The NOVEMBER'08 soundtrack!

Δεν μπορώ, θα σκάσω αν δε σας πω τη μοναδική εμπειρία που έζησα πριν μερικές μέρες! Εκεί που νόμιζα ότι το ξυλάγγουρο είναι απλά ένας χαρακτηρισμός που κάνουμε στους άχαρους ανθρώπους, έρχεται ένας φίλος από τη Λήμνο και μου φέρνει ενα περίεργο φρούτο το οποίο έχει ασπροπράσινη φλούδα, ανοίγοντας το βλέπει κανείς κουκούτσια και χρώματα ακριβώς ίδια με αυτά του πεπονιού, κόβω ένα μεγάλο κομμάτι, το καταβροχθίζω, έπαθα πλάκα με την γεύση του γιατί συνδύαζε τη γεύση του αγγουριού με αυτή του πεπονιού, και μόλις είχα δοκιμάσει το πρώτο μου ξυλάγγουρο:-) Απορώ γιατί το χρησιμοποιούμε για κακούς χαρακτηρισμούς όταν πρόκειται για ένα τόσο, μα τόσο, τέλειο φρούτο! Η εμπειρία μου με το ξυλάγγουρο είναι νομίζω αιτία να ξεκινήσω να γράφω ημερολόγιο, ξέρετε, αυτά με το χρυσό κλειδάκι:-)
Με την πολυλογία μου όμως ξέχασα το πιο σημαντικό! Σβήνω στις 6/11 το πρώτο μου κεράκι ως blogger! Ούτε που κατάλαβα πώς πέρασε τόσο γρήγορα 1 χρόνος. Μάλλον εσείς με βοηθήσατε σε αυτό μιας και γνώρισα και από κοντά αλλά και από τα blogs πολλούς ενδιαφέροντες ανθρώπους με άποψη και προσωπικότητα. Οπότε σας χρωστάω ένα μεγάλο ευχαριστώ!
Καλό μήνα να έχουμε!

BEST SONGS OF THE MONTH

*ACE OF BASE "Wheel of fortune 2009"
*ALESHA DIXON "The boy does nothing" (thanx neverlandean!)
*ΑΝΝΑ ΒΙΣΣΗ "Το παρελθόν μου"
*CELINE DION "My love"
*CHICANE vs NATASHA BEDINGFIELD "Bruised water"
*CHRISTIAN FALK feat. ROBYN "Dream on"
*CRAIG DAVID "Insomnia"
*DARIN feat. KAT DE LUNA "Breathing your love"
*ERCOLA "Every word (Wendel Kos radio edit)" (thanx 2bekidd)
*FUNKERMAN "Speed up"
*JAMES DOMAN "Everything's gonna be alright"

*JORDIN SPARKS "Tattoo"
*KANYE WEST "Love lockdown"
*KEVIN RUDOLF feat. LIL' WAYNE "Let it rock"
*LENKA "Trouble is a friend"
*M83 "Kim & Jessie"
*MOBILE "Hit the floor #7"
*SUGABABES "You on a good day"
*THE SATURDAYS "Up"
*V-SAG feat. ALEXANDRA MCKAY "Feather"
*ΜΑΡΙΑ ΙΑΚΩΒΟΥ "Δωσ'μου μια βραδιά"
*ΝΑΤΑΣΣΑ ΜΠΟΦΙΛΙΟΥ "Σ'έχω βρει και σε χάνω"

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH

*Natalia Clavier "NECTAR" (latin) (9) (thanx apos!)
*Celine Dion "MY LOVE: THE ULTIMATE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION" (pop/easy listening) (9)
*Lenka "LENKA" (indie pop) (8.5)
*Νατάσσα Μποφίλιου "ΜΕΧΡΙ ΤΟ ΤΕΛΟΣ" (έντεχνο) (8.5)
*Heather Nova "THE JASMINE FLOWER" (rock/acoustic) (8)
*M83 "SATURDAYS = YOUTH" (electronic/ambient pop) (8)
*P!nk "FUNHOUSE" (pop/rock) (8)
*Mobile "TALES FROM THE CITY" (alternative rock) (7)
*Keane "PERFECT SYMMETRY" (alternative pop/rock) (7)
*Olivia Broadfield "EYES WIDE OPEN" (indie pop/acoustic) (7)
*Chicane "THE BEST OF 1996-2008" (club-dance/electronica) (6.5)
*Μιχάλης Χατζηγιάννης "7" (pop) (6)
*Jennifer Hudson "JENNIFER HUDSON" (r'n'b/pop) (6)
*Ελεωνόρα Ζουγανέλη "ΕΛΑ" (alternative pop) (6)
*Snow Patrol "A HUNDRED MILLION SUNS" (rock) (6)
*Kaiser Chiefs "OFF WITH THEIR HEADS" (alternative rock) (6)
*The Saturdays "CHASING LIGHTS" (pop) (6)
*T.I. "PAPER TRAIL" (hip-hop/r'n'b) (6)
*V-Sag "FEATHER" (club-dance/electro) (6)
*Anastacia "HEAVY ROTATION" (pop) (5.5)
*Sugababes "CATFIGHTS AND SPOTLIGHTS" (pop) (5)

*Ραλλία Χρηστίδου "ΜΟΝΟ ΜΙΑ ΝΥΧΤΑ LIVE" (alternative pop/έντεχνο) (5)


LOW-5

*KATY PERRY: Mα είναι δυνατόν αυτή η φτηνή κι ατάλαντη γκόμενα να κάνει επιτυχία με αυτό το ανεκδιήγητο "I kissed a girl"?
*ΠΕΓΚΥ ΖΗΝΑ: Έχετε δει την αφίσα του κέντρου που εμφανίζεται? Μήπως την είδε θεά ή μου φαίνεται? Αν ήταν έτσι οι θεές τότε θα είχαν αγιοποιήσει την Μαρία Μαγδαληνή κι όχι την Παρθένο Μαρία.
*P!NK: Αντιπαθητική, αλλά η καριόλα έβγαλε ωραίο cd.
*O XΩΡΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ MADONNA: Μας τάχουν κάνει νεροκολοκύθες με το διαζύγιο λες και μας ενδιαφέρει.
*ΣΤΕΛΙΟΣ ΜΑΞΙΜΟΣ: Ποιός ξέρει τι "έκανε" κι έχει γίνει πλέον φίρμα.

ΓΟΥΣΤΑΡΩ ΠΟΥ...

*Επέστρεψε δυναμικά η ΑΝΝΑ ΒΙΣΣΗ με ένα πολύ καλό κομμάτι, "Το παρελθον μου". Απλή, συνειδητοποιημένη κι ανανεωμένη.
*Η ΑΝΝΑ ΓΟΥΛΑ μπήκε στη ζωή μου με τα άσματά της και την εκκεντρική της persona.
*Η ΕΛΕΝΗ ΤΣΑΛΙΓΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ θα εμφανίζεται φέτος με την επίσης αγαπημένη μου ΓΛΥΚΕΡΙΑ.

Thizz was your life

Whenever the subject of dead rapper murals come up it's usually the countless corny Biggie R.I.P murals which splatter the walls of basketball courts and bodeagas in Noo Yawk City or the respective Big L and Big Pun murals in Harlem and The Bronx by the T.A.T.S Crew which come to mind.



But it's worth remembering that besides the ballet-dancing and enemies/hennessey couplet rhyming rapist 2pac, there are a plethora of dead rappers from regions other than NYC. One such rapper being the Thizzface-pulling late Bay Area legend Mac Dre, who was shot dead in Kansas of all places. Probably my favorite R.I.P piece out of all the ones i've seen. Salutations. Now go bump Feelin' Myself in tribute.

Mac Dre - Feelin' Myself

Porn is dull.

Well, apart from the clip i saw of Nailin' Palin, obviously.

But porn, in general, is something that was only ever good before the free-for-all of anything-goes perversion that the 'net has provided for us. Real porn was soggy scraps of stuck together pages of Club International found down your nearest woods that you and your accomplaces tried to piece together or grainy vhs cassette tapes of dodgy 70's European porn involving burly handlebar-moustached men in jailhouses which your mate found in the suitcase that his dad was looking after for a friend who'd just split from his wife or scrambled German softcore porn on Sky after 11 'o clock where, in all honestly, you probably rubbed one out to a pair of elbows which you thought were a pair of tits.

So, it's in this spirit that i bring you this vintage no-frills porn involving low-budget tinned supermarket food and a paddling pool :





Now that's real erotica for you.

from the fail blog

they called this a "helen keller fail," but I would actually call this a "helen keller win."

click below to see why. this made me laugh. out loud. at work. fuck.

from the fail blog

they called this a "helen keller fail," but I would actually call this a "helen keller win."

click below to see why. this made me laugh. out loud. at work. fuck.

I Blog Before You, A Humbled Man...

Folks, it's been a long long year so far and it isn't over yet.

Don't get me wrong; I've had good things happen to me this year; a new job, I've lost weight, been in a lot of local plays, even won an award for one, both my children are doing great in school, my son's a band manager for the local high school band and my daughter's going to be in her second local play: "A Christmas Carol". And my wife also found a job, is getting more hours every week and we're actually getting caught up on some of our bills.

So, why is it that I feel so down and so bad that I have to post my feelings here instead of on the forums I usually go to or even talk to my friends (yes, I have friends) locally about things?

Well, this year, as you may recall, I turned 43, and a strange thing happened: instead of growing wiser with age, I grew stupider. Scared. Scared to death, in fact. SO much so that I turned into the thing I have dreaded becoming the most...a grumpy old fart.

Yep, that's me.

I even went so far as to blow up at the decent people over at the BMMB movie board (badmoviezone.com) for not recognizing my biorthday and posting athread about it like they have every year beforehand. How shallow and self-importantly indignant is that? Oh, I posted on the board about it, called them every name in the book and a few new ones, too.

All because my little bitty feelings were hurt. What a jerk I am. A selfish, stupid jerk.

And these were the people who were there for me in my darkest hours; who helped support my family and gave me hope in my darkest hour. I could not have survived the previous year if it weren;t fo rthem. And I blow up at them for forgetting my birthday? I do not deserve to have friends as selfless, as decent and giving as the ones I have (or had, guess) at the BMMB.

I apologized profusely the next day, of course, and they generously erased my horrible, childish rant, but I have yet to return to the forum because of how I acted, and how ashamed I am for what I've done. I doubt they'd want to have anything to do with me anymore anyway, as a result. I have truly never been more ashamed, more horrified by my own actions nor more afraid of what I was and what I did at that point.

One day, sometime in the distant future, I may go back, log in and see if they may accept me back into the fold. I won't hold my breath, of course, because I know for a fact that people do not easily take back those who speak so cruelly, so thoughtlessly and so heartlessly to them.

But if any particular members of the Bad Movie Message Board happen to be reading this blog, who have read my post and been hurt buy what I said, all I can say is that yes, at the time I felt that I meant every word I said, because I was blinded by a momentary anger for an imagined slight; a slight that never was. I should never have let it get to the point that it did and should never have written what I had.

I love you, members of the BMMB; and I miss you. Maybe someday we can be friends again. I'll hope for that day before I get more old and regretful.

Good night.

Dope out.

-TGWD

a third robert johnson photo???

there is an article in the new vanity fair that suggests (asks?) if a newly-discovered photo depicts robert johnson, my blues king. there are only 2 known photos of him (the article says there are a couple more but the public has never seen it b/c there is/has been a huge litigation bullshit thing going on for the last few decades about his estate)


the article is actually pretty interesting and worth reading all 5 pages, but I am lazy and don't feel like typing up what it says, so I will summarize it.

pic 1

pic 2

pic 3? (RJ on the left)

I say: YES, due to the long-ass fingers and slightly wonky left eye, and b/c I want to believe it. vanity fair says: most likely but cannot for sure verify.

a third robert johnson photo???

there is an article in the new vanity fair that suggests (asks?) if a newly-discovered photo depicts robert johnson, my blues king. there are only 2 known photos of him (the article says there are a couple more but the public has never seen it b/c there is/has been a huge litigation bullshit thing going on for the last few decades about his estate)


the article is actually pretty interesting and worth reading all 5 pages, but I am lazy and don't feel like typing up what it says, so I will summarize it.

pic 1

pic 2

pic 3? (RJ on the left)

I say: YES, due to the long-ass fingers and slightly wonky left eye, and b/c I want to believe it. vanity fair says: most likely but cannot for sure verify.

the art of relaxating

jemaine from flight of the conchords has introduced his new character, dr. ronald chevalier.

I thought it was hilarious, but I was also stoned, so who knows. but you should still watch it

(and note -- the native american headpiece on the left, and his huge bonerr when he does some "relaxating" techniques.)

Dr. Ronald Chevalier - Inspiring Oneself

ps if you finish watching the video and click on it again, it shows a different clip

the art of relaxating

jemaine from flight of the conchords has introduced his new character, dr. ronald chevalier.

I thought it was hilarious, but I was also stoned, so who knows. but you should still watch it

(and note -- the native american headpiece on the left, and his huge bonerr when he does some "relaxating" techniques.)

Dr. Ronald Chevalier - Inspiring Oneself

ps if you finish watching the video and click on it again, it shows a different clip

Martorial elegance # 2

Where to even start with this one. This is almost the complete antithesis of the previous installment of Martorial elegance and a reminder of the complete hopelessness of the average British male during summertime.



The best thing about this guy was that he had a touch of the preening peacock about him and was stood around for ages posing like Christiano Ronaldo soaking up the adulation as he catches sly glimpses of himself on the titan-tron screen during a game. Yep, if there's any get-up which screams PUSSY MAGNET to the fairer sex it's a grubby moth eaten grey sweatshirt with rolled up sleeves tucked into a pair of hoisted up to Simon Cowell-like proportions 38" waist tennis shorts from Ellesmere Port market and some soiled Air Maxes which look like they were something the cat dragged in and then dragged back out again. The shitty generic tattoo of a dragon only adds to the overall effect and it's clear we're dealing with the benchmark for the badly dressed here on which all future contributions will be judged against.

Not quite 007 and more like 0.0/5 on the Martorial elegance rating scale.

Biz and the Jets.

Flexi-discs were probably the worst format ever. Sure, they were usually magazine freebies and invariably featured a song which was otherwise unreleased but they always either ended up creased and unplayable after about 10 minutes or lost to the wind after a few weeks when you forgot what LP sleeve or book you stored them inside.

The latter was the fate of my flexi-disc of Biz Markie's live cover of the Elton John hit Benny & The Jets, which came with the second issue of the Beastie Boys vanity rag Grand Royale magazine. I've never managed to find my copy to this day but thanks to the joys of Youtube i can now hear it again and even see the video of the actual performance itself. Take that, you fucking lost flexi-disc!

real headline: "Man decorates basement with $10 worth of Sharpie"

I wish I could embed this, b/c it is amazing. like hardcore amazing. it won't let me embed it, but he took these:

and made his basement look like this:

but with sharpies. and better. just go here!

real headline: "Man decorates basement with $10 worth of Sharpie"

I wish I could embed this, b/c it is amazing. like hardcore amazing. it won't let me embed it, but he took these:

and made his basement look like this:

but with sharpies. and better. just go here!

hitchcock was a perv (join the club)

oh, you didn't know hitchcock was a perv?

there's a new hitchcock biography out called “Spellbound by Beauty” by Donald Spoto and it "surveys Alfred Hitchcock’s fraught relations with those ice-blond leading ladies he favored" (thank you ny times book review)

there is one especially weird thing w/ tippi hedren from the birds, where it says:

about Hitchcock’s attempt to force her into making herself sexually available to him, threatening to ruin her career if she would not oblige. (She didn’t.)

I mean, we all knew hitchcock was a freak! but a perv on top of that? hayyyyy

o hai there S&M hitchcock

hitchcock was a perv (join the club)

oh, you didn't know hitchcock was a perv?

there's a new hitchcock biography out called “Spellbound by Beauty” by Donald Spoto and it "surveys Alfred Hitchcock’s fraught relations with those ice-blond leading ladies he favored" (thank you ny times book review)

there is one especially weird thing w/ tippi hedren from the birds, where it says:

about Hitchcock’s attempt to force her into making herself sexually available to him, threatening to ruin her career if she would not oblige. (She didn’t.)

I mean, we all knew hitchcock was a freak! but a perv on top of that? hayyyyy

o hai there S&M hitchcock

my goal in life is to drop out of high school, be on girls gone wild, and have MAH babay!!!

omg too funny. this bitch keeps saying "mah baby" and it is hilarious. please watch (especially the first part)

my goal in life is to drop out of high school, be on girls gone wild, and have MAH babay!!!

omg too funny. this bitch keeps saying "mah baby" and it is hilarious. please watch (especially the first part)

dancing with cats part deux?

hayy.

dancing with cats part deux?

hayy.

that's enough, diablo cody

this is a bit late in the game, but it's about diablo cody (real name: brook busey). I haven't seen juno (it looks kinda boring) but everybody that I meet seems to be 1) in love with it or 2) hating it more than anything (well actually everybody is now on 3) don't really care anymore), and even though I don't necessarily hate diablo cody and I am just not that interested in her one way or another, I guess I'd go w/ the side of "she sucks"

anyways, in my internet meanderings, I came across this description of her which I think is absolutely perrfecttt. the person described her as:

"post-burlesque, 'punk' stripper, I love Bettie Page, roller derby is awesome, please don't mention how old I am thing"

real age: 30

also, I'd like her to stop trying so hard. okay, I'm off my soapbox now

that's enough, diablo cody

this is a bit late in the game, but it's about diablo cody (real name: brook busey). I haven't seen juno (it looks kinda boring) but everybody that I meet seems to be 1) in love with it or 2) hating it more than anything (well actually everybody is now on 3) don't really care anymore), and even though I don't necessarily hate diablo cody and I am just not that interested in her one way or another, I guess I'd go w/ the side of "she sucks"

anyways, in my internet meanderings, I came across this description of her which I think is absolutely perrfecttt. the person described her as:

"post-burlesque, 'punk' stripper, I love Bettie Page, roller derby is awesome, please don't mention how old I am thing"

real age: 30

also, I'd like her to stop trying so hard. okay, I'm off my soapbox now

Martorial elegance # 1.

How you dress as you get older has been a topic between my friends and I for a while now. If you're a girl it's easier because you've got a far better selection of clothes but if you're a bloke you're basically fucked once you reach about 45 until you reach pensionable age at 65 when you can start wearing tea cosies, Spaghetti Western ponchos, earthtone coloured kecks, jumpers that look like they're made out of various household pets and orthopedic crocs. The 20 years inbetween are generally a fashion disaster for 99% of men unless, that is, you're this guy.



Yes - he could do with losing a bit of weight, some type of polo shirt would be preferable to the checked-shirt and cargo shorts are only ever acceptable if they're camo but, damnit, let's not let these 3 slight niggles detract from the fact that my man here is one fly motherfucker. The lemon-with-baby blue contrast of the jacket and shorts is so neccessary and you just know he has a closet full of slacks and sweaters in similar pastel colours. Look at how he strides mid street arm-and-arm with wifey (who has a pretty nice plump arse, it has to be said) like he's Moses parting the red sea. Like a catwalk model in Milan he's the centre of attention and the peasants can only gawk in wonder at his ensemble.

Obviously, i'd complete the ensemble with a Kangol 504 flatcap and some type of slip on deck-shoe in matching colours but this is a glimmer of hope for my future and your future. In 15 to 20 years time every early-to-mid 30 something male should aspire to be as dapper and fly as this chap. Martorial elegance rating : 4/5.

Welcome to The Martorialist

wonderful things!

i found this blog while i was looking for pictures to send to my daddy for his bday. it's just a load of amazing images (most of them quite old) to inspire you! There usually about 4-5 per post and each post has a little theme. I think it's fun to look at but also really useful!




Inspiration Resource

wonderful things!

i found this blog while i was looking for pictures to send to my daddy for his bday. it's just a load of amazing images (most of them quite old) to inspire you! There usually about 4-5 per post and each post has a little theme. I think it's fun to look at but also really useful!




Inspiration Resource

Hot Shots, New Blood

Hey everyone!
Τον τελευταίο καιρό "ανακάλυψα" κάποια καινούρια ονόματα που μου έχουν προκαλέσει μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον και παίζουν συνέχεια στο mp3 μου, είπα να μοιραστώ τον ενθουσιασμό μου μαζί σας γιατί πραγματικά αξίζουν την προσοχή μας.

LENKA

*Κατάγεται από Αυστραλία, οι γονείς της ήταν "παιδιά των λουλουδιών".
*Έχει παίξει σε πολλά θεατρικά, σειρές στην TV, ανεξάρτητες ταινίες, κι εκπαιδεύτηκε σαν ηθοποιός από την Cate Blanchett.
*Περιγράφει τον εαυτό της ως "punk-ass art school student"
*Ήταν vocalist/keyboardist στο group Decoder Ring
*Έφυγε από το Σύδνευ και ήρθε στην Καλιφόρνια για να κάνει σόλο καριέρα στην μουσική.
*Το περιοδικό Rolling Stone έχει χαρακτηρίσει την φωνή της ως "strangely haunting"
*Τον Σεπτέμβριο κυκλοφόρησε το debut solo album της με τίτλο "Lenka". Πρώτο single το δυναμικό "The show" και δεύτερο ένα από τ'αγαπημένα μου, με τίτλο "Don't let me fall".
*Το album περιλαμβάνει 11 κομμάτια με κορυφαία στιγμή το "Trouble is a friend" που ελπίζω να είναι το τρίτο single. Όλα τα κομμάτια θα μπορούσαν άνετα να γίνουν singles. Ένα εξαιρετικό alternative pop album από μια πολύ ιδιαίτερη φωνή και παρουσία.

THE SHOW

CRU5H 5

*Με δυσκολία βρήκα πληροφορίες στο internet γι'αυτό το girl band.
*Είναι η Βέλγικη εκδοχή των Pussycat Dolls, με pop και r'n'b στοιχεία.
*Έχουν κυκλοφορήσει 3 singles: "Afterparty", "Femmelicious" και το κομμάτι που με έκανε να ασχοληθώ μαζί τους, που παίζει συνέχεια στο mp3 μου και το'χω κυριολεκτικά λιώσει, το "Striptease". Βρίσκεται και στη νέα συλλογή του Guzel.

STRIPTEASE

ROSEBLEED

*Πριν λίγο καιρό είδα στο MAD ένα πολύ ενδιαφέρον video, και άκουσα ένα πολύ πιο ενδιαφέρον κομμάτι με τίτλο "Until next time", το συγκρότημα Rosebleed. Το κουλό της υπόθεσης είναι ότι το band είναι ελληνικό και διακρίθηκε στο Schoolwave Festival που γίνεται κάθε χρόνο στην Αθήνα. Ήταν μόλις 17 χρονών.
*Αποτελείται από 5 άτομα, 4 αγόρια κι 1 κορίτσι, από την Ηλιούπολη.
*Πριν λίγο καιρό και σε ηλικία πλέον 19 ετών, κυκλοφόρησε το πρώτο τους single από την Sony με τίτλο "Stories", ο οποίο εκτός του ομώνυμου και του "Until next time", περιλαμβάνει και μια διασκευή στο κλασικό κομμάτι του Bobby Vinton "Blue velvet".

UNTIL NEXT TIME

Και το καλύτερο έρχεται ΤΩΡΑ! Ετοιμαστείτε για το νέο μεγάλο αστέρι! Είναι η...

ΑΝΝΑ ΓΟΥΛΑ

*Η Άννα Γούλα είναι το alter ego της 27χρονης Χαράς Κολαίτη που μέσα από αυτή την λαική persona κάνει την πτυχιακή της για να αποδείξει πόσο εύκολα γίνεται κάποιος star στην Ελλάδα. *Ακολουθεί απόσπασμα από σχετικό άρθρο στο galera.gr:
"Η Χαρά Κολαΐτη είναι πολυτάλαντη νέα καλλιτέχνις, η οποία χρησιµοποιεί όλες τις γνώσεις και τα ταλέντα της (µαθήµατα χορού, τραγουδιού, σπουδές ζωγραφικής) σε ένα άρτια ενορχηστρωµένο «One Woman Show», που αποτελεί και την πτυχιακή της εργασία.
Η Χαρά επινοεί και πραγµατικά κατασκευάζει την λαϊκοπόπ τραγουδίστρια Άννα Γούλα: και µόνο µε το όνοµα που τής δίνει κάνει εξαρχής σαφή τη θέση της και την άποψή της για τη σηµερινή τηλεόραση και το lifestyle που αυτή επιβάλλει, προδιαθέτοντάς µας για σκληρή και εις βάθος σάτιρα, πέρα απ’ την πλάκα.

Η ίδια σκηνοθετεί, παίζει, τραγουδάει, σκηνογραφεί, γράφει τη µουσική και τους στίχους των τραγουδιών, και µε την πολύτιµη βοήθεια των φίλων της (εξαιρετικοί και ως ηθοποιοί) στήνει µια πολύ δυνατή παράσταση, προσεγµένη µέχρι την τελευταία λεπτοµέρεια. Ακόµα και στις αφίσες τής εν λόγω καµπάνιας έχουν δουλευτεί έξυπνα όλες οι λεπτοµέρειες. Από την απόλυτα ταιριαστή σκηνοθεσία και το ύφος τής φωτογράφησης, µέχρι την ανάλογη κιτσάτη γραµµατοσειρά.Το «παιδί τού µόχθου», όπως αυτοαποκαλείται η Άννα Γούλα στους στίχους των τραγουδιών της, ξεδιπλώνει τη ζωή της µέσα από τα βιντεοκλίπ.
Γίνεται η λαοφιλής τραγουδίστρια µε τα στρας και τα ψηλά τακούνια της, αλλά πονάει την Ελλάδα, προσεύχεται γι’ αυτήν στην Παναγιά, τραγουδάει γι’ αυτήν µε ουίσκι και καπνό ενόσω εµείς παρακολουθούµε µε γέλιο και συγκίνηση, και µε φόντο πάντα το γαλάζιο και το λευκό τής πατρίδας κατεβαίνει µέχρι και στις εκλογές –«Vote for Anna»– χωρίς όµως ποτέ να ξεχνάει από πού ξεκίνησε –της το θυµίζουν άλλωστε κάθε µέρα τα παιδιά των φαναριών."
*Η μεγάλη της επιτυχία είναι ο ύμνος "Τα πίνω όλα"
*Έχει φανατικούς θαυμαστές κι έχει κυκλοφορήσει 4 κομμάτια, "Τα πίνω όλα", "Είμαι άρρωστη", "Καβάλα", "Γαλάζιο και λευκό".
*Διαβάστε εδώ τη συνέντευξη της στην Lifo.

ΤΑ ΠΙΝΩ ΟΛΑ

"a lotta people wanna eat you but I just wanna talk to you okay?"

there is a hilarious skit w/ andy samberg on snl (I know, but it is actually funny) where he is mark wahlberg and talks to animals and he talks exactly like marky mark and it is fucking funny (the second video below), and recently mark wahlberg was on jimmy kimmel and they show the skit and then mark wahlberg (jokingly) is like I'm gonna fuckin kill that kid, which is medium funny, but mostly the best part is marky mark talking to the chicken

see what I mean:

and here is the OG skit:

"a lotta people wanna eat you but I just wanna talk to you okay?"

there is a hilarious skit w/ andy samberg on snl (I know, but it is actually funny) where he is mark wahlberg and talks to animals and he talks exactly like marky mark and it is fucking funny (the second video below), and recently mark wahlberg was on jimmy kimmel and they show the skit and then mark wahlberg (jokingly) is like I'm gonna fuckin kill that kid, which is medium funny, but mostly the best part is marky mark talking to the chicken

see what I mean:

and here is the OG skit:

ah yes, the fainting goats!

I know this is WAY old news, but I just accidently came across the video of the fainting goats again and it is TOTALLY worth posting (or re-posting, if I've already shown this shit)

skip to :49 for the adorable-ness and best clip

ah yes, the fainting goats!

I know this is WAY old news, but I just accidently came across the video of the fainting goats again and it is TOTALLY worth posting (or re-posting, if I've already shown this shit)

skip to :49 for the adorable-ness and best clip

um, did everyone already know about this?

am I the last the hear about this? I feel like I should've known about "Potemkin village," but it probably is one of those things that just totally misses me and I've never heard about (i.e. never seeing star wars, not seeing daria, etc -- oh wait, maybe it's just tv/movie stuff. nevermind.).

anyways, here is what wikipedia says:

Potemkin villages were purportedly fake settlements erected at the direction of Russian minister Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin to fool Empress Catherine II during her visit to Crimea in 1787. According to this story, Potemkin, who led the Crimean military campaign, had hollow facades of villages constructed along the desolate banks of the Dnieper River in order to impress the monarch and her travel party with the value of her new conquests, thus enhancing his standing in the empress's eyes.

Here is a modern example of what these things looked like (sort-of):

and here is the hot bitch that he did this for (she would make a good chola) -- no horses allowed:

there is a lot of controversy about whether or not this actually happened, but for those who believe it, there is also the theory that says that actually catherine probably knew they were fake and were actually for the benefit of the other bouge-y richies, but it still seems crazy to me.

Here are some uses in modernish-day speak:

"It's a lie, a huge Potemkin village designed to give North Korea the appearance of modernity."-- Kevin Sullivan, "Borderline Absurdity", Washington Post, January 11, 1998

"Unless U.S. imperial overstretch is acknowledged and corrected, the United States may someday soon find that it has become a Potemkin village superpower -- with a facade of military strength concealing a core of economic weakness."-- Christopher Layne, "Why the Gulf War Was Not in the National Interest", The Atlantic, July 1991