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Alas! I am led to believe that yesterday while traveling to a gig Isah Mmari and David Mathenge, better known to us as E-Sir and Nameless had an accident on their way to Nairobi from Nakuru. Their Pajero rolled several times and unfortunately E-Sir died in the tragic accident. Nameless was injured in the accident but was treated at Pine Breeze hospital and discharged.

All our condolences and prayers to the bereaved family and all the fans.

RIP guy.

On Thursday I was as usual folded into four in a Nissan matatu headed for Westlands. It was a lovely day, though a bit sunnier than usual. I distinctly recall some passing crows with sunglasses.

Everything was going swimmingly and we were on the University way roundabout when a lass in the seat immediately in front of me gave a loud howl.

Naturally this attracted all the attention of us travelers. From the savagely plaited plaits to the dome of her forehead to the angular curve of her jaw (a bulldozer came to mind) it was clear to me that she was formidable at best, and what was attracting her full ire was the gentleman next to her.

It was a dude who reminded me strongly of a gentleman who has been to a barber and been serviced by a drunk and inexperienced one-handed intern. The patches of head on his hair (pun intended) spoke volumes of a visit gone wrong. Bulbous eyes, yellow teeth and a nose that reminded me of railway tunnels completed the picture.

Apparently this gent very cunningly opened his newspaper over her hand bag and surreptitiously tried to relieve her of the cumbersome weight of her money and personal effects. I have always wondered why we call women the weaker sex and what transpired lent still more credence to my query.

Eloquence such as I had never heard before issued from that good lady's lips. His IQ was questioned. His parentage was questioned. His lineage was questioned. That he was a man was also questioned. She supposed deep down he was some sort of animal. As a matter of fact, that unpleasant smell in the matatu was due entirely to him. Was he in the habit of carrying sewage in his back pocket? She was puzzled how a grown man had the audacity to steal from her.

The gent in question tried in vain to get a word in edgewise but once started the good lady's torrent was not about to abate. I would have loved to stay to the end but the matatu was pulling to my stage.

I for one was not amused with what transpired at the Grammies but from the looks of things those looking to better things in the Oscars have a long wait indeed.

Not only are black actors conspicuous by their absence, but there is NO WAY IN HELL that "Hero" from the Spiderman soundtrack could not be considered good enough for nomination! The mediocre singles nominated in the original soundtrack categories are testament to either a chronic lack of taste of transfers of large sums of money.

There are times when I get the distinct feeling that I am gambling my hard won life when placing my hands in the arms of technology. Are you aware that the technology that keeps missiles from launching when some idle Air force official falls asleep and inadvertently pushes buttons is the same technology that does this:

Dear Messers Bush & Blair,
The greatest weapon of mass destruction is sheer stupidity!

A chain is as strong as its weakest link -- and you're it!

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The 2:0 drubbing we received is depressing indeed. I can just see JP, Sin, Biggs and all those other misguided Man U fans hounding me today but I shall hold my head up high. All is not lost!