VARIOUS - Sad News People...

Sad News people as the following news story will attest...

Actor and singer Andy Hallett has passed away, aged 33.

Hallet, best known for his recurring role as Lorne in hit US TV show Angel, died from heart failure following a five-year battle against heart disease.

He landed his first break after he was dragged on stage at a concert to sing with Patti LaBelle - the performance kickstarted his career as a singer-songwriter. Hallett was spotted during a revue at a Los Angeles nightclub by Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon, who created the demon character Lorne in the show's spin-off Angel just for him. The star appeared in 76 episodes before series ended in 2004. Hallet's subsequent ill health ended his acting career. He died on Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in LA, with his father Dave Hallett by his side.

But on weirdly coincidental almost whedon esque story arc... today it was also reported...

Alyson Hannigan was given a special gift on her 35th birthday - her first-born child. The actress and husband Alexis Denisof welcomed baby Satyana into the world on 24 March - meaning mother and daughter will share the special anniversary.

A spokesperson for the star tells People.com, "They're very excited, and mom and baby are doing great." Hannigan and Denisof met on the set of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 2000 and married in California in 2003.

POETRY - A Few More Keys

Some further examples of Tim Key's poetry as found on the website www.timkey.co.uk.

274.
I didn’t know how to respond
Be happy about her sex-change!
Or throw my soup on her!

303.
“Marry me!” Said Rory to May.
Rory gorped.
Was this the new May?
His champagne flute exploded in his hands.

323.
“I love you baby”.
She kissed me and I unwrapped her gift.
It was a Moby C.D.
Yes! She’d listened.
She’d picked up on my hints.
I drew her to me

382.
“Will you?”
She touched my knee.
It was nice to be sitting with someone who gave a shit.

VARIOUS - Beatle Bricks

Lego plus the Beatles plus album covers equals Lego Beatle album covers. Here are some Lego Beatle Album covers. Look at them now with your face and be amused, just slightly, but watch how most of that amusement has faded by the time you've finished reading this.

POETRY - I've Got The Key...

Yaaay Tim Key! Been watching many a many episode of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe and just loving whenever Tim Key pops up with his unique brand of poetry. Hats off to Mr key... that's... it really...

MUSIC - Willy Mason

Look him in the eyes
There's no need to be scared
He's as powerless as you and me,
Though his face is well worn
And his clothes a bit torn
That don't mean that you shouldn't believe,
When he asks you your name
Says 'brother we're all here in the same game'
But you shrink back like he's a disease,
Yeah you shake and you moan
You say 'oh please take me home'
And the homeless all sing the reprise.

It's a hard hand to hold
That is looking for control
It is tempting to fight
When you know that you're right,
It's hard to lie down
When you don't trust the ground
It's hard to hold on,
It's hard to hold on.

Walking home again
becomes a battle with the wind
As it teases your previsions against shame,
Like all that wax in your hair
It becomes painfully clear
That as long as it's a fight, you'll never win,
And when you get to the door
You're still so busy fighting wars
That you can't look upon your lady as a friend,
You're trying so hard to be right
You miss the love in that first sight
And your lover feels alone once again.

Entering the liquor store
You try your hardest to ignore
That street sleeper on your left there all alone,
And the young men on your right
With unchained souls and love of night
You look so scared they laugh and wonder if your stoned,
But somewheredeep inside
They feel a pain they've learned to hide
Because that same fear has brought much trouble on their homes,
And they know you won't feel safe
Until that cop car wins its race
And another life is driven off its road.

It's a hard hand to hold
That is looking for control
It is tempting to fight
When you know that you're right,
It's hard to lie down
When you don't trust the ground
It's hard to hold on,
It's hard to hold on.

VARIOUS - The True D2

This is a segment from an even longer film which subtitles R2D2's bleeps and doinks to reveal what he's truly thinking. It's sometimes very funny but with all Internet things it goes on a bit too long and should be trimmed to it's best bits. This trimmed section being one of them.

MUSIC - Faith Renewed

Faith No More are reforming to tour again and what better time to take a look at their swan song video. A cover of the Bee Gees 'I Started A Joke.' I'd never seen the video for this before and was pleasantly surprised at the amount of tv comedy actors involved in it; Martin Freeman, David Hoyle (Divine David, Nathan Barley), possibly Ann marie Duff and... well... some bloke who is on the Catherine Tate Show but we won't hold that against him.