Friday 29 July 2011

Social networking

A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people,

The expression double edged sword springs to mind , now as a little bit of a techie i like my pc and being a friendly chap like talking new experiences all that
But i am left wondering ,people you see irregular but do See speak to know of and know you you add to a 'friend' list and its a gesture friendship a way to communicate talk share stuff sometimes just in a passing sort of way sometimes bit easier more convenient to talk that way
What gets me is folk who know you accept said request then remove you moments later this to make amounts to nothing but rudeness and being stuck up how is it cant give a person more chance to prove self then make decision, I'm truly at a loss to understand this
What bugs me as well is two faced attitude this also seems to suit this title
I find it is something you just shrug off but when you do see these people you do look at them in a different light but you say nothing

I also find interesting to See people partnered up i love to observe life people watching fascinating hobby people interesting folk and nothing as strange as people as they say
EG girl i know of was out about said hi to me and then i remembered her from shop i frequent and saw the low life chav on her arm this to me screams standards what she goes in for and is sad as it is obviously very low expectations of themselves also fascinating to See that upon themselves there a catch but what is that she said yes to ? they soon bemoan and complain and admit frustration but then why do this to your self ? aren't some folk weird

Here's another puzzle after a routine day opp of a Scapular Nerve Block,and was after a long day returning home in need of a drink water would be nice pooped into shop i know and said hi to couple staff i know and went home was left thinking a question do you should you concern self over there image of you and then i got to think in my nervous scattered brain of confusion but what if and maybe well you know what i say don't care be nice guy have manors know your superior in that regard stay nice tho interpretation sometimes folk take friendly and twist it all over in short what a sad shallow society we have become
Heres something else sitting bored in hospital means to much time on your hands and that is a bad thing to much thinking gos on 

Friday 22 July 2011

Batman Live

Cirque Du Batman meets David Copperfield meets a West End show,

there you go it in a nutshell,It is a good family show 2 hours of fun more in common with Joel Schumacher than anything else
its entertainment for the kids for Batman / comic fans its fun and so long as you don't analyse it you will enjoy it

The acrobats are amazing but the screen is the star of the show with the effects they manage to put on there,They have spent some serious money on the production and it shows the stage is something else it revolves raise and lowers parts  has many moving elements and various entrances and exists as well as having the many buildings of Gotham City 

The circus element was really effective and they were the star of the show the fights were clumsy loose and needed a tighter direction 
I got to see many references and the story of Robin Dick Grayson  was simply put there may be to many villains all jostling for time and lines and you cant help think that if left to just a few the show could have had better caricaturisation 
The Art is from the now co publisher Jim Lee and his style guide is used ad nauseum here same images everywhere reversed cut up etc
so if like me think its ok Art, not definitive you might get tired of seeing it and be put off some merchandise ,which is frankly ludicrously expensive and extortionate £15 for a program wasn't even funny  
and if your arena is like the MEN in Manchester that the wafen SS could learn a few tricks off you might have problems with refreshments and even leaving the arena for a smoke break 
Taking drinks snacks off people is ludicrous and then demanding £4 for a 80p bottle of coke is just beyond belief and the cost of snacks was off putting to say least 
luckily folks outside sell merchandise at right prices

CAST
BATMAN / BRUCE WAYNE – NICK COURT
BATMAN / BRUCE WAYNE – SAM HEUGHAN
ROBIN / DICK GRAYSON – KAMRAN DARABI-FORD
ROBIN / DICK GRAYSON – MICHAEL PICKERING
THE JOKER – MARK FROST
COMMISSIONER GORDON / THE PENGUIN – ALEX GIANNINI
CATWOMAN / MARTHA WAYNE – EMMA CLIFFORD
ALFRED PENNYWORTH – JOHN CONROY
HARLEY QUINN / MARY GRAYSON – POPPY TIERNEY
TWO FACE / RINGMASTER – GARRY LAKE
TONY ZUCCO – JACK WALKER
DR WAYNE – DARRELL BROCKIS

THE ENSEMBLE
ALICE CAPITANI,    SAM CATER,    BETH COLEMAN,    KATE COTTON,    STEFAN DERMENDJIEV
SAMMY DINNEEN,    LIAM DURBIDGE,    JONO FEE,    BENJAMIN HABGOOD
IAN HENDERSON,    MARIA HIPPOLYTE,    JACK HORNER,    ERIN ANNA JAMESON,    JACK JEFFERSON
VALERIE MURZAK,    DANUTA RAMOS,    MIKE ZWAHLEN
FLYING GRAYSONS
DARRYL CARRINGTON,    DANNY CHASE,    GEMMA MICHAEL,    TAMZEN MOULDING
OCEANE PEILLET,    ANTONY SOMERS

Tuesday 5 July 2011

Batman live the Batmobile



The caped crusader’s new wheels for his upcoming arena tour

Gordon Murray was commissioned by the Batman Live show to create an original interpretation of the Batmobile. The result is a Formula 1-inspired concept.
The body is characterized by the carbon-fiber skin, and the “anti-gravity” powertrain uses hydrogen fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries.

The dark tones of the surfaces are contrasted by the LED strips that serve as “spokes” of the “virtual wheels” and by the rear carbon-ceramic afterburner.
Murray's vision of the modern Batmobile is tough on crime but friendly to the environment - that big fire-spitting muffler of the '60s is long gone, replace by hydrogen fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries.
WOW 
could it be any worse ???
So not only is it some concept F1 car and un roadworthy aka unbelievable as being a mean road chewing monster of a car it has virtual wheels aka none just pretty LEDs and if not bad enough the design of the SILVER car is horrific no lights wheels ground clearance wheel arches etc the Batmans muscle car has Been further neutered by being some pansy new age mumbo jumbo fuel cell no afterburner iconic piece of design no big power house jet engine or supped up power house race engine no its battery operated friendly environment jobbie

oh and really look at that design where is the car ? Will he fit in there ? can you see that driving through a wall? can you see that chasing bad guys or anyone ? can you see that as a dark predator striking fear into criminals ? no its some F1 car totally useless what is with that flat back end scraping the floor ? it looks like it belongs in water 
The front F1 fin looks so wobbly and frail it might snap any time soon let alone when hit by the baddies why is it so tiny ?How do the front wheels turn?,
It's a rocket car, meant to be driven on glass and in one direction only,.Definitely a stage prop meant to be just that, for looks and not for functionality.
custom designed by Formula 1 legend Gordon Murray
i think says it all ,George barris ,Anton first, brilliant designs icons insanely popular they work, 

this rightly has been slated and heavily criticised from car magazines to comic fans to joe and jane public its terrible and this guy should go back to being the one trick pony he is and stick to designing F1 cars F1 is F1 this is the Batmobile and the guy hasn't got a clue obviously

Go to the source material of the comics 
and hey i dont know think of what the car is supposed to do "FIT FOR PURPOSE" and think this is the wrong guy for the job it was a name in automotive land and they thought how big and clever are we to come up with this and have him do it signs of bad thinking which does not inspire confidence in the rest of the show im seeing but i am keeping a open mind 
and please dont find excuses such as different media there is supposed to be a design ethos here folks once again our friend verisimilitude 



from the new Arkham  asylum game ,now we have as shown here Batmobiles spanning nearly 50 years and various media, film, TV ,comic and Video Game notice what they all have in common???
Power in a word ,strength, speed and scary cool looking beasts, some more than others ,and gota love the 89 movie type a jet engine on wheels yet solid as a tank and with that burner and back a dragster to boot 
Batmobile or batmans car has to be able to withstand major gunfire and blast damage drive it through a building no problem ,traverse any terrain in any weather at any time this can go over the moon without loosing a single rev it should be 0-100 in 3 seconds and Carry all and every equipment he needs in his war on crime a Crime lab in the boot Medic Station in the back etc etc 
so NO excuses it is just plain wrong wrong designer wrong design choice such a shame big hype and press factor celeb designer and the proof of this pudding ......its rotten