I Heart Japan

Q: How do you get a Pikachu on a bus?
A: Poke em on.
LOL.

Peace

Steve

America Blog 5: Slam Dunk The Funk

On Saturday we went to the Nuggets game. To begin with it was back and forth with both offences firing but moving into the half the Nugs were on top. In the third quarter The Warriors bounced back as the Nuggets defence tired but after an inspired time-out the Nugs went three crazy and pulled away for the big W moving them into the 7th position and looking good for the play-offs. For those who don't speak Basketball... It was close, we were winning, they were winning, we won. Anyway, it was one hell of a spectacle with fireworks, cheerleaders, music and organised chanting. Still I can't see Larry the Liver Bird ever shaving a cheeky Man United fans head and it turning into anything but a full on riot. Still, it was FUN.

We have also been to two comic book shops. The first one Laura joined us in going to as we walked through the mildly (very) seedy inner city Denver to find 'All In A Dream' Comics. Spending what to any non comic book fan would seem a ridiculous sum of money the owner regaled us with many stories of life as a comic book pusher in a tough area. I don't know if we would have spent so long if Laura wasn't there. Everyone is very friendly and as someone who likes talking to people Laura is in her element. I'm overfamiliar, guess what I give you nicknames behind your back nothing nasty it's just what I do, but Ms Brown is on another level. Not a day goes by where we don't make a new friend for life. She didn't join us at Time Warp Comics but again it was a really cool place.

All the other students have arrived back now and the campus has sprung into life. It's crazy, from the ghost town of last week to the explosion of life going on now. This would have been great if I wasn't in such a state. We did a bit of drinking, I lost at Poker on the first hand (pocket fives going all in... IDIOT) and we stumbled home in a haze. It was REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY LONG ISLAND ICED TEA.

In Non-America News the Reading Line-Up is out. The Cribs headlining the Radio 1 Tent, Tenacious M&%$£$ckin D, Biffy and TBS on the main stage and Rage Against The Machine... Yes Please.

Peace

Steve

America Blog 4: Ballderdash

It's always better when you can get a good look at an animal in the flesh before you eat it. The Elk steak was good. I didn't see any Buffalos but I did enjoy some battered buffalo testicle... Rocky Mountain Oysters my ass. To be fair they were actually pretty tasty.

In other news I have discovered baby cans of Coors Light. 8 ounces to anyone living outside the metric system. It makes me feel really manly as I speed through them.

Peace

Steve

America Blog 3: Lesser Things

Things are getting outdoorsy. Yesterday we went to the Zoo and today we're heading out to the mountains. Turns out Rhinos are well ugly and there is such thing as a lesser Panda. Don't tell me that animal is going to have good self esteem.

Peace

Steve

America Blog 2: The New Sound

Malls, Burger Joints, Red Cups, Kegs and House Parties. This is the America promised by T.V and Movies and I'm glad to say that THEY DO NOT LIE. The party we went to even had a blue grass band... Mandolin, Bass Guitar and most importantly a banjo. Once back in England Dan and I are starting the next musical fad:

Blue grass + Nu Rave = Blu Rave

You heard it here first.

One slight moment of confusion. On Sunday we went for some Easter brunch / lunch at The International House of Pancakes (IHOP to the initiated). I had some pancakes with various sides, I thought on top of the pancakes they had placed a scoop of ice cream. Turns out it was a scoop of butter. It didn't taste so great.

There was also a place called Dick's Sporting Goods Store. I declare LOL.

Peace

Steve

America Blog 1: Upon Our Arrival In These Strange and Distant Lands

Happy Easter!
Pimp That Snack!

Yes, that's right. Blogging from America. I am up early to watch the Liverpool gamecast (Dissent?!?) whilst Laura and Dan are still asleep.

After what seems like days of travelling it's good to arrive in Snowy Colorado (oh yes). The journey was reasonably good although I did end up watching Alvin and The Chipmunks and thinking about it in a far too critical manner. In a world where singing chipmunks doing a psuedo Hip Hop version of The Witchdoctor (Remember 'The Cartoons'? Ooh eeh ooh ah ah) can top the charts I don't think the rules of logic can be applied. Still I was gutted the theme tune never made an appearance.

Anyway, like you give a fuck about that. America! Sensory overload began during our stopover in Texas. The drive to gluttony is certainly underway as the two meals we have had so far have just been giant Pizza slices. Sorry Italians (Adam) but I definitely think this is the way forward. So far we have just hung about the campus and partied down a little something something. Laura is so American it's unreal. We're going to need some good old fashioned My Fair Lady style elocution lessons when she returns from the colonies. Everyone we've met so far has seemed really nice and word of advice... If you're trying to get drunk, altitude is your friend!

Peace

Steve

Time To Play

Hey gang. Sorry for the prolonged absence but I have been working on a project that many of you are already privy to but is STILL very exciting! Just to keep you guys ticking over we have been doing a playlist exercise in Crew this week. Here are some of mine for your consideration...

Playlist of songs for Burns Night Party of songs that have the word Burn or some form of it in the title that actually have nothing to do with Burns Night (Note: This was a real playlist used at a Burns Night Party and it went down a storm!)

1. Burn – Usher
2. Burn Baby Burn – Ash
3. Burn Burn – Lost Prophets
4. Crash & Burn – Busted
5. Slow Dancing in a Burning Room – John Mayer
6. Burn It Up – R. Kelly
7. Crash & Burn – Savage Garden
8. Londons Burning – The Clash
9. Burn Away – The Foo Fighters
10. Burn The Bridges – Feeder
11. Burn One Down – Ben Harper

A Playlist that definitely won’t get you laid and will actually probably end any chance you ever had of getting some unless you’re really really really good looking or the girl you’re using it on is a complete sociopath or deaf (Not tested... yet)

1. Bitches Ain’t Shit (Cover) – Ben Folds
2. All I Want Is More – Reel Big Fish
3. Cold Hard Bitch – Jet
4. Break Your Heart – Barenaked Ladies
5. Sex In The Kitchen – R. Kelly
6. Cotton Eyed Joe – Rednex
7. La Bamba – Los Lobos
8. A Bitch Iz a Bitch – N.W.A
9. Kill You – Eminem
10. Wait (You Guys) – Bing Bong Brothers

A Playlist of songs that I have on my I-Tunes that I find either embarassing or just plain confusing or that my housemates mock and that I actually quite like

1. Space Cowboy – ‘N Sync (I actually have far too much ‘N Sync)
2. Gummi Bears Theme Song – Artist Unknown (Plays – 0. Where did this come from!?!)
3. You All Dat (Radio Mix) – Baha Men (Yes I have a Baha Men song that isn’t ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’)
4. My Humps – Black Eyed Peas (Used to intentionally antagonise neighbour in 1st Year)
5. Flip Reverse – Blazin Squad (I have done Blazin Squad Karaoke!)
6. Smile – Hanson (Why don’t I have Mmm Bop is the real question...)
7. American Bad Ass – Kid Rock (eww)
8. Liverpool Rap – Liverpool F.C (I come from Jamaica my name is John Barnes when I do my thing the crowd go bananas)
9. It’s All Gravy – Romeo Dunn & Christina Millian (Wherefore art thou Romeo Dunn?)
10. Lifted – The Lighthouse Family (I am in no way ashamed of this)

and finally so you don’t lose all respect for me, here are some recently played songs...

Recently Played

1. The Queen & I – Gym Class Heroes
2. Hide & Seek – Imogen Heep
3. Clark Gable – The Postal Service
4. Cheshire Cat Smile – Milburn
5. Your Hand In Mine – Explosions In The Sky
6. No Diggity (Cover) – Klaxons
7. The (After) Life Of The Party – Fall Out Boy
8. A – Barenaked Ladies
9. D.A.N.C.E – Justice
10. Good Night – Kanye West

Peace

Steve