The Beijing Olympics are Upon Us But How????

Beijing 2008

Beijing Olympics Start 0n 8th August 2008 But how on earth did China win the Olympic bid??

Friday 8th August 2008 sees the begining of the Games XXIX (29) Olympiad. Personally looking forward to them BUT…

Unless I am wrong

What is the Ethos of the games? Isn’t it social inclusion, friendly competition, A time where competing countries come together no matter of polictical views, economy and War??

How on Earth did the Peoples Republic of China win the bid to host the games? People in this country unless I am mistaken are not even living in a democracy! Voting there is illegal in a political sense!!

What Now for Amy and Blake??

Amy Winehouse with Husband Blake

Amy’s Blake Sentenced to 27 months – What now for Amy?

Blake Fielder-Cival was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday charged with Grievous Bodily Harm and perverting the course of Justice. He begged judge David Radford to let him go free so he could help Amy stop taking drugs.

Blakes Barister Jeremy Dein QC tried to secure a lesser sentence but to no avail. He Said at East London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court “They are very much committed to each other and their ambition to divorce themselves from hard drugs and not each other”.

With the nations glare upon him he has every possible motive to rehabilitate himself in the way he has shown he is fully commited to doing.  If he fails, he knows it will be devistating not just for him but for Amy. He says “I can now see that drugs are to be regarded as nothing more than a smiling assassin”.  He wants nothing more than to help Amy recover however until he is recovered there is no hope for her to do the same.

Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson

Is it just me?

I don’t know if you agree but isn’t Mark Ronson doing great for music! This is the man behind Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen and many other artists.

Until a little while ago I was a Trombone player, trying to break in to the industry to make a living.  Admittedly it was a pipe dream but I had the opportunity to try. At that time brass in my opinion was dead in mainstream music, no one seemed to use the  unique sound created by a brass section in their music.

Give Amy Winehouse a break

Amy Winehouse

Why Are People giving Amy Winehouse such a hard time?

Most people will have heard about Amy Winehouse and her mission to go into self destruct! But why is she doing this??

It seems to me that people have a natural voyeuristic tendancies. For example a certain percentage of society look at car accidents, and seem to thrive on it.  Bad news travels quicker on the wind than good news.

I have been looking at some of the stuff on youtube regards Amy and her seemingly never ending voyage to self destruction,  I find it truly saddening!  The point is, due to her status in the public eye, she is getting more negative press than the rest of not in the media spotlight.

BTCV

BTCV (formerly known as British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) is the biggest practical conservation charity in Britain.

How it all began

BTCV began as a body organising practical tasks for groups of Volunteers. However their role has changed considerably since the organisation was first founded. Although BTCV has nearly always involving people in their environment in one way or another, in what BTCV describes “as a ‘hands-on’ approach to conservation activities”, much of the charity’s work is in urban areas and includes many varied projects such as regeneration and education.