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Friday, May 09, 2008
Crushed...
Getting rid of your car isn't as easy as I'd first thought. Actually I'd not really thought about it at all so actually my first thought was that it wouldn't be easy at all. As ever, the action is easy - but bureaucracy trails in it's wake like so much jetsam.
I'd called the scrapyard to arrange collection and they duly turned up on time and towed Bessie away. So far so easy. But a few telephone calls later and I realised that there was more to this than met the eye. How would I get my all important certificate of destruction? Nice name, huh? I'd heard various horror stories of people being hounded by the DVLA when they thought cars were still on the road and the car tax hadn't been paid. Even if they were now in itty bitty pieces. And a friend of mine had her car crushed (or so she thought) only to have the police turn up on her doorstep a couple of weeks later saying it'd been involved in a robbery. She had to persuade them that she no longer owned the car. A certificate of destruction would pretty much clear both these dangers up. So I wanted to do this right. I did my research on the interwebnet and made a few calls. There were three organisations to contact: DVLA Send them sub-form V5C section 9 filled in to say car has been given (OK, sold for a nominal sum) to a scrapyard. And also fill in form V11 and attach the old tax disc to claim back prepaid car tax (full months only mind). Insurance Write to Direct Line to notify them that I want my insurance policy and breakdown cover to stop immediately. They rather gleefully informed me on the phone that I'd be liable to pay my premium for the rest of the current month plus one whole extra month cancellation fee. Really? Sounds like daylight robbery to me. Parking Permit Islington Council were a dream to deal with. Download a PDF form from their site, sign it and send it back with my existing parking permit and I get full refund plus £200 in vouchers towards a new bicycle or Streetcar car club for being green (or is that Green?) Job done. Thursday, May 08, 2008
The Beat Goes On...
 Miss BeBe Beehive presents THE BEAT GOES ON, a multi media event with tributes to 60's musical movies, then be-bop the night away with DJ JUGGY JONES spinning Rock n’ Roll, Motown, Northern Soul, Doo-Wop, and 60's Girl Groups for Cool Cats, Hep Chicks , Hipsters, Paper Shakers, Hair Hoppers, and Rock n’ Roll Party Queens.Friday 9th May 8 'til late Show at 9.30pm Dress up with 60's flare. Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Two Years In...
It's Stu and my second anniversary today. The last two years has flown by.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Laurie Anderson Homeland...
On Friday night Paul and I went to see the truly wonderful Laurie Anderson at the Barbican Theatre. She was performing her new Homeland show. A show that has caused some controversy (does condemnation of the US invasion of Iraq still count as controversy these days?) with some people walking out. Hah! Screw them!
It was an emotional, heartfelt piece; at times angry and biting and at times satirical and witty. So the usual Laurie then. A gifted story teller we were treated to her reflections on memory, history, the stars, the war and billboard underwear models. The songs were beautiful, funny and one or two akin to club anthems. She all but got us dancing at one point. Her tape-bow violin solo as an encore made both Paul and I cry so tender was it. Last month, Laurie Anderson married long term partner Lou Reed. "I was just walking down a street in California and I was talking to Lou, and we were always talking about getting married, and he said 'how about tomorrow? It was very nice. It was just him and me under a tree." Bless. On Saturday afternoon Paul and I went to see Laurie again. This time a collection of her short films (including O Superman, Sharkey's Day, Language is a Virus and Beautiful Red Dress) and her new film Hidden Inside Mountains. She also gave a screen talk and took questions from the audience. She is as witty and enigmatic in the flesh as she is on stage or in film. Monday, May 05, 2008
Arsenal 1-0 Everton...
On Saturday Paul and I went to the last game of the season which was pretty tame. We almost got a pack of cards out. It was nice to see Lehmann play on what was his probable swansong though. It was left to Bendtner's goal to raise the spirits in what was a pretty laid-back fixture. Roll on next season on 16th Aug.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Boris the Buffoon...
So it looks like the capital has voted and we're stuck with a buffoon.
 And a racist.  Friday, May 02, 2008
Lesbians turn on lesbians in battle of Lesbos...
Residents on the Greek island of Lesbos have declared that they alone have the right to call themselves lesbians, and yesterday launched a legal action against the Greek Gay and Lesbian Union (Olke) designed to wrest back control of the word from aficionados of Sapphic luuurv. Local activist Dimitris Lambrou states in his complaint that the "seizure" of the island's name is responsible for the "psychological and moral rape" of true lesbians, and reckons the case will come before an Athens court in June. Olke spokesperson Evangelia Vlam counterattacked with: "This affair is totally ridiculous. But if we are summoned by the courts, we will be heard."
iPlayer on Virgin...
iPlayer has finally come to Virgin. Just hit the red button when viewing a BBC channel and there it is. It works really well and is quick. Well done to all concerned.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Vote Early! Vote Often!...
Thanks to Bryan for pointing this Vote Match site out. Look slike I'll be voting for Ken and then taking David's advice and voting Green for the Assembly. Seems sensible to me.
RIP Bessie Boo-Boo...
 The garage phoned yesterday. The gearbox trouble that my car was suffering will take £3,105.08 + VAT to repair(!) Or rather, it won't. The car is only worth £500 or so and it's not as if I use it much. So it looks like Bessie Boo-Boo is off to the Those of you with long memories may remember when I bought Bessie back on 15th October 2002 I had very good reasons not to own a car. I reproduce some of those reasons here (most of which still hold true today) to make myself feel a bit better: - cars are expensive to buy - cars depreciate quickly - cars are expensive to run #1 car tax - cars are expensive to run #2 insurance in London is ridiculously high - cars are expensive to run #3 need a parking permit to park outside own front door - cars are expensive to run #4 petrol is expensive - working in oil I should know! - cars are expensive to run #5 congestion charge - cars are expensive to run #6 car parking / parking meters for very expensive - cars are expensive to run #7 annual MOT - cars are expensive to run #8 regular servicing costs - I don't have a garage - cars get scratched by yobs - I can't drink and drive - I can't drive a car to work - there is very good public transport in London (taxis, buses, tubes and rail) - I'm always too tired to drive after work or at weekends to drive - I can never find anywhere to park a car anyway - I rarely go out of London - driving a car is dangerous (to me and to other people on the road) - cars cause pollution - London is one big traffic jam (and not just during rush hour) - the new traffic calming schemes slow things even more - London has road works aplenty - bus lanes slow traffic to a stand still - red routes mean you can't park cars outside shops anymore - cars bring on road rage Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Mayor Of London...
Tomorrow it's the 2008 elections for the Mayor of London. And I'm really torn as to who to vote for; I admire the old Left, I'd like to be more Green, recently I've been more
Choices, choices, choices. And then there's the London Assembly to vote for too. Anyone got any advice? Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Derby 2-6 Arsenal...
It was a great game last night. We thrashed them. But questions do need to be asked as to how we let in two goals. It does still leave us with a possible (but let's face it not a probably) chance at the Premiership title.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Blake's 7: The Return
According to the BBC a new remake of sci-fi series Blake's 7 could soon return to television screens.
Elaine Pyke, commissioning editor for drama for Sky One, Two and Three, said the broadcaster was making the largest commitment to UK drama in its history, spending more than £10m - all on high definition productions - in 2008/9. She said of the Blake project: "At a time when science fiction shows often discard good story-telling for overblown visual effects - and following the lead of Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica - the time is ripe for a revival of a show that represents the best traditions of the genre, not to mention one of the best-loved and most successful dramas of all time." Friday, April 25, 2008
Pub Quiz...
We were back at the Hemingford Arms last night with Andrew, Tim, Sam el al for another bash at their weekly pub quiz. We'd been there before (and won) but this time we weren't so lucky. Or to be more honest we were beaten fair and square. We got twenty-four right out of thrity. The winner got twenty-eight and the fifty-six pound cash prize.
The questions were as varied and random as ever. We were given a drink and had to say what two fruit juices had been mixed together. We were asked what is tuber melanosporum? The Hawaiian alphabet has only twelve letters: five vowels and seven consonants. Name at least four of the consonants. And the how many number ones did the Beatles have in a row, how many chromosome pairs does the normal human have and how old was the boy left home alone in Home Alone? All good stuff. Brain Teaser Answers...
The answer is "ice"
Allspice Diced Licence Thursday, April 24, 2008
Brain Teaser...
Replace each group of crosses with the same three letter word. Words must be formed to fit the clues given.
A) _ _ _ _ _ X X X Clue: PIMENTO B) _ X X X _ Clue: CUBED C) _ X X X _ _ _ Clue: GIVE PERMISSION Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Happy St George's Day...
 Today is St George's Day. The patron saint of England.As you may know he wasn't actually English (in fact England didn't really come into being for another 700 years after St George death). No, St George was actually born in Turkey in 3rd century AD. His parents were Christian, he later lived in Palestine where he became a Roman soldier but protested against Rome's persecution of Christians. He was then imprisoned and tortured, but stayed true to his faith, before being beheaded at Lydda in Palestine. The 23rd April was named as Saint George's day way back in 1222. He is patron saint not only of England but also of Aragon, Canada, Catalonia, China, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Montenegro, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, and Serbia, as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut, Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Istanbul, Ljubljana, Moscow and Venice (second to Saint Mark). He's also patron saint of soldiers, archers, cavalry and chivalry, farmers and field workers, riders and saddlers, and he helps those suffering from leprosy, plague and syphilis(!) In recent years he has been adopted as patron saint of Scouts. Also isn't St George the patron saint of ASDA? Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Arsenal 2-0 Reading...
Paul and I went with rather heavy hearts to the Emirates on Saturday to watch the penultimate home games of this our third silverware-free season in a row. We've not been playing very well recently and didn;t really have high hopes. Surprisingly the Gunners played quite well lifting our mood considerably. We should have scored more of course but we would say that, wouldn't we? We left happy though.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Oh Brother...
Last Friday Drew, David and met up with Sas and his goodlooking Icelandic friend for a spot of bar hoping around Hoxtonia. We started off in the George and Dragon, then to play table football at Kick (where we had our hides tanned by a couple of French women) and finally on to the Joiners Arms where we played pool until kicking out time. We also bumped into Chris and David from Duckie and also Liam which was nice. When I eventualy got home I struggled to open my front door. My brother was staying over and he'd left the key in the lock so I couldn't get in. An hour and twenty minutes of ringing on the doorbell, ringing both home and mobile phones and hammering on the door was all to no avail. Eventually I did wake him but only after leaving twenty different types of cussing on his voicemail. Brothers!
Update: I had a dream about my brother last night. We were on a train and he was drunk and he was crying so I hugged him and told him I loved him. Friday, April 18, 2008
Top Ten Ways to Commit Suicide...
What with Mackenzie Crook's new film causing a stir and the recent suicide cluster in Wales what better way to cheer us all up on a Friday than: Top Ten Ways to Commit Suicide
10. Drowning 09. Electric Shock 08. Exsanguination 07. Jumping 06. Suffocation 05. Carbon Monoxide Inhalation 04. Poisoning 03. Hanging 02. Drug / Alcohol Overdose 01. Gun Shot Read the gory details (and the price of failure here). PS: Suicide is never a solution. There is no problem so great that it can not be resolved with time and care. This list is meant not as an instruction guide, but a description of the most common forms of suicide. Please remember, no matter how bad things get, someone, somewhere is able to listen to you and help you through. The Samaritans UK Thursday, April 17, 2008
Leaked Clone Wars Trailer...
Leaked Clone Wars trailer is the new force hotness. I guess the three prequels were all pretty much CGI so having the next one animated doesn't really feel much different.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Eurovision Comes To London...
You don't have to go to Belgrade to get a taste of Eurovision. Many of the acts are coming to London! Hurrah! Meet Ukraine, Romania, Malta and more. The Scala, Friday 25th April. You don't even have to be gay to go. Book tickets here: http://www.ukeurovision.com
[Thanks Popbitch] Brain Teaser Answer...
3. First column plus second colum equals third column. Third column minus fourth column equals fifth column.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Brain Teaser...
What's the missing number?
4 3 7 1 6 7 2 9 5 4 3 0 3 2 1 1 4 5 3 2 2 6 8 5 ? Monday, April 14, 2008
Yazoo News: Don't Go (8 times), Only You (6 times)...
In Your Room, the highly anticipated Yazoo 4 disc box set is to be released in the UK/Europe on 26th May 2008. The box set features remastered and 5.1 mixes of both Yazoo's classic albums Upstairs At Eric's and You And Me Both, b-sides and remixes. In addition the DVD features classic Yazoo television performances from the BBC, promotional videos and a new short film containing exclusive new interviews with Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet. This will be proceeded by a 12" vinyl release of 'Nobodys Diary' on the 12 May 2008. Record Store will be doing a 12" and digital bundle offer including an exclusive mix - "Nobody’s Diary – Soil In The Synth Remix".
- In Your Room Track Listing - Disc 1 (CD): Upstairs at Eric's (Remastered) 01) Don't Go 02) Too Pieces 03) Bad Connection 04) I Before E Except After C 05) Midnight 06) In My Room 07) Only You 08) Goodbye '70s 09) Tuesday 10) Winter Kills 11) Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I) Disc 2 (CD): You And Me Both (Remastered) 01) Nobody's Diary 02) Softly Over 03) Sweet Thing 04) Mr Blue 05) Good Times 06) Walk Away From Love 07) Ode To Boy 08) Unmarked 09) Anyone 10) Happy People 11) And On Disc 3 (CD): B-Sides and Remixes 01) Situation 02) Situation (Extended Version) 03) Don't Go (Re-mix) 04) Don't Go (Re-re-mix) 05) Situation (US 12" Mix) 06) Situation (US 12" Dub) 07) The Other Side Of Love 08) The Other Side Of Love (12" Remix) 09) State Farm 10) Nobody's Diary (Extended) 11) State Farm (Extended) 12) Situation (Re-recorded) Disc 4 (DVD) - "2 albums, 4 singles and that was it..." - A short film featuring new interviews with Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet, and exclusive archive footage. - Promotional Videos - 01) Don't Go 02) The Other Side Of Love 03) Nobody's Diary 04) Situation (1990) 05) Situation - Alternative Version (1990) 06) Only You (1999) - Yazoo At The BBC - 01) Only You (Top Of The Pops) - 29 Apr 1982 02) Only You (Cheggers Plays Pop) - 24 May 1982 03) Don't Go (Top Of The Pops) - 15 Jul 1982 04) Don't Go (Saturday Live) - 24 Jul 1982 05) Don't Go (Top Of The Pops) - 12 Aug 1982 06) The Other Side Of Love (Top Of The Pops) - 25 Nov 1982 07) The Other Side Of Love (Top Of The Pops) - 09 Dec 1982 08) Nobody's Diary (Top Of The Pops) - 19 May 1983 09) Nobody's Diary (Top Of The Pops) - 02 Jun 1983 - 5:1 And Stereo Mixes - Upstairs At Erics You and Me Both Saturday, April 12, 2008
Yazoo Audio Clips (free!)...
Yazoo have remastered and are rereleasing Nobody's Diary as an EP on 12th May. There are some audio clips of the new versions available on their official web site. These seem to be free which is nice of them. I hope that was intentional! Nobody's Diary (remastered original version) and Nobody's Diary (remix by Andy Bell and JC)
Friday, April 11, 2008
Mario Kart Wii...
 It's here! The day has finally arrived! Mario Kart for the Wii hits the shops in 90 minutes time. We've all got the day off work so Mark, Drew and I heading down to Game in N1 at 9am sharp. Wii wheel, worldwide racing, Mario Kart channel, new wheels and courses and motorbikes! Can't wait!Brain Teaser Answer...
Forget BODMAS for a moment...
3 x 5 - 9 / 6 + 2 = 3 3 + 5 x 9 - 6 / 2 = 33 Thursday, April 10, 2008
iPlayer on Wii...
Its getting everywhere; the BBC's iPlayer turns up on Wii. It'll be on Virgin Media soon too apparently.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Brain Teaser...
Assume you are using a basic calculator and press the numbers in the order shown, replacing each question mark with a mathematical sign.
You can use the plus, minus, multiply and divide keys but each once only. 3 ? 5 ? 9 ? 6 ? 2 = In which order should they be used to score 3 ? and in which order should they be used to score 33 ? Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Pansy Division - Life In A Gay Rock Band...
Last night Andy treated Stu and I to a night at the cinema. We went to the
22nd London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival at the NFT2 to see Pansy Division - Life In A Gay Rock Band which as its name suggests is an insight into Pansy Division one of the defining bands of the queercore movement. Pansy Division are a soft punk rock band that in the early 90s made the radical decision to form a band but also be what they were; gay and out. They toured with Green Day, they had a member of Metallica play on their records and they had Judas Priest perform with them on stage. Yet despite all of this they are remain very likeable people with a keen sense of who they are and what they want. The film itself was a documentary about the lineup changes of the band and their ups and downs recording and touring. It was really very funny. They have a fun line in song titles too. Here is an idea of the songs that Pansy Division perform (taken from The Essential Pansy Division available in all good record stores): 1 Who Treats You Right / 2 Fem In A Black Leather Jacket / 3 ANTHEM / 4 I'm Gonna Be A Slut /5 Horny In The Morning / 6 Dick Of Death / 7 Bad Boyfriend / 8 The Summer You Let Your Hair Grow Out / 9 Spiral / 10 Denny (Naked) /11 Boyfriend Wanted / 12 Luv Luv Luv / 13 James Bondage /14 Vanilla / 15 Alpine Skiing / 16 Bunnies / 17 Groovy Underwear / 18 No Protection / 19 Sweet Insecurity / 20 Deep Water / 21 You're Gonna Need Your Friends / 22 The Best Revenge / 23 Negative Queen (Stripped Bare) / 24 Headbanger / 25 Political Asshole / 26 I Can't Sleep 27 I Really Wanted You / 28 The Cocksucker Club / 29 Homo Christmas / 30 He Whipped My Ass In Tennis (Then I Fucked His Ass In Bed) / 31 Two Way Ass (unlisted bonus track) Monday, April 07, 2008
Dr Who Off to a Great Start...
Watching the start of series
The diet pills story itself was a tad lacklustre to be honest (the Russell T Davis penned stories so often are). Alien babies made of fat? But we were suitably wowed at the right points, we laughed at the script (sorry, with the script) pretty much throughout and we were suitable impressed by the special effects (didn't we see that space ship in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind?) So with a mixture of relief and indeed more than a little joy... we have to say... we loved it. It was great. Catherine Tate was a bit of a revelation. And it looks like at least 8.4 million other people agreed with us. And a nice little twist at the end too. We spent a lot of time at various birthday parties and other events over the weekend discussing the significance of the final few seconds of the episode. Hmmm... Saturday, April 05, 2008
Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool...
Earlier today Paul and I were at our second confrontation with Liverpool in seven days and what a miserable affair it was. Very poor. And there go our title changes for sure.
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