// March 31st, 2007 // No Comments » // Arsenal FC
A “horrendous” performance sees the Gunners embarrassed by a Peter Crouch hat trick as Liverpool pasted Arsenal 4-1 at Anfield this morning.
Not one player showed up today. Not one. It was by far the worst performance yet this season. Yes, even worse than Sheffield Utd away.
// March 30th, 2007 // No Comments » // Arsenal FC
Arsene Wenger admitted to Arsenal.com yesterday that Robin van Persie will most likely miss the remainder of the season as a result of the foot injury he suffered while scoring the equalizing goal against Man U at The Grove back in January.
“The end of April now looks optimistic,†the manager told Arsenal TV Online on Thursday. “It is likely he will be out for the season.
“We have spoken to the doctors and they told us that the longer you keep this kind of fracture without playing the less chance you have of a recurrence. So if he can play only one or two games then we will not take a gamble.â€
I can’t say I’m all that surprised, but I am disappointed. Van Persie’s nose for goal is sorely missed, and while it may have only been the matches against Chelsea and Pompey, those 6 points could make all the difference between finishing 2nd or 4th.
// March 29th, 2007 // No Comments » // Soccer
Yawn.
The only thing that was even half-interesting about this match was that former Gunner, Frankie Simek (pictured above), made his debut for the US last night. Other than that it was an absolutely atrocious match. Guatemala had no intention of attacking, and the US couldn’t figure out how to get past 11 men.
Yawn.
(BTW, Lost wasn’t much better – until the last minute!)
// March 28th, 2007 // 2 Comments » // Books
The cover art for the last book of the Harry Potter septology, “Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows” was released today. Drawn by Mary GrandPre, who has drawn the covers of all six previous books, this is the first time the image is actually a wraparound. Check out the image in super hi-res by clicking on the picture below:
// March 26th, 2007 // No Comments » // Music
Some excellent news hit the wires today. Looks like David Bowie and Ricky Gervais will be teaming up once again, this time in the “High Line Festival” in New York this May…
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -
David Bowie will bring hot indie band Arcade Fire, English comedian Ricky Gervais, and an 87-year-old spoken-word poet to the inaugural High Line Festival, which will take place in New York in May, organizers said on Monday.
Bowie, who co-founded the event with entertainment impresarios David Binder and Josh Wood, will serve as curator for the first outing, and will help choose curators for the subsequent festivals. He previously curated the 2002 Meltdown Festival in London.
The High Line festival, set for May 9-19 at various venues, will feature music, performance, film, comedy and visual art.
Bowie has long championed Arcade Fire, the critically acclaimed Montreal rock ensemble whose latest album recently opened at No. 2 on the U.S. POP charts. Other musical acts he lured include French experimental duo Air, symphonic choir the Polyphonic Spree and rock trio the Secret Machines.
Gervais co-created the BBC/HBO comedy “Extras,” on which Bowie made a cameo, and “The Office.” He will make his U.S. standup debut at the festival, playing at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 19.
Ken Nordine, the octogenarian spoken-word poet, joins Laurie Anderson and Australian chanteuse in the performance category.
“I would really hope that the exposure this festival affords will help these folk get the attention they deserve,” Bowie said in a statement.
Additionally, he will host a retrospective of his 10 favorite Spanish language films from the last century.
Tickets go on sale this weekend, but considering this would be Ricky’s first US standup engagement, the likelihood that I nab some is pretty low. Let’s hope he decides to add a few more stops during his visit.
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