Murray/Pears through to final in New York. Blew a chance when Peers served for the game and went down in the tie break, but fought their way back. Well done to them.
As addendum to my previous post, that USADA did not seem to conduct any CIR testing for the Mayweather/Pac fight is a joke. CIR needs to be the anti-doping standard in this day and age, further underlines why sports linking with USADA are looking for the appearance of clean athletes rather than the actuality. VADA or WADA need to be involved. Fact is, combat sports can't afford to lose main events in an age where upwards of 70% of participants are dirty. Now more than ever fighters are lasting longer, not slowing with age and actually putting on pure muscle into late 30s. Kickboxing/Pride/UFC star Overeem is the most hilarious example. Used to fight as a tall (6ft 5") lanky 205: please log in to view this image Then he started injecting himself with ****ing MOON JUICE or what have you and had to endure a tough weight cut to make the heavyweight limit of TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE POUNDS and look like this: please log in to view this image Ladies and gentlemen, I present: Ubereem.
Apologies if I've missed the chat about this subject. Just finished watching the first episode of From The Cradle To The Grave, which is based on Danny Baker's autobiography, Going To Sea In A Sieve. As a rule these days, I am a bit dubious about biographies of celebrities, but Danny proved to be an exception when I read the book. I whizzed through it finding it quite funny and I was not a little envious of Danny falling into a working pastime that he would undoubtedly have picked if he'd been given a choice. Back then I would have loved to have done the same. I didn't think there was any chance that a TV series would be able to capture that essence of 60s-70s innocence and adventure from the teenager's perspective. But having such a rich subject I decided to give it a go. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0695zz9/cradle-to-grave-episode-1 Well cor-blimey mate, if they didn't go and do it. Peter Kay is brilliant, and the rest of the cast ably support him. Thoroughly recommended, from a bloke who normally doesn't like situation comedies.
While installing yet another Win10 on a PC I looked up to see how Guy Martin is getting on after his big off in N.Ireland. And he's alright, alright, alright, alright: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/34187098 I hasten to add he's madder than a box of frogs. Not your typical biker. Well... close. Perhaps it's time for him to cut down on the racing just a tad and become one of the presenters of Top Gear. He'd be perfect for it. I find him very refreshing whenever I see him on TV, in whatever guise.
read his autobiography this summer - a good read. He is aware that he sees life differently. He knows what he likes, and when he does something he likes he wants to do it in his way and if you let him you get back 100% commitment.
Have heard everything now....a man will not be charged with murder for decapitating his girlfriend because he is an alcoholic. Reduced to manslaughter...which I understand in principle as he didn't intend to do it, but where do you stop. Alcoholics not being charged with drink driving.
I remember where I was when I heard the news....one of those events that make a huge scar in your memory.
I was in New York And my daughter had just started an internship with my company. Don't ever want to go through that again.
I was at home.i'd heard no news at that point as i spent the entire evening playing Rogue Squadron on the N64 (look it up kids)...but as i lay in bed I had this odd feeling that something was up and turned on the tv....about 30 seconds later the 2nd plane hit the tower on the news feed. Was adsolutely horrible to see and try to comprehend, and i never quite understood how it was that i got some strange sense of 'something terrible has happened' like some sort of pubescent obi wan. That must've been terrible mate. I imagine it was pure chaos all around trying to figure out what happened and who was affected.
Yeah - it was a nightmare. We were evacuated from our office (I worked on the 45th floor) and I had to try and find my daughter in amongst the scrum at street level (we all had to go down the stairs). Then we walked (no buses or subway available) from midtown to the George Washington Bridge (a LONG way) where we waited till about 7pm before they opened the bridge. Couldn't get hold of anyone, phones not working, etc ........... Finally got through to my missus about 8pm when we'd got across the bridge and she came to pick us up. By then she was frantic - I think it might have been that which put her off living in the US! And I nearly got into a fight with a bloke because I told him it was an event waiting to happen because they never checked luggage or passengers on internal US fights - he thought I was saying it was a good thing .......... All in all, a day rather forgotten from my experience, but one never to be forgotten because of the bravery of the emergency personnel who went into the buildings knowing there was a good chance they wouldn't get out. My town in NJ lost about 100 people who worked in the Twin Towers .................
I'm possibly alone in never having seen footage of the attacks. I heard it unfold on radio and decided that some things don't need to be seen. I decided never to watch it. I've seen ahandful of seconds of it during programmes on TV, nothing more. Maybe in another six years. Vin
I visited New York a few years later and went to the site of the twin towers. A very moving experience....saw the memorials to the firemen and police who died. There is a lovely old church that served as a base for the rescue services and now contains gifts from abroad (including a bell from the UK), but also letters and pictures from children expressing sorrow. You became aware of human courage and resilience....it reminded me of stories I heard about the War. It was the closest I have ever felt to Americans...made me recognise that we are kin (although we roll our eyes at them on occasion).
Sounds truly awful mate. Unfortunately the debate regarding whether its a conspiracy or not overshadows the loss of life and suffering of those affected. A genuinely horrible event and the bravery of the emergency personnel who entered that hellhole knowing they weren't likely to come back is an act of heroism that should never be forgotten. P.S I clicked like on your post because of your mention of the bravery of the emergency personnel, though on reflection it appears a little tasteless and i hope its perceived in context.
Boy, this sure got real sad real quick....So here's a talking husky puppy to cheer everyone up a little
Understood - no worries. I have utmost respect for those men and women. It was a very strange place to live for the next few years .............
