I'm a good listener. I listen intently - not just to what people say but their tone of voice, their accent, the pace, what they perhaps really mean, you know - all that stuff. Accents interest me - mine is hideous, a truly broad Brummie accent that I detest with a passion. But you can't help where you come from right? So when watching Paul Daniels on Room 101 I had to hit the mute button. Oh my days, I have never been so annoyed by a person's accent before. I'm not really one to judge but my that man can whine. It isn't where he comes from, I'm not offended by accents from that area of the country, but it was just him. The programme's still on mute by the way....

So what would I put in Room 101? Well, Paul Daniels firstly. Ha.
It is probably a question that has been asked many times. Honestly it takes some serious thought. Can I put in RnB/Rap music videos, because they offend me? Preaching that money, girls, guns, glamour means a successful way of life, meaning that every young person should aspire to be like them. Yuck. Secondly, can I put moths in? They really freak me out - like, the way they flutter and stuff. Eww....
Next, it would have to be stupid adverts that are shown in every single commercial break, the Compare the Market meerkat springs to mind, so that would defnately go in. Wow, how easy is it to think of annoying things when you're on a roll? Finally, I would put in the White Van Man, and the reasons are obvious why they all should go in.

What else - hmmm.......oooo the impending robots. I nearly forgot about that. I'm going to see Transformers 2 on Monday night. That's entertainment. However, I do read and listen to critics reviews and I do have to admit that I'm not much of a fan of Michael Bay. On Radio 5Live's Edinburgh Film Festival radio show Mark Kermode spent a good five to seven minutes ripping it apart. Yet, I believe at the end of Monday night I will totally agree with him. I liked the first film, it wasn't a masterpiece, far from it, but it was entertainment. However, Mark Kermode explains that Bay is like some pornographic, money making machine - objectifying women, not even calling Megan Fox a character in this film at all - just something that draws in a wider audience, reeling in money with placing a skantily clad woman next to a machine. Reaching out to those people seeking cheap thrills. Kermode also stated the film was insanely long - great, I guess I will still be digesting it Tuesday morning. But one thing that interested me the most about the review was its compelete honesty, he wasn't ripping apart the idea of robots beating each other into oblivion, no indeed, but the whole way the films have been made - it isn't about the robots at all. It is clearly about leering over the people placed on screen. The franchise was born and continues to thrive, I'm sure I will enjoy the film - but perhaps will not admire it, not in the same way audiences admire and appreciate the Spaghetti Westerns, the Godfather trilogy or early Star Wars. If you've seen it let me know what you think.....

Finally it is six days......six days and then the Boss arrives. Glastonbury will be alive purely due to Bruce Springsteen and his E-Street Band. And I can't wait. It's going to be amazing. Springsteen turns 60 this year and I see more energy and effort in his performances than any twenty-something wanabee that is splashed over our T4 screens. If I could wish one person to live forever, it would be him - why? Because he is trying so darn hard to be immortal. And he is so nearly there...

So, in six days Springsteen will be that beacon of light in the darkness on the edge of town. And I'm there.