It’s been so long since this site’s been active I can actually hear the tumbleweeds blowing through and the crickets buzzing in the background.

Since I’m currently out of action with a broken heel (alcohol + stupidity = snap) for an indefinate period I thought now would be good to clear the cobwebs from hundredpennies & write up some fresh articles.

Because i’m sitting on the couch for hours at a time playing computer games, watching DVDs & listening to music I figured I should get my grey matter working again (before it turns to mushy vegetable puree) & write some reviews & hope someone actually reads them.

I’ve got the following sitting on my computer awaiting my attention,

• Another new live album from The White Stripes titled, Under Great Northern White Lights

• The Alkaline Trio have churned out their 7th album, This Addiction

• The Lost Prophets straddle the fine line between pleasing old fans & new with, The Betrayed

• Masters of pop rock Motion City Soundtrack hit another high note with Dinosaur Life

• Birds Of Tokyo get the fullblown orchestral treatment with their new album Broken Strings

I’ve also got some games to get through including,

• Mass Effect 2. Yes I brought it months ago & with all this time on my hands I still haven’t finished it. If you want to find out why or whether it’s worth all the hype hit me up for a review.

• Final Fantasy XIII, The game series with the roman numerals that just wont die has finally been released. I’ve got a copy on order from CDWOW & I will be interested to see if it lives up to the rest in the series.

On the to do list I’ve also got some DVD’s & movies to watch including,

• A TV series called the Human Weapon has recently been release in Australia. I would highly recommend this fantastic all encompassing  documentary which looks at the history & techniques of martial arts (Salat French kickboxing, anyone?), to anyone who’s sick of watching the same boring animal doco’s.

• I finally managed to track down a DVD of Martin Scorsese’s, Mean Streets, which is said by many to be his best work.

• Alfred Hitchcock’s, Rear Window. If you’ve ever seen this movie then you’ll know why I’m interested in watching it again while I’ve got a broken leg.

Anyway if any of these items floats your boat & you want to hear more about them let me know & i’ll get cracking on some reviews.

However in keeping with today St. Patricks day spirit I’ll be kicking things off with a review (check the site later tonight) for the new Dropkick Murphy’s album, Live On Lansdowne.

Cheers to St.Paddy & may your day be blessed with plenty of beer.

Considering the current selection of shitty advertisements on Australian TV (what’s up with those food adverts featuring the old farts rapping?) we’re highly unlikely to ever see this Nike ad over here so enjoy the following clip.

The Runner -Exploit yourself- from BLR_VFX on Vimeo.

I’m not quite sure what Joaquin’s deal is here and some people are saying that it was staged but either way it makes for some great viewing.

For more platinum Letterman check out when Paris Hilton was on back in 2007.

http://hundredpennies.com/2007/09/30/paris-does-letterman/

Edit: Video’s been taken down, in the interim you can watch it here. (Link)

After Gardiner’s departure from the band late last year it’s been alleged that she has posed for the amateur porn site Abbey Winters under the alias of Tracia L.

While I was initially sceptical about the story, so far there’s been no denial from the band or Sarah and I have to admit that the pictures do look pretty authentic.

If you can stomach them then go check out the censored pics here & make up your own mind.

P.S. This story has left me hope that the Operator Please violinist may follow a similiar career path.

Christmas is that special time of the year where you get to watch bad Christmas movies like The Santa Clause, A Mom For Christmas and I’ll Be Home For Christmas (JTT FTW) at all times of the day. Add to this reruns of every ‘Christmas Edition’ TV show and I’m in heaven.

So I was very extremely happy to find a site that lets me do this all year round and especially at work!

Enter BetaMaXmas where you are transported to a 1980ish basement where the only things on TV are Christmas themed shows. Everything from He-Man, Sesame Street, Pee Wee Herman, Married With Children only to name a few…

The TV’s pretty sweet for 1980something as it has a remote but you may need to adjust the bunny ears to get a better picture and if you wanna know what’s on check TV Guide.

Check it out at http://betamaxmas.com/

A classic piece of Triumph the Insult Dog where he takes on David Lame Blaine.

I have no idea how this douche can call himself a magician but I can understand how Triumph is considered a comic genius.

Via Digg.com

If you’re going to have a Gorilla drumming to Phil Collins to try and sell your product consider me sold.

Not only is this a Gorilla playing drums but it’s playing one of the best drums intros ever.

After doing a quick Google search I found that this is actually an advertising campaign from the UK dating back to 2007… go have a read over at Wikipedia for more.

Wikipedia Link

For those unaware this project consists of completing 183 various goals/achievements before the time he hits 30. So far he’s completed 32 of these goals including, getting a motorcycle license, being a contestant on a TV game show, completing a rubic’s cube in under 183 seconds & abstaining from alcohol for 100 consecutive days.

While he’s a bit far behind the pace he’s set there’s still ~5 yrs to go so it’ll the project will definitely keep him busy till then. Considering I’ve only got two goal’s in my life at the moment (drink as much as I can & not die from it), heath’s attempt is ambitious & has even inspired me to maybe try one myself (watching the 50 lowest rated movies on the imdb website).

Anyway the real reason for this post was to document Heath’s successful attempt at traveling the entire train network all within the space of one day (it was on Tuesday but I suppose this posts better late than never). While other people have said to have done the same thing, this attempt was captured on an online web blog & even managed to get him in the news & on TV (look ma, i’m famous!). I don’t know how he managed to survive all the hobo’s or being bored to death, but all up it took him ~ 18hrs.

Anyway, the project 183 website is an interesting read so check it out if you’ve got some time to kill.

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Every now and then you stumble upon a website that makes you think ‘This is why the internet was invented’

Enter http://www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com/

The concept is pretty simple. Pictures of hot chicks with douchebags complemented with humorous commentary.

As I have a keen interest in what is becoming a spreading epidemic. I find this site a valuable resource.

Via Digg.com