Now, I've posted some really great tunes below, and, yes, here's another.
I consider this a missed opportunity. For many people it rightly reminds of their Dad, especially those who have passed away. For me, I meant to play it to Luke when he was 5. Watch it to find out why (and enjoy the other videos too.)
Okay. That's it for memory lane for now. I'll get back to the rants, observations etcetera on my next post. Honest.
Friday, 27 August 2010
While I'm at it....
Lets have some Darling Buds too from the same year (1990)
...and The Belltower from 1991 (might need to turn the volume up on this one.)
Ok. One last one. This is just Dean and Britta, who I have literally discovered (thanks YouTube) -Britta was in The Belltower - wow. Good stuff.
...and The Belltower from 1991 (might need to turn the volume up on this one.)
Ok. One last one. This is just Dean and Britta, who I have literally discovered (thanks YouTube) -Britta was in The Belltower - wow. Good stuff.
The one and only Betty Boo
Guess who is sentimental about youth today and has been browsing YouTube again.
Here's a couple of classic tunes from 1990 from brillian Betty Boo (live on Top of the Pops.)
I checked Wiki and Betty only turned 40 this year. Recent videos confirm she still looks great!
YouTube does turn up some gems like these, but you can find some rubbish too. I also found a more recent artist trying to use Betty Boo's name. As the Shamen said, "Naughty, naughty. Very naughty!" - not really a problem though because the imposters video was rubbish (so bad that I won't post it here!)
Here's a couple of classic tunes from 1990 from brillian Betty Boo (live on Top of the Pops.)
I checked Wiki and Betty only turned 40 this year. Recent videos confirm she still looks great!
YouTube does turn up some gems like these, but you can find some rubbish too. I also found a more recent artist trying to use Betty Boo's name. As the Shamen said, "Naughty, naughty. Very naughty!" - not really a problem though because the imposters video was rubbish (so bad that I won't post it here!)
Sunday, 15 August 2010
Heavy head
A couple of weeks ago we were on holiday in the English Lake District. For the majority of the time Ben was on my back in a "backpack thing" or on my shoulders.
One time when carrying him on my shoulders he started to nuzzle his head on the top of my head, trying to get comfortable, chatting away as usual. Then it went quiet and the weight on my head seemed heavier. I caught a glimpse of him in a car window - Ben was asleep. This was reaffirmed a moment later when his head slipped a little and he started snoring in my ear!
I had to chuckle, but not much in case I woke him up! Walking back to the apartment was a tricky balancing act because it was up a very steep path, which is hard enough without a precious little snorer on your head!
One time when carrying him on my shoulders he started to nuzzle his head on the top of my head, trying to get comfortable, chatting away as usual. Then it went quiet and the weight on my head seemed heavier. I caught a glimpse of him in a car window - Ben was asleep. This was reaffirmed a moment later when his head slipped a little and he started snoring in my ear!
I had to chuckle, but not much in case I woke him up! Walking back to the apartment was a tricky balancing act because it was up a very steep path, which is hard enough without a precious little snorer on your head!
Saturday, 14 August 2010
Cheryl Cole will be pleased
At last. The kit maker has finally sorted the spelling mistake on the back of Ashley Cole's shirt!
Perhaps he should text this picture to girls instead of pictures of his little winky.
Good luck to Arsenal and Man Utd in the Premiership title race this season.
Lets hope Chelski and Man Sheki fail - they've ruined football and their obscene spending must be stopped.
Perhaps he should text this picture to girls instead of pictures of his little winky.
Good luck to Arsenal and Man Utd in the Premiership title race this season.
Lets hope Chelski and Man Sheki fail - they've ruined football and their obscene spending must be stopped.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Laugh? Yep
One of the funniest posts I've read in recent times was on "hyperbole and a half" blog.
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-is-why-ill-never-be-adult.html
Material that I can relate to makes it funnier, for sure!
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-is-why-ill-never-be-adult.html
Material that I can relate to makes it funnier, for sure!
Thursday, 22 July 2010
A friend of a friend of a ....you get the picture
Occasionally I'll hit the "next blog" button on blogger and see where it takes me. Other times I'll go to a friends blog, randomly choose one of their blog links and see what's of interest.
On this occasion I went to my friend Kerry's blog (http://windmillwatching.blogspot.com/) then went to her friend Kate's page (http://world-of-kate.blogspot.com/ -Kate also happens to be from the UK. Wolverhampton to be precise - here's hoping she prefers the stripey [and, ahem, baggier] side of the Black Country football derby! aye aye boing boing!)
From there I ended up somehow "C Jane enjoy it" (http://blog.cjanerun.com/) which then led me to Reagan's blob (http://www.reagansblob.com/) where I dwelled for a while. If you've ever read it you'll know why I spent a fair bit of time at Reagan's blob and why I was moved to write this post despite it being past midnight on a school night ( and I've got an all day workshop tomorrow...!)
Like most blokes I'm hard to move. Bambi and E.T. tried their best to no avail. But kids, well that's something different.
Read all the blogs above. They are all great people with great ways of telling their life stories. But promise me you'll stop by Reagan's and smile at the joy Piper brings to her and Jake's lives.
On this occasion I went to my friend Kerry's blog (http://windmillwatching.blogspot.com/) then went to her friend Kate's page (http://world-of-kate.blogspot.com/ -Kate also happens to be from the UK. Wolverhampton to be precise - here's hoping she prefers the stripey [and, ahem, baggier] side of the Black Country football derby! aye aye boing boing!)
From there I ended up somehow "C Jane enjoy it" (http://blog.cjanerun.com/) which then led me to Reagan's blob (http://www.reagansblob.com/) where I dwelled for a while. If you've ever read it you'll know why I spent a fair bit of time at Reagan's blob and why I was moved to write this post despite it being past midnight on a school night ( and I've got an all day workshop tomorrow...!)
Like most blokes I'm hard to move. Bambi and E.T. tried their best to no avail. But kids, well that's something different.
Read all the blogs above. They are all great people with great ways of telling their life stories. But promise me you'll stop by Reagan's and smile at the joy Piper brings to her and Jake's lives.
Thursday, 15 July 2010
New look
Following on from the makeover at MaJaTo Scribes I've decided to freshen things up here at Original MaJaTo.
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
The force moves in mysterious ways
Disney. Star Wars. Florida. 3 things I like a lot.
Put them together and you get Star Tours and the Jedi Training Academy at Disney Hollywood Studios ( still prefer the old moniker of MGM Studios) and every year they have Star Wars weekends too (normally around May/June time.)
A few months ago Luke got to fight Darth Maul at the Training Academy (bad idea- he now thinks he's a trained Jedi!!!!). Unfortunately Ben was too young, which was a shame because he was desperate to fight Darth Vader!!!
Whilst playing around on YouTube for Star Wars related footage I found some of the characters from a Star Wars weekend involved in a bizarre dance-off which someone shot a couple of years ago. I thought I'd post it on here for y'all to enjoy!
Put them together and you get Star Tours and the Jedi Training Academy at Disney Hollywood Studios ( still prefer the old moniker of MGM Studios) and every year they have Star Wars weekends too (normally around May/June time.)
A few months ago Luke got to fight Darth Maul at the Training Academy (bad idea- he now thinks he's a trained Jedi!!!!). Unfortunately Ben was too young, which was a shame because he was desperate to fight Darth Vader!!!
Whilst playing around on YouTube for Star Wars related footage I found some of the characters from a Star Wars weekend involved in a bizarre dance-off which someone shot a couple of years ago. I thought I'd post it on here for y'all to enjoy!
Friday, 2 July 2010
Wake up call
6.30am is actually quite late to be woken up by either/both of my boys.
This morning I woke up to find Ben sat next to my head, just below my pillow.
Aw, what a nice way to wake up. That is until I realise he has no pull-ups on. No pull-ups means they've been removed....by him. He has a habit of doing this in the morning, most often after he's done a poo.
On realising this I jumped ot of bed and lifted the somewhat bemused Ben out of bed to reveal a nice "streak" on the bed sheets, just inches from where my head had been!
I dashed through to the bathroom still holding the toddler (he's still only 2) only to find poo smeared on the toilet seat lid and the carpet.
Ok. I'm now wide awake. Thanks Ben.
This morning I woke up to find Ben sat next to my head, just below my pillow.
Aw, what a nice way to wake up. That is until I realise he has no pull-ups on. No pull-ups means they've been removed....by him. He has a habit of doing this in the morning, most often after he's done a poo.
On realising this I jumped ot of bed and lifted the somewhat bemused Ben out of bed to reveal a nice "streak" on the bed sheets, just inches from where my head had been!
I dashed through to the bathroom still holding the toddler (he's still only 2) only to find poo smeared on the toilet seat lid and the carpet.
Ok. I'm now wide awake. Thanks Ben.
Monday, 28 June 2010
Busy bit of blogging
Woah, slow down fella!
This has been my must active blogging month since December 2007. Okay this is only the 7th entry but that just goes to show how inactive I've been over the last few years! No doubt normal (i.e 2-4) service will resume next month. So, if you enjoy reading about an fully fledged adult bemoaning his national Football team or you like Kung-Fu Jedi Bears read on!
Actually, I've been ever busier than I've just stated because I also added several old stories and poems on MaJaTo Scribes too!
Some of the boys antics may return to the blog too (whenever I remember to blog about these gems!)
This has been my must active blogging month since December 2007. Okay this is only the 7th entry but that just goes to show how inactive I've been over the last few years! No doubt normal (i.e 2-4) service will resume next month. So, if you enjoy reading about an fully fledged adult bemoaning his national Football team or you like Kung-Fu Jedi Bears read on!
Actually, I've been ever busier than I've just stated because I also added several old stories and poems on MaJaTo Scribes too!
Some of the boys antics may return to the blog too (whenever I remember to blog about these gems!)
Jedi Bear!
My migrain is (hopefully) going. Hooray!
So, to cheer myself up I found Darth Bear on Youtube.
Okay, now here'w the original without the "special" effects.
Plus, to prove it's not a one off, the same bear plays with a different stick.
And finally, if you ever need a brief explanation of Star Wars then perhaps this video might help.
So, to cheer myself up I found Darth Bear on Youtube.
Okay, now here'w the original without the "special" effects.
Plus, to prove it's not a one off, the same bear plays with a different stick.
And finally, if you ever need a brief explanation of Star Wars then perhaps this video might help.
Not well
I've got a pesky migraine which started up yesterday morning.
It didn't really help my "enjoyment" of the football (see below)
It didn't really help my "enjoyment" of the football (see below)
Sunday, 27 June 2010
Phooey
That's it then. It's all over. What a load of rubbish.
Still, there was a moment in the 1st half when things seemed to be on the up. Our worst player on the pitch (Upson) had pulled a goal back to make it to 2-1 (it was a really poor header but it somehow looped in) and we were back on the attack. the ball fell to Lampard and he let rip. The ball cannoned off the underside of the cross-bar and bounced.......1 whole metre over the line and then bounced back into the keepers hands.
I'm jumping, I'm screaming with delight. That is until the referee made the worst decision in football history. Ever. No goal. Bollo*ks!
And the rest is history. Just maybe if we had gone in at half time level we could've pushed on in the second half. Instead we looked as poor as we had in the first 2 matches. Capello's substitutions were both baffling and inept, the back four (after being the most effective part of the team in the first 3 games) were none existent and the whole side seemed drained of all hope.
I guess the early signs were there when the referee actually tackled one of our players and set up a German attack! I cold say that every time the linesman gave us offside they saluted the fuhrer but that would be just bitterness. At the end of the day the Germans played together as a team. The annoying thing is had England played with a bit more togetherness this football match was there for the taking. The Germans aren't as good as they make themselves out to be and looked fallible at the back.
And the stats suggested England were on top. We had more shots on target, more possession, hardly any difference in the number of passes and tackles.
Were we robbed? Maybe. It's all ifs and buts. The only thing I'm sure of is this. The referee and the linesman who failed to spot a clear goal should never be involved in international football ever again. And as for SeppFatter Blatter he should hang his head in shame and give up his evil grip on the most powerful job in Football. And if he doesn't I suggest we force him out with a coup. Afterall, we invented the blinking game. I would suggest we take our ball home with us, but the ball just so happens to be a German one and is the worst ball ever made.
Next time, Fifa, give the job of making the World Cup football to Mitre. They make much better Footballs than Adolf Dassler. Here's a decent football for my U.S. readers. Mitre Platinum Football, Official Size 5 (White/Blue)
And here's the world's most advanced ball for UK readers (don't think this is available in U.S. yet, but I'd suggest buying this over the stupid beachball that is the Jubalani.
Right. Rant over. Laters. :-)
Still, there was a moment in the 1st half when things seemed to be on the up. Our worst player on the pitch (Upson) had pulled a goal back to make it to 2-1 (it was a really poor header but it somehow looped in) and we were back on the attack. the ball fell to Lampard and he let rip. The ball cannoned off the underside of the cross-bar and bounced.......1 whole metre over the line and then bounced back into the keepers hands.
I'm jumping, I'm screaming with delight. That is until the referee made the worst decision in football history. Ever. No goal. Bollo*ks!
And the rest is history. Just maybe if we had gone in at half time level we could've pushed on in the second half. Instead we looked as poor as we had in the first 2 matches. Capello's substitutions were both baffling and inept, the back four (after being the most effective part of the team in the first 3 games) were none existent and the whole side seemed drained of all hope.
I guess the early signs were there when the referee actually tackled one of our players and set up a German attack! I cold say that every time the linesman gave us offside they saluted the fuhrer but that would be just bitterness. At the end of the day the Germans played together as a team. The annoying thing is had England played with a bit more togetherness this football match was there for the taking. The Germans aren't as good as they make themselves out to be and looked fallible at the back.
And the stats suggested England were on top. We had more shots on target, more possession, hardly any difference in the number of passes and tackles.
Were we robbed? Maybe. It's all ifs and buts. The only thing I'm sure of is this. The referee and the linesman who failed to spot a clear goal should never be involved in international football ever again. And as for Sepp
Next time, Fifa, give the job of making the World Cup football to Mitre. They make much better Footballs than Adolf Dassler. Here's a decent football for my U.S. readers. Mitre Platinum Football, Official Size 5 (White/Blue)
And here's the world's most advanced ball for UK readers (don't think this is available in U.S. yet, but I'd suggest buying this over the stupid beachball that is the Jubalani.
Right. Rant over. Laters. :-)
Saturday, 26 June 2010
Good Luck
Just wanted to wish the England team all the best against Germany tomorrow.
I think it'll be a humdinger of a match between two great footballing sides.
Although our recent record against the Germans at major tournaments isn't great (I'm thinking of 1990 and 1996 particularly) but overall I think the score is 12-12 (and I'm being generous by giving Germany the two draws that they then won on penalties.
Our world cup hasn't been great so far, but I'm forever hoepful that we have a chance.
I think it'll be a humdinger of a match between two great footballing sides.
Although our recent record against the Germans at major tournaments isn't great (I'm thinking of 1990 and 1996 particularly) but overall I think the score is 12-12 (and I'm being generous by giving Germany the two draws that they then won on penalties.
Our world cup hasn't been great so far, but I'm forever hoepful that we have a chance.
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