Too hot to blog....

A phrase which must surely put everyone in mind of the Dead Kennedys,Too Drunk To Fuck.
'Cept this isn't my fault, honest. Normal service will be resumed as soon as climate change reverses. Or possibly sooner. Who knows? Who cares?

Syd Barrett

Sad news that the great Syd Barrett died over the weekend. An enigma, who hadn't recorded any music for over thirty years, he still had a loyal band of fans who loved the whimsy, playfulness and charm of his early Pink Floyd material, and the sparse, stoned weirdness of his solo albums. Much of the solo material was flawed, but it all had a quintessentially English charm to it. Goodbye, Syd. He will be remembered.

Recommended Article

Why bother to write anything myself, when I can simply link to professionally written ones? Fantastic. They get paid, after all...
Here's Henry Porter's fantastic piece on the dangers of ID cards. I hope you care...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1817436,00.html