One of the biggest political mysteries of the last 30 odd years has been solved. W Mark Felt has outed himself as Deep Throat. Felt was suspected as Deep Throat by Richard Nixon himself and by film director Nora Ephron, ex-wife of Carl Bernstein.
"I never leaked information to Woodward and Bernstein or to anyone else!" Felt wrote in his 1979 book.
Here is an article in Atlantic Monthly from 1992 which speculates on Felt's involvement. It's written by James Mann who worked at the Washington Post at the time of the investigation. And here is a 1999 article at the time of the 25th anniversary of Nixon's resignation, that features a telephone interview with Felt.
Here's the article from Vanity Fair, where he makes his revelation, in PDF format.
Tuesday 31 May 2005
The Space You're Not In Reviewed
Here’s a brief review of The Space You’re Not In from Oran Mor’s own website.
"I Didn't Do Anything"
Star of Heathers, True Romance and Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory Christian Slater, has been arrested for grabbing a lady's rear in Manhattan.
Platoon director Oliver Stone was also arrested over the weekend for Drink-Driving.
Platoon director Oliver Stone was also arrested over the weekend for Drink-Driving.
Some Links to Look at
OK here’s some links for you all.
First off Fizzy has started reviewing records for Diskant. Nah, I wasn’t asked. One of his first assignments is the debut album from Liquid Blue. Have a look at the biogs.
In addition to being the lead singer with Liquid Blue, Scott is also a Chartered Financial Consultant.
Drummer Jordan Medina's nickname is 'Funky Cold'.
There’s always a discussion on Squander Two. More often than not there’s something interesting being said. And he has had a link to us up for ages.
If anyone is wondering how Ben is doing back in New Zealand, look at his site. There’s some photographs displayed as slideshows. He’s off to Mexico in about four weeks.
Since I was on about The Smiths earlier here’s a good Smiths fan site. Passions Just Like Mine.
The Shizzolator never gets old.
I think the death of Mitch Hedberg hit Doug Stanhope hard and he’s moving pretty soon, so he’s getting rid of everything he owns. In addition to a yard sale he’s punting all his goods on e-bay. Including tapes of him playing live and all his pornography and sex related toys. The sale starts June 10th.
You Owe Me Glue is back on in July so go have a look at the website. Familiarise yourself with the old stuff and very soon our webmaster will have some new stuff up for you to enjoy.
There is NOTHING to see at the Naked Bear Theatre Company website. But you never know, one day...
Have a look at Alasdair’s odd collection of photographs on Flickr. From abnormalists to cows. And here too is Marceline’s.
As the reviews for my CD compilation trickle in it’s obvious that just like The Ataris the folk in here hate Ben Lee.
I'm sure there's more I could serve up, but I think that's about enough to be getting on with eh?
First off Fizzy has started reviewing records for Diskant. Nah, I wasn’t asked. One of his first assignments is the debut album from Liquid Blue. Have a look at the biogs.
In addition to being the lead singer with Liquid Blue, Scott is also a Chartered Financial Consultant.
Drummer Jordan Medina's nickname is 'Funky Cold'.
There’s always a discussion on Squander Two. More often than not there’s something interesting being said. And he has had a link to us up for ages.
If anyone is wondering how Ben is doing back in New Zealand, look at his site. There’s some photographs displayed as slideshows. He’s off to Mexico in about four weeks.
Since I was on about The Smiths earlier here’s a good Smiths fan site. Passions Just Like Mine.
The Shizzolator never gets old.
I think the death of Mitch Hedberg hit Doug Stanhope hard and he’s moving pretty soon, so he’s getting rid of everything he owns. In addition to a yard sale he’s punting all his goods on e-bay. Including tapes of him playing live and all his pornography and sex related toys. The sale starts June 10th.
You Owe Me Glue is back on in July so go have a look at the website. Familiarise yourself with the old stuff and very soon our webmaster will have some new stuff up for you to enjoy.
There is NOTHING to see at the Naked Bear Theatre Company website. But you never know, one day...
Have a look at Alasdair’s odd collection of photographs on Flickr. From abnormalists to cows. And here too is Marceline’s.
As the reviews for my CD compilation trickle in it’s obvious that just like The Ataris the folk in here hate Ben Lee.
I'm sure there's more I could serve up, but I think that's about enough to be getting on with eh?
Bank Holiday Weekend
How was the bank holiday weekend for the ‘Pish readership? Mine? Yeah well…
On Friday after work some of us went to a party at Marceline’s new flat, a converted stable just off Great Western Road. I think it was ‘converted’ some time ago. The funniest story we heard from the evening was from a girl who used to be employed in the complaints department here at work, who told us of a customer who bought 15 of the sub standard websites we have to offer as he suffered from multiple personality disorder and each one of his personalities called up to buy a site. You’d think at least one of them would have a little bit of savvy.
From Marceline’s party I went off to meet Jo at the Woodside Social. The last Friday of the month is National Pop League, which is really good cos they played a lot of stuff I quite like. Arcade Fire, The Go-Betweens, The Go! Team, Velvet Underground, The Smiths etc. though at the start of almost every song Jo did ask me “Who’s this?” I had to admit I don’t know everything. The last song played was ‘You Just Haven’t Earned it Yet, Baby,’ by The Smiths. This just sums up what a good band The Smiths were. That wasn’t even a single, (it was considered but was passed over for ‘Shoplifters of the World Unite’) it made its first appearance on the compilation LP ‘The World Won’t Listen’. How many other bands could have a non-single played as the last record in a disco?
It was here when a stranger walked up to me and said “Excuse me, are you the guy out of You Owe Me Glue?” he then went on to tell me how much he enjoyed the show and how he’d be at the next one. It’s always nice to meet the fans, cos at the end of the day, they’re the ones you do it for. Shame though, that it wasn’t a hot girl, but got to start somewhere I guess.
Saturday afternoon saw me miss the only goal in a dull televised Scottish Cup Final by virtue of my niece pulling a jumper over my head at the very moment the ball went in. However she didn’t think it was too funny when I turned her upside down a moment later.
Saturday night involved Nice N Sleazy’s, Mosquito, Fury Murrays and a dance crazy Nicola.
On Sunday I watch out to watch the League Two play off match between Hartlepool United and Sheffield Wednesday with Jo and ‘Pool fan Jill. They came very close, but ultimately lost 4-2 after extra time. From there we ended up in Jill’s local in Kinning Park, the name of which escapes me.
Last night I went to see my pal Sara in two one act plays. 'The Secret Love Life of Ophelia' by Steven Berkoff and 'Desdemona: A play about a Handkerchief' by Paula Vogel. She appeared in the first one and directed the second. I have to say that although the first featured a typically fine performance from Sara, the second play, which she wasn’t in, was far superior. It was very funny and featured an excellent comic performance from Friend of Glue Alison May.
And that was about it for me and pay-day Bank Holiday weekend.
On Friday after work some of us went to a party at Marceline’s new flat, a converted stable just off Great Western Road. I think it was ‘converted’ some time ago. The funniest story we heard from the evening was from a girl who used to be employed in the complaints department here at work, who told us of a customer who bought 15 of the sub standard websites we have to offer as he suffered from multiple personality disorder and each one of his personalities called up to buy a site. You’d think at least one of them would have a little bit of savvy.
From Marceline’s party I went off to meet Jo at the Woodside Social. The last Friday of the month is National Pop League, which is really good cos they played a lot of stuff I quite like. Arcade Fire, The Go-Betweens, The Go! Team, Velvet Underground, The Smiths etc. though at the start of almost every song Jo did ask me “Who’s this?” I had to admit I don’t know everything. The last song played was ‘You Just Haven’t Earned it Yet, Baby,’ by The Smiths. This just sums up what a good band The Smiths were. That wasn’t even a single, (it was considered but was passed over for ‘Shoplifters of the World Unite’) it made its first appearance on the compilation LP ‘The World Won’t Listen’. How many other bands could have a non-single played as the last record in a disco?
It was here when a stranger walked up to me and said “Excuse me, are you the guy out of You Owe Me Glue?” he then went on to tell me how much he enjoyed the show and how he’d be at the next one. It’s always nice to meet the fans, cos at the end of the day, they’re the ones you do it for. Shame though, that it wasn’t a hot girl, but got to start somewhere I guess.
Saturday afternoon saw me miss the only goal in a dull televised Scottish Cup Final by virtue of my niece pulling a jumper over my head at the very moment the ball went in. However she didn’t think it was too funny when I turned her upside down a moment later.
Saturday night involved Nice N Sleazy’s, Mosquito, Fury Murrays and a dance crazy Nicola.
On Sunday I watch out to watch the League Two play off match between Hartlepool United and Sheffield Wednesday with Jo and ‘Pool fan Jill. They came very close, but ultimately lost 4-2 after extra time. From there we ended up in Jill’s local in Kinning Park, the name of which escapes me.
Last night I went to see my pal Sara in two one act plays. 'The Secret Love Life of Ophelia' by Steven Berkoff and 'Desdemona: A play about a Handkerchief' by Paula Vogel. She appeared in the first one and directed the second. I have to say that although the first featured a typically fine performance from Sara, the second play, which she wasn’t in, was far superior. It was very funny and featured an excellent comic performance from Friend of Glue Alison May.
And that was about it for me and pay-day Bank Holiday weekend.
Thursday 26 May 2005
The Music Exchange
Here at work in an effort at ‘team building’ (nah, not really it was just an idea I had while having a conversation about music) I’ve organised a CD Exchange. The simple idea being that everyone in our ‘team’ makes up a CD and then we all start swapping them around.
This has been enhanced by us all writing reviews of the CDs and e-mailing them round. Prompting such reviews as
Bis - Today of all Days
This reminds me of my days in college radio when the power violence show was relegated to a fifteen minute slot on the noise show. Granted, you could play thirty or more songs in that time, but that's irrelevant. The people who ruled that station with an iron fist were into music like Bis. 3/10.
And
Playgroup – Make it Happen – after the last few tracks, I have to ask if I should really be on an e for this whole experience. Another sweaty club pot boiler, this has an engaging bass line and what I can only image are hastily scribbled down lyrics which don’t make sense, even in the good way. 5/10
And
Justin Timberlake – Rock Your Body 2/10
I suppose this is all right for the genre, but since the genre is soulless pseudo funk pop tinged rubbish with its eye firmly on dollar signs I’m less than impressed. If he’d just taken out an advert in the New York Times declaring ‘I am Good at Shagging’ maybe then no one would have to be subjected to this garbage.
It does seem to be ‘bonding’ us all…kinda.
So far my CD hasn’t been reviewed, though Marceline did tell me that one of the songs on it was ‘dreadful.’ For the record my compilation is as follows.
1. Digerati – Good Morning Harry Shaw
2. Death Cab For Cutie – Technicolor Girls
3. Arcade Fire – Neighborhood # 1 (Tunnels)
4. Brendan Benson – Spit it Out
5. Ben Lee – Catch my Disease
6. Built to Spill – Strange
7. David Cross – Advertising
8. Jon Brion – Knock Yourself Out
9. Ben Folds – Rent a Cop
10. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – Bleeding Powers
11. Ben Kweller – In Other Words
12. Doug Stanhope – Offensive to Midgets
13. Sahara Hotnights – Hot Night Crash
14. Say Hi To Your Mom – Let’s Talk About Spaceships
15. Demetri Martin – Swimming
16. Aimee Mann – You Do
17. Teenage Fanclub – Take the Skinheads Bowling
18. Tegan and Sara – Walking with a Ghost
19. Mitch Hedberg – Sandwiches
20. William Shatner – That’s me Trying
21. The Go-Betweens – Surfing Magazines
22. James Mercer – Pink Bullets
23. The Wolf Parade – It’s a Curse
24. Rilo Kiley – The Good That Won’t Come Out
This has been enhanced by us all writing reviews of the CDs and e-mailing them round. Prompting such reviews as
Bis - Today of all Days
This reminds me of my days in college radio when the power violence show was relegated to a fifteen minute slot on the noise show. Granted, you could play thirty or more songs in that time, but that's irrelevant. The people who ruled that station with an iron fist were into music like Bis. 3/10.
And
Playgroup – Make it Happen – after the last few tracks, I have to ask if I should really be on an e for this whole experience. Another sweaty club pot boiler, this has an engaging bass line and what I can only image are hastily scribbled down lyrics which don’t make sense, even in the good way. 5/10
And
Justin Timberlake – Rock Your Body 2/10
I suppose this is all right for the genre, but since the genre is soulless pseudo funk pop tinged rubbish with its eye firmly on dollar signs I’m less than impressed. If he’d just taken out an advert in the New York Times declaring ‘I am Good at Shagging’ maybe then no one would have to be subjected to this garbage.
It does seem to be ‘bonding’ us all…kinda.
So far my CD hasn’t been reviewed, though Marceline did tell me that one of the songs on it was ‘dreadful.’ For the record my compilation is as follows.
1. Digerati – Good Morning Harry Shaw
2. Death Cab For Cutie – Technicolor Girls
3. Arcade Fire – Neighborhood # 1 (Tunnels)
4. Brendan Benson – Spit it Out
5. Ben Lee – Catch my Disease
6. Built to Spill – Strange
7. David Cross – Advertising
8. Jon Brion – Knock Yourself Out
9. Ben Folds – Rent a Cop
10. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – Bleeding Powers
11. Ben Kweller – In Other Words
12. Doug Stanhope – Offensive to Midgets
13. Sahara Hotnights – Hot Night Crash
14. Say Hi To Your Mom – Let’s Talk About Spaceships
15. Demetri Martin – Swimming
16. Aimee Mann – You Do
17. Teenage Fanclub – Take the Skinheads Bowling
18. Tegan and Sara – Walking with a Ghost
19. Mitch Hedberg – Sandwiches
20. William Shatner – That’s me Trying
21. The Go-Betweens – Surfing Magazines
22. James Mercer – Pink Bullets
23. The Wolf Parade – It’s a Curse
24. Rilo Kiley – The Good That Won’t Come Out
Could You Believe It?
Well what a game that was last night eh? Much like the rest of Europe the lot of us who went to O’Neill’s to watch the game thought that Liverpool were dead and buried by half time. There was talk of another Euro Final exhibition style performance from Milan like 1989 when they put Steaua Bucharest to the sword 4-0 or 1994 when they gubbed Barcelona by the same scoreline.
But it wasn’t to be. Instead we were treated to one of the most unbelievable comebacks I’ve ever seen. Not least because with Crespo’s deft finish for number three Milan looked every inch European Champions and Liverpool looked like their journey to the final was achievement enough.
Jerzy Dudek made up for his occasional blunder throughout the tournament with first of all a fantastic double save at the death and then his penalty saves in the shoot out. And of course his Grobbelaar style antics on the goal-line. Grobbelaar himself said this “Jerzy Dudek was fantastic; he was like a starfish with jelly legs. I heard he was told to remember what I did in 1984 and he did it. He put the first one off and saved two penalties.”
Dalglish and Hansen both said that if Liverpool could do it last night it would be a greater achievement than what the teams of the 70s and 80s achieved and I think that’s correct. No one would say that this team is the best in Europe but they only way to prove it is by winning the Champions League and they had by no means an easy journey to the final. Juventus and Chelsea were, along with Barcelona most people’s tips to win it and Liverpool dispensed with both of them.
Now the talk turns to whether or not they will be allowed to defend the trophy next season. For me UEFA should allow them entry. It was their silly and greedy rule that installed 4 teams from England into the tournament in the first place so who cares if Liverpool as holders make 5? Well maybe the Spanish and Italian FAs. UEFA are saying 'the rules can't be changed mid season.' Well, for one thing it's not mid season, but these are rules that they themselves make up as and when it suits them. Back in the days when it truly was a Champions's tournament the only way more than one team from the same country could get into the competition was if the holders hadn't won their respective league that season.
However UEFA do seem to be sticking to their guns and refusing the holders entry for next season. In the latest twist TNS in Wales have volunteered to let their place in the qualifiers go to Liverpool if they were to beat them in a pre-qualifier play-off. A masterstroke by TNS as a 2 legged play off against the European Champions would be an excellent money spinner. However the Football Asociaton of Wales have since declared TNS’s suggestion ‘not feasible’ and that they will not back it.
Still Liverpool and their fans will I’m sure simply revel in this victory for some time to come.
But it wasn’t to be. Instead we were treated to one of the most unbelievable comebacks I’ve ever seen. Not least because with Crespo’s deft finish for number three Milan looked every inch European Champions and Liverpool looked like their journey to the final was achievement enough.
Jerzy Dudek made up for his occasional blunder throughout the tournament with first of all a fantastic double save at the death and then his penalty saves in the shoot out. And of course his Grobbelaar style antics on the goal-line. Grobbelaar himself said this “Jerzy Dudek was fantastic; he was like a starfish with jelly legs. I heard he was told to remember what I did in 1984 and he did it. He put the first one off and saved two penalties.”
Dalglish and Hansen both said that if Liverpool could do it last night it would be a greater achievement than what the teams of the 70s and 80s achieved and I think that’s correct. No one would say that this team is the best in Europe but they only way to prove it is by winning the Champions League and they had by no means an easy journey to the final. Juventus and Chelsea were, along with Barcelona most people’s tips to win it and Liverpool dispensed with both of them.
Now the talk turns to whether or not they will be allowed to defend the trophy next season. For me UEFA should allow them entry. It was their silly and greedy rule that installed 4 teams from England into the tournament in the first place so who cares if Liverpool as holders make 5? Well maybe the Spanish and Italian FAs. UEFA are saying 'the rules can't be changed mid season.' Well, for one thing it's not mid season, but these are rules that they themselves make up as and when it suits them. Back in the days when it truly was a Champions's tournament the only way more than one team from the same country could get into the competition was if the holders hadn't won their respective league that season.
However UEFA do seem to be sticking to their guns and refusing the holders entry for next season. In the latest twist TNS in Wales have volunteered to let their place in the qualifiers go to Liverpool if they were to beat them in a pre-qualifier play-off. A masterstroke by TNS as a 2 legged play off against the European Champions would be an excellent money spinner. However the Football Asociaton of Wales have since declared TNS’s suggestion ‘not feasible’ and that they will not back it.
Still Liverpool and their fans will I’m sure simply revel in this victory for some time to come.
Monday 23 May 2005
U-Turn of the Mac
An amusing yet inevitable twist to the gag theft post of a few days ago. It would appear that Mac has had to eat some tasty humble pie.
Sunday 22 May 2005
Photos from The Space You're Not In
Here are a load of photographs from last Saturday. I made sure I took plenty throughout the day. From the rehearsal in the morning to the end of the show. Click on the picture to get a bigger version.
Paul and his sports car.
We had a rehearsal at Langside Halls in the morning before the show. Here are Nicola and Clare outside.
Here’s Anne-Marie declaring peace.
Nicola pretends that she can play the accordion.
Clare leads us all in a warm-up.
Jon had the first poem in our performance.
I use all my acting talents to convey a hangover.
Anne-Marie and Nicola
Paul frightens Jon.
Nicola and Stuart practice their much anticipated tango.
In between the soundcheck and the show, we took advantage of the weather and lazed around in the Botanic Gardens.
A coy looking Anne-Marie.
Nicola staring majestically off into the distance.
There was nowhere to do a pre-show warm up, so Clare suggested we do it in the Ladies toilets. Here we are.
Borders ran a poetry competition in Gail's name. Simone read the winning entry on the night. Here she holds it complete with the signatures of the literary giants who performed.
Paul gets melancholy before we go on stage.
Not the best view, this, from the side of the stage, but this is famed playwright and artist John Byrne.
John Byrne leaves the stage.
Liz Lochhead was next up.
Linda and Yvonne did a fantastic job at organising the whole show. Here they are at the side of the stage.
Nicola and Stuart's tango.
The auction in full swing.
The lovely Jennifer came down from Inverness for the show.
Yvonne and Mhari worked at the box office for the first half of the evening. But made up for it later.
One of these men has been in a Super Noodles advert.
Eddi Reader
Linda and Yvonne in the Green Room.
This is Sarah.
Sarah, Linda and Yvonne.
Auctioneer Anita Manning.
Sarah or ‘Sexy Sadie’ as I believe the girls refer to her as.
Arab Strap, as I recall he was singing something about ‘cocks’ at this point.
All I did here was flash the camera in Nicola’s face cos she was taking the piss.
Belle and Sebastian prepare to take the stage.
Belle and Sebastian rock out.
Gail's best pal Lesley and friends.
I did tell her I thought they were really good later and although she said ‘Oh thanks,’ she just looked frightened.
Clare goes mad for The Belles
Clare and her dancing partner.
Some happy members of Belle and Sebastian leave the stage.
The back of Belle and Sebastian Main Man Stuart Murdoch’s head.
The hilarious irony of taking a photograph of the photographer.
Compere Sandy Nelson.
Claire the photographer again.
Nicola and Claire.
Yvonne shakes her thing.
And finally at about 2am Yvonne and Sarah.
Paul and his sports car.
We had a rehearsal at Langside Halls in the morning before the show. Here are Nicola and Clare outside.
Here’s Anne-Marie declaring peace.
Nicola pretends that she can play the accordion.
Clare leads us all in a warm-up.
Jon had the first poem in our performance.
I use all my acting talents to convey a hangover.
Anne-Marie and Nicola
Paul frightens Jon.
Nicola and Stuart practice their much anticipated tango.
In between the soundcheck and the show, we took advantage of the weather and lazed around in the Botanic Gardens.
A coy looking Anne-Marie.
Nicola staring majestically off into the distance.
There was nowhere to do a pre-show warm up, so Clare suggested we do it in the Ladies toilets. Here we are.
Borders ran a poetry competition in Gail's name. Simone read the winning entry on the night. Here she holds it complete with the signatures of the literary giants who performed.
Paul gets melancholy before we go on stage.
Not the best view, this, from the side of the stage, but this is famed playwright and artist John Byrne.
John Byrne leaves the stage.
Liz Lochhead was next up.
Linda and Yvonne did a fantastic job at organising the whole show. Here they are at the side of the stage.
Nicola and Stuart's tango.
The auction in full swing.
The lovely Jennifer came down from Inverness for the show.
Yvonne and Mhari worked at the box office for the first half of the evening. But made up for it later.
One of these men has been in a Super Noodles advert.
Eddi Reader
Linda and Yvonne in the Green Room.
This is Sarah.
Sarah, Linda and Yvonne.
Auctioneer Anita Manning.
Sarah or ‘Sexy Sadie’ as I believe the girls refer to her as.
Arab Strap, as I recall he was singing something about ‘cocks’ at this point.
All I did here was flash the camera in Nicola’s face cos she was taking the piss.
Belle and Sebastian prepare to take the stage.
Belle and Sebastian rock out.
Gail's best pal Lesley and friends.
I did tell her I thought they were really good later and although she said ‘Oh thanks,’ she just looked frightened.
Clare goes mad for The Belles
Clare and her dancing partner.
Some happy members of Belle and Sebastian leave the stage.
The back of Belle and Sebastian Main Man Stuart Murdoch’s head.
The hilarious irony of taking a photograph of the photographer.
Compere Sandy Nelson.
Claire the photographer again.
Nicola and Claire.
Yvonne shakes her thing.
And finally at about 2am Yvonne and Sarah.
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