Cat and Bear investigate: THE FUTURE OF ONE GEORGE W. BUSH

There is a 'W' shaped hole in my life.

It goes without saying that November the 4th 2008 was a good day for the world but it was also a terrible terrible day for comedy. As the days Post-W pass without calamity i find myself inadvertently missing the cheeky smile, the fumbling hands, the misplaced confidence and, of course, the charming and numerous bush-isms. 

YES he bum-raped the economy, YES he is responsible for like 800,000 dead people, YES he ran the world like a two dimensional saturday morning cartoon villain but in spite of all this (or perhaps because of it) I miss him.

Maybe i miss being able to blame someone for just how shitty the world is sometimes, that seems most likely and would explain people's random hostility towards Obama when he has yet to do anything spectacularly bad. 

I doubt george bush ever intended to be so evil and i think if he apologised to the world most people would be willing to forgive. the question that now hangs over him however is 'what to do with all the spare time?' i have a novel solution to this dilemma. i propose ol' George Jr becomes a television talk show host. it doesn't even need to be on a big channel, it could just be on a youtube channel. in fact that would be far more convenient then everybody could watch, I'm sure he would have lots of guests, lots of people would want to talk to him. even if he doesn't become a talk show host he should at least go on some talk shows. i would still watch. I also think he would make a fine stand up.

and so i close by saying 'Come Back George, but not to any position of power or influence, Come Back!'

Yours,

BEAR

did you know: the 'W' stands for Walker. WTF? also, check out Ukraine's PM, kinda alright eh?

Cat and Bear investigate: GREAT GORILLAZ DOCUMENTARY STREAMING FREE NOW

If your anything like me you have good taste in music. if you have good taste in music odds are you own a CD by Gorillaz. The first CD i ever bought was by Gorillaz, Ah memories. 

There's a fantastic new documentary called 'Bananaz' that follows Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett around from the beginning through the peaks and troughs, from the first concept sketches to the sell out shows in Harlem's Apollo Theatre. to the credit of all involved it achieves everything a good documentary should, showcasing the creative genius and skewed humour of Hewlett and Albarn. best of all the documentary makes you feel as though you, the viewer, has achieved something, been part of it all.

I couldn't recommend it more.

even if you don't like Gorillaz (or good music, I'm looking at you Cat) It's great just to hear their charming, chirpy little cockney accents slagging off all in vicinity. something for everyone.

CHECK IT OUT NOW BEFORE IT GETS TAKEN DOWN

Yours,

BEAR

Cat and Bear investigate: AMERICANIZATION

Well.

Even Bear has started saying “pants” instead of trousers [check last blog] and it is a subject matter that worries me.

Also people who spell colour as "color" and centre as "center" are just wrong.

And Ronald Mcdonald has always freaked me out, especially when they gave him a 21st century makeover so that he looked more digital and wore rollerskates, to prove that Mcdonald's is still down with the kids AND it promotes fitness.

I suggest you read Jpod by Douglas Coupland; it confronts the issue of Ronald Mcdonald, amongst other things, in a very effective and humourous way.

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& Wow. Google images is fun.

cat.