I can't help but brag about this...

You've probably never heard of him or his music but he's my hero and in about 2 and a half weeks I'm going to be traveling down to London to meet the great man in the flesh.

I've been invited to a rather exclusive gig arranged by Steve's management and Warner Records to commemorate the release of Steve's new album- Man From Another Time. I've been a member of Steve's online community for a while now and have been invited as part of a small group to this press only concert and a wee meet and greet afterwords.

I'll be posting some pictures of the event when I get home from London on the 20th of this month so look out for them!

Can't wait folks, it's not every day that you get to meet one of your musical heroes! Hope I get to jam with him!

I mean seriously... BEER? C'mon!

What other drink makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside as it slowly rips its way through your throat? What other drink gets you so drunk that you have the guts to approach that girl at the bar... who weighs as much as the building? And even drunk enough to punch a man in the face at his wedding? And don't forget has just enough fire to it to keep away unwanted 13 year old pansies who get drunk after one WKD?

WHISKY!!!

Long live its nectar coloured glory. Without you I would not have humped my first fatty.

It got the better of me this time...

...is exactly like Gamespot WITH Total Access.

Yep, that's my Total Access account ran out for the first time in 4 years. I decided to cancel it during E3 when they decided not to implement a standard chatroom. Instead we had to rely on Jodie to set up one for us which was really cool of her.

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that the Gamespot I know is dead in the water. I'd go so far to say that this site hasn't produced anything of decent quality in well over a year. The Hotspot is boring and lifeless, the reviews are professionally written but lack the wit and humour of an Alex Navarro, Jeff Gerstmann or Greg Kasavin review, the absolute lack of any features worthy of anything more than a swift glance is appalling and of coarse the lack of both Tournaments and On The Spot is quite simply insane in my eyes.

I love hearing Gamespot talk smack about games that have been delayed then end up either not coming out at all or disappointing fans completely when they've been stuck in a similar rut for what seems like years now. There is seriously NO POINT in subscribing any more. Come to think of it I should have cancelled when they sacked Don.

I'll still be around though, using this profile to look at and post blogs but I really can't see the point in watching Gamespot for entertainment when Giantbomb has so much more content that's worth watching.

And yes, I do blame Tom McShea.

Is it just me or was the last Fallout expansion a total missed opportunity? Having seen Deliverance, Southern Comfort, The Hills Have Eyes and a number of other hillbilly freak shows I was expecting a much scarier and atmospheric environment.

The environments are dull and lack the mysterious murkiness of the country swamplands in places like Louisiana. All they needed to do was watch Angel Heart for 3 seconds to see an excellently frightening portrayal of Americas southland. The rednecks in the game should have been scary and threatening, but instead they're just mutated freaks that giggle like retards when you shoot at them. They should have made the environment and characters much more unsettling.

Also what happened to the amazing slide guitar music that was in the intro of expansion? I was all excited at the prospect of a country blues inspired soundtrack but was disappointed by its instant disappearance when the boat landed on the harbour.

It was pretty cool though, the spy quest was one of the best quests in whole game in my opinion. The main quest was pretty cool, especially the Mansion raid at the very start.

Anyways that's it. Being that I'm already half mad with it and can't be arsed with eloquence I'm calling it. See you next time folks!

EDIT: Michael Jackson is dead? I have to admit if I was doing a Dead Pool I would have never put him in it. I always imagined him dying much later in life even more obscured from the public than he is now.

RIP Jack-O.