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Signs of the Times

How nice are these? No wonder people fell for those old cigarette adverts, they’re undeniable. Just look at those smiles!

Before everything went digital, did you ever feel guilty about taping songs from the radio? You know, with your finger ready to hit record just after the jock introduces the song and then hoping the fucker doesn’t talk over it at the end. Well the Mixtape amnesty has been set up to absolve you of your piracy sins and ,according to their site, ‘to finally rid the country of illegally taped music. Although technology has evolved, the law on this issue has remained unchanged and these mix-tapes still constitute a threat to artist royalties. The amnesty allows otherwise law-abiding citizens to destroy evidence that could, if left untouched, result in prosecution, fines – even a lengthy custodial sentence.’ There’s also a section on the site where you can apologize to artists whose shit you taped. The list reads like a ‘whose who’ of the 90’s including artists like Lou Bega, Aqua, Robert Miles and The Outhere Bros.

Be Safe, Be Seen

I’m on the lookout for a bicycle as my motor is no longer needed as my chief mode of transportation. This is within my price range of under €100 however I’d have to travel to L.A to pick it up which in my opinion would be totally worth it if he threw in a high viz vest.

Bored Games

Feck the Wii and don’t let those two Geordie gayers in your sitting room for a ‘challenge’. Play REAL games with the family this Christmas.

Analogue Never Looked So Good

From artist iri5’s ‘Ghost In The Machine’ Series. This is my favourite piece of The Cure’s Robert Smith made from nothing but cassette tape entrails. He has also murdered other cassettes to create Jimi Hendrix, Ian Curtis, Amy Winehouse, Ian Brown and Van Morrison amongst others.

Asportatio Acroamatis

I believe when this was inserted into a recording apparatus you could hear the music industry dying (again). From Christoper Locke.

I Like Driving In My Car

So from bicycles to motors… The Aston Martin DB5 and Vanquish models (the ones from the James Bond flix) held immovable spots within my imaginary 5-car garage and I’ve always kept room for a new addition. This had taken that spot. The 2009 Gullwing-America 300 SL Panamericana, replicating the original 1950’s design incorporating a few discreet additions and with a nicer drive thanks to all the modern technology under the shell. Just look at it! Enough to give any petrol-head a big boy explosion upon sight. I’d marry Delores Mc Namara for one. Easily.

I Like To Ride My Bicycle

I’ve long since outgrown my Raleigh Wildcat (the black & red one that had a box on the handlebars that lit up and made noises!) so I’ve been thinking about what style of bike to invest in. Mountain, Chopper, BMX or maybe something more distinguished like these Granturismo bicycles that BT2 have had shipped over from Italy. Coming in a number of colors the ‘Uomo’ bike for men and the ‘Donna’ for women brings classic vintage style and needless to say, a healthy mode of transport at a wedge of 695 squids. ‘Ouch’ you say? Well the government have introduced a scheme as of last January where employees working for participating companies (the scheme is voluntary) can choose a bicycle and any associated safety equipment up to a maximum value of €1,000 which the employer will then buy and the purchase will be treated as a tax-exempt benefit-in-kind meaning that a quality piece of kit like this is well within your grasp and the original price tag won’t sting that much! Available in BT2 Grafton Street and BT2 Dundrum Town Center.

Things To Make & Do Revisted

Firstly I’d like to thank Smyths for their cheap LEGO, Bostik for helping me hold it together and of course 80’s nostalgia for without whom none of this would have been possible. I even found time to make a Pac Man ghost buckle by the name of Blinky for a friend.

You Swine!

In 1976, Gerald Ford and the Center for Disease Control wanted you to get a shot for the Swine Flu and here’s the funkified public service announcement they put on wax.

It’s Everywhere!!

Woman Skeptic

Via Cranched For Now.