So - it's been a particularly intense year for me.
Jesus Jones gigs, a house move, and another wee one on the way. That's enough for anyone, I suppose.
More soon.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Old Lady with Spade 1 - Teh Internetz 0
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A 75-year-old Georgian woman who says she has never even heard of the internet is facing a possible prison sentence for single-handedly cutting off the web to an entire country.
Georgian police arrested Hayastan Shakarian after she allegedly hacked through a fibre optic cable that runs through Georgia to Armenia, while digging for copper.
With one stroke, the pensioner plunged 90% of internet users in Armenia into online darkness for nearly 12 hours.
The episode is a timely reminder that all it takes in our hi-tech world to shut down thousands of companies for a day is a determined old lady with a spade.
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Ebay Watch is back!
Still my favourite website by A MILE, this give me more pleasure than I can possibly say.
Amplify’d from features.skateandannoy.com
February was an interesting month, and not just because of the decks that went off. Don’t get me wrong; there were some great decks going off, but none for the crazy prices that we saw in January. No, February was more a return to normalcy. However, there were some interesting doings outside of eBay. First I got asked to write an article for the Canadian skateboard magazine SBC Skateboard. It’s a short piece specifically for folks who don’t know anything about skateboard collecting, so my loyal readership here probably won’t get anything out of it, but I enjoyed writing it. It was tough keeping it to 700 words though! Just as a reference point, this column is running to over 6000 words these days! I also got asked to write a piece for a Portuguese/English online magazine, and I’m doing that one as we speak. We’re also planning on putting together an eBayWatch Facebook page, so look for that and become a fan if you would! T-shirts and stickers are also in the works, so watch this space. Finally I’d like to thank Nick for his box of goodies. It’s much appreciated, thanks!
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Oh dear. Worst Skate-related invention EVER.
Actually, it's not even *that* skate-related is it?
Mind you, all it would take is for someone to ride this on vert, and I might change my mind.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Brilliant archive of "Smash Hits" magazines
How many do you remember? me, most of them. I missed the first issue, but bought no. 2, and carried on buying it well into the 90's. I think that's why finally ending up on the cover was SUCH an honour - it had been part of my life for so long.....
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Decks from Neil Blender's personal collection
I love this sort of stuff - and that NOS Rocking Horse just might be the raddest thing I've seen in ages. Blender always had the best deck designs (along with Gonz).
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Monday, January 17, 2011
My favourite compilation album of the moment - Thai oddities 64-75
Been listening to this non-stop for the last few days - it's the sort of thing which should probably be VERY hard work, but strangely, it's incredibly accessible.
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If Thailand’s music was as popular internationally as its food, we’d all be a lot more familiar with it. But even compared to that from other Asian nations – which are generally under-represented in the world music market – it’s pretty obscure. This compilation of luk thung (Thailand’s answer to country music), luk krung (its city cousin) and molam (a more rootsy style from the poor northern region of Isan, near the border with Laos) will thus come as a surprise for many. And an intriguing one, at that.
Various Artists The Sound Of Siam. Leftfield Luk Thung, Jazz and Molam from Thailand 1964 -1975 Review
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