Archive for April, 2007

It’s Al’s Birthday

Today is Al Pacino’s birthday and I believe he is 67 years old.

Al Pacino

My favourite Pacino films;

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Gliese 581

(or earth II: The Sequel)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European astronomers have spotted what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet outside our solar system, with balmy temperatures that could support water and, potentially, life.

Artists impression

They have not directly seen the planet, orbiting a red dwarf star called Gliese 581. But measurements of the star suggest that a planet not much larger than the Earth is pulling on it, the researchers say in a letter to the editor of the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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Inside Extremities…

Extremities, dirt and various repressed emotions was always my favourite Killing Joke album so this is a real special treat for me - I just got this delivered from Play.com.

Inside Extremities, Mixes, Rehearsals & Live

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This is a fan’s dream come true! A double CD of Killing Joke material taken from the band preparation for the “Extremities” album, rare mixes, a TOTALLY unheard track “The Fanatic” and a full live show from the Extremities tour.
The track list speaks for itself, this is a fantastic journey through the making of this album and beyond. Fantastic sound quality throughout!

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Suzanne Vega’s SL guitar

I’ve seen this video a few times now but thought others might not have seen it yet. Its kinda nice to see how other people build.

Kung Foo Hustle

I saw Steven Chow’s “Kung foo hustle” last night on film 4 in the UK. I had seen this movie before but forgot how funny it was.
Rather than try to write a review I’ve quoted one used on imdb.com which sums up the movie much better than I could hope to do.

The Beast
The Beast (Siu-Lung Leung)

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