On Monday I posted a Pop Buzz UK tagline poll, and the results are in!
The winner with 67% of the vote was… (Drum roll)…
Pop Buzz UK - You’ll wish we still owned America
This will now become the new tagline, and be incorporated into the banner and sidebar. Thanks to everyone who voted, and to everyone who suggested taglines in the first place.
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I’ve been tagged for my first ever meme! I had mixed emotions when Kelly from Taxgirl let me know that I was one of her chosen 7 bloggers to take part in this, going from happiness, to annoyance. But now, as I write the post, I realise I’m happy again, and I’m going to enjoy writing my 7 random facts about me. But there’s the thing, I thought it would be better to make it fit Pop Buzz UK a bit, so instead here are 7 pop culture facts about me…
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I unveiled the the Pop Buzz UK banner last week, and asked for ideas for taglines. Now I’ve compiled the best I’ve heard over the last week and here they are for your perusal in a nice poll. If none of you bother to vote, or if there’s a tie, I reserve the right to have the deciding vote… so GET VOTING!
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Debating: Michael Barrymore being arrested again
Reading: Bill Bryson ‘The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid’
Playing: Forza Motorsport 2 on the Xbox 360
Viewing: The final of ‘Britains Got Talent’
Watching: The awful ‘Are We Done Yet?’ starring Ice Cube
Listening: The White Stripes brilliant ‘Icky Thump’
Buying: Fathers Day Cards… My Dad is the best in the world!
Searching: Amateur opera singer Paul Potts
Anticipating: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Learning: As recently as the early 1980s, mortgages were rationed
Michael Barrymore, Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid, Forza Motorsport 2, Xbox 360, Britains Got Talent, Are We Done Yet, Ice Cube, The White Stripes, Icky Thump, Fathers Day, Cards, Dads, Opera, Paul Potts, Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, 1980s, Mortgage
Look, up there, yes, above you, see what that is? It’s a spunky new banner for Pop Buzz UK, and it’s a work of genius!
The 451 Press network has finally relented and let us design and post our own banners for our blogs. I’m sure you’ll agree it makes a welcome addition to the blog, and makes your friendly pop culture blogger stand out from the crowd a wee bit. Ok, so I’m not exactly Perez Hilton or TMZ quite yet, but I’m getting there slowly.
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Debating: Big Brother’s Emily’s racist outburst
Reading: ‘The Cold Moon’ by Jeffery Deaver
Playing: Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Viewing: Simon Cowell’s ‘Britains Got Talent’
Watching: ‘Oceans Thirteen’ Starring George Clooney
Listening: The White Stripes ‘Icky Thump’
Buying: ‘The God Delusion’ by Richard Dawkins
Searching: Paris Hilton, in jail, out of jail, in jail again
Anticipating: Father’s Day, next Sunday 17th June
Learning: Unemployment is back up to 1979 levels
Big Brother, BB8, BB Emily, Racism, The Cold Moon, Jeffery Deaver, Tomb Raider Anniversary, Tomb Raider, Lara Croft, Simon Cowell, Britains Got Talent, Oceans Thirteen, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, The White Stripes, Icky Thump, YouTube, The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins, Paris Hilton, Fathers Day, Unemployment, 1979
Gordon Brown was the only MP to stand for leader of the Labour party after Tony Blair resigned/retired and will become the new PM by default on June 27th. So the question is, will he do a good job? The dowdy Scot has made a very good chancellor of the exchequer, and has had his eye on the big job for the entirety of Blair’s tenure as Prime Minister.
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Would tougher gun laws make any difference?
Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. The amount of times I’ve heard and read this absurd sentence over the last week is unbelieveble. Yes, so a gun is an inanimate object and needs someone to pull the trigger, but if there weren’t the incredible amount of guns available, surely tragedies like Virginia Tech and Columbine wouldn’t happen.
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Debating: The Virginia Tech Shootings, & gun laws in general
Reading: J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Children Of Hurin’
Playing: The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC)
Viewing: The cricket world cup / The London marathon
Watching: The formulaic ‘Wild Hogs’ starring John Travolta
Listening: Leaked copies of Arctic Monkeys album out tomorrow
Buying: Tickets for the Live Earth concerts
Searching: New online TV sevice Joost
Anticipating: Maximo Park gig on Thursday (I have tickets!)
Learning: The average Briton has sex 4,239 times… I wish!
VTech, Virginia Tech Shootings, Tolkien, The Children Of Hurin, The Lord Of The Rings, Shadows Of Angmar, Cricket World Cup, London Marathon, Wild Hogs, John Travolta, Arctic Monkeys, Favourite Worst Nightmare, Live Earth, Live Earth Tickets, Joost, Joost Invites, Maximo Park, Briton, Sex, UK
Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund
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Incredible as it may seem, you read it right, Pop Buzz UK has been nominated in two categories in the upcoming Blogger’s Choice Awards! This little slice of pop culture heaven, which I just happen to write has been put up for both the ‘Best Pop Culture Blog’ and the ‘Best Entertainment Blog’. The awards are sponsored by PayPerPost and will run until June 2nd when the winners will be announced at PostieCon in Orlando, Florida.
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Picture Of The Week: Riots break out in a rush for bargains at the new flagship Primark clothes store on Oxford Street in London…
Reading: ‘Break No Bones’ by Kathy Reichs
Playing: Brian Lara International Cricket on the Ps2, xbox 360 and others.
Watching On TV: Tracey Barlow being found guilty of murder on soap ‘Coronation Street’.
Watching At The Cinema: Unfortunately ‘Mr Bean’s Holiday’ is at number one
Searching For: Minnie Driver who is starring in ‘The Riches’ on the FX channel
Looking Forward To: The release of long lost JRR Tolkien book ‘The Children Of Hurin’ on April 17th
Listening To: ‘Stop Me’ by Mark Ronson featuring Daniel Merriweather, in at number 6 this week…
Primark, Freed British Soldiers, Soldiers Selling Stories, Iran, UK, Britain, British, Kathy Reichs, Break No Bones, xbox 360, Ps2, Brian Lara Cricket, Coronation Street, Tracey Barlow, Mr Bean, Mr Beans Holiday, Minnie Driver, The Riches, FX Channel, JRR Tolkien, The Children Of Hurin, Stop Me, Mark Ronson, Daniel Merriweather
Picture Of The Week: The new alien busting duo of the Doctor and Martha Jones…
Debating: Whether the British soldiers being held in Iran will lead to all out war
Reading: ‘At Risk’ by Patricia Cornwell published by Sphere
Playing: Command And Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars on the PC and soon to be Xbox 360
Watching On TV: The first episode of the new series of Dr Who on BBC1
Watching At The Cinema: The exciting and visually stunning ‘300′
Searching For: Grand Theft Auto IV First Look Trailers
Looking Forward To: As a whole:- Easter weekend only 4 days away! Personally:- My 30th Birthday next Sat 7th April… I’m just glad to have reached it!
Learning: Having a baby can cost you up to two months sleep in the first year
Dr Who, Doctor Who, Martha Jones, David Tennant, Freema Agyeman, British Soldiers, Iran, War, UK, At Risk, Patricia Cornwell, Command And Conquer 3, Tiberium Wars, PC, Xbox 360, BBC1, 300, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto 4, Trailer, Easter, Birthday, 500 Miles, The Proclaimers, Avril Lavigne, Girlfriend
Yes, you heard me correctly, the network that I write for and that this blog is brought to you by is looking for new writers, and it could be you!
451 Press are a blogging network from Alabama in the US who want and need good writers to run some of their sites. They don’t expect you to do this for free however so the reward is 40% of the advertising revenue on that blog, not a bad deal if you ask me. The other benefits include a friendly, welcoming and helpful forum and free web hosting for your personal site/blog while you are an active writer for the network! So do you think you have it in you? And have a little bit of time and energy to devote each day to maintaining a commercial blog? (more…)
Picture Of The Week: England cricket captain Freddie Flintoff pissed as the proverbial newt…
Debating: 15 British Marines being seized by Iranian forces in Iraq
Reading: ‘The House’ by Danielle Steel published by Corgi
Playing: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the Ps2
Watching On TV: ‘The Yellow House’ starring John Simm as Vincent Van Gogh
Watching At The Cinema: Still the rubbish ‘Norbit’ starring Eddie Murphy
Searching For: Comic Relief clips including the excellent Ricky Gervais
Remembering: Englishman and Pakistan cricket captain Bob Woolmer after his murder
Looking Forward To: Warmer weather which is finally reaching the UK
Learning: Alcohol and tobacco are more “harmful” than cannabis, ecstasy and LSD according to a new ranking drawn up by the Lancet.
Listening To: The 2nd Comic Relief No.1 this year ‘I’m Gonna Be 500 miles’ by Brian Potter, Andy Pipkin and The Proclaimers…
Freddie Flintoff , Flintoff Drunk, British Marines, Iraq, Iran, The House, Danielle Steel, Grand Theft Auto, Vice City Stories, Ps2, PSP, The Yellow House, John Simm, Vincent Van Gogh, Norbit, Eddie Murphy, Comic Relief, Ricky Gervais, English, Pakistan, Cricket, Bob Woolmer, UK, Murder, Alcohol, Tobacco, LSD, Cannabis, Ecstasy, 500 Miles, Brian Potter, Andy Pipkin, The Proclaimers, YouTube
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