UMM ...

Well ...

Perhaps the word verification system needs a bit of a tune up ...

Awesome

So at Haywoods party;

The highlight of the party was, Emerson and I's thumping rendition of Snow Patrol', "Chasing Cars". The fantastic vocal cyclone that was us, created an incredible feeling, prompting this dialouge, mid-song;

Joe: "This is so awesome"!
Emerson: "I know"!

What great harmonies, pretty sure we should do it again!

Jeremy Hotz

He's so funny it's incredible ...

One of the best stand up comedians I have ever seen. His format is really original and unique, he pretty much stands there, squealing in pain while complaining about everyday stuff. But the way he tells his jokes is by little sentences about the topics that just make you explode with laughter every time.

I.E - "I moved houses so I went to Ikea, what a miserable place that is. How the fuck do you get out?!, I was stuck there for 5 and a half hours."

Coldplay - Lovers in Japan

Coldplay time !

Probably one of the best songs from, "Viva La Vida or Death and All his Friends". Even better when COLDPLAY perform it LIVE.

Millions of confetti butterflies are released during the chorus

In addition to this, Chris dances around the stage with a Japanese umbrella

The lights also change colour and flood the stage with blue or red washes

Now time for awesome people from COLDPLAY

Jonny Buckland - Look at the awesome guitar with the Viva finish

Guy Berryman

Will Champion and Chris Martin

The :: End of, "The ::"

OK well, the way this blog started, the way that all my posts were titled fit the theme and looked consistent. But now it's just annoying me. So this is the final post that will have the title format of, "The :: (Insert topic keyword here)".

:)

The :: Accusations

Well today, something terrible happened.

So let me set the scene for you;

Location: Supa IGA, Joondalup
Time: 4 PM Approx

Witnesses: Annie, Conor, Liam

I stand in the confectionery aisle, with Conor and Annie.

Annie and Conor are looking at the delicious chocolate treats, so as to select some to purchase, I however decide not to get anything, and am merely accompanying them for the purposes of friendship.

As I stand with them, I begin to discuss how I recently viewed a Russian version of Disney Pixar's new hit, "UP".

Mistake.

As soon as I mention that the film seems to have been, how should I put this, not official, this old man, also in the aisle starts giving me odd looks. Obviously, because I have an unofficial copy of a film, I'm involved in drugs and guns and gangs and knives and physical abuse of the elderly. Just as Conor finishes advising me to not visit the Ukrainian movie downloading website advertised during the movie, the man approaches me.

I initially think that the man must be of Russian origins and may be talking to me in order to advise me, in addition to Conor, to definitely not visit, "UnionGang.org.ru". However the man says something completely unexpected.

The following dialogue takes place;

Man: "Make sure you pay for whatever's in your pockets too"

Joe: "Oh, I don't have anything in my pockets"

(Awkward silence ensues, before it is broken by Joe opening his right pocket to reveal an MP3 player that may have been producing a somewhat suspect bulge. Annie begins to laugh hysterically)

Joe: "Just an MP3 player"

Man: "Oh, wrong person"

I then make the mistake of thinking that this terrifying ordeal is over, I soon find out that it is not.

Man: (Quite rudely) "Other pocket"?

Joe: (Opening other pocket to reveal a tiny shred of paper, yeah I steal paper all the time ...), "See, nothing"

Annie is still laughing EXTREMELY loudly, and the man becomes embarrassed and red in the face. He walks away, disgraced.

...

Obviously I'm an incredible renegade who doesn't play by the rules. I don't need to listen to the authorities, I get by on my street smarts.

I stole all this chocolate

Seriously, what the hell ...

How, in any world, state, solar system, planet or dimension I, Joseph Blay, could be accused of stealing I do not know.

Especially considering Conor was there. Probably the most suss renegade teen out them ... But the creepy Ukrainian guy doesn't pick on him, no! Instead he picks the last person who would steal.

...

Not all bad, now I got some totally mad street cred for all ma phat homies in da hood !

R3PR3ZentIn !

The :: Incredible Music

Here I go thinking, "Oh no, I won't listen to Mercury Rev' new album, I'll do it later. It won't be as good as their other stuff". I put it off for a long, long time.




Well I just listened to it ...


HOLY SHIT !

And I call myself a Mercury Rev fan ... I can't believe I missed this ! It is so amazingly brilliant, I feel like a dick for not having faith that Mercury Rev could produce more fantastic music.


What's even better about this discovery is that, along with their new album, Snowflake Midnight, the band have also released another album, Strange Attractor, free to download from their website.



http://www.mercuryrev.com/index.php


Reviews about Snowflake Midnight -

http://www.mercuryrev.com/albumpress.html





Go and listen to, "Snowflake in a Hot World" right now !

The :: Challenge

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, I challenged my mother to not eat meat for a whole year. She lasted 9 months before accidentally eating a steak without thinking and losing the challenge.
This week, I made a passing comment about this. In my stupidity I stated, "I could last longer than nine months".
To which I received a reply of;

"Oh yeah, lets see about that, I challenge you, Joseph Blay, to not eat meat for longer than nine months"

I begrudgingly accepted the challenge and now, my dear friends, am unable to eat meat products starting this Monday, the 21st of September.

BLAISEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ... tell me what to eat !

The :: Victory

So last night the St Kilda football club recorded a fantastic 7 point win in a nailbiter against the Western Bulldogs in what was the 1st Preliminary final of the AFL finals series. An incredibly close match that caused me to suffer multiple heart failures.

Best;
Nick Riewoldt - 4 Goals
Lenny Hayes - 34 Possesions, 1 Goal
Nick Dal Santo - 30 Possesions, 1 Goal

Next week, on my birthday, is the 2009 Toyota AFL Grand Final.
St.Kilda Vs Geelong or Collingwood.

...

The :: Best Drummer

William Champion - Coldplay

It's official, Will Champion of Coldplay is the best drummer in the world. What makes it even better is that Will didn't even start his musical career as a drummer, he had to be persuaded by the other members of Coldplay to take up the position, with no prior experience.
In actual fact, Mr Champion grew up playing both electric and bass guitar, in addition to piano and of all things, tin whistle. He played guitar for his previous band, Fat Hamster.

"This is Will our drummer, probably the best drummer in the world" - Chris Martin, Coldplay

Of course Chris and his fellow bandmates are a little biased.

"I geuss that there's plenty of rock drummers who would say that they're better, but I would just disagree" - Chris Martin, Coldplay

And it's clear why Mr Martin would disagree. You can see why he's the best drummer in the world with his extremely difficult Viva La Vida, "church bell odyssey" drumming.

A song that's, "Somehow made it to number one in America, goodness knows how".

Now I'm sure that we could get Conor to interpret the drum tabs to this mystical feat, but instead how about you just trust me? It's hard to play.

The :: Top Ten

The top ten songs that I have listened to over the past 3 years according to my MP3 player;

1 - Fix You - Coldplay
2 - Yellow - Coldplay
3 - Viva La Vida - Coldplay
4 - Shadow Of The Day - Linkin Park
5 - Violet Hill - Coldplay
6 - Goodbye Mr A - The Hoosiers
7 - Speed of Sound - Coldplay
8 - Radio - Robbie Williams
9 - The Dark Is Rising - Mercury Rev
10 - Come Back Down - Lifehouse

The :: New Song/Album

Robbie Williams - Bodies

From the upcoming album - Reality Killed The Video Star

http://www.robbiewilliams.com/