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DJ Food - Raiding the 20th Century - A History of the cut up. Paul Morely gets on my tits (as an author and critic) but I still like this despite his overly analytic commentary.

I always find that people who ride a unicycle are far more interesting than those that don't. I suppose it's that attitude of "I'd prefer to be precariously balanced on a small surface area and wobbling all over the shop running the constant risk of smashing my face all over the shop than to be so boring as to get a two wheel vehicle and not be the centre of attention"

Forgot I had this. Absoloutley brilliant! Snoop Doggy Chochran A far better song without the Neptunes over production.

The Amelie Soundtrack

Cheers, you suggested it after I finished Join Me, you also suggested I compliment people on there parking which I did. I've got a few books to finish before I buy another batch, but it's on the wishlist. I must've been subconsciously thinking of it when I decided on (not) making my website cos it's identical really but that never occured to me at 4.30am. My random acts of kindness have dwindled to buying people pints and helping with their su doku.

I was thinking it wouldn't be small things, but things like do a parachute jump or go up the eiffel tower. I'm pretty bored. Now I haven't been lying in bed for 4 hours with just my own thoughts for company I realise it would be a bit silly. I'm going to book up a holiday, I don't need random folk to tell me where to go.

I'm shattered. Hardly any kip last night. There were many random topics I considered through the night. A couple are.... 1. Why is it called the World Wide Web? I might be wrong but i thought it was invented in America by Americans, is basically ran by and policed by Americans who decide the terminology and protocols. It should be called the Predominantly American Web, all addresses should start "PAW." rather than "WWW." which has the added bonus that you can imagine the whole thing being run by the Paw Paw bears..."Shut up you idiot! I've got it...." 2. Isn't radio Newcastle dull? I mean REALLY REALLY dull. It's like a bland version of that show off Father Ted where the bloke wears lovely jumpers. The big topic of discussion in the early hours of this morning was how 5 metro stops were vandalised and some people were going to be 10 minutes late for work. They had people giving running commentaries "I am now getting on the replacement bus service and it's quite busy" Jesus! Then you'd get the weather report and a bit where you had to ring in and guess who was speaking, the quote was something like "possibly" and they told you she was Welsh. Basically people were ringing in with random Welsh women. Then it was back to the replacement bus - "I've been dropped at Byker and I'm walking the rest of the way, but I'd normally do that anyway". They mentioned in passing that many people had been killed in a series of explosions in Iraq, but then got back to the important matter of how late John from North Shields was going to be for work. Should have got me back to sleep really, but didn't. 3. At what point did I become a potential murder victim? Born June 13th 1979, so I was conceived around September 13th 1978. I could be legally terminated within 24 weeks so it was 28th February 1979 that I was actually 'born'. February 27th I was nothing. 28th i was something. A ridiculous notion really. What the fuck's with this whole time limit? 4. Shall I start a new Website? I'd call it " Thestorysofar.com and describe my escapades on it. I'd invite people to tell me what to do, and have to do at least one thing suggested per week. (In the light of day it seems quite an odd idea for me to have had, I can't build websites and I don't like being told what to do). 5. Will another wank make me more tired?

How does spoony eat his tea? With a knifey and forky!

A Londoner parks his brand new Porsche in front of the office to show it off to his colleagues. As he's getting out of the car, a truck comes speeding along too close to the kerb and takes off the door before speeding off. More than a little distraught, the Londoner grabs his mobile and calls the police. Five minutes later, the police arrive. Before the policeman has a chance to ask any questions, the Londoner starts screaming hysterically: "My Porsche, my beautiful silver Porsche is ruined. No matter how long at the panel beaters it'll simply never be the same again!" After the Londoner finally finishes his rant, the policeman shakes his head in disgust: "I can't believe how materialistic you bloody Londoners are," he says. "You lot are so focused on your possessions that you don't notice anything else in your life." "How can you say such a thing at a time like this?" snaps the Londoner. The policeman replies, "Didn't you realise that your right arm was torn off when the truck hit you." The Londoner looks down in absolute horror "Omigosh!!!!! he screams. "Where's my Rolex ????..."

Is it any good? I was thinking of getting a hold of it. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. It's finally starting to click with me now and I'm even enjoying Jeff Magnum's singing. 51524[/snapback] Yeah, really good. I'll certainly buy it. As I said, they sound like Queens of the stoneage only harder and faster. It's like everything I'd hoped for from The Eagles of Death Metal but that they failed to deliver. They find a good rhythm/riff and just pound the shit out of it for a few minutes, occasional shouts and screams are interspersed but they have left the 'roll' in the gig case and stuck purely with the 'rock'.

Lightning Bolt - Hypermagic Mountain turned up loud! Like Songs for the Deaf but not as soft.

Devendra Banhart - Little Boys A song whose lyrics make me question if I should idolize him like I do. Quite distasteful. On an album with so many references to kids (Chinese Children is the best) it casts its shadow long over what otherwise would have been lovely stuff.

The Clientele - Strange Geometry It's like the sixties all over again. Jangly guitar and echoey vocals. Not too fussed on it myself.

\o/ Django's back! Iv'e not really felt settled here but now the slippers are going on. Danger Doom - The Mouse & The Mask Anyone who can help me with what sample is used on Old School I'd appreciate it. It's driving me mad. I know it's really famous but I just can't remember.

Is this an amplifier to help you with your big music career AF? When's that demo coming out again? What's the band called? Even if everything you say is correct, I'd hate to be that right if it meant being such a self agrandising individual. You slag off people for trivialising the debate, but for 23 pages you have refused to concede a single point or acknowledge that any opinion other than your own can be anything but immoral. If you want to have informed debate, don't have such a high opinion of what you think you know, and be willing to learn. A few of my favourite quotes which I think are pertinant to the character you've portrayed in this thread... "Learning makes the wise wiser and the fool more foolish" - John Ray "Nothing Ever becomes real till it is experienced" - John Keats "He is educated who knows how to find out what he doesn't know" - George Simmell

What is 'our' society? Well Newcastle, England, Britain, possibly Europe now. Again you have presumed that I'm white. Why? And I would challenge your claim that white has no negative connotation because I'm white. All theat is good and wholsome and pure and clean is white. All that is bad, ugly, dirty, evil, dark and angry is black. This is simply the history of language, but it is white people who've developed the English language isn't it? Blackmarket is negative too, the shady underworld. Daft that you can't use it like. Tell the racist cunt to fuck off!

Call someone a white shit at the next game. The stewards will probably think you're Chinese. To be white has no negative connotation in our society. I'm sure people have been called a white bastard and outnumbered significantly, if it was me the name calling in itself wouldn't bother me, just the anticipated severe beating.

I see what you mean, I just think it's unimportant. I value freedom of speech above the tight lipped fear of breaking political correctness. We all have differences and we have always ridiculed those differences amongst each other. Whether it's for being ginger, lanky, fat, bald, short, black, indian, Pakistani, white, Irish, Geordie, Mackem etc etc. People take the piss out of each other and I wouldn't want it any other way. What IS important is moving the hatred involved with racism toward the jovial banter involved in ripping the crap out of me for being lanky. Being lanky has no detrimental affect on my life other than people take the piss out of me. Being black incurs far more prejudice than inconsequential name calling. I don't think 'bling' is racist. If anyone else does, then it is. I'm not going to stop saying it though. I have the right to say what I want. I don't have the right to refuse someone a job on the basis of their colour or beat the shit out of them for it. It's that level of racism that needs to be tackled. 49332[/snapback] I have no problem with the word 'bling' in its basic meaning. I do have a problem with 'bling bastard' in its vitriolic and selective use. Very, very different As for your last comment. Agreed, although it depends whether your belief is to tackle the big problem head on which hasnt worked or educate people regarding the smaller issues. 49337[/snapback] I long for the day when I can call a player a black bastard without fear of a ban. Then you'll know we've gotten somewhere. Every game I hear "Lanky Bastard", "Aussie Bastard", "Fat Bastard", "Baldy twat" etc and no-one finds them offensive. Why is Black Bastard or Bling Bastard more offensive? Is it because the idea in the heads of the PC brigade is that it's bad to be black? Well it's not. It's just that racist people think it is and discriminate as a result.

I see what you mean, I just think it's unimportant. I value freedom of speech above the tight lipped fear of breaking political correctness. We all have differences and we have always ridiculed those differences amongst each other. Whether it's for being ginger, lanky, fat, bald, short, black, indian, Pakistani, white, Irish, Geordie, Mackem etc etc. People take the piss out of each other and I wouldn't want it any other way. What IS important is moving the hatred involved with racism toward the jovial banter involved in ripping the crap out of me for being lanky. Being lanky has no detrimental affect on my life other than people take the piss out of me. Being black incurs far more prejudice than inconsequential name calling. I don't think 'bling' is racist. If anyone else does, then it is. I'm not going to stop saying it though. I have the right to say what I want. I don't have the right to refuse someone a job on the basis of their colour or beat the shit out of them for it. It's that level of racism that needs to be tackled.

Erm, we do. That's why I pay tax. It provides the less well off with a system of benefits that keeps poverty at a minimum. It's the well off providing for those without. I'm all for a higher rate of taxation on high earners and the Lib Dems did quite well running exactly that platform last year. Just a pity they aren't considered serious opposition yet.

Define 'opposite'. Are you suggesting they're predominantly black? An increased level of non-white people in positions of power will always highten racial tension in the short term (Martin Luther King & Malcolm X got a bit too big for their political boots). It's not what racists want. once it becomes the norm, many many years from now, things will die down. No pain, no gain.

Isn't America meant to be a classless society? The place with the worst racism problem in the world. 49229[/snapback] Are they really a classless society? You don't buy into all that 'free society' shite do you? 49233[/snapback] Well no, but you don't believe in true classlessness outside of communism do you? The little man will always get the shit end of the stick. Black people should have the same oppurtunity as white to be holding the stick.

Isn't America meant to be a classless society? The place with the worst racism problem in the world.

I have every sympathy for asylum seekers and hope that every effort is made to help them settle (if they have become a useful contributor to our society) or to be comfortable before humanely being able to go home.

Well poverty and education are currently such that we can have a pretty much uniformly white Prime Minister, cabinet, House of commons, House of Lords, Police Force judicial system etc, etc So there is only a problem with povert and education with some whites, but with most blacks.