I'm saddened by Neymar's exit. It was an awful snidey knee in the back. He's a top player and great to watch. Brazil though have been getting away with murder in this World Cup with persistent fouling going unpunished. How Fernandinho wasn't booked last night is unbelievable. Felt a bit sorry for Columbia. It was like they were up against someone's big brother in a schoolyard scrap. But with Thiago Silva and Neymar out I fully expect Germany to knock them out in the semi-final and they'll get a Brazilian sent off if they feel crimes are going unpunished.
Why why why did I have France to win? Very disappointed. A record fourth semi-final in a row for Germany. As the old saying goes - never write off the Germans.
I do find the notion very strange that people abused as a child go on to being abusers themselves. Gary Glitter is an example of that. He was a care home kid. He never knew his father and was brought up by his mother until he was ten and she couldn't cope anymore and he was taken into care where he was abused by the very people who should have been caring for him. I can sympathise with the fact that he was abused but then going on to be an abuser himself is where my sympathy ends. He's still a very nasty paedo. So let's not forget that.
From Popbitch. >> Mime after mime << Playing live at Glastonbury Everyone became so obsessed and outraged about whether or not Dolly Parton was miming at Glastonbury that they somehow failed to notice a number of other big names who phoned in large sections of their sets. - Metallica had a ProTools playback rig with them. - Lana Del Rey brought half her vocals with her on disk. - Goldfrapp had two keyboards that weren't plugged in.
Hmmm... yes there is that EP. Fortunately, thanks to iplayer you can pick and choose the acts you want to see and those you don't. Bit like going to the different stages and tents whilst you're there. A win win situation?