Monday 4 October 2021

Where's Captain Kirk?

To which the answer will soon be, in low Earth orbit for all of ten minutes.

It's cool and everything, sure, but I can't help thinking there are better things Jeff Bezos could spend his momey on than sending a rocket-powered phallus into space (just). Our planet is basically screwed, and here he is, jostling for bragging rights with a sorry collection of billionaires, and trying to commercialise space travel. Sigh.

Here's an obvious song, that I love, covered by a band that I also love.

Here's the Spizz Energi original. It's better, isn't it?

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  1. Oh, Martin, I couldn't agree with you more. And it gets me all het up and sweary so I'll stop there...
    I bought the Spizz single, loved its garish tone reduced cover pic of Captain Kirk in blue eyeshadow, lipstick and blusher - takes me right back. But until now I had no knowledge of the REM cover so thank you for filling in a gap - made me smile too.

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    1. Sometimes getting sweary is the only option, I reckon.

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  2. I like them both. And Shatner is a God, despite his delusions of grandeur. If anyone deserves to be shot into space, it's him.

    But right now, I prefer this...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI5w2QwdYik

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    1. Ha, that is very good.

      I've got no beef with Shat seizing his chance, good luck to him. It's the gazillionaires playing "my rocket's better than your rocket" that grind my gears.

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