Remote Control

You're in the supermarket or similar sort of place..a blast of "two hearts" by Phil Collins or maybe "Lady in Red" by Chris De Burgh hits you as you reach the cut price sausages..

Do you suddenly sing along to it and maybe perform a little dance..?

I have one friend and one mother of mine who undertakes in such past times..am I right to be a bit concerned?

When I say dancing..I suppose what I mean is:

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What a gorgeous sunny day in Birmingham today. Temps reached around 79-80F but with a lovely cool breeze that made things very pleasant - none of that suffocating humidity we've been experiencing recently. So I went to get a haircut, lazed around in the garden eating strawberries and took Sally for a nice walk..followed with some fish and chips and some pretty nice grape/apple/raspberry juice

Tonight I am helping with babysitting my nephew.

This is one of the treats of 2005. "Repulsion Box" explodes from the first
minute to the last with
a brand of organic punk country that includes tense hypnotic chanting, whistles, handclaps and a ballsy devastating vocal perfromance from
Adele Bethel. It's one of the most original sounding records I have heard in a long time.

It takes a few plays for the songwriting to shine through. The guitars thrash around nicely but it isn't mindless
noise for the sake of it. "Dance Me In" and next single "Taste The Last Girl" are awesome treats that will leave those who
adored "Johnny cash" very happy indeed. "Taste The Last Girl" should be Number 1 forever in a fair world. It's a wonderfully confident and anthemic blast of power pop.

These songs are pure - no gimmicks, no over-production and no stylish quirks.
This band make Scotland sound the centre of the universe. From one
danger packed adventure to another,Repulsion Box sounds young, spikey, exciting and is over in 30 minutes - but it's a taste that should leave you coming back for plenty more.

(new single "Taste The Last Girl" will be released on August 15th in the UK on CD
and 7" Vinyl. They are working with Gareth Jones (erasure, Depeche Mode) on b-sides in London).

Love him or loathe him, Gazza is a household name who will always receive attention wherever he goes. The press have had their share of stuff to say about him over the years but Gazza's "My Story" lifts the lid on his life and is told with (sometimes) painful honesty.

As you'd expect from Paul Gascoigne, there is lots of humour and funny tales..but behind the clowning around lies an Obsessive Compulsive person battling his fear of death and never quite finding peace within himself.

Despite being alchoholic, he admits he doesn't even like the taste of booze..being drunk merely numbed him..he lived for the highs on the football field and was one of the most naturally gifted footballers this country has seen in a long time.

But he could never handle the high publicity and fame and often played up to the Gazza image the public had of him. Determined not to let go, Gazza continued (until fairly recently) to still play at the highest level, despite a number of injuries and lack of pace with advancing years.

You get the feeling on reading this that his high publicity friendships did him no good at all - during times he needed stability and rest, he would do more and more daft things.

It's hard to understand this complex character entirely and at the end of the book, there are still many questions left unanswered.

But his story does serve as a good reminder to people like Wayne Rooney just how not to deal with new found fame..