CS 3.0 Skinning

I was planning to go on a major skinning exercise for That Stupid Club, but seeing this, and actually reading about it, I am salivating at The Power that will be available.

Eagerly waiting for the first beta…

Update: link to Ben Tiedt’s series of posts introducing Chameleon for own future reference.

Strapping Black Dudes

Duh Magnet
Lupoli:
“The 19-year-old is in talks with the Gunners over a new deal but is free to talk to other clubs after 1 January.”

loser-x
Its not like he’s playing a lot in Arsenal. Fact: Arsene likes strapping black dudes.

Duh Magnet
Once you go black, you can never go back!

No Fear, They Come In Peace!

Loser-X
Oh noes!

Duh Magnet
No fear, they come in peace!

The sheer stupidity of a planet-locked race trying to fend off aliens capable of superluminal flight is probably the dumbest shit I’ve ever come across.

Loser-X
Hey, didn’t you watch Independence Day? We just need some of that American chutzpah and gung-ho.

Duh Magnet
And a Mac.

Loser-X
OR yodeling records.

New Kid on the Blog

Ah… the first entry.

Usually where its the most redundant entry comes in, but you just feel you are obliged to write something….anything cos you spent the last hour trying to sign up for the damn thing.

Which is what is exactly happening now.

Hmm…lets see, a little self intro?

Am Single.

Unattached.

In my thirties (uh-oh! bad combo) 

Hokkien but pretending to be a Cantonese.

Loves Movies.

Currently hooked on Haruki Murakami Novels.

Still reading comics Graphic Novels.

Prefers Cats to Dogs. 

Nike Slut.

In Love with watches I can never afford to buy.

Basically, I just another typical Gen-X guy who's comfortably numb in his own shell.

 

Stay tuned, folks.

 

Signs Of Aging

I:

  • now consider David Gilmour of Pink Floyd to be the greatest guitarist alive, used to be Steve Vai

  • have been seeking out as many performances of Beethoven’s 9th as I can, so I can decide which I like best. For now, it is Furtwangler’s ’51 recording

  • am listening to a lot of classical music, Chinese, Indian, European

  • am heavily into the old blues and jazz guys: Blind Willie Johnson, Charlie Christian, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Miles Davis

  • love the old Chinese divas, especially Bai Guang

Oh my, is that my life flashing before my eyes?

Top 10 Albums

“Best Of” lists. I used to make and remake them all the time when I was younger. Here’s my current list:

  1. Led Zeppelin IV
  2. Sting – The Soul Cages
  3. Beatles – Revolver
  4. Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska
  5. AC/DC – Powerage
  6. Dream Theater – Awake
  7. Miles Davis – Bitches Brew
  8. Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
  9. U2 – Achtung Baby
  10. Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger

I do not consider classical works albums, otherwise Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis will be up there, somewhere.

Definitely Maybe Best Ever?

What a farce. Oasis’ Definitely Maybe was voted best album ever by readers of the Book of British Hit Singles and the music magazine NME, via a poll conducted over a year.

Oasis does have some great songs, but is Definitely Maybe, which is arguably not even the best Oasis album, better than Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band (no. 2)? Dark Side of the Moon (no. 8)? A Night at the Opera (no. 19)?

Just goes to show popularity contests are worthless.

Rock ‘N’ Roll Damnation

I was taking a taxi to work one day, the driver had the Scorpions on the stereo, so I was like “right on!” and we started talking about the good stuff such as Deep Purple and Mr. Big. He revealed that his 15 year old son complains that its too loud when he cranks up AC/DC at home. What the hell?

If I have any kids, I have a feeling they’ll be listening to pop music to annoy me.