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DJD

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WHERE TEENAGE ANGST MERGES INTO GRUMPY OLD MAN
Beneath this cynically comic exterior, I'm a deeply sensitive individual. I value family and friends, loyalty, truth and, above all, honesty. I've been married to MrsDJ (who I have known since we were 16) since 1987 and have two lovely kids, known for internet purposes as TeleBastard/Rave Ninja and duckyblanket. In turn they have named me DJ Daddums or DJD for short, although if I like you, I might let call me Mark. I want my kids to have all the opportunities that I may have missed at their ages. I dont like to see injustice and as such, have the ideal job, in that I can help people in the workplace who have been treated unfairly. My two worst fears are failure and rejection, which sometimes means that i fail to sieze opportunities as they arise. I have a tendency to plough my own furrow and the only thing I cant tolerate is intolerance! I take inspiration from many sources: music, books, films, television, comedy/satire and friends - many of whom I have met in unlikely circumstances.
WE ARE ONLY HERE FOR A SHORT TIME AND WE ALL HAVE A DUTY TO LEAVE THE WORLD A LITTLE BETTER THAN WHEN WE CAME INTO IT.
I dont like fakers or takers and people who are prejudiced or narrow minded. If you are one of these then please don't ask to add me.
Johnny Cash God's Gonna Cut You Down Lyrics
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One of these a day and I couldn't give a XXXX about anything!
Especially if washed down with a glass of this: Belvoir Organic Ginger Beer
Daddums Says:
Year Of The TigerBorn in 1962 - The Year of the Tiger
Tiger people are SENSITIVE, given to DEEP THINKING, capable of great sympathy. They can be extremely SHORT-TEMPERED, however. Other people have great respect for them, but sometimes tiger people come into CONFLICT with older people or those in authority. Sometimes Tiger people cannot make up their minds, which can result in a poor, hasty decision or a sound decision arrived at too late. They are SUSPICIOUS of others, but they are COURAGEOUS and POWERFUL. Tigers are most compatible with Horses, Dragons, and Dogs.
Which stage of Joe Strummer are you?
You're Today's Joe
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Which Album by The Clash are you??
You are "The Clash." You are considered one of the greatest Clash albums. Your bold lyrics have captivated millions, both in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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You scored as Democrat.

Democrat


92%

Green


75%

Socialist


75%

Communism


67%

Anarchism


58%

Fascism


33%

Republican


8%

Nazi


0%
What Political Party Do Your Beliefs Put You In?
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You Are 0% Capitalist, 100% Socialist
You see a lot of injustice in the world, and you'd like to see it fixed.
As far as you're concerned, all the wrong people have the power.
You're strongly in favor of the redistribution of wealth - and more protection for the average person. Are You a Socialist or Capitalist?
What a swell party this WAS
You scored as agnosticism. You are an agnostic. Though it is generally taken that agnostics neither believe nor disbelieve in God, it is possible to be a theist or atheist in addition to an agnostic. Agnostics don't believe it is possible to prove the existence of God (nor lack thereof).Agnosticism is a philosophy that God's existence cannot be proven. Some say it is possible to be agnostic and follow a religion; however, one cannot be a devout believer if he or she does not truly believe.
Which religion is the right one for you? (new version)
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Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence
You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well.
An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly.
You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view.
A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary.
You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator. What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?
Your Personality is Very Rare (INFP)
Your personality type is dreamy, romantic, elegant, and expressive.
Only about 5% of all people have your personality, including 6% of all women and 4% of all men
You are Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Perceiving. How Rare Is Your Personality?
You are 80% Virgo
How Virgo Are You?
You Are 68% Obsessive
You tend to have obsessive thoughts, and sometimes these cross over into your daily life.
While everyone does have a few weird rituals, you have to work to keep yours from taking over your life. How Obsessive Are You?
You Will Be a Cool Parent
You seem to naturally know a lot about parenting, and you know what kids need.
You can tell when it's time to let kids off the hook, and when it's time to lay down the law.
While your parenting is modern and hip, it's not over the top.
You know that there's nothing cool about a parent who acts like a teenager... or a drill sergeant! Would You Be a Cool Parent?

My Interests

My Garden and the flag that flies above it

My Family

Current Affairs

Politics

Music

Reading

I'd like to meet:

Like to meetMorrissey!

Music:

Caterva carissima mea est...

The Clash

Joy Division/New Order

Goldfrapp

The Smiths/Morrissey

Happy Mondays

Primal Scream

The Gossip - THE best new band around at the moment

NYPC

CSS

The Velvet Underground

Lee "Scratch" Perry

Trojan/Studio One/Treasure Isle/Channel One/King Tubby's/Ska/Dub

Hacienda

Movies:

Apocalypse Now

Brando got paid how much?

Arlington Road

L.A. Confidential - starring my "cousin" Kevin

Blade Runner

28 Days Later
Pirates of the Carribbean
Sleepy Hollow
The Ninth Gate
From Hell

Shaun of The Dead

The Harder They Come

Falling Down

Television:

Dads Army
Flowery Twats
dinnerladies
Extras
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Have I Got News For You
The League of Gentlemen
Life On Mars
Doctor Who

Father Ted

The Fast Show

Spaced

Books:

Current Affairs and History
Rock Biographies
Tony Parsons
Nick Hornby
Moby Dick
The Ragged Trousered Philianthropists

Heroes:

All the wage slaves who toil each day to make the electricity reach my computer and the water fill my bath. Without whom etc.
Bill Hicks - Modern Day Philosopher and Comedian Died Aged 32 of pancreatic cancer
"The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it, you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it's very brightly coloured and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time and they begin to question, is this real, or is this just a ride? And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, they say, "Hey - don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because, this is just a ride... And we... kill those people" - Bill Hicks
Ian Curtis - Lead Singer of Joy Division. Suicide 1980
"Walk in silence, Don't walk away, in silence. See the danger, Always danger, Endless talking, Life rebuilding, Don't walk away." - "Atmosphere" Joy Division
Joe Strummer. Died Heart Attack. Rest in Peace Joe. You changed my life!
"All over people changing their votes Along with their overcoats If Adolf Hitler flew in today They'd send a limousine anyway" - "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" The Clash
Johnny Cash
"Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day, And tell the world that everything's OK, But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back, 'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black." - "Man In Black" Johnny Cash
Steve McQueen in The Great Escape
The ultimate freedom seeker
Nelson Mandela - all those years locked up and he still can laugh about it
Don Letts - Legendary DJ and film maker
John F. Kennedy
A florist from Mars a gay bloke from that London, a Scots loving Cherokee, the Milton Keynes DM's, a bonkers Essex coffee grinder, a bonkers Essex student, a muso/journo from Leeds, a rock loving Mum from Pittsburgh, lisa c 'n' miss B 'n' da Huddersfield posse, oz and The Clashed, the Manx mum in Bradford, Ulrika-ka-ka, pictureblue, Mrs Happy Chick, my Mum and my late Dad, Telebastard and duckyblanket, my big brother, my baby sisters and anyone who knows me and very patiently puts up with me. Last of all, but NUMBER ONE on my list, the very wonderful MrsDJ, who has been through thick and thin with me for most of my life - here's to many more adventures!

My Blog

DJ Daddums might be a proper DJ at last

As some of you may know, I have been recording bits and bobs of  "music" for a few years under various guises and using various bits of cheap technology. I say "cheap" because there has always be...
Posted by DJD on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:40:00 PST

Rock out with your cock out

Well not quite, but for someone in his 60's, Iggy has more energy than on the previous two occassions (early 1980's and early 1990's) I have seen him. In fact on that first occassion, he didn't even t...
Posted by DJD on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:35:00 PST

A "trip" down Memory Lane

...or Whitworth Street in Manchester. Yesterday, I visited Urbis in Manchester with my 11 year old daughter to see the "Hacienda 25" Installation.  Basically a history of Factory Records and the...
Posted by DJD on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:03:00 PST

Bill and Dads Excellent Adventure Pt.2(c) - Leeds Festival

Saturday morning and TeleB had turned up sometime in the middle of the night after a few hours drinking Relentless (that's a sort of Red Bull in large cans)and so I despatched him for early morni...
Posted by DJD on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:57:00 PST

Bill and Dads Excellent Adventure Pt.2(b) - Leeds Festival

Thursday - Having set off from home at just turned 8am, gone to Huddersfield to get the coach and driven past our house on the way, we finally arrived at Leeds Festival site at around 12.30.Some of Te...
Posted by DJD on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:18:00 PST

Bill and Dads Excellent Adventure 2(a) - Leeds Carling Festival

This time tommorrow, the boy and myself will be on our way to Leeds Festival for three (four?) of music, partying, mud and pooing in a bucket that is Leeds Festival. I'm sharing with his mates Da...
Posted by DJD on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:03:00 PST

A Thatcher by any other name

John Redwood, the man we loved to hate during the final dark days of Tory rule (and let's face it, he made it so easy to hate him even with all the other evil swine around him), has produced a set of ...
Posted by DJD on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:06:00 PST

Phew!

Now, my (very) good friends on here have either noticed I've been out of sorts or being the the brunt of my sensitive nature over the past few weeks. Lots of stress from work, worries about the boy Te...
Posted by DJD on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:53:00 PST

No Elvis, Beatles or Rolling Stones...

So sang The Clash in 1977 on the song named after that year (B-Side to "White Riot" trivia junkies).  The year of the Silver Jubilee, Rod Stewart AND the death of Elvis Presley on August 16th. Ir...
Posted by DJD on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:52:00 PST

Bill and Dads Excellent Adventure Pt 1(a) - Global Gathering 2007

Friday 8.15 am and TeleB (Bill) and myself are on our way to Stratford on Avon for Global Gathering 2007. Thanks to his excellent navigation skills (good to see that all those hours playing computer g...
Posted by DJD on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:50:00 PST