Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Participatory democracy was never meant to be this much fun.
First Batman storms Buckingham Palace, then the entire press dances a little jig around the unmentionable "Blair Family Secret", and finally today a pitched battle takes place in and around parliament. I thought the Batman stunt was unbeatable entertainment, but then the family crisis story was yet more enjoyable. It's just great watching the press squirm. They know the secret, every dinner party in Islington knows the secret, Melvyn Bragg obviously knows the secret, but everyone has to demonstrate tact and restraint in their calls for Blair to stand down. I passed by Parliament on my way home and was rather intimidated by the massed ranks of riot police. However the TV footage of the floor of the House of Commons was just pure comedy. Six country rugger-buggers, bursting through the "No" door, zooming around the woolsack, and being unsuccessfully tackled by portly chaps in penguin suits. It's all almost engaging enough to make me want to vote.
Do you ever get the feeling that rich people really are having more fun? (Like Ron Howard and the "special zoo" for rich kids). First there was the cool story about Oliver Sacks, George Lazenby and the iridium, and now a story about Penn Gillette and Billy Gibbons, hanging out in the vomit comet.
Black Table get the interview with Hate Beak (Surely you remember the world's only death metal band with an avian vocalist? Aren't you keeping up with these all important nerd-memes?)
The Moonshine Conspiracy have a new surf-movie out called Sprout. If their previous flicks are anything to go by, it will be uber-cool.
Google buys a picture of the google homepage. I'm wondering why they didn't just sue the artist, and take the picture. I'm also wondering whether it's Larry or Sergey who has such bland taste in conceptual art.
Ever wanted to be a Lego pirate? Then Lego Treasure Hunt is for you. Awesome "live action" Lego RPG. And incidentally don't forget Talk Like A Pirate Day on the 19th. I shall be in Slovenia but I will try to submit a moblogged shanty or two.
Great jp photoblogs, stereophonic and GME.
Retrocrush review deadly toys of days gone by, somehow omitting that famed toddler strangler Stretch Armstrong.
First Batman storms Buckingham Palace, then the entire press dances a little jig around the unmentionable "Blair Family Secret", and finally today a pitched battle takes place in and around parliament. I thought the Batman stunt was unbeatable entertainment, but then the family crisis story was yet more enjoyable. It's just great watching the press squirm. They know the secret, every dinner party in Islington knows the secret, Melvyn Bragg obviously knows the secret, but everyone has to demonstrate tact and restraint in their calls for Blair to stand down. I passed by Parliament on my way home and was rather intimidated by the massed ranks of riot police. However the TV footage of the floor of the House of Commons was just pure comedy. Six country rugger-buggers, bursting through the "No" door, zooming around the woolsack, and being unsuccessfully tackled by portly chaps in penguin suits. It's all almost engaging enough to make me want to vote.
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