31.8.08
Stalybridge Celtic Away Day
The Facts
Total Distance travelled - 290 miles.
Total Driving/Travelling time - 7 hours.
Number of comfort breaks - 8 or so but a couple of lady stops had to be incorporated into the travel plan.
Number of Great Views - All of the journey going over Woodhead.The view in comparison to the A17 is like waking up to Heidi Klum by your side yet still knowing that you have to go back to Jodie Marsh
Number of Wedding Anniversary's being celebrated on the Bus - One ,this really is the only to celebrate the joy of marriage
Driving Conditions - Very Warm,easy conditions still busy on the A17 but the rest was straight forward.
Quotes
"Can we stop for a ladies toilet stop,the lady needs to squat."
"No nuns allowed only monks"
"All i will say is it hurts when i pee"
My memory doesn't seem to work properly this morning so i will edit this part later.
(pm me more quotes please).
Soundtrack
Madness- It Must be love ....ah bless
Skinhead Revolt 2
Pacha Summer 2008 Disc 1
Robs Cheese CD
The Specials & Madness - astd tracks
New Town Kings - Sound of the New Town
Frank Turner - Love,Ire & song
Best of Euphoric House Disc 2
A simple journey with the A17 taking forever as usual, your gotta love the tractors. I have done the journey over Woodhead countless times on my way to the now soulless Prawn Sandwich Stadium but the views never cease to amaze me.
I missed the turning to Stalybridge,how i have no idea as the sign is huge but due to the lady reduced to tears by her need for a squat it was not a cause for concern as we reassessed our position using the £1.99 AA sat nav during her moment of relief and returned to the scene of the error post haste.
Good stewarding saw us park in a neat line of descending coaches and right next to the pub.Ironic thanks to the dickhead on the club bus who said there were no minibuses coming,Jealousy is a sad trait.
After a couple of quality pints of London Pride in Manchester? & it tasted better as well,it was time to get the team news.
& What has he done again only put Jack as the lone striker and filled the bench with JJ,DB,JT,AS this along with Murray would probably be the strongest 5 a side team in the league(thanks to SG for that quote)
I had various discussions about this line up all afternoon and I still don't understand why he has set the stall up this way.As a side we play a lot of counter attacking football using the pace and skills of Frew and Francis,so what is the point of having a hold up player on his own up front who with the greatest respect has no chance of making gut busting runs into the penalty area.Having Jack as the only forward also condemns the full backs to making hoof balls that have no chance of making the forward as Jack is not going to make the give me the ball runs.
I am as baffled after a nights sleep as I was yesterday.
Just why are we paying teams so much respect when we have proven goalscorers in the side.
I was greeted with a its going to take Eight weeks to get used to the league, well to me football is football and yes the pace is quicker and the players are stronger but it is still football and the players we have are more than capable if set up,to go and play the game. Let them express themselves and not baffle them with complex tactics.
The Game itself
We held our own for the first twenty minutes but found it hard to create anything. The Celtic then got into the game and scored a great goal from lovely football,Ben Sedgemore had missed a simple header before this. The Celtic then took control of the game and the sending off seemed to make no difference at all.
Was it a sending off ?Arms were up,Bridgewater has now got an Oscar Nomination due to arrive Tuesday morning & the guy is sent off.I have no idea.
It made no iota of a difference to Celtic who second half came out to put the game out of sight and they would of if wasn't for the Magnificent Howie who made at least eight top drawer saves and the Man mountain that is Mark Peters.
Despite getting totally overran by 10 men.What and how? we did create chances and Jack should of scored when he decided to go walkabout with the ball instead of pulling the trigger and Joe Francis rattled the post with a great shot.
The goal was well created with Jack scoring a good header from a quality cross.
It may amaze people(and the manger) but the balance with DB on with Jack or JT looked right and with a midfield (they had departed by now),we may of actually kept hold of the ball for more that 10 seconds instead of giving it back to Celtic to attack again.
The conclusion is the manger has no idea of what side to play from his squad still (where was Glover?) and despite getting a a lucky undeserved draw the problems he is creating need to sorted out. Not one player had a bad game but they were limited in how to play by the formation and team the manager picked.
What is the deal with our "greatest ever signing" being kept on the bench.
Give Joachim a fucking chance to do his stuff.
30.8.08
Jury Out
Adam Smith in and Steve Melton out seems fine to me . We have not solved the obvious problem areas on the pitch but have bought in a player who has shown his quality during the first period of employment by the club.Best just forget the second period and to be honest i have already slated him enough for that.At least the problem has been noted that we need better players all over the pitch .
Now just where is that Ska/reggae compilation for todays road trip.
29.8.08
28.8.08
Jeffrey Lewis - Acid Song
The Reserves Vs Histon Res
My first viewing of the reserves this season was a real mixed bag.
The first good news was that a couple of bottles of Newcastle Brown were rescued from the VIP lounge making me much happier than at half time on Monday.
The Game
The only first team player involved was Murray in goal which surprised me a bit as i half expected to see John Turner involved to get some match fitness.
We had 3 great chances in the first 5 minutes to score but flunked each one with an F.
Histon who had a few first team squad players involved then took control of the game and scored from the penalty spot after Murray had stroked a Histon players legs so delicately that it could hardly of even tickled him. More soft refereeing !
Then they made it two after Robbie Palmer failed to close down a player on the corner of the 6 yard box. This was after 30 minutes and the heads of the players with the exception of Lee Hyde had gone down already.Sad!
Histon had countless chances to extend the lead but failed somehow.
After a talking too! Really ? The team came out for the second half had just started playing and then the manager Steve Lilley made a triple substitution?? Why not just do it at half time and why a triple. To me that is a hell of a risk with 40 minutes plus football left to play. Odd! Low and behold two minutes later Lee Hyde goes down with a hamstring problem/dead leg ..Just as well it was him for any other player would of meant we were down to ten men.
Somehow the game now became more evenly matched and we dragged our way back in to the game with a pinball goal put in by Liam Forshaw(nothing against the lad but how is his resigning productive for the club & with all due respect he won't be pushing for a first team place)
Then just as it looked like the game was going to be lost up pops Captain Marvel Hyde with a bit of Pele skill and scores the equaliser.
Overall the boy Dwyer looks good,Why play Vincent in a defensive midfield role? Palmer and Forshaw Why?
The manager ..ummm.....
Relegation? I would not be surprised at all
Good game though.
27.8.08
There Will Be Blood ::: Alternative Versions
26.8.08
Hinckley at Home
A Superb crowd that the Leicestershire inbreds could only dream of were treated to the poorest overall display by Kings Lynn this season in which they still showed glimpses of excellence.The Game contained some lovely flowing football with Francis involved in most of it,more inept personal defending for the goal that we conceded and then long ball "hoof" crap when the ideas ran out 25 minutes from the end.The last part of that is unacceptable and when a crowd gives the second largest cheer (all be it ironic) of the afternoon for a pass out along the ground surely the management must realise this."Keep Passing the ball" says Uncle Keith in the programme, if that is that you want then get players that will do this or the crowds will soon go down to Hinckley level.
Yesterday was another two points dropped against a very average opposition because we could not finish off chances. It was fair enough to start with DB and Jack but if you must bring JJ on then at least give him the ball.Francis our best first half player was also starved of the ball second half.
The midfield yesterday was poor.Where was Sedgemore? Given the day off to do a radio show?On yesterday's display Bridgewater is not up to controlling the midfield on his own,simple as.
The right back position ... umm much has been said on this topic but most of it is coming home to roost. Charlie D is not good enough at the minute, he does his best and a lot can be said for that but we need better.I am sure that he is left footed as well.
Will John Turner be back on Saturday after his ill timed Wedding and honeymoon. You play football for a living and as such should of got married in the summer,many clubs would of sacked you for not doing this. So You Owe Us Big Time
It is not all doom and gloom though and despite drawing again in a league that seems very even from all of the general results we deserved at least the draw and all for a bit of luck that doesn't seem to be going our way we could of again snatched the game with the last kick of the game.
It will all come good,I am sure but midtable at best is the achievable goal at the current level of football.
Onto Manchester we roll.
25.8.08
How to Massage a sore neck
If you have a sore neck then try this simple little massage to relieve the pain of that sore neck; ideal for those who do lots of travelling and watch Kings Lynn FC and therefore find it hard to get their neck consistently into a comfortable position.
All that you do is breathe in a little and bend the head back slightly.
Then squeeze your shoulders at the base of the neck, and hold the muscles firmly with the fingers and also the palms.
Hold, then breathe out, and roll head gently forwards, squeezing still.
Finally hold this for a few seconds before returning head to normal position. Repeat this a few times for a great massage for a sore neck that can work wonders!
alternatively ring NHS Direct on 0845 4647 or try the website (google it)
Match report to follow later
Bank Holiday
Bank holiday comes six times a year
Days of enjoyment to which everyone cheers
Bank holiday comes with a six package beer
....then its back to work a.g.a.i.n.
24.8.08
Alfreton Away
The Facts
Total Distance travelled - 211 miles.
Total Driving/Travelling time - 4.45 hours.
Number of comfort breaks - I lost count after 7
Number of New traffic lights - 30. Why does Mansfield need so many lights on a so called By-pass.
Driving Conditions - Loverly Weather but the Traffic was horrendous on the outward journey. Get back to school kids .
Now people will know why we did not want to go North and endure the A17 nearly every game.
Quotes
"Can we stop for a piss" uttered before we even join the A17.
"What's said on the bus stays on the bus" This rule still applies.
"I've had my 8 pint breakfast"
.......What no story time this week.
Soundtrack
Tiesto - Summerbreeze
The Verve - Forth
The Babylon Whackers -Happy days With
Bits of Five live inc the Boxing Gold medal
The best of Euphoric House disc 2
The light travelling group left at dinner time for the simple journey to whatever county Alfreton is in. It soon became apparent that the journey via the 6 toed county would take forever so the driver just relaxed to the dulcet tones of the King rambling on within biting distance of his ear.I must say the good wife of the driver withstood the barrage with remarkable tolerance and only on the return journey started getting feisty.Note to myself I must do a correspondence course in hypnotherapy to put annoying passengers to sleep.The rest of the journey with the exception of everyone just zipping up after a comfort break in a farm entrance 5 secs before a passing blue lighted vehicle.It's all in the timing as they say.
On arrival at a ground surrounded by a social housing estate with loads of street parking (really) and a locked car park (the key was missing?)the difficulty of parking rose it's ugly head.A quick tour caused the twitching of curtains by the locals but upon return to the ground a quality local pointed us in the direction of a very close hidden parking space-Quality& Cheers to that man.The same local commented at the end of the game that we had a very good side...time will tell.
The ground was like a cross bred of Gresley and Stamford with lots of seats that they had got from a car boot sale everywhere, and i do mean everywhere in all corners, sides of the ground,behind the goal.It looked like the rare seat breeding programme was working well.Well done Bill and Kate for saving the seat population of Alfreton
Beer wise there were two bars at the ground with a social club outside that seemed ok and a clubhouse (of two sides) inside that were both the size of my front room.Mighty crowded at half time both sides but we got served quickly enough.
I never tried the food(not unusual)but heard no complaints from those that did.
The game
Much like all of the encounters so far,lots of huffing and puffing from both sides with no chance of blowing even a straw house down describes the whole game.
A More in depth report
Joe Francis looked much better and he was at times showing glimpes of last year.He is still going down far too easily and he needs more mental toughness.I guess the tests results were clear!
Overall going forward we looked good.Defty was outstanding,Frew very good but i will say about JJ despite his obvious class at times this was not his game.We looked very steady in both halves and if it was not for the Alfreton Keeper we would of gone in ahead at the break and extended this lead in the second half,he made 3 very good saves.
Howie had very Little to do all game and could do nothing about a great flick header that put the home side up. A great response followed instantly and with great close control Jack gave us the equaliser.Pure Quality.
We then went for the game and went close to snatching it until the refs glory "look at me I am the star of this show"moment. Crane challenged for a 50/50 ball that the keeper failed to get,the ball fell loose and Crane went for the ball falling over in the process and then was pushed back onto the ground several times by that Bostsum Twat that we rejected Ellender who was eventually thrown off him by Jack , then a bit of a scrummage developed with players from both sides flying in.Crane at fault?He certainly held his own but did no worse that many others. I guess the ref is ....( removed for libel reasons) That was the end of the game as a competitive match with us still busy laughing at the mini crowd invasion by the King after the sending off.
A good performance again but we do need to start winning.
23.8.08
Bloc Party - Mercury & I still remember
22.8.08
21.8.08
Mungo's HIFi
Just in time for the trip to Alfreton !!
You will all Love ska/reggae/dub by the end of the season!
Get the lp at www.rockersrevolt.com
20.8.08
I Can't sleep so it's Joke Time
A couple was watching a Discovery Channel special about an African bush
tribe whose men all had penises 24 inches long.
When males reach a certain age, a string is tied around the penis and
on the other end is a weight. After a while, the weight stretches the
penis to 24 inches.
Later that evening as the husband was getting out of the shower, his
wife looked down at him and said, "How about we try the African
string-and-weight procedure?"
The husband agreed and they tied a string and weight to his penis.
A few days later, the wife asked the husband, "How is our little tribal
experiment coming along?"
"Well, it looks like we're about half way there," he replied.
"Wow, you've grown to 12 inches??"
No...it's turned fucking black."
19.8.08
Wow! the Banana Splits are Coming Back !!
Get In There!
Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky are to star in new comedy shorts and music videos on the Cartoon Network in the US, and its website, from September.
A series of DVDs, live concerts, music CDs, and online games from the anarchic crew are expected to follow.
"Everything that made The Banana Splits popular in the '60s is back, including the group's terrific humour and music," said Jordan Sollitto, of Warner Bros.
"We take great pride in having carefully updated the look and feel of the original show for today's kids while retaining all of the elements that made the original Banana Splits such a hit."
The Banana Splits came onto the scene in 1968 as hosts of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, a show created by Hanna-Barbera that featured comedy and music videos.
They are a costumed rock band made up of Fleegle (a dog), Drooper (a lion), Bingo (a gorilla) and Snorky (an elephant) who hang out in their Banana Pad while playing music and telling jokes.
The show's theme song, The Tra La La Song, quickly became a classic.
The new shorts share the same "groovy" look of the original TV series.
"The Banana Splits is a classic that has been entertaining kids for years," said Stuart Snyder, president of Turner Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media.
"We're thrilled to have this new version on Cartoon Network for our kids to enjoy today."
while they search for somewhere else to get another pound
18.8.08
Frank Turner
"Love Ire & Song"
is still on every other day in my tent
Frank Turner - I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous
The Gaywood Road House Gentlemen
& Make the weekly trip to the Bottle Bank
17.8.08
Boyzone and the Races
Just a quick review.
Great weather,Somehow I have picked all of the half decent friday night weather this summer,not getting properly wet once.
The racing was a of a better quality,as was my ability to find horses that could find a place or indeed on just the one occasion even win.I even treated myself to a pint of std Strongbow at the tidy sum of £3.40!
Boyzone were good,not at all to my taste but they put on a good show, sung live with lots of help from the turned up backing vocalists and had some lovely dancers who put on a good show while the lads were getting changed.
Well that's another genre of music ticked off the list(was it really on it)seen live.
More to the point the Lady was happy and nearly even raised a smile.
( thanks to http://photos.wenn.com/ for the pictures)
Droylsden
Well this was much tougher and most of the first half resembled two boxers sparring , both with little or no penetration against strong defences. The Extra Quality of Joachim shone a few times and the goal was sublime with the feint to shoot committing the goalkeeper leaving Jack with the one yard smash.
An intriguing second half was set up with Webb showing a pair of shaved Bollocks in taking off the again ineffective Francis.What is wrong with the guy?Is he waiting for the results of an Std Test?He looks drained?Or is he up all night watching the Olympics or maybe performing a different type of Olympics altogether? If he is love,give it a rest.
The sub Bridgewater should of put the game out of reach with the simplest,clearest free header you will see all season.A comment was made just after that we would pay for that missed sitter and of course true to our form we did.The dvd player that Camm and Howie have been sitting down to all evening on away trips must of been showing Japanese war films for they committed the best bit of 10 minutes Kamikaze Suicidal defending and goalkeeping I have seen in many a season, gifting a hardworking but never going to score in many hours opposition not one but two goals.Why put Camm into Left back when Weaver went off when we had Charlie on the bench?Camm is not a full back and this fact was more than exposed.Good to see Uncle Keithy Webb back to his Baffling Best in the space of 25 minutes.
I will admit I was so angry after the second Howler and our ability to forget how to play in the second half again that i left early and missed the Danny B piece of Poaching. Well done Danny.
How many times are we going to throw away the lead and game this season?
I would say every week unless we toughen up very quickly.At times yesterday it was like a middleweight fighting a heavyweight,with us by no means ever outclassed but lacking that extra strength and killer punch.
With 6 points dropped, we may as well of lost two games in real terms.
As said by someone else after the Burscough trip it's going to be a long season unless things change very soon.
16.8.08
Knackered
I am the above as well as annoyed and watching X-factor so i will update tomorrow about today's Debacle and how Wonderful Boyzone were.
I watched the new Indiana Jones movie when I got in from Football and that compounded my annoyance as it is simply Poor.
I guess you have to watch it though just to say that you have watched all of the series.
Morrissey - Every Day Is Like Sunday
15.8.08
Compromise
Never let it be said that I do not give as well as take.
Tonight sees more racing at Newmarket and I would guess no winners (its all in the taking part) and then the joy "Oh Happy Day" of the great boy band ........ cue drum roll..da..da ...da.... Boyzone
The things you do for peace and quiet! & birthday presents.
Yesterday was my 12th wedding anniversary and started with the 3 monthly Papworth breathing tests and ended with Road Wars on Sky one. Who dare say that Romance is Dead!
God love The Football Season
I was going to put a Boyzone song up but I just can't face it ..Far too much Syrup .
Oh for the sake of Matrimony harmony then i will.
14.8.08
A Couple of New Quality Tunes & Videos
The Escapist - The Streets
My Drive Thru - Santogold, Julian Casablancas, N.E.R.D
13.8.08
Redditch
Quotes of the Day
"Are you Milly in Disguise?" & "Who ate all the pies?" to the Redditch Physio.. Cruel but equal rights = equal abuse. This was along with our own serial "ten to two-er" starting the chant "Peggy's Bird" to deflect from his own distinct taste in the female form !
umm ..
"Joachim will leap like a salmon and make it one nil" just before he did exactly that.. What a quote!
On to the programme for quotes , Don't panic i didn't buy one just used the on terrace library system.
"One more Year" Uncle Ken is still popping at those that dare to raise a whimper of dissent by labelling them as "Serial Moaners" ha! ha!.
Mr Clubshop is "Going Bananas" Do we have a video clip of that or is it too graphic to get a rating? Even from the Stewards!
Keithy Boy is telling us or whoever reads the programme to "Keep passing the Ball" a suggestion may be to tell the players that they can do this in the second half as well as the first.
To the match we go
Firstly it was a Great crowd even if the stand did look pretty empty , guess for many ten pounds is the limit at the minute with a grand total of null/zero/zilch/0/none Redditch fans spotted in the crowd. We started very brightly and played some lovely build up play with the final ball/ shot letting the whole move down. The front players combined brilliantly at times and Sedgemore controlled the midfield. The penalty that wasn't for handball was a definite penalty with the young fast tracked referee getting it very wrong.Never mind daddy will get that one removed from the record at his next assessors meeting.We totally deserved the lead and if it wasn't for making the wrong decisions in front of goal we should of been already home and dry.
Yet again in following on from last season we stayed in the changing room for much of the second half but should of put the game out of sight when Joe steamed forward to create a 3 on 1 situation and decided to go it alone. PASS THE FUCKING BALL when you need to.This should be made into an arrestable offence.Our Decision making last night at times was appalling. As will be the case in this league if you don't kill the game off when you have the chances then you won't get all of the points and an unstoppable strike from an open invitation to shoot led to this.
Positive from last night was the way we attacked . Frew,Jack(first half) JJ and DB all looked good and the centre halves's looked excellent. I liked the way when Sedgemore lost control of the game he was subbed for a very similar player in Bridgewater who did drag us back into the game -the sub was made 15 mins too late though.
Negative - Weaver was decidedly average and Charlie is left footed (i.e not a right back) and as for Ben Chapman who someone commented last night runs like a Cross legged Crab his distribution was as bad as it gets,it was awful.In fact so was Crane's but Chapmans took it to a whole new level of awfulness.
A game that should of been won comfortably against a side that will be in the bottom 6.
So will we if we don't get that winning mentality back.
12.8.08
What's the word on the street Tonight ?
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!
Kenny
Well worth a Look at.
UK Trailer
Revenge on Redditch
Is it really the middle of August?
Ministry - Revenge
11.8.08
The Awayday at Burscough
The Facts
Total Distance travelled - 432 miles.
Total Driving/Travelling time - 9 hours.
Number of comfort breaks - 5 that i remember.
Number of Disappeared roundabouts - 2 .. who stole them?
Driving Conditions - Fucking Horrendous (yes i am a moaner)
Quotes
"Were Lost" as we joined the A17.
What's said on the bus stays on the bus.
Tell us another Northern league Story Uncle R
You will all love ska/reggae by the end of the season
Soundtrack
Pama international,
Rebelation
New Town Kings,
Green room rockers
The best of Euphoric House disc 1&2
Robs... Cheese,Oasis love songs and Soft rock Indie Compilations ..Ummm..
Songs of the Day
Chas and Dave - Rabbit
Jegsy Dodd - Only football can truly break your heart
The ground was on par with Stamford but with temporary stands that had now been passed as permanent.No smoking was allowed on bit open structure stands! although this was the only bit of jobsworth we encountered all day. The clubhouse was dowdy, but welcoming with good pricing The food looked ok,lots of gravy flowing.Comments varied on the quality.
The game started off scrappy in poor conditions on a pitch that had a good slope on it which the northern linnets used well in the first half. Howie decided that catching the ball was not allowed in the first ten minutes and flattered the home side with some fumbles.
When we eventually woke up and still had no idea of the formation that had been decided in the raffle before the game. Jack as a lone striker ? You really are having a laugh Keithy Boy.
Jack then decided that his back was not in it today and went off for some peas and gravy leaving JJ the ex league central striker wonder to enter the fray as an attacking right midfielder!
Mr Frew carrying on from last week continued to punch above his weight for the whole game and earned the corner that the Crane got up for to enable Weaver to blast through the roof from 1 yard.The rest of the first half was spent too-ing and frow-ing.
The second half consisted of two halves with the northern side dominating and getting a deserved goal although there was a clear foul in the build up. during the first period and then us dominating the last 20 minutes.
All in all not a bad start with the positives of Frew,DB and the midfield.
Negatives are that we look a bit cart horse like at the back and Joe Francis is not fit by a Ipswich mile.
The sweepstake on the first moan of the game was won in 30 seconds for the odd team selection and a hat trick achieved in 3 minutes.I am sure some of these guys have female hormones rushing through their veins.
Finally, Good chips in the Burscough High street.
As a footnote - Cheers for the Beer Lads.
10.8.08
9.8.08
Here we go
Another season is upon us
hey boy hey girl .......... here we GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
A quick review
Of last night in no particular order.
Madness were excellent playing all of the hits.Wonderful stuff.
I couldn't pick a winner amongst all of the donkeys running and there were some donkeys.
Low grade racing is junk.
The steward trying to send people the wrong way home out of the disabled car park .You are a Twat!
Trilby and Pork pie Hats (even plastic) are still Cool.As is the Fez
It is very amusing watching people get more & more ratted when you are sober drinking Green Tea. (sad)
People watching notes...
Why do parents not take coats for their small children who are wearing party dresses for when the sun goes down, have they not learned that it gets cold at night? Muppets!
A So called Male muppet who spent the whole of madness attempting to do handstands . WTF, Knob!
The Poor cow that spent 30 minutes of Madness doing a loop (while her partner went to the main stage ) walking around with a pushchair trying to get the little one to sleep. Leave him.
Ladies who wear the prettiest dresses but forget that the Boatrace won't look better in any dress,nice legs though.They then celebrate like they have won the fa cup when the favourite wins for them.Keep drinking the Rose.
Ah! it's time to go and collect the minibus now.
8.8.08
Newmarket Beckons Again
This time with the Rocksteady sound of Madness following the horses
7.8.08
Into the Wild
This Movie is very good.
6.8.08
Hiroshima
Will We Let it Happen Again?
War Crimes? Did they get Taken to the Hague?
5.8.08
Just who is Amy Winehouse
All of this bullshit about the overrated junkie that is Amy Winehouse does my head in.Do us all a favour and do the job properly or get clean so we don't have to face all of the non news that you generate.As a footnote the county of Norfolk does not want you to live here.There are far more talented artists playing the same genre of music that don't have a money throwing record company behind them.
4.8.08
Monday Joke
They are watching Bloody Rambo in the front room so I have been spending even more time with my best friend , heres a joke I found on with it .
| This is a true story about a recent wedding that took place at Clemson University. This was a huge wedding with over 300 guests. After the wedding at the reception, the groom got up on stage and took the microphone to talk to the crowd. He said that he wanted to thank everyone for coming, many from long distances, to support them at their wedding. He especially wanted to thank the bride's and groom's families for coming and to thank his new father-in-law for providing such a fabulous reception. To thank everyone for coming and bringing gifts and everything, he said he wanted to give everyone a special gift from just him. Taped to the bottom of everyone's chair (even the chairs of the wedding party) was a manila envelope. He said that was his gift to everyone, and told everyone to open their envelopes. Inside each manila envelope was an 8x10 picture of his best man having sex with the bride. (He had gotten suspicious of the two of them and hired a private detective to trail them weeks prior to the wedding.) After he stood there and watched the people's reactions for a couple of minutes, he turned to the best man and said ''F--- you !'' he then turned to the bride and said ''F--- you !'' and then he turned to the dumbfounded crowd and said..... ''Thanks, I'm out of here.'' He had the marriage annulled first thing that Monday morning. While most of us would have broken off the engagement immediately after finding out about the affair, this guy goes through with it anyway as if nothing was wrong. | ||||
Are We Ready .......
For the big kick off on Saturday? The first competitive match vs Hillingdon suggests so but they are a side that are two leagues below. It was a quality performance with some great flowing football with the bonus of goals that were all well created and not mistakes from the opposition.The game was won in the first half so the second half can be forgotten about.I do like the look of the central midfield partnership (Sedgemore & Bridgewater) especially when this is combined with the fact that Camm & Fisk are on the bench to come on and shore up things when it is not going our way.Defensively I believe that Peters and Crane are more than capable with Weaver as a stand in for injury and suspension.Is Weaver a full back? NO would be the stock answer but until he is really tested the jury has to remain out. We did get by last year with Dean West for most of the season. Are there really that many good left wingers out there?
Up front no one can argue that we aren't going to score goals. Firepower is something that we are not lacking both of the Diddy centre forwards will score 15+ with Joe, Turner, Frew (if he plays like he did Saturday) and Jack will all contributing .
Chatting over a beer and meat on Saturday evening the common consensus was a bit doom and gloom with the highest finishing position being predicted as mid table,maybe making a push towards a play off place.My personal opinion is more positive than that,I think the play offs are more than within our grasp but our away form (a major point made on sat night) has to be rock solid much like last year.
Raise a glass to the new season, cheaper northern beer, better food and the hours to be spent on the A17, A1 and M62.
3.8.08
Bic Runga and Pete Murray
Being slightly underwhelmed by the marvellous Martha the other night caused me to think of another night and a similar feeling after seeing the fantastic Bic Runga at the arts centre in 2004. It was another gig that didn't quite hit the mark due more to the bad mix that night and also a show stealing performance from the Aussie Superstar Pete Murray who opened the night.
Another Gig witnessed by a crowd of 200 by music superstars that rarely play to less than 2000 people
All a bit Mellow i know but it's a slow sunday with a Birthday bbq for one of my god daughters this afternoon.
Bet there are a few hangovers flying around for those that attended the Football Bbq last night.
2.8.08
Martha Wainwright a review
I have waited a day or so to post a review to let the gig sink in.
The chance to see Martha play close up (she really was only 6 yards away from me) was one that could not be turned down.I like both of the albums and although the cost is much more than I would ever dream of paying (19 inc booking) it just screamed at me to do it.
The first thing I noticed was that this was a real grown up gig with lots of middle age and grey pounds filling the venue, not a bad thing but a big indication of where her main fans are from.
The support was the lead singer of "Brute chaos" James Steel playing an acoustic set.His set of alt country songs was impressive and after checking out the myspace of his band I will be seeking out the full band when they play in our area.
Martha ? Don't get me wrong i enjoyed the gig but it was just a bit dull.I loved the bits were it went off centre,the Piaf cover and Stormy weather were amazing as were several other bits of the set but it just didn't work for me as a complete gig.Perhaps I expecting too much or maybe the dickhead at the front who just would not shut up between songs caused this (he deserved a big big slap)even after Martha had bollocked into him for constantly asking for the highly overrated BMFA he incurred her wrath again near the end of the set and probably caused her to not play another encore.Overall it was a treat to see her in such a small venue but one that will be forgotten about far too quickly.
1.8.08
Friday's Tune
A Joy Divison lyric is rising to the surface again
