Fish In A Barrel – Page 14

Oooh, The Original! I’m Fed Up With Getting The Second Pressing…

On 30/12/2008

In Fish In A Barrel, London, Pictures, Uncategorized

Gianni is probably spinning in his grave.

Er, I mean graev.

Look, I know it’s pedantry, but when the name of the item is on the picture that’s the centre-piece of your poster, I think it looks a bit shoddy to get the name wrong. You only have to look about an inch downwards to check it. I mean, come on…

Huh? As Opposed To Literature Soaps Or Cola Drinks?

By John

On 29/12/2008

In Fish In A Barrel, London, Pictures, Uncategorized

Sainsburys going for the Nobel Prize For Signage there, then.

I Was In Receipt, But I Hope They Kept The Receipt

By John

On 26/12/2008

In Fish In A Barrel, Pictures, Twins, Uncategorized

Well, after all my recent posts about other people being unclear about gifts they wanted for Christmas, karma has come to bite me on the arse, and the pictures here show a DVD and book which I received yesterday.

Not the ones I had in mind, I have to say.

All right, lesson learned.

And, Let’s Face It, Having The Word ‘Standard’ In The Name Is Asking For Trouble

By John

On 22/12/2008

In Fish In A Barrel, London, Pictures, TV, Uncategorized

Remember how, the other day , I suggested that the interplay between fiction and reality goes in both directions?

Well, here’s a newspaper hoarding from Thursday.

Given that the next line in the report wasn’t ‘Time Vortex Undoes All Of History’, I think one might politely (or less politely) suggest that the paper was confusing the actor with the role he plays.

(Though I guess they might have been referring to concerns that David T’s health might endanger the filming of episodes, but I prefer to take the less charitable interpretation where the ES is concerned. It’s a stablemate of the Daily Mail, after all.)

Ah, But Is It Art?

By John

On 18/12/2008

In Fish In A Barrel, Pictures, Twins, Uncategorized

Antony Gormley’s Angel Of The North, and Walt Disney’s Condorman.

Despite the obvious similarities, only one of them is considered to be a work of art.

Can you guess which, and why? Answer using your own words as far as possible. (25 marks)

Has Vince Vaughn Become The New Tim Allen?

By John

On 15/12/2008

In Fish In A Barrel, Pictures, Uncategorized

Just, y’know, a thought.

But You Don’t Really Care For Music, Do Ya?

By John

On 14/12/2008

In Fish In A Barrel, Link, Music, Uncategorized

The latest series of TV show The X-Factor has just come to an end, and I have to admit to mixed feelings about the choice of song for the ‘winner’s single’.

I think Hallelujah is a genuinely beautiful song, and given that its creator, Leonard Cohen, had his retirement fund nicked by his (then) manager, it’s a good thing that he’ll benefit from the royalties, but… well, I’m pretty sure that it’ll be so heavily played in the next few weeks that it’ll end up like ‘that Bryan Adams Robin Hood song’.

To be fair, the rendition of it by the winner, Alexandra, isn’t bad at all (and is certainly better than the version by the runners-up), but I think my favoured performance remains that by KD Lang, which you can see and hear here.

Anyway, I like the irony of the third line of the song (quoted above) in a song performed by the winner of X-Factor…

Why Should We Believe Your Stance This Time, Eh ?

By John

On 13/12/2008

In Bookfight, Fish In A Barrel, Pictures, Uncategorized

In 1977, you say you’re NOT; in 1995, you say you ARE.

Are you just going to change your mind again in 2013, Leonard?

Okay, Maybe He Didn’t Say It, But…

By John

On 24/11/2008

In Fish In A Barrel, Link, Uncategorized

Quoted on the Guardian Media site today, Barry Norman says in a recent interview:

“People started coming up to me saying, ‘And why not?’ and giggling. I was always baffled. I never said it! Rory Bremner said it when he was impersonating me on his Channel 4 show. I still defy anybody to find a programme where I did use it…”

Writing in 2003, Barry Norman ‘said’:

“And Why Not?”

Not entirely unkeen on the phrase, then.