Pump Up The Volume, Leon, Pirates Of the Carabean, Things to Do in Denver When your dead, Fight Club, Identity, Life of Brian, Moulin Rouge, Shriek, True Romance, Taxi, Snatch, Full Metal Jacket, DR Strangelove, L.A. Confidential, Sleepy Hollow, Donnie Darko,
Television
Ashes to Ashes and Life on Mars, Bones, Becker, 2 pints of lager and a packet of crisps, Jonathon Creek, FireFly, Sherlock Holmes, Callan, Duckula, Pinky and the Brain, Time Gentlemen Please, Buffy the VampireSlayer, Sharpe, Monty Python's Flying Circus,
Books
The Discworld, Tarot (Piers Anthoney), any books by Tom Holt, any books by Robert Rankin, The Economist Magazine (hehe.. it is actually quite a good read)
About me:
Hi, I'm a big confident friendly guy, into loud punk rock, live music, World of Warcraft, Cats, decent movies and comedy
My Personal Life Statement
You should allow people to do what they want with whom they want so long as it doesn't adversely effect anybody who does not wish to be effected. Aim to end your life having put more good than evil into the world.
Me on How to Live Life
The best thing that you can do in life is take responsibility for yourself and your actions. You always have a choice in what you do and as such you must also always accept responsibility for what you do, no-one can make you do any thing that you do not ultimately choose to do. Once you have accepted responsibility for your actions and acknowledge that everything you've done has lead to this point, you are empowered to take control of your life and improve it, or accept what you have and stop complaining.
Me on Religion
I have long ago accepted that their are things in life that I do not understand and that they are controlled by forces that I don't recognise. I don't believe in the existence of a higher being but rather accept that there are powers guiding the world. I acknowledge these powers existence but see no reason to worship them or pay homage to them. Very much in the manner Terry Pratchett uses to describe the relationship of practioners of magic to the gods, that is they know they exist but see no reason to encourage them.
Me on Relationships
I believe that a good relationship is one that is more of a partnership with both people bringing into the arrangement something that the other can not. I also believe that for relationships to work long term it is important that both partners maintain a degree of an individual life, with their own friends and hobbies, so that there is something for both partners to discuss and learn about. This also enable each partner to have some one else to discuss the relationship with in order to help identify places where it could be improved.
Me on Death and Dying
I don't believe in an afterlife, nor heaven, nor hell, nor reincarnation as far as I am concerned we are all part of the planets eco system. In the original days of man, where you died was where you were left to rot or was where you were buried and the nutrients in your body was thusly returned to the land. Over time as man had lived in larger groups and with the disease the death and rotting corpses can bring to a community, the dead were buried in an allocated space this was more to stop people living too close than to stop the recycling of nutrients. As far as I am concerned when you die you live on in the memories of those people who met you during their lives and by the stories they recount in which you played a part, as such I hope that when I die the memories and stories that I have generated are positive stories and good memories, as that Is all I could hope for.
Me on Taxation
I would like to see a total simplification of taxation with a removal of all indirect taxes that are not product specific.
By this I mean I can agree with separate tax on Petrol, Cigarettes, Alcohol and other substances that damage the environment or can cause cost to society through the damage they do to society. I say this as a driver, a smoker and a drinker. The only change I would wish to see made is that the taxes raised from the products are solely used to cover the damage inflicted by the product to society. That is the tax on cigarettes should be set to cover the cost of smoking related diseases to the NHS etc.
I would like to see the removal of VAT and duty on things like perfume and computers which exist solely to generate revenue for the government and prefer to see income tax at a level that will cover all government costs, also with a break down that shows what each penny of tax goes to, ie of the 25 pence in a pound paid in income tax 5 p goes to defence, 2 p goes to health etc. This would result in an increase in income tax but as the departments required to collect the other taxes will no longer be required a saving in government costs will also be achieved. As the government will have to break down the expenditure to show people where their taxes are going it will also be easier to explain tax cuts and increases and the direct increases or reductions in government spending that these will aid.
I know that this system of taxation would work as it is in use in Several countries around the world such as Switzerland to name one.
Me on Drugs
Following on from the above spiel on taxation, I believe that all drugs should be legalised, primarily for two reasons. Firstly by legalising the trade the government can raise income from taxing the products to cover the cost of the damage they do to society. Presently everyone pays to cover the cost of drug rehabilitation and de-toxication programs while if it was legal the cost of these could be covered by the taxation on the product. Secondly by legalising the trade the government could ensure the purity of the products sold, thus reducing the risk to the user, the government would also be able to get accurate information on the level of usage, usage of the products could be controlled as with alcohol and nicotine with age restrictions.
I would propose the introduction of establishments where the substances can be consumed, many recreational drug users presently take their substances and then go clubbing, if the substances were legal there could be a responsibility put upon club owners who sell the substances to ensure that adequate medical provision is made to deal with people who take the substances. Also establishments could be substance friendly or substance non friendly and customers could choose which type of establishment they frequent.
Drugs presently have a 16,000% profit mark up, even with taxation the price of the substance would remain the same except that all those involved with the trade would be properly employed and their incomes taxed. These individuals would then have a vested interest in ensuring that no black market existed as it would remove trade from them so in conjunction with the customs officers presently involved in fighting the trade control of importation would be tighter.
The legalisation of drugs would have to accept the fact that their are people and always will be people who are willing to take the risk with their health for a short quick high, this is why the trade has existed and always will. By legalising it the government will be able to have a greater control of it and also be able to remove one of the factors that draws people to it, which is its illegality.
I don't believe that by legalising drugs we will create a nation of junkies, rather the reverse by allowing people access to these substances and by controlling them we will be in a better position to educate and reduce their impact on society. I know that alcohol and nicotine although legal still cause problems, bit at least we are able to discuss these and work to right them.
Also by removing the revenue they generate from the black market and in to the white market, the need for those who sell them to use hard arm tactics will be removed. As when prohibition ended in America those who ran the breweries went from using guns to get rid of competitors to corporate take overs, I am not sure at times which is more friendly to society. Also the demand for drugs and the money that can be made cultivating them could help to stimulate the flagging British Farming industry by providing them with a wider range of crops. In fact all I am proposing is something that the British Empire at it's height was involved with, but with greater controls and improved methodology gained from hindsight.
Who I'd like to meet: Andy Cairns and the rest of the lads from THerapy?... ok I'm a sad fan,
Ozzy Osborne, recon he'd be a great guy to have a drink with
Marylin Manson, again would enjoy the chance to chat and swap thoughts with the guy
All sorts of people who are free thinkers, and any one who is truely unique
On a more sensible note
Anyone with similar music taste and life attitudes, escpecially if your around my age and like me trying to still not conform :-)
Mr Golder! I've tracked you down! Hope you are well! (I googled several of your aliases, found your website and got the link from there.) Of course, I could have written, but that sucks ass. And I don't know if you've moved. Long time and all that (sorry). Hope Spot is still evil (she looks scary on your page). Say hello to the Dobster. Tell me how to pass you my phone details etc without exposing myself to public scrutiny, and I'll expose myself to you personally. The Wife says hello.
Hello. I remember an old conversation where you were saying about including the clan thing on your CV, or something... Well maybe you could, with references from IBM:
We Start Fires play The Clapham Grand in London on Wednesday 6th June. For tickets go to
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=220573
The 7" single “Magazine” is available now in all good record shops as well as online.
The band will be supporting Good Shoes at:-
Sheffield Fuzz Club - 7th June
Liverpool Academy - 8th June
Hull Welly Club - 9th June
"Debut album from the incendiary new wavers. It sounds like Blondie doing
Elastica doing Weezer. Ace, obviously." NME
"Sludge-sleek pop songs with spiky guitars and ear splitting noise
freakouts. Ones to watch." The Guardian
"Like one of the Deal sisters in a cosmic deathray fight with Be Your Own
Pets Jemina." NME
