The White Album - Beatles Review

The Beatles (White Album)

Being totally dissalusioned with the music industry from time to time convinces me to back-track to "discover" some of the artists that have gone before.

Although the Beatles are nothing new to a majority of the population, I have recently got a dash of Beatlemania, beginning with the John Lennon broadway musical (admittedly not really about the Beatles themselves, but showcasing the works of a former beatle is a good start), progressing to a few beatles songs, to the white album, to owning every album post Help!!!

Everyone knows the history of the Beatles so im not going to go into that too much, but I will try to focus on the album itself since thats what this update is all about.

Never before or since has an album touched upon as many genres as the White Album, as it bounces endlessly from Hard Rock, to Country, to old fashioned shit that your Grandparents might have enjoyed to little ditty pop songs to incomprehensible Avant-Garde claptrack (that I actually enjoy).

Each member of the Beatles was at their creative peak in this album (in my opinion anyway), probably in some intergroup plan for supremacy. You could imagine John thinking to himself

"Fuck you McCartney, Im gonna write a song that you cant even understand, with no bass!"

and McCartney hearing said song would retort (to himself)

"Fuck you Lennon, I'm going to write a song that sounds like it was written in 3 minutes by a 13 year old that needed to hand in some lyrics for music class or he would have got his ass kicked by his music teacher"

and then Harrison saying to himself

"I like happiness and flowers and that sort of thing, yeah, so Im going to write a song about chocolates"

and then Ringo saying

"I like trains, and I think I want to be the voice of some kids show later on.. yeah.. oh you want me to play the drums? Nah i think im gonna quit the beatles.. you can play the drums Paul, you are better than me anyway"

then George would say

"Let's give Ringo some flowers and Choccies when he comes back, because I think he would like flowers"

But in the end, although the style is wiggity-wack, it just totally works, it maybe could do with a few songs being cut from it (Like why cant we do it on the road, ive written better lyrics than that in my sleep) but overall its top shelf. I give it 4 thumbs up

Stage Fright

Find it hard to go when someone is watching you?

I went to a club tonight and got into the damn urinals. I was totally busting and yet i still couldn't go? What is with that? What part of my brain is in control there.

Brain - Oh I need to pee.. if i cant pee soon my insides will flood with urine and my body will die
Brain - ok legs, walk to the toilet, thats the way.. ok, now ur there, undo the fly.. ok set..
Hidden Part of Psyche - Nah sorry brain, no deal, im in charge here, male within 5 metre radius. Mission Aborted
Brain - Damn you HPOP!!

Maybe I feel totally inadequate about my male parts or something, I should ask some dude who went to a boarding school, since half of their lives are spent playing penis games (so i hear) if they have the same trouble.

This is the dumbest update ever. What inspired this was utter stupidity. That is all

Word of the day - Buddy

Pictures

Here are a few pictures I like, don't steal any of them or I will cry. I'm serious, you don't want to see that... it can get scary.


Arists are below


I've mentioned Templar a fair few times on this website. He is a creation of Vern Reyes and I from our Squad IX comic. I like this particular one because I coloured it while I was at work. I think it was probably the most productive day I ever had at UTS. Vern Reyes drew it. And one day more will be drawn. Hopefully



I coloured this on the same day as I did the picture above. Like I said, it was a really productive day. Angelo Sedicol gets credit for this one, from his awesome comic "Dylan Bradley"


Masterpiece from Squad IX. Same story as Templar really, same productive day. Vern Reyes drew the original picture and I coloured it in that matt style because it was supposed to look "old" (like fallout).

Maddox Parody

I like Maddox, but I found that a few of his more recent articles were dropping in standard compared to some of his earlier stuff.

So while I was working at UTS I did this Maddox Parody. Reading back on it ive probably got a few too many cuss words in there, but u can't win them all can you.

Maddox Parody

1,245,540 morons agree with what I am saying

Funny Email Circulated by Angelo

OFFICE DARES:

ONE-POINT DARES

1. Ignore the first five people who say 'good morning' to you.
2. To signal the end of a conversation, clamp your hands over your ears
and grimace.
3. Leave your fly open for one hour. If anyone points it out, say,
" Sorry, I really prefer it this way".
4. Walk sideways to the photocopier.
5. While going in an elevator, gasp dramatically each time the doors
open.
6. When in elevator with one other person, tap them on the shoulder and
pretend it wasn't you.
7. Finish all your sentences with "In accordance with the prophecy..."
8. Don't use any punctuation.
9 . Interrupt your conversation with someone by giving a huge dejected
sigh.
10. Use your highlighter pen on the computer screen.

THREE-POINT DARES
1. Say to your boss, "I like your style", wink, and shoot him with
double-barreled fingers.
2. Kneel in front of the water cooler and drink directly from the
nozzle.
3. Shout random numbers while someone is counting.
4. Every time you get an email, shout ''email''.
5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has got over
his or her caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.

6. Keep hole punching your finger. Each time you do, shout, "dagnamit,
it's happened again!". Then do it again.
7. Introduce yourself to a new colleague as "the office bicycle". Then
wink and pout.
8. Call I.T. helpdesk and tell them that you can't seem to access any
pornography web sites.

FIVE-POINT DARES
1. At the end of a meeting, suggest that, for once, it would be nice to
conclude with the singing of the national anthem (extra points if you
actually launch into it yourself).

2. Walk into a very busy person's office and while they watch you with
growing irritation, turn the light switch on/off 10 times.

3. For an hour, refer to everyone you speak to as "Dave".
4. Announce to everyone in a meeting that you "really have to go do a
number two".
5. When you've picked up a call, before speaking finish off some fake
conversation with the words, ''she can abort it for all I care''.
6. After every sentence, say 'Mon' in a really bad Jamaican accent. As
in: "The report's on your desk, Mon." Keep this up for one hour.

7. In a meeting or crowded situation, slap your forehead repeatedly and
mutter, "Shut up, damn it, all of you just shut up!"

8. At lunchtime, get down on your knees and announce, "As God is my
witness, I'll never go hungry again!"
9. Repeat the following conversation 10 times to the same person: "Do
you hear that?" "What?" "Never mind, it's gone now."

10. Present meeting attendees with a cup of coffee and biscuit; smash
each biscuit with your fist.
11. During the course of a meeting, slowly edge your chair towards the
door.
12. As often as possible, skip rather than walk.
13. Ask people what sex they are. Laugh hysterically after they answer.
14 . Dry hump the photocopier. When someone spots you, stop and cough
embarrassingly, then lean in to the machine and whisper loudly, "I'll see
you tonight".

Stupid MSN Conversation

Mountain Man says:
well it was stupid anyway. And since ive started being mean whats up with that fucking picture?
Glen Quagmire says:
woosh
Glen Quagmire says:
whats wrong with it
Mountain Man says:
u cant even read any of it
Glen Quagmire says:
man u complain alot
Mountain Man says:
true. Im awesome
Glen Quagmire says:
The moon says "I am moon"
Glen Quagmire says:
the earth says "I am Earth, kneel b4 Zod"
Mountain Man says:
i dont get it
Glen Quagmire says:
youre not really supposed to
Glen Quagmire says:
really the idea is that the world is seen through the eyes of a drunk
Glen Quagmire says:
so it doesnt matter what its saying
Mountain Man says:
did u do it when u were drunk?
Glen Quagmire says:
yeh
Mountain Man says:
one time when i was drunk i spewed on the floor

the world through the eyes of a drunk

moon



Quote of the day "There is no try. Only do."

Updates

Hi.

Interesting developments in the world of Cameron include

- Update to Alaska section, first exciting day in Juneau plus photographs.
- 2 *new* updates to Reviews
- Contracted bed bugs

I hate bed bugs, too bad they don't hate me.

Sapporo Beer Review

Sapporo Beer means Japanese Beer (probably)

Considering my last two reviews have been negative ones, I thought I would write one that was positive. One of my great passions in life (in addition to being a fully-fledged reviewer and a himbo) is beer.

When I visited the local bottlo (Australian for Grog Shop) I was shopping around for a new type of beer to taste, having grown weary of the so-soness of Kokanee and the other middle range beers that I had been purchasing.

As I ambled passed the many different beers on display in the fridge I happened to notice the unique can that contained the beer made by Sapporo, a Japanese brewery (or maybe a pseudo Japanese brewery, I didn't really research it.. I just drank it).

The first thing that struck me about the can itself was that it wasn't the same shape as the rest of the cans in the fridge. I didn't really care about this to be honest and just passed it off as a marketing gimmick but what really impressed me about it was that it was 650ml of can. A fairly hefty load.

This meant 2 very important things

1) Less standing up to get new beers
2) Less rubbish

Both of these pointers made me purchase the beer.

2 thumbs up

Oh yeah the beer tasted alright too.

The Roxy Night Club Review

The Roxy - Granville Street, Vancouver

The Roxy Night Club is located in Vancouver on the shit-strip known as Granville Street.

It is pretty easy to find as it generally is the place with the longest line up out the front and with the big red sign saying "Roxy"

If you are looking for cheap thrills, obnoxious bouncers, stupid women, testosterone champions, hybrid barbie dolls and expensive drinks then the roxy is the place for you.


Cheap Thrills.

It is also the best place in town to stand outside and have a chat and get to know the other 50 or so people that legitimately line up beside you as the bouncers let all their friends in over the course of a few hours.

On Monday night the atmosphere changes slightly, where people are encouraged to wear cowboy hats. My buddy Matt said this was alot of fun, and I am sure he is right, but then again getting hit in the knee with a cricket bat can be considered fun if you are drunk enough.

One of the few places in Vancouver considered bad enough to be given black-listed status by everyone I know (yeah, i don't know many people, but the people I know are better than 96% of the people you are likely to find in the roxy, bouncers included). It is also one of the few places that has been lucky enough to witness a front of the line walkaway from my friends and i because of the nauseating attitude of the bouncers.

I give the Roxy 4 thumbs down . Go to the Royal instead. The drinks are cheaper, the line actually moves and its almost guaranteed to pump come 2 oclock when the Roxy is closing (because it sucks like a high powered vaccuum cleaner (or Pam Anderson))