some stuff from the 80's i remember pt. 2 - do you see?

total devotion to their craft! Hocus Pocus Alamagocus!

proper magical escapism circa 82-87, then re-runs. J.chula01 & J.Chula02 dominating some elementary school, then dominating some Today's Special- afternoon snack- watch out!! what?

Sam Crenshaw - you'll always be in my dreams - you old man, you.

something with the hat being removed, then put back on- from that day forward, i always wanted to live in the mall.

was it all just a dream?

i'll enter this day armed only with my wit! - & i'll leave this day wearing only my panties that i split, doing a split!

so i was thinking while reading, or was it the other way 'round? it doesn't matter, but my mind started to wander a bit, not because the book was boring, which it's not, it's fantastic, very clear & concise, yet still in-depth, very educational, deducing?, aware, .......but seriously, all that bollocks over there in the mother land could have been avoided, economy went to absolute shite, & the rest was pretty much history, talk about inflation, depression,..etc., etc., citizens were forced into desperate times, so on & so forth & a raging lunatic was granted power,..we must learn from our mistakes,..(see, history isn't boring)

but back to my original point, i wanted to make an announcement & hopefully get your help to bring certain fugitives to justice & also bequeath some personal possessions to you, my faithful attendees in case something terrible were to happen to me in '09.

let's just come out with it:

the following individuals owe me a pint of lager (est. 2 pound 50)

Chess Rucker - aka Alan Rucker, aka,..cheese - sorry bro to put you on blast like this, but a debt is a debt & I have a memory like an elephant,.....i think,...

Benton Edwards - aka Broken Blues aka Broken nose if you don't come good on your IOU. (cant remember the reason, but I'm sure of it)

Shaun Stidham - listen here you Liverpool scum, you guys will never win the title, so just give it up! Robbie Keane was a bust, Torres is a porcelian doll, so pay up,..i want my pint!

I here by bequeath the following to the following -

Robert Sutton aka ROBTRAIN - my Postwar Kurosawa box set that I was gifted henceforth last Christmas day. I've yet to watch it, but if something were to happen to me, please enjoy & write a review on it. ( also, I taped Dr. No off of BBCA last night, please come over & politely dispose of it)

Gina Cicala aka Gina Portnowitz aka #1 fan,..hhmmmm this is a tough one, ya know what? in case of my demise, I'm giving you What Became of the Likely Lad? please continue the spirit of all things beautiful, broke poems, writings, verse, rants, pictures, album likes/dislikes, i'll contact you secretly for the royalty rights & legalities.

Angela Chula aka "b" aka ang - this was also a tough one, but upon further thought, i'm leaving you my ass. yes you heard correctly, don't laugh. Think about it first,...I went to a specialist wax-ass sculptor this morning & had an ass duplication job conducted. if something were to happen to me, you'll be able to set up this fixture anywhere in the house & always remember me by it, well not me as a whole, it's just my bum you see, but hey what better way to remember your late husband than to walk by a squeeze my fine tush?

that's all i'm giving anyway right now, if you feel left out, don't! I promise i have each & every one of you in my thoughts,..with love & devotion & all things total freedom & beauty, i must get back to my book,...........




oh, & tools for the day -

iPod for writing blog-background music - check
silver bullet coffee thermos (full) - check
reading material - check
over-sized headphones, optional - check
satellite remote for football match - check
United scarf to drape for good luck - check
CHP sunglasses for indoor use - check
mini' black ninja throwing star for intruder apprehension - check



ok, ok, i'm good......

this could be interesting, quiet.

i think every single person i know is working today. no opportunities for mall-arcade hangouts. no milkshakes, no skateboarding,....

if you know me & wanna hangout later, give me a call. although i do have plans from 3-4:30 or so, the fellas are tking on Middlesbrough & I'm slowly getting mentally prepared for the importance of this match, I mean Chelsea dropped more points yesterday, so the chance is there, we must succeed & grab it. & then there's the simple task of taking over Liverpool which shouldn't be too hard, I still think they'll be found out soon, & I'm also hearing that this morning Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was arrested for his involvement in a brawl.

Interesting, if I'm one of the 5most famous/recognizable faces in all of England, I'm thinking to avoid any sort of violent conduct, especially in a pub situation. but things of interest to attend to.

i sit, hapless & alone sometimes,

but happy, or content i should describe -

that's a better word for my consciousness -

happy is a better word for

older people that are content.

but I am young, a young buck

if you will,...ready to pounce

on my prey at any moment -

i need only a second to

fulfill my objective, i will strike

unannounced & consume my desires,

interested with only my thoughts

for a moment's edginess -

totally in love with the sound of the

dishwasher swirling - selfish desires -

for me to have - have it all -

all this time away from monsters

makes one brave again -

strong & aloft,

but curious to a cause

i'm just waiting for you to come down,

to slow me up - to slow time -

to consummate this lust,

this lingering passion inside me

leftover from a previous statement of well-being

won't you please sit down?

have a seat - &

discuss thoughts of interest?

i see things, things all around me that i don't

understand - things i dont like, question,

contemplate, decide, wonder, perceive, assume,

(why am I always getting these weird looks?)

don't want to understand,

not interested in,

does it matter if i can produce

an answer for these riddles? or no?

who are we living for anyway?

would you like to enter into a debate with me?

the slowing of time - the speeding up of loneliness

wasn't it just a love story in the end?

a peerless production to pull at

your heart strings?

a statement of accurate intentions -

authenticated by our minds' connections,

no, i'm afraid it was more than that,

it was an epic answer to hate & war -

a brilliant explanation to life's charades,

shall we stop pretending now?

how do we fight loneliness?

smile all the time? or die trying?

the sun could very well not shine

on your side of the bed -

won't we all not sniff up sunshine into our noses

one day? can we believe differently?

can we see a reason not to?

that feeling, the lonely pain, endless hrs sharing

only your own mind with yourself - that's true

pain, that's the reason for our existence,

to fight loneliness,

to love each other,

& fight together,

& i suppose die trying to stay ahead of it all -

i wanna see someone

else's reflection from

time to time, ..............

you finish this now.

plans, or planning to gorge myself on boxing day,..or i sure didn't get that pink handbag i wanted.

ok so, you'll start to see, or you should already have seen some recurring themes here at the mothership, but i just set the coffee on, & am planning on gorging myself today, becaus it's actually a great day today called boxing day, which is celebrated mostly overseas, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, so on & so forth,....but in Eng;and they feel it appropriate to schedule a full day of Premiership matches, henceforth the gorging,...

but I hope everyone had a good Christmas, & received many Christmas wishes & such, I'm still barely clearing the cobwebs off but wanted to mention acqusatyion of (i know i spelled that wrong, but who really cares in the end?) of something that is equal parts dark chocolate & peanut butter. an amalgamation you see, a scientific miss match of compounding fortunes, a direct coming together of sources, a marriage, complete & beautiful, already consummated.

Ryan Giggs has just mis-passed again, therefore cheaply given away possession, so I'm going to go throw something & focus on the task at hand,.see ya soon,...............

christmas card

here's hoping you get that new ashtray you wanted,..

scratch that,..(i bollocks you not)

song of the yr,...listen to it all the way through, or die trying,...

scratch that,..

the emphasis on,..

come to me,

come to me,


come to me,



come to me,

but don't cut the strings
don't let me fall,
don't trip my desires,

the indie thoughts can't heal it all -
heal my wounds & tell a tale
of a sarcastic witch - a laggard's plight
been behind on this month's rent?
forgetfulness, obliterate, efface a dent.
the cosmos have aligned - you've been
found out - an ageing left back -
got skinned on the right - on your
way to a different day - it was:
Surreal,
surreal,
surreal,
surreal,
but not quite real -
as of yet undefined,
but in the queue
ya, know?
the old in-out, in-out,
skinny love with heavy hearts &
beating tides with telling starts.
the emphasis on,.....

ok, ok, so i feel like I'm back in a way,..ya know? 10 days worth of writing broke album reviews & trying ever so hard to do just a smidgen (sp?) of research on said gems, also punctuation, & the like, & so on & so forth - i guess i missed a babblng brooke - but as forseen, i picked 1 track from each for your discovery pleasure -have you listened to any yet? what are your likes & dislikes? maybe you'll find something that you lost along the way - who really knows in the end? right?

but i have 2 days,.....2! more days of work until some blatant & interesting time off from the ol' 8 to 5'er, & man do I need it. so i'll attempt to re-discover some peace in my life & get all Kerouac on you - maybe go climb a mountain or sumthin' (G,..he really is a hero of mine, just thinking about his pursuits gives me goosebumps..)

so anyway i figured i'd get all groomed up this morning& invite my buddy (he plays the flute on the iPhone,..you gotta hear this) over for a cup of coffee & photo myself- & may I say i was wearing one of my all time favorite & classic dark navy blue T's - love that shirt-the kind that you actually dont really even waer that often because you want to perserve it & such - t-shirts are not indestructable! (can you see toshiro mifune sneaking up behind me w/his samurai sword? or is that rob sutton? - nevermind)

'eehh, alright mate??,.eh-shena, come 'rop-round me flate mate,.'eehh

(revised)

2000 & 8 Spread

2000 & 8 #1

#1

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes


(forget Brooklyn, what's in the water in the Northwest?)

The last few years seem to have brought upon a return to a more vocal sound with a lot of bands. (see Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, among many others) A Rolling Stone review of the album states "Indie rock is undergoing a folk renaissance, which has spawned some great harmony singing". Seattle's Fleet Foxes takes the reign with their rustic sounding, ultra harmonizing, folk rock. The vocals themselves in Fleet Foxes' debut self-titled album serve as vibrant colors to an otherwise modern day masterpiece of a musical painting.

What becomes of the debut is a record that sounds years older than it actually is. To attempt to describe the beauty in this album would be an injustice, one must hear for themselves to really understand. But Fleet Foxes do however play to their strengths, conjuring up imagery of an older time, of sun-soaked mountains, lost ancestors, the coming of spring, & the innocent beauty of sweetly singing birds. Take some moments from Blue Ridge Mountains for further proof:

"In the quivering forest
Where the shivering dog rests
Our good grandfather
Built a wooden nest
And the river got frozen
And the home got snowed in
And the yellow moon glowed bright
Till the morning light"

At it's best, Fleet Foxes displays all the warmth of a front porch on a Summer's night. Fleet Foxes succeed in making a brilliant debut album sounding as old as the hills, here's to the fact that they're all still in their 20's.

2000 & 8 #2

#2

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago


I'm trying to imagine the headlines when this album first came out & the reviews started flooding in,....

"quiet indie-folk soul man Justin Vernon escapes society & pens lonely, subtle masterpiece in snowy Wisconsin cabin,...."

or

"mellow-gloom ghost tunes conjure spirit of early Neil Young acoustic tracks after tense break up of artists' former band".

The album itself bears much resemblance to the physical location of its inception: isolation, beauty, & natural imagery, while also displaying a beautiful, but broken spirit- & who's this Emma chick? She surely enacted enough grief & sorry upon our hero for a record's worth of brilliant gems.

Bon Iver literally translates to something along the lines of "long winter" in French, hopefully we'll have another long winter with Vernon as his follow up to For Emma, comes out in early 2009. Oh & I just scored tickets to see Bon Iver tonight in Louisville, KY. How fitting!

2000 & 8 #3

#3

The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed


Ever since,........

("Geezerz need excitement
If their lives don't provide them this they incite violence
Common sense, simple common sense") - Mike Skinner

.........I have been pretty much hooked on The Streets lyrical ode to day to day life as a youthful middle class lad in Birmingham, England. But say it ain't so, The Streets brain child Mike Skinner has sadly reported that Everything Is Borrowed will be the next to last album for The Streets.

His latest effort has wowed critics & fans a like with it's over-whelming positive message & it's plain to see that Skinner has found happiness in his life. Skinner is a modern day story teller MC, who simply reports what he sees with an acute wit. His musical touch has grown as well from 2002's Original Pirate Material that consisted of mostly garage hip-hop beats & ska influences to his recent release of mostly rock, soul, pop, & even grand horn arrangements.

On first listen to any of The Streets records, Skinner's thick English accent makes for an interesting trip. But the clear & concise message he delivers makes him more than a modern day story teller, Skinner to many Londoners has cultural relevance.

2000 & 8 #4

#4

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular


(that may look familiar to you,.)

What a year for Brooklyn! I mean what are they feeding them fellas & gals up there? Let's see, I'll attempt to name a few of the "buzz bands" that have originated, or met up in this fine borough in the last few years: There's LCD Soundsystem, Grizzly Bear, Yeasayer, Gang Gang Dance, TV on the Radio, Interpol, The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, & like loads & loads more, but for the sake of time, we'll move on,...

Brooklyn by way of Wesleyan University, MGMT is the arty, prog-rock odyssey/psychedelic electro-clash invention of Andrew VanWyngarden & Ben Goldwasser. Pulling influences from every genre possible, MGMT succeed in making a record that resembles all things 70's, Bowie, funk, & electronic-disco-synth rock while poking fun at all things serious, take the words from the lead track, Time To Pretend for example:

I'm Feelin rough I'm Feelin raw I'm in the prime of my life.
Let's make some music make some money find some models for wives.
I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars.
You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars.

Yeah it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?

,........see what I mean?

Electric Feel wins song of the year for me, with it's swirling disco melody, funk rhythm guitar & throbbing beat, pure musical ecstasy is easily achieved. Enjoy,.....or don't.

2000 & 8 #5

#5

The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement


What a record! To fans of great indie music coming out of the UK, this album serves as a sort of "super group" album. Arctic Monkeys front man Alex Turning (oh! he's so dreamy) & the Rascals front man Miles Kane combine to form The Last Shadow Puppets, a side project that many critics find more ambitious & rewarding than the lads' main bands. (decide for yourself)

The Age of the Understatement "project" began with elements of doo-wop & late '60's-toned English groups, complete with symphonic, swirling strings & horns. Combined, the 2 succeed in making a more arduous recording than, "Arctic Monkeys with strings", as one dull review on the album stated.

I have a true affection for this record. Many of you know that Arctic Monkeys are my favorite band, & that Alex Turner & Co. can do no wrong. But Turner displays more musically with The Last Shadow Puppets, he's showing maturity as a songwriter & depth as a musician in addition to his mastery of all things garage, punk, rock & funk with the Arctic Monkeys. It can also be said that Miles Kane seems to have found a home with fellow UK'ers the Rascals, combining gritty & dirty indie rock with garage punk, it's all so effective,....

If you're worried that we're all stuck in an "indie ghetto", then you'll love this album because of it's brave step forward.

2000 & 8 #6

#6

Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust

(translation: "With a buzz in our ears we play endlessly")

How do you say, "less is more" in Hopelandic?
(i stole that)

Such absolute beauty & grace displayed on this album, but a more direct approach for this Icelandic outfit to "play" with.

Sigur Rós have made a habit of going "big" with their sound, a sound that has definitely worked for them in the past. But with their 2008 release they've taken a more direct approach & scaled down a once epic sound to beautiful results. If 1999's breakthrough Ágætis Byrjun was conjured & broadcast live from a space station, then this year's release saw the band set up shop outside of the local pub & discover a more simplistic, even playful sound.

Sigur Ros haven't totally given into the new "economical" approach, there are still a few songs that flirt with the 9 minute mark, slowly building on singer Jonsi Birgisson's swooning, choirboy vocals - only to explode with that Sigur Ros signature that many fans are familiar with. Less are the deep & dark moments of slow moving gloom from albums past, & more are the bright & sunny moments of pure beauty that work for the band with in the confines of this record.

An album considered by many critics to be a safe choice, but if playing it safe means making some of the most blissful music of your career, then the risks are over for this band.

2000 & 8 #7

#7

Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer



(this is starting to get really fun,..)

a fantastic surprise album for me in'o8, this indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec released their 2nd album to strong reviews in June. Recorded in Petite Église, the Quebec church owned by Arcade Fire, At Mount Zoomer is a proggy art rock album that at times feels unfocused but brilliant, calm but throbbing, & hectic but a bit calm.

The album also displays a small hint of the experimental side, which is a return to similar themes from their first album, Apologies To The Queen Mary. Zoomer extends a more spacious feel than its predecessor thus allowing the band to explore their sound with their 2nd effort.

If yesterday's Cardinology felt like a first album from a new band, then Zoomer feels just the opposite. Wolf Parade make leaps & bounds in their evolution as a band by discovering a more melodic sound with breadth & depth on their 2nd effort as a band.

2000 & 8 #8

#8

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology


solid rock tracks by newly formed
alt country rock outfit -
songs to grow with -
an album to grow on -
& a band that will grow,........

where do I begin? I've been a fan for so long,...Cardinology was probably my most anticipated album of 2008. I lucked into some pretty decent tickets to see The Cardinals in Cincinnati a month before the album came out. The sound they put out was simply amazing. Loyal readers of this blog have probably read my thoughts on that show, so I won't continue further, but what Adams has found with this new & improved line up of "red birds" is definitely something special. I know Cardinology will be the first of many great American rock records for the band.

the album itself is flawed slightly, (hence the 8 position) but the strong tracks on the album more than make up for the few odd moments. Cardinology sounds like a first album from a new band, & that's essentially what it is. I think the album was one that a lot of people loved to hate. Loyal Adams fans were hearing the album they didn't want to hear, they were hearing something new, a more straight ahead rock approach - Different from the tried & true alt country approach from some of Adams' previous records.

the album is definitely a grower, give it some time if you've quickly given up on it. There'll be more to come, I'm sure.

2000 & 8 #9

#9

Flying Lotus - Los Angeles


Ambient noise mellow atmosphere + instrumental hip hop beats with a broken sense of structure = Los Angeles, the 2nd full-length album from Flying Lotus (aka Steven Ellison). "Los Angeles is also prone to letting its beats hang loosely in the air", says one review from Pitchfork.

I think what I like most about the album is the ambient, mellow mood it creates, all while cracking & fuzzing enough to not sound too snobby. I can't remember how I found Flying Lotus this year, his sound is strangely reminiscent of fellow hip-hoppers, Madlib, MF Doom, etc., but this album at times displays such a crisp & sharp focus, while still not trying to0 hard to sound cool.

2000 & 8 #10

(see, I can keep my little titles short & sweet if need be,...)

So I begin this needless (who said that?) little countdown of the albums that I thought were good, interesting, life changing, thought provoking, not boring & overall cool in the Lord's year two thousand & eight.

I think when I'm all done I'll pick one song that I quite like from each album (like I did last year) & create a sort of playlist for those who haven't heard some of the bands. So look for that 10 days from now I guess.

Also before I begin with numero 10, I wanted to mention a small handful of albums that were really good for one reason or another, but didn't quite make the list,.........(for one reason or another).

Some of these picks came late in the year, were listened to way too much, or were really good, but for some reason didn't surprise me. Maybe I knew they were going to be great & were thus slightly overlooked while I compiled this list.........& Go!

Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

TV on the Radio - Dear Science,

My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges

Coldplay - Viva la Vida

Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

So without further long "wind-ed-ness" here is the 10th coolest album of '08, (in my humble opinion) - Tune in tomorrow for number 9, & so on, & so on,.........

#10
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles

easily recognized by their use of distorted vocals & samples, this electronic-thrash-punk-fuzz-nightmare-duo has a sound that combines ferocious video game bleeps & blips with seething female vocals.

'08 was a year I discovered a lot of electronic music & hip hop that I really liked. Crystal Castles led the charge in my discovery with their debut self-titled album. The Toronto based duo also performed the annual Glastonbury Festival in June where lead singer Alice Glass got their set cut short by concert promoters due to her on stage antics. ???? what ev's,...can't a girl have some fun?

when in spain I am a spaniard,...(proper 2 second blog)

so Spain was magnifico' this past weekend. I know none of you(s) partake, but I was over-whelmed w/joy on more than a few occasions.

Moment #1 Barcelona's dismantling of fellow top 4'er Valencia, 4-0. (Lionel Messi, you are a true inspiration to watch & one of my heroes, I would love to meet you one day, you are the world's greatest football, better than that diving-wanker (get on with it Cristiano) Ronaldo)

Moment #2 The Real Madrid v Sevilla clash. Oh my, (thanks ang for sticking with it) no lie, 4-3 was the final from the Santiago Bernabeu. Epic, I mean epic, gladiators, conducting a symphony of grand battle, the comeback Madrid put on was nothing short of a stimulating masterpeice on attacking football - only to be cut short by Arjen Robben's 2nd yellow card. We can always wonder what would have been.

Moment #3 Villarreal v Getafe' - Getafe took a 3-0 lead into the break only to be systematically thrown off the perch by an amazing 2nd half by the yellow submarine. 3-3 was the final, & Guiseppe Rossi's stopage time attempt hit the post,...(it would have been a 4-3 winner) but epic by it's own right,..I must run, just wanted to share beautiful things with you,..oh my, oh my, though,............Real Madrid & Barcelona to tangle this weekend at the Camp Nou.

How will I even contain myself?

akira kurosawa - It is wonderful to create - tatoo onmy left arm somewhere - jay z,...or, thoughts on slowly becoming a rip-off artist.

it can be said, or heard

that my mind can hold thoughts oft'thought absurd,..


this is who I am, or not,..


but remember:eminence grise

is a lingering thought -



(if you turn the volume up, & listen closely,
you can almost hear the ghost of al pacino
laughing at my absurdity, he's up on the
wall, always sentient & aware, looking over me,
speaking of ghosts,....)

yes - but in my dreams though -

more importaan-tantly -


this psycho, ghost lady, who haunts me,

&

fills my coffee with drain-o. thus attemptong to end my desires,


all that we hold good & true in art & writings & films & such n such n such-



w/love though (he he ha ha)(i'm dead)

jazz-hip hop riffs on a 72nd root tune, blues funk transit to downtown trek-
big city dreams in architecture scenes -

but adjust in thought process for a minute's sake! surprise meeting -
inspiration & overload of thought process - NY genius meet & talk
to converse & share &,....oh,..it was the way i felt afterward ,....



proper time warp amalgamation - left standing with mouth gaping wide-
yo! brooklyn! & man hattan! listen up, listen up!


did you see that? what?

continuing tales of madness -

well, 'allo - ya right? what? (he he ha ha)

any-old,..did you like my tale of Scottish magic, booze & pirate ships? I've always wanted to be a writer, which I'll never be, because I'm not good enough, but at least when I write, & can close my eyes & pretend & imagine that I am one, & then I'm halfway there - & now seemingly confused by the whole process - it's all about time I suppose - no really, I finished The Great Shark Hunt by Dr. Thompson, & it was fantastic (all 600 pages of it) - I mean he is a great writer - & man did that guy live a life! Probably lived too bloody fast (as David Brent once said) but he was able to totally devout his entire life to his work & writings - if he wasn't writing, he was traveling - which a pen pal friend of mine & myself see as the only real way to continue your education after college or whatever. Well, that & books!

but enough of that, I've contacted you for another reason today. As the last few weeks of '08 trickle down the stinky tube, I greatly anticipate compiling my sarcastic & brash opinions on the best that 2000 & 8 had to offer in the world of beautiful music. My hopes are that I'll inspire some of you to discover, if not my picks, then some picks of your own. (it seems I'm building this up too much, which in the end spells certain disaster by under-delivering, but any-old) So be on the look out & be open to my picks. I already know I'm going to be alone in some of them. (doesn't this pink writing suite me so well) what?? ya right? when?

Oh! one more thing: should I take ten or so days & report one pick per day? or post all 10 at once?

for in my dreams I am a Scottish pirate, solemn & alone,...I'll await my fate.

(yes, I don't know)

the south coast of france, 1818 -

our legion survived a quite anomalous battle with the english scum, but with bevy losses - "Come oan, get aff! Ye aff yer heid? - screamed the mid-shippmen, Pip Quarterly - the english cannon balls had been molotav cocktailing our lower deck since mid day proper shone bright - "Mind ye Pints & Quarts", sarcastically bellowed Quarterly. "We's hangs 'em by the baw bag", (scrotum) shouted a deck hand. "Away an stoap bumpin yer gums ya bletherin auld skite", I ordered the lads. (you see now, they were simply talking too much) the situation was getting more tense as the hours drew onward. the battle raged on with a precise intensity, one error conceded by the lads would spell certain devastation to the crew, ship, & even the local Scottish legion.

these boys wanted to get stuck in, & get stuck in we did! we gave those english scum-wanks as much 'ell as we could muster up- only to be battered like fishes into the wee small hours of the morn - laldy lucksie was on our side, as the last of many bomboozels racked our dack-shack, the Spanish fleet led by La Corazon, sneaky buggered up upon those english shite-scum-tossers & put the lackey in the backey -

"Viva la Espana", we chanted until dawns early light shone bright as this Scottish dream pirate ship was victorious! Onward we will march!! We will conquer!

often i'll slip away in a dream, & haze away. I'll be taken back to that ghastly horror of a day when so many of me daggies were lost in that rhabble. the stench of death was all around me, piss, bile, boak, & I even remember the fresh smell of buckie from the previous eve's piss up. I'll never forgot those english-shite-knobdobbers

bogus blog or internal hypothetical situation

dream internal espionage situation
transverse globe mix ingredient
omelet amalgamation - things of
interest - to study & debate -
Russian passport denied at gate
black trench coat bullet hole scope
cellular device reaches moon skill hope
remembrance of teachings & the like -
study the masters as to not cause blight
laser beam hope end international spy plight
communist regimes impose vice-like grip
external messages composed Dr. Nisbit -
space station mixer blends moon dust fight
double agent found out - killed in eye sight
team leads foreign agent, investigator, operative -
avocado spread slice thick nourish this emissary
decline my time in the end - "but at the end
of the day",..he's lost his will to live -

aaaaahhhhhhhhh,..back,....but,..aaahhhh, like proper football situation & decaf.

ok, ok, so hello to all, & I love you & such & it's morning & i've been up actually for a few hrs, but the fog is only now starting to lift, & it's only now that i am starting to feel proper love for so many of you. like i'm actually thinking about each one of your faces & the brightness that you have provided for me in my life, i.e., your qualities & such as i know you are reading my thoughts down on a page & I have music playing & for some reason a renewed since of hope,..

& well, what did you do with your time off? I hope you had some, I mean i kept it pretty low key & enjoyed some family on the 1st day,..& Oh!! i must tell you about this family picture that we took, ok, ok, I don't have it with me, but i'll try & share it soon, like me & ang, & mum, dad, bro's fam, like kids, wife, etc.,etc., & it appears to be totally normal if you look at it like from afar, just people looking goofy for the camera, & i dunno, supposing it's to be sent out for a christmas photo, so maybe you'll get one, but I digress & any-old,.....my beautiful little neice/hero, Chloe like just got yanked up from an afternoon's seista & was all droggy & a little bashful, but in this pic, (which I'll now have to show you for proof) she has her hand down the back side of her little brithces & I mean I was rolling for like minutes when I saw this. you have to see this photo & i'll try to provide it soon,.....but it brought such unconditional joy into my world, like no ifs ands or buts. (he he ha ha) aforementioned picture: http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg117/jchu02/fam-1.jpg

but here we are back to the grind, & I was finally able to experience some total freedom, if only for a few days, it was nice, almost through the great shark hunt, & the football situation was beyond proper this weekending, like the Manchester derby went my way, finally, & Spain was interesting this weekend, (watch out now for Barcelona, they are officially firing on all cylinders).

but remember not to get caught up in consumerism & bull & cheap merchandise. but try to focus on relationships & happiness & getting away from it all,....it will make you happier in the end,.. the next few weeks will be a telling time for all of our sanity, try to sit back sometime, maybe when you are out, & just watch people & their behavior & then you can contemplate why you would want to twofold that,...

& oh happy 5 yrs to me & the B, we have a lot more to do/see/travel/experience in the next 5,..& for some reason the decaf was helping me through the weekend, just wanted to metion that, ya know, gotta give love out to the decaf, what next? right?