Blog
The Fear Index: Spoiler Alert
Written by Jimmy
We rant a bit about the book, let Robert defend himself, then somehow find ourselves recommending a song from a kids’ movie soundtrack. We are clearly stuck in a hotel room.
Golden Gate Bridge is 75 and I’m here to celebrate…
Written by Jimmy
The world tour continues – from Hong Kong to San Fran in time for the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th. We’ll use this blog to give you three fun facts and feature Teenage Dirtbag.
Better than Sex….
Written by Jimmy
Having skipped the first, reviewed the second in shocking detail, we now turn to the third greatest invention of all time – the remote control. And we honour Mr Polley, it’s inventor, who only made $1,000, while going on a little rant about the difference between Mr. P and Mr. Z.
“Mother punishes horses” and other adventures in Chinese Language.
Written by Jimmy
Travelling around Hong Kong singing Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma, an Mandarin song that pits mothers against horses in a fight to the death. Or something like that.
Melbourne Graffiti
Written by Jimmy
Trashbins from down under? Yep. And Janis Ian singing with Ryan on one of Neil’s songs.
10 Fun “Facts” (some are completely untrue, others are myths)
Written by Jimmy
How many times was the F bomb dropped in Pulp Fiction? What do you call a Pregnant Gold Fish? Inquiring minds need to know and we aim to help. And we discover what the hell happened to a baby’s knee caps ….
Schools of Rock
Written by Jimmy
Spurred on by this week’s school photos of Mick and Keith, we explore the ‘best schools of Rock’ and celebrate with Joyful Joyful from Sister Act II. Not 100% sure why. (And we uncover an amazing fact linking the Beach Boys and Beatles)
The Titanic’s Last Song: Nearer my God to Thee
Written by Jimmy
No photos of the sinking. No counting of the dead. Just a reminder of a final, beautiful song.
Happy Birthday Eric!
Written by Jimmy
We celebrate Clapton with some picks from him, from Harrison, from Marley … oh and from this guy Kozlowski!
