Speaking of Mr Murray

I want to see THIS film from 1980: Where The Buffalo Roam

Now, currently amazon.co.uk says this item is going to be released Sept 2005. Thing is, I remember hearing that the soundtrack on some versions has been changed.

One Amazon reviewer says of the region 1 dvd: "For some reaosn or another, the producers of the DVD cheaped out and put some candy-licking 80s mall music in its place because they did not want to pay for the rights to these phenomenol tracks."

However, somebody else mentioned that the one with the crap soundtrack was from 'Anchor Bay Entertainment', whereas the one linked to above is from Universal. So does this mean we'll get the ORIGINAL soundtrack?

Anyone who can shed some light on this PLEASE do!!

And in the meantime, check out these pictures!

I love Bill Murray

So I was delighted to hear of this forthcoming movie. Directed by Jim Jarmusch, who I used to like a lot but went off a little over time. Some have said this is a 'return to form' for JJ so it could be a good one:

Broken Flowers (2005)

Suicide Bombers

A chilling article on two counts - the fact that suicide bombings tend to be part of careful strategies, and the fact that the Bush administration may have it so wrong, or at least present it that way. Pity about the 'clever' title. Cheapens an otherwise good article.

What Makes Suicide Bombers Tick?

The Wire

Ok, if you haven't seen the wire series 1 yet, then go and beg, borrow or steal it now and watch it. It's that simple.

Great TV. I got a present of it for my birthday (thanks Jer & Gem) and was completely hooked straight away. I had seen a couple of episodes here and there, but it was on at an awkward time before so I hadn't followed it.

Damn, it's good. For all kinds of reasons. It's essentially cops and drug dudes, called the wire after the wire taps the cops put on the drug guys phones.

A lot of it is political, the politics of police work and also the politics of the drug world.

The Wire has a very 'real' feel to it. Very compelling stuff... it's completely believable, all the difficulties around doing good police work due to political pressure from 'career cops' and that kind of jazz - then I found this article which explains a lot of why it feels so real.

Great story, great characters, great acting, great direction... for those of you also in Ireland it's now on season three, monday nights, 10.30 TG4.

Some of the stuff in The Wire reminded me of The Sweeney, in the way that they are not afraid to show the un-pc side of police work - cops beating up suspects, cops stealing cash during raids, all that kind of thing... and without painting characters with one single act either - ie if a cop takes cash on a raid he doesn't become 'the-cop-who-takes-money-during-raids', nor is he therefore a bad cop automatically... the series includes some of the complexities of life. Which is nice for a change.

Shades of grey, rather than everything being black and white, good guys vs bad guys.

IMDB says of the Wire: "Many of the minor characters are played by real-life police officers, politicians and former criminals. In fact, many of the former criminals who act on the show were previously arrested by the real-life cops who act on the show."

A quote from tv.com: In New York's Newsday, Diane Werts says: "Most TV crime series aspire to John Grisham's level. 'The Wire' aspires to Dostoevsky's."

Another glowing review can be seen on videovista.net

Also found interesting enough article about how 'The Wire' may be 'too smart' for most viewers.

Anyway, worth a watch. Oh and Bif likes it too.

My poker blog

Ok, I hope I manage to keep this up, but I am blogging about my poker experiences here.

Organic SEO Wiki - Organic SEO Wiki

Organic SEO Wiki - Organic SEO Wiki

Thanks to Michele for pointing this out on his blog - a very handy introduction to SEO and a nice checklist if you don't need an introduction!

PokerRoom.com - play poker online

PokerRoom.com - play poker online, Texas Hold'em , Black Jack, tournaments

Stayed up ALL night playing texas hold-em for play money... bloody addictive. WSOP here I come. ;)

Cork Music Scene

Some really good music from Cork city on streaming internet radio... pity about some of the awful ads! I've just started listening to it and so far the songs have been really good quality. Makes you realise how many talented musicians etc are out there loacally! How do they all survive?? Fair play to each and every one of them!

Check it out:

Online Alternative Radio Station - Live365 Internet Radio - WMC Rebel Muzak

Poker Chip Shuffle

Shuffle - Poker Chip Tricks

I started playing poker recently and one day while looking for some tips I came across this. I have no chips to practice with but it looks impressive!

Vestal Design Blog

Vestal Design Blog

These guys have a great blog with some really interesting links...