12 Mar 08 This Green And Pleasant Land
A court in England has heard how a 15-year-old boy kicked and stamped to death a woman because she was dressed as a Goth.
The drunk teenager was among a gang of five who “savagely and mercilessly” attacked Sophie Lancaster, 20, and her boyfriend, Preston Crown Court heard.
The jury heard that Ms Lancaster was begging the gang to stop beating Robert Maltby, 21, when they turned on her in Stubbylee Park in Bacup, Lancashire.
The 15-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, denies murder.
Ms Lancaster’s facial injuries were so severe, paramedics did not know what sex she was.
Tests indicated she had been kicked and stamped to death, with the pattern of some footwear still on her head.
Ms Lancaster, a gap-year student, died two weeks after the attack in hospital.
Why shouldn’t we be able to name such sub-human scum as this 15 year old? I would hope it would be locked up for life, its whole life, but unfortunately, it will probably end up in a young offenders center for a few years, and be released and able to continue its pathetic life in peace, unlike this poor couple.
Tags: bacup, crown court, England, facial injuries, footwear, gang of five, gap, gap year, goth, green and pleasant land, human scum, lancashire, paramedics, pathetic life, peace, robert maltby, sophie, teenager, whole life, young offenders
27 Feb 08 Death Of A Format
I’m not a teenager. However, I’ve had a life long interest in music, and it’s my number one relaxation activity, besides reading.
I’m always playing it. I almost never watch TV. I don ‘t have an iTunes account, or an iPod but as I type this, I’m listening to mp3s on my Sansa m240, which I’ve downloaded from Napster during the last week. 
Interestingly, although, I’ve not purchased any CDs for at least 3-4 years, I do, however, get sent a lot of promo CDs, as I run an internet radio station, NAB Radio, with the accent on showcasing indie bands of all genres.
For me, as a listener, it’s not the cost so much as the availability. I want to hear something now, and get the one song I want. I don’t need to go to the mall, or get a CD full of songs that I may already have most of, and perhaps have to wait 2-3 weeks for the store to get it in.
Finally, I guess digital is better for the environment, in the long time, and as long as everyone gets paid for their work, does the medium matter?
The 78rpm lasted around 25-30 years, as did the 45, and the 33rpm LP, and the CD is 25 years old next year, so it’s perhaps time for it to bow out.
Finally for those of you that are feeling all nostalgic, I grew up with a Dansette and a pile of 45s. Yes, it was fun, and it was good to hold those new 7 inchers in your hand, but, when I last played them (I still have around 1500 of them in my mother’s attic), I realized what a pain in the rear it was to get and down every three minutes to put on a new one. So much easier to load a few hours worth into Amarok, or Winamp or whatever your player of choice is on your computer.
Tags: 33rpm, 78rpm, accent, amarok, genres, indie bands, internet radio station, ipod, linux, listener, long time, Music, nab radio, napster, promo cds, relaxation, sansa m240, teenager, winamp
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