"First listen cuts the deepest"

Not had the best of days, when I say that its not like its anybody else's fault but my own. Firstly I went to go food shopping this morning, to get the weekly shop. So off I pop only to find as I got there I'd gone and left my card behind so I wouldn't be able to buy anything. "D'oh!" so I had to pop home and get it, so back in the car to drive home. So I did the shop all fine the second time I arrived. Making me a little later than I'd hoped, so quickly grab lunch, get changed and head to work. After an hour or so there I realised I'd only gone and bloody left my keys at home meaning I couldn't get in the office or lock up later. So had to have my break early, just so I could then drive back home AGAIN to get my keys. What was more annoying I left work to go home, an realised with seconds to spare I'd left my front door key in my jacket in work, so dashed back in to get that. How damn annoyed would I have been if I'd gone home to find I'd left my house keys. Lucky I didn't or there may have been some blood spilled. So all in all I've driven out and back to my house FOUR times today. Frankly I'm bored of doing that same journey. In the words of Karl Pilkington "I can't be doing with it" so glad I've got a day off now so I don't have to do the journey again. Hmm forgetting things isn't fun.

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This may seem like an obvious point, but I feel like saying it anyway. There is something very special about listening to an album for the very first time. A once in a lifetime experience. Sometimes its the culmination of 3 year wait since the last album, or the simple discovering of a brand new artist and experiencing the album for the first time. Its the moment you sit there an absorb each track fresh, make your impression of the song. Do you like it or not? Its feeling a connection with the song. Sometimes this connection changes when you listen to an album more an more. As you learn it and become more familiar with the song, but its the first ever listen that's the most special of all the listens. Anyway, as simple or as obvious a thing this may appear to be it still feels like a slight personal landmark the first time you listen to a new album. Or course this same feeling can be applied to other things such a film, or book etc. I just tend to take more notice of it when it occurs with music. Whether that's because there is more of an emotional connection who knows.

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This may sound a little selfish, but have you ever loved something, but it hasn't been totally famous/popular and when it suddenly takes off part of you wish it hadn't? I mean you have discovered something off your own back, maybe stumbled on it, or were there from the start. Something happens to make it more popular, to put it into the lime light and part of you wishes it wasn't. Like it suddenly becomes less personal a somewhat secret love but now everyone knows about it. I guess its because you have been personally attached to it and now you feel everyone is intruding in on it. At the same time you are happy the thing you love is doing well and taking off, which also means that its more likely to continue with its new found popularity an fame. So of course there is good that comes from it, but just sometimes I get a little annoyed like something personal has been taken away, when you were there early on and helped to build the true fanbase. Though I do hate the phrase "There not as good now its gone commercial" when things get popular, you have people turn their back on it, just because it is "popular" I'd never do that as I'd want them to have the success, but it just takes a little of the personal connection away I feel. Maybe none of this makes sense to anyone else but me, but just felt like saying it none the less.

"I'm looking for Love, You got any?"

Gleeful. How good was this weeks "Glee"? After the first two opening episodes I felt it had started to take a dip in its quality. However that was swiftly rectafied with a guest appearance from the brilliant Kristin Chenoweth. I loved her singing in "Pushing Daises" her Eternal Flame was both magically and touchingly used. It was no surprise to see her on Glee, almost a show she is made to appear on, and she didn't disappoint. All 3 of her songs were wonderful. I'm also starting to find myself loving the Rachel character (an the actress who plays her :$) So how happy did I find myself with the last song being Queen "Somebody to love" It seems the US like to use that song and cover it. It wasn't as good as Anne Hathaways solo attempt in "Ella Enchanted" but it was still tinglingly good. It never surprises me thou, how many people it takes to pull off a Freddie sung song. That man had one of the worlds most amazing singing voices, the pure power and range of his voice is something I don't think will ever be replaced. So I'm always dubious of a Queen cover as its never as good as a Freddie vocal, but its testament to just how damn fine a song Queen wrote that they are so commonly used.

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Apprently I'm not a typical guy (you don't say I can hear you cry) but driving, I just don't get it. Well I do, and I don't. The freedom of it is great, and in a place where driving is more useful than catching a million buses that don't tend to take you where you want to. Its got its useful purpose, but it just lacks the sense of joy for me. Well when I say that its not entirely true, I just don't like the fact there are others on the road with me. Its the sense of it doesn't matter how good and careful a driver you may be. All it takes is one stupid moron to cause an accident. However when the road is empty, and its just you and a car. It does have a sense of pleasure. Sometimes thou, there is one thing that makes the experience just that much more enjoyable and that's a little simple ingredient of music. I'm not talking the crap dance, Rap heavy bass thumbing beats that a boy racer with a flash car and sound system bellow out. I'm talking cool music that reaches inside and tickles your heart to make you smile. I had such an experience today, it was because of "Live and Let Die" not sure why but I just wanted to sing loud an proud while driving. While also not wanting the journey to end. At that precise time, I thought "This driving stuff isn't all bad"

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Crossing the void. I love the idea of spin offs more so when the show the spin off begins to stand on its own feet and can possibly be better than the original. An just sometimes something extra special happens and there is a cross over where by the shows interact with each other. When I think about it, there hasn't been all that many shows that do. I can think of a small handful where this has happened. One of the biggest that comes to mind is Buff/Angel. Where characters from one show would appear on the other. When done well they can be brilliant. Its like a gift for the regular viewer of both shows, like an extra inside treat. It only helps to cement the reality in which they are meant to both be based from. I think its what made the Season 4 finale of Doctor Who extra special when the two spin off shows "Sarah Jane Adventures" and "Torchwood" both became a part of the episode. An all the characters got to interact together. Another more surprising show that I love when they get together is that of "Casualty" and "Holby City". I watch both shows, and I started watching Holby because of its parent show Casualty. So when the two of them collide its exciting. An if its meant to be based at the same hospital why on occasions would they not interact? There is also one Spin off show that hasn't exactly interacted with its original, other than the characters continuing in another show. That of which I speak is "Life on Mars" and "Ashes to Ashes" I have to actually say I like the Spin off show of "Ashes to Ashes" more because of the simple fact the original trio from "Life on Mars" are in it more. Gene, Ray and Chris, with obviously Gene become far more central which is only ever a good thing. However the story of how these two shows connect hasn't been fully answered, an sadly the answer to that is creeping ever closer as the 3rd and final ever series is looming close. I'm nervously exited, its a mystery at the moment, but do you always want your questions answered? Sometimes the answers arn't as rewarding as the questions themselves. Life on Mars had a wonderful ending which was both brilliant, chilling, rewarding and yet left you with a sense of mystery. I just hope the final answers are just as brilliantly written, time will tell.

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And on that note I will end with the best fan made Doctor Who tribute videos on the net. So good that any of the official produced stuff hasn't been as good. So I'll post the Doctor Who 10th Doctor tribute. For those of you still morning beware it may bring back those tears, for others it will put a smile on your fact with all the memories brilliantly composed together. Of course it goes without saying anyone not having seen it, its spoiler heavy. Enjoy