Monday, 31 May 2010

...The Murder City Devils...



...Alcohol...


Here's a story about a sinner,
He used to be a winner who enjoyed a life of prominence and position,
But the pressures at the office and his socialite engagements,
And his selfish wife's fanatical ambition,
It turned him to the booze,
And he got mixed up with a floosie
And she led him to a life of indecision.
The floosie made him spend his dole
She left him lying on Skid Row
A drunken lag in some Salvation Army Mission.
It's such a shame.

Oh demon alcohol,
Sad memories I cannot recall,
Who thought I would say,
Damn it all and blow it all,
Oh demon alcohol,
Memories I cannot recall,
Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol.
Sad memories I cannot recall,
Who thought I would fall a slave to demon alcohol.

Barley wine, pink gin,
He'll drink anything,
Port, pernod or tequila,
Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks,
As long as all his troubles disappeared.
But he messed up his life, went and beat up his wife,
And the floosie's gone and found another sucker
She's gonna turn him on to drink
She's gonna lead him to the brink
And when his money's gone,
She'll leave him in the gutter,
It's such a shame.

Oh demon alcohol,
Sad memories I cannot recall,
Who thought I would say,
Damn it all and blow it all,

Sad memories I cannot recall,
Who thought I would fall,
A slave to demon alcohol.

Saturday, 29 May 2010

...Eurovision 2010...

Yes...Yes...Yes I did in fact watch it. And Yes I was actually pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed it and although the UK came...last(?) I'm sure it was last)it wasn't an entry to be embarrassed by as previous years have shown. Personally not a fan of the winning song, which came from Germany and didn't think it'd win, but the rest of Europe proved me wrong! This years contest was in Norway and Next year will now be in Germany.

I was disappointed Hungary weren't in this year, but I'm biased!
On pure song merritt alone and not the country, I enjoyed Belgium's entry a lot alongside Ireland and Greece. I noticed there was a lot of booing from the audience whenever Russia were awarded a lot of points.

The song/act if you prefer in the intermission when the votes were being counted was quite genius. Preformed by Madcon and the song was called Glow. They filmed different countries around the world dancing the same dance to this one song. In the capital cities of the countries, In peoples homes and in the arena which housed this years Eurovision. It was brilliant to see as it just reiterates the whole point to the world that music unites. Language, culture, history, distance, whatever it may be, people unite with one common goal...Music.

Oh and gotta love the broken English accent of the presenters, that is pure Eurovision for me! The thing I always remembered about it growing up!

Flash Mob Dance Madcon - Glow



Giorgos Alkaios & Friends - OPA! - Greece



My personal favourite:

Tom Dice - Me And My Guitar - Belgium



Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You - Ireland

Monday, 24 May 2010

...Jack's Mannequin...



...The Resolution...

"There's a lot that I don't know
There's a lot that I'm still learning
When I think I'm letting go
I find my body it's still burning"

Wednesday, 19 May 2010

...Crete...





...Spinalonga, Crete 2008...

Tuesday, 18 May 2010

...Pink Floyd...



...Wish You Were Here...

"How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears.
Wish you were here."

Monday, 17 May 2010

...Some People...



Photograph by Hungarian photographer, sculptor and filmaker Gyula Halász (9 September 1899 – 8 July 1984), whom worked under the pseudonym of Brassaï.


"...Some people should be around your entire life & others should just make an appearance..."
ABC family show, Greek

...The Airborne Toxic Event...



...Sometime Around Midnight...

"And it starts, sometime around midnight.
Or at least that’s when you lose yourself
for a minute or two.
As you stand, under the bar lights.
And the band plays some song
about forgetting yourself for a while.
And the piano’s this melancholy soundtrack to her smile.
And that white dress she’s wearing
you haven’t seen her for a while."

...♥...

“..contrary to what the cynics say, distance is not for the fearful, it is for the bold. It’s for those who are willing to spend a lot of time alone in exchange for a little time with the one they love. It’s for those knowing a good thing when they see it, even if they don’t see it nearly enough…”
- Article in Oprah magazine ♥