Bono

I was playing Trivial Pursuits last night and I pulled out a "History" question to ask my mate.

This was the "History" question.

Question.Who described Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as the Lennon & McCartney of Global Developement?

Answer:Bono

Now its all very fashionable and boring to call Bono an egomaniac cunt with a messianic complex.And i think U2 have done a lot of good things for this Country (apart from paying tax here),they have improved the image of Ireland in the world stage and contributed to alot of Tourism.
And when people jump on the Bono bashing bandwagon I would usually point out the positives of the wee chap (he is TINY btw,my brother knocked him flying by accident outside The Shelbourne Hotel one time)

But last night as i read that question out,the missus said to me "Why did you let out that little scream of despair there?" I was unaware any sound had come form my mouth at all..
It must have been a little pocket of rage gas that had been trapped for a long time,getting released.. I felt a little dead inside after ..

Read the Question again,go on.. and think about the total Cuntishness,the total arselicking,fauning,browntongued sentiment behind it..

Now take a deep breath and let that scream out....

You have to Laugh....and then cry..then get sick..

I was walking home from work today,listening to The Last Word.
There was a piece on it about the pensions that some of the ex-ministers in this Country get.
Now I could be slightly off on the figures here but for an Ex Dáil members it runs at about €160,000 a year,but you get it straight away.You don't have to wait until you are 60 or 65..
But amongst the people that was mentioned is the Chairman of B.P.,thats British Petroleum,he is one of the Richest men in the Country by all accounts,and he picks up €50,000 a year for the rest of his life.I'd say that pays his Drivers wages..

Now,the other story here was on after,it was about funding for Special Needs education in schools being cut,which means that kids that have learning difficulties will be put back into regular classes and told to pull up their socks and stop being so thick and lazy..

Now i could pull a load of Figures off a Govt website and do a in-depth investigation but thats not really my style.

The Jist of the Story is this..

The Politicians have a sweet deal for themselves and they have the power to change the way their pensions are paid and the rates at which they are paid,The will say that their hands are tied,but they can change it..

But thats not going to happen,why do that when we can cut funding to the weakest members of society to save a few quid,and condemn a generation of kids to the dole or at best menial labour..

It also turns out that they knew about Irish Permanent putting €7billion into Anglo-Irish's Coffers on the last day of their financial year last September to make them look like they weren't a fucking Money Laundering Operation for their Directors..

Just before the Govt pledged to bail out the banks.

Will people rise up violently against these Cunts that are going to turn this Country into a Third World State..

Nah,we'll just bitch about it on Blog,letters Pages in newspapers and Liveline.

They will laugh at how maliable (ooh-fancy word)we are as a people and keep on giving us the High hard One..

I bought a Lotto ticket tonight,if it comes up,the next ticket i'll be buying will be a plane ticket out of here...I'll come back to visit..I swear..

Decisions-Decisions...

Playing a gig tomorrow night,and i have an hour of it put together..
Unfortunately its the last hour...
It always happens,i go up with intention of getting the first hour and a half together,you know to set the mood for the onslaught that will follow in the other 2 and a half hours. But...
I always get distracted by a sleeve of a track i haven't played in a while,so obviously i go and play it.Then I get into it and go digging for something to compliment it....

..I come out of the trance/frenzy of mixing about an hour later,i have a lovely group of tracks that float beautifully into each other..i am happy with the set..
But what i have to do now is just get the other 3 hours of stuff together (this will be done on the fly at the gig)

So what i need is to pick the first track of the evening.The one that will make people prick up their ears,one they are listening then everything will flow in nicely..

Now,

What to pick,from a few thousand records,to start the journey....?

Bugger!!

Funny thing is,knowing myself,if i play that well crafted hour in the end,I will be VERY surprised..

Ray Foley

I'll make this short,sharp and Brutal..

Get some original presenting Skills,stop reusing the same voice clips everyday and stop being such a fucking cunt...

Are you still Here?

Seems like its all the rage to Kill off your Blog id(s),or come back out of retirement..

I am just going to hang around like an evil fart ,or an unwelcome relative that comes to visit unannounced and then stays way too long, all the while talking complete shite..

Yes,i am going nowhere ,not to say that i'll be posting regularly or anything.I will post on a whim whenever i choose..

So here we go 2009 lets cunt you in the bastard...

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Thank christ,if i had any more view for this piece of shit blog i would despair for my fellow man..

And no i havent won the lotto..AGAIN... :D

The Answer My friends is blowing in the wind...

Look outside your house/Apartment building/Dumpster..Go on,take a good luck..

What do you see?

I see a big change.. Brought by the wind of economic downturn and necessity..
I live in a small,quiet estate.And over the last few months i've noticed that whereas before there would be Tayto bags,Mars and snickers wrappers blowing into my garden ,now its Aldi brand chocolate bars and crisps.
People are voting with their feet and leaving Tesco,Dunnes and Superquinn.
I can't remember the last time i saw a Marks and Spencers ready meal package falling out of someones recycle bin.This is people power...But..

Where were these cunts at the last election? Voting for the FF possé that has created the false economy boost of the last 10 years by selling off land that was going to be re-zoned in exchange for brown envelopes..
Construction went into overdrive with estates,retail parks,offices being built,creating jobs and boosting the economy.Great stuff i hear you say,but no,not great because the result of this was a FALSE economy.It had a limited lifespan because you can only build so much,the banks had given out so many mortgages that they found themselves borrowing for bigger corporate banks,suddenly those banks are in trouble and they want their fuckin money back!! with interest.. soo.. this gets passed to you and i through your mortgage payments/(your landlords mortgage if you are renting)..banks arent giving out mortgages,people cant buy houses,construction slows down,dole numbers rise..and you know the rest...

About a mile from my house is a brand new 6 storey Glass and Metal office building,its lovely,it'll probably win an architecture award...

..its empty.. no-one's home,its not open for business.it is failing in the only function it is in existence for.. and right beside it is an Aldi with a full carpark everyday...

Im not sure if theres a point to this post other than the fact i havent posted anything in a fair while but i did connect the recession(that doesnt exist) to sweet wrappers so im happy with that..if you dont like it ,then fuck off!!!