Competing on the show will be Twink's moustache, Joe Duffy's sense of righteous indignation, Gerry Ryan's diet pills, a TG4 weather presenter and a bag of cranky hammers.
And now may come the riposte; "Ah, sure it's for charity!" Charity eh? Can I ask you this then? On what slab of moral high ground do you balance yourself whilst crossing the road to avoid a chugger or two?
Bah humbug.
"I'm sorry sir, but it says here that you cancelled your credit card yesterday."
"No. No, I didn't..."
So there you go. John Trivia #1 (and only).
Tagging, in advance: Aoife Of The Indie Hour, Michael Of That's Ireland, Shane Of The Torture Garden, and Master Green Ink. Also, Una (definitely) Rocks, but I think she has already been tagged elsewhere. If I am wrong Una, please oblige!
This is a teddy bear that has been gutted and inverted for an exhibition entitled Kent Rogowski: Bears. Why would one willfully disfigure such an emblem of childhood innocence? Artist Kent Rogowski had this to say:"Teddy bears are designed to be innocuous and non-threatening creatures. Inside-out the bears are still sometimes recognizable but are now much more complicated and contradictory. The seams of the bear now look like scars, and some bears lose their limbs and other appendages depending on how they were constructed. When you look at the inside-out bears they appear to have a history or a past. They no longer offer comfort but instead seem to want our empathy."
Iconoclastic brilliance.
Yes, to paraphrase the poetry of Scroobius, Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip are just a band. However, precious few bands around today demand attention on such an unequivocal level. So fuck Pop Idol, fuck NME, fuck repetitive generic music... Embrace these two. Embrace a visceral new strand of hip-hop/poetry that never fails to impress.
Other Le Sac Vs Pip tracks of note are "Live" and "Angles", both located on their myspace:
Armed with this effortless insight into the complexities of the human condition, I briefly wandered around the night club asking all and sundry. Some were receptive and thankful for my wisdom. Other answers ranged from "Wha?" to "Fuck off!" However, through the flagrant ignorance of these plebs I had already learnt enough.
With the benefit of hindsight it is now clear to me that perhaps the questions do not drip with the perception I had first assumed of them. Nevertheless, they are a laugh all the same. So this Monday I ask of you a small favour... An answer to both questions.
Let me in. Please.
P.S. Fuelled by said misplaced self-confidence, my answers on Saturday were (a) emo Tobey Maguire from Spiderman 3 and (b) the Countdown theme music. Allow me to give it some more thought and I shall soon post answers of a more genuine persuasion. Out.
