Environmentalist Comic Book Geeks of the World Unite!
I bought this album today:
I like it a lot. I probably like it a lot more than could be considered good for me. It is the aural definition of fucking awesome.
Anyway, I was browsing through Tescos earlier, leafing throught The Independent, wondering whether to buy it or not (I didn't, I'd already bought The Wire and Viz earlier) when I noticed that the main article was about a bunch of environmentalist protesting against a power station in Yorkshire called Drax. And, not only that, but that also some wag had nicknamed it "Drax the Destroyer", after well, Drax the Destroyer.
This, kinda blew my mind for a few seconds. Not only is there a power station called Drax, there's also the fact that everyone agreed to go along with the (admittedly awesome) suggestion from the Marvel Zombie in the corner. Genius!
As a postscript, if you visit the BBC's coverage of the story, you can watch a video of "lively protests at Drax power station". Wonder if that means it involves swearing?
Anyway, I was browsing through Tescos earlier, leafing throught The Independent, wondering whether to buy it or not (I didn't, I'd already bought The Wire and Viz earlier) when I noticed that the main article was about a bunch of environmentalist protesting against a power station in Yorkshire called Drax. And, not only that, but that also some wag had nicknamed it "Drax the Destroyer", after well, Drax the Destroyer.
This, kinda blew my mind for a few seconds. Not only is there a power station called Drax, there's also the fact that everyone agreed to go along with the (admittedly awesome) suggestion from the Marvel Zombie in the corner. Genius!
As a postscript, if you visit the BBC's coverage of the story, you can watch a video of "lively protests at Drax power station". Wonder if that means it involves swearing?
posted by jonni @ 8/31/2006 07:25:00 PM
8 Comments:
At Fri Sep 01, 03:20:00 PM 2006,
mick said…
The bad guy in 'Moonraker' was also called Drax. In the book he was a badly scarred ginger Nazi-in-disguise. In the film he was a camp French bloke with a beard.
I think any surname ending in 'X' sounds evil, but 'Drax' is a cool word.
At Fri Sep 01, 08:04:00 PM 2006,
jonni said…
ummm, nothing worng with being ginger mate (not that I am!!!) but yeah, I'm with Sgt Rock against the Nazis.
At Fri Sep 01, 08:24:00 PM 2006,
Hunter McEvoy said…
Nothing wrong with being ginger, no. But plenty wrong with Ginger Razis.
At Sat Sep 02, 09:36:00 AM 2006,
mick said…
I never said anything disparaging about red-haired people. He's a facist who just happens to be ginger. I agree with Hunter. It's not his gingeriness I have problems with, it's his Nazi-ism.
At Sat Sep 02, 09:50:00 AM 2006,
jonni said…
Well, that's that cleared up then...
So...., anyone heard The Sword album? It's pretty awesome!
At Sat Sep 02, 11:21:00 AM 2006,
Hunter McEvoy said…
I haven't heard it. But I want that cover tattooed to my face.
At Sun Sep 03, 11:13:00 AM 2006,
mick said…
It looks like a Barry Smith Conan cover. Cool.
At Sun Sep 03, 03:16:00 PM 2006,
jonni said…
Sounds like it to...
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