Backwards In High Heels

You Said It, Pete

Big Brother producers have come under fire from some camps for the inclusion of Pete (left) who has Tourettes Syndrome. Some see this as exploitation or worry he will become a figure of fun. Others think it will raise awareness (if you would like to learn more about Tourettes you can visit The Tourette Syndrome (UK) Association)

My worry is that Pete may be reduced by the media/fans/audience to being nothing more than a Tourettes sufferer - he is obviously the sum of much more than that one aspect and hope that shines through for him. So far (Day Six) he seems a reasonably together young bloke, good natured, fun and comfortable in his own skin.

So far there is no time to worry about/make fun of/exploit Pete because of the housemates in front of him in the Big Brother queue of freakdom.

Shabaz is proving to be a sandwich short of a picnic. A cringeworthy am-dram Queen, he has alienated the rest of the group in record time. Newsflash (ie someone shouting from downstairs - Shabaz has left the Big Brother house by the rear. I said he'd disappear up his own back passage)

The identikit 'young and beautiful' have paired off to form combined IQs which are almost as high as the topiary man in the garden. It's like sedate Club 18-30.

Dawn has spent most of her time exercising and working up a sweat. A reasonable past-time in the confined and boring house atmosphere I hear you say. But she hasn't had a bath or shower since last Thursday. Ewww, ewww, Pepe Le Pew.

Lea or as I like to think of her the Fallen Madonna With the Big Boobies, asked if anyone had bubble bath to help her hide her modesty in the bath as she didn't want to upset her 11 year old son. Hope he wasn't tuned in when she described her porn career then....

No, Pete shouldn't worry about his Tourette outbursts, especially the "wankers". It's probably being echoed in living rooms up and down the country which have Big Brother on and our only excuse is voyeurism.

Tech Tags: Big+Brother, BB7, Tourettes+Syndrome, Pete, Shabaz, Lea, Dawn, topiary,

Spectator Award - May

Today I went to the British GT race to support Ryan I do PR for. The day was subject to the most torrential downpours, conditions to challenge not just the race drivers but the spectators. As I sat in the haven of the car to watch the race I couldn't help but admire the sight below. This spectator had brought his deck chair and there was no way he would be beaten. This is the type of spectator who keeps British Motorsport alive, even if he is at risk of hypothermia himself. In fact he didn't move through the two hour race...perhaps he had died and was still left over from the British Superbikes a few weeks ago?

A deserved winner of my Spectator Award - May

Tech Tags: British+GT, Ryan+Hooker, Motorsport

Praise The lordi

(I actually wrote a first version of this post yesterday but the computer ate it, grrr)

Last night I tuned in to the Eurovision Song Contest, a pan-European (+ Israel) screech-fest with an extra touch of excitement for me this year. For the first time ever there was a band which I had not only heard of but had already seen live - the eventual winners Lordi

I saw them at last year's Download Festival and thoroughly enjoyed their uber-theatrical 'monster metal' show. Sadly, before they even took to the stage at Eurovision, their detractors were out. If the Da Vinci Code didn't turn us from the path of righteousness, Lordi would.

I can confirm that when i saw them last year I was very amused for half an hour on a summer's afternoon. I have not sacrificed a chicken or painted my house black since seeing them.

Their latex costumes are nothing more than Gothic pantomime yet this was enough for church leaders to denounce them as satanists whose influence would seep through the tv and turn us to the dark side. What a blinkered view - it would appear the accusation is based purely on the perception of the physically grotesque as evil, nice view, huh? I worry more about the effect on children from the overtly sexualised slips of girls consistently singing about fairytale love than a Finnish man in a Lord of the Rings castoff.

I'm sure the same people will think i am at risk again this year as I am looking forward to seeing, for the first time, Cradle of Filth at Download 2006.

'The Filth' seem to have been fodder for comedy writers lately with both The It Crowd and Think The Unthinkable making reference to the black metal mongers for comedic effect. Now, now comedy writers, don't poke fun at these lovely boys too much. I mean look at them, they are just regular guys with hearts and souls....Okay, so the ownership rights of their souls is something you may need to take up with Lucifer...

Here chickie chickie chick chick....

Tech Tags: Lordi, Eurovision+Song+Contest, Monster+Metal, Black+Metal, Donwload+Festival, Cradle+of+Filth,