December 2008
24 posts
Dec 31st
YouTube - BBC Beijing Olympics End Credits - 2008 →
1min 8 - the single greatest, most meaningful use of the super slo-mo camera that I’ve ever seen.  It’s not the full clip of the moment but it’s enough - a tear welling up in the eye of Lolo Jones after she fell in the final of the women’s 100m hurdles when she had the gold medal in her grasp. At the time it was enough to make me post some comments to her through her...
Dec 31st
Dec 30th
The year 2008 in photographs - The Big Picture -... →
The best picture site around I think.
Dec 30th
We Remember... →
Dec 30th
“Long before I came to Celtic, Tommy and I would kick 10 bells out of each others...”
– ‘It was such a shock to lose him. I miss him, every day’ | Football | The Guardian - Gordon Strachan remembers Tommy Burns
Dec 30th
100 top sites for the year ahead: our latest... →
Dec 29th
Dec 28th
ListenSlow Club - Christmas TV
Dec 25th
Dec 25th
ListenFrightened Rabbit - It’s Christmas So...
Dec 23rd
The Killers - Joseph, Better You Than Me →
Dec 23rd
Dec 23rd
WatchWatch
Glasvegas - Please Come Back Home
Dec 23rd
Today I spoke to the owner of the bar I was chucked out of on Friday. Nice Irish guy - he was very apologetic about it all. An innocent man once more! OK, maybe not soooooo innocent……but exonerated at least!
Dec 9th
“It’s Raining in Love” I don’t know what it is, but I...”
– Richard Brautigan: It’s Raining in Love
Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
“In the 1976 script, Bond battles robot sharks attempting to plant a nuclear bomb...”
– This should definitely be the main storyline for the next Bond film.
Dec 7th
Dec 6th
A First
Kicked out of a bar by security because apparently a member of staff had identified me as someone who had been impersonating security/staff and using this to harass other customers. LOL!
Dec 5th
My latest and greatest chat up line →
Dec 5th
One egg →
Dec 4th
Dec 4th