Low flying television

Posted by Skytower on Wed January 20, 2010

Despite not having lived in Nottingham now for around eight months, it doesn’t stop me keeping up to date with the neighbourhood news there.
And, it seems, if you live in the Radford area, there’s a new hazard to be aware of. Never mind who’s lurking around the corner, you now need to be aware of [...]

 Kanye guess my name?

Posted by Skytower on Tue January 27, 2009

Ah, Kanye West. It’s a name that could provide so many puns.
However, that’s not to be for much longer, if he gets his way. No, the current king of autotune (“Love Lockdown”, and to a lesser extent, “Heartless”, are two of his songs where it sounds slightly vocoder-ish, due to his… erm… autotuned efforts) wishes [...]

 Hey Mikey, I just zapped him…

Posted by Skytower on Tue January 20, 2009

Here’s one for your memory banks.
Summer 1989, a brand new “game” show graced the screens of ITV. It carried on where Treasure Hunt left off – but with a difference. It had Annabel Croft, it had helicopters, it had two contestants; but this show also had a manic Scotsman in a full-length leather coat with [...]

 Silly season

Posted by Skytower on Sun January 18, 2009

Is it still the silly season? Let’s present three pieces of evidence to possibly substantiate this:
1. In a recent poll (always a good source for amusement) conducted by Sky TV, Noel Edmonds was revealed to be a more popular (potential) Prime Minister than Gordon Brown, garnering 14% to Brown’s 11.4%. Quite why people think the [...]

 Rugger

Posted by Skytower on Sun January 4, 2009

The Counting House (note: it’s not called the “Sporting Chance”. That is a figment of my imagination that certain friends are aware of, and are worried about).
That was where today was centred around, in the name of promotional work involving the rugby. The Leicester Tigers, to be precise. Guinness got involved too, somewhere, but that’s [...]

 Celebrity mice (reload)

Posted by Skytower on Sat January 3, 2009

Celebrity Big Brother? Shit, I thought they’d given up on that old hokum.
But no, it’s back for 2009, and to celebrate (after a two year hiatus), they’ve wheeled out another bunch of apparent nonentities. Let’s play the “how many do you know?” game…
Ulrika Jonsson The weather girl turned Gladiators host turned Shooting Stars panellist. Hasn’t [...]

 Bottom shelf Brand

Posted by Skytower on Wed October 29, 2008

I’ve never been a fan of Russell Brand.

This, it has to be said, is no secret.
So, therefore, the latest news that he’s been “forced” to resign (okay, so he did it voluntarily, but in all honesty it was the only option) from his Radio 2 show pleases me immensely. His unnecessarily vulgar manner has no [...]

 Roadshow rides, pavement rides, and pimped rides

Posted by Skytower on Tue July 15, 2008

Raaaght… so, we’re trying to get back to normal here – I think today is Tuesday, which is a good start.
Firstly, the holiday photos are still being uploaded – it’s not that I took loads, but it’s taking a bit of time to add titles to all of them, so once they’re all uploaded, then [...]

 Roadshow

Posted by Skytower on Sun June 22, 2008

Only a few days to go, and the plans for the two week tour of the south of England are finally taking shape.
So, if you’re lucky enough to want to come and be a part of the Skytower Roadshow Tour 2008 (and, let’s face it, who wouldn’t want to be?), here’s a list of the [...]

 One hundred and twelve

Posted by Skytower on Fri June 6, 2008

Congratulations, and indeed many happy returns, to Britain’s oldest man, Henry Allingham – one of, it is thought, only three surviving World War I veterans. Today, he turns 112.
I love this quote, taken from the article on the BBC website, accounting for his longevity:
He has joked that the secret to his longevity is “cigarettes, whisky [...]

 Facelift

Posted by Skytower on Tue May 20, 2008

No, not me… despite my current crusade about my age.
No, we’re talking about Facebook once again. Apparently, the site – or, to be more precise, user profiles – are set to get a major revamp (or a facelift – play on words that it is).
The reason? Well, it’s the amount of clutter, isn’t it. I [...]

 Winemouse

Posted by Skytower on Sat May 17, 2008

One for the bonkers department.
The two most out-of-their-tree pop stars of the moment, Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse, have apparently filmed themselves playing with some newborn mice – and called it “Winemouse”.
Quoting the BBC News story,
The video shows Doherty and Winehouse bathed in blue light in a bare room, making rambling comments, picking up the [...]

 Blameless

Posted by Skytower on Thu May 15, 2008

Who’s to blame?
Well, depending on who you listen to, it’s the police’s fault. Or, it could be Manchester city council’s fault? Maybe it’s the organisers of the event? Or, possibly, the fault of the pubs and bars? Or is it the supermarkets for selling alcohol? Perhaps the government is to blame?
It’s almost appalling that there [...]

 Only money

Posted by Skytower on Sun May 11, 2008

More money than sense?
See what you think, from this BBC News article:
Thousands of pounds in cash has been chopped up and dumped in two waste bins in a city centre.
Police in Lincoln are baffled after finding the £10 and £20 notes which had been snipped into small pieces.
It is thought the money, which police said [...]

 Mondeo Man

Posted by Skytower on Sat May 10, 2008

For myself, and all the other Ford Mondeo drivers (taken from the local Recorder):
The Ford Mondeo has been revealed as the most-used car in the UK, thanks to research conducted by Warranty Direct.
On average, ‘Mondeo Man’ clocks up 15,483 miles each year – over 700 more than the next most-used car, the Saab 9-5.
Warranty Direct [...]