This article and song is dedicated to all the people out there who have joined the movement to never answer unknown or private numbers on our cellphones.

Ok check it out – have you heard bout the rapper by the name of Busy Signal? Absolutely no problem if you haven’t. Grab a seat and let me tell you:

Reanno Gordon, better known by his stage name, Busy Signal, is an artist from St Ann, Jamaica. He has also lived in Tivoli Gardens, Papine, Spanish Town and other areas in West and East Kingston Jamaica and is a past student of Brown’s Town Comprehensive High School. Known as one of the artists leading the contemporary Dancehall movement, Busy Signal has been a large part of the scene since 2003.

He was nicknamed Busy Signal by his friends because of the fact that he is constantly busy. .

As you can imagine, the following song of his is my favourite “track” :

Ay mi ask

Who’s calling me from ah unknown number

Wi nuh answer nuh unknown number

Nah pick it up if it’s a private call

Gangster nuh answa nuh private call

[Verse 1:]

Soh who could it be

Ah who dem ah pre

Nuh call mi fone if you nuh wah mi fi see

Infarma work fi ah fee

Feds dem nuh lef mi be

Dem tops mi fone spy out like the KGB Yo!

So if you no you number block nuh budda call mi

Cah mi nah goh answa even if ah mi mammy

Yo ah regula dem kip it up block dem call

But mi nuh pick it up

Some likkle gyal ah stark mi

[Chorus: x2]

Mi ask

Who’s calling me from ah unknown number

Wi nuh answer nuh unknown number

Nah pick it up if it’s a private call

Gangster nuh answa nuh private call

[Verse 2:]

Yo! if you call mi fone

Mi wah si 1 plus di area code

Plus di digit everyting fi show

Cause if you private di number and call mi

Mi wah if si who is it how mi ah goh no

Number hav fi show pon di ID cah mi dun store

Some ah mi friend name BLING DOG, MOVADO AND DI SON OF MISS IVY people who ah mek private call dem should avoid me

[Chorus: x2]

Who’s calling me from ah unknown number

Wi nuh answer nuh unknown number

Nah pick it up if it’s a private call

Gangster nuh answa nuh private call

[Verse 3:]

Soh who could it be

Ah who dem ah pre

Nuh call mi fone if you nuh wah mi fi see

Infarma work fi ah fee

Feds dem nuh lef mi be

Dem tops mi fone spy out like the KGB Yo!

So if you no you number block nuh budda call mi

Cah mi nah goh answa even if ah mi mammy

Yo ah regula dem kip it up block dem call

But mi nuh pick it up

Some likkle gyal ah stark mi

[Chorus: x3]

Who’s calling me from ah unknown number

Wi nuh answer nuh unknown number

Nah pick it up if it’s a private call

Gangster nuh answa nuh private call

Now that gets the 2oceansvibe Seal Of Approval!

[thanks peter]

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I love nothing more than leaked anonymous emails. Especially when they contain things I know nothing about. Like the one I got this morning from dangerdoll27@hotmail.com, which was clearly created for this one act of espionage-type behavior.

All it said was, “Seth, enjoy this. Top secret film shoot.”

Wow, I clicked the attached jpeg file named “bafunny-bafunny.jpg” and the following image appeared.

CLICK IMAGE to enlarge..

From where I’m standing, that looks like a gathering of quite a few local comedians. In fact, I’m not sure I can remember seeing so many prominant SA comedians in one place.

I spy Barry Hilton and Lottering and the other faces look familiar.

Does anyone out there have all the names above?

Does anyone have any idea what this is about?

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Harders sent in this beautiful pic taken very recently. You’ll notice how a hose pipe can very easily be used as a tyre.

What’s going on here?

Oh hello!

Absolutely brilliant!

Not a bad idea at all – especially with the price of tyres these days – I may well do the same thing.

Although, to be honest, I am slightly concerned about performance and, in particular, handling..

Hey, while I have you here, I must just say, “YOO DRAHVIN MARMEES CORR!!!”

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“Not bad, not bad at all..”

That’s what I said to myself as I watched this little music video by a local band, based in Mpumalanga. Their explicit song about Jacob Zuma starts off: “My prezident’s a pimp, without the pink suit, with an appetite to take a bite out of the forbidden fruit.”

The recent revelation that he fathered a child with soccer boss Irvin Khoza’s daughter Sononois was not missed, as the song declares, “With 21 kids, another 12 under close, my prezident’s got whores in different area codes.”

Have a listen – I don’t mind it.

Our Prezident’s a Pimp was made by a group based in Secunda, comprising of Mthabisi “Inspektah” Mpofu, 23, his brother Mpumelelo,25, and Isaac “Hoody” Mongoato.

I love the way there is always one guys that they call Inspektah!

And did you enjoy the part where they accused our boy of “turning the Union Buildings into a Playboy mansion”.

Nice guys – give it horns!

[kewan]

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Kate Moss on the cover of Vogue

Kate Moss Gets Her 29th Vogue Cover! – Kate Moss is pretty much as close as you’ll get to a runaway train in human form. She came back after the scandals, even bigger than before, and it didn’t stop there. April brings in her 29th appearance on the cover of Vogue magazine as the mag hits shelves in the UK and wordwide this week. Look, it’s not the Mango Airlines in-flight magazine, but it’s impressive nonetheless! [hurricanevanessa]

Mexican Tycoon Beats Bill Gates As”World’s Richest” – The Mexican telecoms magnate Carlos Slim Helu has been named the world’s richest man, with a net worth of $53.5 billion (£36 billion), the first time since 1994 that the No 1 spot has been held by a non-American. He beat Bill Gates by $500 million, even though the Microsoft owner increased his fortune by $13 billion to $53 billion. Ooh, sorry now! [timesonline]

German Publisher In Row With Apple Over iPhone Pin-Up App – The International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP) is considering making a complaint to Apple over the computer firm’s request that German publisher Springer censor the naked girls on one of its iPhone apps. Springer-owned tabloid Bild’s “Shake the Bild Girl” app allows iPhone users to undress a model. Each time the user shakes the phone, the girl strips an item of her clothing. Rad! [guardian]

Madonna To Launch Teen Fashion Line – Madonna just signed a giant fashion deal that will enable her to have hands in multiple existing brands as well as start new ones. Along with her manager, Guy Oseary, she forms MG Icon with brand-management firm Iconix, which owns labels like Candie’s and Rampage along with stakes in other labels, such as Ed Hardy. [nymag]

Times Up For Jack Bauer – Dammit: The clock’s about to run out for “24.” Nothing’s official yet, but Fox has all but decided to make the current season of the Kiefer Sutherland thriller its last, according to people familiar with the network’s decision. Fox and 20th Century Fox TV have begun end-of-life conversations and a formal announcement that season eight will be the last could come as soon as this week. [thewrap]

Tiger Woods Mistress Contest Winner Announced – Jamie Jungers leaving took first place in a Miss Tiger Woods contest (on Howard Stern’s Show) against Jaime Grubbs and Loredana Jolie by apparently describing his penis in the most detail. Ironically, this is the same Jamie Jungers who claims she doesn’t want to be remembered as Tiger Woods’ mistress, and isn’t a prostitute. That being said, she’ll just go ahead and cash this $75,000 for all that sex she had with him. thesuperficial]

Man Marries Pillow – True love can take many forms. In this case, it has taken the form of a Korean man falling in love with, and eventually marrying, a large pillow with a picture of a woman on it. ‘He is completely obsessed with this pillow and takes it everywhere,’ said one friend. ‘They go out to the park or the funfair where it will go on all the rides with him. Then when he goes out to eat he takes it with him and it gets its own seat and its own meal,’ they added. Excellent! [metro]

Veil Lifts Slightly on Apple’s Secret Plan to Control the Universe – The recently unveiled secret agreement that Apple makes iPhone developers sign supports what many have suspected all along: Apple is trying to control the universe. Much has been written anecdotally about the Apple app-approval process. But the letter of the agreement was a matter of pure speculation until the Electronic Frontier Foundation had the clever idea of making one developer an offer he couldn’t refuse. [wired]

Conan O’Brien Twitter Buddy Shows Some Class – When Conan O’Brien picked Sarah Killen at random to be the person he’d follow on Twitter, it wouldn’t have been a huge surprise if she milked her fame and turned into a real douche. And while Killen has indeed become a bit of a media darling and even raked in a new iMac and other pieces of swag, she’s also used her celebrity to raise money for breast cancer and help a charity that feeds children. [newser]

Alexander McQueen’s Last Show – The sixteen dresses that Lee Alexander McQueen left behind before he hanged himself in February are a testament to a man of deep emotion and accomplishment. They paint a final picture of the English designer in serene and beautiful tones. Unveiled on Tuesday and Wednesday to small groups of editors in separate presentations in gilded salons in Paris, it was hard not to see the clothes as a window into McQueen’s mood in his final days. [dailybeast]

Warren Buffet Bets On Baby Boomers Drinking Wine – Looks like Warren Buffett is bullish about U.S. wine. He’s buying a niche wine distribution company and it looks like he payed up to get it. A subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has struck a deal to purchase Atlanta-based Empire Distributing, which has operations in Georgia and North Carolina. Wait until he cottons on to tequila! [businessinsider]

The 10 Most Expensive Internet Domain Names – Sex.com, one of the most expensive domain names in history, is up for auction, with bidding starting at $1 million. The domain name was last bought in 2006 for a reported $14 million, but what are the others in the top 10? Like Vodka.com and Insure.com and Beer.com and casino.com? These should all have great value, no? Apparently 2oceansvibe.com is worth like a billion Rand. [telegraph]

Julius Malema Something Something Something – ANC Youth League President Julius Malema blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah. [mail&guardian ]

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I love a good mystery/thriller… that’s why I just had to catch Shutter Island, a new Scorsese film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and based on the novel of the same title by crime/mystery writer, Dennis Lehane (Gone Baby Gone, Mystic River). DiCaprio and Scorsese are quickly becoming a Hollywood staple as Shutter Island marks the fourth DiCaprio/Scorsese pairing after Oscar contenders, Gangs of New York, The Aviator and The Departed.

The Shutter Island trailer (here) teased us into thinking this was going to be Martin Scorsese’s first horror outing (Cape Fear doesn’t count), but it was just a clever marketing ploy to make us think he’d gone off the rails after his long-awaited Oscar. Lehane’s novels (all three of them) translate into fine films and Shutter Island could easily have been a Stephen King adaptation in the realm of The Green Mile. Scorsese’s film is still firmly planted in the crime genre, but there’s more than meets the eye in this absorbing, entertaining and unpredictable thriller.

Catch the rest of the review and the trailer after the jump…

We’re cast in the deep end as ex-WWII soldier and FBI agent, Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) investigates the case of a missing patient on Shutter Island. The federal mental health facility is hidden from the public eye and Daniels and his partner, are sent to investigate and track down a violent escapee on Shutter Island.

It’s an intriguing premise loaded with ghostly questions that seem to draw Teddy closer and closer to the truth as he picks up on clues from patients, doctors and the island. The skeleton framework of Shutter Island is similar to The Shining in many respects. Shutter Island is segregated from normal society much like The Overlook Hotel. A young professional family man undertakes a job, only to find himself trapped by foul weather, past demons and “residents”.

Even Teddy’s premonitions and dreams echo Danny’s ability to shine, while his steadily deteriorating and alienating situation is similar to Jack Torrance’s experiences in The Shining. Lehane substitutes island for mountains, institution for hotel, US marshal for aspiring writer, hurricane for blizzard, nightmares for the shining and patients for guests… making it seem like Teddy is actually The Shining’s Danny 25 years later.

This set up may make Shutter Island seem like The Shining 2 or a Kubrick knock-off, but it still has its own sense of identity… borrowing threads from The Shining, possibly One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and even The Beach to create something new. Ben Kingsley and Mark Ruffalo add their considerable weight behind the production and it saunters along at a devilish pace, colliding into unusually long, yet intriguing dialogues as our detective hero delves deeper and deeper into the secrets of Shutter Island.

“Darling, is it just me or is it getting hot in here.”

Scorsese pushes the bounds of his typical genres to include mystery and elements of fantasy with Shutter Island. This new terrain makes exploring Shutter Island compelling and refreshing for audiences used to more grounded conventional crime films from the Oscar-winning director. He’s aided by DiCaprio, whose solid performance carries the audience over into the realm of horror with hooks in reality. This balance between the real and unreal keeps the narrative taut and the audience on the edge of their seats as the mystery unravels.

Shutter Island is a solid all-rounder. The script bristles with intrigue as the puzzle shifts before the protagonist’s very eyes. The cinematography creates a sense of intrigue and dread similar to Peter Jackson’s King Kong as the island’s dark pockets are turned inside out. The parallels between the island’s security personnel and Nazi concentration camps brings a realistic chill of horror into the floorboards of this thriller, much like Apt Pupil. The performances are more than convincing and set the platform for a twist to rival films like Identity and The Sixth Sense.

Shutter Island’s only weakness is its Kubrick template (which works for and against) and its somewhat long-winded conclusion. It’s not a strictly Hollywood film and Scorsese weaves his experience into the swirling narrative, which transforms from horror/mystery to man-on-the-run thriller and back again. The story has a classic feel to it, while the underlying themes relay a real sense of tragic suffering, impending danger and urgency. Shutter Island is one of those rare films you’ll be able to watch a second time with renewed interest and a fresh perspective… all in all, something borrowed, something new.

The bottom line: Edgy.

Release Date: 12 March, 2010

Watch the Shutter Island Trailer
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Shutter Island marks the fourth DiCaprio/Scorsese pairing after Oscar contenders, Gangs of New York, The Aviator and The Departed.

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Apple debuted its new iPad commercial during Sunday night’s 2010 Academy Awards telecast, sparking immediate buzz on Twitter and leading tech blogs.

Tech blog Mashable posted a picture from earlier in the evening showing Apple CEO Steve Jobs on the red carpet Sunday at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

Jobs is a board member at Walt Disney, which owns Pixar — the studio that produced last night’s animation Oscar-winner “Up.”

[source : freep]

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Our most recent Mango Airlines Magazine competition on 2oceansvibe is coming along beautifully – rewarding every correct entry with a FREE Butlers pizza and a FREE voucher for the Euromillions Lottery!

You will recall we told you the following:

We’re giving away a free Butlers pizza and a free Euromillions Lottery voucher to everyone who sends in a picture of themselves on a Mango Airlines plane, holding up a copy of the in-flight magazine “Juice” – the one with Seth Rotherham on the cover.

Competition runs until the end of the month.

And here are our winners so far:

Neil Carter, killing it..

Shahil J, dominating..

The Maytham family, doing it right..
Joshua with his dummy and his amazing techni-coloured reindeer..

Good work, 2oceansvibers! Keep it up!

Competition continues until the end of March – every correct entry will win the prize!

Original magazine and competition feature and rules can be seen HERE.

While you’re at it, did you see that Butlers have added “The Rotherham” pizza to their menu?

I swear..

Read more about that here.

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Aston Martin has released a snapshot of the stunning new One-77; the ultimate creative interpretation of the renowned British marque. One-77 fuses advanced technology with stunning Aston Martin design to create possibly the world’s most desirable automotive art form.

Based on a sophisticated carbon fibre chassis with a handcrafted aluminium body, this 7.3 litre V12 super car will deliver exhilarating performance for a strictly limited number of discerning customers.

The Aston Martin “One-77″

It first appeared at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, although the car remained mostly covered by a “Savile Row tailored skirt” throughout the show, before being fully revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. It will have a limited run of 77 units with delivery starting in October 2010.Top speed was estimated to be 200 mph (320 km/h) but actual tests in December 2009 showed a figure of 220.007 mph (354.067 km/h), with a 0-60 mph time in approximately 3.5 seconds.

You need to watch this video – it is vicious! :

Click here for video

Check out more high speed beauty at www.one-77.com.

I wonder if this beast will be coming to Cape Town at some stage..

Hey, if anyone chats to Justin Divaris sometime soon, please ask him if he got my emails and messages.

Ta.

[thanks lance]

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I was always amazed that the band LIVE had a song which made use of the Xhosa dialect. But, in hindsight, it’s not that amazing. After all it did appear on their album Throwing Copper which came out in 1994 – the same year Nelson Mandela became president. So it was probably a tribute to him. “ixesha” is Xhosa for “time” so they were obviously indicating that it is about time that he became president. So much symbolism…

Then they added the lightning for general imagery – which is fair enough.

Hey check this lightning next to the Cape Town stadium from the other night.

Hell’s teeth – look at that!

That’s pretty much the exact view you get of the stadium from my penthouse suite at The Cape Royale hotel.

I could’ve taken that pic.

I basically took that pic.

It’s basically my photograph.

I took it.

CLICK HERE to listen to Lightning Xesha by LIVE.

He says the words “Lightning Xesha” right at the start of the song.

It’s a tribute to Nelson Mandela.

[thanks mark]
[photos : source]

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So I was leaving Cavendish Square on Friday after a thoroughly enjoyable Chunky Chicken Wrap at Sumo, which was preceeded by an awesome session Guest Speaking to the UCT Business Science Honours students. A good day, all in all..

That was until I drove out of the Cavendish Square car park.

I joined the spiral exit on the one end of the car park, after waiting for a gap to enter the stream. The car that was coming down from above had more than enough room but decided to accelerate, once I had started to join the flow. Oh dear, one of those..

Needless to say the hooter began blaring behind me and this “woman” starting screaming like a Goddamn banshee. This terribly un-ladylike behaviour, combined with her general pronunciation and accent, led me to believe that she was not of royal descent.

Rather, I would tend to suggest that she was a tad unrefined – possibly coming down from a hangover.

After the video I drove at 3km/h down about 5 levels. Even though my window was shut, she carried on like a bloody fish wife the WHOLE way! Terribly amusing.

But not nearly as amusing as the fact that the one line she kept on repeating over and over again was, “Look at YOU, Driving MOMMY’S CAR!!”

Given that I have entered my thirties and happen to own the Mercedes Benz I was driving, it is somewhat ironic that she was giving me a double-compliment. Not only do I look young enough to be a student, but my car seems to be quite impressive as well.

Thanks!

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So some of you are probably aware of the vibe that Minki van der Westhuizen has been throwing around town – that she wants to be a 2oceansvibe Weather Girl. It started a few months back if I remember correctly. I was getting messages passed on by friends and friends of friends.

“Is it possible?”

“Would you want her on the show?”

” She would LOVE to be on!”

“Do you see her as a 2oceansvibe Weather Girl?”

And so it went on. I had never thought about it, to be quite frank – until my Twitter box started becoming littered with these “hints,” direct from Minki.

Wow, quite a vibe, I thought to myself.

I wasn’t exactly sure how to handle it, as being pressurised into doing things of that nature doesn’t work really well with me.

A number of 2oceansvibers tweeted Minki and told her to email me.

I can’t recall if she emailed or not – but that doesn’t matter – because Friday night saw a whole new level of attack from our girl.

“OH MY GOD, SETH!!!!!” came the screech from across the room at Cafe Peroni.

“How ARE you!!!” she squealed, very familiar and all that. You could have sworn we had bathed together as kids.

“HOW ABOUT A PHOTO!!?” she asked. Not that I had much option, as she had pre-arranged the photo crew to trail behind her until she had found me.

Sure thing, Minx..

Minx and Seth

So there you have it.

Only thing left to do now is put it to the floor.

What do you lot out there think? Leave a comment and let us know..

Should we make Minki van der Westhuizen a 2oceansvibe Weather Girl?

[More pics from the event can be seen here.. ]

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Lance Armstrong Arrives in Cape Town

Lance Armstrong Refused Entry Into SA – Legendary American cyclist and King Prawn Lance Armstrong’s first visit to Cape Town started off on a sour note on Monday night because of bureaucratic red tape. Armstrong wrote on Twitter that he’d landed at the Cape Town International Airport but was refused entry to the country because his passport was full. [sport24]

The Vanity Fair Oscar Party – Worlds collided at Vanity Fair’s annual Oscar Party, hosted by Graydon Carter at the Sunset Tower Hotel. Sure, there were plenty of Academy Award winners and nominees, but luminaries of almost every description were there too, eager to share in the fun. Its collective ears still ringing, VF.com presents a gallery of great images from the night’s celebration. [vanityfair]

Alec Baldwin Gives His Thoughts On Hosting The Oscars – “A television show like the Oscars is a strange bird. It’s not like SNL or Letterman, where performers come out and do their thing and every one goes home. With awards at stake, awards that might actually change the course of the winners’ careers, the proceedings possess an unavoidable and unique tension that does not exist elsewhere.” [huffers]

The House With The Moving Walls – This house was built near the Polish capital Warsaw. What makes the house in these photos so unusual is that it has moving walls in an attempt to make it as safe as possible. You can’t get inside before the front gates are closed after you enter into the front yard. Afterwards the house opens itself. And it looks not the bad after all. [damncoolpics]

Facebook Killer Gets Life – A serial sex offender was today sentenced to life in prison after he admitted kidnapping, raping and murdering a teenager whom he ensnared using a fake profile on Facebook. Peter Chapman was told he must serve at least 35 years in prison by judge Peter Fox today, following the killing of Ashleigh Hall, who was 17. The judge said he was “a very great danger to young women, and for what it is worth, I cannot foresee your release”. [guardian]

Christian Bale Has Not Spoken To His Family For 18 Months – As much as she loves him, Batman star Christian Bale’s mother must admit that her little boy has developed quite a temper. That unedifying episode followed an altogether more troubling incident when he was arrested after a furious bust-up with his family in a London hotel suite.Until now, what really happened has remained a mystery. [tonight]

The Oldest Person In America Dies – A New Hampshire woman certified as the oldest person living in the United States has died. Mary Josephine Ray died Sunday at a Westmoreland nursing home at 114 years and 294 days old. The oldest living American is now Neva Morris, of Ames, Iowa, at 114 years, 216 days. The oldest person in the world is Japan’s Kama Chinen. She is 114 years, 301 days. [nydailynews]

Alessandra Ambrosio Stretches In A Bikini – As the world focuses its attention on Sunday night’s Academy Awards, it’s comforting to know supermodels are still out there stretching and standing in the ocean. In a way, they’re almost like The Hurt Locker, but with less war-fighting and more making women self-conscious about their appearance so they’ll try to fit in Victoria’s Secret underwear. [superficial]

More Rain, More Red-heads For The Scots – Ever since Tacitus, the Roman historian, noted with awe the flame-headed natives of Caledonia, observers have wondered at the prevalence of ginger hair among the Scots. Now a genetics research student has stumbled on an explanation based on another remarkable feature of Scottish life — the weather. [timesonline]

Rapper, Lil Wayne, Goes To Jail For A Year – Rap royalty Lil Wayne was given a superstar’s sendoff to jail this afternoon — mobbed by hundreds of reporters and cell-phone-waving fans, and serenaded by shouts of “Weezy! We love you!” With good behavior, the rapper will spend eight months in protective custody on Rikers Island for the .40-caliber Springfield Armory semi-automatic cops took from his pot-smoke-infused tour bus after a concert two years ago at the Beacon Theater. [nypost]

Kate Middleton Digs Through Dog’s Number Two – When Prince William bought Kate Middleton a pair of pearl earrings for her 28th birthday, he carefully tracked down the finest and most expensive pair he could find. But now he may be wishing he had not gone to so much trouble – after the precious antiques were eaten by Kate’s dog, Otto, her beloved black cocker spaniel. [dailymail]

Korean-American Activist Sexually Abused in North – The Korean-American evangelical activist was apparently taken to a mental hospital for the effects of torture he suffered in North Korea but has recently been released. He was freed 43 days after he crossed the frozen Duman (or Tumen) River from China on Christmas Eve. Shame! Well maybe you should have though about things before you defied our Dear Leader? [chosun]

Deceased Man Makes Fortune Betting On Federer – A few years back, Nicholas Newlife of Kidlington (near Oxford) placed a bet of €275 (that’s Euros) — he wagered that tennis superstar Roger Federer would win 14 Grand Slam titles before 2020. The odds against were 66 to 1. Well, it happened, and Newlife won €18,500 (equal to roughly $25,000). Federer won his 14th grand slam on June 7, 2009. Unfortunately, Newlife has recently died. [huffington]

Levi’s Brings Back The 507 – Exciting times in the world of fashion! One of the most popular pair of Levi’s men’s jeans is back on the shelves. After being discontinued some time ago, the advantages of the 507 have not been forgotten. They don’t taper, they aren’t skinny and they don’t flare as much as a bootleg – they are as straight as they come. Welcome back, 507’s! Now if we could just get the Polaroid camera back and Alex Jay behind the desk at Radio 5, we’ll be A for Away! [levi507]

[thanks deems]

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Introducing Lara Stone..

Lara Stone (born December 20, 1983 in Geldrop, The Netherlands) is a Dutch model. She has walked shows for Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Lanvin, Miu Miu, Fendi, MaxMara, Pollini, Prada, Anna Sui, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Stella McCartney, Zac Posen, Balmain, Celine, Hermès, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dolce & Gabbana, D&G, Givenchy, Karl Lagerfeld, Missoni, Emanuel Ungaro, and Victoria’s Secret.

Stone has opened shows for Giles Deacon, Isabel Marant, Christopher Kane, Fendi, and MaxMara, and closed for Diesel, Stella McCartney, and Balmain. She has also been a prestigious “semi-exclusive” for Prada, meaning she could not walk any other shows during New York fashion week or any shows in Milan before the Prada show.

Her campaigns include Calvin Klein Make-Up, Calvin Klein Jeans, H&M, Jean Paul Gaultier, Time, DKNY Jeans, Nicole Farhi, Belstaff, CK Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss Orange, De’ Type, Revlon, TSUM, Just Cavalli, Max Mara, Malizia by La Perla, Sisley, Jil Sander and Givenchy (for 5 consecutive seasons).[1] Her covers include international versions of Vogue, Elle, The Journal, V magazine, i-D, and W alongside Kate Moss and Daria Werbowy.

Her trademarks include the gap between her front teeth and her wobbly runway walk, which can be attributed to her size 7 feet, smaller than the regular runway shoe which are size 8-10.

Interesting, let’s a closer look at that gap between her teeth..

CLICK HERE for hardly NSFW image

The above shot comes from the most recent issue of LOVE magazine, which features a host of supermodels with there clothes off. If you’re a fashionista and this appeals to you then you can get a copy from Exclusive Books. I got mine there last week – at the V&A Waterfront. It’s a MASSIVE issue and it’s very cool. I’d move if I were you – there weren’t many left.

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You might not know what a “Rube Goldberg Machine” is, so I’ll tell you. “A Rube Goldberg machine is a deliberately over engineered machine that performs a very simple task in a very complex fashion, usually including a chain reaction. The expression is named after American cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg.”

I think Rube was Jewish. Just putting it out there.

I’m so glad to know the name of the various contraptions I used to make as a child. It’s fair to say that most of them were “Rube Goldberg Machines.” I remember making one that allowed me to open my bedroom door my pulling a piece of string next to my bed. The beauty of it was that I never closed my bedroom door and certainly couldn’t sit still for long enough to ever warrant having to open the door whilst “chilling out” on my bed. I was too busy formatting my dad’s laptop or creating briefcases with foam inside, perfectly cut to the shape of my ninja stars and fake 9mm.

Anyway, this band from Chicago called Ok Go built one of the most insane Rube Goldberg machines I have ever clapped eyes on. They used it for their latest music video..

Just you wait ’til you see this!

How incredibly off-the-charts was that?

Jeepers Hudders!

Check this out, from Wired Magazine:

Planning for the video began in November, when Syyn Labs secured a warehouse in the Echo Park area of L.A. But it wasn’t until January that work really got going. The video was shot on Feb. 11 and 12. “A Rube Goldberg machine is in its essence a trial-and-error thing,” Adam Sadowsky, the president of Syyn Labs, told Wired. Sadowsky explained how many tiny details needed to be just right for the machine’s timing to work out.

For example, the wooden tracks used to guide metal balls at the beginning of the video had to be cleaned and waxed to keep dust from slowing down the balls and making them stick. And the angle of that board was set at a precise 3.4 degrees of incline, which was perfect for the timing but sometimes led the balls to jump the track. Given that each of the machine’s dozens of stages need comparably precise adjustments, it all adds up to a lot of labor by a lot of people. “It took about a month and a half of very intense work, with people on-site all the time,” Sadowsky said.

Sadowsky estimates that 55 to 60 people worked on the project in all. That includes eight “core builders” who did the bulk of the design and building, along with another 12 or so builders who helped part-time. In addition, Syyn Labs recruited 30 or more people to help reset the machine after each run.

Because of the machine’s size and complexity, “We needed to bring in every resource we could to help reset,” said Sadowsky.

Even with all those people helping, resetting the whole machine took close to an hour.

The video was shot by a single Steadicam, but it took more than 60 takes, over the course of two days, to get it right. Many of those takes lasted about 30 seconds, Sadowsky said, getting no further than the spot in the video where the car tire rolls down a ramp.

I want one.

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You don’t get more single than Snoddie. He is seriously verging on being the generic. One day people will ask if you’re in a relationship or if you’re “Snoddie.”

Then he’ll have to tell them that he actually is Snoddie. And they’ll be like, “Oh my God!! You’re the guy!!!” And he’ll be like “Yeah!!!” and they’ll be like, “so are you seeing someone at the moment?”

And he’ll be like, “no, I’m single. And I’m Snoddie. I’m a living breathing double meaning.”

Paul Snodgraas

The loudest comic on stage in

I’M SO LONLEY

11-13 March 2010

Baxter Concert Hall

8.15pm

Special Guests

Taxi Violence on 11 & 12 March and
 Andy Lund on 13 March

If you like small angry men letting you know why they think they’re single then you had better not miss Paul Snodgrass, the loudest comic on stage, in his first one man show “I’m So Lonely”. From 11 to 13 March 2010 Paul lets loose at the Baxter Concert Hall where he will take you on a high energy ride and describe the differences between men and women, his worst kiss, why he never wants to move in with a girlfriend again and why he’ll probably be lonely for the rest of his life !

Paul’s comedy career started over a decade ago at the fresh faces section of the Smirnoff International comedy Festival. At the Edinburgh Festival in 2006 he was billed as one of the best value for money acts and has performed at and hosted many comedy festivals in South Africa. He is a regular performer at the Heavyweight Comedy Jams and the Kingsize Comedy Fests and has performed at the Vodacom Funny Festival and the Old Mutual Comedy Encounters.

Known as Snoddie on Heart FM’s Afternoon drive show, Paul is the resident sport anchor and side-kick to host Diggy Bongz. He was a reporter and a producer for eTV sports news for five years and “That Sport Show” for three. As an MC Paul has worked at almost every major rock festival in SA bringing on bands from all over the world including recently completing his 3rd year at “Rocking the Daisies’.

Joining Paul as his special guests on 11 and 12 March is the Rock Band Taxi Violence with George van der Spuy (vocals), Jason Ling (bass), Louis Nel (drums) and Rian Zietsman (guitar and backing vocals). Since 2006 they have received many accolades that include ‘the best thing that has happened to Rock Music’, the Best Album nomination, the Album of the Month and the Best Live Act. And on the 13 March, well known singer songwriter and photographer Andy Lund performs solo. Achieving underground acclaim, Andy has been involved in the South African music scene for over 10 years.

Tickets costs R60 and there is a 10% discounts for block bookings of ten or more. Book at Computicket, Shoprite and Checkers outlets, at the Baxter Theatre 021 685 7880 and on line www.computicket.com

I’m So Lonely is at 8.15pm each evening and is 70 minutes long with no interval. It has an age restriction – no under 16s.

But WAIT, there’s MORE!!

This is what Twakkie had to say about Paul’s show at The Baxter!

It’s gonna be too funny!

And we’ve got two sets of double tickets to give away!

So email editor@2oceansvibe.com with the subject “your mother” and tell us what colour Snoddie’s pubes are and you will win a pair of double tickets!

Two correct answers will be chosen at random by the naked Filipino boys I have wondering aimlessly around The Safe House.

Sick! See you at the gig!

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