Think Like A Champ.....

Looky Likey

Apparent Celtic confidant and all round riddle.... Stuart Baxter

Original Hannibal Lecter, all round fud and former Rangers manager against Kilnockie in the cup final... Brian Cox

I've seen better...

This is what I tell people my favourite film is. Dog Day Afternoon starring Al Pacino. A bank robber film that's thought of as "good" and sounds impressive cause it was made in 1975, was acclaimed and up for all sorts of awards. I've seen it twice. It was early in Pacino's career so he's got the high pitch thing going on and wasnt quite such the over actor he is today. Its based on a true story of a married gay dude who robs a bank to pay for his boyfriends sex change which results in a stand-off/hostage situation with the cops. Its hard work.

This is my actual favourite film. Dumb and Dumber starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. A stupid, buddy, road trip comedy that doesn't sound quite impressive when "that question" gets raised when your generally in company you don't know or are trying to impress. I've seen allot of films in my time but would take a good comedy like the above or Caddyshack or even any of the recent Judd Apatow films anyday over the rest but I couldn't possibly admit that to anyone I don't know.

Give us your fake favourite film and your actual favourite film...

Berlin

I'm off to Berlin for the second time tomorrow. Its a great place to go with a gang for a stag although I've just found out the love parade isn't until the 24th which would have been better.

This time will be different and hopefully not consist of Irish bars, Nazi salutes and waking up on some angry German man's pool table.

I said that I would post pics of Whitley Bay but due to the nature of my intoxication that never really materialised. I will though make a conscious effort to document the weekend from start to finish.

The video is from last year, the dude on the bar is the guy thats getting married this year and I fired into the random lassie beside him yos.

Have a good weekend folks. Peace out niggas.

Guinbo Madness

This is my new toy from Guinness. As like most people of Irish descent I enjoy a pint of this disgusting shite from time to time and as everybody knows "It just doesnt taste the same over her" Until now! Check this bad boy out. No longer must I wait till I visit Ireland for a good pint. Its the future.....Just watch the wee vid.

Back To The Future Was Right.

Well done Spain!

Marty McFly could have made himself a packet never mind Paul the octopus.

Guess The Show.

This song is the title of a well known TV show. Can you guess which?

I Only Want To Help You Rowland.

My Paint skills are truly fantastic!!

..Anyway, This is someone I am really fed up of at the moment. James fucking Jabba the Hut Corden!!

I liked Gavin and Stacy, the fact that he was given credit for it baffles me and actually the more I see examples of his work outside the sitcom the more I truly believe that Ruth Jones ( a woman with a decent writing pedigree) is responsible for a huge proportion of it, in fact I think his input might have been along the lines of "Just play yourself James" Right. himself? A fat annoying English tosser? Seems to be about right.

Its all too easy to call some one fat, I mean looking at him makes most folk angry rather than the usual "look at the funny fat man" but wait, funny he isn't, a fact backed up by " Horn and Corden" The next thing he done with the equally annoying Matthew Horn or any of his presenting attempts.

Why does he seem to be so popular? why is he everywhere? It seems "fat English tosser" is what he does best and folk just cant get enough of "Smithy" Maybe slightly autobiographical? Lets hope it doesn't last.

The Corona Bar Review

A south side bunnet shop for you now in Shawland's Corona Bar.

I'm not really a fan of Shawlands like most south-siders in their attempt to make out like its our answer to the west end. Its not ,and The Corona is a boozer typical of the area or so I thought.

The last time I was in this joint was a few years ago and it was like a scene from a 1930's western but something quite interesting has happened to this place. On a jaunt through Shawlands on a Friday night I ventured in, ironically in search of the "quiet pint" where all that was maybe gonna bother me was how many times auld Jimmy would fall off his stool but what I actually encountered was something different. The façade may be the same but on entering I found it to be a "lambrini girls" paradise. Brilliant.

A DJ, loads of dancing, loads of craic. A young single dude or group of dudes out on the pull's dream. Pity I was wearing a hoodie but the view wasnt half bad.

Gavs Rating 7/10

World Cup Woe

Let my tell you why we are all losers in this world cup. Never mind the poor football, the failure of the European teams to get started, the constant drone of the ragman's trumpet. All that pales into insignificance (well maybe not the poor football but bare with me) when you realise what the true cause of the misery surrounding this tournament is.

There is a sporting coverage promised land, a wonderful place where Andy Grey, Martin Tyler, Geoff Stelling, Jamie Redknapp, some others who are not bad and Paul Merson all come out to play. None of these guys are particularly special and I wouldn't really be writing this if guys like Clive Tyldesley, Peter Drury, Jonathan Pearce and Guy Mowbray never existed.

Terrestrial TV has highlighted just how terrible the commentary or the lack there of has been!

Let me focus if I may on the emperor of verbal excrement, Clive Tyldesley. Awful awful awful. His constant nasal whine that grates on my nerves more so than the Fuzzy Zoeller's that have been set as the Phil Spector style wall of sound backdrop to this tournament. borderline racism and inability to get anything right, the most recent example being missing Luis Fabiano's double hand ball against the Ivory Coast until the third replay? This makes me question his neutrality, his eyesight, where he is situated in the stadium and if his monitors are maybe made from wood and mud. The man surly has to be eradicated, but how? He seems to be like a Man Utd loving cockroach that just wont go away. He is the worst at least but Jonathan "I knew Bobby Moore" Pearce is running him a close second in this tournament anyway.

I could go on and on about these abortions of men that are allowed to commentate and summarise on the culmination of 4 years of blood sweat tears, anticipation, excitement and elation. At the end of the day, its poor. The contollers of the programming and licence fees etc have let us down.

God, gone are the days of Barry Davis, Brian Moore and even John Motson, a breed that died out a long time ago and in doing so took with them the voice of the world cup.

Good Work

Anatolia Football Club

The birth of a new footballing nation has apparently taken place on Bridge Street next to the Sou Wester Tavern!?

On seeing this new social club, obviously an attempt to help the local Anatolian community by means of a charitable sports club and not a front to allow drugs to be sold in blatant view of everyone, I decided to do a bit of research.........

The vast majority of the people residing in Anatolia are Turks. Kurds who constitute a major community are the largest ethnic minority. Albanians, Arabs, Armenians, Bosnians, Circassians, Georgians, Greeks, Jews, Laz and a number of other ethnic groups live in Anatolia.....

I cant wait till their inaugural game.

Rivalry

Living in the heart of Glasgow amongst one of the most passionate and bitter sporting rivalries has always fascinated me so its no surprise that I take an interest in the other great sporting feuds.

The NBA Lakers/Celtics rivalry is one that always captured my imagination so much so that I stayed up to five this morning to watch it come to its conclusion and see the Lakers win the play-off to become champions.(gutted I stayed up to fucking watch it now)

The rivalry they had going in the 80's was brilliant, the two best and most successful teams in the country with the two best players, east v west, black v white, Bird v Magic, Cancer v Aids.

Anyway folks give me some great rivalries sporting or otherwise we can check out.

PS Andy, Tits v Fanny doesn't count.

Daft Yanks

I'm not complaining though.

Best T-Shirt Ever!!!

I want one!