No work today…
December 18, 2009 by stubwah1Just received this… we say niet
October 28, 2009 by stubwah1
more about “They got talent… to headshot“, posted with vodpod
Apparently it is a Ukranian beer commercial aimed at the Russians
The problem with Hove Park…
September 10, 2009 by stubwah1…I love Hove Park, it’s virtually on my doorstep…it’s got a fabulous newly refurbished playground for “the boy” and acres of space for him to kick a ball around or just run about.
But there is a blot on the horizon, trouble in paradise, worse than any dog fouled pavement…I am of course referring to the scourge of the Hove Park Cafe…the Hove Park Mum.
The natural habitat of the HPM
Now of course I am not referring to all female parents but one specific subspecies. And trust me you can’t miss them.
You are first warned of the presence of a hive of HPM’s as you approach the park. The perimeter of the park is lined with parking spaces and these will be filled to groaning with badly parked 4×4’s or MPV’s (although the MPV is more the vehicle of the HPM wannabee).
Parking in the South West corner of the park nearest the cafe seems to be the prefferred destination, with the parking bays resembling more of a Knightsbridge demolition derby. The reason for this preferred destination is that your common or garden HPM wouldn’t actually want to exercise in the park or even entertain their children. Far better to let Tarquin and Persephone run free whilst the HPM exchanges the latest in vacuous tittle tattle with other members of the hive.
N.B Chances are Tarquin and Persephone will be twins conceived by the delights of IVF. Nature is trying to protect us from this obnoxious sub species reproducing but unfortunately hubbie’s salary seems to be winning this battle for survival.
Distinguishing characteristics of a HPM:
Pristine tyres on the 4×4, they have only driven 200m to reach the park.
Immaculate paintwork on aforementioned 4×4, this vehicle will have seen as much of the countryside as your average town fox. And don’t be fooled, despite the inability to drive or park the HPM’s vehicle of choice will have been bodyshopped more times than Joan Rivers.
Membership card in wallet for IVF clinic
Abscence of work or colleagues in conversation – these women have never ventured into the workplace nor earnt a days salary in their lives.
Will be sitting in a group of women, blocking your way, all surrounded by twin/triplet pushchairs.
Abhorence of silence, – preferably filled with vacuous inane chitter chatter.
Off spring will be badly behaved, sickly looking children probably with nut allergys and lacto sintolerant.
Excellent working knowledge of Jamie’s lunchtime menu.
Just stumbled on this…nice pieces
July 29, 2009 by stubwah1http://musicasart.co.uk/
Bodyguard auditions….priceless
July 27, 2009 by stubwah1
If you need these guys to get you out of trouble…then you don’t realise the trouble you are already in…
Sobriety Test…Fail
January 26, 2009 by stubwah1
more about "Sobriety Test…Fail", posted with vodpod
December 18, 2008 by stubwah1
Influential ska-pop band The Specials have announced a full UK tour.
The Coventry outfit revealed in April 2008 that they would reform and return to live action for the first time since their split in 1981.
Heralded by the likes of Blur, Lily Allen and The Enemy as a primary influence – the line-up will play 10 UK dates next spring.
The jaunt begins in Newcastle on 22 April and concludes at London’s Brixton Academy on 12 May.
The gigs will see the line up of Terry Hall, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Roddy Byers, Horace Panter and John Bradbury reconvene. Omitting only Jerry Dammers.
The band are largely credited with the popularity of ska punk in the late 1970s and the emergence of the 2-Tone sound.
Rumours of an announcement had grown after the majority of the band made a special appearance together at this year’s Bestival festival in September.
Already got my ticket…Brixton 06 May.
Music As Art
November 29, 2008 by stubwah1Turn your Music Collection into your own unique piece of art.
Canvas mounted image of all of your music album covers converted into one collage.
No one will probably have exactly the same music collection as you and so your piece of Artwork will be unique too.
Each piece looks fantastic hung on a wall, a fantastic conversation piece.
The larger your music collection the more impressive your image becomes.
4 options : Random / Chronological release order / Colour Coded / Chronological purchase order.
The perfect present for the music buff in your life/bed/office/family.
Contact Stuart for prices and further details
email info@musicasart.co.uk
Fenerbahce 2 – Arsenal 5 (insert Turkish Delight pun here)
October 22, 2008 by stubwah1Forgotten about the Chinese earthquake yet?…
October 18, 2008 by stubwah1The 2008 Sichuan earthquake which measured at 7.9 magnitude occurred at 14:28:01.42 CST on May 12, 2008 in the Sichuan province of China. It was also known as the Wenchuan earthquake, after the earthquake’s epicentre in Wenchuan County, Sichuan province. The epicenter was 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, with a depth of 19 kilometres (12 mi). The earthquake was felt as far away as Beijing (1,500 kilometres (932 mi) away) and Shanghai (1,700 kilometres (1,056 mi) away), where office buildings swayed with the tremor. The earthquake was also felt in nearby countries.
Official figures (as of July 21, 2008 ) state that 69,197 are confirmed dead, including 68,636 in Sichuan province, and 374,176 injured, with 18,222 listed as missing. The earthquake left about 4.8 million people homeless, though the number could be as high as 11 million (the population of Greece is 11,215,000). Approximately 15 million people lived in the affected area.
Strong aftershocks, some exceeding magnitude 6, continue to hit the area even months after the main quake, causing new casualties and damage.
My wife’s immediate family live 50k from what was the epicentre in the town of Mianzhu.
Their house used to look like this …
My wife has just made her first visit back to her hometown since the disaster struck.
Her childhood home now looks like this…
Not sure how many of us used to our fitted kitchens would react to this being the extent of out kitchen facilities…
The amazing thing is these people constantly comment on how fortunate they are in comparison to others, they probably mean those who were living in buildings like these…
and these…
It’s only natural that what is out of sight becomes out of mind, but it is important we remember that this was a once in a lifetime disaster, and will take a generation to rectify. Obviously some people’s losses are irreplaceable.
Anyone wishing to make a donation to the relief effort can still do so via:
The Chinese Embassy in UK has opened a special account for donation for Earthquake in Sichuan province in Bank of China(UK).
1)CHEQUES,TRAVELLERS CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS SHOULD BE MADE
PAYABLE To:
The Chinese Embassy In UK
Sichuan Earthquake Donation Account
ACCOUNT No: 10196750
CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:BANKING DEPARTMENT,
BANK OF CHINA(UK) LIMITED,
90 CANNON STREET,LONDON,EC4N 6HA
2)UK AND OVERSEAS DONATIONS CAN BE MADE QUOTING:
Beneficiary Name:The Chinese Embassy In UK
Sichuan Earthquake Donation Account
Account number:10196750
Sort code:405037 BANK OF CHINA(UK) LTD LONDON
3)CASH can be deposited at any branch of Bank of China(UK)Limited,please
quote a/c no. 10196750
