We Are The Robots

We all know that modern chart music is dominated by the bland rubbish churned out by sundry shows and corporations owned by a short multi multi multi millionaire megalomaniac with no friends, and now I learn that most modern mixing desks have ability to correct wannabe singers pitching mistakes by using a piece of software called Autotune. You highlight the bit that's off key, and providing you know the key it's supposed to be in (that rules out 99.9% of singers from X-Factor then) you can correct the mistake. This should not surprise me but it does. It's also somewhat deflating.
What you end up with is the rubbish muzak you're forced to listen to while in the hairdressers. Whatever happened to real talent and innovation in the pop world? Now they all want the stardom instantly without learning their trade first. There was a great Mitchell & Webb Look sketch last week (from 7:54 onwards) on the retards who "give it their heart & soul" but forget to sing in time or in tune due to sloppiness or basic lack of talent.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00thb2p/That_Mitchell_and_Webb_Look_Series_4_Episode_6/

Hurhurr. In the same show nearer the end there's a brilliant near the knuckle scene centred on the so-called conspiracy behind the death of Princess Diana. It manages to rubbish the conspiracy theory, while at the same time making it not inconceivable. Easily the best show of the series so far.

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Saw two geezers fixing a flat tyre today. As is usual when two blokes are set to a task, one was doing all the work while the other was stroking his chin and nodding wisely. It puts me in mind of my neighbour Lenny (real name changed to protect the heroic), probably the best neighbour in the world when it comes to fixing things one could wish to have. If you need anything from a screwdriver to a chainsaw to a lump hammer to a square of double sided sticky back foam, to a drain rodding kit, he'll have it. And then more than likely he'll do the job for you anyway while you stroke your chin in the knowing manner of the second superfluous bloke.
Talking of drain rodding kits, a few weeks ago there was a local crisis involving backed up drains in our road and me & Len set off to put it right. I managed about 20% work, and 80% gagging while he did the rest. It was not pleasant. What a hero!

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