zombizi zero-six

Poll

2007-11-07T23:02:00.001Z

2007-09-15T00:21:00.000+01:00

-- from â™¥ shhexycorin â™¥ - (?)

Sorry, this is probably my first ever serious post and probably my only one. I would know nothing about this were it not for knowing someone involved and I think it's fucking disgusting. Please just take the time to read it and be informed... and if you happen to see Liam Byrne, please wank in his eye.

Thanks.

Last November the UK government changed the rules for the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme. The shitty thing they have done is to apply these rules retrospectively, suddenly putting many people who had made their homes here at risk of deportation.

One such a person is my close personal friend and favourite Uncle, Bill Tonghoek. He pretty much scored maximum points in the test, except for the fact that he doesn't have a university degree, leaving him 5 short of the requisite 75. If you were to spend more than 5 minutes with the man you'd realise that there's a very good reason for this. He's clearly the most educated person on the planet and able run intellectual circles around most cardigan-wearing professors.... no university would have him. To say our country will be a poorer place without this high-earning, tax-paying, big-spending individual is a massive understatement, and not for the reasons stated above.

I'll leave the rest to him, because it just gets worse.

"I'm getting kicked out.

I was waiting for Home Office to send me a form, which would have been a Refusal with Right of Appeal. Which means I was legally in this country while they took their 6 months working on it. It would have been a refusal since they changed the rules after I qualified and applied the rules retrospectively to people who are here already - you need a degree to qualify now. However, the right of appeal would have meant that I could take my case to a judge, while being legal in this country without prejudice to myself. Or even leave the country, without prejudice to myself.

Now, Home Office was whipped in the Tribunal Courts on the first people like myself - judges have all pretty much condemned what they're doing to us. So now Home Office is trying to save face by not letting us get to a judge in the first place. So now they are denying us the right to appeal on all sorts of spurious grounds.

So out of the blue four weeks ago, this letter arrives telling me I am refused with no right of appeal and I must report to the detention centre immediately. No warning, no "ok we don't want you here just leave in 2 months and everything will be fine". As of the date on that letter I am liable for detention. I had to report to the centre where they fingerprint you, metal-detect you, line you up like convicts. As is I am "lucky" not to be in "detention centre" - they don't call it prison to make themselves look better. I have to report there every Saturday, like I am on parole. I understand suicide rates are quite high in these places. No one really knows what goes on inside there, but like Guantanemo Bay, they operate outside of the normal sphere of correctional facilities. The very few reports available on these detention centres suggest that they have a very poor human rights records, over-crowding and the normal abuse.

Even if I want to leave right now I can't. They are holding my passport. They are processing me. They are throwing every legal trick at me to make me out to be a criminal detrimental to British society. So now I can only wait until they are finished with me and drive me to the airport - in the meantime I am technically not allowed to work or be here. They don't let you work, they don't give you money either, they don't let you leave immediately either. So the longer they take, the more they make me look like an illegal overstaying immigrant. Which is exactly what they want. Everything they are doing to me now will affect any future I have of entering any country, anywhere.

So, if they had wanted to be decent, they could have said "right we want you to leave the country, if you do so in two months we won't hold anything against you". Instead, they out of the blue turned me into a criminal.

I have a very very slim hope on EU Human Rights legislation - on the argument that the state is interfering disproportionately with my private and family life. This is the same EU Rights legislation that David Cameron and even a few "liberals" wanted to take away in favour for a new "British" Human Rights, which I can only assume would mean only the British have any rights in this country. (I would assume this would mean they can shoot Brazilians with even more impunity.)

Even so, this hope is slim to non-existent, as they are doing everything they can do prevent me from seeing a judge. There won't be any public outcry over this, since the voting british public view immigrants like myself as sub-human."

The change in law condemned by Human Rights committee
Summary on timeline
Mayor of London, Red Ken bitching about it

PS. If you happen to be a cardigan-wearing type with the power to magically bestow lovely people with university degrees, then mail me!

the gay train...

2006-10-17T22:11:00.000+01:00

Let nothing disturb you

2006-10-09T00:03:00.000+01:00

Let nothing disturb you
Originally uploaded by eeblet.

people are strange

2006-10-06T19:54:00.000+01:00

people are strange
Originally uploaded by stasis88.

Robert Anton Wilson needs our help

2006-10-02T23:40:00.000+01:00

"I'm not exaggerating one bit when I say Robert Anton Wilson is one of my heroes. His writing has had a profound influence on the way I view life, more so than any other writer. If I had not read his books, there would definitely be no Boing Boing.

My friend Douglas Rushkoff feels the same way about him, and I'm reposting his blog entry because Robert Anton Wilson needs our help now.

UPDATE: Note from Robert's friend, Denis Berry: Sadly, we have to report that wizard-author-intelligence increase agent is in trouble with his life, home and his finances. Robert is dying at his home from post polio syndrome. He has enough money for next months rent and after that, will be unable to pay. He cannot walk, has a hard time talking and swallowing, is extremely frail and needs full time care that is being provided by several friends-fans-volunteers and family. We appeal to you to help financially for the next few months to let him die at his home in peace.

200610021323Douglas Rushkoff: I hope people I've inspired with my work would band together to help me out in my later years if I needed it. Which is at least part of the reason why I'm sending what I can to support cosmic thinking patriarch Robert Anton Wilson, whose infirmity and depleted finances have put him in the precarious position of not being able to meet next month's rent.

In case the name doesn't immediately ring a bell, Bob is the guy who wrote Cosmic Trigger -- still the best narrative on how to enter and navigate the psycho-spiritual realm, and co-wrote the Illuminatus Trilogy, an epic work that pushes beyond conspiracy theory into conspiracy practice. Robert Anton Wilson will one day be remembered alongside such literary philosophers as Aldous Huxley and James Joyce.

But right now, Bob is a human being in a rather painful fleshsuit, who needs our help. I refuse for the history books to say he died alone and destitute, for I want future generations to know we appreciated Robert Anton Wilson while he was alive.

Let me add, on a personal note, that Bob is the only one of my heroes who I was not disappointed to actually meet in person. He was of tremendous support to me along my road, and I'm honored to have the opportunity to be of some support on his.

Note from Robert's friend, Denis Berry: Robert's writing has enlightened-educated many and if you can please commit to help pay a portion of his expenses until his passing which sadly won't be that long. Monthly contributions of $50.00 or more will be greatly appreciated. All monies will go directly to Robert and can be sent to his PayPal address olgaceline@gmail.com. You can also send a check to RAW c/o Futique Trust, P.O. Box 3561, Santa Cruz, Ca 95063"

(from boingboing)

BUSH

2006-09-08T23:46:00.000+01:00

BUSH
Originally uploaded by aveeno.

silencio

2006-09-08T22:17:00.000+01:00

silencio
Originally uploaded by Senator Joseph McCarthy.

'Fall'

2006-09-08T17:41:00.000+01:00

'Fall'
Originally uploaded by doublevelvet.

piggy

2006-09-04T23:22:00.000+01:00

piggy
Originally uploaded by ososment.

Eyes down

2006-09-03T21:53:00.000+01:00

Eyes down
Originally uploaded by Laura Mary.

Volcano

2006-09-02T15:49:00.000+01:00

Volcano
Originally uploaded by J / J.

highlander

2006-09-01T15:28:00.000+01:00

highlander
Originally uploaded by zombizi.

class war by other means

2006-08-15T23:21:00.000+01:00

a joke for andertho

"SIR: Poseyal Pro User says:

So, Osama Walks
Into This Bar, See?
By GregPalast
8-14-6

So, Osama Walks into This Bar, See? and Bush says, "Whad'l'ya have, pardner?" and Osama says

But wait a minute. I'd better shut my mouth. The sign here in the airport says, "Security is no joking matter." But if security's no joking matter, why does this guy dressed in a high-school marching band outfit tell me to dump my Frappuccino and take off my shoes? All I can say is, Thank the Lord the "shoe bomber" didn't carry Semtex in his underpants.

Today's a RED and ORANGE ALERT day. How odd. They just caught the British guys with the chemistry sets. But when these guys were about to blow up airliners, the USA was on YELLOW alert. That's a "lowered" threat notice.

According to the press office from the Department of Homeland Security, lowered-threat Yellow means that there were no special inspections of passengers or cargo. Isn't it nice of Mr. Bush to alert Osama when half our security forces are given the day off? Hmm. I asked an Israeli security expert why his nation doesn't use these pretty color codes.

He asked me if, when I woke up, I checked the day's terror color.

"I can't say I ever have. I mean, who would?"

He smiled. "The terrorists."

America is the only nation on the planet that kindly informs bombers, hijackers and berserkers the days on which they won't be monitored. You've got to get up pretty early in the morning to get a jump on George Bush's team.

There are three possible explanations for the Administration's publishing a good-day-for-bombing color guidebook.

1. God is on Osama's side.

2. George is on Osama's side.

3. Fear sells better than sex.

A gold star if you picked #3.

The Fear Factory

I'm going to tell you something which is straight-up heresy: America is not under attack by terrorists. There is no WAR on terror because, except for one day five years ago, al Qaeda has pretty much left us alone.

That's because Osama got what he wanted. There's no mystery about what Al Qaeda was after. Like everyone from the Girl Scouts to Bono, Osama put his wish on his web site. He had a single demand: "Crusaders out of the land of the two Holy Places." To translate: get US troops out of Saudi Arabia.

And George Bush gave it to him. On April 29, 2003, two days before landing on the aircraft carrier Lincoln, our self-described "War President" quietly put out a notice that he was withdrawing our troops from Saudi soil. In other words, our cowering cowboy gave in whimpering to Osama's demand.

The press took no note. They were all wiggie over Bush's waddling around the carrier deck in a disco-aged jump suit announcing, "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED." But it wasn't America's mission that was accomplished, it was Osama's.

Am I saying there's no danger, no threat? Sure there is: 46 million Americans don't have health insurance. IBM is legally stealing from its employees' pension plan and United Airlines has dumped its pensions altogether. Four-million three-hundred thousand Americans were injured, made sick or killed by their jobs last year. TXU Corporation is right now building four monster-sized power plants in Texas that will burn skuzzy gunk called "lignite." The filth it will pour into the sky will snuff a heck of a lot more Americans than some goofy group of fanatics with bottles of hydrogen peroxide.

But Americans don't ask for real protection from what's killing us. The War on Terror is the Weapon of Mass Distraction. Instead of demanding health insurance, we have 59 million of our fellow citizens pooping in their pants with fear of Al Qaeda, waddling to the polls, crying, "Georgie save us!"

And what does he give us? In my own small town, the federal government has paid for loading an SUV with .50 caliber machine guns to watch for an Al Qaeda attack at the dock of the ferry that takes tourists to the Indian casino in Connecticut. The casino dock is my town's officially designated "Critical Asset and Vulnerability Infrastructure Point (CAVIP)." (To find the most vulnerable points to attack in the USA, Al Qaeda can download a list from the Department of Homeland Security - no kidding.)

But that's not all. Bush is protecting us from English hijackers with a fearsome anti-terrorist tool: the Virginia-class submarine. The V-boat was originally meant to hunt Soviet subs. But there are no more Soviet subs. So, General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin have "refitted" these Cold War dinosaurs with new torpedoes redesigned to carry counter-terror commandoes. That's right: when we find Osama's beach house, we can shoot our boys right up under his picnic table and take him out. These Marines-in-a-tube injector boats cost $2.5 billion each - and our President's ordered half a dozen new ones.

Lynn Cheney, the Veep's wife, still takes in compensation from Lockheed as a former board member. I'm sure that has nothing to do with this multi-billion dollar "anti-terror" contract.

Fear sells better than sex. Fear is the sales pitch for many lucrative products: from billion-dollar sailor injectors to one very lucrative war in Mesopotamia (a third of a trillion dollars doled out, no audits, no questions asked).

Better than toothpaste that makes our teeth whiter than white, this stuff will make us safer than safe. It's political junk food, the cheap filling in the flashy tube. What we don't get is safety from the real dangers: a life-threatening health-care system, lung-murdering pollution production and a trade deficit with China that's reducing mid-America to coolie status. Protecting us from these true threats would take a slice of the profits of the Lockheeds, the Exxons and the rest of the owning class.

War on Terror is class war by other means - to keep you from asking for real protection from true menace, the landlords of our nation give you fake protection from manufactured dangers. And they remind you to be afraid every time you fly to see Aunt Millie and have to give up your hemorrhoid ointment to the underpaid guy in the bell-hop suit with a security badge.

Oh, hey, you never got the punch line.
So, Osama Walks into This Bar, See? and Bush says, "Whad'l'ya have, pardner?" and Osama says, "Well, George, what are you serving today?" and Bush says, "Fear," and Osama shouts, "Fear for everybody!" and George pours it on for the crowd. Then the presidential bartender says, "Hey, who's buying?" and Osama points a thumb at the crowd sucking down their brew. "They are," he says. And the two of them share a quiet laugh"

(from dmu)

just pain weird

2006-08-15T20:20:00.000+01:00

just pain weird
Originally uploaded by knautia.

Shhexy Elephant

2006-08-15T20:19:00.000+01:00

Shhexy Elephant
Originally uploaded by BigFrank.

*shudders*

head in my hands

2006-08-12T20:08:00.000+01:00

anti-war mutant

2006-08-12T20:05:00.000+01:00

This Years Shibuya Style

2006-08-11T19:52:00.000+01:00

This Years Shibuya Style
Originally uploaded by Chalky Lives.

paper negitive_012

2006-08-01T21:02:00.000+01:00

paper negitive_012
Originally uploaded by steve_gobeil.

Clevedon Pier

2006-07-31T22:39:00.001+01:00

Clevedon Pier
Originally uploaded by knautia.

Clevedon Pier

2006-07-31T22:39:00.000+01:00

Clevedon Pier
Originally uploaded by knautia.

Tokyo Skyline Panograph

2006-07-30T10:33:00.000+01:00

Tokyo Skyline Panograph
Originally uploaded by Chalky Lives.

(testing) self portrait as william s burroughs

2006-07-30T00:40:00.000+01:00

(testing) self portrait as william s burroughs
Originally uploaded by zombizi.

newcastle central station centurion bar

2006-07-30T00:37:00.000+01:00

newcastle central station centurion bar
Originally uploaded by PigStyAve.

whoring myself for a free zooomr pro account.

2006-07-22T13:55:00.000+01:00

waterwheel shadows small
Hosted on Zooomr

(sighs)

the white room...

2006-07-20T17:53:00.000+01:00

"We remember all the way back to `92 when tracking down pop culture oddities not released to the masses like KLF’s White Room movie meant finding a disgruntled roadie or something on a mailing list and offering to “hang on to” a “box of nothing, man” for “a while” until “you know, it’s cool.” Nowadays it’s just another file at YouTube. The White Room is an unreleased “road movie” wherein the acid house unit KLF search for The otherworldly White Room, which will enable them to be released from their contract with Eternity. If that read back silly to you, go on to the next post. If not, please enjoy." (text via screenhead)

doctorin' the tardis...

2006-07-20T17:45:00.000+01:00

The sun is shining in the sky, there ain`t a cloud in sight..

2006-07-20T17:24:00.000+01:00

"The `British Government/BBC/Dr. Who/ELO` Conspiracy
Submitted by Rua on Sun, 16/07/2006 - 11:34am.

PM Tony Blair is up to his neck in it- British people do not trust, believe or like him any more and have zero faith in our sneaky, cheating lying labour government. How can Blair & Co. possibly quell the growing atmosphere of unease, mistrust and negativity in Britain today? What will change this summer of discontent into a good old jolly `Handkerchiefs-on-heads, barbecues in the garden, lawnmowers buzzing` kind of summer Britain used to have?
A COLLUSION WITH THE BBC!
The good old British Broadcasting Company, AKA `Aunty`, a force to be reckoned with. The BBC has brought Doctor Who back to our screens- the one program everyone is watching, hooked on. Dr Who.. we live for it, we believe it, it can govern our emotions and beliefs more than any politician ever could. So, out of the blue, the BBC suddenly gave its country the bizzare comedy feel-good episode of Dr Who- `Love & Monsters`- with the up-beat Electric Light Orchestra soundtrack. "You can`t beat a bit of ELO" as the lead character Elton rightly says. And ever since that Rose-tinted Saturday night several weeks ago ELO Mania has engulfed the nation like a big comfy soothing retro-late-1970`s happy summer picnic blanket. Every sunny neighbourhood in Britain (Including my own village of Roslin) is bouncing & swaying to the mood-lifting orchestral rythms of Jeff Lynne and ELO bursting forth from open windows, gardens, car stereos.. Suddenly everyone is happy and luvvey again! We all love Mr. Blue Sky and complicated matters like the state of the economy, the failing NHS & government affairs seem so distant and unimportant. We`re all gazing skywards hoping for a glimpse of that huge rainbow coloured ELO flying saucer.
`The sun is shining in the sky, there ain`t a cloud in sight..`"

(verbatim from The Daily Grail)

kite flying with jon

2006-07-10T19:13:00.000+01:00

kite flying with jon
Originally uploaded by zombizi.

haven't posted any music for a while, so here's some bootlegs to be going on with:

2006-05-11T19:08:00.000+01:00

Rammstein vs Depeche Mode: Black Sonne (Totom)

Rammstein vs Rob Base and EZ Rock: It takes du (Sean McGolgan)

(You wait for ages for a decent Rammstein mashup, and then two come along at once! Oh and here is GHP's latest - and whilst the dizzy heights of "Ray of Gob may never be reached again, this certainly holds it's own...)

Velvet Underground vs Chemical Brother: Don't hold back (sweet Jane) (Go Home Productions)

ignore the crying child, keep on shopping

2006-05-11T19:00:00.000+01:00

ignore the crying child, keep on shopping
Originally uploaded by Ososment.

(Comment and picture from Ososment: "I'm now royally fucking sick of this planet.

9000 children a day... let me repeat that. A FUCKING DAY. die of diarrhoea.

Not only that but armed bastards all overthe world are killing kids and their mothers and their fathers by the thousands. And for those that are not killed, their future is dead, a void of hate, fear and revenge.

Nobody takes responsibility. Nobody stands up and says, well maybe if we hadn't sold them those guns, maybe if we hadn't backed that group...

Meanwhile the kid cries because there's no water in the tap.

meanwhile the pregnant mum becomes the 120th victim in yet another civil war.

meanwhile, we keep on shopping.

I wish I was from another planet, the Earth aint bad, just the bastards on it.

(original picture of the thirsty child is from: www.medrix.org/ )")

the greatest dancer, bar none...

2006-05-10T16:18:00.000+01:00

Their racism is now out in the open

2006-05-03T21:46:00.000+01:00

Their racism is now out in the open
Originally uploaded by Krishna109.

(disclaimer: posting this because I thought it was an interestingly paranoid slant - reminded me of the "America is built on fear" segment in farenheit 911...)

ABC News

2006-04-26T20:00:00.000+01:00

ABC News
Originally uploaded by Chalkstar.

ha!

2006-04-23T00:10:00.000+01:00

Downfall of the Squatters-Bastion...

2006-04-20T22:02:00.000+01:00

Downfall of the Squatters-Bastion...
Originally uploaded by papillon666.

"About Metelkova

For those who don't know what Metelkova is, I'll try to explain.
This city block that comprises an area used to be a military prison during Socialist times. When Slovenia became independent in 1991 the military prison grounds were deserted. As the Yugoslav/Serbian army retreated, squatters rushed in to take over the land and buildings.
These anarchistic, artistic, revolutionaries, who captured Metelkova negotiated with the newly forming independent government, and won sovereign control over the area. The agreement was that it was that it would be a cultural center for the community- offering various events and exhibitions for public consumption. And Metelkova is that. . .more or less.
There are several buildings being used for nightclubs which are open at various times and host different music artists, both local and international. There is also some gallery and some studio space. Probably the nicest building there is the Youth Hostel which is very well maintained and decorated. I highly recommend it to all visitors.

On the other hand, parts of Metelkova are also very run-down, not up to building codes, fire codes, etc. The occupants do not pay taxes on the land, nor do the civil servants (police/firemen/paramedics) services, or in any way trespass on the property. There is no protection, you enter at your own risk. It is a sovereign anarchistic space, and facilities are...well, what they are.

It is a real 'free zone' and one might even venture to think of it as an oasis of sanity in a quickly capitalizing world.

As you might have predicted. . .
The government periodically threatens to destroy Metelkova. The newly elected right wing party has been making a lot of noise about it lately.
Then, last week they announced that one of the building would be torn down, a little wooden structure that has been added since the land was acquired in 1991.
The offending building is a small place called the Jalla Jalla, serving liquor straight from the bottle. Asian food is sometimes served at unpredictable times and DJ's play at unpredictable, but frequent times.

On the day of demolition no one showed up, either to destroy the building, or protest its destruction.

Post threads about Metelkova, anarchist, artist communities, or anything else.
You can also write a rant for the government to help me with my
"Save Metelkova" campaign.

http://www.metelkova.org"

The oddest day out...

2006-04-18T19:54:00.000+01:00

The oddest day out...
Originally uploaded by zombizi.

brent knoll church-cum-pagan temple, brent knoll hill (an unlikely place for a crucifixion), and then tea and cakes at Frankie Howerd's house...

Couple

2006-04-18T19:16:00.000+01:00

Couple
Originally uploaded by Thomas Hawk.

Wait!

2006-04-14T17:01:00.001+01:00

Wait!
Originally uploaded by TT (aka Trois Tetes).

Homage to Zombizi

2006-04-14T17:01:00.000+01:00

Homage to Zombizi
Originally uploaded by Elinesca.

Humpback Necropsy NMFS

2006-04-13T22:29:00.000+01:00

Humpback Necropsy NMFS
Originally uploaded by The Skillet Lickers.

pig sty avenue

2006-04-12T08:45:00.000+01:00

pig sty avenue
Originally uploaded by zombizi.

first attempt at using film to make a photograph since...ooh, lord knows when...was probably doomed by opting to use cross processed slide film in a notoriously tempremental camera, leading to shouts of "Lorks! that bloke - he seems to be trying to - run - before he can - walk!"

This one was the only one to actually properly come out, and is of a pig sty in a suburban avenue. It is therefore named in honour of Pig Sty Avenue.

Mt. Baker / Comet Hale-Bopp 4x

2006-04-11T11:37:00.000+01:00

Mt. Baker / Comet Hale-Bopp 4x
Originally uploaded by StarmanMike.

random stuff...

2006-04-10T23:59:00.000+01:00

book bound in human skin

fart powered rocket

ghetto speak for japanese tourists

Arse Pervert

2006-04-10T22:50:00.000+01:00

Arse Pervert
Originally uploaded by Chalkstar.

IMG_2894

2006-04-10T19:47:00.000+01:00

IMG_2894
Originally uploaded by danbri.

definately not eve

2006-04-09T11:52:00.000+01:00

definately not eve
Originally uploaded by zombizi.

FlickL review

2006-04-08T08:53:00.000+01:00

FlickL review
Originally uploaded by Gary Jones.

Tanfield Four

2006-04-07T17:26:00.000+01:00

Tanfield Four
Originally uploaded by brendadada.

Tanfield Four

1. It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World, 2. With God on our Side, 3. N'ya Pas D'amour Heureux, 4. Gentrification Song

Shot as part of the Tale of Two Cities double exposures project. 35mm Jessops slide film shot in Bristol by zombizi incarnate, then again in the world's oldest railway, at Tanfield, County Durham UK.

Evening Post Magazine 24Seven Front Page!

2006-03-29T07:58:00.000+01:00

Evening Post Magazine 24Seven Front Page!
Originally uploaded by chimpy.

Evening Post Magazine 24Seven Article

2006-03-29T07:57:00.000+01:00

Evening Post Magazine 24Seven Article
Originally uploaded by chimpy.

Warehouse of memories (1)

2006-03-28T20:10:00.000+01:00

Warehouse of memories (1)
Originally uploaded by esco&guilmon.

dela invite by stephen roy

2006-03-25T11:36:00.000Z

dela invite by stephen roy
Originally uploaded by drade.

Believe in your ...

2006-03-23T16:10:00.000Z

Believe in your ...
Originally uploaded by beebo wallace.

Believe in your ...

2006-03-23T16:04:00.000Z

Believe in your ...
Originally uploaded by beebo wallace.

Venue No. 706, Page 5!

2006-03-21T19:45:00.000Z

Venue No. 706, Page 5!
Originally uploaded by Trapac.

Jesus Told Me...

2006-03-20T20:07:00.000Z

Jesus Told Me...
Originally uploaded by Mayu ;P.

"But I do weary of people who seem unable to conceive of life as anything other than an endless game of Dungeons and Dragons, with everyone off on some deep spiritual quest. You do kind of wish they'd all find the Ring of Asgar, vanquish the forces of Skeletor, move on to the next level and leave the rest of us in peace.

There is no sacred quest. You get up, you throw something on and your meat brain hauls you through breakfast and off to work, where little sugar and caffeine based treats keep your serotonin levels adequate. There are highs and lows, and it is possible to have a life of the mind. If you want to chase shadow puppets in your head that's your business, but it's a personal private matter and nothing to do with the rest of us. "

(from "First we take Manhatten")

What links...

2006-03-20T19:01:00.000Z

The Thing, Magneto, Iceman; Daredevil, Venom, Nightcrawler; Superman, Supergirl ?

Answers when I remember to tell you...there *may* be a prize...

'Louvre Taliban Lisa'

2006-03-19T23:26:00.000Z

'Louvre Taliban Lisa'
Originally uploaded by doublevelvet.

Home made cameras number 2

2006-03-19T13:07:00.000Z

tin-cams
Originally uploaded by detailista.

Detailista and Brendadada's tin can spam-cams

home made cameras: number 1 in an occasional series...

2006-03-19T13:03:00.000Z

The Lego medium format camera

celebrity lookylikies...Daniel Dennett's Harold Shipman outfit looks decidedly tame next to Sue Blackmore's John Merrick

2006-03-16T15:26:00.000Z

celebrity lookylikies...Daniel Dennett's Harold Shipman outfit looks decidedly tame next to Sue Blackmore's John Merrick
Originally uploaded by zombizi prime.

testing urban ophelia

2006-03-15T00:36:00.000Z

testing urban ophelia
Originally uploaded by zombizi prime.

Prime Scream

2006-03-14T17:28:00.000Z

Prime Scream
Originally uploaded by The Searcher.

"I'd like to thank Zombizi Prime for this image, and having no idea I
appropriated one of his photos for this latest bar sketch. I wanted to
continue to explore the dramatic dark ink style, so I wandered Flickr until
I found a portrait that fit the bill. I had to do it in one sitting, so the
dramatic angle was perfect for me. And of course, great teeth."

Natalie Portman: "I'll kill your dog for fun, MoFo..."

2006-03-11T21:13:00.000Z

Natalie Portman raps. Not like John Barnes or Kenny Everett or anything, but kind of properly...funny *and* good, and probably not really sfw...click pic for link.

model easton

2006-03-11T10:54:00.000Z

model easton
Originally uploaded by zombizi prime.

toast shadows

2006-03-08T21:40:00.000Z

toast shadows
Originally uploaded by knautia.

"I'm taking part in a group show put on by 15 or so of the Bristol flickrrs. It's called flickl, which would be the Bristolian pronounciation of flickr.

It's on at the Create Centre in Bristol, from Monday to Friday, 9-5, 20th to 31st March - with an all-day launch and general socialisation from 10 to 4 Saturday 18th March"

Ivor Cutler RIP

2006-03-08T19:45:00.000Z

"Ivor Cutler (15 January 1923 – 3 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. Originally a teacher, he taught at A. S. Neill's Summerhill School. He appeared (as "Buster Bloodvessel") in The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour; on Neil Innes' television programmes; and on John Peel's influential BBC radio programme, for which he recorded a total of twenty-one sessions between 1969 and 1991. In live performances he would accompany himself on a harmonium. Cutler died on 3 March 2006, following a stroke the previous week" (From wikipedia)

Breasts (audio)

Shoplifters (video)

radio sessions (links, with audio)

"You are the centre of your little world and I am of mine.
Now and again we meet for tea, we're two of a kind.

This is our universe, cups of tea.

We have a beautiful cosmos, you and me.
We have a beautiful cosmos.

What do we talk of whenever we meet? Nothing at all!
You sit with a sandwich I look at a roll.

Sometimes I open my mouth, and shut it.

We have a beautiful cosmos, you and me.
We have a beautiful cosmos.

You are the centre of your little world and I am of mine.

We have a beautiful cosmos, you and me.
We have a beautiful cosmos"

flickL

2006-03-07T19:30:00.001Z

Flyer-Front-Final
Originally uploaded by .danimal.

FlickL

2006-03-07T19:30:00.000Z

Flyer-Back-Final
Originally uploaded by .danimal.

preacher

2006-03-07T11:46:00.000Z

preacher
Originally uploaded by zombizi prime.

5 Lessons

2006-03-01T10:17:00.000Z

5 Lessons
Originally uploaded by erin_designr.

2006-02-25T23:08:00.000Z

Originally uploaded by zombizi prime.

Primezomburningilbertandgeorgegerm (in the mirror)

2006-02-23T19:06:00.000Z

Primezomburningilbertandgeorgegerm (in the mirror)
Originally uploaded by Stephen Roy.

previous 2 pics remixed by Stephen Roy

Staring back at zombizi prime

2006-02-23T19:05:00.000Z

Staring back at zombizi prime
Originally uploaded by Pickersgill Reef.

previous pic remixed by pickersgill reef

Don't stare at yourself in the mirror for too long, you might not like who stares back

2006-02-23T18:56:00.000Z

Don't stare at yourself in the mirror for too long, you might not like who stares back
Originally uploaded by zombizi prime.

JELLO Biafra 1984

2006-02-23T18:44:00.000Z

JELLO Biafra 1984
Originally uploaded by Stephen Roy.

Stephen Roy (aka Gonzo/Mingle) has some extraordinary concert pics, mainly 80's punks and rockers, but other stuff too - early madonna pics, sting when he was a punk wannabe, billy idol - all worth seeing. Go there now.

bollywood meltdown frenzy...

2006-02-23T16:19:00.000Z

For a fantastically spicy multimedia experience, how about burn some hipswingingly lovely Bollywood tunes from Bollywood for the skeptical, and listen to them whilst looking through flickr pics tagged with bollywood and waiting for the greatest bollywood films ever to arrive via Bollywood torrents? God, I spoil you...

glow 22

2006-02-22T22:15:00.000Z

glow 22
Originally uploaded by brendadada.

"This is the plan. Shoot one roll of film in one city and pass on to someone in another city. Shoot recognisable landmarks or postcard shots. Pick your partners first or ask for one here.
Film only, obviously. But it might be best to work with people using the same or similar cameras. We won\'t know though, until we try it..."

"(This one is 35mm Kodacolour ISO 200 shot at ISO 400 in Bristol by knautia followed by Brendadada shooting on the Headland at the mouth of the Tees. "

A tale of two cities

more music...

2006-02-22T22:04:00.000Z

The beatles and the beastie boys...must the the beastles...two full albums of joyously illegal and improbably good stuff here, both in ultra-convenient torrent form:

dj BC Presents The Beastles

Let It Beast

pete docherty: justified and ancient?

2006-02-21T16:15:00.000Z

(lifted verbatim from Hecklerspray)

"According to an email we got, Pete Doherty (DVDs) is a giant hoax created by Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty of KLF/ burning a million quid/ firing blanks at Brits audiences/ leaving dead sheep lying around fame. Evidence? You want evidence? Here's what the email said:

“The Samaritans have today recruited 600 extra staff to deal with an expected surge in calls as troubled fans come to terms with today's revelations about rocker and teen icon Pete Doherty. In a surprise press conference today, the men behind Doherty's career revealed themselves - and admitted that the Libertines, Babyshambles, the tales of drug use, the armed robberies and the affair with supermodel Kate Moss have all been part of one of the largest hoaxes in British history.”

The men behind the scandal - Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, who were themselves infamous popstars under the name The KLF - apparently admitted how they plucked a young Buddy Holly impersonator from obscurity and made him a ‘star’:

"It was a meant to be a quick stunt to show the frailties of our celebrity-obsessed culture," said Cauty, adding, "there are too many people who are famous despite their lack of talent, usefulness and basic intelligence. We wanted to do something that held a mirror up to that."

Drummond and Cauty, two people whom genius is a hat that really fits, carried on in their prepared statements about how Doherty, real name Trevor McDermott was making a paltry living as a Buddy Holly impersonator, it is claimed. Being a general trampy arsed buffoon, the duo quickly realised that this toad would be ideal for their grand duping:

"The plan involved proving three theories we have about current British society. The first is that in the so-called "alternative" scene, everybody is too scared of missing The Next Big Thing to worry about anything else." To prove this, some session musicians were provided to compose the rest of the "band", The Libertines, and rumours of explosive gigs were leaked to the media. The gigs in question never actually took place, but we didn't have to worry about that. Soon the buzz around The Libertines was so frenetic, journalists were falling over themselves to claim to have been at the front of every single fictional gig."

Within weeks, The Libertines had gone overground, and wombling free. The e-mail alleges that Drummond and Cauty moved to their second theory:

"We feel that our culture has become an enormous soap opera. We don't care what a person thinks, or creates, or contributes. We just care about what they do in their normal lives. Especially when it's something they shouldn't be doing."

To demonstrate this marvellous notion, it's claimed that the fab two orchestrated a number of scandals. The first was the notorious robbery staged in the house of Carl ‘P45’ Barat. When the house-usery took place, McDermott (aka Doherty) was virtually an unknown outside of the wank-mag, NME but afterwards? Front page of every major national tabloid. A twist in the tale was yet to unfurl. That was the affair with the most famous Mantis in the world Kate Moss.

"That was not something that we planned or had any involvement. Whether she knew about the hoax is something we are not party to. We have never had any contact with Miss Moss."

This was a surprising result for the experiment. Smack, cracks and crime had made McDermott a media hot spud, the relationship with one of fashion's most famous women slung the hopeless cunt into the world of A-List celebritard.

In spite of this boon, the project started turning into a major setback for Drummond and Cauty. The email claims they were preparing to enter the ‘final phase’ of the scheme, ‘Doherty’ decided that he wanted to part company with them and threatened legal actions if any details were leaked:

"We were upset at the apparent failure of our grand project, and also at the monster we had created in Pete Doherty. Our third theorem - that 'If enough people say that a piece of bullshit is a bar of gold, we'll believe it's a bar of gold' - seemed to have been beyond salvation. Fortunately, at that point Pete released the first Babyshambles album."

In the time since then, the e-mails states that Drummond and Cauty have been locked in a vicious legal battle, which was eventually settled out of court by the discovery of a video showing McDermott/Doherty singing Peggy Sue at a holiday camp in Devon. McDermott still denies all charges at the time of press.

Will this bugger Doherty's career up? Who knows. Won't hurt to try, though"

Corporate Connection v.2, 2003

2006-02-19T00:33:00.000Z

Corporate Connection v.2, 2003
Originally uploaded by Zohar Manor-Abel.

Music!

2006-02-16T16:14:00.000Z

Latest in the "whole album remixed and released online" thingies, here is Portishead's Dummy all redone and lovely...

Portishead remixed: Dumb

(Torrent)

Current affairs: the internet responds.

2006-02-16T16:05:00.000Z

In the light of increasing tensions between the islamic and non-islamic worlds, the ongoing revelations of mistreatment and abuses by american and british forces, the scandals of abu graibh and guantanamo bay, the "cartoon riots" and the blatent over-zealous responses by both sides, it is comforting to see the users of the interweb responding in a measured, sensitive way:
How to "Do a Lynndie"

Johnny Rotten

2006-02-16T11:33:00.000Z

Johnny Rotten
Originally uploaded by Andy Rosen.

Andy Rosen has some extrordinary pictures of the punk/post-punk scene...go see.

my name in lights....

2006-02-04T00:09:00.000Z

Not my name in lights....
Originally uploaded by knautia.

Danish Protest

2006-02-03T22:17:00.000Z

Danish Protest
Originally uploaded by Will Rise.

The end of Bristol

2006-02-03T14:03:00.000Z

Shit Fountain

2006-02-03T13:09:00.000Z

Shit Fountain
Originally uploaded by Artamnesia.

quiz time...

2006-02-02T16:39:00.000Z

what links...

rock stars (36.9), americans (75.8)?

postcard show THIS Saturday

2006-02-01T17:42:00.000Z

postcard show THIS Saturday
Originally uploaded by tribehut.

This Saturday Bristol 4pm to 6pm
At oppo Cafe, top of park st, next to the white lion pub

30 January (PM)

2006-01-31T16:44:00.000Z

30 January (PM)
Originally uploaded by toothpastery.

Toothpastery posts two pictures a day, everyday.

"You can decide if this is a criticism of Flickr's homogeneity, or it could be conformist performance art. For the most part, I'm probably just objectifying toothpaste in an unhealthy way.

These images are methodically captured, lovingly hand-tagged and uploaded twice daily.

This is more boring for me than it is for you.

Most of my contacts would say that I can take better photographs than the ones you see here.

None of these images have model releases. These images are not licensed though Creative Commons for a damn good reason.

Only some of these images are captured in

Vancouver, Canada"

rust

2006-01-29T19:31:00.000Z

rustsmall
Originally uploaded by zombizi prime.

rust

2006-01-29T19:30:00.000Z

rustsmall
Originally uploaded by zombizi prime.

lipstitched

2006-01-27T14:36:00.000Z

lipstitched
Originally uploaded by zombizi prime.

you are going to have to click big if you want to see the stitching...

flying car on google earth...

2006-01-26T17:19:00.000Z

Full story

Answers ...

2006-01-22T10:39:00.000Z

...to yesterdays quiz can be found by clicking on the links in yesterday's quiz.

(doh! meant to put the links in *today*s post)...

Eden

2006-01-21T23:24:00.000Z

Eden
Originally uploaded by surfmark.

Hmmm - so if it's not him...

2006-01-21T22:23:00.000Z

"Which Lib Dem wannabe leader used to be a regular visitor to a brothel in Paddingto where he used to pay girls to shit in their knickers for him, and would then put the dirty pants in his briefcase and take them home?" (popbitch)

"Former Liberal Democrat leadership challenger Mark Oaten has stood down as the party's home affairs spokesman over an alleged affair with a rent boy...Mr Oaten released a statement apologising for the "embarrassment" caused to his family, friends and the Liberal Democrat party" (BBC)