The International (2009) – cross James Bond with Bourne Identity and an ‘Introduction to accounting’ book and you have this film.  It’s alright.

Knowing (2009) – Alien bollocks with Nicolas Cage.  Says it all

In the Loop (2009) – Superb film of the TV series ‘The Thick of It’ – Favourite Malcolm Tucker Quote: “Well, it is out there, it’s out there now, lurking like a big hairy rapist at a coach station. You know, if I could, I’d punch you into paralysis!”

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966) - I can’t belive I’d never seen this, however it’s my main reason for buying a poncho.

Tell No One (Ne Le Dis a Personne) (2006) – Ace french film about a bloke who’s wife is murdered and his attempts to find out why.

In Bruges (2009)  – Not a great film but it’s made me want to go to Bruges.

The Uninvited (2009) – Some bird comes home fromt he mental hospital (you can tell where this goes already) to find his dad shacked up with another woman who she thinks is trying to kill her and her sister.

Gran Torino (2008) – Great film directed and staring Clint Eastwood. An ignorant racist who comes good, nice story.

Eastern Promises (2007) – A great British film about the Russian Maffia.

I finish with a film that I am really excited about seeing in new year, ‘Where The Wild Things Are’, a Spike Jonze film based on famous children’s book by Maurice Sendak.

I love this song, I love the video, I even love the 80′s hair. I love the story in the video – you don’t get that much these days. The Mise en scène is just terrific darling!

Tom Bailey (The Thompson Twins) played keyboards; female backing vocals were by Jennifer Holliday. The climax (the best bit) is provided by The New Jersey Mass Choir.

Number 1 in December 1984 – Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is

p.s The Slow-Mo Drumming is top class too.

It’s a 4 I think.

What do you want for Christmas?

I need to add something to my list….I just broke my glasses. shit.

Bad
£3 a pint
no Kuler Shaker
achey feet

Good
Mighty boosh on the big screen
Light up dancefloor and Disco 2000
People dancing to saved by the bell theme tune

Fast forward to half way through for the good stuff!

I dunno about you, but sometimes I find I do loads at the weekend or just doss around the house. Sometimes both. For instance this weekend I’ve been to work (eeek!) to help with some overtime, I went to Pussycats to check out the kit for the upcoming indie night, I went for a pint with Dale then come home for a curry and laughed at funny Europeans trying to sing. FINLAND ROCK!

Today, I’ve just lounged, all day. Got up for my lunch, watched a DVD, listened to some music, slept more, had some Tea and surfed the web a bit.

Next week I plan to go to the Cricket with Stav, get drunk and sleep – but before you know it, the week comes back round. The weekend is a teasing whore.

So my driving lessons are going well, the instructor tells me he wants me to do 3 more lessons then put in for my test, which is nice if not a little unnerving. I have to sort my theory out first though…that’s coming in June. It’s about time I did sort it out, once and for all. I’m 25 now, I had the opportunity to do it when I was 17 (my granddad used to be a driving instructor) but apathy won that battle. This time we’re on though, I AM going to do it. Be nice if it could be first time, but let’s not get carried away.

Talking of my Grandfather, it was his birthday on Friday – 75 no less. I don’t talk much about my family on here but suffice to say that my granddad is one of the main influences in my life. I always said if I grow old to be even half the man he is then I’ll be a happy man. Words cannot really describe the adoration I have for this man, what he’s taught us, given us and contributed to our life is eminence – Not that I’d admit it to his face obviously, he’d get a big head!

I’m reading more Bill Bryson at the moment – Stav bought it for me the other month in Aberystwyth. He, like so many others, can read a book in a couple of days. I’m not so lucky, I find it really hard to get into a book, I could count, without taking off my socks, the number of books I’ve finished – it’s so bad and I feel genuinely shit about it, but I just find it nearly impossible to finish a book without loosing interest. I like non-fiction though and Bill Bryson writes so well, as if you’re having a chat with him in a boozer. I’d like to read more; I’m just too easily distracted.

Did you see Big Brother? What a bunch of freaks – I can’t be doing with it this year. Not for another 10 weeks anyway. Plus the World Cup is starting soon – I’m hoping this year will be a humdinger.

In a Stav Blog stylee now – on to music;

I’m really enjoying The Housemartins greatest hits album ‘Now that’s what I call quite good’ (1987) again at the moment. Bow Down being a particular favourite. It’s probably not very cool to like the Housemartins but hey!

And finally last nights winners of the Eurovision Song Contest; Lordi – Hard Rock Hallelujah

The walls come down like thunder
The rocks about to roll
It’s The Arockalypse
Now bare your soul

How can you not win with lyrics like that!

Frank Zappa defends the right of artists not to be censored from 1986. Frank Zappa rips these dinosaurs apart!

“You never stop talking about freedom, and I appreciate that. But while I listen to you talk about freedom, I see you assert your right to tap my telephone, to arrest me and hold me without charges, to try to preclude me from breathing clean air and drinking clean water and eating safe food. If I were a woman, you’d like to restrict my opportunity to make a choice and decision about whether I can abort a pregnancy on my own behalf. You are — ”
Harry Taylor to George Bush

America needs more people like Harry Taylor.