towers of flats and motorway that seemed to have any life in it was 'The Woolpack' a pub so 'exclusive' we had to ring a preventative buzzer before we could even enter the place!

When we finally gained entrance we were greeted to what i had always imagined pub life in 'Little Britain'(not the show) to be like, an inescapable place where the Octogenarian's singing karaoke, would only be replaced by the other people in the pub, who in turn would only procreate so as to have someone else who could sing 'Nothing compares to you' in a couple of decades time. What only made it more depressing was that the twentysomething's there seemed to know this fate.


Notwithstanding that we did get a nice pint and get chatting to a friendly local who after consolidating our disgust about the match admitted he knew where the Salfords Lads Club was! He only lived around the corner from it! Excellent! "Can we walk it?" Not really, came the reply , "but i can sort ya out wiv a taxi" good enough for me!

After a few phone calls it became clear that the likelihood of me getting to arch a quiff in honour of 'the Mozfather' was becoming less and less likely tonight. He couldn't get a cab despite trying a few numbers. Just as well, as my gel was on the bus. We finished our beers and went back out into the cold, disheartened but still not defeated.

We wandered into the night and only then did it dawn on his just how dodgy Salford was. It was no Moss Side but it certainly wasn't far off. Thankfully the free roaming Pit Bull that crossed our path didn't seem too concerned with us and we dropped into the 'Salford Chippy' in the hope that they could either point us in the right direction or call us a cab. Turned out the guy working there while not Irish himself had lived in Dublin for a few years and was more than happy to help us out. After we had convinced him that 'Salford Lad's Club' wasn't a gay club though his directions had changed and with time against us, i knew it was over as we decided to get back to the Toll Gate in time to make it home. It was still a great random night though.


I will get that photo one day!!!

Song of the Day:

After the weekend, what better song to choose than a song that never fails to put a smile on my face, it is officially impossible to be sad listening to this song!

I give you Arrested Development and 'Everyday People':

Weekend in Pictures: Manchester

Well i got home at 7am this morning after a grueling trip back. we lost after probably the worst performance by the team in a long time. Uninspired despite the inspiring scenes in the build up to the game and a number of players looked like they didn't actually care! The only United players who i can say anything positive about were Anderson and Vidic. Here's a few photos a took over the weekend and i'll post up a few funny stories later:







On a more uplifting and funny note Jack Nicholson is a red!
We spotted "Jack" in the Trafford bar joining in with the singing before the game!

Friday, February 8, 2008

Weekend Trip: Manchester

Gonna be a lack of post's this weekend as i'm off to Manchester for the derby game. It's my first Manchester Derby which is special enough but taking into account the Munich tributes going on all this week over there and it will be a very special weekend indeed!

The lads are going to be playing in this kit to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster:
Hopefully it'll be a weekend to a remember for all the right reasons. Come on United!

I'll be throwing up any good photos i take over there so check back on Monday,
Have a great weekend!

Song of the Day: Ham SandwicH

Saw these guys support Delorento's last September in Whelans and was pretty impressed with their set. This is their new single which i am digging very much at the minute:



To sample some more Ham SandwicH tracks check out their myspace!

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Sick!

I'm still sick, its a pain in the ass, i have eaten (Not necessarily digested!) this week:
  • Sunday: 4 Slices of toast, 1 Cup Chicken Noodle Soup, Square of Chocolate
  • Monday: Small Flapjack, 2 Fajitas, bowl of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes.
  • Tuesday: Salad Roll, 2 Chicken Tenders, 3.5 pancakes
  • Wednesday: BBQ Supernoodles, Small Bowl of Pasta
  • Thursday: Bowl of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes, BBQ Supernoodles, Bacon Sandwich, 7 Chips and 4 Chicken pieces from my Chinese Takeaway.
I would go through that in about 2.5 days if i was healthy. Its horrible!

Lost, Does Anyone Care Anymore?



Lost, I hate you because i used to love you but then you fucked it up!

I got into lost when my sister Cathy got the Season one box set for Christmas 2005, It was amazing! My average day would be: I would wake up around 2pm eat leftovers of whatever big dinner we had the night before, watch tv, have a big dinner, have a beer or two with some crimbo tv and then to bed at 1am to watch lost till about 6am. They were good times.

I'd say i went through the box set in about a week. I then graduated to junkie by scouring the internet for Season 2 on the internet the day after it was aired in the US. I was watching a quality of video closer to a dodgy dubbed kung fu flick on an original 1989 Game Boy, but dammit it'd have to do! I'm embarrassed looking back on it now.


One time it got so bad that my brother and i ended up after a post night out chipper talking his mate diggers through the ENTIRE first season so he could come back to our house and watch the terrible quality episodes for himself and be up to speed. We may have also have had to download the 40 minute episodes first... on a 56k modem.

When Season 2 reached its finale i'm proud to say that i watched it on an actual tv with perfect sound, but by then the anger had already started to set in and i was through with Lost. The formula of the show was by now was:

  • Minutes 1-5: One question of the TEN asked in the last 3 weeks answered vaguely.
  • Minutes 5-35: Nothing Happens!!!!
  • Minutes 35-40: Three Questions Asked.

It was ridiculously frustrating, i had always wondered how the show could have such amazing ideas but still keep the views guessing and watching each week. I now know. They dont reveal anything EVER!

My patience finally blew after the creepy revelation that some chick (Libby, IMDB reminds me) that Hurley had been dating was actually in the same mental institution as Hurley was when he had been incarcerated. I loved the story, how were they to follow it up? Answer: By Killing Libby and never telling us. JJ Abrams you are a prick!

I'll never love another TV show in the same way again. I've boycotted Prison Break after Season One and been afraid to watch Heroes too as i know they too will be dragged out to a ridiculous length of time. When will American TV learn that a well respected show that bows out on top rather that a cash cow milked out every last penny to the point it is unrecognisable to what it was loved for is what TV viewers want?

Whilst my story is old news, My cousin Niamh, who is staying up with my family for the week, watched the first episode of series four on Monday and said she is beginning to feel the same way about the show. How long can this go on for? I've heard there are another 2 series at least in the pipeline, is the plan to give an answer so late after the original alluding to of one, that people will have forgotten what they were waiting to have answered in the first place?

Why the fuck was there a polar bear on a tropical island!!!???

Does anyone even care anymore?

/rant.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Pancake Tuesday

Yesterday was quite possibly my favourite day of the year;
Pancake Tuesday!

I have to praise my lovely mum who had 2 litres of pancake batter and had a vast array of toppings available also. Sods law and all that, i was still feeling the effects of the weekend so was struck down sick for the day so could only muster about three and a half pancakes before collapsing in pain! Grrr

Here is one Pancake that managed to stay down though!

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Video of the Day:

Them french. They're a crazy bunch! One of the apt comments of this video from youtube is "amazing how they managed to hold on, even with the weight of the MASSIVE BALLS they are carrying" i would certainly have to agree!

Monday, February 4, 2008

Happy Birthday David Gillick

My good friend Gillick turned 23 today and this was just the excuse i needed to post this photo. He is the one of the left having his Ham bitten into by our Friend Nico at the Hamburg Docks Market at 6am.


It is no wonder that this is my favourite photo ever!
Happy Birthday Buddy!

Amazing 'Old School' Rap Anthem of the Day:

After the last post could it be anything else?

Anyone willing to set aside 7 minutes 26 seconds of their day, i suggest you do it by clicking the song below:



If you want to see this amazing song being slaughtered look no further than the embarrassingly bad Duran Duran. WARNING This is not for the squeamish:

The Futureheads New Single Available For Free!


Yes i probably know your first reaction from reading the headline is
"Of course its available for free, i have the internet you know?"

Well thats not the point, downloading music online can be very comparable to going to Amsterdam and shopping down the red light. In theory its an apparent guilt free yet immoral way of getting what you want but it's very risky and the law of averages means your gonna catch 'the bad aids' sooner rather than later.

Therefore in the words of Grandmaster Flash: "So Don't Do It!" (or get caught! .... Downloading that is!!)

Thats why The Futureheads are giving away the official 'good aids copy' of their new incredibly catchy single "Broke Up The Time' on their website! The only catch is you have to sign up to their mailing list (This is where having a separate 'spam email address' comes in handy!).

Here's the song in question below:



If anyone could tell me what an earth they are singing about though please let me know!

Tv Review: Superbowl XLII


Yesterday i was incapacitated for the day after eating a dodgy takeaway so found myself infront of the tv for a new personal best of 13 hours beginning at 14.30 and ending at 03.30 with the climax of Superbowl XLII (Thats 42, to those out there who only know up to 20 from either Rocky Movies or Wrestlemania's).

Not a big fan of the NFL due to how long they take to play 60 minutes of football (lasts nights game was over 3 hours long!) and not having any vested interest in any team i will normally only stay up for the Superbowl. The event usually is so over hyped and ultimately underwhelming that i'm asleep before the half time show.

This year i'm pleasantly suprised to say that the event actually lived up to its hype and was a great game even for a 'Johnny Come Lately' like myself!

To sum up the build up of this game:

The New England Patriots on an 18 game unbeaten run faced The in form New York Giants. If the Patriots won, they would win their 4th Superbowl in recent times and would be only the second team after The 1972 Miami Dolphins to go a whole campaign unbeaten. If The Giants won, it would be a victory for the underdog and redemption for their quarterback Eli Manning, who from what i gather is seen as a bit of an unreliable choking donkey at times. Manning would also if victorious finally grow out of the shadow of his older brother, Peyton Manning, who won the Superbowl with The Indianapolis Colts only last year.

To sum up the Game:





Alleged Donkey comes good to play an amazing game of football, thanks to the help of an stellar defensive line which took out Tom Brady (Patriots quarterback) 5 times which is a record this season apparently. This game even included the stereotypical "Forty Seconds to go, the Giants NEED a touch down!!" that even had me cheering at the overcoming of such enormous odds.

Maybe i won't be so quick to write off the sport next season?

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Song of the Day:

After thinking about James Brown upon hearing of the return of 'We Are Scientists' to Dublin. It was a coincidence that this song came on the radio when i was eating Breakfast in Harrys Cafe in Dun Laoghaire (try the weepingly good Hot Chocolates there!) with Halley this morning.

Here's "Get Up Off Offa That Thing" complete with amazing, albeit trimmed down by the Great mans standards, introduction:



What an Icon.

We Are Scientists to play Ambassador:

If ever there was a recommendation for a good gig at a reasonable price it is this.



We Are Scientists play the Ambassador April 7th with tickets at €25 (thats reasonable at Dublin's standard!)

We Are Scientists first got my attention in Spring 2006 with the release of the great and amazingly catchy 'The Great Escape' taken from the album 'With Love and Squalor' which is equally great.

They played an impressive set at Oxegen that summer and i did have tickets to see them in October 2006 at the Ambassador but skipped them for the chance to see James Brown in the Olympia. This in hindsight, due to his death less than 2 months after the said AMAZING gig, was a great decision but i still regretted not getting to the Ambassador that night.

At last 18 Months have passed and the chance has returned to see these guys on their own stage. But wouldn't you know it, i have exams on that week and won't be able to make it! Arrrgh!

The best i can do is recommend people to go see this gig cause it is sure to kick ass!

Here's the excellent 'It's A Hit':



MCD has the full story on We Are Scientists' return to Dublin.

Happy Ground Hog Day!

Happy Ground Hog Day!



See what i've done here??

Video of the day: Planet Earth Spoof

Recommended by Halley:



The Lion especially kicks ass!