Seany S

Going to this with a few mates, one of whom is driving us. Will be looking for some sherbets before the game if anyone has any recommended watering holes.

Cripes. I knew Victor Moses was highly rated but didn't realise he wields this sort of biblical-level power.

Really want to see Deadwood and Breaking Bad, shame I am too blaahdy poor to buy them at the moment. In other news though a works colleague has just lent me the Sopranos, which I have never seen before, amazingly. So once I have finished season 3 of Millennium I will get cracking mafiosi stylee.

I like to make chicken stock from the carcass of a roast chicken, with some celery, a clove or two of garlic, an onion chopped, a carrot, a bouquet garni of thyme, sage and bay, some peppercorns and a sprinkling of Maldon sea salt. Pour over a glass of white wine and a few pints of water, bring to the boil them simmer for 40 mins. Strain the clear liquid and cool, you can then freeze it or whatever.

Listening to that myself this morning. What a fabulously unusual band. I adore this. Also been listening to some Royal Trux and a bit of commerical-azz hip hop courtesy of Young Money.

Didn't actually see it, but someone on here posted about David Speedie taking down a pitch invader and putting them in some sort of headlock - that made me laugh. Wish I had seen it, from what I can remember of Speedie down here that must have been his sole worthwhile contribution to our cause.

I went to see PiL at Brixton Academy about a week before Xmas. They were absolutely brilliant.

Good call. Mind you, I love just about everything Cave has put out since the late 80s, without exception. The man is a god that walks among us. Watched the BBC4 Session they did I think last year (or even 08) which I had save onto my Sky+, the other night. Most of the songs were from Lazarus, just top, top class and a raucous performance - particularly from Jim Sclavunos's epic beard.

Listening to Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Mobb Deep: Hell On Earth Julian Casablancas: Phrazes For The Young Sunn o))): White 1 & 2 Necro: Gory Days

No hatred for Garth Crooks? The drivel that comes out of his stupid, bug eyed face makes me want to kill. Plus in the blackness stakes he makes Andi Peters look like Malcolm X. An utter ameoba.

I watched this last night for the second time. Affleck senior directs with an understated panache, and effectively shows the seedy side of Boston's Dorchester district. Casey Affleck is absolutely brilliant, the scene with the Haitian drug boss is particularly outstanding. The supporting cast was equally superb, with a mesmerising Ed Harris, and nice little cameos from Boston-bred rapper Slaine and Michael K Williams, better known as Omar from The Wire. The ending scene has to have one of the most emotionally devastating shots I have ever seen; I was left feeling incredibly sad, but still had nothing but admiration for Affleck's wonderfully played Kenzie character. I would love to see more of the Dennis Lehane Kenzie novels made into films. Also this weekend I watched Apatow's Funny People. While the film kind of loses its momentum toward the end, the opening hour and a bit is top, top stuff, with Adam Sandler once again showing that with decent material (a la Punch Drunk Love, Reign Over Me) he can really act. Seth Rogen is really growing on me too. Well worth watching. Oh and last night I watched one of my favourite guilty pleasures - End Of Days. Probably Arnie's darkest film since the first Terminator, you know you are watching a pile of crap but you can't stop watching it. Gabriel Byrne hams it up as the devil, Rod Steiger is in it, and the willowy young female lead flashes a bit of tit. Oh and the scene where The Oak is hanging from the helicopter is utterly ludicrous stuff >_

What about Dan Harding? He has been consistently our best performer this season from the get-go. I was impressed with him from the start against Millwall, and I have yet to see him have a bad game when I have been up to SMS. Our best full back since Wayne Bridge/Gareth Bale, in my humble opinion.

Patrick Colleter must be one of the worst I have seen. Never forget when he crocked Gustavo Poyet, think it was over the festive period, ouch. Also Tahar El-Khalej - what a pile of crap he was. Amazing that he won something like 100 caps for Morocco.

A bloke in my office has an annoying one. If someone asks him how he is, he responds "Medium rare" then emits a little chuckle. Just did it this morning, the tard.

Got to agree with Tac Tics original post on a few counts: Plan B should be massive already, the guy is proper talented. The tune he did a few years back where he spat some verses over Radiohead's Pyramid Song sticks in my mind, what a tune. And I think James Milner is fantastic. If he keeps playing like he has been then he will be a serious contender to get in the England starting XI. He works hard, has skill, strength and a world-class attitude. He has played a lot of U21 international football and is versatile, able to play in a number of different positions. Consider how well he has been doing with Villa, and compare that to the lacklustre showings from Steven Gerrard of late. I think he could have a real impact in South Africa!

A few months back there was an article in the Observer Sports Magazine, one of Eire's best, toughest hurling players (and believe me when I say that is one tough sport) has come out as gay. It was a cracking read, have nothing but respect for the guy, and the same goes for Gareth Thomas. Fair play to any sportsman who does come out, I say. But as others have mentioned, the majority of fans will not behave with the same decorum, respect and tolerance. And that is a shame in this day and age, where on the whole acceptance of homosexuality in mainstream society is a darn sight better than it was 20-30 years ago. That said, my money is still on Sol Campbell being a shirtlifter.

No doubt the £10 deal for one adult one child would have helped. Am going to walk over and grab a ticket later, can't wait - should be a cracking atmosphere and will set me up nicely for an pleasant Boxing Day drinking session!!

American indie slow-core darlings Low released an EP a few years back simply called "Christmas" which has some beautifully haunting cover versions of "Silent Night", "Little Drummer Boy", "Blue Christmas" and others, as well as a few of their own compositions. It is phenomenal. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-Low/dp/B00002R0SK/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t Conor Oberst did a Bright Eyes Christmas record too, but it isn't a patch on Low's effort. Also of note is the Phil Spector Xmas compilation with lots of tunes given the wall of sound treatment - very good even if he is a murderous control freak nutcase. Chris Isaak did a good christmas record a few years back which I have somewhere, think he did a cover of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" with Stevie Nicks. Oh and a friend last year gave me a few hip hop Christmas albums, which are great fun. "Christmas On Death Row" is mostly Suge Knight's weed carriers on filler duty (like 6 Feet Deep murdering "Frosty The Snowman"). But Snoop owns the record with the frankly superb "Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto" (ft Dat Nigga Daz, Nate Dogg, Tray Dee and Bad Azz - lol).

I know it has finished now, and I am sure I have mentioned it on here elsewhere, but The Shield was amazing. The way they ramp up the tension over seven seasons without it going stale or getting ridiculous like Lost is an incredible achievement.

I am in love with the "NFL - America's Game" documentary series which gets shown from time to time on Sky Sports. Lavish documentaries which cover particular seasons or great teams in history, narrated by A list celebrities, with relevant talking heads and some incredibly cinematic camera shots of the plays and how it went down. Last night was the ultimately unsuccessful 98 Vikings, with the awesome Randall Cunningham - Randy Moss partnership. Some of the bombs Cunningham put up that year, and the incredible catches (some of them were goddamn superhuman) from Moss were just jaw dropping. Throw Cris Carter and John Randle into the mix and it was another hugely entertaining blast from the past. They make your average club produced footy end of season vid look like Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus.

Harold Shipman for me. I never forget back in the day, one of the letters in Letterbocks in Viz magazine went something as follows: "I was recently watching the England vs South Africa Test Match and saw Graeme Smith raise his bat to salute the crowd as he reached 200 runs. I wonder if Harold Shipman riased his syringe aloft in a similar gesture after dispatching his 200th elderly victim?" LOL

Probably stay in, watch Homicide: Life On The Street, and eat some junk food.

Watched Dobermann again last night, brilliant french comic book style violence with Vincent Cassell. Lots of swearing, guns, explosions and tits. The way he offs the baddie at the end is awesome.

Went to the cinema on Saturday and watched "Up" with my daughter. I had read some pretty outstanding reviews, particularly the one by Roger Ebert which invoked Hayao Miyazaki, so I was pretty excited. I have to say I was not disappointed. What a brilliant, brilliant film. I can't remember ever being emotionally devastated at the start of a film, either. I thought Pixar would struggle to top Ratatouille, but they have. I can't wait until it comes out on DVD, and am now very psyched for Toy Story 3, which was advertised prior to "Up"!

I was watching the last episode with a couple of mates, and I had to summon up as many manly thoughts (explosions, John Wayne, ninjas on fire etc) to stop myself from blubbing like a girl and compromising my masculinity.