2oceans Vibe

There was a U.N. meeting at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on Wednesday, during which US President Barack Obama had to endure 130 photographs with visiting foreign dignitaries.

ALL THE PHOTOS can be seen one-by-one on the State Department’s flikr page. Or, what you might prefer, and the reason for this post; is you can watch a video of all those pics compressed into 20 seconds.

The result? Barack Obama is pulling the exact same pose in every single photograph.

Freaky? Or cool? Depends which way you look at it, I suppose. Can’t really blame him – I mean, really – 130 pics in a row?

Personally, I wish I could find one set smiley pose that works. I get quite panicky before social pics. What am I going to do? The sexually charged open-mouth smile with slight tongue appearing on bottom lip? Or maybe this time we do the closed-mouth one-sided smirk? Or the old classic mid-talking pose?

Jesus, it’s a mine-field out there..

[source:spiegelman]

I won’t have to walk very far from my suite at the Cape Royale, downstairs to 1800 restaurant on Sunday; as they showcase over 50 wines, cheeses and chocolates!

The Cape Royale Food & Beverage Manager gave me a glimpse of what they’re doing and I can promise you this is NOT to be missed. Plus there is complimentry parking!

[And a Jack Black beer tap - shhh!]

What a great end to the long weekend!

Be there.

I know it’s incredibly late and for a man of my stature incredibly emboerrissing to say this, but I’ve only just started getting into The Sopranos. I left it too long, I know – especially for a series which has been hailed as one of the greatest series the world has ever seen.

As with most series, it is available at DVD Nouveau, which is where I got it last weekend. I appreciated the likes of G and Sam (behind the counter) not laughing as I uttered the words, “The Sopranos *ahem* season 1 *cough* disc 1, please.”

And so began my journey. And what a lovely journey it has been! So much so that I was in Claremont the other night, staying over at a friend; and I popped in to the Claremont DVD Nouveau store (I don’t know the address but it’s next to that circle where Wijnhuis and Melissa’s is) to keep The Sopranos flowing.

What was I greeted with?

Lo and behold:

Hello hello, what do we have here?

Oh, I do say!

“What the fuck is this?” I asked the guy behind the counter.

“Aah, yes,” he says, “we have a full time coffee barista from Monday to Friday’s.”

“Oh REALLY!!!? And why don’t you have this in town at your Bree Street branch?” I yelped. “Why do the okes in the burbs get this shit and we don’t? There’s that whole courtyard in town that could be turned into a bar if you wanted!”

“Jesus, don’t ask me, bru – ask the owners!” said our boy.

Pfft. Cool. So that’s what I’m doing right now – Dear Owners, when are WE getting a coffee vibe in our Bree street branch?

Jesus.

I suppose one thing they are giving us in town is CAPE ROCKS II, on Saturday 26 September, at The Assembly. That’s pretty gnarly.

But other than that I’m feeling ever so slightly deprived..

Check out the DVD Nouveau blog and, oh, while I have you, do yourself a FAVOUR and hire out the series “It’s always sunny in Philadelphia” – you’ll piss yourself – trust me.

ps. WIN TICKETS TO CAPE ROCKS II from my buddy Luca HERE

We cover quite a diverse range of issues, here at 2oceansvibe Media. Not least of which is the beaten-dog acceptance of our local traditional media. Traditional media run by imbeciles who can’t see the light for the piles of money they’re paying themselves, as they wade through the pools of blood, forming as a result of excessive back scratching.

Case in point would have to be the SABC, who are currently waiting for a government bailout, which will allow them to continue with the archaic process and production which the nation finds itself subjected to. (See article entitled “SABC on brink of collapse“). How wonderful it must be, to pay yourself a fortune, to deliver a revolting product, and then, when it’s about to collapse, get a cheque to clear the debt and start off fresh! What a wonderful concept!

Can someone remind me exactly why we have to pay our TV licenses? Why is it “the right thing to do,” when all they’re doing is the WRONG thing?

Nonetheless, their time will come. And so will mine. But, in the meantime, they (the real media types who are aware of what really is going on around them) are holding the Media Convergence Forum in New York next month, from 20-21 October. (I wonder how many representatives SABC sent over?).

Every year the organisers make a new promotional video with astounding facts and figures which shock and amaze, as we try to grasp the rate at which our world, digital media and technology is moving.

This year is no different, as I give you Did You Know 4:

That, my friends, is where we are.

Have fun with that roll of red tape, SABC.

[thanks herman]

My “homes,” Joe Bones, over at our little baby sister site, rivercityvibe.com, spotted something terribly terribly amazing.

This is the vibe he’s going for:

I am about to make a big, big call. Here it is:

The video below is the funniest thing I have seen this year.

It hits me in that special place – you know, the comedy schwerpunkt, where your “funny neurons” jostle with your God-Given-DNA* to create unique receptors in the brain. When comedy signals are received these receptors scan them for an identical match. Finding one triggers a crazy alarm which cramps your stomach, sets tears streaming down your face and sends you into the nearest corner to rock slowly backwards and forwards in paroxysms of laughter that seem as though they will last forever.

[more here]

That’s a pretty bold statement back there, wouldn’t you say? Let’s take a look for ourselves..

And WHAT a result! It appeals to the guys, who know the vibe. AND, it appeals to the laydezz out there who are all too familiar with it anyway!

Stunning!

Check out more of Joe Bones at www.rivercityvibe.com

I found this highly entertaining site, which gives a list of facts linked to one’s name. Surely you must be interested to learn what YOUR name reveals? Well, I’ve got just the solution!

Let’s have a look at Seth Rotherham.

CLICK HERE to give it a bash for yourself

This is the vibe it gives me for my name:

Top 5 Facts for this Name:

1) 31% of the letters are vowels. Of one million first and last names we looked at, 74% have a higher vowel make-up. This means you are modestly envoweled.

2) In ASCII binary it is… 01010011 01100101 01110100 01101000 00100000 01010010 01101111 01110100 01101000 01100101 01110010 01101000 01100001 01101101

3) Backwards, it is Htes Mahrehtor… nice ring to it, huh?

4) In Pig Latin, it is Ethsay Otherhamray.

5) People with this first name are probably: Male. So, there’s a 98% likelihood you sweat just thinking of the price of shaver blades.

Name Origin and Meaning:

Forename:
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Appointed

3 Things You Didn’t Know:

- Your personal power animal is the American Harpy Eagle (I’m fine with that)

- Your ‘Numerology’ number is 5. If it wasn’t bulls**t, it would mean that you are adventurous, mercurial, and sensual. You seek growth through adventure and different life experiences. Although you are a critical thinker, you can sometimes over-ponder an issue.

- According to the US Census Bureau°, 0.048% of US residents have the first name ‘Seth’ and 0.0001% have the surname ‘Rotherham’. The US has around 300 million residents, so we guesstimate there is only 1 American who goes by the name Seth Rotherham.

And so it goes on – be sure to check out YOUR name facts by clicking my “Power Animal” above.

Very cool.

What animal did you get?

[thanks quintin]

ps. I always knew I was an eagle..

In a move which has astounded the world of traditional media and saluted the world of digital media and technology in general, an off-the-record statement about rapper Kanye West, made by American president (and very close friend of mine), Barack Obama, was released on Twitter and circulated the globe within seconds; reaching YOU – right here, right now!

To fill you in, Kanye West did what he does best, and that is completely lose the plot and ruin someone else’s day, at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA’s).

According to MTV News:

Kanye West causes a scene

He cut the teen singer off, grabbing the mic and protesting in support of Beyoncé.

“I’m sorry, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time,” he proclaimed as B looked on from the crowd, stunned. His protest against Swift, however, was not well received. West stood briefly on the stage after his comments as the crowd was silent. Audience members then began to clap in support of Swift after West left the stage.

According to reports from inside the house, once cameras cut away from the action, West flipped off the crowd and returned to his seat. Wale then said to the crowd, “You can’t blame a man for speaking his mind.” His words were met with boos, and Wale then said, “Kanye, I tried.”

During the next commercial break, Pink walked by the rapper and appeared to shake her head in disgust before security escorted her away. West remained steadfast amidst the commotion as he kissed his girlfriend Amber Rose.
Kanye West has since apologized to Taylor Swift

But then (and this is where it gets HOT!!), a couple days later, Obama was indulging in some pre-interview banter with some CNBC journalists, who asked for his thoughts on the incident. Thinking the comments were off-the-record (which is generally understood for pre-interview banter) he referred to Kanye West as a Jackass. And that, my friends, got TWEETED! Lag!

Barack Obama
Cans himself..

This, from Politico:

“In the process of reporting on remarks by President Obama that were made during a CNBC interview, ABC News employees prematurely tweeted a portion of those remarks that turned out to be from an off-the-record portion of the interview. This was done before our editorial process had been completed. That was wrong. We apologize to the White House and CNBC and are taking steps to ensure that it will not happen again.”

Bugger the tweet, let’s have a listen to the actual comment below!

If you don’t have sound or have lost your power to click, here is a transcript.

Q: Were your girls as hacked off as mine were that Kanye gave Taylor Swift the Joe Wilson treatment?

Obama: I thought that was really inappropriate. You know it was like she’s getting an award — why are you butting in? I, I hear you — I agree with you.

Q: So does that count as the first question?

Obama: The young lady seems like a perfectly nice person. She’s getting her award. What’s he doing up there? He’s a jackass. (Laughter) No, now — this — all this stuff — I’m assuming all this stuff. Where’s the pool? Come on guys. Cut the president some slack. I got a lot of other stuff on my plate. Yeah. Cause I remember last time it was the fly thing. Now that was the highlight of (trails off)

Q: No that worked out well for you. You were a ninja.

Obama: Except PETA… (laughter)

Awesome – pretty juicy stuff for a Wednesday..

People of Walmart dot com is a gift to us all. Those of you who have ever been into a Walmart will know all about the different breeds and types of people and fashion you can get in that place.

Let’s run through a few..

Stunning!

Note stance, then boots, then bald patch
It’s a guy – an old guy..

That’s basically how normal
cycling shorts look on a guy.

You’ll have LOADS of fun at www.peopleofwalmart.com so get there ASAP. Some people shop virtually naked. Maybe with just a leopard thong on – that’s how wild it gets!

Read through their ABOUT US section as well – it’s pretty damn funny..

www.peopleofwalmart.com

[thanks warren, thanks graham]

Well, I tell you what, it’s a BIG moment for South African media. While 2oceansvibe isn’t shy to throw around the odd “shit” here and the odd “fuck” there, I don’t think we have thrown around the “C” word for a number of years. News24, have obviously decided to up the ante by happily publishing the words (without any star*s hiding the letters) “cocksucker,” “cunt” and “fuck” in the same article.

www.news24.com

The article had to do with the the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA) reprimanding Multichoice, following a complaint from a viewer. News24 happily printed the EXACT offending words!

That was the screenshot.
You can see the original article online here
(Which they may or may not have
changed by the time you get there)

It would be nothing short of hysterical if the aforementioned article ALSO gets a complaint or two!

Nonetheless, it is indeed a proud moment for South African media. Well done, News24, on pushing all boundaries!

They really are in a completely different league to the likes of Cape Times and the iol rabble who continue to completely balls up articles time and time again. Speaking of which, did you catch their latest article? Look at the headline and then read the article.

Peanuts.
Monkeys.

Shame. What a mess.

Shit.

Fuck.

Balls.

[thanks warren, thanks barry]

We don’t do smut, here on 2oceansvibe. We’re a classy publication. But we are always willing to delve into tasteful photo shoots of beautiful women, for the sake of *ahem* art. So I’m warning everyone beforehand that within this post are hidden doorways into a realm of very tasteful naked NSFW pics of supermodel/Hollywood star (Resident Evil, the Fifth Element with Bruce Willis etc.) Milla Jovovich.

If that frightens you then please, by all means, keep scrolling down to the next article – I’m sure it’s awesome anyway.

If you’re a fan of hers, you will be very pleased (and I know that includes guys and girls).

She recently did a spread for Purple Magazine and this, my friends, was the result.

Milla Jovovich
From behind

Oh, and this and this and this (NSFW).

God, that was magical.

Milla has always been in my top 5, so I’m quite pleased with that turnout. Do you remember how cute and hot she was with her orange hair in The Fifth Element?

I got a little clip to remind you. In shows us “The creation of Divine Lea-Loo (Milla Jovovich) in the laboratory from her surviving hand. She wakes up, and escapes her makers in her journey to save the world from total annihilation. “

What a wonderful day we’re having!

Check out her official website here.

[thanks rory]

That’s right, my little fashionistas – daddy has found something quite delicious for you to chew on! A few scans have been made of the 1966 North London Collegiate School Magazine, which includes an essay by current US Vogue editor, Anna Wintour – 17 at the time.

If I could turn back time..
Anna Wintour : Age 21

Couldn’t get a pic of her when she was 17, but I trust the above pic will be impressive enough? Back to the essay. What was the topic, you ask? Swinging 60′s London “discotheques,” no less! And you’re never going to believe the two words that she kicks off with in her first article..

CLICK HERE for PAGE 1

CLICK HERE for PAGE 2

“In vogue!!” – can you stand it!?

It’s like that old school essay I once wrote which someone unearthed the other day. The first words were, “seriously awesome.”

And now look – I AM!!

That’s weird, right?

But seriously, that was pretty insightful stuff. I enjoyed how she referred to the trust fund kids set to inherit “several thousand Pounds.” Even 10,000 quid wouldn’t be deemed a lottery sized inheritance these days. Goodness, I’ve got that kind of tom in my cubby hole.

I also smiled at the mention of the Maserati and a “souped-up Mini” standing outside the club. So Austin Powers! I wonder if he was there?

Probably.

Probably nailed her, too.

I see Jerry Oppenheimer has written an Anna Wintour biography, entitled Front Row Anna Wintour: Anna Wintour: What Lies Beneath the Chic Exterior of Vogue’s Editor in Chief.

The book details everything from her early experiences working, clubbing, dating, and being obsessed with fashion. Highlights include fashion school, Annabel’s night club, the Playboy Club, Harrod’s, having a crush on Laurence Olivier (and stalking him) and so much more.

CLICK HERE to buy in SA

CLICK HERE to buy in the UK

CLICK HERE to buy in the US

Ok, so there you have it!

[source:gawker]

Ok, look, I’m probably completely overdoing it I just wanted to show you how big MY issue of the YOU Magazine is going. The likes of the BBC and Daily Mail are writing about it nearly every day. They are very focused on the cover story to do with the make-over given to SA gender-row athlete, Caster Semenya.

That’s pretty big exposure. So all I’m saying is that it’s interesting to note that this happens to be the same issue as the feature they did on me. Coincidence? I don’t think so. I mean, I am also featured on the front cover.

Bottom left. Suck it in.

Read Daily Mail article here

That’s right, baby shoes! If this becomes a record-breaking seller, I could, IN TIME, claim that I was a “cover story” for that particular issue.

Would that be pushing it?

Maybe you might think so. But you know what I think?

[points in the sky over your shoulder]

[you turn to see what seth is pointing at]

[seth runs]

[you turn back and seth is gone]

[there is a note on the ground in the same place he was standing]

[you read the note. all it says is "touch yourself]

*CLICK HERE for 2oceansvibe’s “YOU Magazine” article.
[thanks johnny]

Those of you who have an iPod or iPhone and have delved into iTunes, would have realised quite promptly that the SA iTunes Store is nothing short of dismal. That said, you are unable to buy music you actually want to listen to, let alone the super-cool apps for your iPhone.

The iTunes account you’re looking for

Personally, I’ve never had a problem because mine is linked to an overseas credit card which allows me a different iTunes account. But just because YOU don’t come from aristocracy, doesn’t mean YOU should be deprived of these beautiful things.There IS a way to get around it.

It has to do with buying vouchers online and loading them onto your account. but there is more to it. It’s so crafty and so awesome you’ll feel like some kind of spy when you’re doing it. Strictly speaking, it’s not illegal. But don’t quote me on that.

My boy, Marc Forrest (.com) went to the trouble of showing us how to do it

marcforrest.com

So do yourself a favour and start living in the real world. I use an app on my iPhone called Shazam. It listens to whatever song is playing in the background or on the radio and tells me the name of the song and the artist. then I can tell it to “buy song” – right there and then.

That’s how you can roll if you sort your shit out.

CLICK HERE right now and follow the steps to getting a proper iTunes account linked to all the US products.

[thank neil]

UNBELIEVABLE scenes today in Cape Town’s TBK region (memo : we will refer to “Tamboerskloof” as “TBK” from now on) where a near-naked woman locked herself out of her house, after attempting to clean the exterior windows.

“Look, something is going on over there at that house”

“Oh my GOD!! There is a woman on that ledge!!!”

“Jesus, is she naked??”

Check out the original email:

From: Herman M
Sent: 09 September 2009 03:18 PM
To: Derick M; Rayno v; Stefan B; neil j; rouleaux v; Andries v; Frans d
Subject: FW: Oops

Wil net met julle my snaakste real life experience meedeel wat ek tot nog toe ervaar het in my lewe. Of ten minste amper.

Die arme meisie het vanoggend omeenofanderrede besluit sy gaan haar venster was en sy gaan dit in daardie pakkie doen en sy gaan dit doen in die middel van die dag so half 11 en sy gaan dit doen op buitengracht net onder rafikis waar daar omtrent 20 kare elke 3 sekondes verbygaan…en sy het toe besluit sy gaan sommer haarself uitsluit op daardie klein ledge vir omtrent seker n halfuur…ai

Op die fotos het sy haar was ding neergegooi ek dink om bietjie humility te spaar. Ek kon net nie ophou lag nie en ek moes dit net deel.

Regards

Herman My

Oh God… [pauses, head down, shakes head, smiling]..

..that well and truly made my day.

[thanks frans]

So a bunch of guys and girls finally had enough and got together to prove that Telkom’s Telkom “1Mb/s ADSL” lines are so low that a homing pigeon could probably deliver the data faster. So they stapled a 4Gb memory card to the pigeon’s leg and sent the same size file via Telkom Internet over the same distance.

www.pigeonrace2009.co.za

The friggin’ pigeon won!

Check it out – this from News24:

Cape Town – Winston, a homing pigeon, has made history by beating a Telkom ADSL line in delivering 4GB of data from Howick to Hillcrest, outside Durban in just 2 hours 6 minutes and 57 seconds, whereas the ADSL download was “still just under four percent complete” at 11:45.

South Africa’s most famous pigeon, left Howick just after 10:00 on Wednesday morning and flew a distance of around 70km to deliver a data card (strapped to his leg) to financial services company The Unlimited at its head office in Hillcrest.

 

Your bog-standard pigeon
(Probably not too dissimilar to Winston)

 

Winston easily beat the ADSL line, despite giving it a 26 minute head start, while stretching his wings and waiting for the company data to be downloaded onto the memory card.

A confident Winston flew straight to his home in Gillits, outside Hillcrest, from where he caught a short car ride to reach the Hillcrest head office. Homing pigeons have a natural ability to find their way home from any point of departure.

 

 

Winston enjoyed huge support with messages from fans on his Facebook profile and constant tweets on his Twitter feed.

He himself also twittered several times with comments like “flying weather cloudy and cool, feeling good, no major problems to report… Hillcrest traffic is a worry”.

[read more here]

Positively hilarious!

Check out the Pigeon Race 2009 website here.

[thanks schalk]

As a 2oceansviber, you are required to know all about the extremely wealthy Italian Prime Minister and chauvinist (and professional spice master), Silvio Burlesconi .

This guy is GREAT to watch! Stay tuned..

Our boy

Wiki tells us:

Silvio Berlusconi (born 29 September 1936) is an Italian politician, entrepreneur, real estate and insurance tycoon, bank and media proprietor, sports team owner and songwriter. He is the second longest-serving Prime Minister of the Italian Republic (President of the Council of Ministers of Italy), a position he has held on three separate occasions: from 1994 to 1995, from 2001 to 2006 and currently since 2008.

Yup, it did mention “songwriter” back there.

So, apart from being prime-minister and owner of three private television channels (let alone the three public stations over which the ruling has always taken control), he has also caused a stir after audio recordings emerged of the night he spent at his home with high-class hooker, Patrizia D’Addario .

Silvio’s hooker

 

Mr Berlusconi has not denied that D’Addario went to his official residence but claims he “cannot remember her”.

The PM has also insisted he would not pay for sex “because it does not involve the thrill of conquest”.

[SKY:more here ]

That was obviously before he started having a cheeky little affair with Noemi Letizia , an 18 year old. And this time his wife is pissed off and wants a divorce.

Noemi Letizia
Silvio’s 18 year old pet
(howz that mother?)

This, from TheAge :

Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s long-suffering wife Veronica Lario is to seek a divorce after running out of patience with his roving eye, newspapers report.

The 72-year-old Berlusconi himself has refused to comment on the details of the reports but acknowledges he is going through a “painful” period in his private life after nearly 30 years of marriage.

A government source later stressed Berlusconi had not been asked to react to “a concrete event, such as divorce papers”.

“Veronica’s choice: Farewell Silvio,” said the frontpage headline of La Stampa, while the rival la Repubblica led with the headline: “I’ve decided, I want a divorce,” with both papers quoting close friends.

The two papers both said Lario had contacted a divorce lawyer and given instructions to proceed towards a separation as quickly as possible. Italian news agency ANSA later echoed the reports.

The reports said she had been particularly infuriated by her husband’s decision to attend an 18th birthday party in Naples last week, for the blonde daughter of one of his business associates (presenting birthday girl Noemi Letizia
with a gold and diamond necklace) even though he never went to any of his own children’s coming-of-age parties.

 

Noemi Letizia
Going for it

 

“My marriage is over. I can’t stay with someone who cavorts with minors,” Lario was quoted as saying by one of her friends.

“I read in the papers about how he has been hanging around a minor — because he must have known her before she was 18 — and how she called him ‘Papa’ and about their meetings in Rome and Milan.

 

[more here]

Quite a vibe. Ja, look, that’s quite a good technique when attempting to woo an 18 year old. I gave a leather jacket to a little angel quite a few years back, and that did wonders. You’re definitely going about it the right way, using gold and diamonds.

CLICK HERE for Noemi Letizia photo gallery

And then, just to wrap this all up, do enjoy this incredibly hilarious mind-blowing video of Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Burlesconi, walking to his car. YOU HAVE NEVER!!

And there you were moaning about Zuma?

Oh pahlease..

CLICK HERE to find out why Italians don’t care about what Silvio gets up to.. (including short transcripts from aforementioned audio tapes)

CLICK HERE for recent interview with the 18 year old, in which she vehemently denies any affair.

[thanks earl]

Our traditional media sometimes misses the 2oceansvibe part of the story they’re publishing. Take for example this latest article which comes from News24 (Beeld). The headline was “Arrest after Motlanthe mishap” (here) and details something to do with a bad weather judgment by some air traffic controller, which led to South African Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, having to endure an emergency landing.

There he is..

As an AFTER THOUGHT, we are told:

The crew could only locate the landing strip because it was a slightly different colour to the rest of the area in the darkness.

Both pilots were also experienced at flying with only basic facilities on the ground. After the plane landed, it became clear that the airport was deserted.

The crew managed to get a braai fire going alongside the landing strip. Motlanthe reportedly shrugged off the unexpected change in plans, and enjoyed the braaied meat along with the crew.

The next morning, another plane was sent to bring him back to South Africa, while fuel for the stranded DC-9 airplane was also flown in.

[read the whole article here]

A braai
Probably very similar to the vice-president’s

Well I think that is JUST fabulous! Can you imagine the crew of a plane braaing alongside a deserted runway with the nation’s Deputy President? Hah – only in SA!

I’ve just got such a wonderful visual of the moment in my mind. I want to know more though. What kind of meat did they braai? Where did the meat come from? Did they have to kill one of the crew and him/her? did they not tell the Vice President and maybe just told him the meat was chicken? Does he mind if it’s not deep fried? Where did they get the coals and grid etc.? Do all African runways have braai facilities for these kind of situations?

Go back to your files and interviews, find out all of that and THEN you’ve got yourselves an article worth publishing!

*We do, however, SALUTE News24 for crediting their sources – a rarity in the blinker-world of traditional media.

[thanks brendon]

When someone told me that Vanilla Ice is coming to perform in South Africa, I told him he was talking rubbish. That’s when he grabbed me by the arm and said, “Hey, Seth, why don’t you just stop, collaborate and listen for a change!”

Vanilla Ice

I did, and It looks like it’s true. I’ll be honest, something grabbed a hold of me tightly, flowing like a harpoon, daily and nightly.

“Will he ever stop?” I asked.

“Yo, I don’t know,” replied my friend. “Turn off the lights, and he’ll glow.”

“To the extreme, he seems to rock a mic like a vandal. It’s almost as if you simply have to light up a stage and he’ll wax a chaump like a candle.”

Check this out from the tonight section of iol .

Vanilla Ice is coming, even if no one knows why

Vanilla Ice is coming! Vanilla Ice is coming!

Okay, he’s only coming to Pretoria, but still!

The former rapper/film star/metal-head/wrestler/wife-beater performs a once-off SA gig on November 28 at SuperSport Park, Centurion (details 082 851 9768).

I am excited but I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s the pull of nostalgia. Maybe it’s morbid fascination.

South African shores have proven hospitable to acts that are somewhat past their prime. In recent years we’ve had Foreigner, Air Supply, Jethro Tull, Rod Stewart, Simply Red, Cliff Richard, ZZ Top, Bryan Adams, Bread and many many others. Don’t get me wrong. Some of these acts are great but none of them are at the height of their fame. Are they hoping that SA is hiding a musical fountain of youth?

Think of it as the Cold Factor. American folk musician Rodriguez had retired from music after failing to succeed in his home country. He then found out that he is super-famous in South Africa and came to tour, enjoing a career resurrection.

Who knows… Maybe SA can do the same for Mr Ice aka Robert Matthew Van Winkle (a much better stage name, if you ask me).

And if it works for him, maybe it’ll work for other bands whose star-power has faded in the firmament. I want to see MC Hammer’s pants making a comeback. I want to see Boy George, pot-belly and all. I want to see Ringo Starr doing his solo shtick. I want to see Hanson now that they’re grown women. I want to see Europe doing one Final Countdown. I want to see Billy Ray Cyrus stepping out of Miley’s shadow. Come one! Come all!

[more here ]

Ja, look, I’m not sure if I’ll be making the trip to Pretoria. But if he comes to Cape Town, by ALL means, I’ll check it out.

I’ll send you off with a video of the greatest song of your youth.

That was “tight.”

[thanks francois]

A handful of people send me links to this website called No Bucks, which is an “online portal of happy hours, specials and budget nights out in Cape Town.” I enjoyed the concept but didn’t know if it fitted “the vibe” correctly. But then I remembered that getting deals and paying less would take anyone that little bit closer to living the holiday. I mean, if you earn hardly anything and spend your days on the beach, you can probably maintain that by getting good deals – and I’m FINE with that!

www.nobucks.co.za

Now it’s one thing living cheaply on food stamps, but the cool thing about these kids behind nobucks.co.za is they’re including 2oceansvibe approved bars and restaurants. So you’re getting discounts at the likes of Caprice, Hudsons, Cafe Sofia, Andiamo, Beluga etc. So you’re skimping it, but you’re doing it in style.

I suppose, in way, that’s what I do. I mean, besides my fabulous wealth which allows me this lifestyle anyway, it is generally accepted that I am not charged when frequenting Cape Town establishments. So, indirectly, I guess I’m doing the same thing! Weird.

Look, my good looks help as well, granted – but let’s keep our eye on the ball here.

[thanks herman]

ANC Youth League President Julius Malema , who was recently referred to as Julia Malema in an article (here) about gold medalist Caster Semen’s gender controversy, has defended his statement that white people did not come out to support gold medalist Caster Semenya at the airport when she arrived home.

Julia Malema

iafrica reports : Semenya arrived home from the World Athletics Championship on Tuesday amid controversy over her gender. At the airport, Malema slammed white people for not being there: “Where are the white South Africans to welcome Caster? If it was rugby, they would be here.”

One white South African decided to respond to these allegations:

the article continues…

Interesting.

Do you think Gawie made a good point there?

Give us your thoughts..

[thanks carryn]