Brighton! What a town. If you have never been out on the razzle in Brighton, you need to get yourself up and do it. Sometimes places are difficult to find, sometimes you have to go on a real treasure hunt to dig up the little gems that are waiting for you. But man, when you find them, what gems they are! We all know the famous places to go, London, Paris… Ibetha still holds the crown for a good clubbing holiday. But the little treasure that is tucked away waiting for you to come and discover it is Brighton.

So I went down on the train, bacon butty, overpriced tea from the vending machine at the change over at the station in London, copy of the sun, jobs a good’n. Chatted to the real nice looking lovely sitting oposite me. I made the mistake of trying to impress her with some simple card magic tricks and completely messed it up. I should know better than that by now. Got into Brighton in good time and headed over to the cafe where I was meeting up with the group.

Few drinks and a smoke, and suddennly the evening is kicking and I’m in the middle of it all! We were in a club called the funky buddha lounge on kings road arches. It’s not the biggest of places but man was it pumping. This is what I was trying to explain about hunting out the little treasures. This place was awesome. Great atmosphere… and the brighton ladies! I mean a few of them had what everyone refered to as the botox brighton look, you know the one, just a little too much cosmetic surgery done on the face. Nothing wrong with a bit if botox, it’s just when you push it too far to the point where you go from being crafted and beautiful to being plastic. There weren’t too many of them mind, so all good.

The highlight of the night though - the DJ slammed in “Bass in the Place” by public domain just at the right moment! Man it was awesome! Really kickin! Last few times I’ve been out, I clubbed in London. I tell you now, Brighton is cheeper, fiendlier with more lovelys and better music.

What more can you ask for?

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Is it just me or do movie lovers now rarely have animated films appear in the theaters? I’m not talking about CG. I’m looking at the last one I saw actually that was animated being The Simpsons Movie. Other ones have gone to direct to video because I guess it has something to do with them not selling as well or just because they can. Truthfully I don’t hate CG at all and think it works given the circumstances and the abilities to pull off certain stunts that live action couldn’t. The key to getting the sales has to be now the e-marketing because of the power of the Internet. It is up to producers to get the job done and help get as many people to buy the products as much as possible.

A CG I saw recently had to be the TMNT movie that came out, the first Turtles movie since 1993 and I will admit they did well with it. There is a place for CG but I do not think animated movies should ever really be forgotten. Maybe once in a while put some out in the theaters. There were some good ones that I saw like the Ultimate Avengers movies in particular. While they were not CG, I think they could have done well in the theaters but the DVDs were good. It shows that you can make some good Marvel Superhero movies. The Simpsons Movie was actually really well done. To me, it brought some of that magic back that made me enjoy The Simpsons over the years.

Maybe once in a while go ahead and put some out. Perhaps if the movie is good, it will get people watching in the first place. Perhaps it could also be the ticket prices and not wanting to go out to the theaters. Who really knows for sure? I would like to see some more movies that are animated actually and not CG even though I don’t hate CG.

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I am getting so sick and tired of living in an apartment. Though we live in a nice neighborhood that is relatively free of crime and disarray, I’m getting so tired of apartment living. Whenever we buy anything, we have to haul it up three flights of stairs.It is not the sweat I mind from this task, but the logistical problems it presents. Also, we currently reside in a 1150 square foot apartment. I need MORE SPACE! Our lives are growing and evolving everyday and I am getting sick and tired of cramming things into an overstuffed closet.

So, here’s my proposal– sell your house to me for one quarter of the market value and I will be nice to you forever! Alright, alright, that may be a bit crazy. But, I can be nice to you for at least a year! In the area we live, junky, horrible homes are selling for ten times what they are worth. If you actually want a decent home, you are apt to pay millions of dollars. Why is this? Greed? Demand?

There are no “first home purchase plans” for people that live within our income range, as if we are living this lavish lifestyle. Frankly, our income supports us and pays the bills, but we cannot afford to take trips to Maui or Tahiti– it is a livable income. This, apparently, is just enough so no one wants to help me out when it comes to buying my first home.

What irritates me is that people that are jobless and collecting on a disability that does not exist can get assistance to purchase their first home. Most likely they will default on the mortgage they cannot afford and cost the bank more money. Yet, people that work hard for what have like us are shunned like lepers. However, I’m not jealous of this type of people, as I enjoy the quality of life I have and knowing that I worked hard for it. It makes me appreciate every moment a little bit more, instead of being a lazy leech.

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Here is much anticipated world concert tour for Jack Johnson newest album “Sleep Through the Static” on Friday, June 13th at 7pm at Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville. This will be my first time visit to much anticipated concert. Before I visit the great concert I was just imagining Jack Johnson on the huge building wraps around.
I had a fear that there might be severe thunderstorm warning to visit with Jack Johnson on the kick-off of his 2008 summer tour. This may not have been the largest crowd he’s ever played to, but it had to be close. Jack appeared on the kick-off of his 2008 summer tour in Noblesville, Indiana right outside of Indianapolis the building wraps were as if lit fire. He was looking out on a sea of people approximately 60,000 or so attendees and the building wraps very rocking as I imagined before visiting the concert.

Johnsons wife Kim, and their two young children where also present at the venue. He has a very strict no-press policy when he’s touring, which is a good sign.

As Jack took the stage, the lawn and pavilion seats were flooded with youngsters and oldsters, all wet and muddy from their trek in during the downpour.

I got thrilled as he sang “Good People” and I felt like I was taken to the other world

My big recommendation for shows at the Ed fringe are Lie-in, the Itch and the Whore’s Robe , Driven at Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House and Sketchy Beast .


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And you’d be forgiven for thinking that. Truth be told, when my mates first introduced me to Guitar Hero 2, I was the only one laughing - they were being serious? Yes, they were being serious.
I honestly sympathised with them. None of them had musical instrument experience, except for maybe the recorder at primary school, so I figured ‘ah, let them have their toys’. But when they suggested I have a go, I couldn’t help but chuckle. I mean, not wanting to sound big-headed but, Stairway to Heaven was the first song I ever learnt to play.
Nevertheless I decided to humour them. They started me out on the easy level. ‘Ok, no problem’, I thought. For some reason however, at first, it did not feel at all easy. There’s only 5 buttons on the controller, and on easy you only have to use the first 3. After playing a few songs, though, I adapted to it fairly quickly, and even if I was essentially playing DDR on a lump of plastic, I felt like a guitar God! Do not underestimate this - it’s quite a feeling! After that I was hooked, rocking out the hits, jumping around so enthusiastically I nearly knocked over the chilled water machine in the corner of the room! I went out the next day and bought Guitar Hero 3 for my XBox and have been playing it non-stop. It also doubles up as great exercise tool to help with fast weight loss but only if, like me, you choose to bounce around the room like some sort of demented hyperactive kangaroo.

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