Showing posts with label Friday Favourites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friday Favourites. Show all posts

Friday, 10 October 2014

Friday Favourites #10

When I found a novel about cats at my local library, I knew I had to borrow it. 

Cat Out Of Hell by Lynne Truss plays on the saying that cats have nine lives, but goes one step further by suggesting that it's because of some evil forces. If you ever thought there was something suspicious about black cats, you may not be too far from the truth. 

The first few chapters are a little tedious, however, as the story progresses, you get drawn into the narrative. You don't need to like cats to enjoy this book - it's part thriller, part murder mystery, and even funny at times. 

The entire novel, you're questioning whether or not any cat can be trusted, as people close to the protagonist begin to drop like flies. Could a small animal be capable of multiple murders or is there someone behind it all? You'll have to read the book to find out.  

Honestly, I believe Cat Out Of Hell would make an excellent movie compared to some of the crap that Hollywood studios produce. Whenever a talking cat (or any animal, really) is involved, you know I'll be there watching it. 




Friday, 26 September 2014

Friday Favourites #8

If my confession on Tattoo Tuesday about my love of Phil Collins was no indication, I am a fan of all 80s and 90s music.

One of my all-time favourite Australian acts is Jimmy Barnes. Growing up listening to Cold Chisel and his solo work has continued as I've gotten older. 

Jimmy is rock royalty, and still producing quality music to this day. 

A couple of months ago I pre-ordered his new album, 30:30 Hindsight, which meant my name was printed on the booklet accompanying the CD set and it was signed by Jimmy, himself.
It's a little something special to hold on to.








The 3 CD & 1 DVD set contains one CD dedicated to songs Jimmy re-recorded with some of Australia's biggest musicians, along with some international acts. Discs 2 and 3 are a back catalogue of Jimmy's greatest hits. The DVD contains all the music videos from his solo career. 




Jimmy's songs are classics for a reason, and the new renditions are a reminder of that. There's musical collaborations you've been waiting to hear, and others which might surprise you.

My two favourite songs from the album are "Good Times" with Keith Urban and "I'd Die To Be With You Tonight" with Diesel.

If you're a Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, or simply a rock music fan, this is one album you should add to your collection.

30:30 Hindsight is now available online and at all good music stores. 

Jimmy is going on tour. For a list of tour dates, click here

Social Media Links

Website - https://www.jimmybarnes.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jimmybarnesofficial
Twitter - @JimmyBarnes



Friday, 12 September 2014

Friday Favourites #6

Today's focus for Friday Favourites is unlike anything I've featured on the blog so fast. 
5 Dollar Wrestling is the brainchild of Highspots, with professional wrestler, Colt Cabana and comedian, Marty Derosa providing commentary for wrestling so bad, it's good.

If your family think you're crazy for enjoying wrestling in the first place, 5 Dollar Wrestling will have them wondering where they went wrong with raising you; perhaps that's just my parents. 

Living in a house with no cable television, I don't watch much wrestling these days. Like with my music choices, I tend to watch old wrestling PPVs from my DVD collection. 5 Dollar Wrestling is the exception to this, as at just five dollars, it's cheap entertainment. 

Over the past four years I've amassed the entire collection of 5 Dollar Wrestling downloads and watched each more times than I can remember. Some things are just so terribly humorous that they get funnier each time your watch them. 




My Top 5, 5 Dollar Wrestling titles:

If a wrestler being forced to announce all the matches while wearing a dress isn't painful enough to watch, the Lego match will bring tears to your eyes. 

Watch a man light himself on fire and (unsuccessfully) attack his opponent.

Wolf Man and Dyn-O-Mite battle in a match where they're both meant to lose; a stipulation just as confusing to them as it is to the crowd. 

The event where miraculously all the wrestlers escaped without broken necks.  

This event during WrestleMania weekend has exploded since it began, but nothing has managed to top the match where a kid throws a chair at a wrestler. It's far funnier than it sounds - download this immediately.