Wall of Mouths

I saw Andrew W.K. last night in Manchester and it was one of the most unhinged and chaotic gigs I’ve ever seen. Such a mental hardcore following, and I haven’t seen a pit go off like that for years and years.

The band are crazy good - W.K. himself grins and rocks out throughout and seems to genuinely enjoy it.

It’s not perhaps the most cerebral of music. Certainly no Tool, but I haven’t felt that amount of sheer teenage testosterone and adrenaline fuelled fury and joy since the 90’s. (I may be looking the wrong places)

The crowd was made up of guys who find Motley Crue a bit too subtle and intelligent for them, and who will still be living with their mothers at the 20th anniversary tour. Half of them will have thought it was the best night of their life since they lost their virginity, the other half will think it’s the best night of their lives UNTIL they lose their virginity.

Whatever - despite the brain donors, it was an unbelievable gig. Loud, dumb and funny.

And me. I’m pissed off cos there’s an 80 % chance I’ll miss the tour cos of shitty bastard work. Arse

David Fucking Starkey on Question Time.

Shithead.

Ranting that GPs get paid too much and do no work
- My wife is a GP and trained for 10 years to get where she is
- She pays a fortune in Student Loan repayments (and THAT’s only going to get worse in the future)
- She worked a proper 9-5, 48 week a year lifestyle all the way through Uni - not a part time half-arsed student like me.
- She has had to invest in her practice to get her job
- She leaves the house at 6.30
- She’s never home before 7
- She rarely gets to eat her lunch
- Despite working 12 hours a day she is still trying to finish last year’s workload for reports.
- She works harder than anyone I know - and always has
- She’s paid well for what she does, but she will probably stop working as a doctor eventually becasue of the intense pressure.

Starkey mouthing off about GPs being Lazy makes me want to smash his stupid face in with a wrench. So that his local GP can sort him out.

Git.

Sorry for dragging current affairs and late night politics shows on to the WoM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17001548

Whitney Houston anyone?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16911310

Anyone have this guy? I think he was on an old list of mine, but not recently

How bad is it that I heard the news on Radio 1 earlier and instinctively fist pumped the air and shouted yes?

I’m going to Hell aren’t I?

Well I had a pretty poor year last year. Let’s see if I can’t do better this time round.

1) Kirk Douglas
2) Margaret Thatcher
3) Zsa Zsa Gabor
4) Chuck Berry
5) Abdelbaset Ali al Megrahi
6) PD James
7) Fidel Castro
8) Prince Phillip
9) Etta James
10) Dennis Healey
11) Hosni Mubarak * Wildcard*
12) Sir Peter Tapsell (MP for Horncastle and Louth)
13) Peter Sallis
14) Dame Vera Lynn
15) Lady GaGa
16) Russel Brand
17) Robert Mugabe
18) Joanie Laurer (Chyna from WWE - history of mental health problems/suicide attempts and now a full time “porn star/stripper/escort”)
19) Abdullah the Butcher
20) Bobby Heenan

Let’s see how that pans out!

James with a full orchestra and choir at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester - absolutely brilliant! Totally different to the normal gig experience, but even had crowds of people Manc dancing in the aisles before the end. Superb

Belgians. It’s all waffle with you people!

I used to work in Preston, I’ve jusst changed jobs and now work in Leeds. I live somewhere between the 2 (not far from Gav)

I went to Uni in Leeds and lived and worked there for a while after. It’s ace!

Saturday night IS The Cockpit - it’s a hole but it’s my favourite hole in Leeds. The Vic is the best pub in Leeds, although the Scarborough near the station is good too. The Metropole is a good bet for central Leeds. North Bar is good for the fashionista.

I’m busy all weekend I’m afraid, but hope you have fun!

I was banking on an elderly natural causes death like Pol Pot, who, let’s face it was considerable worse.

@DavidJamesonUK how very dull

University admissions have expanded too much too quickly and there are too many universities offering degrees with too little value. The whole higher education sector need to contract and rebuild slowly. Unfortunately this will manifest itself through some smaller universities in smaller towns and cities struggling to fill numbers and most likely failing. In the meantime courses and lecturers will continue to be seen as a purchesed commodity and minimum standards will be expected. More and more professional academics will be complained about and sued when students don’t pass the course to their satisfaction.

Social mobility will no doubt be impaired as a result of higher fees, some institutions will continue to thrive on basket weaving with media studies degrees for rich kids. The loss of some of the weaker courses will not be a bad thing.

I saw Europe in Leeds on Saturday. It was the cheesiest gig I think I’ve ever seen, but good fun.

A lot of 30-40 year old men with beards, glasses, long hair and Journey T-Shirts who looked like they still live with their mums. We got on great!

I’m getting married on the 17th September. Ace.

I’ve been charged £150 this month. I called them and asked if they would mind not charging me for a bit so I can sort it “well you go overdrawn every month”

Yes, because you cunts keep charging me!

Ranting about banks.

I have no money so I go overdrawn
I’m overdrawn so they charge me
Because the charge is paid out whilst I am overdrawn I get charged for paying a bill when I am overdrawn.
So because I have no money, I now owe them £50.
Which means I have no money so I go overdrawn
And the cycle repeats and exacerbates until I really really have no money.

If I didn’t have a bank account:

I have no money
I get paid
I have money.

Oh fuck! That’s seriously nasty - he’ll be lucky to get out of that alive.

You’re right though - very Slayer-y disease

Are they meant to be lumpy?

I also have a cat. She’s very helpful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVbh-rOz83U

I haven’t got Mandela or Sheen. Shitbiscuits.

Looks like I’ll be coming last or comitting many crimes.

Thankyou all! 30 seems OK so far - I went snowboarding this morning and I’m about to go out for a big fat juicy steak. Hurrah!

FUCKSTICKS!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12159548

Why am I still awake?

Oooooh - and Owen Wilson is my Wildcard.

Move aside bitches.

Daddy’s back!

I’m going with the remains of my decimated 2009 list (except the ones who no longer look like they’ll die), some smart looking picks from other lists, and a handful of randomers thrown in for good measure.

Good luck everyone!

1) Kirk Douglas
2) Margaret Thatcher
3) Zsa Zsa Gabor
4) Chuck Berry
5) Michael Douglas
6) Kim Jong Il
7) Fidel Castro
8) Jimmy Carter
9) David Arquette
10) Jim Hellwig (Ultimate Warrior)
11) Hacksaw Jim Duggan
12) Sir Peter Tapsell (MP for Horncastle and Louth)
13) Peter Sallis
14) Dame Vera Lynn
15) Katy Perry
16) Russel Brand
17) Ringo Starr
18) Owen Wilson
19) Abdullah the Butcher
20) Bobby Heenan

Retired Wrestlers are always good value for money, they drop like flies, especially the ‘roid freaks. The elderly are fair game, and if I was shagging Katy Perry it would certainly finish me off. Go to it team.

Me and Nigella Lawson - would it ever work?

To further complicate the issue I have just learned that the parent company is opening a store close to home - about 5 minutes up the road in fact from the one I am looking at- in June. (factor in builders and read September/October)

This will be v. busy and v. high profile, and will likely take a bit of trade from the one I am looking at taking a job with - doesn’t cure the career progression conundrum any though.

There’s no danger of the franchisee going under - they’re a multiple franchisor running about 30 different locations with 4 or 5 franchises in each location.

The share value kind of depends on the performance of the company - they’re at about a 5 year high now! Each time I sell my option sI earn about £1000, so I’ll get 4 times that back in travel costs. And the time is a huge draw too…