Unintelligent Design

David Davis is actually quite dangerous when wielding a rusty meathook. Cameron did not come out of that well - I wonder if he's still the favourite to win?

I'm never likely to vote for either of 'em, but it'll be interesting to see where this one goes.

Whitby.

Leaving now. See some of you there.

Spread the word...

The Last Dance
+ Razorblade Kisses
+ TBA

November 18th. £5 on the door.

The Jailhouse
Much Park St.
Coventry
CV1 2LU

It's part of the UK tour being arranged by Martin/oldgoth (Insanitorium) and it's a bargain, in my opinion. A chance to see Calfornia's TLD playing a local venue, support from Southampton's rbkisses and DJing by the Insanitorium team until the early hours.

See some of you Coventry goth (and 'not-exactly-goth') folk there? Coventry's been quiet lately and this strikes me as a very good use of £5 and a spare evening. It'd be nice to see a few other Midlands types there, too - it's been a while since we've had a proper gathering of the horde at the Jailhouse, so...

Another day, another unfortunate PR incident for the US military - this time in Afghanistan. In front of an Australian news crew.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4359128.stm

"You are too scared to retrieve their bodies. This just proves you are the ladyboys we always believed you to be."

Happy birthday, kest!

Diamanda Galas covering Johnny Cash (among others).

I don't think I'm going to be there when she plays that set in the UK, but...

Yeah.

Today's soundtrack seems to be mostly cover versions.

Most recently, Rico's version of Psycho Killer and Johnny Cash's take on U2's One. Bit of a contrast there. :)

Not at my best today - too much cold and not enough Lemsip. Or sleep, for that matter. Hey ho. Life goes on.

Various politicians and columnists seem to be talking about how swapping some civil rights for increased protection from terrorists is a fair trade.

There are lots of reasons why I don't agree with that, but here's one of the main ones: would it actually work? Has anyone got a case study, an example of a country that's actually done this and seen some tangible benefits as a result?

Because right now, I'm having real trouble thinking of one...

"Oh, and Kate Bush is making a comeback, which I would imagine means that Tori Amos will have to go into some kind of witness protection scheme."
-warren_ellis, via Bad Signal