I'm back in the room.

Hi all, I haven't bloged in a while but I had to share this. I am not sure that I agree with all of Lowkey's political views (I don't know enough about the issues - to my shame maybe) but just take this performance on it's skill level if nothing else. Twit @bugboys69 still respects you @lowkeyuk

What the hell is this guy on?

I saw the full un interrupted version of this on FB this morning. I was going to share that but I came across this version and was glad to see that a contemporary of the young man found it as strange as I did.
I don't think he has ruined his life, but I do think he may have set himself up for some serious Micky taking for the near to medium future.

I just had to

Paloma video diary no 17

More Paloma, I think I'm on the turn.

If you like what you see try her video blog on YouTube, she is very entertaining. What a talent.

Armstrong and Miller spy scetch, init!

What a brilliant birthday surprise!

When the alarm went off at 7 am on Sunday morning, I thought someone had lost their marbles, but Bart insisted that I get up and and get showered while he went downstairs and made us breakfast of bacon, toast and scrambled eggs. I was told to dress for comfort and maybe some lunch out.

So about an hour after the alarm went off I was clean, fed and ready for whatever was in store for me. We drove to my mum and dad's house where they were ready for us, still no word of what was going on. I was driving so a clue came when I was instructed to head in the direction of Wobourn.

I had told Bart that one of my dreams was to hug a tiger before I was 40. I was 40 on Thursday so I figured that I was off to do something to do with big cats - and I was (this all happened a week ago I have been slow to blog).

The 'carnivore breakfast' was what was in store for me. We arrived at Woburn a couple of hours before opening time. We were met by a lovely young lady (sadly I forget her name.) She was told even at this stage not to tell me what was in store. So we all bundled into her Land Rover and set off into the safari park, all alone except for the keepers and the animals. As you can imagine I was very excited.

We had to have a safety briefing so at last all was revealed. I was going to visit the lion compound first before they were let out for the day, then we would go to the tiger compound where I would meet their keeper and get the chance to feed them their breakfast. I can't tell you how excited I was. So for starters, we got to meet Europe's largest pride of lions nose to nose and one by one. Then we would get to meet and feed two Siberian tigers before a full tour in the 4 x 4 of the North American Black Bears and the Wolves in their enclosure. All of this was completely off-road so we could get really up-close and personal.

The tigers were definitely the stars of the show. We first drove into the compound where the two Siberian tigers (the largest cats in the world) were still in their 'bedrooms', we met the nice keeper (again forgot his name - just to much going on in my head to pay attention to humans.) Then we drove out into the large enclosed compound where the tigers had been restricted for the past couple of weeks as they had been getting into mischief hunting bunnies. I was instructed to get out of the jeep and grab an arm full of venison and place it anywhere I fancied. Those of you that have been to Woburn will know that it has an extensive deer park. Any road kill is used to feed the big cats.

Then quickly back in the jeep while the tigers where let out. I can't tell you how exciting it was to have two massive cats running towards you (I guess they had seen me putting out breakfast) we were still parked right in between the two large hunks of deer meat so we had a great view of them both as they found the meat and ran of just like excited dogs with a bone to their favorite spot to eat. We sat and took pictures and just enjoyed the whole experience for quite some time, while by this stage the park had opened and cars were lining up on the other side of the fence to get a glimpse of what we were sitting in the middle of.

Then off to see the lions again, this time they were out in the park, again we were off road so we got right into all the action. This included a very stinky dear carcass that was left over from the feeding the day before. (The big cats get fed every three days just in case you are interested.)

After the final tour we were dropped off back at the main reception area where we had a cooked breakfast waiting for us, just in time as dad was on the verge of a hypo. All fed and watered, we took ourselves for a walk and visited some of the smaller animals - lemurs, marmosets, penguins, sea lions and more.

I really had a great morning, so thanks to Bart. I don't know how you managed to keep it quiet, and thanks to mum and dad for joining us and making the whole thing a great fun morning. I will remember it always, it was a great birthday present.

Sorry the pictures are out of sink I mite go back later and fix them.

What a face he is the leader of the pack

This is the young pretender

Top Dog, as it were

This is me placing breakfast at the foot of a tree. Honest that is me.

More Cassetteboy

BIGGEST KITESURF JUMP

I'm off to get a clean pair of pants and my training wheels.

An oldie but a goody

Blast from the past - Mr Kirk

I was a bit of a hard core raver in 1990 but my first love was skating. So if I wasn't in a field somewhere with a couple of thousand other nutters. I was at Rollers skating my ass of to this track. Geoff the DJ played this every Friday and Saturday night after the light show, and the kids had all gone home. I know that sounds so naff now but this was and is a great tune.
Thanks to Pat for pricking my memory.

Now where did I put my skates?

Someone has way to much time on his hands

See

I'm also really liking this from Paolo

Not my usual thing but every time I hear it on the radio the day gets that little bit brighter, thanks Paolo.

OMG I love it

Please go and check out Palomas video channel on YouTube.

Paloma Faith I love you

I hope you do to. This girl can sing, act and make me laugh I smile every time I see her. She really is a one off. British eccentricity at its best, and I love her.

Giant Caterpillar Found In Doorm Room

This picture made me laugh out loud.

A Dog is a Dogs Best Friend

I really hope he is OK. What an amazing bit of video.

Big Buzz Rasta 2m Kite in Skegness

Just in case you thought it wouldn't be any fun to fly. This looks like fun to me.



PS Rasta refers to the color, red-gold and green.

Flexifoil Big Buzz

Some of you will have had the pleasure of joining me and my brother Mick in flying our Flexifoil Power Kites. Well if you have always fancied having a go but don't like the idea of being dragged around the park on your belly, this may be the answer.

The Flexifoil Buzz and Big Buzz have been designed as an easy entry into the world of Power Kiting. These are two line kites so they are much easier to fly than their big brothers with their four lines. The recommended age is from 6 up years for the Buzz and 8 up for the Big Buzz. So there is no excuse not to get on-line and treat yourself.

Here is a demo that shows just how user friendly they are. This does not mean that they are any less fun. Apparently the pros have them in their bags for those really windy days when your 10 metre kite is just too dangerous to fly.

By the way you can buy yourself one HERE cheep.

The new Duracell bunny

Trafalgar union jack up for sale

I just read this story on the BBC. I can't help but think if this was an early stars and stripes it would be worth a lot more that £15,000 It's an interesting story none the less.

Trafalgar union jack up for sale

Revenge is so sweet

And quite funny.

Sway

And his big Mercedes Benz. I like the old school flavor.

I just got this quote from Sway via his promo peeps.

“Mercedes-Benz is all about the fun side of what I do – hitting the road, travelling from city to city tearing down parties and doing live shows. I wanted to take it back to basics and make something in the style of my original This Is My Promo mixtapes, music where I’m havin a laugh, havin some jokes and people can dance to it, you know?”

Last Chance to see - Kakapo

Last Chance to see is a BBC documentary series where Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine re-trace the journey that Mark and his pal Douglas Adams did in the 80's. Searching for then 8 of the rarest animals in the world. Fry and Carwardine are doing the same trip. It is scary to say that only 6 of the original 8 species are still sharing the planet with us.

This clip is just adorable it is of Mark and a Newzeland flightless Parrot the Kakapo getting up close and personal.

Funny as fuck. Click here.

Lowkey ft Mai Khalil - The Cradle Of Civilization

Some welcom news for Bletchley Park

I just caught this story on the BBC news page. As you will know if you follow this blog I love Bletchley Park and support all of the great educational work that is going on there today. Looks like they have some new supporters from the National Lottery Fund.

Only click play if you have 24 minuets to spare.

It takes a couple of minuets to get into but I really like this video. Proper fly on the wall.



It's strange but it makes me wish I had a lift to stand in and talk to strangers. But I have no lift no bus stop no post office cue. I guess I will have to put up with the dealers I direct all day long.

PS you have to love Lilly..

Speech Debelle wins 2009 Barclaycard Mercury Prize

I thought I would post this for those of you outside the UK. This gives a brief insight into the Mercury Music Prize. The most Important music prize in the British calendar. Always an interesting list whatever the outcome.

Speech Debelle - Better Days featuring Micachu

I think I like it. Let me know what You think.

Florence & The Machine Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) Jools Holland's Later Sept 15 2009

First let me say I adore Florence & The Machine (I know I say that a lot about music but it's true a lot). They play a mix of folky, dancy, rocky brilliance.

We are usually religious about our Jools Holland viewing, but we have missed both of the first shows of the new season. I was catching up on-line tonight and wow have we missed a couple of very special shows.

There is no other show on TV that gets this kind of performance out of artists. The first week had Muse who I also love, The Gossip, Florence and more. The second week has Dizzy and Beverly Night.

No other music show does better than that. Go and enjoy the complete episodes at the BBC Iplayer.

In the mean time enjoy this performance and please put some good head phones on, that's an order.

Manny Moscow Album launch party open invite

Manny Moscow’s next release ‘The Boy With The Lost Flow’ with UK Runnings will be his biggest to date, with a string of quality guest features from Supar Novar, Big Cakes, LATE, Iron Braydz, Kid Rad, Conman, Reload, A1, Cookie, Spectral, Blazin, Hicks and some amazing production from Tricksta, The Beat Thief, Juttla, Sir Prestige and Miss Tofelees. This FREE download street album has no freestyles and is all original material. To celebrate this release Manny Moscow has teamed up UK Runnings to put on a FREE launch party in London. This event will be a chance to see Manny Moscow perform some of the tracks from this release live on stage as well as seeing some performances from some of the best rappers involved in the English rap scene.
MANNY MOSCOW ‘The Boy With The Lost Flow’ - OFFICIAL STREET ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY
THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER - DOORS OPEN 8PM
The Blag Club, 68 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3HT
(Situated right by Notting Hill Gate tube)
Tel: 0207 243 0123
Website: www.blagclub.com

Come and stay in MK's newest hotel.

Mr Winkelman sure knows how to run a stadium. I have to say I was a skeptic but he seems to be pulling it off. I might book us in for a night, just to see.

PS the managing director and interviewer of this station and this piece is an old school friend of mine. Who new we had our own on-line TV station. I will be spreading the word, go Lincoln.

Lowkey & Immortal Technique - Voices of the Voiceless Trailer

Out tomorrow on Itunes lets get this bad boy in the charts.

Keep fucking that chicken?

Did he or didn't he?



Please let me know.

PS I hate fucking Fox News what a bunch of Nazis.

From my new twitter buddy pipsiee (NSG)

I love it when you find something new that makes you smile these guys really make me smile. I hope you like them, they even make Blackpool look cool, not an easy thing to pull off. Pass it on!

My husband seems to be on a bloging holiday.

So here is today's hot political story.

Family Guy double 'to woo voters'

Ross Hussey said he cannot see any resemblance to Peter Griffin
A County Tyrone councillor's alleged resemblance to Family Guy character Peter Griffin could soon be appearing on election posters.
Omagh councillor Ross Hussey said he was told about his cartoon lookalike by his nephew and a young party colleague.
The Ulster Unionist said he was not flattered but it did amuse him.
"Personally I can see no resemblance, but I have watched it and we would have certain similar traits - that's all I'm prepared to admit to," he said.
"To be perfectly honest, I didn't know who this Peter Griffin was until my 23-year-old nephew and young Ryan who works here pointed out a resemblance."
Mr Hussey said they would have to wait and see if the poster was approved by his party.

Peter Griffin was elected to his son's school board.
"Really it's a bit of fun, and anything that could get young people interested in politics is good.
"If they can see that we are human and realise that we're not all God's gift, why not? There's enough serious things out there without adding to the worries of the world."
Mr Hussey's doppelganger has successfully run for office in the cult US comedy, defeating his wife Lois in a contest to become school board President.
Lois was also elected mayor in an episode titled It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One.

Congratulations to this years Mercury Music Prize winner

I usually go out each year and buy all of the Mercury short listed albums. This practise has broadened my Itunes library no end, alas the credit crunch is crunching in my house this year so I will only be buying one and it will be this, Speach Therapy by Speech Debelle this years out of nowhere winner.

I have to say I am looking forward to seeing what all the fuss is about.

I copied this story from the BBC news page just in case you live on Mars.


Speech Debelle: I knew I would win Mercury

Speech Debelle won the Mercury Music Prize for her album Speech Therapy
By Ian Youngs Music reporter, BBC News, Mercury Prize
With the coveted Mercury Music Prize in her pocket, London rapper Speech Debelle has become the hottest new star in British music.
Her win will be a surprise to many music fans, who may not have heard the name Speech Debelle before - but it was no surprise to the 26-year-old south Londoner herself.
Speaking the day before the ceremony, she had little doubt about her fate. "I'm confident I'm going to win," she said, before setting her sights on five Grammy Awards in the US.
When her name came out of the envelope on Tuesday night, all those sitting with her on her table erupted with ecstatic hugs, making her corner of the room look more like a rugby scrum than award ceremony.
But Speech was playing it cool.
In the press conference afterwards, she was asked whether she had expected to win. "Yeah," was the blunt reply.

The rest of the story here.

Happy birthday Max

Max is officially the worlds oldest dog. Here is a link to the story.

Bugjam 09

I promised to add some more pictures of our weekend at Bugjam. So here are some of the cars and vans that caught my eye.

Five seat T5 with a dance floor in the back

Fantacy paint job ( not mine but you get what I mean)

Now this is a T5 I woud pay good money for

Classy custom rag top. I like this a lot

Trimmed to perfection

I hope you like them as much as I do. Oh and click on the pictures to see them in full glory.

All together now.............

Ahhhhhhhhh!

Grow your own

This made me chuckle.

Freddie raving at Bugjam

I love this kid so much. You can't really tell but he was really going for it.

If at first you don't succeed fly fly again

Mick and I spent the day together a couple of Sundays ago flying in the park. It was a very windy day and I left my kite at home, so I just shared Mick's. That was a mistake I nearly had my arms ripped off.

In the videos Mick is using my my carve stick on the grass. This is not the done thing as it is meant for carving on concrete not grass. So props to him for getting it to work, believe me it is a lot harder than it looks.
On his usual board he is strapped in and he has off road wheels making the whole thing a lot easier. So it may have taken two attempts but I was surprised that he did it at all. Well done Superman.

I think we are going to go again this weekend, so more fun to be had on Sunday.

The video was taken on my phone so forgive the quality.

So you think you can skate #2

This gentleman has my uppermost respect.



And this is just cute.

Dear Mum and Dad

I just wonted to say thank you for sending us all to Bugjam. I am posting some family photos to show you how much fun we all had.

Thanks again, we love you.