Blog, 1997-2004

1997

A nymphoid princess in paparazzi hell September 5
Scots Way-hey-hey!! September 12
Summer Hell-idays September 19
Beer and writhing in Las Vegas October 4
Crushed by the Wheels of Industry October 11
Is there an (ugly, male) doctor in the house? October 17
Paranoia, paranoia… October 24
“Slow news week, huh?” October 31
Living in a Dilbert cartoon November 7
Of stationery, dessert and malicious pleasure November 14
Dead tourists November 21
Another one bites the dust November 28
Stupid Burglars December 5
Parcelforce = cunts December 12
Ho, ho, and in a very real sense, ho… December 19

1998

Just say…uh, what was it again? January 1
As the thin veneer of democracy starts to fade… January 8
Feelin’ (Hiber)Nationalistic January 16
War Games January 23
Jim McLennan is unwell… January 30
It’s the end of the world as we know it… February 6
Opening for business: Trash City Tours February 13
“Mind the bottle, woman!” February 20
Welcome to Stalag Luft 17 February 27
Jim McLennan is asleep… March 6
It’s not my fault… March 13
Eyebrows, hate mail and baseball March 20
A farewell to Ferman March 27
Going to the Docks… April 3
Obituary: Wendy O.Williams, 1949-1998 April 11
Jim McLennan is…older April 18
Loving Las Vegas. April 25
Morning sickness May 2
De-evolution in action May 9
Getting out of the kitchen May 16
Attack of the Killer Pasta May 23
Asshole of the month: Wayne Fabra, come on down! May 30
God’s in his heaven and all’s right(ish) with the world June 6
Know your enemy June 13
Gother than thou, and other thoughts June 20
This space to rent June 27
Fant-asiatic Voyage July 17
The One Pound Fiftieth Element July 24
Beers, Deers and Sneers July 31
…to the shady side of the street August 7
Gother Than Thou 2: Beavis & Butthead Do Bradford August 14
Jim McLennan is…tee-total August 21
Happy Birthday to Me September 4
Vice President… September 11
Falling off the wagon September 18
Just the job September 25
Ho bloody ho… October 2
Stall-ing for time October 9
Going Underground October 16
Jim McLennan is…asleep (again!) October 23
Litany of Hate October 30
Litany of Hate 2: The Backlash November 7
Age regression therapy… November 14
The Sky is Falling! November 21
Jim McLennan is…awake! December 4
Let’s talk about sex December 12
Festive cheer? December 19

1999

A random walk in 1999 January 9
Oh no, it’s not! January 16
First aid and last rites January 30
The Glenn + Co. Massacre February 7
Nasty videos February 14
I’m BAAAAAAACK! March 7
PS: VCR RIP, OK? March 14
Metal Music March 21
The bombing of Belgrade seen as an exploitation movie March 28
The bombing of Belgrade seen as an exploitation movie 2 April 4
The bombing of Belgrade seen as an exploitation movie 3 April 11
Jim McLennan is…alive April 18
The Trenchcoat Mafia Tribute Page April 25
The end is nigh May 2
Here we go again… May 9
Why there will be no ‘Phantom Menace’ review here May 16
Freakin’ koalas… May 23
Another role in the hay… May 30
Rain stopped play… June 6
Friday on my mind… June 13
Lights…camera…(International Day of) Action! June 20
Wanderlust June 27
Sharing the nightmare that is…Furby July 11
The Big Day Out July 18
Random thoughts July 25
Deja vu all over again… August 8
Staring at the sun August 15
“Wake up! Time to die!” August 22
I’ve got piles August 29
New York, New York… September 5
Mm-mmm! I love technology! September 12
Tee-total Recall September 19
DVD-ed we stand September 26
By the numbers October 3
We apologise for the delay… October 10
More freakin’ Verbiage October 17
Au revoir… October 24
Meat ‘n’ murder… November 7
Tiring on all cylinders November 14
Tiring on all cylinders: the rebore November 21
Attack of the Killer B(arbie)s November 28
Any Old Iron(ing)? December 5
It’s Too-much-coffee Man! December 12
Sex and Death December 19
Finalities December 26

2000

From: Bill Gates
To: All employees January 2
Junk Male January 8
Greenwich Moan Time January 16
commitment n. an obligation to be undertaken January 23
Down in the mouth January 30
Trench-coats and body-counts February 6
Hell to pay… February 13
Call of the Riled February 20
Wild Wild West February 27
Save the Safebuster March 13
Spend, spend, spend March 18
Advert-sion therapy March 26
Libellous Rumours April 2
Doomed Raider? April 9
Share and share alike April 16
Random Easter Thoughts April 23
Me and Britney Spears May 7
Macedonia, douze points… May 14
Pitch Black May 21
Edit Me Baby, One More Time… May 28
Jim McLennan is hungover… June 4
Who’s Afraid of the Internet? June 11
“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.” [Proverbs 16:18] June 18
Jim McLennan is melting… June 25
Back and black July 9
Keep telling yourself: it’s only a movie… July 16
Tick………..tock……. July 23
Solitary confinement July 30
Selling England by the decagram August 6
“What are they going to do – fire me?” August 13
Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1984 August 20
Is American culture dead as Bush looms large? August 27
Escape From New York September 3
Hold the Front Page! September 10
That Petrol Emotion September 17
Going for Gold September 24
Live and let live (whales excepted) October 1
The Road Worrier October 8
It might be an F… October 15
Paging Mr. McLennan October 22
Here we go, here we go, here we go… October 29
Game over, man…game over! November 5
The Last of England November 19
Sun and Fun December 3
The Road Worrier Returns December 10
Things to do in Phoenix When You’re Not Dead December 17
hings to do in Phoenix When You’re Festive December 24

2001

2001: A Spaced Absurdity January 1
We’re #1…We’re #1… January 8
The Truth About Cats & Dogs January 15
Going to Ground January 29
Getting Stoned February 5
Waiting for Customs February 12
Fuel For Thought February 19
Turning Japanese February 26
Parental Advisory March 5
Doggy Style March 12
The Gong Show March 26
Poof Balls April 2
Meet the Parents April 9
Violently Happy April 16
Hitting the Hundred April 23
Credit Where Credit’s Due April 30
Hot Air and Gas May 7
Against Ebay May 14
Working for the Yankee Dollar May 21
Dancing With Tears in my Eyes June 5
Road to Nowhere June 12
Indian Reservations June 26
Wired For Sound July 10
Car Trouble July 17
Getting Plastered July 31
Plane Speaking August 7
“But we have their money – who cares what kind of a day they have?” August 14
It could be me… August 28
Four More Years! September 4
Dark Days September 12
…and let slip the dogs of war September 18
The Blame Game September 25
GERM WAR TERROR STRIKES FLORIDA!!!! October 9
Of Girls and Guns October 16
“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, And treat those two impostors just the same” October 30
I’m Getting Married November 13
Happy Anniversary November 27
Tidings of commercialism and joy December 11
Christmas Wrapping December 25

2002

Call of the Riled January 8
So Many Snowbirds, So Little Freezer Space January 22
The Decline and Fall of the Internet Movie Database – or, how Amazon screwed it all up February 5
Skating on Thin Ice February 19
Gun Culture March 5
Beer today, gone tomorrow March 19
Tear today, gone tomorrow – or Will the Real Halle Berry Please Shut Up? March 26
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow April 2
One Angry Man April 16
Prom Night April 30
We Apologise for the Interruption to Service June 5
Phoenix from the Flames June 26
Ding, Dong, the bells are gonna chime July 10
Wedded Bliss August 20
Jim enters Boss Level September 11
Babies September 18
The Tooth Hurts October 25
X Marks the Spot November 5
In Praise of Narwhals November 19
Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam… December 1
We Wish you a Married Christmas December 22

2003

Oiling the Wheels of War January 26
Spirits in the Sky February 8
Reality Bites March 9
This is the 21st Century, Paging Mr. Valenti… March 23
After the War is Over April 27
Legal Alien May 4
Going Google-Eyed June 22
Lights, Camera, Action! July 27
That’s a Wrap! August 1
Lights, Camera, Action! Take 2! August 3
Lights, Camera, Action! Take 3! August 24
Lies, Damn Lies…and Journalism September 7
Power Struggle November 2
The Tooth Hurts, Part 2 December 21

2004

Ticket Reservations January 4
Making a Clean Breast of It February 8