Ella

This is probably one of the most amazing music performances I've seen... and wanted to share it.

Incredible.

The Good and The Bad

The Bad: When an artist commisions their own video and gets their brother to direct it
The Good: When the public get to watch it, and laugh together breaking down all social barriers, and mending years of anger and pain...

Amazing.

There's no Business like Show Business...

While in the blogging mood, I would like to congratulate King of Kings (of Music Video), my FAVOURITE Dane and in the top 5 huggers of all time, Mr. Martin De Thurah for his SENSATIONAL performance at the Music Video Awards in London 2 nights ago, where he picked up:

Best Cinematography (DOP Lasse Frank)
Best Visual Effects
Best Pop Video for Will Young 'Changes'

and..

BEST DIRECTOR!!! (of ALL SHOWBUSINESS AND THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT I LOVE MARTIN)

and to

KIMMY! (Gehrig) who won

Best Urban Video for Wiley 'Cash in my Pocket'

and to

TIMMY (Nash) who won

Best Commisioner for the 2nd year running - aces

Links to Martin's incredible reel, proving his amazingness is here:
http://www.academyfilms.com/flash/#/music_videos/martin_de_thurah/

And to Kim's incredible reel, proving her amazingness, click here:
http://www.academyfilms.com/flash/#/academy/music_videos/kim_gehrig/

Garlicious Times

I'm interrupting this period of silence, induced by the madness that is Sainsbury's 'Truck' commercial - AKA the evil Christmas Spirit, sent to Earth to test my loyalty to my favourite holiday - to introduce the world to my new favourite bar in London, only discovered tonight with Chris, Lucy, Louis, Kerry, Ellie and Dave. Its name is 'Garlic and Shots' and it is on Frith Street in Soho. Thanks be to Jebus I didnt meet Conor in the end tonight.

This bar has over 100 different shots, all containing fermented, delicious, insane garlic. You walk in smelling nice, and smelling dinner in the air, and you walk out smelling fresh air, and stinking like an underground train in Beijing.

I had:
1 x Vodka Cranberry (v. normal - so normal, in fact, I couldn't finish it, and Louis 'The Bin' Ellison helped me)
2 x Blood Shot*
1/2 x loaf (yes LOAF) of Garlic Bread
1/2 x bowl of Garlic Potato Skins

And it has a fully heated delicious beer garden that has a porthole to the kitchen. And it plays Norwegian Death Metal.... I have yet to find a flaw... except ordering vodka cranberry... seriously lacked garlic goodness....

Amazing.

*Blood Shot consists of vodka, tomato juice, entire clove of garlic, half a tub of chilli flakes, salt and pepper in one small shot glass - yes, i said entire clove of garlic

Best. Job. Ever.

Three of my favourite things, together, creating the perfect job for me.

OH MY GOD! CHRISTMAS, FOOD, JAMIE OLIVER!!

I'm very excited about the prospect of working on this commercial. Christmas begins right here, folks!

xxxxxxx