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Has it really come to this?
"Sometimes the comedy just writes itself ..."
PJ Harvey - "Grow Grow Grow" (live on French TV)
Thom Yorke - "The Clock"
Music
If you're going to this year's Latitude Festival please let me know ... I need some people to go with!
Lots and lots of it, in all of its wonderous diversity and splendour:
Aphex Twin, Arcade Fire, Autechre, Bearsuit, Beck, Beth Orton, Betty Boo, Bjork, Boards Of Canada, Brian Eno, Cardigans, Caroline Martin, Das Wanderlust, Divine Comedy, Eels, Elite, Elvis Costello, Emiliana Torrini, Erase Errata, Flying Saucer Attack, Gemma Hayes, GSYBE!, Half-Man-Half-Biscuit, Hefner, Jeff Buckley, Jem, Joanna Newsom, Joy Division, Kate Rusby, Kathryn Williams, Kenickie, Kraftwerk, KT Tunstall, Laura Cantrell, Laurie Anderson, Low, Marillion, Mariza, Martha Tilston, Massive Attack, Melys, Moloko, The Mummers, Nina Nastasia, Nirvana, The Orb, Orbital, PJ Harvey, Pulp, QOTSA, Quasi, Radiohead, Raissa, REM, RHCP, Richard Hawley, Rilo Kiley, Seth Lakeman, Squarepusher, Thin Lizzy, Thom Yorke, Tori Amos, Underworld, White Stripes, Wilco
Movies
Groundhog Day, Office Space, Bowling For Columbine, The Truman Show, Bend It Like Beckham, Bladerunner, Monty Python's Life Of Brian, Wag The Dog, Supersize Me, Shaun Of The Dead, Trainspotting, The Station Agent, This Is Spinal Tap!, Time Bandits, An Inconvenient Truth, Amelie, Laurel and Hardy's "The Music Box"(you just know that piano is going to end up falling down that hill!)
24, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Have I Got News For You (Paul Merton is pure comic genius!) Without A Trace (the lovely Poppy Montgomery), Black Books, QI, Green Wing, Later with Jools Holland, Blackadder, Father Ted, Spaced, Harry Hill's TV Burp, Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
Books
Douglas Adams - "Last Chance To See"
Philip K Dick - "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?"
Stephen Fry - "The Ode Less Travelled"
Steven Pinker - "The Language Instinct"
George Monbiot - "Heat: How To Stop The Planet Burning" www.monbiot.com
Heroes
Al Gore
Alicia Keys
Angelina Jolie
Annie Nightingale (@ bbc radio 1)
Bill Bailey
Bill Hicks (we need you more than ever)
Bill Murray
Bob Harris (@ bbc radio 2)
Brian Eno
Chris Morris
Daryl Hannah
SIR David Attenborough (his programmes on the health of the planet should be watched by all)
Dennis Bergkamp (Gooners!!)
Douglas Adams (we also need you more than ever)
Dr James Hansen
Franny Armstrong "The Age Of Stupid"
Gemma Hayes (rather yummy & fantastic music)
George Monbiot (For cutting through the deceptions that all sides try to employ)
Halle Berry
Harry Hill
Henry Rollins
Hugh Laurie
Ivor Cutler
Jack Dee
Jeff Buckley(gone far too soon)
Jesse Owens
SIR John Peel (the world's greatest ever dj bar none)
Jon Stewart
Jools Holland (play that funky music!)
Karl Hyde & Rick Smith @ Underworld
Kylie Minogue
Laura Cantrell
Laurel & Hardy (pure comedy genius)
Lauren Laverne (also rather yummy & fantastic music)
Laurie Anderson
Marcus Brigstocke
Neil Finn & Co. @ Crowded House
Neil Hannon (lyrical genius & a jolly nice bloke)
Nemone (@ bbc 6 Music)
Polly Jean Harvey (beauty personified)
Richard Dawkins (for saying things that need to be said)
Stephen Fry
Steven Gerrard
Thom Yorke & Co. @ Radiohead
Friends & Family
All the Dudes & Dudettes everywhere!
Maple Syrup!
"Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western spiral arm of the galaxy lies a small, unregarded yellow sun.
Orbiting this, at a distance of roughly ninety million miles, is an utterly insignificant little blue-green planet - whose ape descended life forms are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea.
This planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd, because on the whole, it wasn't the small green pieces of paper which were unhappy.
And so the problem remained, and lots of the people were mean, and most of them were miserable - even the ones with digital watches.
Many were increasingly of the opinion that they'd all made a big mistake coming down from the trees in the first place. And some said that even the trees had been a bad move, and that no one should ever have left the oceans.
And then, one Thursday, nearly two thousand years after one man had been nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to people for a change, a girl sitting on her own in a small cafe in Rickmansworth suddenly realised what it was that had been going wrong all this time, and she finally knew how the world could be made a good and happy place. This time it was right, it would work, and no-one would have to get nailed to anything.
Sadly, however, before she could get to a phone to tell anyone, the Earth was unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass and so the idea was lost forever."
". . . Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, 'This is an interesting world I find myself in - an interesting hole I find myself in - fits me rather neatly, doesn't it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well. It must have been made to have me in it!' This is such a powerful idea that as the sun rises in the sky and the air heats up and as, gradually, the puddle gets smaller and smaller, it's still frantically hanging on to the notion that everything's going to be alright, because this world was meant to have him in it, was built to have him in it; so the moment he disappears catches him rather by surprise. I think this may be something we need to be on the watch out for."
Everything that is wrong in this world can be pretty much gleaned from the above story about the puddle - and from how little attention is paid to this simple little concept. We are, after all, a species so ridiculously primitive that it still thinks that digital watches are a pretty neat idea ....
Conclusion?Our obsession with progress with technology masks a lack in our moral progress. And that as human beings we are incredibly complacent & surprisingly irrational about our very existence.
Example: If everyone in the world was to consume the same amount of energy & resources to match the lifestyle of the UK population, we'd need 3 PLANETS WORTH OF RESOURCES. We only have ONE PLANET. That planet is called EARTH. This tells us that we are probably nearing a sustainable planetary population limit & that things aren't exactly been shared out particularly fairly. Sorry to spell it out, but it does appear that some people have a bit of trouble remembering that.
Conclusion of the conclusion? The human race is fucked.
(And I don't take the slightest bit of pleasure in announcing this prognosis of mine. Let's just hope that there's enough good people in this world doing good things to prove me wrong, eh? A large part of me still remains optimistic though. Part of me has to for my own sanity. There is always hope.)*****
Music-loving, Haagen-Daas-eating kinda guy really. I'm a bit scatty at times; however, this masks a razor-sharp wit. More like a blunted razor, actually.
Known to bounce around a lot for no reason. Love all things surreal and often trying to connect concepts, objects, ideas or events that seem to have no connection. In other words, a few cans short of a six-pack...
Yeah, I'm really whacky me. I open packets of crisps and cartons of milk from the wrong end. Little acts of rebellion like that.
I am also trying to be a good person in a world full of alcohol-obsessed, pious, materialistic, insensitive, zealous, intolerant, pompous, loudmouth, gas-guzzling, vain, wasteful, violent and greedy idiots who can barely see past their own wallet, let alone how they might be affecting anyone other than themselves. So don't contact me if you're one of these fools (or "Oxygen Thieves" as I like to call them).
After all that, let me welcome you with open arms ... little acts of kindness go a long way.
Who I'd like to meet: The gorgeous Melissa Porter. And the equally mellifluous Gemma Hayes. Roisin Murphy from Moloko, as she's one heck of a cool dudette.
Please be reassured that if I do add you, or ask to add you, I do so for a positive reason. Cheers all! Robin xx
I've just spent the day relaxing and doing normal Sunday stuff I guess! Watching DVDs, tidying up and all that. Nothing exciting. Though I did go to a comedy club last night which was brilliant!
Dear friends,
We invite you to our single launch party for Muscle Belt (out on Fantastic Plastic) on Sunday March 15 at Norwich Arts Centre.
The night is also to help us raise some money for our airfares to Texas for sxsw. We hope you'll come and support us on our way!
Also playing will be the ever splendid BROWNIES and THE MIDDLE ONES - a tops night all round then!
See you there bear buddies!
xx
ps, click on the link below to buy your tickets... only five english pounds!
pps, Michael Jackson fancy dress optional
Don't blame you really. It's a little chilly for random naked house prowling! Best save that for the summer!
Fortunately I'm happy in my job and just about managing to keep hold of it at the moment despite company redundancies! I'm sure you'll find something if you keep trying. I've done the job changing thing 3 times in the last 2 years so i know your pain!
Never done the speed dating thing. It never bothered me being single, which I know is rare, but I actually managed to find a lovely guy (NOT an 'oxygen thief' like my previous boyfriends!LOL) who will actually tolerate me well enough to call me his girlfriend in August last year, so hopefully I'll keep hold of him! These things generally happen when you least expect them though. The woman of your dreams is out there somewhere I am sure sweetie!
So yes, 2009 so far is really good *touches wood* and it's still young! Plenty of time for you to get those mundane things done successfully! ;-)
4pm on August 6th, Kevin Milburn, Director of the Nationwide Mercury Prize will be answering your questions about this year's short-list at http://chat. gigwise. com So, if your favorite album of the past 12 months has been missed off or if you want to know how the finalists are chosen this is your chance.
You can also vote on the poll on our page to let us know who you think should win!
Hello! I do watch Springwatch, even though I have to shut my eyes sometimes when the birds are up to their homicidal/infanticidal shenanigans :0 No, not really, that's nature for you, love it or leave it! I'll check it out tonight definitely.
Things are going pretty well with the music, thank you :) Getting paying gigs and getting about a bit, which is nice! We do have a couple of songs up on a radio's website if you fancy supporting us a bit please - www. xfmuploaded. co. uk/smith, just give it a listen, register and vote if you see fit!
If you're on Springwatch you should put it up on youtube and MySpace, I'll link to it!
Howdy thanks for the friendship. Hope you're having a nice day.
Just a little reminder to let you know that Baltics Summer Market is tomorrow. It is the first of its kind and promises to be a tremendous event... no really.. TREMENDOUS. So why not spend a lazy Sunday browsing all the fine things and have a drink or two in the cafe and see the new exhibition while you're at it.
Yeahhhhhhh!
BALTIC Marketplace Sunday 1 June 2008 10.00-18.
00 FREE BALTIC is proud to present Marketplace - a one-off summer market of original art and crafts from some of the best creativity in the region.
Market stalls will be pitched in our riverside space above BALTIC Shop from 10.00-18.00. There will also be BBQ food and drinks will be on sale from 12.00-16.00 which you’ll be able to enjoy on our external terrace (if our Northern British summertime plays fair).
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