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It’s the world’s most watched annual sporting event. Tomorrow is the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final. Bayern Munich vs Chelsea. Germany vs England. We won’t go further than that. Do that in your own mind.

At 21h45 South African time, the English and German giants will do battle in the colourful Allianz Arena, north of Munich.

This is arguably the biggest game ever for Chelsea; in addition to the trophy, their Champions League qualification for next season hinges on winning, having finished sixth in the English Premier League.

But what are the facts? Let’s take a look, my friends.

Bayern have won the Champions League four times, Chelsea none.

Bayern is missing three of their top players, and this could leave gaping holes in Bayern’s tactical plans.

Chelsea is missing four top players; amongst them, John Terry, and Ramires, who was recently voted Chelsea’s Players’ Player of the Season.

In their last meeting, in the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, the Blues prevailed 6-5 on aggregate against Bayern.

Hmmm. Terrifically spicy vibes.

Jupp Heynckes, Bayern’s manager, believes they have a “little advantage” as UEFA Champions League final hosts, but is equally aware of the threat of a “dangerous” and rampant Chelsea.

Chelsea’s manager, Roberto Di Matteo, hopes home advantage will work against Bayern as he scents a “great opportunity” for Chelsea to make history in tomorrow’s final. Good luck with that reverse psychology, Bob.

And in terms of momentum, both teams will be flexing their pecks and wagging their swag. Chelsea trumped Barcelona on their road to the final; Bayern took down Real Madrid.

Where are you watching the game?

Fans of the official Varsity Cup publication, VPlay magazine, will be giddy to know that this compact little glossy is hitting campuses today, going out to 30 000, nationwide.

This month VPlay focuses on the upcoming IRB Junior World Championships, looking in particular at the SA U20 team’s preparation for this big international tournament.

But what do Alumni like ourselves do to get a fix of VPlay, even though we’re not on campus? We hit the digi-mag, my friends. Click here to get yours, free. This month also brings the usual fix of the sultry VPlay Angel, Fashion, Grooming, Gaming and Music pages. Don’t miss out Jannie du Plessis’ nostalgic recollections of his varsity days at Shimlas!

What’s more, you stand a chance to win a R2000 Canterbury voucher. VERY mean.

All you have to do is like the Varsity Play magazine page, and comment on the cover photo telling us which one of our cover stars (Wiaan Liebenberg, Paul Jordaan, Kevin Luiters, Jan Serfontein or Dillyn Leyds) is your favourite SA U20 player.

Go go go!

We’ve had the privilege of interviewing Henry Rollins not once, but twice here at 2oceansvibe in the last week. Both interviews are after the jump.

Henry is performing his spoken word show TONIGHT at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town, and you could win TWO TICKETS to the show, simply by answering this question in the comments section below: In which US city did Henry Rollins grow up?

CLICK THROUGH for a great interview with Henry, and the chance to enter the competition.

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Things have been moving at a rapid pace. Just as we recovered from the news of the Clifton Trawler pizza delivery making the London Metro newspaper (here), we get hit with an escalation in their fame – that they have now made the Wall Street Journal (here)!

The Butler’s Pizza delivery men are fast becoming international heroes. And if you don’t believe, just watch this NEW video. IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!

I need you to stay focused now, because I have a lot of mindblowing stuff for you, including the likes of an uncharacteristically (welcomed) raunchy Roxy Louw and Playboy’s Miss May, Lee Ann Roberts.

This new label, Fondle Lifestyle is in the process of launching in a week’s time. Their ambassador’s also include Max Fondle, Vanessa Haywood, Khuli Roberts and Loui Fish. Tracy is behind the swimwear and lingerie range!

I’ve put stills of their SMOKING HOT photo shoot below, but for now, please enjoy Tracy McGregor doing the Cat Daddy dance, made famous for the original (with Kate Upton) being banned (then unbanned) by YouTube.

Personally, I think Tracy flippin’ NAILED IT! And check this out, you can send in yours to CopTV here.

Here is a word about Fondle Lifestyle (it’s not really a dirty word)…

Fondle Lifestyle is a brand that pushes the boundaries of conformity – targeted at guys and dolls who are not concerned by public perception. They are successful peeps who are often referred to as the “cool kids” on the block.

There has been some talk of people saying “fondle” may be perceived as dirty or sexual or have a negative vibe but my answer to them is to refer to any dictionary and under the word “fondle” they will see it means to caress gently. The slogan “Private Practice” has also been questioned by the mindset of some saying it refers to various derogatory ideas but it means that Fondle is a private company and fashion is what we practice, therefore a “private practice”. The fact that our logo is a “swallow”, well what can I say……I like birds ; )

The Fondle range comprises of a mens and womens range, swimwear range designed by Tracy McGregor (available in Sept 2012), lingeries and underwear ranges (available August 2012) aswell as Fondle Entertainment hosting a variety of spicy events.

Ambassadors for Fondle are Max Fondle, Tracy McGregor, Roxy Louw, Vanessa Haywood, Khuli Roberts, Loui Fish and Lee Ann Roberts.

The Fondle Lifestyle range will be available online at www.fondlelifestyle.com from 1 June 2012

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Unbelievable. These were sent in by 2oceansviber, Martin G.

Check these out!

ANC Angry Over Zuma ‘Penis Painting’ - South Africa’s ruling ANC has demanded the removal of a painting from an exhibition by one of the nation’s best-known artists that it said ridiculed the party and the president. [guardian]

The Pirate Bay Hit By Hack Attack – File-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) has been hit by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. The site has been largely inaccessible for the last 24 hours, and the service is intermittent in the UK. [bbc]

Is Pinterest Worth $1.5 Billion? – Silicon Valley startup Pinterest raised $100 million from a group led by Japanese online retailer Rakuten Inc, valuing the company at about $1.5 billion and underscoring the huge investor appetite for social-networking companies. [msnmoney]

Russian Opposition Leader Put In Jail – A prominent Russian opposition leader was sentenced to 10 days in prison, a day after being arrested at a rally as activists try to keep up the pressure on President Vladimir Putin and his government. [nzherald]

Facebook To Debut At $104 Billion – The world’s definitive online social network said Thursday that it raised $16 billion for itself and its early investors in an initial public stock offering that values Facebook at $104 billion. That’s more than Amazon.com and other well-known companies such as Kraft, Walt Disney and McDonald’s. [csm]

Donna Summers Dies – Donna Summer, the singer who came to be known as the “Queen of Disco” during her 1970s heyday, died at her Naples, Fla. home yesterday after battling lung cancer. The “Hot Stuff” singer was 63. [abcnews]

Controversial Facebook Co-Founder Breaks Silence Over Taxes – Denounced as a tax-dodger for renouncing his U.S. citizenship, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin said Thursday he was grateful to the country and will end up paying hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes as required under current law. [latimes]

South Africa Ramps Up Rhino Response - The arrest this week of a rhino horn smuggler shows SA’s battle to protect the animal is paying off, as syndicates’ methods come into clearer focus. [mail&guardian]

Former Times Editor Fights Back Against Rupert Murdoch - One of Rupert Murdoch’s longest-standing critics got his chance to fight back against the mogul today, providing an inside account of Murdoch’s influence over his U.K. newspapers in his early days on the British media scene and launching the latest volley in a 30-year feud. [dailybeast]

Kennedy Wife Hanged Herself – The Kennedy family, so practiced at public mourning, is grieving again after the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr hanged herself at her home in suburban New York. [stuff]

New Property Record For New York – A mystery buyer has agreed to pay a record price in New York of more than $90 million for the duplex penthouse at a Midtown tower, the building’s developer said Thursday. [nytimes]

Simon Cowell Reckons ‘The Voice’ Is A Ripoff Of his Show – Simon Cowell thinks The Voice copies the same format as The X Factor. The 52-year-old music mogul thinks the BBC1 singing contest is “the same” as his ITV1 talent show. He said: “That show puzzles me because it starts off and ‘it’s all about the voice’. [channel24]

Australia Has Hottest 60 Years Ever – The last 60 years have been the hottest in Australasia for a millennium and cannot be explained by natural causes, according to a new report by scientists that supports the case for a reduction in manmade carbon emissions. Sexual. [guardian]

Horse Swims 3km Out To Sea – It was a sea rescue made for Hollywood: A horse in a photo shoot on a Southern California beach gets spooked and runs into the water, only to be rescued after swimming more than two miles offshore. [cnn]

The People Who Still Haven’t Joined Facebook – More than 900 million people worldwide check their Facebook accounts at least once a month, but millions more are Facebook holdouts. They say they don’t want Facebook. They insist they don’t need Facebook. They say they’re living life just fine without the long-forgotten acquaintances that the world’s largest social network sometimes resurrects. [huffpo]

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COMING UP TODAY

The Premier Show With Seth And Bruce 10h00 to 13h00 – Easing you into your Friday, Seth and Bruce discuss the topics of the day, with a smattering of sport, entertainment and finance. Powered by Jack Daniels! [2ovfm]

Bass Instinct – Ryan Vermaak aka DOGSTARR will be joining Candice Heyns from 19h00-21h00. Topics up for discussion are his style of music, the art of playing live off ableton as well as the challenges and advantages of playing as a trio act. Secrets of the brilliant live act, Digital Rockers will all be revealed. [bassinstinct]

FRESH PODCASTS

Maya On Money, Brought To You By 10X – The National Treasury issued a paper called Strengthening Retirement Savings. This effects your retirement savings and you need to know how and why. [podcast]

The Rolling Stone Chart Show – The Rolling Stone Chart Show – 2ov Radio has teamed up with Rolling Stone magazine to bring you the weekly charts – live to your radio / car / mobile phone! This week featured the local hip hop chart. [podcast]

By now you should have heard about the pizzas we ordered from Butlers Pizza to be delivered to the stricken Eihatsu Maru ship on Clifton beach. Naturally it wasn’t a problem for them, as they’re Cape Town’s #1 pizza company. You can check the video HERE if you missed it.

But more recently a picture made the London Metro (here) and today we have found out that nj.com (New Jersey Online – here) also ran.

But check this out – it also ran in the Wall Street Journal! As one of their photos of the day:

Good vibes.

Actual webpage here.

For ALL previous stories about the Clifton Trawler, CLICK HERE.

I was reclining on the deck of the Safehouse the other day, enjoying one of these secret Winter/Summer days that Capetonians tend to keep to themselves when describing our home, for fear of coming across as braggards, taking in the sunset. The ol’ iPod threw out McCully Workshop’s The Buccaneer, which I’ve been known to enjoy, given that my father is the guy shredding the keyboard in this track.

Indeed, he’s the guy shredding the keyboard in all of “The Shop’s” tracks. He’s the handsome guy, on the far left. Just look at the clean Old Spice shave. The jaw glistens, does it not?

That’s my image of him in my formative years, and the sound has aged well.

You can’t hold a candle to that, my friends.

But we all have nuanced memories of our fathers, don’t we?

Father’s day is on Tuesday, June 19. How will let your dad know he’s remembered?