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Monthly archives: May 2008
Barclays can’t get it up
There’s a hot air balloon in Piccadilly Gardens. Something to do with football. At the moment they can’t get it off the ground because of the wind. It’s quite relaxing, if unfulfilling, to watch, but I should in to the studio so I’ll probably miss any flight.
Barclays can't get it up
There’s a hot air balloon in Piccadilly Gardens. Something to do with football. At the moment they can’t get it off the ground because of the wind. It’s quite relaxing, if unfulfilling, to watch, but I should in to the studio so I’ll probably miss any flight.
Hello, Gordon here
If Gordon Brown phoned me I’d have a few suggestions for him. And not the calls to resign, which he must hear all the time. For a start he could can his predecessor’s plans for nuclear power and spend the money on expanding grants for energy saving schemes and installing solar equipment (and wind power, but not for people in built up areas where it’s not really effective). Rejig the benefits system so that claimants who get part time jobs are rewarded rather than punished. Give extra bonuses to companies that make biodiesel from recycled cooking oils and punish those that use palm oil.
And more. I’d probably get cut off when it became obvious that I’m more interested in giving advice than receiving spin, but it would be worth a try.
Middleton rider wins urban bmx crown
Lance McDermott was crowned Freerider of the Year at the Nissan QASHQAI Challenge held outside the Tate Modern in London.
Art bikes stolen
Psy-Bawg and Barnstormer, a pair of custom motorbikes that are more sculptural than functional, have been stolen from a service area on the A1. There’s a £10,000 reward for their safe return.
The 1.3 million pound Titanic model
Fine Art Models have taken the original plans and construction notes from Harland & Wolff to produce the most authentic model of the Titanic yet. The 1:48th scale model will set you back £1.3million, though there are cheaper 1:192 scale versions being done as a limited edition.
Fine Art Models own page on the Titanic model.
Technorati tag: Scale Models
Shaved again
I think the Summer Head Shave should become an annual thing. I’ve been letting my hair get increasingly wild for the last month or so because I knew I’d do this to it. Last night the clippers came out and a huge amount of hair came off my head. I’ve got to take a razor to it to finish the job and I keep going for the brush to run it through my flowing locks, but I’ll get used to it soon enough.
AWOL studios
Down the corridor my studio isn’t on.
Technicolour birdhouse in my soul
On the edge of the New Islington developments in Ancoats behind Toys ‘R Us.
Knott Fringe
Because we can. 🙂
The mini art car parade
The first few of a series coming soon from Spinneyhead’s studio.
The handguns of Ian Fleming’s James Bond
A detailed history of James Bond’s handguns from the novels, with notes on errors by Fleming and misconceptions by other authors.
The handguns of Ian Fleming's James Bond
A detailed history of James Bond’s handguns from the novels, with notes on errors by Fleming and misconceptions by other authors.
Cine City demolition
I stopped taking Cine City time lapse photos because the sheets they put up to catch falling masonry obscured the view. Those came down over the weekend to reveal this. the hoarding remains, defiant, but the rest of the building has gone.
Click through to the Cine City set for more pictures of the destruction.
The Suzuki Crosscage- a hydrogen fuel cell powered motorbike
Suzuki are at the testing stage with their fuel cell powered motorbike, which sounds like an option for commutes that are too long for cycling (over ten miles I’d say).
Technorati tag: EcoHouse
Stockport Industrial & Equitable Cooperative Society Ltd
Another one for the Discontinuous Infill map.
Stockport Industrial & Equitable Cooperative Society Ltd
Another one for the Discontinuous Infill map.
It’s the heat and the steam of the city
I can’t see you, mama
But I can hardly wait
oh To touch and to feel you, mama
Oh, I just can’t keep away
In the heat and the steam of the city
Ooh, it’s got me running and I just can’t brake
So say you’ll help me, mama
‘Cause it’s getting so hard, ooh
Now I can’t keep you, mama
But I know you’re always there
You listen, you teach me, mama
And I know inside you care
So get down, down here beside me
Ooh, you ain’t going nowhere
No, I won’t hurt you, mama
But it’s getting so hard, ooh
Ha ha ha, ha ha ha, awh
Ha ha ha, ha ha ha, awh
Can’t you see me here, mama,
Mama, mama, mama, please?
Can’t you feel my heart?
Can’t you feel my heart?
Can’t you feel my heart, ooh?
Now listen to me, mama
Mama, mama
You’re taking away my last chance
Don’t take it away !
Can’t you feel my heart?
ha ha ha,ha ha ha awh
It’s hot, too hot for me, mama
But I can hardly wait
My eyes, they’re burning, mama
And I can feel my body shake
Don’t stop! Don’t stop me, mama
Ooh, make the pain, make it go away, hey
No, I won’t hurt you, mama
But it’s getting so hard, ooh
Now I can’t see you, mama
But I know you’re always there
You taunt, you tease me, mama
But I never, never, never can keep away
It’s the heat and the steam of the city
Ooh, got me running and I just can’t brake
So stay, don’t leave me, mama
‘Cause it’s getting so hard, ooh
Don’t go, no no don’t go
No no no, don’t go…
ha ha ha
dont go
ha ha ha awh
no dont let me go
dont go