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Last login: 37 hours agoParalex: Paralex is a 30 year old married guy from Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.; Likes 826 pages, 3 videos, 87 photos • 131 fans • Received 32 reviews; Member since Apr 05, 2005

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/100/251182697_5739fb227b.jpg: Jun 5, 4:53pm 1 review photography
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BBC - BBC iPlayer - Welcome: Jun 1, 8:49am 28 reviews tv
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/; When we got a free view box a couple of years ago it quickly turned into a nightmare of endless repeats and zombied out children. Talk about 57 channels and nothing on.

Three months ago the wife and I got so desperate we actually disconnected all the TV equipment in the house and stashed it away in an attempt to get our children back. Fortunately at the same time we were finally allowed to have broadband and this opened up the possibility of an alternative.

You could argue that they are now zombied out in front of the computer instead, but to my mind the internet is a far more proactive place to be than passive viewing.

The girls can still watch their favourite TV shows and it is easier to switch off the computer than the TV when things get a bit too brain dead.

I don't think we will ever need TV again and the girls certainly haven't missed it. There have even been days when they go out side and play!

I am considering not getting a TV licence next year, but since it also pays for the BBC website and BBC Iplayer I might just keep it.

Anyway thumbs up for BBCi and the internet thumbs down to traditional television, the future is here and it includes our kids having a life beyond TV.

MySpace.com - Tragic Roundabout - Brighton, UK - Folk / Ska / Psychedelic - ww…: May 31, 2:23am 1 review music
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=484...; Tragic Roundabout. These guys played for us back in the days my mum and I ran music stages at festivals. As stage manager it was one of my jobs to let the bands know when it was time to wrap things up, did these guys want to leave the stage? Hell no! In the end we convinced them to jump down and carry on playing in the crowd so we could set up for the next act.

Talk about totally bonkers anarchistic music. Their mad. Their mad. Their madder than Mad Jack McMad the winner of last year's Mr Madmen competition.

Ten years on they don't seem to have clamed down one jot. Jolly Good!

MySpace.com - The Clockwork Dolls - BALTIMORE, Maryland - Electronica / Gothic …: May 28, 6:15am 2 reviews music
http://www.myspace.com/theclockworkdolls; I seem to be on a music mission today, check out the intrumental "Sweetest Poison"

"Neo Victorian Electronica with a hint of Steampunk"

Beirut official band website: May 28, 5:55am 11 reviews music
http://www.beirutband.com/; hmmm this reminds me of a cross between Tragic Roundabout (but not so crazy) and Radio Head (not so depressing). Right up my street.