Make your money on the jukebox

Thanks to the Ribbecks for having us round...

USA road trip in 3 minutes

Some video of our road trip around the USA in the summer... it's mostly scenery but Greg sneaks on at the end. You can see the view of LA from Mulholland Drive, Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, Yosemite National Park, Death Valley National Park, Las Vegas, and different bits of New York. The music is a cover by R.E.M..

Speak you're branes

The BBC website has a Have Your Say section where people can leave comments... however a lot of these comments are posted by idiots. Click here to read some of the classics. Funny stuff.

Storytelling (2001)

"It is when you love someone and they don't love you and you do something about it."

More bleak and unsettling tales from the darkly humorous mind of Todd Solondz. IMDB

Setting up at Hope Unleashed

Waiting for Blush UK to appear.

Last drive home from work in the daylight 2008

Can you spot...

- a tree?
- a sheep?
- a gate?
- the approach of winter?

The Warriors (1979)

"I'm sick of runnin' from these wimps!"

One of the classic movies of the 1970s - The Warriors try and make it across New York with the police and about twenty other gangs with weird costumes after them. IMDB

Alternative uses for a skip

Some more here.

Dirty Harry (1971)

"You've got to ask yourself one question: do I feel lucky?

Clint Eastwood works on his scowl in one of the most famous cop films ever made. IMDB

Sleuth (1972)

"Where do you want me to break in?"

Laurence Olivier vs Michael Caine in a series of mind games. More old-fashioned than the 2007 remake. Obviously. IMDB

Wednesday music: Harborcoat by R.E.M.

You'd be surprised at the number of requests VoH has had for "an R.E.M. song released before the lead singer of The Kooks was even born". So by popular demand, here it is: Harborcoat from 1984's Reckoning album.



Will The Kooks ever release a song as good as this? With a first line like "they crowded up to Lenin with their noses worn off"? With a three-part vocal in the chorus? Watch this space.

So long Roger and thanks for all the free drinks

The Ring O' Bells on Sunday night.

Sicko (2007)

"So how much did you have to pay for the baby?"

Michael Moore on the cons and cons of the USA's healthcare system. IMDB

Live from Old Trafford

£40 gets you this view.

Secret backstage photo

From an anonymous source at the TBC gig.

Epic Fail

Scanning a mirror? Some more along a similar theme up at Shipment of Fail.

Wednesday fun: spot Amy and Greg in New York

Can you spot them? Dave and Sarah not pictured.

Me And You And Everyone We Know (2005)

"I tried to save my life but it didn't work."

There are quite a few of these quirky angst-ridden dark comedies about suburban American life, but this one is a pretty good effort. IMDB

October sunshine part 2

In The Valley Of Elah (2007)

"I'll show you what the devil looks like."

Tommy Lee Jones investigates the murder of his son, who has just returned from Iraq. IMDB

Music pick: Now It's Gone - Poster Children

Celebrate Thursday with a song from American song-smiths Poster Children. "Poster Children have not had much commercial success or industry recognition, but critics consistently describe the band as catchy, impressive, and underrated" - not my words, but the words of Wikipedia.

Chewi visits hospital

"See you on the footy pitch in twelve short months," said Chewi (not pictured).

Search Google in 2001

In honour of its 10th birthday, Google has put up its index from January 2001 - you can find it by clicking here. Try searching for "Wayne Rooney" or "Arcade Fire" seven years ago...

Rendition (2007)

"I love pie charts."

Reese Witherspoon plays the woman whose husband is abducted and tortured by the CIA. IMDB

October sunshine

Testing out the Panasonic FX37 for work with some pictures of the Parkinsons' 50 acre estate.




More pics and high resolution images starting here.

A trip into town

Glad to be able to get out of Marple.

United playing well for a change.

Assorted banter.

Probably discussing the wine list.

Dutton using the force in Fab Cafe.

Jimbo notices that B has turned up.

Foreground: Reef. Background: Liamo making new friends.

Quick coffee on the last train back.

Looking forward to going home.

If you enjoyed these photos and want some more along similar lines, try here.

Snooker loopy

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (2007)

"I will have vengeance."

Johnny Depp does a lot of singing and cutting throats. IMDB

New Sherlock Holmes movie on the way

Jeremy Brett was always the best Sherlock Holmes because he made the character seem a little bit crazy and mentally unsound. If you've read every Sherlock Holmes story and watched every episode of the TV series (picture above), then this will be of interest to you. If you haven't, maybe it won't.

Guy "Lock Stock" Ritchie (also known as Mr Madonna) is about to start filming on a new Sherlock Holmes movie, with Robert Downey Jr as Holmes and Jude Law as Watson. Come back in 2010 when it will appear in cinemas. You can read more about the whole shebang here.