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I think i might go buy the new iPhone whilst dear little Angela is out of town-sneaky bugger up on the AT&T store & proper snatch & grab situation. but she only left lastie & I know I'm probably making a big deal of her absence, but who really cares in the end about my positive little exploits? & more importantly, I'm already losing track of days & time & fat free milk & only a slight scrape of peanut butter actually left in the HOUSE!!!

OK, OK,OK, peeple-now come on! what's been going on? seriously, i know you guys watch films or shows or listen to recordings of music etc., etc. I can only promote a few more Brooklyn bands before i change this spot to "What Became of the Hipster Lad", which actually has a delightful ring to it. But what's a man gotta do for some participation every once in a while?? beg? (kneee)

I watched a doc-u last night called A Very British Gangster which I stumbled upon on NetFlix & wow, I kind of sat in amazement at how accurate to real life the British show Shameless is. both take place in the not-so-great parts of Northwest Manchester-one was true life, the other fake, both incredibly similar-any,..! the doc-u follows the (semi) notorious Mancunian Dominic Noonan (who supposedly heads one of the most dangerous crime families in England) & the 5 or 6 17 & 18 yr olds that then follow him around. the whole piece trys to be dangerous & fails in the aspect that we really never see Noonan & his cronies do much, save play neighborhood peace keeper w/the locals. (man they love the F word)

Ultimately the film plays out more "shameless" & sad then cool or suave. Noonan's drug addict brother ends up stabbed dead in the street, Noonan himself ends up in the real life slammer for 3 on gun charges while his 11 yr old son holds true to his dream of being a pro boxer one day, well that, or football. the look on the kids' face when the realization sets in that his father will be away again, is altogether tragic & very unglamorous.

an interesting social, economic & geographical document none-the-less.