'A la SNL of the late 80's:'

'Bure' - Here me now, and believe me later Gino; you are so pumped, not like that girly-man Capain Kirk in his little tights and cape.

'Gino' - Rocket, flex for me and I 'will pump you up'

Lordy am I bored tonight, don't feel modivated to do a damn thing. Laying around watching Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas on TV and feel the need to chew on an adrenal gland...if only half of what Mr Thompson claimed to do was done, truly a miracle they made it out alive. Man, to trash a hotwl room like that...While on the film note, watched Domino last night. Some interesting filmaking re. pacing, lighting, shots etc (and holy shit is Ms. Knightley some hot stuff) but the dialog blew. The story probably could have been dealt with in a better fashion as well. Ok, enough rambling, I'm predicting the Swedes to take the gold tommorrow by a two or three goal margin. Hank and Daniel are gonna shine...

Leaked pic of a bruised and battered Bond...still not sure about this guy.

Especially after reading this quote:

Daniel Craig stunned James Bond bosses when he couldn't drive 007's classic car - reports LSE.

Filmmakers had transported Bond's original Aston Martin DB5 to the Bahamas to shoot new movie 'Casino Royale'.

But the star confessed he didn't have a license to drive the manual car, which Sean Connery drove when he played the dashing spy.

The 39-year-old reportedly said: "Er... I don't do gears."

An insider is quoted in Britain's Daily Star newspaper as saying: "They've started shooting here and are using the old DB5, which is absolutely sensational. It was shipped over and was ready to go but then we found out he can't drive a manual car.

"So we have had to adapt it so it's like an automatic. You don't expect that with James Bond, to be honest."

Last year, Craig admitted he is struggling to overcome his biggest fear to play Bond - he's terrified of guns.

The star will have to handle weapons in the film but said he was left petrified after seeing a real life bullet wound.

He said at the time: "I hate handguns. They are used to shoot people and as long as they are around, people will shoot each other. I've seen a bullet wound and it was a mess."

Don't need these anymore, surgery was easy as pie...going for my follow up post op today, though everything is already crystal clear with no pain whatsoever. Watch this blog for another excitng entry re. eye surgery. Will be up shortly............

Caught the tail end of this film yesterday, and had forgotten just how great it is...didn't do any research for this post, but the French actor who plays the inspector (also a wise old guy in Ronin and Munich) is a superb actor. I need to learn more about him. Anyway, if you haven't seen the movie, do yourself a favour and watch a classic cat and mouse chase with this one. But don't, repeat don't mistake this for the Bruce Willis movie where computers talk to you, and you can pick up vans with enough firepower to bring down mountains. All while sneering and sporting that 'I was good in Moonlighting, wasn't I?' look. After Reindeer Games Bruce's version of 'Jackal' should go down as one of the most ridiculous pieces of film ever shot.

Wow, the long lost Sutter brother!

Don't point that piece at me please Vice President Chenney. I understand he gunned down a 78 year old lawyer while quail hunting yesterday. Wonder if the lawyer was a member of the Axis of Evil? What's next 'Shrub' aka Bush Junior takes out his lawyers eye while juggling foreign policies? Look out Iran, he's only got so much longer in power.....

Had it with this guy, had it with the manager, the coach, the so called 'power forward' the injuries, the refs, the ice, the pucks, the game itself....FUCK

The NHL has reached a settlement with a group of recreational hockey players over the Stanley Cup.

Gard Shelley and David Burt, members of a Toronto pickup hockey league called the Wednesday Nighters, filed a claim against the NHL and the trophy's trustees in Ontario Superior Court last April, seeking clarification of the terms under which Lord Stanley provided the Cup and how it is to be awarded.
The Stanley Cup is shown here with a young fan and former coach Scotty Bowman. (CP File Photo)

The group challenged the NHL's claim that it had exclusive control of the Cup and contended that Lord Stanley wanted the best hockey teams to compete for the trophy every year when he donated the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup in 1892.

The cancellation of the 2004-05 NHL season meant the Stanley Cup was not awarded last season, but Shelley and David Burt filed its claim seeking to ensure that the trophy is contested for even in the event of another labour dispute.

Shelley and David Burt argued that the Cup's trustees – Ian (Scotty) Morrison, former head of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and former NHL official Brian O'Neill – should be able to award it to someone else if another lockout or strike wipes out an NHL season..

A court hearing on the case was scheduled for Tuesday, but Tim Gilbert, the lawyer for Shelley and Burt, confirmed Tuesday that a settlement has been reached with the NHL.

"A David and Goliath story," Gilbert said Tuesday morning.

Under the terms of the deal, the NHL acknowledges that the trustees who control the Cup can award it to a non-NHL team in a year where the league doesn't operate.

Also, the NHL must donate $100,000 a year into hockey leagues for women and underprivileged children for the next five years.

The settlement does not mean the trustees have to award the Cup if there is another work stoppage, only that they now have the option to do so.

"In a lot of respects, the litigation was the sole remaining vestige of a year-long labour dispute that was difficult for us and for our fans," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said. "It was time to turn the page and move on.

"We're satisfied that the terms of the settlement adequately protect the league's interests."

He's going to have to stand on his head for a few more games before getting a break. Tonight's bold prediction: Nucks 5, Blue JackAsses 2

HaHa, look at Monkey Faced Taylor laughing at that poor 'Hawk.

A lovely book here kids. A pal at work, who's Irish, but loves Scottish writing turned me on to this title. I've read loads of other Ian Rankin novels from his series centered around Inspector J Rebus, and so I really didn't know what to expect from his first ever Novel, The Flood. He wrote it while still in University, and may have written his best book yet in my opinion. It's set in a now Defunct Fife coal mining town and follows three generations of a very unusual family through their trials and tribulations. The sections dealing with Sandy, the 15 yr old bastard son were really telling and fun. Anyhow, think it was released in rather low numbers, but keep your eyes peeled in those dusty old book stores, for Rankin is an author to read.

Pic courtesy of a Revolutionary...maybe this guy could pull it off.......Got my room wired today and all set up with surround sound, can't believe what a difference the new woofer and good wiring makes...scary shit; which should be the first Bond film to break this room's cherry???