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Andrew Ian Dodge may be in Jolly Old England, but he still looks back to the Sport Of The King Of Beers every now and then…

Murray and I have come up with t-shirts for NASCAR loving mates. The T-shirts are inspired by a piece of idiocy as found by LGF. It seems that NBC wanted to prove that NASCAR fans are a bunch of racist knuckle dragging redneck morons. They seemed to be keen to do whatever is necessary to make their case ala those types at CBS. I am guessing whomever came up with this scheme never heard of New Hampshire Motorspeedway. This was in part done in memory of my fave NASCAR fan Mommabear. She would have been a bit peeved for sure.

Andrew Ian Dodge learns the agony of defeat…

The L’Affaire England, Please Lose It has ended unsatisfactorily for Growing Old Disgracefully. You see Virgin Radio had a bit of contest to pick an A & B-side of a world Cup charity single. A side was meant to be a pro-England footie and B anti-World Cup/footie. Well it seems what they didn’t tell us was that the b-side was suppose to be shite. We didn’t realise this; GoD submitted an anti-footie love song. Instead of telling us it was not appropriate; the bastards have “lost” the track which I hand-delivered to their London offices. What a bunch of wankers.

Andrew Ian Dodge looks at the leader of the CONSERVATIVES with… less than hope.

Recently David Cameron, Tory leader, has called UKIP a bunch of fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists. Now considering that UKIP is made up of lots of former Conservative voters and potential future ones it is amazingly stupid to be so beastly about the anti-EU party. If he thinks he can ditch the right (no the BNP is not right they are national socialists) and merely get elected via the middle road he is a bigger fool than I ever believed him to be. Let’s hope that Dan Hannan can talk some sense into Cameron next time he sees him.

Wembley is sinking, and Andrew Ian Dodge wonders if it is in London or not…

We are getting reports that the new Wembley Studium is in fact sinking in situ. Workers at the site have been discussing it avidly, despite protestations from site managers and governments officials. It seems that the new edifice might be rather too heavy for the land on which it is situated. It is so bad that the Conservative Party have called for an inquiry by the N.A.O, There is a mild panic in various circles as this does not bode well for the completion of the stadia and facilities necessary for the 2012 London Olympics. You’d think we’re in NOLA!

Andrew Ian Dodge spins a tune while The Holy Gail Of Soccer looms on the horizon…

Obviously with a keen eye on what is important in life…MP Graham Allen has demanded a debate in the House of Commons on cheating in professional soccer here in the UK. He wants to force the Football Association to stop the diving and bad behaviour in footie. Of course, this has nothing to do with the fact that World Cup is coming up and he wants to get a freebie to Germany. Speaking of the World Cup, Growing Old Disgracefully has written a love song around the event. Head over to www.garageband.com/disgracefulmusic to find the track: England, Please Lose It.

Andrew Ian Dodge has a new toy…

It has been a long time coming; but I finally have come round to the joys of handheld consoles. I have tried a few in the past and was left unimpressed. Well my new black PSP has put this all to one side. One awesome piece of kit. I can store my music (yes the stuff I wrote, heh) and music videos on there, watch movies and even take a look at blogs. I have one game for the system so far; Burnout and boy it’s damn good fun. Sony have delivered a device that is great fun and useful.

Andrew Ian Dodge takes aim at his favorite target in London again…

“Chiselling little crook” is the term Ken used to describe the new American Ambassador on yesterday’s London ITV news. Well at least he didn’t call him a filthy Jew or something similar. This time he only displayed his hatred for Americans. Why is he being so vile you ask? If he needs an excuse that Ken…you see the American Embassy, like most embassies, don’t believe they should have to pay Ken’s idiotic congestion charge. Oh yes and there is litigation on-going that might have encouraged someone with a brain to keep schtum. America’s attornies are pleased at his latest outburst.

Andrew Ian Dodge tells a tale of a night at the pub.

As I sit here in this local bar with my buddie John I watch him eyeing up the piano in the corner with ill intent. He peers over his pint and Evening Standard itching to hop on the piano to play out a tune. The drinkers and smokers in this pub have no idea they are the subjects of a new song about their time here. They while away the time until chucking out time oblivious to their new found fame. While I feign reading I contemplate how the village will take our latest effort ‘Whisky & Westminster”. John rises…

Andrew Ian Dodge fills us in on his medical adventures…

I went to the David Beckham Academy: Medical Centre today and a brilliant bloke named Pete took a look at my hurtin calve. He then told me what was wrong with it and gave me an excellent training routine to make sure it heals properly. If you got a injury that involves any type of skeletal condition head to them. I can highly recommend the staff at the Medical Centre. And hey, whether you are a footie fan or not, its kind of neat to think that the bloke working on your leg uses his skills on David Beckham as well.

For pictures of the rally, go to Andrew’s Web Site:

The London rally went rather well; about 1000 people showed up to express their distaste for those who attack free expression. No doubt the complete lack of possibility of a riot made it rather uninteresting for the MSM and it was rather damp. The only bit of controversy was the fact that a few people showed up with Danish flags and those infamous Mohammed Cartoons. This was against the wishes of the organisers. Lots of police were there take photos of the rabble-rousers. Various political factions attended. You can find a link to shots of the rally at my blog.