I’m sorry.
I’ve let you down.
More importantly, I’ve let myself down.
You know how people have “The List”? The theoretical list of celebrities that – if you ever found yourself in the same room as them – you’re allowed to make a pass at? Well, as I’m a very angry man I have a list of celebrities that the Better Half allows me to punch in the face.
Yesterday, I found myself not more than six feet away from Donny Tourette of the Towers of London. And I did nothing. And all that is necessary for the triumph of mediocrity is for good men to do nothing.
You know. Donny Tourette. Shagged a Geldof. Possibly. Was in Celebrity Big Brother. I think. A man described by Bill Bailey as being about as punk as Enya.
This bloke:
Remember him now?
And the reason that I was mere yards away from the Fourth Most Punchable Man In Britain? I was at a screening of the first episode of the new season of South Park. It airs tonight for you mortals at 10pm on Comedy Central.
When it first started on Channel 4, South Park was a phenomenon. I remember pubs clearing out as people would rush home on a Friday night to watch it. Since it’s move to satellite, I’ll be honest and say that I’ve been out of the loop.
I can safely say that, thirteen seasons in, it has lost none of it’s bite. The episode is titled ‘Dead Celebrities’. With that title, it pretty much writes itself doesn’t it?
Ike is haunted by the spirits of celebrities who have recently passed on and it’s up to the South Park gang to exorcise them by… Jesus… you just have to watch it. And – yes – it’s actually more offensive than you think it’s going to be.
I think there is a place in the world for a show that marries intelligent social satire with running gags about anal bleeding. The Sky box has been series linked to record all future episodes, though I have no idea how they’re going to top this episode…
…In other Army news, we have a winner for the badge vote! Thank you to everyone who took time out to make their voice heard. And we only had one vote for “They’re All Rubbish. Sort Your Life Out, Young Man”. So I appreciate you all humouring me.
This bad boy will be making it’s way to the badge manufacturer:
I’ll let you know when they’re available!
Have a good weekend!
Lots of Love
Dave
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Who are number 1 -3
1. Bono (when he’s in the country)
2. Jeremy Kyle
3. Noel Edmonds
South Park has been brilliant lately. The Britney Spears episode was amazing – I suggest you look it up. And the Killer Whale episode. And the one where Cartman gets Aids.
I think it lost its bite a bit in the second and third seasons – the appeal of the first series was largely that it was just filth – the appeal kind of wore off for me after a while. Then they started being a bit more ambitious, and satirical, and clever.
I’d completely forgotten South Park was back on, cheers for the reminder.
I think it definately lost it’s way a few years ago, but the last few seasons have had some amazingly good episodes, Imgaination Land, Cartoon Wars, Make Love Not Warcraft, Manbearpig, Guitar Queer-O and Overlogging spring to mind.
Who can forget Acoustic Guitar Hero…
*click* *click* *click click* *click* *click click click*
“Hey, I love that song!”