A quiet weekend with friends.

A fairly quiet weekend - apart from the incessant noise from the fireworks. So much for the legal restrictions on their use. Ian, Damien and I went for a quiet Saturday evening to the Robin Hood & Little John in Lion Road, Bexleyheath. A good time was had by all.

I found the following video online and thought that I would share it with you. Warning - graphic content.

And now, since everyone else is in on the whole Borat schtick, here is an interview he did on CNN - see what you think.

Ian, Barbarella and an early morning encounter.

Well, what a week - and I have to say that I am more than glad that it is over. A busy time for one and all. Ian just sent me the photograph above, which is a self portrait he took during his last practice with his band Xenon. Unfortunately I could not make their last gig at the Bull and Vic pub in Dartford due to work commitments.

Barbarella had a great virtual Halloween party, that I am pleased to say I became part of; people from all over Europe and beyond joined in for a gathering that was great fun. Not realising the event was meant to be fancy dress, I went as a serial killer - "because they look the same as everybody else..." A bit of a cop - out, but at least it covered my woeful lack of preparation!

I had a rather disconcerting encounter just before 7am this morning - I was climbing the steps on the covered footbridge that leads to the London bound platform at Erith railway station, when I encountered a middle aged bloke with his meat and two vegetables on full and proud display whilst he engaged in a profuse and very public urination in the middle of the foot bridge - As soon as he saw me he said "Don't worry about me - there are no public toilets around here". I have to say that not only does Erith station have public loos, but looking at the state of his tumescence, he was finding the whole situation very enthralling indeed - he was revelling in his display of exhibitionism. I have to report that I ignored him and walked on to the other platform, much to my sorrow. A real case of the wrong thing at the wrong time. I should have had a rant at him and his hideously inappropriate behaviour, but for a number of reasons, this did not happen. Git.

I have removed the embedded video as it was turning out to be an annoyance to many of my Blog readers; It was originally posted as an experiment in embedding from a source other than You Tube. Apologies to anyone who experienced problems with the feed.

Dieter and Yorkshire Airlines.

Dieter and I in the back of Allen's Citroen the other week - there being too many people for him to fire up his other vehicle, the awesome Maserati 4200 Cambio Corsa supercar. Dieter, for all his unfortunate expression in this photo, has a brain the size of a planet and immense talent; he is an all round good egg and a proper Chap (even if he cannot remember his own Email address!) A great loss to the UK, and a boon to Australia. You can see photos from my Flickr photo album here.

I see from today's Times that the Government plan to ask the size of people's incomes during the the next census in 2011; they will get the same reply from me that a marketing person in a shiny suit in front of a flash advertising hoarding at Watford Junction station got from me this afternoon. I walked into the station concourse, on my way back from the Watford office to go and see my dad in the nursing home as I do every day, when I was accosted by a man asking "How much do you pay when you go to visit your dentist?" My reflex reply was "What the f*ck's it got to do with you?" and then walked off. Tosser.

Another archive comedy clip - normally I cannot abide Hale and Pace, but this little sketch hit all of the right buttons with me - see what you think.