#236 a norwich blog

Last.fm tags are unpredictable at best. “Electronic” played me grunge, “electronica” kicked up some indie, then “drum and bass” yielded detroit house. After trying a few more I’ve concluded that listening to any tag-based station is equivalent to putting all of last.fm’s playlist on random.

In my experience tags are messy beasts, user generated content has the inherent problem of users. To quote Peep Show’s Super Hans, “People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can’t trust people”.

At risk of alienating my faithful audience…

Posh fluff Emily’s eviction from Big Brother for “using a racially offensive word” gets tagged with “unnecessary”. Shame on gutless Channel 4 for bowing to political correctness, even though they showed the Diana car crash special. Anyway, I didn’t think anyone was even offended by “nigger” these days. Nas says it all the time on his “Nastradamus” CD, you’ll probably find that tagged under folk rock on last.fm.

I tuned in to channel 4 this morning whilst I ate my porridge, and while I didn’t intend to watch any of Big Brother, a certain event changed my mind.

Is Ziggy… gasp… Batemen?

The introduction of a man to the 11 phallus hungry women, shouldn’t have been able to hold my attention, but it did because the new man, Ziggy 26, is Patrick Batemen from American Psycho! His 80’s dress sense, materialistic nature and enormous resemblance to Christian Bale in the film version of Bret Eastern-Ellis’ novel go a long way to freaking me out.

If Ziggy does turn out to be an American Psycho wannabe and he finds a nail gun in the house - then you will most definitely find the torture, violence and killing online here.

Saturday night (the 21st), a few cold beers and an evening with pay per view. The occasion? It was the first UFC in the UK since the last disaster in London when a riot broke out in the crowd. The verdict? It was awesome, the Manchester crowd were brilliant for the main events and Michael Bisping received tremendous support. He is fast shaping up to be a one to watch, with his energy and passion, he not only wins fights, but makes them breathtaking affairs. I hope he gets a shot in 2007 at the light heavy weight title which Liddell currently holds.

If anyone saw UFC 70, it had one of the best knock outs for ages. Cro Cop one of the worlds biggest hitters got knocked out emphatically by Gabriel Gonzaga in the first round. Cro Cop was knocked out on instantly and as he fell his foot twisted under him which was gross and left me and my mates cringing. Watch the knock out here It was a bit like when you play beat-em-ups and you finish the opponent with their own special move.

UFC has an awesome blog which will keep any fans up to date on the latest topics. Currently they are debating whether UFC will go world wide. It has rivals such as Pride but I think UFC has the better name and the better brand, they have innovated the most by shaping the rules to turn UFC from a thuggish no holds barred contest into something more digestible for the public with standards. The 5 minute rounds format proves just the right amount of time for the fighters and viewers alike.

I’m looking forward to Chuck Liddell vs Quinton Rampage now in UFC 71. I can’t wait, two big hitters and a revenge match for the champ Liddell. It should be great. Anyone have any opinions on who’s going to take this one? I think Rampage might upset the apple cart, even though I want Chuck to win.

High

Last night I managed to move one step closer to my goal of becoming 60 second time attack mode LuminesLive! world champion. My new high score is 114, and I am now 64th in the world instead of 65th. Not much, but it is progress! I must point out this is the result of throwing blocks down (in the spirit of throwdown), not any gay techniques like smart.

The dip between high and low seemed to appear around the time I commuted to work this morning. The culprit that brought me to work is currently at large - the police have released an artistic impression of the suspect and his vehicle.

Low

I was clenching my chest and and wallet when I heard this one. Everyone needs to be aware just how much impact this will have on anyone who needs to use a car.

A New Government scheme plans on charging drivers an additional charge as extra to the existing the road fund license and the already extortionate petrol taxes, that will be on a per-mile basis.

All motor vehicles (old and new) will be required to have a GPS tracking system that will automatically send you a bill based on the miles you have driven.

Go and sign the travel tax petition if you are even a little unhappy about the proposed travel tax.