About Me
- Scott
- Manchester, Hulme, United Kingdom
- 6ft,regular gym goer 4/5 times a week,non smoker. I'm single live on my own and work in the city centre I consider myself loyal, easy going, friendly, funny (I hope). I like the gym, restaurants, cinema, theatre, shopping and the occasional drink, though a bit of a light weight there I'm afraid 1 glass and I'm drunk.So all in all just a normal guy who is sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, sometimes kind, sometimes not, but always just me... I am not impressed by a fancy car, house or job no amount of money can make up for a crap personality.Remember "to the world you may be one person but too one person you may be the world" Time is precious and it costs you nothing.You can do anything you want with it but own it.You can spend it but you cant keep it and once you've lost it there is no getting it back its just gone. As Joan Collins Said "Beauty is like starting with a full bank account and slowly withdrawing cash until there is nothing left"
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Sunday 26 December 2010
Friday 24 December 2010
Thursday 23 December 2010
Sunday 19 December 2010
Gruesome Celebrity Deaths
Mr. Presley – Memphis’ favourite son, Elvis the Pelvis, the King of Rock and Roll - the dirt-poor Tupelo boy who became the most famous singer to grace the planet. Famous for his voice, his jumpsuits and a catalogue of blues, rock, soul and gospel classics that live on long after he did. Sadly, he was also famous for his love of fried peanut butter sandwiches and ingestion of copious amounts of prescription drugs. Elvis’ passing was mourned the world over when he died on August 16th, 1977. The King had checked out whilst sitting on the throne, and was found on his bathroom floor, dead from a massive heart attack at the criminally-young age of 42…
Celebrated dancer Isadora Duncan is considered by many to be the mother of Modern Dance. Feted throughout Europe in the early twentieth century, she achieved both success and notoriety after moving to Paris in 1900. She also achieved notoriety for her particularly gruesome passing. The controversial hoofer was particularly fond of wearing flowing scarves, and one fateful day, she chose to go for a drive with a handsome Italian mechanic whilst wearing one. As they drove off, Isadora’s enormous scarf became entangled around one of the vehicle's open-spoked wheels and its rear axle. As the car gathered speed, she was strangled and then dragged out onto the road, and her body was dragged along for several yards. She was killed instantly.
Pictures of the Australian rock band INXS’s front man, the snake-hipped, floppy-haired love god Michael Hutchence, adorned many an infatuated teenager’s bedroom wall back in the 80s. But the singer broke a thousand more hearts, not least that of his partner, the similarly ill-fated Paula Yates, when he ended his days in an inglorious fashion in Sydney in 1997. His lifeless, naked body was discovered hanging on the back of a room in the city’s Ritz-Carlton hotel, and poor Michael entered the annals of rock stars dead before their time. The exact cause of death was unclear – although the official verdict was one of suicide, members of Hutchence’s family insisted that he’d departed this Earth as a result of autoerotic asphyxiation.
American TV and film actor Vic Morrow had a career history stretching back nearly 30 years when he appeared as the lead in the John Landis-directed Twilight Zone – The Movie in 1982. The father of Hollywood actress Jennifer Jason-Leigh was playing the role of a bigot taken back in time and placed in various situations where he would be persecuted as a victim. Whilst playing a Vietnamese man about to be killed by U.S. soldiers, horrifyingly, art didn’t just imitate life, it extinguished it. Morrow and two child actors were running from a pursuing helicopter when the aircraft lost control, crashed on top of them, decapitated Morrow and one of the children - and crushed the other.
Glam Rock superstar Marc Bolan was one of the most recognisable stars in music at the time of his death. The T-Rex singer/songwriter’s unique look and stage presence helped usher in the glam rock era, and his back catalogue of hits hogged the airwaves throughout the 70s. By the time the 16th September 1977 rolled around, he’d overcome a cocaine habit, released the album “Dandy In The Underworld”, got together with U.S. singer Gloria Jones, and produced a son, Rolan. Sadly, any happiness was short-lived. As the couple returned from a night out in Berkley Square, their purple Mini, driven by Jones, careered off a hump-backed bridge in Barnes, West London, and hit a tree. Bolan was killed instantly. Ironically, the singer had never learned to drive, fearing a premature death…
Known as The Crocodile Hunter, wildlife expert Steve Irwin was an Aussie icon. The Melbourne-born conservationist moved to Queensland as a child and grew up to run the family business, Australia Zoo. He achieved small screen fame when he starred in a series of internationally-broadcast documentaries with his wife Terri. She was left devastated when Steve headed off to film in the Great Barrier Reef in 2006 and was killed in a freak accident on camera. He was filming some shallow water shots when he snorkeled too close to a stingray, and was fatally pierced through the heart by the ray’s spine in front of his friend, cameraman John Stainton.
The ‘Mexican Spitfire’ Lupe Velez met with an ignominious end when she shuffled off this mortal coil at the age of 36 back in 1944. Although she’d previously romanced Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller and western king Gary Cooper, the actress had sadly been impregnated by a less chivalrous gent who had ruthlessly cast her aside after she mentioned he was about to become a daddy. The distraught screen star took a massive amount of drugs in order to end it all, but found that the pills only made her nauseous and so headed for the lav in order to expunge the overdose. Unfortunately for her, she tripped and ended up face down in the toilet bowl, where she was discovered, drowned, by her maid the next day.
Sonny Bono achieved worldwide fame as the male half of husband and wife pop duo Sonny and Cher back in the 1960s. Most famous for the 1965 hit ‘I’ve Got You Babe’, Bono also forged a career as a record producer, actor and politician, even ending up as the Mayor of Palm Springs at one point. Unfortunately, his expansive repertoire of skills didn’t extend to being a champion skier, and the 62-year-old ended his days on the slopes of the Heavenly Ski Resort in Nevada. His body was found in a narrow, wooded area between two ski runs and it was decreed that Sonny had hit a tree and died of massive head injuries…
Brazilian racing legend Ayrton Senna retains the dubious honour of being the last Grand Prix driver to be killed whilst driving a Formula One car. An international star known for his ruthless driving style, Senna was leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix when he reached the Tamburello corner. His car left the track, hit the concrete retaining wall at around 135 mph and Senna was fatally injured in front of millions of TV viewers. With his blood on the race track, an overhead helicopter flashed images of the dying driver around the world as rescue workers frantically administered medical attention. After his death at Imola, the Tamburello turn was changed into a left-right chicane and the Brazilian government declared three days of national mourning for their fallen sporting hero.Wednesday 15 December 2010
'Bad Santa' Fired For Telling Risque Joke
A department store in the US has fired its Father Christmas after he told a risque joke to two "older" shoppers.
John Toomey, a veteran Santa at Macy's for 20 years, was dismissed after the couple made a complaint about his brand of humour.
But 68-year-old Mr Toomey, who worked at the San Francisco Union Square store, claims he is no "bad Santa".
He says he only tells jokes to the grown-ups who visit him - none of whom have ever complained before.
"When I ask the older people who sit on my lap if they've been good and they say 'yes', I say 'Gee, that's too bad', Mr Toomey told the San Francisco Chronicle.
"Then, if they ask why Santa is so jolly, I joke that it's because I know where all the naughty boys and girls live."
Mr Toomey, who is called Santa John by his fans, insists he would never use inappropriate humour with the many children who visit the store.
Nick Bovis, co-owner of Lefty's sports barThis whole thing is like Miracle on 34th Street only this time we're helping Santa out right away.
"With the children, it's important to listen carefully to them and make sure they're doing things properly, like brushing their teeth and helping Mom around the house, things like that," said Mr Toomey.
"Then when they tell you what they want, repeat it loudly enough so the parents can hear, and tell the child you'll talk it over with Mrs. Santa and the elves. That way you leave it up to the parents."
The sacked Santa, who boasts his own white beard, was a big hit with customers who returned every year to see him.
Macy's has refused to comment on the incident, although employees have described the sacking as "devastating".
Mr Toomey need not be too worried, though - is sacking has given him celebrity status and he has received calls from all over the country to appear as Father Christmas.
The co-owner of Lefty's sports bar, which hired Mr Toomey to head up a toy collection, has likened the rally of support to the film "Miracle on 34th Street".
Whitewash: Family Emulsified In Car Crash
A family found itself drenched in white paint after a huge tub of emulsion burst open during a car crash.
A five-gallon drum of white paint burst open inside the car
The family of four emerged from their blue Fiat covered in white house paint after the crash with another car at a large intersection.
They are believed to have been travelling home with five gallons of DIY paint resting on the back seat.
Although emulsional the family emerged unscathed from the crash
It is believed the force of the impact burst the lid from the drum of emulsion, engulfing the interior of their car.
The accident occurred near New Germany, west of Durban, in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province.
It doesn't matt-er: A picture paints a thousand words
The two adults and two children emerged barely recognisable from their redecorated road transport.
Fortunately, no one was hurt in the two-car crash.
Onlookers didn't gloss over the unfortunate accident
Man 'caught masturbating to Alan Sugar book in library'
Staff at Crawley Library became suspicious when the unnamed man was seen acting strangely while browsing the business section. The man was detained by security guards after staff saw him take Lord Sugar’s What You See Is What You Get, before covering his lap with his coat and touching himself, according to The Sun.
After being caught in the act, police held the man on suspicion of outraging public decency.
A source told the newspaper: ‘He spent about 20 minutes looking through the books in the business section before selecting Alan Sugar's autobiography.’
‘He was behaving rather oddly so we kept an eye on him and then he just sat down with his coat over his lap and started pleasuring himself as he looked through the book.’
Lord Sugar appeared to be amused by the story, using it as a chance to get at Twitter rival Piers Morgan.
The Apprentice star tweeted: ‘Mixing business with pleasure? Piers was that you?’
He went on to joke that the man had been reading ‘the bit where I called Piers a wan...’.
Sunday 12 December 2010
You know that old saying about how artists must suffer for their art.
Well, Michael R. Oddo is taking things to a different extreme: He's making his art out of making Santa Claus suffer.
Oddo, an internationally recognized oil painter based in Moorpark, Calif., has a side job making wooden Christmas ornaments that show the jolly fat man being tortured, executed, beaten, electrocuted and -- coming soon, kids -- hanged by an evil dwarf.
No, this is not part of a sequel to "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas." It's Oddo's comment on how Christmas has become a commercial nightmare.
"People are going broke for this holiday," he said.
Oddo came up with the idea of knocking around St. Nick about four years ago when he was invited to a Christmas party at the last minute.
"I am very busy around Christmastime, but some dear old friends invited me to an ornament exchange and told me, 'Everyone has to make one,' " he said. "I realized I didn't have time to make one, but I made the time. I stayed up all night creating a wood ornament showing Santa on a guillotine with his head in the basket."
Oddo didn't spare any expense at making his morbid holiday tribute as artistic as possible.
"I used real human hair on Santa and a lot of red paint for the blood," he said with a laugh.
The work definitely got a reaction, but not necessarily the way Oddo expected.
"When I showed up, the piece caused a ruckus," he said. "People shared my feelings and I immediately started getting orders."
In fact, Oddo is able to charge upward of $100 for hand-crafted ornaments that show Santa being decapitated. In fact, he has created a whole series of "Suffering Santas" that depict Kris Kringle being fried to a crisp in an electric chair, being stretched on a rack and even engaging in S&M.
"I have him tied to a cross with his pants down," Oddo said.
His latest mistletoe masterpiece has the fat man being hanged by the evil dwarf -- but his personal favorite may be the one where Santa is roasted over a spit.
"I had to charge more for that -- it was very difficult," he said.
All in all, Oddo has made fewer than 100 gruesome Santas, and, while the idea might seem like it's geared toward adults, he's found that the outrageous ornaments appeal to people of all ages.
For now, Oddo has more than enough orders to keep him busy. In fact, he's so successful that he hasn't felt a need to get a website, relying on a Facebook page for orders.
Still, he is open to make his "Suffering Santas" available to everyone.
"If somebody like, say, Kmart came to me and wanted to mass market them, I'd seriously think about it, but there will still be a demand for the original ones," he said.
Well, Michael R. Oddo is taking things to a different extreme: He's making his art out of making Santa Claus suffer.
Oddo, an internationally recognized oil painter based in Moorpark, Calif., has a side job making wooden Christmas ornaments that show the jolly fat man being tortured, executed, beaten, electrocuted and -- coming soon, kids -- hanged by an evil dwarf.
Michael R. Oddo
For the last four years, artist Michael R. Oddo has been spreading Christmas cheer by hand carving ornaments of Santa Claus being tortured.
No, this is not part of a sequel to "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas." It's Oddo's comment on how Christmas has become a commercial nightmare.
"People are going broke for this holiday," he said.
Oddo came up with the idea of knocking around St. Nick about four years ago when he was invited to a Christmas party at the last minute.
"I am very busy around Christmastime, but some dear old friends invited me to an ornament exchange and told me, 'Everyone has to make one,' " he said. "I realized I didn't have time to make one, but I made the time. I stayed up all night creating a wood ornament showing Santa on a guillotine with his head in the basket."
Oddo didn't spare any expense at making his morbid holiday tribute as artistic as possible.
"I used real human hair on Santa and a lot of red paint for the blood," he said with a laugh.
The work definitely got a reaction, but not necessarily the way Oddo expected.
"When I showed up, the piece caused a ruckus," he said. "People shared my feelings and I immediately started getting orders."
In fact, Oddo is able to charge upward of $100 for hand-crafted ornaments that show Santa being decapitated. In fact, he has created a whole series of "Suffering Santas" that depict Kris Kringle being fried to a crisp in an electric chair, being stretched on a rack and even engaging in S&M.
"I have him tied to a cross with his pants down," Oddo said.
His latest mistletoe masterpiece has the fat man being hanged by the evil dwarf -- but his personal favorite may be the one where Santa is roasted over a spit.
"I had to charge more for that -- it was very difficult," he said.
All in all, Oddo has made fewer than 100 gruesome Santas, and, while the idea might seem like it's geared toward adults, he's found that the outrageous ornaments appeal to people of all ages.
"A fair percentage of these are done for people under 20," he said. "To be honest, I see my version of Santa as a combination of [silent film star] Buster Keaton and ['Saturday Night Live character'] Mr. Bill. Bad things happen to them, but nobody seems to mind."
For now, Oddo has more than enough orders to keep him busy. In fact, he's so successful that he hasn't felt a need to get a website, relying on a Facebook page for orders.
Still, he is open to make his "Suffering Santas" available to everyone.
"If somebody like, say, Kmart came to me and wanted to mass market them, I'd seriously think about it, but there will still be a demand for the original ones," he said.
Thursday 2 December 2010
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