Perfection

Every once in a while you buy an album and ask yourself "How the hell did I not buy this years ago, it's so good how did I miss it?" Over the years it's kept winking at me, begging to be bought but i've resisted, the time was never right. Well it finally seduced me and I gave in.

Tom Waits: Closing Time
I just knew it would be great from the cover, in a way that's why I never bought it, I didn't need to hear it to know I'd love it. Drunken love songs played over a percussion of chinking glasses and bar room piano.

My thoughts on individual tracks don't matter, make your own mind up. The best song argument is a waste of time, everyone will have their own. All you need to know is it is the perfect album and when I finally open my late night drinking den this will be playing as the lights dim.

I have a mate who named his first child Martha, I don't know where his inspiration came from but I hope it was track 6.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/closing-time/id285283129

Pickled

Pickled: colour scheme care of Henderson's....

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Pint of Butter Beer landlord

Harry Potter fans, if you get chance, visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. I'm not a huge HP fan and was pretty cool on visiting this section of the park but the sheer scale and attention to detail is mind-blowing, totally won me over. Oh and try the Butter Beer it's amazing!

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House of Blues

And sticking with the voodoo theme, the pic below was taken outside the House of Blues, Florida.

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Voodoo

This simple, voodoo doll illustration didn't really fit with my other stuff so I thought i'd bang it on here.

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100 of the best

For my first ever post, inspired by the excellent movie podcast Film Junk, I have set myself the mammoth task of compiling my 100 favourite movies of all time. 

To make it manageable I will post the Top 10 in order, 1 being my all time favourite with 11-100 in no particular order, just as they come to mind.


11-100:
100. Jaws
99. Smokey And The Bandit
98. Ghost Dog - The Way Of the Samurai
97. Night On Earth
96. The Fog
95. Rambo First Blood
94. Gone In 60 Seconds
93. The Usual Suspects
92. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
91. Clash Of The Titans (1981)
90. The Great Escape
89. Escape To Victory
88. The Wild Geese
87. The Big Lebowski
86. Aliens
85. The Thing (1982)
84. The Wrestler
83. Gumball Rally
82. The Omega Man
81. Star Wars A New Hope
80. Return Of The Jedi
79. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
78. Monty Python & The Holy Grail
77. The Goonies
76. Live & Let Die
75. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
74. Weird Science
73. Ghost World
72. The Burbs
71. Hawk The Slayer
70. The Road
69. The Book Of Eli
68. The Mist
67. Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas
66. Down By Law
65. The Legend Of Boggy Creek
64. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
63. The Doors
62. Almost Famous
61. Singles
60. Sideways
59. The Matrix
58. Desperado
57. Dumb & Dumber
56. The Deep
55. Jason & The Argonauts
54. Deliverance
53. Escape From New York
52. Gremlins
51. The Last Crusade
50. The Temple Of Doom
49. The Warriors
48. Death Proof
47. Ravenous
46. Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger
45. Enter The Dragon
44. An American Werewolf In London
43. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
42. Shaun Of The Dead
41. Children Of The Corn
40. Children Of Men
39. The Limits Of Control
38. Monsters Inc
37. Mesrine
36. Flash Gordon
35. The Good The Bad The Ugly
34. Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
33. At The Earths Core (1976)
32. True Romance
31. Planet Of The Apes (1968)
30. Get Carter (1971, obviously)
29. Stir Crazy
28. Dracula Price Of Darkness (1966)
27. Reservoir Dogs
26. Twelve Monkeys
25. Event Horizon
24. State Of Grace
23. Mad Max
22. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
21. Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome
20. The French Connection
19. Southern Comfort
18. Superman II
17. The Pink Panther (1963)
16. Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
15. How To Get Ahead In Advertising
14. Snatch
13. Rushmore
12. 3000 Miles To Graceland
11. American Splendor

10-1
10. Pulp Fiction
9. From Dusk Till Dawn
8. Life Of Brian
7. Rocky III
6. Point Break
5. The Empire Strikes Back
4. Dawn Of The Dead (2004 remake)
3. Mystery Train (Jim Jarmusch)
2. Withnail & I

No1. for added suspense, comes after the jump below