Archives for November, 2008

I came, I saw…


…I rocked my socks off.
Yup, another successful National get-together with the guys ‘n’ gals associated with the uk.music.guitar newsgroup - thanks again for a(nother) memorable weekend.
Anyone interested in seeing photos (and, eventually, videos) of the event should stop by the newsgroup and say hello - linkage abounds therein.

Stop the world…


…I want to get off.
Thanks, 5×5, for putting it so succinctly.  As a parent, I find in inconceivable (not to mention incomprehensible) that someone could commit such atrocities in their own home to their own, innocent flesh and blood.
The death penalty just isn’t enough for some people.

Oh, fer cryin’ out loud…


Have some people got nothing better to do?
I know that we Brits have got a reputation for complaining, but does no-one possess a sense of humour any more?
After the Brand/Ross débacle (which, ironically, centered on an actor famed for his potentially-semi-racist-but-certainly-stereotyped-depiction-of-a-foreigner role), the “meeja” are now stirring up trouble for Mr. Clarkson…
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