Happy New Year – 2009

Well let me say happy new year to friends and the odd people that have found this blog post.

This is another one of my scheduled blog posts

It was an eventful year 2008

I won competitions
1) TORCHWOOD Season 1 box set
2) Live at Kerrang! to see Black Stone Cherry

I have gained MORE Qualifications:
1) BTEC Firs Diploma for IT Practitioners
2) Wider Key skills Level 2
3) Application of Number Key Skill Level 2
4) eQuals 07 level 1

I have been looking for part time work both over the summer and over Christmas and at both times being very unsuccessful.

Over the summer there was an outstanding amount of gold Meddles won by the GBR Olympic and Paralimpic teams and not forgetting the Silver and Bronze meddelists.

Beijing 2008 Medals

In May the Radio 1 big weekend was held in Maidstone, Kent (but i did not get tickets even though i live in Kent).

Radio 1's Big Weekend in Maidstone, poster

Last year also saw Rose Tyler return t the set of Doctor Who and the shock resignation of David Tennant as The Doctor and the start of David Hewlett’s Squirrels Campaign to get David Hewlett to play the role of The Doctor and the end of Stargate Atlantis.

David Hewlett and Jewel Staite

Who can forget the news of Woolworth’s going into Administration and closing down, they will all be gone by the 5th of January and MFI was gone before Christmas

Woolworth's

Well I now don’t have long to wait till mine, my mate Paul’s, James May’s, Preston’s and Kate Moss’s Birthday, Yay. When i will be 18

James May

So this is me Signing off.

I hope that you have had a happy PGP and a merry AGZ.

Happy
New
Year

Stargatefreek
(One of David Hewlett’s Squirrels)

The Best of 2008

well as 2008 approaches its end i am now going to be awarding the titles of the Best of 2008 for what i have determined to be the best and biggest for this last year.

The Best Radio show
1. The Night Before with Nick Margerrison (Kerrang! Radio)
2. The Chris Moyles Show (BBC Radio 1)
3. Drive with Kate and OJ (Kerrang! radio)

The Best TV show
1. Stargate Atlantis
2. Torchwood
= Doctor who
= Sanctuary

The Best Film
1. Stargate Continuum
2. A Dog’s Breakfast (even thought it is not out in the UK yet)
3. Futurama: The Beast With A Billion Backs

The Best Album
1. Off With There Heads – Kaiser Chiefs
2. Oracular Spectacular – MGMT
3. The Trick To Life – The Hoosiers

The Best Single
1. Decode – Paramore
2. Mountains – Biffy Clyro
3. Never Miss a Beat – Kaiser Chiefs

The Best Purchase
1. The (almost) complete sires of Stargate SG-1 for under £100 (in missing seasons 3, 8, 9, 10 and part of 2 and 5)
2. My computer (as my laptop died)
3. My Phone (Nokia 5310 XpressMusic)

The Biggest Shock
1. The resignation of David Tennant as “The Doctor”
= The Axing of Stargate Atlantis
3. Woolworth’s Closing

The Best Comedian
1. Bill Bailey
2. Russel Howard
3. Frankie Boyle

The Best Event
1. Kath’s 18th (Jordan got Drunk)
2. College Trip to Wembley Stadium
3. Live At Kerrang! Black Stone Cherry (even though i was not there)

The Best Advert
1. Top Gear (New season (for the end of 2008(Clarkson falls of the bike)))
2. Barclays (water Slide)
3. Argos Christmas Ad (the one with the over packaging of the present)

The Funniest Image
1. Scott Mills (BBC Radio 1) getting bundled but Chris Moyles on ScottCam
2. Scott Mills Sees and invisibal Bee on Big Brother Celeberaty Hijack
3. Greg James broadcasting from a service Station

The Most Annoying
Person:
1. Alistair Darling
2. Gordon Brown
3. Me
Thing:
1. EMA
2. The Computer that i added a second Hard Driver to
3. my TV areal

Radio 1’s Big weekend Maidstone My Highlights

well the big weekend is over i was not there but i was watching on the Red Button (BBCi) and here are the best by far:

Saturday:

Main Stage:

The Hoosiers

Scouting For Girls

The Fratellis

 

INMWT Stage:

Vampire Weekend

Paramore

The Futureheads

The Ting Tings

We Are Scientists

 

BBC Introducing Stage:

Folk Face

 

Sunday:

Main Stage:

The Enemy

The Pigeon Detectives

 

INMWT Stage:

The Wombats

The Raconteurs

Hot Chip

The Zutons

Black Kids

 

BBC Introducing Stage:

Wing

 

All links go to the band/artist page on the big weekend website and here you can watch nearly all the live sets

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bigweekend

Radio 1’s Big Weekend, In Maidstone, Kent

well what a line up for the event:

Saturday 10 May

Main Stage

• Madonna
• Usher
• The Fratellis
• Scouting For Girls
• Duffy
• The Feeling
• Robyn
• The Hoosiers

In New Music We Trust Stage

• Editors
• The Futureheads
• Guillemots
• We Are Scientists
• Foals
• Vampire Weekend
• The Ting Tings

Outdoor Stage

• Annie Mac
• Dave Spoon
• Nic Fanciulli
• Fatboy Slim
• Kissy Sell Out
• Eddie Halliwell
• Chris Moyles vs Judge Jules
• Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso
• Herve & Sinden
• Zane Lowe  

Introducing Stage

• White Lies
• James Yuill
• Magistrates
• AG Dolla
• Fighting with Wire
• Natty
• Kent band to be announced

Sunday 11 May

Main Stage

• The Kooks
• The Enemy
• Nelly
• Goldfrapp
• The Pigeon Detectives
• Newton Faulkner
• One Republic
• Adele

In New Music We Trust Stage

• The Raconteurs
• The Zutons
• The Wombats
• Hot Chip
• Gallows & Lethal Bizzle
• Pendulum
• Justice
• Black Kids

Outdoor Stage

• Dave Pearce
• Basshunter
• Kutski (old school set)
• Pendulum (DJ set)
• Justice (DJ set)
• Zane Lowe
• Vernon Kaye vs Pete Tong
• Rob Da Bank
• 1Xtra Cameo vs DJ Q
• 1Xtra Mistajam
• 1Xtra Tim Westwood

Introducing Stage

• Golden Silvers
• Twisted Wheel
• Ebony Bones
• Outl4w
• Chipmunk
• Kate Goes
• Kent band to be announced

well i have regestered for the saturday and fingers crossed ill get the tickets

Youtube, Radio 1’s Big Weekend and TORCHWOOD

well i now have 17 videos on youtube now and i am uploading at least every week and the latest ones are not doing as well as i thought they would but “Beggars Can’t Be choosers”.

i cant wait till Monday:

1) i go back to collage and that means that i wont be board all day and i wont sleep all day either

2) the line up for Radio 1’s Big Weekend In Maidstone is announced and the ticket registration starts and i am going to be trying but with the luck i have had this year i think I’ll do OK

OMG i won the torchwood competition that i entered and the prise has still not arrived and if i do not receive it soon i will taking it further as i am not a patient patient.