...meanwhile, on another side of town...

I started a new blog. It's called http://thelister.blogspot.com/

The end.

APOLOGY: part de deux

So, sorry I haven't posted anything on here for 4 months. Mind you, as my only comment seems to have come from an automated dating service, I don't think I've really let the fans down too badly. How utterly depressing.

A brief catch-up - in the space between posts, I've moved house, then bought a house, attempted and failed to get broadband (my finger is hovering over the 'send' button for an abusive email to Pipex as we speak), grown weary of my new job, attempted to kickstart an idea I had for a book, dabbled with copywriting, given up on football, toyed with an idea for a new blog, and, erm, that's about it.

How about you?

APOLOGY

Apologies if you find the 'Chav Bomb' post to be in poor taste (and I'm not talking about the pattern... etc)

There's no date stamp on these posts but it did go up here a few weeks ago - ie before the London bombings. I guess it's a rather timely reminder of how blasé we'd all got, mind..

BombBalls 2

Page 15 of the same paper:

A pictured of a stunned and bandaged commuter in the aftermath of the bombings.
Caption: 'Bloodied: STILL CLUTCHING HIS NEWSPAPER [my emphasis], one of the walking wounded emerges from the station'.
The newspaper they so keenly pointed out? Why, it's sister publication the Evening Standard, of course...

BombBalls

The Daily Mail, Friday July 8:

Page 6: A piece (rightfully) condemning Respect Party MP George Galloway for trying to make political gain out of the tragedy of the London bombings.
Odd then, that while the Editorial Leader (p 18) and a separate comment by Deputy Political Editor Paul Eastham both single out Shadow Home Secretary David Davis for his 'thoughtful eloquence' that 'captured the defiance of the nation' (translation - rather predictable, politico-speak praising 'the men and women of the emergency services... we thank them from the bottom of our hearts' and claiming 'This morning's explosions were acts of almost unspeakable depravity') - they failed to mention a single word of the speech made from Singapore by Ken Livingstone - one which even his most hardened of enemies, including the Mail Group's own Evening Standard - singled out as perhaps the most defining and heartfelt of the words uttered that day. Especially since, as mayor of the bombed City, there is a certain journalistic duty to record his reaction.
Even the Prime Minister's speech - admittedly presented above those of David Davis' on p 16 - were umbrella-ed into a round-up of responses from the world leaders present at the G8 summit.

A case of making politcal gain out of tragedy? Surely not.

Thankfully, the sports dept chose to lead with a defiant, Churchillian statement from Lord Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the successful London 2012 Olympic bid: 'You won't destroy us'.
But what's this? A few pages later on p93, Jeff Powell attacks London's Olympic bid for not coming clean about the true cost of security for the games, in the wake of the previous day's bombings. Well, actually, that's not true. Teflon Seb doesn't get a mention. What Jeff says is 'Blair and Livingstone must come clean about the price of terror'.
Seb Coe, lest we forget, was previously Private Secretary to Conservative Leader William Hague...

public service announcement

My last three posts were meant to take advantge of Blogger's new-fangled image posting service. Only they've all buggered up.
++MESSAGE ENDS++

A twist in the tale

Good old Jeffrey, always turning up like a bad penny:

"A fresh investigation into the conviction of Barry George for the murder of TV presenter Jill Dando has been opened by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

The CCRC is looking into extraordinary accusations that Ms Dando's killing was linked to former Conservative party chairman Jeffrey Archer.

The Daily Mirror today printed allegations made by George's supporters that Ms Dando died after her killer mistook her for Angela Peppiatt, Lord Archer's former secretary and the woman whose evidence sent the Tory peer to jail for perjury four years ago.

Lawyers and friends of George, serving life for the 1999 murder of the Crimewatch presenter, have always argued his innocence.

Today the CCRC, the body that investigates miscarriages of justice in the UK, confirmed that a member of the George legal team had claimed Ms Dando had died after being mistaken for Ms Peppiatt."

Strange points

Since when did shop dummies grow nipples?

RIP Paul Cannell

V Sad news that Paul Cannell, the man respnsible for, among other things, artwork for Primal Scream, Flowered Up and the Heavenly Records logo, has taken his own life.

A Streetcar-aimed desire

This could be the best idea ever:

Beep beep, beep beep yeah!

The list of all lists

After the gig post, I was going to attempt some humorous lists, then I saw this and I realised there was no point:

List of Ideas for Ideas for Lists

Look at his face!

Just look at his face!

I met him last week you know *casually polishes finger nails*

Normal not normal

Here's a thing: do a Google image search for 'weird'. Now do a Google image search for 'normal'. Tell me 'normal' isn't normal.

A new logo

I've been looking for a new logo and I came across this rather fantastic random typography generator from www.metaatem.net / www.flickr.com:

Wrist management

It's amazing how little you can do with only one arm.

That is all.

There is good and bad in everything

Bit of a mixed weekend really. First, I went to see New Order in Hyde Park and bugger me if they didn't take my advice and go and play four Joy Division songs (including Atmosphere), not to mention Love Vigilantes, Temptation and 'bloody Blue Monday again'.

Add some very bad jokes about hay fever, Bernard's gay-uncle-at-a-wedding dancing Hooky making Bass God Batman shapes with the spotlight and berating the 'moshpit dads' and it added up to one of the top five gigs I've ever seen*

Now the bad bit: I sprained my wrist playing football and I'm in agony.
Even worse, the save I made to sparin my wrist was the only good thing I did all match. I only went in goal because I was playing so shit.

*The other four, Nick Hornby style:

1. Brian Wilson's SMiLE at the RFH
2. Prince showcase, 2000
3. Beck, Nottingham Rock City
4. Prince, Lovesexy. Wembley Arena