Grey - A Review

Grey is my favourite colour. Here are some of my favourite shades, their hex triplets, and some associated trivia:

• Arsenic - (#3B444B) : the dark blueish grey of the element Arsenic. The 1944 film Arsenic and Old Lace is a shit old movie by Frank Capra.

• Taupe - (#483C32) : A vague dark greyish colour. They say taupe is very soothing. Some people think taupe is brown or tan. They are wrong.
  

• Davy's Grey - (#788878) : A greeny grey colour. They say Davy turned this colour one day, shortly before vomiting.


• Feldgrau - (#4D5D53) : A light grey/green colour. The preferred shade of the German military in the early 20th century.
  

Here are the top five things that look good in grey:

1. Stone
2. Corduroy
3. Brain
4. Modern Technology
5. Stripes

Thank you, reader.

Joe Dolan - National Man of Mystery

Joe Dolan - rampant rural charmer, balladeer, fashion pioneer, psychological enigma, intercontinental ice breaker, King of Las Vegas, bone trader, everyman - one of the great known unknowns of Ireland, and the World.

Here are ten FACTS you may or may not be aware of:

1. Joe Dolan is no ordinary vocalist. He has an enormous range and a large number of hits to prove it. The romantic, the crooner, the disco belter - Joe can do it all.
2. Joe recently sold his hip on eBay for €680
3. Joe was the first western performer to play a gig in the Soviet Union. Even in pre-prerestroika days his bootleg tapes fetched large sums on the streets of Moscow.
4. Joe's UK #3 hit Make Me An Island, was penned by Albert Hammond.
5. Joe used to babysit Albert Hammond Jr, in Mullingar.
6. Joe pioneered the use of suits that didn't change colour when soaked with sweat.
   
7. Tar and Cement was voted Greatest Song You've Never Heard Yet by the NME.
   
8. Joe has been cited as an influence by Radiohead, Dylan, Duran Duran and Morrissey.
   
9. Joe was the only reason the red Luas line was routed to pass the Red Cow Inn.
   
10. The catchphrase "There's No Show Like A Joe Show", has been scientifically validated.

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