well, i am too young, and they are too old: 3rd edition/ FIFA fever!!!

in the lead up to the world cup in south africa (only 46 days to go!!!), this post shall be about the hottest football players ever. in my opinion of course. some old, some young, all of them really really ridiculously good looking. in no particular order:

1. Philipp Lahm - 26

one of the most reliable players out there. never fails and is one of the only defenders that actually takes the ball all the way to the goal...and scores! he plays for bayern munich (best german club) and germany (my team)

2. Oleksander Shovkovskiy - 35

ukrainian goalkeeper. sure he's not the best in the world. but he is the best in ukraine. besides his looks make up for it.

3. Edwin Van Der Sar - 39

one of the best goalies in the world. there's something about this guy that makes you feel as if you can trust your life in him and you'd be completely safe. plays for manchester united (fuck them...they don't deserve him) and the netherlands (the orange team). i also found some hilarious ones of him, his pants have almost completely blown off...(the two extremely dramatic arnold schwarzenegger ones at the bottom...gotta love arnie)

4. Michael Ballack - 33

german playing for chelsea (alright...not as cool as arsenal but not as gay as liverpool and not as annoying as manchester united). the golden days for him were when he played for bayern munich (see above) and was really really rude. seriously...he challenged referees all the time and spat on people. but now he's cleaned up and captains the team. he is the reason why my favourite number is 13 (he only ever wears this number regardless of his team)

5. Andrea Pirlo - 30

plays for ac milan (last i checked anyway), the best club in the entire world...(well maybe not the best but definitely my favourite)... and always take the corners and tricky shots for italy. kicks a mean bended ball and has dead straight (and curved) accuracy. and nice hair

6. Kaka - 28

this guy is absolutely legendary. he is my favourite football player bar none. brazilian, used to play for ac milan (see above) but now plays for real madrid (spanish club). scarily religious but still sweet and married his childhood love. has a kid...possibly more than one?

7. Fernando Torres - 26

they call him el nino or the kid cos of his baby face. but now he himself has babies and a wife. damn it. spanish and plays for liverpool (see above). the golden days for him was when he scored a shitload at the last world cup, wore a mohawk and still played for atletico madrid (the most under-rated spanish club with a nice striped uniform)

8. Cesc Fabregas - 22

spanish and captains arsenal (see above). all in all he plays for all the teams that are the "new threats" of football. they have all the talented young players...that are getting older and more experience, which is he one of. recently he kicked a goal for arsenal in the champions league with a broken leg...and a bad knee. what a champion. stuff the arnie style photos...he IS arnie

well that's all about this for now....but there will be blood...i mean more... (it's a movie...go watch it...jonny greenwood, of radiohead and from the stuff of my dreams, did the music for it)

oh donna, you make my tears go by

watch the song "oh donna" live by ritchie valens (left).

you know he was good cos he was friends with buddy holly (right). and buddy holly is the best musician that ever graced this earth.

unfortunately they both died in the same plane crash with the big bopper (also a musician...look him up). it was "the day the music died" and "american pie" by don mclean is written about it.

the quality of this video is a bit crap...but that's what it was like back then. long live the fifties.

also watch "as tears go by" by the rolling stones. this is before they got old. sure mick jagger was never hot in my opinion but keith richards (the guitarist) sure is. cos he looks like george harrison. plus the song is to die for. long live the sixties.

the comments are great cos there are crazy screaming girl fans in the background. no doubt the performance is mimed...but still it would be nice to hear it. my favourite from cabrelfan:

funniest thing on tv ever

watch the castrol edge oil ad featuring none other than cristiano ronaldo.

he may have the looks and be absolutely stunning on the field.

but in this ad....he is less than crap and stiff.

but it sure makes for a hilarious 30 seconds of air time on my tv

enjoy the comments below the video as well. my favourite from burningbatsu00:

it's fine. this dude gets away with being racist cos he himself is also portuguese like the footballer in question. amen to the wonderful place that is our world.

well, i am too young, and they are too old: 2nd edition

so...clearly, i worship the strokes so much that i have more old man crushes to reveal in no particular order...of course XD

1. Demetri Martin (comedian and frickin genius) - 36

could've been a lawyer, could've been a gigolo, could've been a grape farmer. but no, he is a great comedian, wrote the longest palindrome poem known to man and is the only person to ever look cool/hot with a keytar (flight of the conchords: last ep of season one)

2. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (actor) - 29

the kid from third rock from the sun has definitely spent too much time getting hot there.

3. Keanu Reeves (actor) - 45

can't ever get unattractive, only gets hotter with age

4. Pelle Almqvist (The Hives) - 31

swedish. arrogant. bastard. rock 'n' roll. recipe for admiration. (btw he is to the left to the left)

5. David O'Doherty (comedian) - 34

faq with the dod. love it. youtube him he is adorable. watch out for the kick of his stool or keyboard at the end

6. Robert Sean Leonard (actor) - 41

yes he is wilson from house. watch dead poet's society...you'll understand

and that is all for now. but my love for old men shall never end. watch this space

nighty night sweet kite...

these are my top albums to fall asleep to in no particular order:

1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys - perfect harmonies, tear jerking stuff

2. Pink Moon by Nick Drake - a whole album of just complex acoustic guitar and the soothing voice of man. genius and envy evoking

3. Takk... by Sigur Ros - i was lucky enough to see them live...i actually fell asleep. so they must be good at it. however...it was not for but 1 or 2 minutes as they exploded confetti bazookas and banged the drums...love love love

4. Kyte by Kyte - the new Sigur Ros but not as stadium-filling and energetic. more tea in the city...watching a doco about the countryside

5. The Milk-Eyed Mender by Joanna Newsom - harp plus weird lispy tweety voice. sweet dreams and switch on the batman nightlight (trivia: she is the hot mum in mgmt's kids video and goes out with the hot jizz in my pants guy)

6. Anything by Enya or Declan Galbraith....NOT (I'D RATHER GRATE CHEESE FOR 73 HOURS STRAIGHT)

and surely there will be more...but for now...nap away like a cat

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of the day:

song: Two Timing Touch and Broken Bones - The Hives (no idea what that means but it's a whole lot of fun...."no one knows what it means but it's provocative, it gets the people going" - Chaz, Blades of Glory)

album: Vampire Weekend (self-titled)

show: IT Crowd, Survivor Heroes Vs Villains (JT...)

film: The Edukators - Hans Weingartner (interesting enough...borderline crap in some areas...such as the ending when they destroy Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah"...i never thought that was possible. oh but it was...the reformatting and repetitiveness equals death on a stick)

artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner

quote: "If Stevie ever calls you to say he loves you, hang up immediately and call the authorities" - alan brough (that freakazoid brainiac on spicks and specks)

humour: check out "an angel" sung squeakily by declan galbraith. this is gold.

well, i am too young, and they are too old

in the words of julian casablancas and the glorious strokes, some people are just too old for us kiddies. they are the ones we hate to love....but oh...we do it anyway

(here they are in no particular order)

1. Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) - 38
the genius multi-instrumentalist who likes a mean reggae song. i guess you could say he "controls" me.


2. Alex James (Blur) - 41
funky bassline in boys and girls. enough said.

3. Graham Coxon (Blur) - 41
for a cute milk carton and hot man, watch

4. Damon Albarn (Blur) - 42
it's all in that wink.

5. Sam Worthington (Actor) - 33
so worthy. the only man who can look good in a dress in clash of the titans.

Honourable mentions (oh but he's dead now/ he's not thaaat old)

1. Buddy Holly (the original nerd of rock 'n' roll) - 22 when he died. he'd be 72 today
that'll be the day when he resurrects and i make him a peanut butter sandwich

2. George Harrison (The Beatles) - 58 when he died. he'd be 77 today
he knows what to do

3. CJ Fogelklou (Mando Diao) - 30
almost ageless...but not quite

4. Gustaf Noren (Mando Diao) - 29
who cares if he's taken...we might still be able to steal his love

5. Albert Hammond Jr (The Strokes) - 29
could be yours to keep

6. Julian Casablancas (The Strokes) - 31
there's nothing i can say that would do him justice. google him...

7. JT aka James Thomas Jr (from the best god damn show ever Survivor as in outwit, outlast, outplay) - 25
my god. i would actually kill my whole family if he told me to.
i always save the best til last............