Gary Glitter's I'm The Leader Of The Gang is eventually pulled by the AQA - the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance from the GCSE listening list.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7719540.stm

I have to confess attending one of Mr Glitter's Christmas Gigs in Wembley back in 1995 and it was a jolly good night out along with the rather brilliant support band T.Rextasy. However, although I'm not a fan of ban and burn the books, I would baulk at giving the saddo any support, financial or otherwise in his present guise.

I'd love to know how the esteemed AQA deemed it appropriate that Mr Gadds output would be considered material for students studying their GCSE. It would also be very interesting to see how they managed to come to that particular decision. Of course no one will explain or apologise. Unbelievable and crass. It truly beggers belief.

Does it really take a campaign from the esteemed writers of The Sun, (they naturally are claiming credit) to get them to revise their decision. It's just another case of World gone mad.

The herd are stampeding. 10,000 complaints and counting. I finally listened to to the tape this morning.

Yes they were out of order (although the way it was reported made it seem to be nasty and vindictive, and while it maybe nasty it was certainly not vindictive) and the initial apology was a little pathetic.

Personally in the last few years I've gone off J Ross and the constant love affair he has with his ego. Russell Brand is over the top and certainly not as funny as he was or as he likes to think he is. His love affair with his di*k just gets a little bit boring after awhile. He certainly doesn't strike me as a malicious human being. Hare Krishna!

My warning signals start going off when Prime Ministers and Leaders of the Opposition and their cohort of MP's get involved.

Something to take the shitstorm they've created in the economy off the front pages perhaps.

Is it just me or do you get the scent of publicity stunt in the air? As I said I don't condone the antics of the pair, just lets say you probably never heard of Georgina Baillie and the Satanic Sluts before now. I could of course be wrong but I find when the herd are running loose, sometimes its worth stopping to see what exactly is driving them.

Can you speak Manish. Do you understand Wommanish. Well here is some help.

9 Phrases Women use

11 Phrases Men use

Follow link to, http://www.comicsuk.co.uk/FullStrip/FullStripMain.asp

http://www.falconsquadron.sevenpennynightmare.co.uk/story/1977/1977.htm Johnny Red

http://bestofbattle.sevenpennynightmare.co.uk/strips/stripsindex/onlinei... The Best of Battle

where you'll find DARKIE'S MOB, CAPTAIN HURRICANE, UNION JACK JACKSON,TIMEQUAKE.

Well it took me back anyway.

Dear Mrs S bought me a new Ipod Touch recently, because I'm such a wonderful husband etc.

Just a question, I've had numerous MP3 players in the past, this is my first i pod, but is it just me or is the max volume not really maxed out if you get my drift.

I've been told that the headphones are rubbish and should be replaced immediately and this might rectify the situation, however I doubt it. Is there a way of correcting this?

I've already gone into settings and volume limit is off.

Maybe my hearing is already kaput. Any ideas and while you are at it any ideas on headphones?

Better than X Factor (Maybe).

If you could take just one song right now, not a classic, not your favourite band, not your favourite artist, just your favourite song of right now, what is it?

This is mine right now.

Lyrically for a guy in his 40's I connect with it. For today anyway.

Death Cab For Cutie - Brothers On A Hotel Bed

You may tire of me as our December sun is setting
'Cause I'm not who I used to be
No longer easy on the eyes
These wrinkles masterfully disguise
The youthful boy below
who turned your way and saw
Something he was not looking for
Both a beginning and an end
But now he lives inside someone he does not recognize
When he catches his reflection on accident

On the back of a motor bike
With your arms outstretched trying to take flight
Leaving everything behind
But even at our swiftest speed
We couldn't break from the concrete
In the city where we still reside
And I have learned
That even landlocked lovers yearn
For the sea like navy men
'Cause now we say goodnight
From our own separate sides
Like brothers on a hotel bed

You may tire of me as our December sun is setting
'Cause I'm not who I used to be

I was over in the States a couple of weeks ago chasing my missing shirt that I thought might be in the head office of Lehman Brothers. Unfortunately it was not and I'm still trying to locate it.

During some downtime I caught a new series called TRUE BLOOD on HBO. Tremendous stuff. Its created by Alan Ball the man behind Six Feet Under and the writer of American Beauty. It stars Anna Paquin she of The Piano (Second-YoungestOscar) and Rogue of X-Men.

It also stars as seems to be the case in these HBO series, Stephen Moyer of the parish of Brentwood Essex.

The take is vampires co-existing with humans now that they are legal. The story takes place in a small Louisiana town and follows the fortunes of Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress at a diner, and her relationship with vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer).

Its not out here yet, but it will be and I think its going to be worth your time especially now that they've got the second series.

And its very Racy and very violent in a HBO kinda way.

The first 6 episodes are already out there if you get my drift.

I think this one is going to run and run.

Its also got a great music intro. And this is it.

Jesus Wept, Gordon I mean Michael on the state of the world.

I got handed a Steve Martin/Eddie Murphy film called Bowfinger a couple of weeks back and got around to watching it last night. I needed plenty of persuading because I wouldn't consider myself a fan of either. Maybe 20 years ago but certainly not in the lately.

But this is just a classic. Its along time since something genuinely had me doubled over with laughter. Maybe I had no expectations but it really was a return to form. And although the form may have departed just as quickly, if you haven't seen it I'd suggest you check it out.

But if I missed this maybe I missed some more. Any ideas bloggers?

Have a Friday Feeling Song?

Well today is Friday and this is mine,
The Raveonettes, You Want The Candy. Have a good weekend.