tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56087302011-08-09T02:39:51.670+01:00Wildly Inaccurate, Hugely Misguidedmassively disappointingjohnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05218276510058503688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1148637033808097972006-05-26T10:50:00.000+01:002006-05-26T11:01:44.730+01:00Desmond DekkerI never intended to turn this into some kind of ghoulish obituary site, but when people keep dying, what can you do?Desmond Dekker, who died today, was best known for his huge hit, "Israelites". He was an inspiration to musicians everywhere and paved the way for artists like Bob Marley.It would be a shame if he was only remembered for one hit that has almost become a novelty record after being Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1147106444970491242006-05-08T17:29:00.000+01:002006-05-08T17:47:19.566+01:00Grant McLennan - The Go-BetweensIt's been a while since I posted here and it's a bit grim that it's another death that brings it on.I loved The Go-Betweens and they were another part of the soundtrack to my life.I was really sad to hear that Grant McLennan had died. He was only 48 and was still writing and performing great songs. Not many people manage to maintain such a high quality of work over career, but I think he did.So Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1107266482645754882005-02-01T13:46:00.001Z2005-02-01T14:06:19.370ZIvan Noble
"Ivan Noble, the BBC News journalist who has been writing about his treatment for a brain tumour for the past two years, has died aged 37."
I was really sorry to hear that Ivan Noble has died. I've been following his story on the BBC website since he was diagnosed. His articles put a human face on something we often want to avoid thinking about.
He seemed like a really decent guy. Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1106585292252452822005-01-24T16:44:00.000Z2005-01-24T23:58:35.886ZLost Weekend
I spent most of this weekend watching the DVD boxset of The 4400. The IMDB plot summary says, "These are the stories of 4400 abductees after they are returned to Earth. People dealing with traumatic changes, driven by the mystery of what happened and why. Some of them have been affected in mysterious ways, and some will have certain abilities, both good and bad."
The show is Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1105537775236433902005-01-12T13:49:00.000Z2005-01-12T14:02:37.566ZAuto Sales Literature Auto Sales Literature Originally uploaded by johnnyh. I really love old car adverts. I found a great site that sells all kinds of old auto sales literature - McLellans Automotive.
They have a fantastic quantity of original sales brochures and publicity materials from decades of virtually every motor manufacturer - American, Japanese and European. Loads of great photos on the site. Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1105364374128720952005-01-10T13:39:00.000Z2005-01-10T13:42:54.346Zsouthwalk tube station Southwalk tube station Originally uploaded by johnnyh. Public spaces can be quite eerie when they are deserted. Like a scene from "28 Days Later", I half expected zombies to appear at the bottom of the escalator.Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1105031021763600022005-01-06T17:03:00.000Z2005-01-06T17:13:32.383Zsaffy saffy Originally uploaded by johnnyh. Sometimes all you can do when you get a bad haircut is to sit inside and wait for it to grow out.Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1104860960878636662005-01-04T17:49:00.000Z2005-01-06T17:07:42.610ZCelebrity Meat Loaf Celebrity Meat Loaf Originally uploaded by johnnyh. Things You Can Find At The Supermarket (Pt1)So that's what became of the guy.Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1103800665769191272004-12-23T11:13:00.000Z2004-12-23T21:33:30.786ZWildly inaccurate Pick of the Year (part 1)
It's the time of the year when everyone looks back and selects their highlights.
Books of the Year. I've read a huge amount this year and there have been some fantastic surprises. Here are my favourites...
5). My Mothership Wreck - Claudia Zabrinski.
Cracking reworking of the mother/daughter/father/pony dilemma minefield. A wild goose/witch hunt from Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1103033746248299962004-12-14T14:14:00.000Z2004-12-14T14:15:46.250ZBad Sex Award
"US author Tom Wolfe has been given the Bad Sex in Fiction Award for awkward descriptions of intimate encounters in his novel I am Charlotte Simmons".
One of his passages included the line: "...moan moan moan moan moan..." Now I'm no writer, but I reckon I could beat that.
I've never read any Tom Wolfe, he certainly has some critics. When asked if he disliked Wolfe because of his Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1102528946127924472004-12-08T18:00:00.000Z2006-01-09T23:37:24.253ZAre They Related?Whenever I wander into the newsagent, which I do quite a lot to avoid working and I see the cover of the latest Q magazine, I wonder what Harry Enfield isdoing grinning at us from the cover in his Smashie guise.It's actually that nice young Tom Keane fellow - they sure look a like - could they be related, if so, who's the mum?Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1102503584521067592004-12-08T10:56:00.000Z2004-12-08T11:18:42.240ZBananas and Computers
You know when you put a banana in your bag to eat maybe at work or on the way home, then you forget about it for perhaps 3 or 4 days then you put your laptop in your bag forgetting that you have a quite soft banana already in there then you carry your bag, with now the banana and the laptop in, to and from work for a couple more days not using the laptop, then on the train Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1102427011305745152004-12-07T13:42:00.000Z2004-12-07T13:45:56.850ZHospital Superbug Madness
"MRSA is killing people at the rate of at least 5,000 if not many more every year."
I honestly hadn't realised that the numbers were so high. That's just the ones who are dying! That's more than the amount of people who die on the roads each year in this country.
So what are we going to do about it? Get more cleaners apparently.
Yeah, that ought to do it.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1101817219743478212004-11-30T13:08:00.000Z2004-11-30T12:21:41.940ZCommuters 'suffer extreme stress'
Commuters can experience greater stress than fighter pilots going into battle or riot policemen, a new study says. reports the BBC.
Well I travel four hours a day, four days a week on South Eastern Trains into London Bridge and back, so I know a bit about commuting by train.
Ok, it's boring, but really, get a grip! I do it because I couldn't get paid enough Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1101308227620141282004-11-24T14:51:00.000Z2004-11-24T16:07:17.493ZFilm Review via Instant Messenger
Taking a lead from the ever excellent orbyn I've decided that the only way of updating this weblog is via instant messenger, so here's the latest film review from Magnus Hook.
A little background - we work in the same office but rarely speak in the traditional manner preferring to use instant messenger.
Magnus went to see a new cut of Ken Russell's 'The Devils'Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1100185693830814322004-11-11T15:06:00.000Z2004-11-11T15:27:41.063ZObserver Monthly Music Magazine Stuff That I Missed At The Time
The ten worst cover songs - This is the selection of Graeme Thomson in The OMM - some interesting choices - Duran Duran's Public Enemy cover - any thoughts?
I'm not a huge fan of the Chili Peppers but Anthony Kiedis' autobiography looks fun. "...discovered sex and drugs at the age of 12 thanks to his dad, pot-dealing friend to the Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1099932729333665622004-11-08T16:49:00.000Z2004-11-09T22:03:50.393ZThings I've realised in the last week or so.
1).Channel 4's Teachers has got worse with every series and is now unwatchable - it should have ended after series 2 - disappointing.
2).Chelsea could now realistically win the Premiership.
3).Jon Ronson is an excellent writer/presenter and is lucky in that he could write his name as JonRonSon.
4).Channel 4's The Green Wing is like Teachers used to be Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1099318464931759332004-11-01T14:11:00.000Z2004-11-01T14:15:30.466ZUS Military PsyOps
Excellent extract in Saturday's Guardian magazine from Jon Ronson's new book The Men Who Stare At Goats.
"In the wake of Vietnam, the US military were demoralised and prey to some fairly crazy ideas. They thought they could train 'super soldiers' with psychic powers."
Contains amongst other things, attempts to walk through walls, bursting the hearts of animals by staring at Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1099316604717112752004-11-01T13:36:00.000Z2004-11-01T14:17:07.096ZChelsea Have Destroyed Me
So claims Adrian Mutu. He also reckons he's ready to quit football entirely once he's served his ban.
As far as I'm aware no one at Chelsea actually forced him to take cocaine. He should put his hands up and accept his punishment.
Whether Chelsea's zero-tolerance approach would apply to anyone they actually wanted to keep is another question. Would they kick out Lampard Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1098878715764140952004-10-27T13:04:00.000+01:002004-10-27T13:13:39.896+01:00Wildly Inaccurate Sign Top Reviewer (on a free)
As I have kids I don't get out to the cinema too often. When I do go it's usually to see Harry Potter or some such rubbish (except the 3rd one obviously which was excellent). As I'm not very cultured, I rarely go and watch a play.
As I don't really like walking that much I tend to drive whenever possible.
Luckily I know a maniac who has no kids, Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1098821125904473002004-10-27T13:00:00.000+01:002004-11-08T00:23:35.156ZMagnus Hook at the Movies - Alien vs Predator
Well, following a gushing introduction (cheers angelo), though on a slightly somber note following the untimely death of the late great John Peel, for my first guest appearance I present (drum roll please)... a review of the awe(ful/some?) Alien vs Predator. First, a brief plot summary (including spoilers I guess)...
rich old guy has company with Magnus Hookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07712889235119628929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1098873618012263132004-10-27T11:32:00.000+01:002004-10-27T11:44:39.706+01:00John Peel
There's not much I can add that hasn't already been said about the sad death of John Peel. He seemed a genuinely decent chap and it'll be strange without him.
In one of my previous incarnations, I was a failed rock star and one of the highlights of our career was when John Peel played our single on his Radio 1 show.
We really felt then that we were part of some kind of (admittedly, not Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1098449905543867442004-10-22T13:33:00.000+01:002004-10-22T14:41:54.870+01:00Kings of the King's Road
Ok, so there is one redeeming feature to working in Canary Wharf - Books etc have some good signings. Yesterday three of my childhood heroes were signing copies of a book about Chelsea Football Club in the 1970's, 'Kings of the King's Road'.
So I got to meet and shake hands with Peter Osgood, Ron 'Chopper' Harris and Alan Hudson. Well, I say meet, I fact I mumbled at themAngelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1098104517902961742004-10-18T13:52:00.000+01:002004-10-18T14:05:39.446+01:00Pants That Can Save Your Life.
Great story from The Register about underwear that monitors your heart-rate. "The garment will automatically call emergency services when necessary, for example if the wearer suffers a cardiac arrest.
The device uses sensors woven into the fabric of the underwear. These detect electrical fluctuations on the skin, which are used to tell how rapidly and with what Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1097755524136456332004-10-14T13:47:00.000+01:002004-10-14T13:05:24.136+01:00Tony Ray-Jones
I don't know much about photography so I'd never heard of Tony Ray-Jones. These photos look great though. 'A Gentle Madness: the photographs of Tony Ray-Jones' can be seen at the National Museum of Photography in Bradford from 15 October until 9 January 2005.
Talking of photographers, I was quite keen to buy this Stephen Shore book of photos from amazon.co.uk - but they're not Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1097670998380886992004-10-13T13:31:00.000+01:002004-10-13T13:38:04.243+01:00Met Office Still Rubbish Shocker
Metcheck.com, who correctly forecast the deluges that hit Britain in the summer have told us to prepare for one of the coldest winters on record.
They predict regular cold snaps until Christmas and prolonged bleak spells in January.
"The cold snap next week is nature giving us a taste of what is to come in the next few months".
They also predict, "bitterly cold Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1097662699840534412004-10-13T11:16:00.000+01:002004-10-13T11:18:19.840+01:00Beckham Still Thick Shocker
So Becks claims he deliberately got himself booked in the England game against Wales at the weekend as he knew he would miss the next game through injury and the booking would mean he would be suspended while injured - smart eh?
Yeah but not smart to tell everyone, not smart at all.
Surely he's 'bringing the game into disrepute'. So why did he tell everyone? Because heAngelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1097585785014975842004-10-12T13:55:00.000+01:002004-10-12T13:56:25.016+01:00Reeve Leaves
The banner headline on the early editions of the London Evening Standard yesterday read, "Superman is Dead".This made me chuckle - a fantastic cartoon headline, I bet they were pleased with it.
They must have realised that it failed to show much respect for a guy that a lot of people had a lot of time for though as they later changed it to,"Superman: a true hero" which didn't really Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1097492813248169392004-10-11T13:04:00.000+01:002004-10-11T12:09:08.363+01:00MP3 Player Shuffle Taste Factor
I had to drive 400 miles on Sunday. I compiled a single CD full of MP3's - probably 140 songs - a big cross-section of stuff I thought might be fun listening for the whole family as we struggled through Southern England.
The MP3 player was set to shuffle/random and I stopped the car probably 10 times which re-set the player from scratch.
So how come "Cortez the Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1097231941521382642004-10-08T11:35:00.000+01:002004-10-08T14:39:48.143+01:00Wildly Inaccurate Best Online Interweb Buying & Delivery Experience Award 2004 (WIBOIB&DEA2004)
Goes to firebox.com. I ordered this strange flying object, X-zyLo, from them at about 3pm yesterday. It arrived this morning, beautifully packaged, at 7.45am. I received 3 emails from them telling me that they had received my order, they had processed my order and that they had dispatched my order.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1097067855150399872004-10-06T13:53:00.000+01:002004-10-06T15:08:24.193+01:00Sack Everyone
Tim Smit, creator of the Eden Project and restorer of the fantastic garden at Heligan should be Prime Minister.
Interviewed in The Guardian.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1080251778455897952004-03-25T21:56:00.000Z2004-03-25T21:58:49.186ZReal Life Bites Arse
Owing to local developments of a headfucking nature there will be a pause for reflection at wildly inaccurate until I can recover the mindset to write about the stuff I usually do.
In the meantime, I hope all’s well with you.
hey-ho!
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1079530748185470562004-03-17T13:39:00.000Z2004-03-17T13:41:30.826ZOdds on that God exists, says scientist
67% chance that God exists "Dr Stephen Unwin has used a 200-year-old formula to calculate the probability of the existence of an omnipotent being"
[ Jim - you might just as well cut out the middleman and do this yourself ]
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1079530310030822902004-03-17T13:31:00.000Z2004-03-17T13:41:55.670ZInformation Design and the Placebo Effect
Fantastic piece by Michael Bierut of the Design Observer site about buttons that have no function other than to make you feel like you're doing something - i.e. the "Close Door" button in the lift.
[ Thanks Jim. ]Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1078964663698970142004-03-11T00:24:00.000Z2004-03-11T00:38:36.750ZStuff
I haven't been here for a while. I haven't been hard at work on my dissertation or nursing sick family members.
I've not been abroad on a fact-finding mission for Amnesty International or saving the rainforests with Greenpeace.
I've been on eBay.
I'm addicted to the buzz of watching the bids come in over the week or so of your auction and of ticking down the last seconds, refreshing the Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1078312559565861022004-03-03T11:15:00.000Z2004-03-03T11:18:55.590ZLost and Found. (It's all good)
Bates leaves Chelsea
"Ken Bates has stepped down as Chelsea chairman after being sidelined following Roman Abramovich's £140m takeover of the club".
Apparently Ken wants a new challenge. He saved Chelsea and started the revolution by hiring Hoddle, Gullitt, Vialli and Ranieri.
He's an obnoxious old git though so while appreciating what he's done, I'm glad to see Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1078090424884825292004-02-29T21:33:00.000Z2004-02-29T21:37:40.186ZWell done Middlesbrough!(though I would have liked Bolton to win really.)
I hope that Boudewijn Zenden isn't the only Chelsea player to get a winners medal this year. Chelsea's under-achieving, on-loan winger helped Middlesbrough to a 2-1 victory over Bolton in the Carling Cup Final at the Millennium Station in Cardiff today.Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1077881674956298162004-02-27T11:34:00.000Z2004-02-27T11:40:28.686ZIt's What He Would Have Wanted
Mark Voegel's pets killed him and then ate him. Very gruesome story from The Mirror.
'More than 200 spiders, several snakes, a gecko called Helmut and several thousand termites gorged on their former master for days.
Helmut, eh? ...and what kind of freak keeps termites as pets?
'Police found the remains of 30-year-old loner Voegel draped across a sofa, covered in Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1077630848967827652004-02-24T13:54:00.000Z2004-02-24T13:56:09.436ZLooking Through Tonino Grande's Eyes
Tonino's getting all philosophical.Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1077363438671696112004-02-21T11:37:00.000Z2004-02-25T14:14:41.810ZSoccer Result Prediction Service
Here are my guaranteed (in)correct predictions for this weekends important Association Football matches...
updated saturday night...
Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal - (in hope rather than belief) - actual score 1-2 - for all Roman's cash, why do we have to suffer Neil Sullivan as reserve goalie?
Man Utd 4-1 Leeds United - - 1-1 Excellent goal from Smith completely against Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1076975634635192702004-02-16T23:53:00.000Z2006-01-09T23:45:41.940ZIt's a RatOur youngest daughter, D, wanted a Zebra Mouse, but apparently they can jump 2 feet directly upwards, like to eat mealworms at least once a week (so you have to keep them and feed them as well as the rodent), and generally don't really like being picked up (or being pets I guess).We persuaded D that rats make good pets. You can train them. People walk around with them on their shouldersAngelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1076974426329964962004-02-16T23:33:00.000Z2004-02-16T23:37:14.890ZBooks etc...
I've just read 4 novels in a row by Christopher Brookmyre. "Boiling a Frog", "A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away", "The Sacred Art of Stealing " and "Not the End of the World " He's very good but I wouldn't recommend it. By the fourth book, I knew exactly what characters were going to do and say and when and where the plot twists were coming.
He's got a new book in the shops now, "Be my Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1076368703364329462004-02-09T23:18:00.000Z2004-02-09T23:22:35.200ZThings I've noticed from watching TV recently. (Part 1)
The BBC would very much like to repeat the success of their sitcom, "My Family" - the one with Wolfie Smith and the lovely pixie - Zöe Wanamaker. The first time I saw "My Family" I thought it was the worst thing I'd ever seen on television.
However, the kids kept watching it and I kept laughing so I had to revise my opinion. Also another Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1075814731261358092004-02-03T13:25:00.000Z2004-02-03T13:27:11.076ZTransfer Wars
West Ham fans may be disappointed to lose the excellent Jermaine Defoe to Spurs. But, they're getting £7m and Bobby Zamora.
Zamora is a brilliant player and never really got a chance to prove himself at Tottenham. I reckon he'll be a huge star at Upton Park, especially without the weight of expectation but with the desire to prove Spurs were wrong to let him go so soon.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1075814156359121162004-02-03T13:15:00.000Z2004-02-03T13:17:36.263ZSquirrel Wars
The UK's dwindling population of red squirrels has been thrown a lifeline with the opening of a forest refuge.
I love grey squirrels too actually, but we should save our indiginous species - they have cool ears too.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1075598504165239172004-02-01T01:21:00.000Z2004-02-01T01:26:56.983ZGeek Hero (Part 2)
The man who invented Ctrl+Alt+Delete retired from IBM Corp. on Friday after 28½ years. In 1980, David Bradley, now 55, was one of 12 people working to create the IBM PC.
The engineers knew they had to design a simple way to restart the computer should it fail. Bradley spent five minutes writing the computer code that has helped bail out millions of PC users.
Imagine if he got Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1075472783393871612004-01-30T14:26:00.000Z2004-01-30T14:27:59.140ZGenius Michael Robinson Small Talk
Former Brighton and Liverpool footballer Michael Robinson is now Spain's biggest Football presenter - he's got a lot to say - most of it controversial - who's he talking about here? "...his left foot's only a seven out of 10, his right's a four, he can't head it and he's slow. He has no overriding ability whatsoever." - Real Madrid's Raúl, of course! - imagine Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1075391131865012302004-01-29T15:45:00.000Z2004-01-29T15:48:05.920ZAh, The lovely Debra Winger
Helping Sight Savers International in Kenya. She was blind for a year, you know.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1075390950416776302004-01-29T15:42:00.000Z2004-01-29T15:49:19.373ZRed Rain
Whale explodes in Taiwanese city
"A dead sperm whale has exploded while being delivered to a research centre near the southwestern city of Tainan
A marine biologist blamed the explosion on pressure from gases building up in the mammal as it began to decompose.
Several parked cars and pedestrians got covered in blood when it exploded".
We just have to put up with snow - god knows what Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1075126708251683312004-01-26T14:18:00.000Z2004-01-26T14:23:11.513ZNear Death Radio Experience
Tonight on Radio 4, 8.30pm, there's a documentary on 'near-death experience'.
"Recent studies have shown that one in 10 people who have had a cardiac arrest report an near-death experience "
Most people accept that these people are experiencing something - it's just a case of figuring out if it's a natural brain function or the start of the trip to the next place. Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1075126614836543432004-01-26T14:16:00.000Z2004-01-26T14:18:26.716ZResult Prediction Results
Well, I'd say I was pretty much spot on there - except the actual scores and most of the results.
One thing I did correctly predict (although I failed to write it down) was that Chelsea would get Arsenal in the next round - typical!Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1074904190095433122004-01-23T23:59:00.000Z2006-01-09T23:37:01.383ZF.A. Cup 4th RoundChelsea visit Scarborough tomorrow in the fourth round of the F.A. Cup. This is just the sort of game that Chelsea used to struggle in. Scarborough actually beat Chelsea in the League Cup in 1989.so, taking that into consideration, plus cold and wet weather, non-league players psyched-up for the biggest game of their careers, a noisy partisan crowd in a small ground and Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1074905574908418662004-01-23T23:58:00.000Z2004-01-24T00:55:18.576ZThe Return Tonino Grande
Blimey, Tonino's back, and he's very excited - "Ok then, here she is from behind. A perfectly formed rear; a mechanical Kylie or J-Lo, gently teasing you. Just showing you enough cheek to tip your imagination into over-drive."
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1074902238413801772004-01-23T23:57:00.000Z2004-01-24T00:01:42.466ZCool Bloggers
I guess that one of the main points of blogs is linking to sites that you like - so it's odd I haven't added these two excellent weblogs to my links before, as I always enjoy reading them. Matt's planet: maffydoo and Ben's Silent Words Speak Loudest.
You probably know them, but if not, make sure you visit.Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1074895065068098762004-01-23T21:57:00.000Z2004-01-23T21:59:14.546ZFlash Tube
While checking a London Underground route this evening, I came across this nice flash version of the tube map in 1933, 2004 and a geographically correct version with a street map superimposed over the top. Nice work! Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1074866991040988542004-01-23T14:09:00.000Z2004-01-23T14:11:40.356ZPop Genius
"I'm just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood - but not very often. I get off on hearing other people's voices. I like voices: they're my favourite things on records"
The fantastic Brian Wilson, interveiwed in The Guardian. I need to get tickets!
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1074780965612874012004-01-22T14:16:00.000Z2004-01-22T14:17:33.593Z"The World's Most Dangerous Geek"
Excellent article about Justin Frankel, the inventer of Nullsoft, Winamp and Gnutella in Rolling Stone. - from Jim and Slashdot
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1074780853625030732004-01-22T14:14:00.000Z2004-01-22T14:16:39.450ZSpalding Gray
Sorry to hear via parallax view that actor/writer/performer, Spalding Gray, is still missing.
I remember seeing the film of his brilliant monologue, "Swimming to Cambodia". He's been suffering from depression. I hope he turns up ok.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1074601495662654072004-01-20T12:24:00.000Z2004-01-20T16:02:01.280ZCot Death
Civil cot deaths review urged
You don't have to be a parent to feel the terrible injustice that seems to have been done to the thousands of parents who have lost children to cot death and then been accused and sometimes convicted of murder. Many have also had other children taken into care.
The whole thing is a nightmare.
I remember when my kids were tiny, getting up in the night to Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1074251639524831852004-01-16T11:13:00.000Z2004-01-16T11:15:45.280ZA Treat For Music Lovers
Radio 3 tonight broadcasts a rare performance of John Cage's 'seminal' piece 4'33 which does not contain a single note.
Radio 3 is to broadcast the entire composition live, even having to switch off its emergency system which cuts in when there is apparent silence.
The performance by The BBC Symphony Orchestra takes place on Friday night at London's Barbican Centre.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1074166364488797732004-01-15T11:32:00.000Z2004-01-15T11:34:05.153ZTrigger Happy
Dom Jolly seems to have fallen out of favour these days. Is he yesterday's Ricky Gervais?
I saw Dom filming an hilarious sketch at Canary Wharf tube station yesterday morning.
Well, it'll probably seem funny on telly with some indie music over it and a fat bloke in the background trying not to look straight into the camera.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1074165660633822632004-01-15T11:21:00.000Z2004-01-15T11:27:13.793ZChelsea Old and New
I Watched Match of the Day last night to see Chelsea beat Watford 4-0. Chelsea weren't great but scored some classy goals and it was nice to see Damian Duff back from injury.
I hope they don't buy Louis Saha from Fulham - he certainly isn't as good as the players we already have. Hasselbaink, Crespo, Mutu, Gudjohnsen, even Mikael Forssell out on loan at Birmingham is a better Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1074085312133057752004-01-14T13:01:00.000Z2004-01-14T13:03:12.310ZBizarre BBC Graphic Fun
Someone at the Beeb had fun making this graphic (bottom of page) demonstrating Dr Shipman's killing spree over the years - can't help feeling they should have made the dots red though.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1074005352163048882004-01-13T14:49:00.000Z2004-01-13T14:50:30.763ZGerman Police Investigate Potato Computer Scam
Strangeness from Germany... cheers Jim!Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1073923178923894002004-01-12T15:59:00.000Z2004-01-12T16:05:11.966ZLeicester City 0 Chelsea 4
It was nice to see a return to winning ways for Chelsea. Despite spending £100m in the summer, they started with 9 players from the pre-Russian Billionaire era.
Leicester may not be the greatest test, but they are the sort of team that Chelsea have so often under-performed against.
Hopefully that's the rocky patch over with and Chelsea will get back to the kind of Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1073516513675619052004-01-07T23:01:00.000Z2004-01-07T23:13:55.310ZBeautiful and Compulsive
If you were not lucky enough to get a set of Geomag for Christmas, do yourself a favour and buy some now.
Like many of the best toys, it's incredibly simple. "Spheres - made from nickel-plated steel and 12.7mm in diameter, plastic bars - 27mm long and 7.4mm in diameter, comprising of two permanent magnets at each end connected by a steel pin" - that's it!
Endless hours ofAngelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1073517012999177942004-01-07T22:00:00.000Z2004-01-07T23:12:15.560ZUnusual Universe
More strangeness from user error.Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1073402190243679532004-01-06T15:16:00.000Z2004-01-06T15:17:42.360ZThe Future of Politics (or possibily not)
Next month sees the launch of a unique new political party. A party with no policies, no ideology and, initially at least, no leader. [Link from BBC]
*** Insert your own joke easy target here ***
Your Party aims to break the mould of British politics by being the first party "directly controlled by the citizens".
Rather than a founding principle or setAngelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1072270430369407552003-12-24T12:53:00.000Z2003-12-24T12:54:49.060ZHappy Yuletide !!
I'm on my Xmas Holidays - staying away from computers - but close to food, alcohol and the TV.
Have a nice Christmas whatever you're doing.
Cheers!!
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1071580978103320782003-12-16T13:22:00.000Z2003-12-16T13:26:16.623ZLauryn Hill tells shocked Catholic officials at the Vatican "repent"
Excellent bit of work by ex-Fugees singer, Lauryn Hill, who infiltrates the Vatican Xmas party, then blasts the hosts in front of 7,000 guests - "God has been a witness to the corruption of his leadership, of the exploitation and abuses ... by the clergy," she said - way to go Lauryn!Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1071529120962321962003-12-15T22:58:00.000Z2003-12-15T23:00:57.390ZXmas Party
We're going here for our Xmas party Tuesday night. I've been told to expect possible food poisoning - though that's probably just a rumour put about by by the Anti-Mongolian League - anyone been?
Then it's karaoke - heyhey!Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1071504944222351622003-12-15T16:15:00.000Z2003-12-15T16:16:34.640ZDear Santa...
I've been a very good boy this year and so I'd like a flying car please...oh yeah, and can it have vertical take off...Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1071362550671797322003-12-14T00:42:00.000Z2003-12-14T00:44:04.546ZEasing the Pain of Losing
Sorry as I was to see Chelsea lose at home to Bolton today, there were a few things that made this easier to take while watching The Premiership on ITV tonight.
1). Chelsea played quite well and were unlucky to lose.
2). Bolton played rather well, I like them and they have some decent players - Okocha, Djorkaeff, Nolan etc...
3). Liverpool lost to Southampton at Anfield.Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1071011642135599852003-12-09T23:14:00.000Z2006-01-09T23:48:22.873ZWhich one am I?Fandemonium hit Hastings last week as The Cheeky Girls bandwagon rolled into town. They were in Hastings Old Town on Friday evening to open a new shoe shop (and possibily enquire about future career options).We took our youngest daughter, D who is 8. A small crowd of pre-teens, parents and hecklers waited for the girls to appear. The girls happily signed autographs and posed for Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1070538112468822982003-12-04T11:41:00.000Z2003-12-04T11:42:31.496ZMy Diet Hell (part 1)
I realise that this won't be news to a lot of people, but having never tried to diet before, I hadn't realised how true it is that 'Low Fat' equates to 'Low Taste'.
Trying to buy lunch at my local supermarket is hard enough without being confined to the 'Heathly Options' aisle.
What is it that they take out of sandwiches to make them 'healthy' that also removes the taste?
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1070458942444829302003-12-03T13:42:00.000Z2003-12-03T13:43:00.716ZNothing Stays the Same
According to today's Metro newspaper, cocaine users risk hepatitis C as a result of sharing rolled-up bank notes to snort the drug.
Part of the fun of drug taking is the ritual and paraphernalia involved. My old pal Tim L. used to roll such fantastically constructed joints that it seemed almost a shame to light them. Now it seems that the passing that rolled-up tenner will Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1069933690223372842003-11-27T11:48:00.000Z2003-11-27T11:48:42.233ZNinja Lady
Old people really don't get the respect they deserve - unless they have a sword of course.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1069523026815652762003-11-22T17:43:00.000Z2003-11-22T18:00:48.030ZEngland Win the World Cup.
Congratulations to the England Rugby team! for their brilliant 20-17 victory over Australia today.
I can't claim to have ever been a huge rugby fan. I was forced to play it for years at school. I was never any good and so our games were always 4th team type affairs.
It was hell. It was always cold and raining, no one knew what was going on or what the rules were. It Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1069163072018546132003-11-18T13:44:00.000Z2003-11-18T13:46:46.780ZFree Booty(licious)
One redeeming feature of working in Canary Wharf is all the free stuff at lunchtime - today was a bumper day - sandwich shop Bene Bene was giving out free food and drink, handed out by 'celebrities' such as Jodie Marsh, scary spice's sister, Danielle and the truly scary Lindsay Dawn Mckenzie. All in aid of Children in Need apparently.
Next, Jamiesons Irish Whisky were doing Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1068742203526397322003-11-13T16:50:00.000Z2003-11-13T16:56:14.496ZPapa don't preach, so to speak
Mrs del Fuego pointed out this absurd article about Madonna in yesterday's Evening Standard
She claims to have "kept secret" her MTV kisses with Britney and Xtina from daughter Lourdes - I think one of Lourdes' school buddies might have let her in on that secret by now. She also says that the kisses were "ironic" ..."It was like a passing on of the baton, so to Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1068560005154125162003-11-11T14:13:00.000Z2003-11-11T21:18:57.823ZMedical Mayhem
Two odd medicially related stories from the BBC News site caught my eye. Firstly the completely mad sounding face transplants. Skin and face muscles from corpses can be grafted onto people who have been 'facially disfigured'. Nice - a dead persons face - a death mask? furthermore the happy new owner will have to take drugs forever to stop the face rejecting them. Jesus! Can I applyAngelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1068484904619078692003-11-10T17:21:00.000Z2003-11-11T21:21:34.586ZPop Quiz
O.K. here's a question, or rather two..
1). What do these groups have in common?
Fountains of Wayne
Grandaddy
Sparklehorse
Mercury Rev
The Flaming Lips.
2). Who are the British equivalent(s) of these bands?
any thoughts at all welcome...
[Update] - Well spotted ade, they are bands listed in my links section over there on the right. I like them. They are all American. They make some Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1068406192323914052003-11-09T19:29:00.000Z2003-11-09T19:30:40.370ZVintage Technology
Here's a fantastic site - Vintage Technology. I found it while looking for a picture of my old camera. Great photos and scans of vintage adverts of old Hi-Fi, T.V.'s, cameras, computers, video games and systems, musical gear, office equipment, toys and loads of other cool stuff - loads of things to look at and to buy.
I want this for Xmas.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1068403832848080832003-11-09T18:50:00.000Z2006-01-09T23:45:18.233ZLunar Eclipse (possibly)So I ended up not having an early night, just staying up for the eclipse. We were lucky to have a clear night considering it had been rainy and cloudy all day.As you can see, my photo doesn't really do justice to the event. I went to bed once the moon was fully eclipsed so didn't see if it got more spectacular later. I guess I should dig out my old Olympus SLR camera, butAngelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1068324487237595792003-11-08T20:48:00.000Z2003-11-08T21:06:10.120ZTime Wasters Welcome.
Our house is currently on the market. We've been doing some decorating and no one had been round to view it for a couple of weeks. Consequently the house has been a huge mess.
We heard on Thursday evening that a couple wanted to see it on Saturday 11am. Mad rush to finish painting, not helped by D.I.Y. dog keen to lend a paw - varnishing floors at 1am Friday night, up at 7amAngelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1068292322424381602003-11-08T11:52:00.000Z2003-11-08T11:58:31.276ZBreaking into Society
There's a new blogger in town - check out Breaking into Society. Be nice because her dad is bigger than you dad or at least if not bigger almost certainly fatter.Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1068037946164133092003-11-05T13:12:00.000Z2003-11-05T13:12:24.630ZDog Logic
Mrs del Fuego took saffy (our dog) for a walk this morning and was trying to get her to drop by waving a plastic bag with cheese in it in front of her nose when she ate it - bag and all....obvious really.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1068032990551536162003-11-05T11:49:00.000Z2003-11-05T11:58:55.110ZSuperstars
I would have loved to have seen Chelsea hammering Lazio 4-0 in Rome last night in the Champions League.
However, I was far too busy routing my work pals at tenpin bowling at the Hollywood Bowl (in Surrey Quays). To be fair I only won one round (match ?) out of the four we played. However I was pleased with my first attempt at bowling in twenty years. We used to bunk off afternoons at Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1067950044966145712003-11-04T12:47:00.000Z2003-11-04T12:48:04.756ZDogs and DIY (don't mix)
Mrs del Fuego was happily painting the wooden floorboards in a bedroom this morning. She left the room to make a phone call. In her absence the dog wondered into the bedroom, wandered out and meandered around the house - with glossy white paws.
Mrs del Fuego was less than amused. Luckily she told me this via instant messenger and so couldn't hear me laughing.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1067780931502027412003-11-02T13:48:00.000Z2003-11-02T13:55:52.820ZSkyscrapers and Groundscrapers
I like mad buildings. Skyscrapers are great - as long as they are in the right place. Apologies if everyone's seen this site before, but my pal Mickos sent me a link to the fantastic skyscrapers.com
It has a huge database of details and images of buildings from all around the world, including current highest buildings, buildings currently under construction, Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1067726458486910192003-11-01T22:40:00.000Z2003-11-02T01:01:05.680ZPhotos
I've updated my photos - over there on the right --->
I'm not using yahoo anymore to host the photos as it's a bit clonky.
There are some photos of Canary Wharf in the snow and Fireworks in Hastings.Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1067611044070146382003-10-31T14:37:00.000Z2003-10-31T15:11:58.553ZGet a Grip Lads
Is it just me or are the contestants of this reality TV show wildly over-reacting? "SIX SUE SKY OVER SEX-CHANGE SNOGGER"
So they kissed a bloke - big deal, he's a bloody pretty bloke if you ask me. Youngsters have no sense of adventure these days.
Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1067466472774660522003-10-29T22:27:00.000Z2003-10-29T22:28:10.103ZSchool's Out
It was the last episode of the 3rd series of Teachers this evening. I've been disappointed with this series as the first two series were brilliant. I've missed the last couple of weeks as Channel 4 suddenly decided to change the start time from 10pm to 9pm. It ended on something of a high tonight not relying quite so heavily on swearing and falling over as previous episodes. I Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1067353571604055672003-10-28T15:06:00.000Z2003-10-28T15:06:38.936ZNew Brighton Boss Named
Mark McGhee, ex-Millwall, Reading, Wolves and Leicester manager has been named as the new Brighton boss. I would have prefered someone a bit more glamorous - Jean Tigana, Gianluca Vialli, Paul Merson or perhaps Kate Moss, but actually I reckon McGhee is a pretty safe bet with loads of experience at this level.
Good Luck Mark, and come on you Seagulls!Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1067291378820032292003-10-27T21:49:00.000Z2003-10-27T21:53:19.840ZRobbie and Duffy
The Sunday Mirror found it hilarious that Robbie Williams is supposedly recruiting Stephen 'Tintin' Duffy to replace Guy Chambers as his writing partner, but they are not so different. Chambers was undoubtedly an excellent partner for Williams and left when he was asked to work exclusively with Robbie.
Prior to working with Robbie, Chambers was in Karl Wallinger's World Party (Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1067290030301682972003-10-27T21:27:00.000Z2003-10-27T21:28:47.780ZBritish Winter Time
I'm feeling really gloomy today. The only obvious reason is the clocks going forward. I hate this. Why should we spend half the day in the dark? What's the point? Who benefits? The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
believes that British Summer Time should be two hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and the rest of the year one hour ahead of GMT. Apparently during theAngelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1067112510968178062003-10-25T21:08:00.000+01:002006-01-09T23:43:15.366ZDogs and other Good ThingsThis is the del Fuego family dog - Saffy - she's a Bearded Collie. She likes running along the beach, she likes chasing cats and she especially likes sitting on the sofa, looking out of the window, watching the world go by. She doesn't like fireworks. At all. They make her bark a lot, very loudly. So I wish there weren't quite so many going off all the time. So does Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1067038744663970142003-10-25T00:39:00.000+01:002006-01-09T23:48:52.773ZCatherine Deneuve is 60Catherine Deneuve, still one of of the most beautiful women in the world, has qualified for her bus pass.Vogue has an interview (wow, I linked to Vogue!),"she also has a reputation for being somewhat cold - one that she is keen to dispel. "I am a reserved woman but not a cold woman," she says. "People who really know me know that. I am, alas - and I mean alas - a woman withAngelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1066854863397748402003-10-22T21:34:00.000+01:002003-10-22T21:36:12.650+01:00Elliott Smith
Bloody hell! I was going to write something hilarious and clever about Paul Burrell and the royals and Liza Minnelli beating up her husband, but then I looked at BBC News and saw that Elliott Smith has died. He was 34 and had apparently committed suicide.
I don't know too much about Elliott, but I liked his music. Like a lot of people, the first I heard of him was the song "Miss Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608730.post-1066425878870153052003-10-17T22:24:00.000+01:002006-01-09T23:40:48.673ZHope you like my new direction.I saw some of Top of the Pops this evening for the first time in months. These are the things that occurred to me...1). Deborah Harry still makes me feel the way she did when I was 17 and this is a good thing.2). Kylie still looks like she's playing "dressing-up" with her mum's clothes.3). She's looking a bit like a cut down version of Jerry Hall, this is a bad Angelo del Fuegonoreply@blogger.com