A very optimistic thread title. The sad thing about TIGHAR (and perhaps a few other similar projects), other than the fact that there appears to be a core contingency of rich old men psyched on Indiana Jones getting a bankrolled holiday to the Pacific every few years, is that the analysis is ass-backwards. TIGHAR have it in their heads already that Amelia was on that island, then try and reverse-engineer evidence to work in their favour. That is bad science. I’m sure thrashing about on Nikumaroro in a pair of new cargo trousers is good fun and all, but drop the archaeology act already. I cannot be the only one embarrassed that these guys are the most noteworthy air archaeologists on the scene.

These twats;

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/23/russell-brand-revolution-book-panel-verdict.

“The truth is, he’s doing us a favour here. When was the last time a celebrity used their position of influence to do anything other than point us at their latest Eau de Whatever?

Brand is no day-tripper to povertyville, either. While he may have made his way into the 1%, he’s not merely speculating on life’s jagged edges; he’s lived them, so he has considerably more authority to address the polity honestly.”

****.

“Brand puts forward a logical and witty argument, asking the reader to question the systems we have inherited, and it’s only once or twice a chapter that he drops a vocabu-bomb – even my mate with an English degree couldn’t work them out without dusting off a dictionary.

The thin veil of what we were sold as democracy has been lifted and it is increasingly evident that we have inherited a system that is broken. Brand is not afraid to delve into all of the questions this raises, nor is he afraid of not having all the answers.”

****.

You would think that prior to Russell Brand coming along nobody had been aware of any criticism of our political and economic systems.

I steered well clear of that, having heard his incoherent spoutings elsewhere but as an apologist for crumbling Labour the Tories absolutely adore him!!:D But the media are in thrall so you can expect much more of his “brand” of political bilge in the weeks to come.:D

It is the tidal wave of thickos I’m not looking forward to. They will be suitably ripped on his suitably simplistic rhetoric and be ready to brand anybody ‘establishment’ if you do anything other than agree with their rubbish.

I had a smart idea. I should log on to Facebook and post “Russell Brand is telling it like it is. He is a hero.” Anybody that ‘likes’ the post will then be deleted and blocked.

I made the mistake of watching Russell Brand being interviewed by Evan Davis. Much like John Lydon, brand employs that irritating tactic of shouting and generally acting out to cover up the obvious lack of intellect. Yes, Russell’s heart is probably in the right place (though years of heavy coke abuse probably hasn’t helped it much), but his whole model seems to consist of vastly simplifying a complex issue into ‘it is just common sense mate’ rhetoric, throw in some woo woo spirituality or mysticism for no clear reason, include one or two big words to impress the thickos, misunderstand complex economic models and systems, misquote a famous person, use a big word incorrectly then jump up and down, shout and speak too fast to be able to hold a civilised conversation. The guy is like David Icke reimagined as a cokehead. The sad truth is that said thickos will honestly think he, or they, will achieve some sort of real change, whereas they are only stoking his massive ego.

Isn’t it nice to see one go out without recriminations over his sex life etc….

All in good time.

So what? He only states what people with common sense thinks, the same ones that are affraid to speak out because of “Political Correctness” bollox.

“Well its just common sense, innit mate? You’ll never guess who I had in the back of my cab last week…”.

Do continue!

It seems that, to a certain minority of the population, common sense equals ‘I lack the intellectual and emotional depth to be able to grasp concepts in anything other than a simple binary manner’.

Jeremy Clarkson may appeal to the petrolhead unreconstructed lad movement that grew out of the ’90s, but he is part of the set that invites Rebekah Brooks round for dinner. You don’t think he might be, in any way, putting on an act do you?

Just common sense, innit.

US rock and roll legend Chuck Berry and American composer Peter Sellars are named as 2014 Polar Music Prize laureates. Full Article Here.

I don’t think Peter Sellars ever smuggled a minor across state lines for sexual purposes or filmed himself urinating on women in a hotel room. He probably also didn’t hide cameras in womens toilets either. Perhaps I’m wrong here, but I would rather that Sellars gets the award.

I feel duty bound to like Chuck Berry’s music because I like rock music, but I tend to find most of Chuck Berry’s music sounds exactly the same. He used the same intro on a good handful of songs. He also never developed as a musician beyond what he created in the ’50s, and became an oldies act by the ’60s.