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I like books, CDs and DVD. I also like sitting on my arse all day doing nothing. Therefore, I love Amazon. It takes the effort out of life, which, for me, is a bonus. Amazon claim to sell everything from A-Z . To be fair to them, they do. This however is not necessarily a good thing. When you think of everything in this sense, you probably imagine they knock out a few ‘Circle Jerks’ reissues, or the entire works of punk band ‘Butthole Surfers’. No, you WISH it were that.
Photographic Print of Woman rejecting a plate of food
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Photographic-rejecting-Science-Photo-Library/dp/B001NJE6L6/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kh_49
It’s the item every household needs; a photo of a woman - quite literally - rejecting a plate of food. The sheer colossal nature and power of this imagine is what makes it for me. She isn’t just rejecting a plate of food, she’s REJECTING a plate of food. If you know what I mean. The soft pink tones say shy and retiring but that big palm says ‘f**k off you s**ty f**king food’. The duality of themes is remarkable.
I can understand her rejection though. It is an awful plate of food; a year’s worth of beans with a frozen meat slice on it. I don’t know what she was expecting, however. There’s very few ways to tart up meat and beans on a menu.
Unless you have a pastel toned clothing and string bean fetish, I can’t see anyone wanting this photo. If you do have a pastel toned clothing and string bean fetish however, perhaps seek medical help instead.
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This is perhaps the best photograph of a woman rejecting a plate of food I have ever owned – if not the best *photograph* I have ever owned. I have it hanging above my fireplace and tend to look at it in times of need, imagining the humorous back story – the calamity of ordering a quorn burger which in fact turned out to be beef.
A shot of the Wilkinson Sword billboard outside Old Trafford. Manchester United v Portsmouth, Old Trafford, 1/11/03.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jigsaw-Wilkinson-sponsors-Manchester-United/dp/B002111BFE/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kh_47
Very few photos really touch me. Maybe I’m heartless on the inside, or too cold, but it’s hard for an image to really move me. When I saw this photo of a Wilkinson Sword advertising Billboard near Old Trafford, well I just wept like a baby.
Everything about this photo is perfect; the font, the shade of blue, the brickwork in the background, it represents man’s ability to overcome adversity. But what about the message? Well where do you start with that. ‘Check out the treble in the museum’ reminds me of those glorious domestic and European nights, while ‘check out the Quattro in the megastore’ reminds me that I can by a razor.
No comments on this item. Unsurprising everyone who bought it was left speechless. I myself have often sat in my room listening to Simply Red’s ‘Holding Back the Years’ and just staring in silence at this glorious photo
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The Paul Ross Collection
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canvas-Print-PAUL-ROSS-MirrorPrintStore/dp/B001N6W8U0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1293638045&sr=1-1
For some reason, Amazon has an obsession with Paul Ross. You know Paul Ross? Star of ITV 1997 show The
Paul Ross Show? He also presented Mind The Gap? No Win No Fee? Most Haunted Live?
He’s Jonathon’s younger brother. There I’ve said it…
Very few people in life will have been canonised in the way Paul Ross has by Amazon. There are a number of canvas prints, mugs, photos; the whole Ross collection.
Who ever thought this would sell? Is there a massive sect of Paul Ross fans somewhere? Is he an underground hero or something? Like the Ramones for 2010?
I am tempted to buy this canvas print, just to freak out guests at my house.
Guest: What’s that on your wall?
Me: It’s a Paul Ross Canvas Print.
Guest: Why do you have a Paul Ross Canvas Print?
Me: I think the real question is, why don’t YOU have a Paul Ross canvas print?
But don’t take my word for it, take the word of another satisfied customer:
If you only buy one 20 inch canvas print of Paul Ross this year, this is the one to get.
Beautiful.
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RIP: Geraldine Doyle, who served as the inspiration for J. Howard Miller’s iconic WW2-era poster “We Can Do It!” (more commonly known as “Rosie the Riveter”), passed away this Sunday in her hometown of Lansing, Michigan. She was 86.
From the Lansing State Journal:
“‘Rosie the Riveter’ is the image of an independent woman who is control of her own destiny,” said Gladys Beckwith, former director of the Michigan Women’s Historical Center and Hall of Fame. “She was a gracious, beautiful woman. Her death is the end of an era, and we need to take note of that. We need to respect what she stood for.”
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RIP: Geraldine Doyle, who served as the inspiration for J. Howard Miller’s iconic WW2-era poster “We Can Do It!” (more commonly known as “Rosie the Riveter”), passed away this Sunday in her hometown of Lansing, Michigan. She was 86.
From the Lansing State Journal:
“‘Rosie the Riveter’ is the image of an independent woman who is control of her own destiny,” said Gladys Beckwith, former director of the Michigan Women’s Historical Center and Hall of Fame. “She was a gracious, beautiful woman. Her death is the end of an era, and we need to take note of that. We need to respect what she stood for.”
There is NO coffee going in this mug. Only tea. Coffee is for people with no souls. Also it tastes like the aftertaste of vomit. Wow! You really don’t sit on the fence when it comes to the tricky subject of hot beverages do you!
Frankly, anyone that has come to that conclusion concerning the wonderful taste of coffee should hack off their taste buds and hand them in somewhere, because honestly you don’t deserve them.
And also, Tetley tea? Cmon!! Surely as a ‘tea connoisseur’, you should drink really ponsy stuff, like Twinging’s Assam, or something?
The Daily Mail hates A LOT of things, and for a newspaper so staunchly against the ‘PC Brigade’ and ‘elf n safety’ interfering in their lives, they have an unwavering obsession to tell you how to live yours. Very rarely do stories turn up that tick a number of their boxes, but did someone say gay-celebrity adoption? It’s like Christmas, Birthday, Hanukah, Diwali and Passover all rolled into 1!
Sir Elton John declared himself ‘overwhelmed with happiness and joy’ last night after becoming a father at 63.
He and his civil partner David Furnish, 48, fulfilled their dream of having a child when their son Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born in Los Angeles on Christmas Day, weighing 7lb 15oz
Yeah, Elton John and his partner David Furnish are now ‘with child’ thanks to a surrogate mother. The Mail, god bless ‘em, are NOT happy. Not because he’s gay however, no no no no no, on the contrary, it’s because of, like, erm, other stuff.
But the birth raises a number of questions. Nothing is known about the surrogate mother, her background, religion or marital status, and whether she has any rights over the child. The same applies to his biological mother, the woman who donated an egg for the process known as ‘gestational surrogacy’. Another unknown is which man is the baby’s true father – if either of them. Right, so irrelevant rubbish about paternal issues mirroring 80% of abortion cases. Stop the presses. Elton will be getting to know a newborn child while dealing with a work schedule that would tire even the most doughty workhorse So it’s because he works too much? — and he’s not exactly young. So it’s because he’s old? And the former drug addict recently said it would not be ‘fair’ on a child because of his advancing years and the amount of travelling he did. Because he used to do drugs?
The news piece seems to skirt around the issue. It suggests everything that MIGHT be wrong with John and Funish adopting, resisting the temptation to come to any conclusions. ‘Concerns are due to Elton John’s need to wear glasses, and if a freak gust of wind blows them off his head and cause his vision to be impaired, Zachary (the child) may run into the road and be hit by a post van. These are concerns’ or some equally non-sensical shite.
Luckily, The Mail’s opinion piece has absolutely no regard whatsoever for this ‘neutrality’ position people talk about, and dives full in with the headline; Drink, drugs, shopping… for an obsessive like Elton John, is having a baby merely his latest fixation? Woof. Talk about an opening. Bel Mooney feels that Elton John is only adopting the child because he likes stuff. Lots of stuff.
But they have everything to do with my distaste for the modern phenomenon of babies as a celebrity accessory — the ‘must-have’ for the season. But that doesn’t mean the rest of us will applaud what they’ve done. Or quietly suggest that what seems to be a private matter doesn’t have worrying implications for society. But he’s not going out shopping for a baby on a whim. As Bel herself has stated in the article, this is the second attempt to adopt a child the couple have made, after failing to adopt at 14month old Ukranian boy as they were told they were ‘too old’. John himself stated that he decided to pursue adoption after his keyboardist, Guy Babylon, died last September. I don’t know what your definatlion of a ‘whim’ is, but I reckon it’s 15 months is pushing it. Bel has further issues though;
Back in 1996, David Furnish made a warts-and-all TV documentary about his (relatively) new partner called Tantrums And Tiaras. The title couldn’t have been more revealing. The film exposed the musician as vain, bad-tempered, spoilt and horribly self-centred — as this was a portrait by a man who loved him, it had a terrible ring of truth. So, because of a documentary made nearly 15 years ago in which YOU thought he was a bit of a tosser, he shouldn’t be allowed to adopt?
The whole scattergun approach to the various articles on the story leaves you with the urge to shout ‘just say what you’re really thinking!’. ‘It’s his past’, ‘it’s on a whim’, ‘the mothers details are unclear’, ‘I never really liked rocket man anyway’, etc trying to label the couple with every possible problem out there, and none really hold much water. Luckily though Bel Mooney lets slip what the real issue for The Mail is here. Despite opening her article with;
Let me immediately say that I don’t have any objection to a gay couple (male or female) becoming parents. Some people do — and assemble passionate and cogent arguments to make their case. So my doubts on hearing that a surrogate mother in California has given birth to Elton John’s son (or is he, technically, Furnish’s?) have nothing to do with the couple’s sexuality.
Half-way through the article she states; I wince to think of baby Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John coming home from school in four years’ time and asking David or Elton: ‘But who is my mummy?’ Or will he be asking the expensive nanny? And she closes the article with this gem; For they must realise they will have to give up some of the glitter and one day devote precious time to an emotionally confused adolescent Zachary, who is slamming doors and asking: ‘Where did I come from?’ Ahh, see NOW I get the issue; it’s because he’s gay, innit.
———————————— BEST READER COMMENT It should not be allowed he did not come over as a nice person on his one to one with piers morgan, just someone who has to have his way all the time because he has the wealth to buy something a child should not be bought. - L.Riley, cheshire, 29/12/2010 7:22
For can it really be right that the very rich can go out shopping for a baby on a whim?
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British people love beer. It’s in our blood (not necessarily a healthy thing). Booze has been the glue that has held this society together for years.
40 years ago it was ‘ooh, eck. Tough day down mines. Can’t wait for a refreshing pint’.
20 years ago it was ‘oh hell. Tough day in the bank. Can’t wait for a refreshing pint’.
Nowadays its ‘oh shit. Tough day in the, erm, job centre. Can’t wait for a refrshing pint’.
Anyway, as a Christmas present I receievd a selection of British Ales, which meant one of two things, a) Marks and Spencer’s had a sale on, or b) My raging socialism and anti-marriage stance meant my parents might think I’m gay.
Anyway, anything worth doing is worth writing about, so here is my examination of the various ales on offer.
The first beer, is Wales’ own Double Dragon Ale:
A Welsh ale, I imagine it’s what a Welsh Farmer would drink. After a long day on the field, Ploughmans in hand, he retires to the local pub for a pint and orders a Double Dragon; BECAUSE SINGLE DRAGON IS NOT ENOUGH DRAGON FOR A MAN LIKE HIM!
At 4.4% it’s the strongest of all the ales, and it’s certainly full flavoured. It reminds me of a Manic Street Preachers CD; Hits you full on with it’s rage and sharpness, but after a while you realise that, it’s alright, I guess. Probably won’t care about it in a few weeks.
The bottle looks like an assorted selction of poorly sketched mythical beasts. Like you’ve asked for a Tattoo of a Thai dragon, but the artist can only really do skull and crossbones, so what you’ve got resembles a special-needs sausage dog.
Score: 6/10
- Beer 2 is from Ridgway Brewing, Oxfordshire, we have Thames Valley Ale:
It’s brown colour is about the same as the Thames, and at 3.4%, it has as strong a backbone as a particularly wimpy jellyfish, but it’s the taste that matters…
…Has a rich flavour, a bit like a Tory peer who is a bit creative with his tax return, and a smooth consistency. Though at 3.4%, it’s no surpirse it’s smooth, in fact, if I did think it was remotely sharp I’d may as well chop my bollocks off and hand them into a local police station, as I clearly would have no use for them.
The bottle has very little labeling on, and what it has got looks like it was knocked up on MS Paint. I wouldn’t be suprised if you told me that ‘Ridgeway Brewing’ was nothing more than a Latvian insurance racket.
Score: 7/10
- Beer 3 is Cotswold Farm Ale from, well, Cotswold.
At 3%, this is this weakest of the 4 beers, and without trying to sound like a rude-boy or something, it tastes like weak piss. Like piss was a bit too strong for the boys in the Cotswolds, so they had to tone it down a bit. Totally devoid of flavour. If you got drunk off this, then you might be the sort of person that feels a bit buzzy off Perrier.
The bottle itself has a dodgy watercolour paining on it, to give it a homely feel. They say you can’t polish a turd, but it appears you can watercolour piss. It certianly wouldn’t make me visit the Cotswolds……..ever.
Score; 2/10
- The fourth a final beer is Glouctershire’s Hop and Glory
The theme of the drink is ‘cricket’, and I hope this beverage hits me for six. I wonder if the taste will stump me. I may be caught short if I don’t work out the flavor. I hope I can have a good innings with this bottle. Not a fan or cricket puns? No? Really? Oh alright then…
The cricket themes embezless the bottle with a Picture of W.G.Grace, who for some reason is believed to be the only person that ever played cricket, ever. It’s always him as the face of cricket. Why not other, less famous alumini of the beautiful game, like Alan Mullally, or Mark Ealham, or even Surrey’s own Adam Hollioake! (If you don’t watch cricket, this passage will mean nothing to you).
The taste is beautiful; so smooth and sweet. Like an alcoholic dark cream or something. Slips down a treat. At 4% its full bodied, but doesn’t leave you feeling like a fortnight in a bad balloon. It’s honestly a beautiful ale, can’t fault the taste atall.
Score 9/10 - WINNER!
So in summary, if in Gloucester, drink Hop and Glory. If anywhere else in Britain, drink, I dunno, Fosters or something.
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listening to bonobo now on spotify. this is great, thanks for the recommendation
No problems, dude.
I’d rate Bonobo’s Black Sands as one of my favorite albums of all time. I think it’s THAT good. Check out Andreya Triana’s solo stuff aswell (she sings on a number of his tracks). Her voice is tight.
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…are the perfect present for 22 year old, tattood, punk fans.
I’m not so certain.
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The Mutherfucking Misfits. At Mutherfucking Christmas!!!
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So I finally got round to doing my top 100 tracks of the year on Itunes. For me, it has been a fantastic year for electronic music. Some fantastic artists ike Gold Panda, James Blake, and Warpaint have emerged, whilst follow up albums from Caribou, Massive Attack, Flying Lotus and Bonobo have been excellent.
Other highlights this year have been Arcade Fire, Bad Religion and Deftones’ new albums, as well as Alain Johannes’ awesome long awaited debut. I’m sure there’s many people I’m forgetting, but let just say the standard of music has been WAY up from last.
Bonobo’s ‘Black Sands’ album is by a strecth my album of the year and probably one of my favorite albums of all time. It’s just utterly awesome. Mixing many different ambient and mellow electronic tones, whilst supported by Andreya Triana’s equsite vocals. She too has had a great year, following work with Flying Lotus and Bonobo, she released her own solo album ‘lost where I belong’.
Anyway, there was no way I could be bothered to type out my top 100, and then create it on spotify, so here’s my top 20. I’ll get round to doing my ten albums of 2010 at some point as well. Enjoy!
Lost in Transgressions top 20 tracks of 2010 Spotify playlist (just click)
1) Eyesdown - Bonobo feat. Andreya Triana
2) Paradise Circles - Massive Attack
3) Royal - Deftones
4) Odesa - Caribou
5) Rollercoaster - Black Mountain
6) Draw the Stars - Andreya Triana
7) Endless Eyes - Alain Johannes
8) You (Alt Version) - Gold Panda
9) The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
10) Only Rain - Bad Religion
11) Runaway - Kanye West feat. Pusha T
12) Rococo - Arcade Fire
13) Stay The Same - Bonobo feat. Andreya Triana
14) Escape Velocity - Chemical Brothers
15) In The Flame Of Error - Coheed and Cambria
16) Corazon - Omar Rodriguez-Lopez feat. Ximena Sarinara
17) Beat The Devils Tattoo - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
18) Recoiled - Flying Lotus
19) Justified - Breakage feat. Erin
20) Aidys Girl is a Computer - Darkstar
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