Helloooooooo! And welcome to the 156^th EVER newsletter from rathergood!

I have 2 treats for you today! Ham and Parsley! Here's the ham! Eat ham! For Glory! For Justice! For Victory!

http://www.rathergood.com/ham_for_victory

And look! If that wasn't enough here's some parsley! Eat Parsley For Maximum Expansion!

http://www.rathergood.com/parsley

In news since the last newsletter, Jacqui won the Hackney Schools Green Hero parent / helper award for 2011 which is supercool. Hooray for Jacqui!

Oh yeah if you're thinking about buying any Christmas presents, don't forget that the best thing you can possibly get for anyone is a rathergood tshirt or toy:

http://www.printshop.co.uk/rathergood

I think that's about it for today except to tell you that I love you.

I LOVE YOU SO HARD!

I'd do anything for you. I'd make myself in to a sculpture for you because I know how much you love sculpture. I'll melt a load of bronze and I'll just drink that red-hot molten bronze like it ain't no thang.

I'll drink it right down and it'll fill me up from my toes to the tippy-top of my head.

While it's still molten I'll stagger round to your house (despite being in some discomfort as I will basically be a bag of burning skin full of molten bronze) and I'll knock on your door.

As you answer the door, I will just be able to blow you one last kiss before the bronze solidifies and I become a statue.

You'll probably need to scrape off some residual charred skin, flesh and hair, but once you've done that, give it a quick polish and you'll have a beautiful statue of me that will last a billion years! It will probably survive the death of the sun in fact and still be looking beautiful and shiny well after the heat death of the universe.

Mwah mwah superhugs!

Yours sincerely

Joel Veitch

Founder of rathergood.com
Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
Winner of 3 Webby Awards
Master of Arts (Electronic Media) Oxford Brookes
Bachelor of Arts (English and History) University of Leeds
Marksman (.22, 5.56, 7.62, LMG)
Former Sixer of Grey Six, 19th Forest Hill Cub Scouts
Former Member of MGS school cricket team
Former Sergeant, Combined Cadet Force (RAF Section)
Silver Swimming Badge
3rd best Cross Country runner in my class at age 12
Once had a letter published in the New Scientist
Attended one-night Pork Butchery Course
Keen amateur ukulele player
Bronze lifesavers swimming badge
Full clean driver's license
Passed Cycling Proficiency Test
A levels – English Literature, French and History, all grade A
GCSEs 7xA 2xB
Good understanding of the principals of flight
Good understanding of the principles of spelling
Winner of the Head's Prize for Progress, first year, Aylesford School
50 meters swimming badge
Once did a wee in a loo containing Dannii Minogue's wee
25 meters swimming badge
Amateur experimental rocket / meat scientist
Has caught piranhas on a hand line
Willing to learn semaphore if required
Able to sing The Girl From Ipanema and Mas Que Nada in Portuguese
Survivor of Trans-Atlantic Airplane Fire Horror
Wielder Of The Power Of Science
Inventor of the Dictator Finger Thingdicator
Defeater of Transformers (regardless of voltage)
Founder member of the super-secret League Of Internet Justice
Has eaten chicken madras for breakfast
Commander In Chief of Pork Force
Saver Of Old Ladies In Distress
Owner of Monster Truck
Experienced lawn mower
Finder of camouflaged flip-flops
Amateur Marine Biologist
Vaguely knowledgeable about steam engines
Paper Plane Expert
The man behind many of the Internet’s biggest online successes (London Evening Standard 6 October 2010)
Pie Master
Some bloke who makes cat videos on the internet (copyright Aleks Krotoski)
Kitten Wrangler Extraordinaire
Inventor of Hairy Tongue
Christmas Tree Decorator of some renown
Able to slow kittens to 1/40th the speed of a normal kitten
Fan of all ungulates
Moon Baron
Able to do a passable impersonation of a trumpeting elephant
Fixer of aircraft using glue, tape and bog roll
Cyborg Warrior
Repairer of small shock absorbers
Owner of a skin-tight lycra suit
Knower of some stuff about pulse jets
Able to identify many cartilaginous fish
Painter of RC cars
Able to fly a radio control plane briefly before crashing and destroying it
Knows what a lift pump is in a diesel engine
Understands clutch shoes
Loop-the-looper extraordinaire!
Getting less bad at soldering
Has a vague understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of a small propeller spinning quickly vs a big propeller spinning slowly

Hellooooooooooooooooooooo! And welcome to the 155th EVER newsletter from rathergood!

It's winter now. I have a cold. But look, it's not all bad! LOOK! LOOK AT THIS LOVELY SONG!

http://www.rathergood.com/cold

You see? DO YOU SEE?

And look, I've made a sneezing kitten T-shirt, which is of course this winter's MUST HAVE fashion accessory:

http://upthear.se/sneezingcat

The song is on iTunes of course, it's from the album The Ham Machine which you should totally buy:

http://upthear.se/hammachine

Hey do you want to see what I look like on a normal day in the office? This is how I roll, biyaatches:

http://flic.kr/p/aCWMRz

Oh hey, look I saw the best thing ever ion the internets! It's a guy doing a real life Tiny Chainsaw dance and I love it!

http://youtu.be/YDi4X70Ky5s

I think that's about it for today, except to tell you that I love you. I love you SO HARD! I'd do ANYTHING for you!

I'd definitely do anything for love. I had a chat with Meatloaf about how he'd do anything for love but he won't do THAT. I was all like, hey, I'd totally do THAT for love. Infact, you know what, I'd do THAT anyway, don't really need to worry about the love bit. Actually you know what, I'll pay to do THAT. Hey how would you feel about doing THAT to me? For love? Or just for money, I'm fine with either.

I asked Meatloaf but he said no.

Mwah mwah superhugs!

Yours sincerely

Joel Veitch

Founder of rathergood.com
Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
Winner of 3 Webby Awards
Master of Arts (Electronic Media) Oxford Brookes
Bachelor of Arts (English and History) University of Leeds
Marksman (.22, 5.56, 7.62, LMG)
Former Sixer of Grey Six, 19th Forest Hill Cub Scouts
Former Member of MGS school cricket team
Former Sergeant, Combined Cadet Force (RAF Section)
Silver Swimming Badge
3rd best Cross Country runner in my class at age 12
Once had a letter published in the New Scientist
Attended one-night Pork Butchery Course
Keen amateur ukulele player
Bronze lifesavers swimming badge
Full clean driver's license
Passed Cycling Proficiency Test
A levels – English Literature, French and History, all grade A
GCSEs 7xA 2xB
Good understanding of the principals of flight
Good understanding of the principles of spelling
Winner of the Head's Prize for Progress, first year, Aylesford School
50 meters swimming badge
Once did a wee in a loo containing Dannii Minogue's wee
25 meters swimming badge
Amateur experimental rocket / meat scientist
Has caught piranhas on a hand line
Willing to learn semaphore if required
Able to sing The Girl From Ipanema and Mas Que Nada in Portuguese
Survivor of Trans-Atlantic Airplane Fire Horror
Wielder Of The Power Of Science
Inventor of the Dictator Finger Thingdicator
Defeater of Transformers (regardless of voltage)
Founder member of the super-secret League Of Internet Justice
Has eaten chicken madras for breakfast
Commander In Chief of Pork Force
Saver Of Old Ladies In Distress
Owner of Monster Truck
Experienced lawn mower
Finder of camouflaged flip-flops
Amateur Marine Biologist
Vaguely knowledgeable about steam engines
Paper Plane Expert
The man behind many of the Internet’s biggest online successes (London Evening Standard 6 October 2010)
Pie Master
Some bloke who makes cat videos on the internet (copyright Aleks Krotoski)
Kitten Wrangler Extraordinaire
Inventor of Hairy Tongue
Christmas Tree Decorator of some renown
Able to slow kittens to 1/40th the speed of a normal kitten
Fan of all ungulates
Moon Baron
Able to do a passable impersonation of a trumpeting elephant
Fixer of aircraft using glue, tape and bog roll
Cyborg Warrior
Repairer of small shock absorbers
Owner of a skin-tight lycra suit
Knower of some stuff about pulse jets
Able to identify many cartilaginous fish
Painter of RC cars
Able to fly a radio control plane briefly before crashing and destroying it
Knows what a lift pump is in a diesel engine
Understands clutch shoes
Loop-the-looper extraordinaire!
Getting less bad at soldering

Hellooooooooooo! And welcome to the 154th EVER newsletter from rathergood!

Look what a lovely thing I have for you today! When Clive was alive, he so liked to jive, but now he is drowned in the sea. Look, here's a song and lovely animation about him:

http://www.rathergood.com/clive

Now, in other news, I have something to ask you.

We are looking for help with our TV show ROADKILL, which is about two puppets, a cat and a rabbit, who steal a car and go on the run.

Their journey: A weird and wonderful trip through the countryside, outer space and the deepest crevices of their warped and twisted little minds.

What we need is moving backgrounds, that we can comp our puppets and their old Volvo into. So far we have been achieving this by attaching a go pro camera to the back of a car and just driving around. We have also done the same with a boat on the Thames. But we need more!

The mighty Volvo the trip takes place in, is not constrained by the pathetic boundaries of physics. Our heroes spit in the face of logic and gravity! Our car can fly, go under water and break the speed of light. So if you have a go pro or something similar, why not attach it to the back of your car, bike, plane, helicopter or submarine and press record.

Bear in mind that we can't have any parts of your vehicle in vision.

We'd love to get footage from all over the world, but can't afford to go ourselves, which is why we need your help!

If we use your footage as a background in the show we will of course give you a credit. We can't afford to pay you any money but we will give you lots of love and some t shirts and things.

If you've got some footage you'd like to send us, drop me a line at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll sort out getting it over and stuff. Hoorays!

I think that's about it for this week, except to tell you that I love you! I love you so much! I'd do anything for you! I'd construct a special robot to drop me in to a pan of boiling water for fifteen minutes or so, then crack me open, and scoop out my mind, and serve it up for you on a plate with a dressing of balsamic vinegar and olive oil with my earlobes as a tasty little amuse-bouche.

I'll set it off on your birthday so you can have a lovely birthday treat!

Mwah! Mwah! Superhugs!

Yours sincerely

Joel Veitch

Founder of rathergood.com
Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
Winner of 3 Webby Awards
Master of Arts (Electronic Media) Oxford Brookes
Bachelor of Arts (English and History) University of Leeds
Marksman (.22, 5.56, 7.62, LMG)
Former Sixer of Grey Six, 19th Forest Hill Cub Scouts
Former Member of MGS school cricket team
Former Sergeant, Combined Cadet Force (RAF Section)
Silver Swimming Badge
3rd best Cross Country runner in my class at age 12
Once had a letter published in the New Scientist
Attended one-night Pork Butchery Course
Keen amateur ukulele player
Bronze lifesavers swimming badge
Full clean driver's license
Passed Cycling Proficiency Test
A levels – English Literature, French and History, all grade A
GCSEs 7xA 2xB
Good understanding of the principals of flight
Good understanding of the principles of spelling
Winner of the Head's Prize for Progress, first year, Aylesford School
50 meters swimming badge
Once did a wee in a loo containing Dannii Minogue's wee
25 meters swimming badge
Amateur experimental rocket / meat scientist
Has caught piranhas on a hand line
Willing to learn semaphore if required
Able to sing The Girl From Ipanema and Mas Que Nada in Portuguese
Survivor of Trans-Atlantic Airplane Fire Horror
Wielder Of The Power Of Science
Inventor of the Dictator Finger Thingdicator
Defeater of Transformers (regardless of voltage)
Founder member of the super-secret League Of Internet Justice
Has eaten chicken madras for breakfast
Commander In Chief of Pork Force
Saver Of Old Ladies In Distress
Owner of Monster Truck
Experienced lawn mower
Finder of camouflaged flip-flops
Amateur Marine Biologist
Vaguely knowledgeable about steam engines
Paper Plane Expert
The man behind many of the Internet’s biggest online successes (London Evening Standard 6 October 2010)
Pie Master
Some bloke who makes cat videos on the internet (copyright Aleks Krotoski)
Kitten Wrangler Extraordinaire
Inventor of Hairy Tongue
Christmas Tree Decorator of some renown
Able to slow kittens to 1/40th the speed of a normal kitten
Fan of all ungulates
Moon Baron
Able to do a passable impersonation of a trumpeting elephant
Fixer of aircraft using glue, tape and bog roll
Cyborg Warrior
Repairer of small shock absorbers
Owner of a skin-tight lycra suit
Knower of some stuff about pulse jets
Able to identify many cartilaginous fish
Painter of RC cars
Able to fly a radio control plane briefly before crashing and destroying it
Knows what a lift pump is in a diesel engine
Understands clutch shoes
Loop-the-looper extraordinaire!

Hellooooooooooo! And welcome to the 153rd EVER newsletter from rathergood!

I have something utterly wonderful for you today! Look! Look at this incredible song about my Tiny Chainsaw!

http://www.rathergood.com/chainsaw

Isn't it spectacular! Get your amazing Tiny Chainsaw hoody here! It's perfect for all your looting needs!

http://bit.ly/p2vu3V

You can get the song on the album The Ham Machine on iTunes innit:

http://upthear.se/hammachine

That's about it for this week, except to mention that we had a very strange week here at rathergood HQ in Hackney. Monday began pretty normally, but in the afternoon groups of drunk kids started converging on Mare Street, saying they were going to start a riot. This sounded a lot like bravado until quite suddenly there were 2 helicopters overhead and a riot was actually really in progress.

We locked up and went to find our families, but a lot of people had to stay. This is what the office looked like that afternoon

http://bit.ly/pYpNVt

and this is the shop opposite

http://bit.ly/rn6V4w

It doesn't normally look like that here you know. That is an unusual circumstance.

By the way did I mention I love you? I love you so much I'd go and smash up my community and burn peoples cars and businesses for a laugh and smash in to shops and steal all the clothes and trainers I want.

Oh hang on, that's not right is it? No, only a total A-HOLE would do that. Sorry, my mistake.

Mwah mwah hugs and superkisses!

Yours sincerely

Joel Veitch

Founder of rathergood.com
Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
Winner of 3 Webby Awards
Master of Arts (Electronic Media) Oxford Brookes
Bachelor of Arts (English and History) University of Leeds
Marksman (.22, 5.56, 7.62, LMG)
Former Sixer of Grey Six, 19th Forest Hill Cub Scouts
Former Member of MGS school cricket team
Former Sergeant, Combined Cadet Force (RAF Section)
Silver Swimming Badge
3rd best Cross Country runner in my class at age 12
Once had a letter published in the New Scientist
Attended one-night Pork Butchery Course
Keen amateur ukulele player
Bronze lifesavers swimming badge
Full clean driver's license
Passed Cycling Proficiency Test
A levels – English Literature, French and History, all grade A
GCSEs 7xA 2xB
Good understanding of the principals of flight
Good understanding of the principles of spelling
Winner of the Head's Prize for Progress, first year, Aylesford School
50 meters swimming badge
Once did a wee in a loo containing Dannii Minogue's wee
25 meters swimming badge
Amateur experimental rocket / meat scientist
Has caught piranhas on a hand line
Willing to learn semaphore if required
Able to sing The Girl From Ipanema and Mas Que Nada in Portuguese
Survivor of Trans-Atlantic Airplane Fire Horror
Wielder Of The Power Of Science
Inventor of the Dictator Finger Thingdicator
Defeater of Transformers (regardless of voltage)
Founder member of the super-secret League Of Internet Justice
Has eaten chicken madras for breakfast
Commander In Chief of Pork Force
Saver Of Old Ladies In Distress
Owner of Monster Truck
Experienced lawn mower
Finder of camouflaged flip-flops
Amateur Marine Biologist
Vaguely knowledgeable about steam engines
Paper Plane Expert
The man behind many of the Internet’s biggest online successes (London Evening Standard 6 October 2010)
Pie Master
Some bloke who makes cat videos on the internet (copyright Aleks Krotoski)
Kitten Wrangler Extraordinaire
Inventor of Hairy Tongue
Christmas Tree Decorator of some renown
Able to slow kittens to 1/40th the speed of a normal kitten
Fan of all ungulates
Moon Baron
Able to do a passable impersonation of a trumpeting elephant
Fixer of aircraft using glue, tape and bog roll
Cyborg Warrior
Repairer of small shock absorbers
Owner of a skin-tight lycra suit
Knower of some stuff about pulse jets
Able to identify many cartilaginous fish
Painter of RC cars
Able to fly a radio control plane briefly before crashing and destroying it
Knows what a lift pump is in a diesel engine
Understands clutch shoes
Not chuffed about the recent riots and looting