beard of the month - march

seeing as it is easter this month it seems appropriate to appoint jesus as beard of the month. i'm not sure if it is taking it too far to call him "the original beardy bastard"

who will win the democratic nomination?

the weird mix of news stories today about political leaders at home and abroad, made me wonder...why don't the democrats choose ian paisley to run against john "71" mccain? that would be pretty interesting.

i know it sounds ridiculous, but so does the idea of paisley sharing power with martin mcguiness. you never know what the doc is going to next.

american dreamers

check me out adding a video to my blog.
at the risk of sounding racist - americans are fucking weird.
having seen a few shows recently from gordon ramseys kitchen nightmares usa. gordon ramsey's shows are usually a bit of a guilty pleasure for me (maybe just because they warn of strong language at the start of each show)but this american version is freaky.
the editing turns it into a big sensational showdown. you see some clips four times during the show as they preview what is coming next.
as for the freaks that gordon shouts at and ultimately turns around (every time - this is america)it is hard to work out what planet they are on.

the video clip which i embedded (quite proud of that one) is from "american inventor" which has all the hype of x factor or american idol, but is for people who have invented stuff. i watched 20 minutes and simply couldn't take any more. the highlight has to be george "minigrill" foreman saying yes to everyone. he seems genuinely impressed by these peoples "inventions".

there is just such a difference between northern irish culture and the us of a. i loved watching "pimp my ride uk" just to see the crap reactions compared to the over the top hollering that the americans do so well.

having said that shows like lost and west wing are just amazing, and i do enjoy lots of american things, and i am fully aware that not everyone is "fucking weird" in america.

just thought i would share that.

new feature - beard of the month

february's beard of the month is the rowan williams...keep checking to see who will win next month

music pt1

there may never be a part two, but i just didn't want to leave the impression that this was all i had to say about music.

apparently there is new u2 album due out this year. and i have to say that i am not sure if i will bother buying it - at all. this is quite a big deal seeing as i have twice queued at midnight on a sunday night to be one of the first people to own it. but "how to dismantle an atomic bomb" was shit. one or two half decent songs, but as an album it was pretty poor.

i don't want to be one of thse people who don't like u2 because they are the biggest band in the world - cos they're dicks (DMC), but i think they have released their last good album. i won't be forking out £60 to go and see them again. (when i say see them, i mean watch them on a big screen from a great distance).

the other "big" albums on my radar this year are REM and coldplay. i have heard the new REM song and it is pretty good - i like REM. i think coldplay might be doing a good album, based on the fact the first and third one was poo and their second one was great.

i suppose i should mention the brits this week.

kick out the jams, motherfucker

check out the new podcast from nvtv (belfast community tv station). it features the flagship show "kick out the jams" which is filmed, directed and produced by my bro and his friend.
you can subscribe to it through itunes here

c'mon you beardy bastard

the archbeard of canterbury has caused a bit of an uproar today by saying that we should maybe consider the views of others.
they are askng for people to text in to radio one about and they say they have got almost total opposition to this, i think mainly based on racist grounds.

i'm not sure whether the beard has got it right, but i applaud the fact that he is raising a question about someone elses's views and not just complaining about christian values not being represented in all laws and government policies.

and i applaud his beard too.