Unexpected amusement there, in the shape of Dizzee Rascal being interviewed by an entertained but slightly bewildered Paxman on Newsnight this week. Certainly a better performance from Dizzee than the one on that godawful single he did with Calvin Harris.
One for their archive, to sit alongside Napoleon… sorry, Mark E Smith’s confusing turn with Gavin Esler just after John Peel passed away.
It’s always fun when someone unexpected turns up and starts acting all crazy and twisted on a chat or news show. And it’s even more fun when someone expected turns up and behaves badly. The Word was always good for live music and an interviewing shambles (if it was good for anything) and in their golden period of idiotic interviews, their head to head with the Godfather of public appearances, Mr. Ollie Reed stands head and shoulders above the rest.
Though Rod Hull’s was pretty good, considering that (and I think I’ve got the dates right) Snoop was on a murder charge at the time.
So – what about you?
What are your favourite, archived TV interviews?
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Grace Jones. I love Grace Jones anyway. But there was an interview when he started hitting the guy (who was it?) and being very annoyed that he had other guests and not just her.
I mean “she started hitting the guy”. She, not he. As we’re talking about Ms Jones, it might well be a Freudian slip and not just a typo.
It was Russell Harty, I believe. She beat him up. I’d let her beat me up.
That Dizzee Rascal clip is my new favourite thing, innit.
Hip-hop plays a big part in it, innit. Rispek. I like Dizzy.
What happens in the dizzee one?
He’s right, mind you.
I am so fucking uncool, I even spelled Dizzee’s name wrong. I am not down with the kids anymore. O, cruel mother Time.
Kurt Russell on Parkinson.
It’s up there Ugeine? Or have you no access?
If not – there’s a strange atmosphere due to a mutual respect between the two. Paxman seems a bit flummoxed at ‘Mr Rascal’s rapidfire abrupt response, and ultimately amused at his idealist responses.
It’s weirdly touching.
“Mr Rascal”
Priceless….
He is right, actually.
I love Paxman’s expression during the interview. Clearly amused, sympathetic and interested but aware that this is weird for a newsnight guest to be so outspocken and natural. Lovely stuff.
Kurt Russell – what’d he do? Get his winkle out?
I know it’s off topic but please indulge me…..http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=L8eh72REd_s&feature=rec-HM-fresh
No. He spoke of dealing with age, a stroke and the imprtance of educating the young people about plotics n’stuff.
You got your winkle out.
plotics? politics.
I’m young, haven’t had a stroke by the way. Although, that’s not always too clear.
LAVENDER COLOURED HONEYPOTS.
I bloody want Dizzee for PM! Love how they both are coming from opposite spectrums of society, and both think the other is weird! Wonderful stuff.
To answer: that crazy Tracey Emin and her weird freakish finger, Lady Macca (again), Kerry Katona on This Morning a few weeks ago, Gwynnie on Parkie…
Christ Badger, you seem to enjoy cringeing.
Meg Ryan on Parkie. That wasn’t entertaining, just cringy.
I also liked the spat between young, eager, twinkly Ian Hislop and dear old drunken, belligerent Tom Waits on some late-night Channel 4 show.
Aw. I hoped it was a rap battle where Paxman started off on the offensive but Dizzee launched into a faultless rendition of stop dat.
Simon Amstell on Popworld with the Kooks. Still gets me in stitches.
Anyone on the Paul O’Grady show – they always end up holding a dog that needs a home. Carrying it off with dignity is a true test of character.
Ian Hislop Vs Tom Waits? Why do i hear all the good youtube videos when I can’t use youtube?
Paxman should make a Children-in-Need video doing rap battle with Dizzee and other kids. In his M&S underpants. That would show Wogan with his stupid break-dancing turn.
I watched some Paul O G whilst on my sickbed – Ross Kemp is guest host and it was actually quite good fun.
I forgot about Amstell – the Kooks interview was utterly brilliant. As was seeing the Strokes interviewed by a talking horse.
Waits was murmuring something and Hislop asked him to speak up. Waits didn’t like that very much.
Amstell interviewing Duran Duran was good n’all.
But how shit is he at presenting Buzzcocks at the moment? He’s so shit it’s all lovely and endearing. The format was all but reversed last night.
That thing with the small child and the fun science was ace. Kemp looked out of his depth, though. Cilla Black bemused.
Not a fan of Russell Howard, mind you. I really can’t see what the big deal is with him.
Amstell is good at Buzzcocks, Dave. We’ve told you this and you still refuse to listen, with your misshapen ears and face made of jelly.
The shoot for this video sees his band playing over a waterfall. He got this idea when he was looking through a book of music clichés.
Can’t remember what band it was (Maybe maroon five?) but that was a good line from Amstell. He’s good at Buzzcocks.
Also, out of Waits and Hislop, waits would win hands down. Don’t think Hislop could stand a chance.
I like Amstell a lot and he’s miles better than that cock Lamarr. I started watching Buzzcocks when Simon took over.
You grunge-loving throwback of the 90s. You hoody wearing, filthy, thirty-year-old mosher. Amstell fluffs his lines, and can’t even rhetort with the singer off of Alphabeat. You can’t have that on Buzzcocks. He was on the backfoot for the full show last night.
Not EVEN the singer from Alphabeat? You couldn’t make it up!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hgHcZqIfhcA
I don’t think there’s any big deal about Russell Howard. He’s just there. He’s a safe bet – kinda funny but not too funny, like a thinner version of Jo Brand.
You grunge-loving throwback of the 90s. You hoody wearing, filthy, thirty-year-old mosher.
You fat, sexless twat. Fuck off.
I don’t possess a hoodie, by the way. If I did, Would there be a problem with that?
You’re a fucking bozo, Dave. A total fucking bozo.
Fonejacker, the “buddy bun bun” one. It’s missing from the utube, sadly.
Mikey – Excellent choice. There’s a little bit of genius about Ian Holloway. Only a tiny sliver, but it’s there. I’ve got no sound – was that the quote about taking a dodgy looking girl home in a cab?
*Is wearing a hoodie*
*is 44*
I don’t know who Ian Holloway is (apart from him being a football player of some sort), but that clip is well funny. He has a way with words.
I love grunge! Noel’s House Party was ace!
What’s wrong with being fat, or sexless by your logic? Or is that okay to joke about, you cider drinking, forever teenage turd.
TV – google Ian Holloway’s quotes, he’s football’s number one idiot savant.
This is turning into one of my favourite interviews ever.
Yep Swines that’s the one.
*is one comment away from sticking Dave in the Tombstone vault*
A nice conversation about entertaining TV interviews isn’t really the place to bore folk with misplaced insults Dave. Shut the fuck off or I’ll put you on ‘mute’.
Yes – ’shut the fuck off’. I invented a new dismissal.
Just fucking get rid of him SH
(’shut the fuck off’ is rather good btw)
If we’re talking football interviews, Brian Clough is worth a mention.
I’ve got a bright-red hoodie with white CCCP on the front. I wear it on special occasions, like today. Today, my firends, is the 91st anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution and I congratulate you all. Please get drunk tonight and think of Lenin.
Oh, and it’s Wine Celebration Day in Armenia today.
Hack: Gordon, Gordon, can I have a quick word?
Strachan: Velocity. *walks off*
One of my favourite football lines.
Thanks, SH, I will. I like football players’ wit and wisdom.
His wife was talking about him on, er, radio, re his statue. Yes, he had some beauties, apparently he was a bloody nice chap (according to his wife anyway)
Let’s have a few from Strachan:
Reporter: Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are the right man to turn things around?
Strachan: No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and I said, “No, I think they should have got George Graham because I’m useless.”
* * *
Reporter: Gordon, you must be delighted with that result?
Strachan: You’re spot on! You can read me like a book.
* * *
Reporter: So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better than you today?
Strachan: What areas? Mainly that big green one out there…
The Gibb brothers on Clive Anderson’s show! And the rock profile spoof of said interview.
And can I compliment Swineshead on a brilliant Friday question and mention how much I’ve missed him over the past two days. Thank you.
Dave, you’re really pissing me off.
Dave, move on to your next lead, get on the phone
Jim Carrey’s Jonathon Ross interview. I’m very partisan toward Jim Carrey, and I can understand how people don’t like him, but that interview was brilliant.
Carrey was alright when Ruby Wax interviewed him too. I’ve no beef with him, but I’ll continue to avoid two out of three of his films like the plague.
That’s exactly what I mean. Him and Mike Myers I love as comic actors, but then again, I can understand how people hate their films. Ben Stiller I love for Zoolander, and I can see how people get annoyed by him.
There are pubs out there in the Manchester suburbs that NEED a new toilet paper supplier Dave, get cold-calling, you little unloved bitch.
Piqued, I don’t work on sales leads thanks. You’re the one working for a company that’s not getting contracts. You’re also practically middleaged so I hope you have a better job than me.
I watched ten minutes of Zoolander, saw Stiller pull that supposedly amusing face a few times, then turned off. Rubbish.
Remember I like Friends, SH. Seriously, I’m by no means a comedy snob. I could probably get a chuckle or two out of the chuckle brothers if I was mashed enough.
Dave – he has a much better job than you. Seriously.
Can you stop being the internets biggest loser for a few minutes so we can discuss how unfunny Ben Stiller is? Ta.
I hated Zoolander. Will Farrell was crap in it too.
I like Ben Stiller’s dad.
We’ve plenty of contracts alright, but we’ve also plenty of fat work shy cunts like you not getting on the fucking phone and closing deals.
He’s practically middleaged, SH.
My three favourite De Niro films: Meet the fockers, Meet the Parents, Analyse this!.
OK, that I made up.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hgGE3VH_LpE&feature=related
I am interested – what is a comedy snob? One who watches CYE and despises Only Fools and Horses?
My favourite comedy used to be Bottom…
Back to the topic in hand, one of the most awful interviews ever was George Best on Wogan just before his liver fell off. He kept saying he liked to relax by ’screwing’, he was more pissed than a Christmas dad.
He’s got a lovely girlfriend, Dave. And he earns a lot of money.
I wouldn’t get into comparisons considering you eat Dairylea sandwiches for tea and consider a spunk-spattered copy of an ancient X-Files magazine your life-partner.
All your youth says for you is that you’ve got plenty more years of misery ahead of you.
Eric Catona used to be excellent for soundbites.
I’m 39 Dave. I’m also 11 stone.
You, like, don’t even know me…
Ben Stiller is good – I put forward the films Mystery Men and Keeping The Faith as evidence.
I’m 13 stone. What of it?
Don’t get me wrong, Stiller’s done good stuff.
I’m not a snob, honest. I love Bottom. Dave Hedgehog is among my favourite comedy creations. There’s an example of a Dave who is funny.
I know you’re a fat telesales man from Manchester who is top of my fucking shit list
A comedy snob is somebody who’s snobby about comedy, tv. Somebody who thinks good comedy is decided by other factors rather then how much it makes you laugh. That wasn’t a dig at anybody here, like SH said the only reason he didn’t like ZL was that it didn’t make him laugh. I judge comedy by how much it makes my guffaw like Cleetus.
I’m not fat, taste is subjective and Manchester’s a great post-industrial town second only to London.
What I am is ignorant, immature and lazy.
And I don’t work in telesales. I work in a callcentre environment. It’s a shit job but not quite that shit.
You missed off ‘unfunny’, ‘irrelevant’ and ‘boring’ Dave.
Stop talking now, I want to get back on topic.
(You are fat)
I am not fat.
Just read back at what you’ve written Dave, you work this pattern regularly. One minute you all piss and insults the next your Mr. self deprecating ‘woe is me’
NOW GET ON THE PHONE FATTY
I didn’t read it as a dig, Ugeine, I just got interested in the term. Thanks for clarifying. I think that people who judge comedy by other factors than it’s funnyness are not so much snobs, more like arseholes. It’s because of people like that we have Rory fucking Bremner.
I’ve got an urge to watch me some Bottom now. It’s been a while.
I love the episode on the roof most of all. Oh, and that one on Wimbledon Green.
Dave – get on topic, fatty.
Let’s have another of Dave’s favourite interviews…
I’ve got an urge to watch me some Bottom now. It’s been a while.
I love the episode on the roof most of all. Oh, and that one on Wimbledon Green.
Where they’re minding the shop and watching cricket simultaneously? It’s marvellous, but for me the Miss World one is a fucking winner. Money on Miss China. Staying up late, pissed, watching an Emmerdale video… you can’t beat it.
And the one where they play games (including the legendary chess-fight) is a corker.
Bottom is made for watching when pissed and laughing uproariously at the stupidity.
I’m quite happy in the knowledge I’ve stuff lined up in future that’ll lead to a good career. Several people at work have degrees and it pays the bills, gets you buy whilst you get your shit together.
DISCLAIMER
Piqued and I have nothing against people ‘of a certain weight’.
Just Dave.
FUCK OFF.
Steve Martin on The Last Resort.
I’m quite happy in the knowledge I’ve stuff lined up in future
A dairylea sandwich and a wank?
Wash your hands before both.
You’re doing nothing for my anxiety disorder, SH.
I’m surprised nobody’s mentioned David Icke on Wogan, Ollie on After Dark and Anne Bancroft saying fuck all, again on Wogan.
I mentioned Ollie Reed as the Godfather, so that’s all encompassing.
For guests saying fuck all on Wogan, see also: Christopher Lloyd.
Dave – you do it all to yourself with your bizarre ‘insult / recede’ behaviour pattern. You dick.
He’s a moderation Martyr, SH. Fairly textbook.
That pompous, shouting Latin teacher fella who shows up on stuff is always worth a laugh / shout at the TV. I forget his name.
back to subject: anyone seen this one incl mr gainsbourg being very “nice” to whitney houston on a french chat show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMdXi6f5KRg
Anything with Christopher Hitchens entertains.
“That pompous, shouting Latin teacher fella”
take away “teacher” and you’ve got mr portillo (satire!)
Good Lord, I forgotten what a pretty wonam she was…
*nips out for a toss*
Anyone see Bonnie Greer slagging off the BBC last night? Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. Without that arsehole show they tack onto the end of Newsnight, hardly anyone would know who she was.
That pompous, shouting Latin teacher fella who shows up on stuff is always worth a laugh / shout at the TV. I forget his name.
Colin Davies.
That’s right ‘wonam’
*washes hands*
What was she saying, NC?
Indy – Except that Portillo isn’t shouty, and on This Week he’s not particularly pompous either.
Nappers i lyk davids dimmblebee
Swineshead – Saying they were cliquey and getting above ‘emselves ‘n’ stuff. I forget exactly what she was banging on about because I began bellowing at her.
Fair enough. ‘Bonnie’ is a scotch word. She must be scotch.
I like David Dimbleby too. He’s a BBC presenter you can rely on. Not at all like these fly-by-nights Ross and Brand.
Do fictional TV interviews count? Krusty the Klown is a strong contender. When he’s interviewing a falconer and the bird of prey attacks him ‘Ow! Stop this damn bird!’ ‘I can’t! she thinks you’re after her eggs!’ ‘I only ate one!’
She write plays, apparently. I’ll wager they’re pretty angry plays.
Alan Partridge also interviewed a falcon-woman on his radio show. That also didn’t go down very well.
Alan Partridge! Is there an episode where he accidentally shoots his guest, or am I imagining things?
That was the end of Knowing Me Knowing You.
I saw David Dimbleby unloading Christmas presents on the street I used to live on last December. In Hackney. He’s a rum beggar.
Madeley versus Hawking. There could only be one winner really. It wasn’t Richard.
You are not imagining it, Ugeine, it was his final guest on KMKYWAP, some arsehole critic played by Patrick Marber.
I liked his interview with Sir Roger Moore.
Bill O’Riley has to be in there. Telling a 9/11 victim’s son he was a disgrace to his fathers’ memory. Or telling Dawkins that there was lots of proof for Christianity and there was hardly any for atheism.
Coogan should stop fucking about and do another AP season. Really. He’s never created anything funnier or more durable.
The parole officer was bon.
I dunno about that, TV. I thought the Paul Calf diaries were just as good.
O’Riley did well against Dawkins actually. ‘I’m throwing in with God because you can’t provide me an answer yourself.’ You can’t argue with that, he’d shout over you.
I thought he came across as a jumped up wanker who thinks his misinformed nonopinion on science has more weight then that of a professor of science.
I’ve only seen this O’Reilly fella on clips. He seems thoroughly objectionable.
Imagine if Littlejohn had a jock older brother.
o’reilly comes across as a fair and balanced kind of guy. speaking of coogan: that show about the roadie was shit.
O’Reilly is it now? Or O’Riley? O RLY?
Saxondale? I loved that.
For some reason I was thinking about Coogan the other day and I for me Partridge is his best creation. Calf is good, I can’t argue with that, but Partrige is more relatable and understandable to me personally. I very rarely see uncouth Northern people in my everyday life, but tossers like AP are dime a dozen. He created a tangible archetype is what I’m saying (and I promise to try and stop being so sesquipedalian in the future). Even his most successful non-Partridge creations (in my estimation they are Gareth Cheeseman and Saxondale) are just AP with different haircuts.
life o’riley (lightning seeds tribute to hard hitting right wing agenda)
When I worked at a pub in central Manchester Coogan’s brother was a regular. Good bloke. Coogan used said pub when he wanted a pint during the filming of 24 Hour Party People. He makes us very proud.
Christ, tinsel tits Dave
What does that even mean?
big fat cocks
Cocks?
fat ones, yes
What?
Tinsel Tits is Evan Davis’s nickname at the BBC. Is that what you mean?
Now he’s a handsome man. Any relation, Dave?
No. He’s like the bastard child of Gary Rhodes and a sloth.
Are you sure you’re not related?
I’m sat in reception doing cover and I’m so bored I’m weighing biros on a set of post scales.
How many grams do you reckon 1 black, 1 blue biro weighs?
PIQUED???!!??!
long nipples
What would one have to consume to get a 9.5/10 or above for lunch? I have tesco at my mercy.
Some fried meat and a Red Bull.
I’m going to force myself to vomit for dinner, thanks to Piqued’s bullying tactics.
‘Bullying tactics’ eh?
You feel you’ve been bullied.
Interesting.
“Vomit for Dinner”.
Sounds like something The Butthole Surfers might have produced.
20g
I love the Butthole Surfers TV
Who doesn’t, Piqued? They vere seminal.
*rewinds back 100 posts*
“Shut the fuck off”
heh. I hope someone annoys me tonight.
“Who doesn’t, Piqued? They vere seminal.”
Me.
I like some of their stuff.
And I hope someone annoys Ros tonight.
how are you feeling swinesy? better?
I’ve drawn SH a picture on my blog to say sorry. Piqued won’t get one until I see fit.
OK, Napoleon doesn’t. That’s not much of a surprise though, innit?
Never looked at your blog, Dave, never will
TV, NC likes ManOwar and Stryper
Bonnie Greer always gets on my tits whenever she opens her mouth. smug humourless bastard.
There’s nothing wrong with strippers, Piqued. It’s an honourable trade. A man at work paid a stripper to do a private dance for me once. Marvellous it was, especially when she made her anus wink at me.
GLORY DAYS.
I didn’t mention strippers u pervo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raH7LkbIO18&eurl=http://failblog.org/
Owww! Poor tyke.
good kick eh?
little bastard.
I wonder what kind of psychosis this child will develop as a result. Fear of break-dance? Of large auditoriums? Of black people? Or just fear of being kicked in the face with a foot?
theyre pretty rubber at that age. I reckon he’ll be fine. might just grow up to be a republican.
SHUT THE FUCK OFFFF!!!!
*runs giggling into the night*
Where is night?
I fucking LOVE manowar!
Hey Roszs, if you’re going to use that expression at least credit me.
ugeine: i saw manowar at the 2006 earthshaker festival in, where else, germany. there was a tribute to richard wagner and much sturm und drang. ye-ah!
Good Youtube link at the bottom here from Adam Buxton. IN YOUR FACE.
http://adam-buxton.co.uk/ad/2008/11/07/new-president-news/
Would you suck this for me, Sarah Palin?
Buxton is great as usual.
Utterly brilliant
(The Road is bloody good an’ all)
good speech. For me, adam is often hot and miss with his mebox type clips. Buit I like this one.
Anyone see the daily show last night? theyre fucked – for a while at least until obama starts to fuck up.
*hit and miss
I guess in America it’s a democratic media love-in at the moment, like it was here in 1997.
Will Obama invite rock stars and comedians to the White House? Will the amerian equivalen of Harry Enfield get sloshed and tell the American equivalent of Peter Mandelson that he was rubbish and no-one liked him?
Will the American equivalent of Noel Gallgher lose respect with the kids?
Shit, I can’t type. Sorry for your strained eyes.
things …can only get better!
I think obama is a sincere guy, but lets face it – his job is impossible.
People seem unaware that when he says ‘change’ he means them – ie they need to change. The majority of people appear to think that change can happen around them invisibly without them making any effort themselves. people hate change. they just like the idea of it. I’d be very happy to be proved wrong though.
TV: this is a great satire on the whole thing here:
http://pushjelly.blogspot.com/2008/11/america-now-only-half-racist.html
who is the american equivalent of noel gallagher?
i find it easier to sum up gallagher as the english equivalent of bruce springsteen/kid rock (”bastard child of…”) but it doesn’t work the other way around…
suggestions?
two elves are better than four, as they say
Mmm, good question Indy
How about Slash from Guns and/or Roses
I haven’t got anything against Obama apart from one thing – he’s a polititian. He may be a “good” polititian, but for me it sounds not unlike “good AIDS” or “good Hodgkinson dicease”.
Thanks, Charlie! Very apt.
One thing, Michael Crichton died yesterday, apparently he was 6’11”
John Cougar Mellencamp, I think. Or Bruce Hornsby, if he is American.
Or maybe Huey Lewis with or without his news.
Chrighton was a very rich beanpole. I liked his early books, actually.
What we need is a band that started off with a couple of good albums, is fronted by a rent a gob twat, that’s been writing poor music for the last ten years and the media regularly fellate.
Or, Fred Durst.
Someone has to do it TV. Unless youre suggesting ACTUAL democracy?
Punters running things? public hangings, suspected paedophiles ( ie single men over 30 who dont shave and cut their grass) being beaten to death and the cheeky girls at number one for ever.
As Sid Viscious once said: I’ve met the Man in the Street – and he’s a cunt!
Slash?
HELLO
Slash is talented, Piqued. We’re looking for a Noel Gallagher substitute.
TV: Good Sid Vicious quote!
I am not suggesting actual democracy, Charlie. I don’t agree with the old anarchist postulate that anarchy is the mother of order. I just don’t like polititians. I know it’s childish of me, but just like a child gags on unwanted soup I mentally gag every time I see or hear a polititian. Oily untrustworthy cunts, the whole bleeding lot of them.
NG is ‘talented’as well, both are cunts. It works
It was Charlie who quoted Sid, Ugeine. I totally agree with the quote, incidentally.
Will.I.Am
Idiots.
TV, someone once said that whoever desired to be a politician or policeman shouldn’t be allowed precisely because they want to.
Whoops. Nice quote Charlie!
Now, Piqued, this is an excellent quote! I shall remember it. My feelings exactly, only much better expressed.
I’m mixing up talent and cuntishness I think. They’re not mutually exclusive. Wouldn’t that be like calling Guns and Roses Oasis though? I mean, Guns and Roses have one good album, which is more then Oasis…
GnR are much funnier than Oasis. Their “November rain” video is a masterpiece of overblown hilarity. Osais are positively provincial next to them.
Blue Oyster Cult? We could dust them off.
Yeah, and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Keep on truckin’!
I guess a politician with as much charisma, passion and sincerity as Obama might be powerful enough to galvanise people to change the habits of a lifetime. Having said that – have you ever tried to get anyone to change anything about themselves ever? Its hard enough for any of us to change our own bad selfish habits, trying to change someone else’s is virtually impossible. he only got 53% of the vote.
I wish him the best really. But he hasnt actually done anything yet. and with a the biggest deficit in history (roughly equivalent to around $35000 for every american) he has no chance of doing anything. If he was a civil rights leader, he’d be fine. But being president, you have to do more than inspire.
The only thing that’s constant is change.
I beg to differ, I think Appetite is the most over-hyped load of shit ever recorded. The solo on Sweet Child is the only good thing about it, which sort of fucks my ‘Slash’ argument.
Axl Rose has the worst rock-voice since Fish from Marillion. Shit o la.
I couldn’t believe it when they went stellar, even Motley Crue are better…
Well, he wanted it, really-really wanted it. He’s got it. Everyone’s elated. It won’t last.
All the best to him, naturally. But still.
Nothing lasts forever and we both know hearts can change’, is what you meant there TV.
I really like Luna’s version of Sweet Child o’Mine, much sweeter than GnR’s.
CM, you’ve suddenly become very lucid
I like the cut of your cloth sir
Piqued’s opinion on music would be interesting if he didn’t like Hawkwind and a whole load of other shite.
Is that what I meant? I guess I did at that, Dave. Thanks for summing up!
I think each generation loses their political virginity with different politicians. For some it was margaret thatcher who finally disillusioned them. For me – it was Tony Blair. I’m of the generation who were stupid enough to believe the – Things .. can only get better! bollocks.
for people a bit younger, I guess Obama has the same effect. Hopefully, he’ll deliver. But deliver what?
He has the same core policies as clinton – lower taxes for the middle classes (our working classes) and health care reform. Clinton couldnt do health care reform with his deficit and Obama’s is way way greater. They’ll have to get further in debt to china who now have them by the balls already.
Piqued – you cheeky bastard.
Im always lucid. Just dont usually display it here. Preferring the nob gags as they get a better response.
(early) Hawkwind are fantastic, I won’t have a word said against them SH, you sod
‘Im always lucid. Just dont usually display it here’
I rest my case m’lud
TV – I was doing a GnR line from November Rain. I wasn’t trying to take the Michael, sir.
I thought Appetite was very good. Not the best metal album ever recorded, but still very good. Which, again, trumps anything Oasis have ever recorded. If you’re comparing the media hype of Appetite to the media hype around Oasis you’ve got a point though.
Don’t get me started on the bloody Motley Crew.
what – picking me up oi grammar/tenses again Piqued? how tedious.
Youre better than that sir – hawkwind aside.
CM, I wasn’t actually, I was merely making a point -read back
I thought Appetite was very good. Not the best metal album ever recorded, but still very good. Which, again, trumps anything Oasis have ever recorded. If you’re comparing the media hype of Appetite to the media hype around Oasis you’ve got a point though.
Don’t get me started on the bloody Motley Crew.
Hawkwind were only any good when they had that dancer and them blokes on electronics. Even then, they only really had one song.
some complex and clever semantic point?
Lets not fight – we are under a burnished new Obama sky and the air is sweet once again. this is a new dawn is it not?
I thought Appetite was very good. Not the best metal album ever recorded, but still very good. Which, again, trumps anything Oasis have ever recorded. If you’re comparing the media hype of Appetite to the media hype around Oasis you’ve got a point though.
Don’t get me started on the bloody Motley Crew.
Me and Piqued are going to Hawkwind together.
CM, I’m not fighting or picking you up on your grammar you berk!
I said you were being (unusually) lucid; you reprimanded me and said you’re always lucid but not on here preferring the gag of nobs, so I rested my case…
Geddit now?
CM, I’m not fighting or picking you up on your grammar you berk!
I said you were being (unusually) lucid; you reprimanded me and said you’re always lucid but not on here preferring the gag of nobs, so I rested my case…
Geddit now?
dont get it, no. But my cheeky ironic tone doesnt always translate to the page Piqued. was never annoyed – again, hawkwind aside.
what are your thoughts on obamania?
Sorry about posting that twice, my PC is being an arse
In think this is an example where the power of tv to influence opinion will be studied yet again by media academics.
TV stations across the world just want great images and all those young black and young white middle-class twentysomethings in parks across America whooping with joy makes great tv. But african-americans are only 12% of the population.
Once Obama starts to get down to the dull business of running the country, we’ll see how conservative middle-america and its news media reacts.
I heard a great line, I think from Lydon B Johnson: You campaign in poetry but you have to govern in prose.
Sounds too eloquent for LBJ. But whoever it was, sums it up perfectly.
It doesn’t matter CM, essentially, I wasn’t having a pop. I think you hit the Obama situation on the head (hence my ‘lucid’ comment)
(shame you don’t appreciate the ‘wind)
So. I’m seeing HW the day after Piqued. We’re practically boyfriend and girlfriend.
I have nothing ‘gainst the ‘wind sir.
It was merely an attempt to indicate flippancy in my response. Each to his own when it comes to music. I’ve got everything from mike oldfield to mary j blige in my collection – with a kylie minogue best of in between. Whatever gets your though the night, say I.
Did you see that great Push Jelly article I linked to above? he nailed it very well, I think. I was going to write a satirical piece on Obama -but he did it much better here:
http://pushjelly.blogspot.com/2008/11/america-now-only-half-racist.html
channel that cyncism someplace useful dave and you might get somewhere young man.
I did indeed, it reminded me of The Onion to be sure
*does Irish jig*
*falls off park bench and smashed teeth on bin*
Why did that post three times?
one of my favourite Onion pieces:
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/man_finally_put_in_charge_of
WHat cynicism, Mingles? It sounds like good advice but what do I apply to what?
I’m trying to reach Piqued with our common gig ticket purchases yet he hates me and I find that hard to cope with.
Watched this while I was off sick. Can’t believe this was lost in daytime programming when it was eye-opening, quality output.
http://www.teachers.tv/video/26563
This sort of thing should be on instead of Gordon frigging Ramsay. I really enjoyed it.
Dave, your post yesterday has fucked you
thats the batty man thing? I’ll watch that later.
Sorry dave – my mistake.
whats that piqued? did you mention someone called dave? hes gone now, I think. yeah, left the internet yesterday, never to be heard from again.
It was a childish joke. I withdraw it and naturally apologise unreservedly to all concerned. I haven’t apologised up until now because I didn’t want people to think I was reacting to the offence itself.
Hare Krishna x 100
‘I haven’t apologised up until now because I didn’t want people to think I was reacting to the offence itself’
That makes no sense
Have you learned nothing??
Dave makes no sense.
did someone mention Dave? he left days ago. havent heard from him.
‘ haven’t apologised up until now because I didn’t want people to think I was reacting to the offence itself. ‘
I meant offence cause, not committed.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/tvandradioblog/2008/nov/07/never-mind-the-buzzcocks
Tosh, piffle, and balderdash. Those are three words I don’t use lightly, as well.
What?
U, I posted that hours ago
Sorry U, I did post it but my PC crashed and it didn’t appear
The offence I caused in your heart, not the action I took in committing an offence (crime).
as stated previously – this show has been rubbish for ages.
Why can’t you just apologise like an normal person without trying so hard to be clever?
You made an offensive remark. Period
dave, you need to find an interesting job, rather than using this site just to vent your frustrations by irritating people for no apparant reason.
werent you starting in a lawyers or something?
I like Amstell but he has changed the dynamic of the show, especially last night’s. It’s not a band thing, it just means he’s deflecting insults from guests and not the other way around.
Yeah, wordpress is a strange and unruly mistress this afternoon.
Would anybody mind me squeezing out a blog on Buzzcocks?
I’m sorry, Piqued.
Accepted
Ugeine – go for it sonny.
Cheers!
*bounds off to word*
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