Saturday, 22. November 2008, 10:04:54
You know the scenario by the time your kids reach adulthood they know everything and you as a parent know nothing,well my eldest daughter is getting married in a couple of years time and has started going to wedding fairs and as Dad has been a part time wedding photographer I get dragged along to advise on the photography.Well a couple of months ago we saw a husband and wife team who were superb not just in the quality of their work but their whole attitude and demeanour,they were one of the few photographers who listened to what the couple wanted rather than trying to impose their style on you.
Anyhow know it all daughter completely ignored dads advice and was takin in by a "Flash Git" who was a very smooth talker but to my mind a crap photographer and he was going to be the one.So time goes by and this morning we get a call,"Dad" I have been looking at the website of that photographer you liked and they are very good,shall we have another look at them
And the moral is.
Dont throttle your kids at first because given time they may realise that the decrepit old fools who brought them up may have a vague idea what they are talking about.
Monday, 17. November 2008, 14:21:32
I am currently suffering from an acute case of Laryngitis which means I literally cannot get a word in edgeways,thank heavens for the internet where I can still communicate.
However friends and colleagues are taking the mick unmercifully
Friday, 7. November 2008, 09:27:17
Yesterday I was still enjoying all the scenes from America of people enjoying the moment of history that was the election of Barack Obama and glorying in the fact that the scenes of segregation and the Watts riots etc that I remember seeing on TV in my youth were now just history.
The site of Jessie Jackson in tears at the moment of Obama’s triumph was incredibly moving when you think that he was there on the day Martin Luther King made his “I have a dream” speech.
Then I get an e-mail from a very good friend of mine, a friend of some 30 years standing who I thought I knew really well, and what was it?
A US banknote with a Kentucky Minstrel picture and the amount of 50Cent on it, he seemed to think it was funny but I was just saddened that on such a day somebody I thought I knew could make such a crass statement.
What made it worse was that I was in London on business and had at lunchtime in a newsagent run by Asians overheard a local Neanderthal state that “He was sweating like a N****r up on a rape charge”,lucky I don’t know people like that I thought.
So America enjoy what you have done this week and pray for the UK because I think we in the UK still have a long way to go before we would elect anybody like President Elect Obama
Saturday, 1. November 2008, 10:14:47
On Teletext the other day the cricket headline was about England Stars and I thought then some are stars but most are just players.Then i found the following and thought that we really have lost a sense of persprctive
"Sunderland midfielder Dean Whitehead will demand a transfer from the club after an ongoing row with boss Roy Keane, dating back to a Carling Cup clash with Northampton in September, during which the former Manchester United star smashed a tactics board. (Daily Mirror)"
So has anybody ever heard of Dean Whitehead,I've not and i am damm sure he was never a Manchester Utd "Star" so why do the papers have to refer to him as such
Wednesday, 29. October 2008, 06:12:34
So the Prime Minister gets his 10 pennerth in over the Russell Brand/Jonathon Ross furore,good on you Gordon you take the moral high ground in the case of these scumbags,oh and by the way REMEMBER
Its the govt you have been a major part of that has presided over a country where drunks stagger around town centre’s every week
Its the govt you have been a major part of that has presided over a country where the cult of celebrity allows racist behaviour on programmes such as Big Brother
Its the govt you have been a major part of that has presided over a country where it is deemed acceptable that professional footballers who beat up team mates and then members of the public are reprieved and continue to be idolised and paid obscene salaries
Oh and finally its you who has recently set a fine moral example in not just bringing back into government but ennobling Peter Mandleson who has twice had to resign for dishonest practices.
Tuesday, 28. October 2008, 06:22:43
So Russell Brand and Johnathon Ross think that it is hilarious to phone up a pensioner, albeit a famous one ,make obscene and offensive comment to him and then to broadcast it.What sort of planet do these people live on that makes them think even making the call is acceptable let alone putting it on the radio in the name of entertainment, but that’s not my gripe my moan is the fact that 3 days on no action has been taken against these prats.In my book the BBC should sack them immediately and never employ them again. Now I know that ITV or Sky would immediately employ them at astronomical salaries but that just shows how morals have plummeted in this country, the BBC really do need to take a stand against these to half wits just to prove that there is still a bit of a standard of decency left in our national broadcaster.
Friday, 3. October 2008, 06:38:39
Well pretty close to it watching a band few have ever heard of in a rather poky little rock club on the outskirts of Wolverhampton,last night I and about 150 others watched Stackridge perform about 100 minutes of wonderful music technically perfect beautifully mixed and createdc a wonderful rapport with their audience.
I have seen Zeppeli,Yes,Floyd and many other bands but this little gig last night was up there with the best.
So who are Stackridge,well Google or Wikipedia them and you will find they are a band from the Bristol area of England formed in 1969 and lasting in their initial format about 8 years but thankfully reformimg in the last 12 months,their music is quinticentially English combining racous sing along songs with that of subtle and technical music almost in theProgressive Rock genre.
But the point is that they are a stunnuing live band,if they come to a venue near you then go and see them,if you like any type of Pop or Rock music you will like Stackridge and you will be right royally entertaind
Sunday, 28. September 2008, 08:00:36
Just found this on the net,please feel free to replace Southerners with your own local stereotype,mines Brummies.
40 Things Never Said By Southerners
40. Oh I just couldn't. Hell, she's only sixteen.
39. I'll take Shakespeare for 1000, Alex.
38. Duct tape won't fix that.
37. Lisa Marie was lucky to catch Michael.
36. Come to think of it, I'll have a Heineken.
35. We don't keep firearms in this house.
34. Has anybody seen the sideburns trimmer?
33. You can't feed that to the dog.
32. I thought Graceland was tacky.
31. No kids in the back of the pickup, it's just not safe.
30. Wrasslin's fake.
29. Honey, did you mail that donation to Greenpeace?
28. We're vegetarians.
27. Do you think my gut is too big?
26. I'll have grapefruit and grapes instead of biscuits and gravy.
25. Honey, we don't need another dog.
24. Who's Richard Petty?
23. Give me the small bag of pork rinds.
22. Too many deer heads detract from the decor.
21. Spittin is such a nasty habit.
20. I just couldn't find a thing at Walmart today.
19. Trim the fat off that steak.
18. Cappuccino tastes better than espresso.
17. The tires on that truck are too big.
16. I'll have the arugula and radicchio salad.
15. I've got it all on the C drive.
14. Unsweetened tea tastes better.
13. Would you like your salmon poached or broiled?
12. My fiance, Bobbie Jo, is registered at Tiffany's.
11. I've got two cases of Zima for the Super Bowl.
10. Little Debbie snack cakes have too many fat grams.
09. Checkmate.
08. She's too young to be wearing a bikini.
07. Does the salad bar have bean sprouts?
06. Hey, here's an episode of "Hee Haw" that we haven't seen.
05. I don't have a favorite college team.
04. Be sure to bring my salad dressing on the side.
03. I believe you cooked those green beans too long.
02. Those shorts ought to be a little longer, Darla.
01. Nope, no more for me. I'm drivin tonight.
Sunday, 28. September 2008, 07:42:21
http://www.bulletinboardforum.com/photos/Train_Parks_Atop_BMW.htmlIts totally illogical but i am seriously anti BMW's and their drivers so I got an extra laugh when I came across this,best use I have ever seen for a Beemer as a base for a rockery
Sunday, 21. September 2008, 17:27:18
Imagine for a moment a guy called Michael George a small town average guy living in the Mid West or the West Midlands and he has the following list of misdemeanours
1) Being arrested for "interesting" behaviour in a public toilet
2) Caught in possession of banned drugs
3) Found unconscious "Stoned" behind the wheel of your car
4) Caught in possession of banned drugs again misdemeanour's
Now you would imagine that this guy would have done some time behind bars with this sort of record,however.
Because this guy is actually an international "Superstar" called George Michael he gets away with a police caution after his latest arrest
Rather makes you want to puke doesn't it
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