Saturday, December 30, 2006
Friday, December 29, 2006
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Ricky Gervais - "Animals"
| Standup routine by comedian Ricky Gervais on the subject of Creationism | |
Friday, December 22, 2006
Thursday, December 21, 2006
christmas
Peters Christmas album, includes such titles as - "everybody look at the snow in the yard" and "Ive brought these gifts for you, there up in my bum" and so forth.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Sunday, December 17, 2006
KEITH OLBERMANN, Nov 3: Nuke DIY on the Internet - posted by Republicans...Watc
| The next Republican scandal (they come now on a daily basis...). This is a very important clip - the Republicans are - out of their minds and - lying as usual Did you expect anything else? | |
Keith Olbermann - Death of -Stay The Course
| Olbermann: "We began this week with reports that a mainstay of American politics was in failing health. And all too soon it was clear that ... the worst was true and that the nation had lost an old and honored friend...Tonight we pause to take the long view, the historic view, of the important, the illustrious, and yes, sometimes controversial life and career of Stay The Course." 2006-10-27 | |
Keith Olbermann blasts Republican Campaign Ad - WATCH!
| Keith Olbermann shows that the Republicans are truly desparate...they must have good reasons. :-) | |
Keith Olbermann vs. Bill O'Reilly
| Bill O'Reilly thinks that he can lecture anybody...so Keith Olbermann gives him a lecture which he will never forget. 2006-10-28 | |
Keith Olbermann - Special Comment - Lessons Of Vietnam
| It is a shame and it is embarrassing to us all when President Bush travels 8,000 miles only to wind up avoiding reality again. And it is pathetic to listen to a man talk unrealistically about Vietnam, who permitted the “Swift-Boating” of not one but two American heroes of that war, in consecutive presidential campaigns. But most importantly — important beyond measure — his avoidance of reality is going to wind up killing more Americans. And that is indefensible and fatal. Asked if there were lessons about Iraq to be found in our experience in Vietnam, Mr. Bush said that there were, and he immediately proved he had no clue what they were. “One lesson is,” he said, “that we tend to want there to be instant success in the world, and the task in Iraq is going to take a while.” “We’ll succeed,” the president concluded, “unless we quit.” If that’s the lesson about Iraq that Mr. Bush sees in Vietnam, then he needs a tutor. Or we need somebody else making the decisions about Iraq. Mr. Bush, there are a dozen central, essential lessons to be derived from our nightmare in Vietnam, but “we’ll succeed unless we quit,” is not one of them. The primary one — which should be as obvious to you as the latest opinion poll showing that only 31 percent of this country agrees with your tragic Iraq policy — is that if you try to pursue a war for which the nation has lost its stomach, you and it are finished. Ask Lyndon Johnson. | |
Friday, December 15, 2006
Drug War Allowed To Get In The Way of Terror War
Afghanistan is a mess. The Taliban is back and has mounted serious offenses in recent weeks. NATO says they need more troops. And why is the Taliban back? Well, one of the reasons people are pointing to is our government's plan to eradicate opium. We've hired a corporation to go through the fields of the poorest farmers in Afghanistan and destroy their opium crop.
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Click above for the whole story
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Friday, December 08, 2006
Bill Hicks on the JFK Assassination
| Yes, a few words to remind us about Artlen Specter, the infamous Magic Bullet's creator. (There is no statue of limitation on murder, and we haven't forgotten, Arlen) | |
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Full Length Movie - Hemp for Victory WW2 1942
| This is a US Deptartment of Agriculture WWII film extolling the virtues of hemp, NOT MARIJUANA.....there is a difference. Long ago when these ancient Grecian temples were new, hemp was already old in the service of mankind. For thousands of years, even then, this plant had been grown for cordage and cloth in China and elsewhere in the East. For centuries prior to about 1850 all the ships that sailed the western seas were rigged with hempen rope and sails. For the sailor, no less than the hangman, hemp was indispensable. A 44-gun frigate like our cherished Old Ironsides took over 60 tons of hemp for rigging, including an anchor cable 25 inches in circumference. The Conestoga wagons and prairie schooners of pioneer days were covered with hemp canvas. Indeed the very word canvas comes from the Arabic word for hemp. In those days hemp was an important crop in Kentucky and Missouri. Then came cheaper imported fibers for cordage, like jute, sisal and Manila hemp, and the culture of hemp in America declined. | |
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Friday, December 01, 2006
Penn and Teller: Bullshit! War on Drugs
| Penn and Teller make the argument that the war on drugs is plain and simple worthless bullshit. | |
Friday, November 24, 2006
The first remarkable close-up pictures of animals in the womb
An unborn elephant, tiny but perfect in every way. A dolphin swimming in the womb, just as it will have to swim in the ocean the moment it is born. An unborn dog panting.
Each one amazing and now, thanks to these remarkable pictures, they can be seen for the first time.
Each one amazing and now, thanks to these remarkable pictures, they can be seen for the first time.
Blue october / What If We Could
Artist: Blue october
Song: What If We Could
Album: Foiled
what if we could
put our lives on
hold and meet some
where inside of the world
i would meet you
would you meet me?
2, 3, 4...
on a park bench
on a skyscrape
on a mountain
oh yeah, whatever it takes
i would meet you
would you meet me?
i'm glad to say that we've met
but i'm sad to say that the circumstances where
on our side
so go on
go on be your own
go on be your own star
what if we could?
where would we go?
if it felt right
would you want me to know
i would meet you
would you meet me
it's like a last chance
for a first dance
you're a sunrise
can't somehow exist
i would meet you
would you meet me
i'm glad to say that we've met
but i'm sad to say that the circumstances where
on our side
so go on
go on be your own
go on be your own star
a simple star in my eyes
in my eyes
look in my eyes
just look in my eyes
my eyes
my eyes!!!
what if we could
put our lives on
hold and meet some
where inside of the world
i would meet you
would you meet me?
on a park bench
on a skyscrape
on a mountain
oh yeah, whatever it takes
i would meet you
would you meet me?
god i would
god i would
i would meet you
would you meet me
i would meet you
i would meet you
i would meet you
Song: What If We Could
Album: Foiled
what if we could
put our lives on
hold and meet some
where inside of the world
i would meet you
would you meet me?
2, 3, 4...
on a park bench
on a skyscrape
on a mountain
oh yeah, whatever it takes
i would meet you
would you meet me?
i'm glad to say that we've met
but i'm sad to say that the circumstances where
on our side
so go on
go on be your own
go on be your own star
what if we could?
where would we go?
if it felt right
would you want me to know
i would meet you
would you meet me
it's like a last chance
for a first dance
you're a sunrise
can't somehow exist
i would meet you
would you meet me
i'm glad to say that we've met
but i'm sad to say that the circumstances where
on our side
so go on
go on be your own
go on be your own star
a simple star in my eyes
in my eyes
look in my eyes
just look in my eyes
my eyes
my eyes!!!
what if we could
put our lives on
hold and meet some
where inside of the world
i would meet you
would you meet me?
on a park bench
on a skyscrape
on a mountain
oh yeah, whatever it takes
i would meet you
would you meet me?
god i would
god i would
i would meet you
would you meet me
i would meet you
i would meet you
i would meet you
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
Happy Thanksgiving to all and wish the best to everyone. Please remember those who can't be with there
loved ones on American holiday. Remember those who are in harms way today not because we are
(wrongly?) at war but because they are following the orders that they were given. If it was not for men and
women who obayed the orders that they were given in years past the world would be a different place and we
might not even have this privlige. Be thankful for them for those that served and those who died. Pray that
one day we will be thankful that the world had finally found peace and that there were no more wars.
loved ones on American holiday. Remember those who are in harms way today not because we are
(wrongly?) at war but because they are following the orders that they were given. If it was not for men and
women who obayed the orders that they were given in years past the world would be a different place and we
might not even have this privlige. Be thankful for them for those that served and those who died. Pray that
one day we will be thankful that the world had finally found peace and that there were no more wars.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Judge Says: Legalize Drugs
Judge Gray believes that the U.S. drug war is a failure. After three decades and over half a trillion dollars, the U.S. drug war is choking our court system with an ever-increasing number of nonviolent drug offence prosecutions. Our quadrupled prison population has made building prisons this nation’s fastest growing industry.
Click on link above for the whole story.
Click on link above for the whole story.
Government Anti-Marijuana Ads Backfire, Report Buried
On the heels of a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) assessment questioning the effectiveness of the White House-sponsored anti-marijuana advertising campaign, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) this week finally released an evaluation of the ad campaign that was kept under wraps for a year and a half. The report finds that the anti-marijuana campaign has not only failed to reduce teen marijuana use, but it actually increased marijuana use among certain adolescents.
Click link above for the complete story.
Click link above for the complete story.
Top 10 Pot Studies Government Wished it Had Never Funded
10) MARIJUANA USE HAS NO EFFECT ON MORTALITY: A massive study of California HMO members funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found marijuana use caused no significant increase in mortality. Tobacco use was associated with increased risk of death. Sidney, S et al. Marijuana Use and Mortality. American Journal of Public Health. Vol. 87 No. 4, April 1997. p. 585-590. Sept. 2002.
9) HEAVY MARIJUANA USE AS A YOUNG ADULT WON’T RUIN YOUR LIFE: Veterans Affairs scientists looked at whether heavy marijuana use as a young adult caused long-term problems later, studying identical twins in which one twin had been a heavy marijuana user for a year or longer but had stopped at least one month before the study, while the second twin had used marijuana no more than five times ever. Marijuana use had no significant impact on physical or mental health care utilization, health-related quality of life, or current socio-demographic characteristics. Eisen SE et al. Does Marijuana Use Have Residual Adverse Effects on Self-Reported Health Measures, Socio-Demographics or Quality of Life? A Monozygotic Co-Twin Control Study in Men. Addiction. Vol. 97 No. 9. p.1083-1086. Sept. 1997
8) THE "GATEWAY EFFECT" MAY BE A MIRAGE: Marijuana is often called a "gateway drug" by supporters of prohibition, who point to statistical "associations" indicating that persons who use marijuana are more likely to eventually try hard drugs than those who never use marijuana — implying that marijuana use somehow causes hard drug use. But a model developed by RAND Corp. researcher Andrew Morral demonstrates that these associations can be explained "without requiring a gateway effect." More likely, this federally funded study suggests, some people simply have an underlying propensity to try drugs, and start with what’s most readily available. Morral AR, McCaffrey D and Paddock S. Reassessing the Marijuana Gateway Effect. Addiction. December 2002. p. 1493-1504.
7) PROHIBITION DOESN’T WORK (PART I): The White House had the National Research Council examine the data being gathered about drug use and the effects of U.S. drug policies. NRC concluded, "the nation possesses little information about the effectiveness of current drug policy, especially of drug law enforcement." And what data exist show "little apparent relationship between severity of sanctions prescribed for drug use and prevalence or frequency of use." In other words, there is no proof that prohibition — the cornerstone of U.S. drug policy for a century — reduces drug use. National Research Council. Informing America’s Policy on Illegal Drugs: What We Don’t Know Keeps Hurting Us. National Academy Press, 2001. p. 193.
6) PROHIBITION DOESN’T WORK (PART II: DOES PROHIBITION CAUSE THE "GATEWAY EFFECT"?): U.S. and Dutch researchers, supported in part by NIDA, compared marijuana users in San Francisco, where non-medical use remains illegal, to Amsterdam, where adults may possess and purchase small amounts of marijuana from regulated businesses. Looking at such parameters as frequency and quantity of use and age at onset of use, they found no differences except one: Lifetime use of hard drugs was significantly lower in Amsterdam, with its "tolerant" marijuana policies. For example, lifetime crack cocaine use was 4.5 times higher in San Francisco than Amsterdam. Reinarman, C, Cohen, PDA, and Kaal, HL. The Limited Relevance of Drug Policy: Cannabis in Amsterdam and San Francisco. American Journal of Public Health. Vol. 94, No. 5. May 2004. p. 836-842.
5) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER (PART I): Federal researchers implanted several types of cancer, including leukemia and lung cancers, in mice, then treated them with cannabinoids (unique, active components found in marijuana). THC and other cannabinoids shrank tumors and increased the mice’s lifespans. Munson, AE et al. Antineoplastic Activity of Cannabinoids. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Sept. 1975. p. 597-602.
4) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER, (PART II): In a 1994 study the government tried to suppress, federal researchers gave mice and rats massive doses of THC, looking for cancers or other signs of toxicity. The rodents given THC lived longer and had fewer cancers, "in a dose-dependent manner" (i.e. the more THC they got, the fewer tumors). NTP Technical Report On The Toxicology And Carcinogenesis Studies Of 1-Trans- Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, CAS No. 1972-08-3, In F344/N Rats And B6C3F(1) Mice, Gavage Studies. See also, "Medical Marijuana: Unpublished Federal Study Found THC-Treated Rats Lived Longer, Had Less Cancer," AIDS Treatment News no. 263, Jan. 17, 1997.
3) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER (PART III): Researchers at the Kaiser-Permanente HMO, funded by NIDA, followed 65,000 patients for nearly a decade, comparing cancer rates among non-smokers, tobacco smokers, and marijuana smokers. Tobacco smokers had massively higher rates of lung cancer and other cancers. Marijuana smokers who didn’t also use tobacco had no increase in risk of tobacco-related cancers or of cancer risk overall. In fact their rates of lung and most other cancers were slightly lower than non-smokers, though the difference did not reach statistical significance. Sidney, S. et al. Marijuana Use and Cancer Incidence (California, United States). Cancer Causes and Control. Vol. 8. Sept. 1997, p. 722-728.
2) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER (PART IV): Donald Tashkin, a UCLA researcher whose work is funded by NIDA, did a case-control study comparing 1,200 patients with lung, head and neck cancers to a matched group with no cancer. Even the heaviest marijuana smokers had no increased risk of cancer, and had somewhat lower cancer risk than non-smokers (tobacco smokers had a 20-fold increased lung cancer risk). Tashkin D. Marijuana Use and Lung Cancer: Results of a Case-Control Study. American Thoracic Society International Conference. May 23, 2006.
1) MARIJUANA DOES HAVE MEDICAL VALUE: In response to passage of California’s medical marijuana law, the White House had the Institute of Medicine (IOM) review the data on marijuana’s medical benefits and risks. The IOM concluded, "Nausea, appetite loss, pain and anxiety are all afflictions of wasting, and all can be mitigated by marijuana." While noting potential risks of smoking, the report added, "we acknowledge that there is no clear alternative for people suffering from chronic conditions that might be relieved by smoking marijuana, such as pain or AIDS wasting." The government’s refusal to acknowledge this finding caused co-author John A. Benson to tell the New York Times that the government "loves to ignore our report … they would rather it never happened." Joy, JE, Watson, SJ, and Benson, JA. Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base. National Academy Press. 1999. p. 159. See also, Harris, G. FDA Dismisses Medical Benefit From Marijuana. New York Times. Apr. 21, 2006
9) HEAVY MARIJUANA USE AS A YOUNG ADULT WON’T RUIN YOUR LIFE: Veterans Affairs scientists looked at whether heavy marijuana use as a young adult caused long-term problems later, studying identical twins in which one twin had been a heavy marijuana user for a year or longer but had stopped at least one month before the study, while the second twin had used marijuana no more than five times ever. Marijuana use had no significant impact on physical or mental health care utilization, health-related quality of life, or current socio-demographic characteristics. Eisen SE et al. Does Marijuana Use Have Residual Adverse Effects on Self-Reported Health Measures, Socio-Demographics or Quality of Life? A Monozygotic Co-Twin Control Study in Men. Addiction. Vol. 97 No. 9. p.1083-1086. Sept. 1997
8) THE "GATEWAY EFFECT" MAY BE A MIRAGE: Marijuana is often called a "gateway drug" by supporters of prohibition, who point to statistical "associations" indicating that persons who use marijuana are more likely to eventually try hard drugs than those who never use marijuana — implying that marijuana use somehow causes hard drug use. But a model developed by RAND Corp. researcher Andrew Morral demonstrates that these associations can be explained "without requiring a gateway effect." More likely, this federally funded study suggests, some people simply have an underlying propensity to try drugs, and start with what’s most readily available. Morral AR, McCaffrey D and Paddock S. Reassessing the Marijuana Gateway Effect. Addiction. December 2002. p. 1493-1504.
7) PROHIBITION DOESN’T WORK (PART I): The White House had the National Research Council examine the data being gathered about drug use and the effects of U.S. drug policies. NRC concluded, "the nation possesses little information about the effectiveness of current drug policy, especially of drug law enforcement." And what data exist show "little apparent relationship between severity of sanctions prescribed for drug use and prevalence or frequency of use." In other words, there is no proof that prohibition — the cornerstone of U.S. drug policy for a century — reduces drug use. National Research Council. Informing America’s Policy on Illegal Drugs: What We Don’t Know Keeps Hurting Us. National Academy Press, 2001. p. 193.
6) PROHIBITION DOESN’T WORK (PART II: DOES PROHIBITION CAUSE THE "GATEWAY EFFECT"?): U.S. and Dutch researchers, supported in part by NIDA, compared marijuana users in San Francisco, where non-medical use remains illegal, to Amsterdam, where adults may possess and purchase small amounts of marijuana from regulated businesses. Looking at such parameters as frequency and quantity of use and age at onset of use, they found no differences except one: Lifetime use of hard drugs was significantly lower in Amsterdam, with its "tolerant" marijuana policies. For example, lifetime crack cocaine use was 4.5 times higher in San Francisco than Amsterdam. Reinarman, C, Cohen, PDA, and Kaal, HL. The Limited Relevance of Drug Policy: Cannabis in Amsterdam and San Francisco. American Journal of Public Health. Vol. 94, No. 5. May 2004. p. 836-842.
5) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER (PART I): Federal researchers implanted several types of cancer, including leukemia and lung cancers, in mice, then treated them with cannabinoids (unique, active components found in marijuana). THC and other cannabinoids shrank tumors and increased the mice’s lifespans. Munson, AE et al. Antineoplastic Activity of Cannabinoids. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Sept. 1975. p. 597-602.
4) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER, (PART II): In a 1994 study the government tried to suppress, federal researchers gave mice and rats massive doses of THC, looking for cancers or other signs of toxicity. The rodents given THC lived longer and had fewer cancers, "in a dose-dependent manner" (i.e. the more THC they got, the fewer tumors). NTP Technical Report On The Toxicology And Carcinogenesis Studies Of 1-Trans- Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, CAS No. 1972-08-3, In F344/N Rats And B6C3F(1) Mice, Gavage Studies. See also, "Medical Marijuana: Unpublished Federal Study Found THC-Treated Rats Lived Longer, Had Less Cancer," AIDS Treatment News no. 263, Jan. 17, 1997.
3) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER (PART III): Researchers at the Kaiser-Permanente HMO, funded by NIDA, followed 65,000 patients for nearly a decade, comparing cancer rates among non-smokers, tobacco smokers, and marijuana smokers. Tobacco smokers had massively higher rates of lung cancer and other cancers. Marijuana smokers who didn’t also use tobacco had no increase in risk of tobacco-related cancers or of cancer risk overall. In fact their rates of lung and most other cancers were slightly lower than non-smokers, though the difference did not reach statistical significance. Sidney, S. et al. Marijuana Use and Cancer Incidence (California, United States). Cancer Causes and Control. Vol. 8. Sept. 1997, p. 722-728.
2) OOPS, MARIJUANA MAY PREVENT CANCER (PART IV): Donald Tashkin, a UCLA researcher whose work is funded by NIDA, did a case-control study comparing 1,200 patients with lung, head and neck cancers to a matched group with no cancer. Even the heaviest marijuana smokers had no increased risk of cancer, and had somewhat lower cancer risk than non-smokers (tobacco smokers had a 20-fold increased lung cancer risk). Tashkin D. Marijuana Use and Lung Cancer: Results of a Case-Control Study. American Thoracic Society International Conference. May 23, 2006.
1) MARIJUANA DOES HAVE MEDICAL VALUE: In response to passage of California’s medical marijuana law, the White House had the Institute of Medicine (IOM) review the data on marijuana’s medical benefits and risks. The IOM concluded, "Nausea, appetite loss, pain and anxiety are all afflictions of wasting, and all can be mitigated by marijuana." While noting potential risks of smoking, the report added, "we acknowledge that there is no clear alternative for people suffering from chronic conditions that might be relieved by smoking marijuana, such as pain or AIDS wasting." The government’s refusal to acknowledge this finding caused co-author John A. Benson to tell the New York Times that the government "loves to ignore our report … they would rather it never happened." Joy, JE, Watson, SJ, and Benson, JA. Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base. National Academy Press. 1999. p. 159. See also, Harris, G. FDA Dismisses Medical Benefit From Marijuana. New York Times. Apr. 21, 2006
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Microsoft Vista's EULA Product Activation Worries
"SecurityFocus is running an article regarding some concerns about Vista's activation terms. Do you have the right to use properly purchased but not validated software? What happens if Microsoft deactivates your OS that was legally purchased? The article goes into some detail about Vista's validation and concerns."
Monday, November 20, 2006
Home-made Sun Jar
DIY extraordinaire web site Instructables has put together a home-made, solar-powered sun jar.
The sun jar is made up of a glass jar with a solar-powered garden light on the inside. The idea is to have an attractive jar that "stores sunlight," and looks great with your patio furniture. A couple of weeks ago, a reader wrote in looking for a DIY path to this beautiful sun jar, so this one's for you, Steve. The $10-$15 Instructable sun jar isn't quite as pretty as the $38 retail version, but I'd imagine with a little ingenuity the DIY version could get there (a yellow light and sandblasted glass would be a good start). Either way, these sun jars would be a great addition to any deck. — Adam Pash
The sun jar is made up of a glass jar with a solar-powered garden light on the inside. The idea is to have an attractive jar that "stores sunlight," and looks great with your patio furniture. A couple of weeks ago, a reader wrote in looking for a DIY path to this beautiful sun jar, so this one's for you, Steve. The $10-$15 Instructable sun jar isn't quite as pretty as the $38 retail version, but I'd imagine with a little ingenuity the DIY version could get there (a yellow light and sandblasted glass would be a good start). Either way, these sun jars would be a great addition to any deck. — Adam Pash
How to buy a Thanksgiving turkey
The Sound Money Tips weblog posts tips for buying the perfect turkey for this year's Thanksgiving feast.
For those of you who aren't sure how to go about picking your bird, the post describes how to choose based on size, sex, and age; frozen, fresh, or hard-chilled; basted or un-basted; and pre-stuffed or un-stuffed. If you haven't picked up your turkey yet, you might want to check out some of these tips before you buy. Got your own methods for turkey-pickin'? Let's hear them in the comments. — Adam Pash
For those of you who aren't sure how to go about picking your bird, the post describes how to choose based on size, sex, and age; frozen, fresh, or hard-chilled; basted or un-basted; and pre-stuffed or un-stuffed. If you haven't picked up your turkey yet, you might want to check out some of these tips before you buy. Got your own methods for turkey-pickin'? Let's hear them in the comments. — Adam Pash
Poop Soap
Fun for both kids and the demented, this soap may be shaped like poo, but unlike real poo, it cleans your hands instead of dirtying them. It took me eight years of my life to learn this concept. And it wasn't even the first eight years!
Find alternate ingredients at the Cook's Thesaurus
Just in time for the Thanksgiving day cooking freakout: The Cook's Thesaurus lists substitutions for recipe ingredients you may not have in the house. Cool Tools author Kevin Kelly says:
O.J. Simpson book, TV special canceled
NEW YORK - After a firestorm of criticism, News. Corp. said Monday that it has canceled the
O.J. Simpson book and TV special "If I Did It."
O.J. Simpson book and TV special "If I Did It."
Craigslist not liable for housing ads: Judge
The popular Craigslist Web site is not legally liable for allegedly discriminatory housing ads posted by its users, a federal judge in Chicago ruled in a case pitting landmark internet and fair housing laws against each other.The decision was a victory for online civil liberties supporters. It was a setback for housing civil rights advocates, though they still found some hope in the judge's ruling.
The Truth About Medical Marijuana
| A panel of legal and medical experts join author Ed Rosenthal in a discussion on the impact of state laws allowing medical marijuana versus federal efforts to override all decriminalization statutes in this forum sponsored by the Independent Institute, Harper's Magazine and the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley " [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] | |
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Daily Show Joint Decision
| Daily Show host Jon Stewart has a little something to say about medical marijuana. www.spunvideo.com | |
Robin Williams as Tom Dobbs discussing Nuclear Weapons
| Our next president is at it again! Robin Williams is at it as Tom Dobbs in Man of the Year! | |
George Carlin - Owners of This Country
| Classic George Carlin in "Life is Worth Losing". Real news under cover as humor. True, George Carlin has never been afraid of being politically incorrect, but in this piece he lays the big picture on the line. Clocking in at just over 13 minutes, he has to get the award for the quickest introduction to the real world ever. As in feudal days, it seems that the jester is the only one left allowed to speak the truth openly. So if you wanna know what's going on and you are determined to get that info from TV, maybe you had best tune in to the Comedy Channel: Jon Stewart for daily updates + George for the big picture overview. | |
Frank Caliendo ...
| Bush, Cheney, and Madden were in the studio the other day. Yet, we only saw Frank Caliendo. Hmmmmm. | |
Frank Caliendo - Impressions
| 9 minutes of clips from Frank Caliendo's dvd, which is available on his website: www.frankcaliendo.com | |
Frank Caliendo on David Letterman
| Frank Caliendo: A Funny impressionist who appeared on the David Letterman Show | |
New Music Video From David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff - "Jump In My Car"
| That's right, it's Hofficial... your favourite cult icon wants to take you home! The one and only David Hasselhoff of "Bay Watch" and "Knight Rider" fame returns with a cover of the 1975 classic 'Jump In My Car' and its a doozy. Recorded in Sydney last year with the legendary Harry Vanda (AC/DC, The Angels), the Ted Mulry Gang tune has been re-vamped with full Hoff gusto and this music video promises to rock the socks off all his Hofficial fans. Watch it, enjoy it, share it on Google Video, courtesy of Sony BMG Australia. Want more? Buy the buy the track on iTunes Australia by clicking here: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=155871591&s=143460 | |
ONLY IN INDIA ! CRAZY STUFF ! INSANE !
| this is watsup... the worst traffic you could say... but see how the traffic keeps moving without an accident. -> www.be-dumb.com | |
White & Nerdy
| "Weird Al" Yankovic's music video from his new album "Straight Outta Lynwood" (in stores Sept. 26) | |
Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiments II - The Domino Effect
| The guys from EepyBird are back, with 251 bottles of Diet Coke and over 1,500 Mentos mints. In Experiment #137, they did a mint-powered version of the Bellagio fountains. This time, it's one giant Coke & Mentos chain reaction that has to be seen to be believed. Keywords: eepybird eepy bird mentos coke diet coke mentos experiment fountain soda science geyser experiments fountains geysers | |
Worst landing ever - COMPLETE VERSION !!! HEINEKEN ADVERT ! HILARIOUS
| The truth is revealed! Watch it! Mwahahaha hilarious ! -> www.be-dumb.com | |
Elmo TMX Elmo
| The new top secret 10th anniversary Elmo T.M.X. Elmo that was released September 19th 2006...High quality videoshowing all sequences in action! | |
Worst police dog in the world.
| Pluto the police dog is useless. His handler is pretty poor too(with all respect). The criminal is not exactly Linford Christie. mind you as someone that has owned a dog that was a total idiot(Odin)I understand how the poor cop musta felt when not only did he make a tit of himself in public,but it was filmed on cctv. | |
Hamster Wheel Gone Wrong !!! INSANE ! LoL 1 !!! wild !!! muahhaa very funny !! W
| Don't run too quickly.... - > www.be-dumb.com | |
Will It Blend ?
Will it blend? Here is a website I just came across today. It is for a blender company but check out there don't try this at home ads.
Frank Caliendo on David Letterman MUST SEE THIS
In my opinion the best impressionist to appear on the Letterman Show so far is Frank Caliendo You can find Frank's previous performance on Letterman here.
Friday, November 17, 2006
Jon Stewart interviews George Carlin
From 1997, John Stewart honors and interviews comic legend George Carlin.
Digg Story: Polio "could be eradicated" by end of decade
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"Polio "could be eradicated" by end of decade"
New vaccine strategies could wipe out lingering reservoirs of polio in northern India and lead to global eradication of the crippling disease by the end of the decade, scientists said on Thursday.
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Blue October - Hate Me video
Hate Me
[message on voicemail:] Hi Justin! This is your mother. It is 2:33 on Monday afternoon. I was just calling to see how you were doing. You sounded really uptight last night, it made me a little nervous, and a little, well it made me nervous, but it sounded like you were nervous too. I just want to make sure you are really okay and wanted to see if you were checking in on your medication too. You know I love ya and take care honey. I know you're under a lot of pressure. See ya. Bye Bye!
I have to block out thoughts of you so I don’t lose my head
They crawl in like a cockroach leaving babies in my bed
Dropping little reels of tape to remind me that I’m alone
Playing movies in my head that make a porno feel like home
There's a burning in my pride, a nervous bleeding in my brain
An ounce of peace is all I want for you. will you never call again?
And will you never say that you love me just to put it in my face?
And will you never try to reach me? it is I that wanted space
Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn’t do for you
Hate me in ways
Yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what’s good for you
I’m sober now for 3 whole months it’s one accomplishment that you helped me with
The one thing that always tore us apart is the one thing I won’t touch again
In my sick way I want to thank you for holding my head up late at night
While I was busy waging wars on myself, you were trying to stop the fight
You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I’ll drive so fucking far away that I never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind
Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn’t do for you
Hate me in ways
Yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what’s good for you
And with a sad heart I say bye to you and wave
Kicking shadows on the street for every mistake that I had made
And like a baby boy I never was a man
Until I saw your blue eyes cry and I held your face in my hand
And then I fell down yelling “Make it go away!”
Just make a smile come back and shine just like it used to be
And then she whispered “How can you do this to me?”
Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn’t do for you
Hate me in ways
Yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what’s good for you
For you
For you
For you
[message on voicemail:] Hi Justin! This is your mother. It is 2:33 on Monday afternoon. I was just calling to see how you were doing. You sounded really uptight last night, it made me a little nervous, and a little, well it made me nervous, but it sounded like you were nervous too. I just want to make sure you are really okay and wanted to see if you were checking in on your medication too. You know I love ya and take care honey. I know you're under a lot of pressure. See ya. Bye Bye!
I have to block out thoughts of you so I don’t lose my head
They crawl in like a cockroach leaving babies in my bed
Dropping little reels of tape to remind me that I’m alone
Playing movies in my head that make a porno feel like home
There's a burning in my pride, a nervous bleeding in my brain
An ounce of peace is all I want for you. will you never call again?
And will you never say that you love me just to put it in my face?
And will you never try to reach me? it is I that wanted space
Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn’t do for you
Hate me in ways
Yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what’s good for you
I’m sober now for 3 whole months it’s one accomplishment that you helped me with
The one thing that always tore us apart is the one thing I won’t touch again
In my sick way I want to thank you for holding my head up late at night
While I was busy waging wars on myself, you were trying to stop the fight
You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I’ll drive so fucking far away that I never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind
Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn’t do for you
Hate me in ways
Yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what’s good for you
And with a sad heart I say bye to you and wave
Kicking shadows on the street for every mistake that I had made
And like a baby boy I never was a man
Until I saw your blue eyes cry and I held your face in my hand
And then I fell down yelling “Make it go away!”
Just make a smile come back and shine just like it used to be
And then she whispered “How can you do this to me?”
Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn’t do for you
Hate me in ways
Yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what’s good for you
For you
For you
For you
Buckcherry - Crazy Bitch Lyrics
(intro)ALL RIGHT...........
(verse)
Break me down,
you got a lovely face,
we're going to your place and now you got to freak me out
Scream so loud,
getting fucking laid,
you want me to stay
but I got to make my way
2x Chorus:
Hey you're a crazy bitch but you fuck so good I’m on top of it,
When I dream I’m doing you all night scratches all down my back to keep me right on
(verse)
Take it all,
the paper is your game,
you jump in bed with fame another one night paid in full
You’re so fine,
It won’t be a loss,
cashing in the rocks just to get you face to face.
2x(Chorus)
(bridge)
Get the video, fuck you so good
Get the video, fuck you so good
Crazy Bitch,
Crazy Bitch,
Crazy...
Bitch
2x (Chorus)
(verse)
Come on. Baby girl you want it all to be a star you’ll have to go down
Take it off no need to talk your crazy but I like the way you fuck me
2x(Chorus)
keep it right on
your crazy but i like the way you fuck me.
(verse)
Break me down,
you got a lovely face,
we're going to your place and now you got to freak me out
Scream so loud,
getting fucking laid,
you want me to stay
but I got to make my way
2x Chorus:
Hey you're a crazy bitch but you fuck so good I’m on top of it,
When I dream I’m doing you all night scratches all down my back to keep me right on
(verse)
Take it all,
the paper is your game,
you jump in bed with fame another one night paid in full
You’re so fine,
It won’t be a loss,
cashing in the rocks just to get you face to face.
2x(Chorus)
(bridge)
Get the video, fuck you so good
Get the video, fuck you so good
Crazy Bitch,
Crazy Bitch,
Crazy...
Bitch
2x (Chorus)
(verse)
Come on. Baby girl you want it all to be a star you’ll have to go down
Take it off no need to talk your crazy but I like the way you fuck me
2x(Chorus)
keep it right on
your crazy but i like the way you fuck me.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Anne Frank's Tree To Be Cut Down -click here-
The ancient chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Holland must be cut down, the Amsterdam city council said Tuesday.
ATMs hacked using MP3 player -click here-
A criminal gang in the U.K. was able to steal confidential banking data by bugging ATMs with an MP3 player, The Times of London reported in its online edition Thursday.
Apple thinks different about marketing iPhones -click here-
One of the rather interesting marketing aspects I've read about is the idea that the iPhone won't be tied to any specific carrier. Instead, it will be sold "unlocked", requiring you to insert a GSM subscriber identity (SIM) card. The downside: Apple won't get any subsidies or special deals from working with the likes of Cingular or T-Mobile. The upside: such an approach opens up most of the world as the target market instead of just the US. This approach would prove that Apple is thinking globally with its next product segment -- and that phone market could bring literally hundreds of millions of new prospects to Apple.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
How To Get More Power From A Wireless Router
Need more range out of your Linksys wireless router? Consider adding a WiFi Booster Antenna. We tested one with our Linksys WRT54GC mini wirelss router and the results were impressive! Check it out!
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Pink Jail Cells a Failure
The experiment to see if the color pink calms jail inmates has been declared a failure in Kansas City. [I guess that myth's been busted]
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Actual Video of a Violent Exploding Laptop Battery
The folks at PC Pitstop forced a lithium-ion battery into an unstable state - the same state that usually occurred with the Sony laptop battery explosions - and the explosions happened from there.
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Hilarious Video: Animals are Better than you!
Example: This is the Cheetah. It could move up to speeds of 76 kmh, If a Human raced a Cheetah, the Cheetah would beat you....and then it would probably eat you. A Cheetah is Better than you....
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President Bush - "I hear there's rumours on the uh... Internets"
In case you've ever wondered where the fun twist of the "Internet" to "Internets" originated from, here is the original source of inspiration for Stephen Colbert and countless other parodies. Good ol' George Dubya himself. I found it using The Google.
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Natural-born Painkiller Found in Human Saliva
Saliva from humans has yielded a natural painkiller up to six times more powerful than morphine, researchers say.
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Find a USPS mailbox in your area
Click on a state name or enter a zip code to see a list of US Postal Service collection stations (blue mailboxes) in that area. Every listing contains location information (most with maps) and scheduled pick-up times for that mailbox.
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Monday, November 13, 2006
Drug Use Destroying European Bank Notes!
The Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research in Nuremberg found in 2003 that 90% of all Euro bank notes were contaminated with traces of cocaine. There have not yet been any reported cases of people overdosing by licking their money but many fear it is mearly a matter of time.
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10 Very Useful Mac OS X Utilities
A nice list of 10 useful Mac OS X Utilities, including short descriptions and links to download.
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Sir Elton John wants a ban on all organized religion . . .
Sir Elton John has said he would like to see all organised religion banned and accused it of trying to "turn hatred towards gay people". Organised religion lacked compassion and turned people into "hateful lemmings", he told the Observer. "I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people, religion promotes the hatred and spite."
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A dead man has been blamed for hundreds of speeding offences in Australia
Police in Sydney said 240 people were under investigation over the speeding scam, where hundreds of motorists blamed either the same dead man, or a person living in another state, for driving their cars at the time of the speeding offences.
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The world's most dangerous road
It seems perverse that one of the main roads out of one of the highest cities on Earth should actually climb as it leaves town.
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Apple fires 'smug little twit'
Apple has decided to dump its 'Mac Guy' advertisements because the character is a 'smug little twit'.
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Friday, November 10, 2006
Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down Lyrics
God's Gonna Cut You Down
You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down
Well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news
My head's been wet with the midnight dew
I've been down on bended knee talkin' to the man from Galilee
He spoke to me in the voice so sweet
I thought I heard the shuffle of the angel's feet
He called my name and my heart stood still
When he said, "John go do My will!"
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down
You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Well you may throw your rock and hide your hand
Workin' in the dark against your fellow man
But as sure as God made black and white
What's down in the dark will be brought to the light
You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down
You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down
Well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news
My head's been wet with the midnight dew
I've been down on bended knee talkin' to the man from Galilee
He spoke to me in the voice so sweet
I thought I heard the shuffle of the angel's feet
He called my name and my heart stood still
When he said, "John go do My will!"
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down
You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Well you may throw your rock and hide your hand
Workin' in the dark against your fellow man
But as sure as God made black and white
What's down in the dark will be brought to the light
You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down
Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Subject: TO: God FROM: The Dog
DON'T MISS THE PUNCH LINE AT THE END!!
Even if you don't have a dog, you gotta love this one.
TO: GOD:
FROM: THE DOG
Dear God: Why do humans smell the flowers, but seldom, if ever, smell one another?
Dear God: When we get to heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it still the same old story?
Dear God: Why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but not ONE named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We do love a nice ride! Would it be so hard to rename the "Chrysler Eagle" the " Chrysler Beagle"?
Dear God: If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog?
Dear God: We dogs can understand human verbal instructions, hand signals, whistles, horns, clickers, beepers, scent ID's, electromagnetic energy fields, and Frisbee flight paths. What do humans understand?
Dear God: More meatballs, less spaghetti, please.
Dear God: Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to apologize?
Dear God: Let me give you a list of just some of the things I must remember to be a good dog.
1 . I will not eat the cats' food before
they eat it or after they throw it up.
2. I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish,
crabs, etc., just because I like the
way they smell.
3. The Litter Box is not a cookie jar.
4. The sofa is not a 'face towel'.
5. The garbage collector is not stealing
our stuff.
6. I will not play tug-of-war with Dad's
underwear when he's on the toilet.
7. Sticking my nose into someone's
crotch is an unacceptable way of
saying "hello".
8. I don't need to suddenly stand
straight up when I'm under the
coffee table.
9. I must shake the rainwater out of
my fur before entering the house -
not after.
10. I will not come in from outside
and immediately drag my butt.
11. I will not sit in the middle of the
living room and lick my crotch.
12. The cat is not a 'squeaky toy' so
when I play with him and he makes
that noise, it's usually not a good thing.
P.S. Dear God: When I get to Heaven may I have my testicles back?
Even if you don't have a dog, you gotta love this one.
TO: GOD:
FROM: THE DOG
Dear God: Why do humans smell the flowers, but seldom, if ever, smell one another?
Dear God: When we get to heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it still the same old story?
Dear God: Why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but not ONE named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We do love a nice ride! Would it be so hard to rename the "Chrysler Eagle" the " Chrysler Beagle"?
Dear God: If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog?
Dear God: We dogs can understand human verbal instructions, hand signals, whistles, horns, clickers, beepers, scent ID's, electromagnetic energy fields, and Frisbee flight paths. What do humans understand?
Dear God: More meatballs, less spaghetti, please.
Dear God: Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to apologize?
Dear God: Let me give you a list of just some of the things I must remember to be a good dog.
1 . I will not eat the cats' food before
they eat it or after they throw it up.
2. I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish,
crabs, etc., just because I like the
way they smell.
3. The Litter Box is not a cookie jar.
4. The sofa is not a 'face towel'.
5. The garbage collector is not stealing
our stuff.
6. I will not play tug-of-war with Dad's
underwear when he's on the toilet.
7. Sticking my nose into someone's
crotch is an unacceptable way of
saying "hello".
8. I don't need to suddenly stand
straight up when I'm under the
coffee table.
9. I must shake the rainwater out of
my fur before entering the house -
not after.
10. I will not come in from outside
and immediately drag my butt.
11. I will not sit in the middle of the
living room and lick my crotch.
12. The cat is not a 'squeaky toy' so
when I play with him and he makes
that noise, it's usually not a good thing.
P.S. Dear God: When I get to Heaven may I have my testicles back?
Southern Grandma
Lawyers should never ask a Southern grandma a question if they aren't prepared for the answer. In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?" She responded, "Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you were a young boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you."
The lawyer was stunned! Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?" She again replied, "Why, yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know him."
The defense attorney almost died. The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench and, in a very quiet voice, said, "If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I'll send you to the electric chair."
The lawyer was stunned! Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?" She again replied, "Why, yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know him."
The defense attorney almost died. The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench and, in a very quiet voice, said, "If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I'll send you to the electric chair."
The Rambo Granny of Melbourne, Australia
The Rambo Granny of Melbourne, Australia
Gun-toting granny Ava Estelle, 81, was so ticked-off when two thugs raped her 18-year-old granddaughter that she tracked the unsuspecting ex-cons down - - and shot off their testicles.
The old lady spent a week hunting those men down -- and when she found them, she took revenge on them in her own special way, said Melbourne police investigator Evan Delp. Then she took a taxi to the nearest police station, laid the gun on the sergeant's desk and told him as calm as could be:
'Those bastards will never rape anybody again, by God.' Cops say convicted rapist and robber Davis Furth, 33, lost both his penis and his testicles when outraged Ava opened fire with a 9-mm pistol in the hotel room where he and former prison cell mate Stanley Thomas, 29, were holed up.
The wrinkled avenger also blew Thomas' testicles to kingdom come, but doctors managed to save his mangled penis, police said. The one guy, Thomas, didn't lose his manhood, but the doctor I talked to said he won't be using it the way he used to, Detective Delp told reporters. Both men are still in pretty bad shape, but I think they're just happy to be alive after what they've been through.
The Rambo Granny swung into action August 21 after her granddaughter Debbie was carjacked and raped in broad daylight by two knife-wielding creeps in a section of town bordering on skid row. "When I saw the look on my Debbie's face that night in the hospital, I decided I was going to go out and get those bastards myself 'cause I figured the Law would go easy on them," recalled the retired library worker. "And I wasn't scared of them, either-- because I've got me a gun and I've been shooting' all my life. And I wasn't dumb enough to turn it in when the law changed about owning one."
So, using a police artist's sketch of the suspects and Debbie's description of the sickos', tough-as-nails Ava spent seven days prowling the wino-infested neighborhood where the crime took place till she spotted the ill fated rapists entering their flophouse hotel.
I knew it was them the minute I saw 'em, but I shot a picture of 'em anyway and took it back to Debbie and she said sure as hell, it was them, the oldster recalled.
So I went back to that hotel and found their room and knocked on the door and the minute the big one, , opened the door, I shot 'em right square between the legs, right where it would really hurt 'em most, you know.
Then I went in and shot the other one as he backed up pleading to me to spare him. Then I went down to the police station and turned myself in.
Now, baffled lawmen are trying to figure out exactly how to deal with the vigilante granny. What she did was wrong, and she broke the law, but it is difficult to throw an 81-year-old woman in prison, Det. Delp said, especially when 3 million people in the city want to nominate her for Mayor.
DEPORT HER TO AMERICA--- WE NEED HER
Gun-toting granny Ava Estelle, 81, was so ticked-off when two thugs raped her 18-year-old granddaughter that she tracked the unsuspecting ex-cons down - - and shot off their testicles.
The old lady spent a week hunting those men down -- and when she found them, she took revenge on them in her own special way, said Melbourne police investigator Evan Delp. Then she took a taxi to the nearest police station, laid the gun on the sergeant's desk and told him as calm as could be:
'Those bastards will never rape anybody again, by God.' Cops say convicted rapist and robber Davis Furth, 33, lost both his penis and his testicles when outraged Ava opened fire with a 9-mm pistol in the hotel room where he and former prison cell mate Stanley Thomas, 29, were holed up.
The wrinkled avenger also blew Thomas' testicles to kingdom come, but doctors managed to save his mangled penis, police said. The one guy, Thomas, didn't lose his manhood, but the doctor I talked to said he won't be using it the way he used to, Detective Delp told reporters. Both men are still in pretty bad shape, but I think they're just happy to be alive after what they've been through.
The Rambo Granny swung into action August 21 after her granddaughter Debbie was carjacked and raped in broad daylight by two knife-wielding creeps in a section of town bordering on skid row. "When I saw the look on my Debbie's face that night in the hospital, I decided I was going to go out and get those bastards myself 'cause I figured the Law would go easy on them," recalled the retired library worker. "And I wasn't scared of them, either-- because I've got me a gun and I've been shooting' all my life. And I wasn't dumb enough to turn it in when the law changed about owning one."
So, using a police artist's sketch of the suspects and Debbie's description of the sickos', tough-as-nails Ava spent seven days prowling the wino-infested neighborhood where the crime took place till she spotted the ill fated rapists entering their flophouse hotel.
I knew it was them the minute I saw 'em, but I shot a picture of 'em anyway and took it back to Debbie and she said sure as hell, it was them, the oldster recalled.
So I went back to that hotel and found their room and knocked on the door and the minute the big one, , opened the door, I shot 'em right square between the legs, right where it would really hurt 'em most, you know.
Then I went in and shot the other one as he backed up pleading to me to spare him. Then I went down to the police station and turned myself in.
Now, baffled lawmen are trying to figure out exactly how to deal with the vigilante granny. What she did was wrong, and she broke the law, but it is difficult to throw an 81-year-old woman in prison, Det. Delp said, especially when 3 million people in the city want to nominate her for Mayor.
DEPORT HER TO AMERICA--- WE NEED HER
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Monday, November 06, 2006
not much new today. lazy sunday. watched man of the year with mom. started with a computer prep course for ccna certifaction. downloaded a program from bit torrent. Looks like they put a lot of information in it and look forward to getting into it. just hope i can keep focus during the 50 alotted hours this prep course runs. I printed several/most of the chapters up tonight and copied the program to my laptop so i can work on it during my down time at work. The season at the motel has ended for the year and there will be many wasted hours sitting behind a desk waiting for guests that never arrive.
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Movies I have resently watched and would recomemend are
Luck number slevin
The Departed
Man of the year
Luck number slevin
The Departed
Man of the year
Real Time with Bill Maher - New Rules
Real Time with Bill Maher - New Rules - 11/03/06
New Rules Bill Maher 10-27 America must stop bragging that it is the greatest county on earth and start acting like it.
Bill Maher new rules 10/20/06 Stupid think tanks,
Real Time with Bill Maher - New Rules - 10/06/06 Stem cell research, President's new pet, more on the story website, Capitol lobbyist and congressional whores
Real Time with Bill Maher - New Rules - 9/23/06 Ball buster, troops spread too thin, smart black guy ads, Willie Nelson search, pro marijuana anti oil rant.
Real Time with Bill Maher - New Rules - 9/16/06 Post election democrats, idiocracy, Saddam trial, divine intervention, 5th anniversary of 9/11
Real Time with Bill Maher - New Rules - 9/9/06 Too many police lights, rain proof shuttle, crocodile hunter vs. Stingray, bad presidents happen to good people, America is misunderstood country,
Real Time with Bill Maher - New Rules - 9/01/06 Don't let your dog drive, Bill Al Shakeyourbottie
Real Time with Bill Maher - New Rules - 08/25/06 Kattrina anniversary, armored pajamas, homeland security holes, people will wear anything to the supermarket, deep space whine
New Rules Bill Maher 10-27 America must stop bragging that it is the greatest county on earth and start acting like it.
Bill Maher new rules 10/20/06 Stupid think tanks,
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Real Time with Bill Maher - New Rules - 9/9/06 Too many police lights, rain proof shuttle, crocodile hunter vs. Stingray, bad presidents happen to good people, America is misunderstood country,
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Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell,
blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change? And did you exchange
a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl,
year after year,
running over the same old ground. What have we found?
The same old fears,
wish you were here.
So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell,
blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change? And did you exchange
a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl,
year after year,
running over the same old ground. What have we found?
The same old fears,
wish you were here.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly
Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly
Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Stretched to the point of no turning back
A flight of fancy on a windswept field
Standing alone my senses reeled
A fatal attraction is holding me fast,
How can I escape this irresistible grasp?
Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earthbound misfit, I
Ice is forming on the tips of my wings
Unheeded warnings, I thought I thought of everything
No navigator to guide my way home
Unladened, empty and turned to stone
My sole intention is learning to fly
Condition grounded but determined to try
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earthbound misfit, I
Above the planet on a wing and a prayer,
My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air,
Across the clouds I see my shadow fly
Out of the corner of my watering eye
A dream unthreatened by the morning light
Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night
There's no sensation to compare with this
Suspended animation, a state of bliss
Can't keep my mind from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earthbound misfit, I
Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Stretched to the point of no turning back
A flight of fancy on a windswept field
Standing alone my senses reeled
A fatal attraction is holding me fast,
How can I escape this irresistible grasp?
Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earthbound misfit, I
Ice is forming on the tips of my wings
Unheeded warnings, I thought I thought of everything
No navigator to guide my way home
Unladened, empty and turned to stone
My sole intention is learning to fly
Condition grounded but determined to try
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earthbound misfit, I
Above the planet on a wing and a prayer,
My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air,
Across the clouds I see my shadow fly
Out of the corner of my watering eye
A dream unthreatened by the morning light
Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night
There's no sensation to compare with this
Suspended animation, a state of bliss
Can't keep my mind from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earthbound misfit, I
Pink Floyd - Us And Them
Pink Floyd - Us And Them
Us, and them
And after all were only ordinary men.
Me, and you.
God only knows its noz what we would choose to do.
Forward he cried from the rear
And the front rank died.
And the general sat and the lines on the map
Moved from side to side.
Black and blue
And who knows which is which and who is who.
Up and down.
But in the end its only round and round.
Havent you heard its a battle of words
The poster bearer cried.
Listen son, said the man with the gun
Theres room for you inside.
I mean, theyre not gunna kill ya, so if you give em a quick short,
Sharp, shock, they wont do it again. dig it? I mean he get off
Lightly, cos I wouldve given him a thrashing - I only hit him once!
It was only a difference of opinion, but really...i mean good manners
Dont cost nothing do they, eh?
Down and out
It cant be helped but theres a lot of it about.
With, without.
And wholl deny its what the fightings all about?
Out of the way, its a busy day
Ive got things on my mind.
For the want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died.
Us, and them
And after all were only ordinary men.
Me, and you.
God only knows its noz what we would choose to do.
Forward he cried from the rear
And the front rank died.
And the general sat and the lines on the map
Moved from side to side.
Black and blue
And who knows which is which and who is who.
Up and down.
But in the end its only round and round.
Havent you heard its a battle of words
The poster bearer cried.
Listen son, said the man with the gun
Theres room for you inside.
I mean, theyre not gunna kill ya, so if you give em a quick short,
Sharp, shock, they wont do it again. dig it? I mean he get off
Lightly, cos I wouldve given him a thrashing - I only hit him once!
It was only a difference of opinion, but really...i mean good manners
Dont cost nothing do they, eh?
Down and out
It cant be helped but theres a lot of it about.
With, without.
And wholl deny its what the fightings all about?
Out of the way, its a busy day
Ive got things on my mind.
For the want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died.
Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine
Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
Where have you been?
It's alright we know where you've been.
You've been in the pipeline, filling in time,
Provided with toys and 'Scouting for Boys'.
You bought a guitar to punish your ma,
And you didn't like school, and you
know you're nobody's fool,
So welcome to the machine.
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
What did you dream?
It's alright we told you what to dream.
You dreamed of a big star,
He played a mean guitar,
He always ate in the Steak Bar.
He loved to drive in his Jaguar.
So welcome to the Machine.
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
Where have you been?
It's alright we know where you've been.
You've been in the pipeline, filling in time,
Provided with toys and 'Scouting for Boys'.
You bought a guitar to punish your ma,
And you didn't like school, and you
know you're nobody's fool,
So welcome to the machine.
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
What did you dream?
It's alright we told you what to dream.
You dreamed of a big star,
He played a mean guitar,
He always ate in the Steak Bar.
He loved to drive in his Jaguar.
So welcome to the Machine.
Pink Floyd - Hey You
Pink Floyd ~Hey-You~
Hey you, out there in the cold
Getting lonely, getting old
Can you feel me?
Hey you, standing in the aisles
With itchy feet and fading smiles
Can you feel me?
Hey you, dont help them to bury the light
Dont give in without a fight.
Hey you, out there on your own
Sitting naked by the phone
Would you touch me?
Hey you, with you ear against the wall
Waiting for someone to call out
Would you touch me?
Hey you, would you help me to carry the stone?
Open your heart, Im coming home.
But it was only fantasy.
The wall was too high,
As you can see.
No matter how he tried,
He could not break free.
And the worms ate into his brain.
Hey you, standing in the road
Always doing what youre told,
Can you help me?
Hey you, out there beyond the wall,
Breaking bottles in the hall,
Can you help me?
Hey you, dont tell me theres no hope at all
Together we stand, divided we fall.
Hey you, out there in the cold
Getting lonely, getting old
Can you feel me?
Hey you, standing in the aisles
With itchy feet and fading smiles
Can you feel me?
Hey you, dont help them to bury the light
Dont give in without a fight.
Hey you, out there on your own
Sitting naked by the phone
Would you touch me?
Hey you, with you ear against the wall
Waiting for someone to call out
Would you touch me?
Hey you, would you help me to carry the stone?
Open your heart, Im coming home.
But it was only fantasy.
The wall was too high,
As you can see.
No matter how he tried,
He could not break free.
And the worms ate into his brain.
Hey you, standing in the road
Always doing what youre told,
Can you help me?
Hey you, out there beyond the wall,
Breaking bottles in the hall,
Can you help me?
Hey you, dont tell me theres no hope at all
Together we stand, divided we fall.
Back in september I went on vacation and while I was on vacation I saw Roger Waters in concert in Mannassas, Va. After I got home I found these video clips from the concert I atteneded. Here are the links to some of them. It was the best concert I have ever been to.
Roger Waters
September 23rd, 2006
Nissan Pavilion
Bristow, Virginia
I pulled into the Nissan Pavilion parking lot about an hour before showtime and the place was already packed beyond expectations. During my long walk to the entrance gate, I noticed license plates from nearly every state on the East coast, which complemented the wall to wall tailgate parties filled with fans from every possible generation. This was more than just a rock concert for most people - it was the concert event of the decade.
The Dark Side Of The Moon is one of the best selling and most acclaimed rock and roll albums of all time, produced by one of the greatest bands in history, Pink Floyd. Tonight it would be performed in its entirety by one of that band's founding members and chief architects, Roger Waters. This had been done once before, in 1994, by a Waters-less Pink Floyd, and it was captured magnificently on the recently released Pulse DVD. Waters performance would be quite different.
The enormity of a Pink Floyd show during their prime will probably never be matched again - unless of course if Waters were to rejoin the band, but the music of Pink Floyd has certainly flourished in Waters' able hands, as this tour, and the equally brilliant In The Flesh tour of 2000, so remarkably attest. Waters seems to cherish and respect the music and legacy of Pink Floyd a little bit more than Gilmour and company, and his performances come across as more poignant and personal. He also has no problem putting on a good old fashioned mind-blower of a stage show too.
My wife and I took our seats in the 25,000 person capacity Nissan Pavilion at about 7:45 pm and were soon overwhelmed by the electricity and excitement that filled the air. Our seats were about two-thirds of the way back and dead center in the reserved seating area. Gazing behind us, the sea of people crowding the lawn seating area indicated an obvious sold out show. The stage was centered by one of the biggest single video screens I have ever seen, and it was displaying, with amazingly sharp detail, a giant still life picture of a whiskey bottle and shot glass in front of a vintage radio.
At about 8:00 pm, the still life comes to life as a giant hand pours a shot of whiskey and then returns the glass half full. The owner of the hand, who is yet unseen, exhales streams of cigarette smoke across the screen, and occasionally reaches up to change the radio station. Real smoke effects create a great 3D visual to enhance the screen images. The man eventually settles on the jazz standard "My Funny Valentine", which took us up to the real start of the show. It was all very surreal.
Finally, at about 8:20 pm, the menacing opening chords of "In The Flesh" tore through the pavilion, as the screen is filled with The Wall's giant marching hammers, and dozens of shooting flames nearly reach the stage roof. Waters' took it to the opposite extreme next when he sat down, acoustic guitar in hand, for a moving performance of his famous Wall ballad, "Mother". Next, the psychedelic sounds of "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" took us all the way back in the Pink Floyd catalog to 1968's A Soucerful Of Secrets, and bombarded our senses with both stunning visual imagery and the hypnotic mood music that this song exudes.
The entire first set was virtually non-stop highlights, but the back-to-back performances of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Have a Cigar" were especially powerful. "Shine On" featured several great images of Syd Barrett, and essentially served as a touching tribute to the late great Pink Floyd co-founder. Ian Ritchie's saxophone solo was also spot on and sounded incredible. "Wish You Were Here" just wasn't the same with Water's handling the lead vocals, and he probably should have handed it over to Kilminster or Carin.
Dave Kilminster was the only notable replacement from Waters' In The Flesh tour, replacing Doyle Bramhall II on lead guitar and vocals. Where I thought that Bramhall's brilliant guitar and lead vocals were one of the highlights of that tour, at least on the In The Flesh Live DVD, I only found Kilminster to be adequate. For the most part, his guitar playing was impressive and he reproduced Gilmour's solo quite well, but his lead vocals were not particularly satisfying. Snowy White's guitar playing was not as faithful to the originals, and not nearly as flashy as Kilminster, but he was equally as impressive.
I'm not the biggest fan of The Final Cut album, but Waters sounded superb on two of that albums finest ballads, "Southampton Dock" and "The Fletcher Memorial Home". "Perfect Sense, Parts 1 and 2" was the only solo song Waters played this night, and it shined as brightly as the Floyd material. It was certainly received as well too. "Leaving Beirut" is a new song which Waters explains was based on what happened to him when he was a teenager traveling through Lebanon when his car died stranding him with no money and nowhere to go. Eventually an Arab family took him in, gave him food and shelter, and treated him like an honored guest.
The song is also one of the most in-your-face anti-war songs that Waters has ever written - particularly anti-Bush and anti-Blair. The lyrics were even put right up on the big screen in the form of giant dialog bubbles.
Oh George! Oh George!
That Texas education must have fucked you up when you were very small.
Not in my name, Tony, you great war leader you
Terror is still terror, whosoever gets to frame the rules.
It makes for a scathing summation to the string of anti-war songs that began with "Southampton Dock" in the first set, and carried on with such songs as "Us and Them" and "Bring the Boys Back Home" during the rest of the show. Considering our current state of affairs, these songs couldn't be more relevant today, whether you agree with Waters politics or not. I didn't hear any boos from where I was sitting, but at some of the U.S. shows there was quite a bit of booing during this song.
The first set ended gloriously with the Animals classic, "Sheep". During this killer performance, a giant inflatable pig was flown out over the crowd, making its way out to the lawn seats, and eventually cut loose to fly off into the night sky. It was quite a site to see the giant thing flying off, hundreds of feet in the air, but it was equally fun to read all of the graffiti that was spray painted on the pig, as it was hovering overhead. Some of the slogans included "Kafka Rules OK! "; "Don't be led to the slaughter, Vote Democratic Nov. 2 "; and "Impeach Bush Now" - written right across the pig's ass. Even though, I don't particularly subscribe to many of Waters philosophies, it was all pretty amusing.
After a 15-minute intermission the pavilion lights dimmed again and famous heartbeat sounds of "Speak To Me" filled the air. From start to finish, the performance of The Dark Side Of The Moon was simply amazing, so I will only comment on a few individual aspects of the performance. First of all, the accompanying screen projections and 3D affects were incredible and added significantly to the overall experience. The quadraphonic sound system employed on this tour made for the ultimate listening experience as music and sound affects seemed to surround and envelope you.
"Breath" sounded phenomenal, but once again Kilminster's vocals didn't live up Gilmour's original masterpiece. He sounded a little better on "Money", which is a little less demanding vocal-wise. Carol Kenyon's powerful, note-for-note rendition of "Great Gig In The Sky" was nothing short of stunning. What a pair of lungs on that lady! John Carin took the lead vocals on "Us and Them" and he sounded excellent. Maybe he should have handled all of the Gilmour parts. The finale of "Brain Damage" and "Eclipse" was one of the absolute highlights of the entire show. The band all came together for a well deserved bow before leaving the stage.
After a few minutes of wild cheering, Waters and the band returned for an encore set that exclusively featured songs from The Wall. "Bring the Boys Back Home" was especially powerful this night, as it seemed like the entire crowd was singing along loudly. "Comfortably Numb" magnificently brought the show to a close, in the only way a Pink Floyd/Roger Waters concert could. The perfect ending to one of the best concerts I have ever seen.
Set One
In the Flesh
Mother
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-3)
Have a Cigar
Wish You Were Here
Southampton Dock
The Fletcher Memorial Home
Perfect Sense, Parts 1 and 2
Leaving Beirut
Sheep
Set Two (The Dark Side of the Moon)
Speak to Me
Breathe
On the Run
Time
The Great Gig in the Sky
Money
Us and Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
Encore
The Happiest Days of Our Lives
Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
Vera
Bring the Boys Back Home
Comfortably Numb
The Band:
Andy Fairweather-Low - Guitar
Snowy White - Guitar
Dave Kilminster - Guitar/Vocals
Jon Carin - Keyboards/Vocals
Harry Waters - Keyboards
Graham Broad - Drums
Ian Ritchie - Saxophone
Katie Kissoon - Vocals
PP Arnold - Vocals
Carol Kenyon - Vocals
Roger Waters performing Comfortably Numb part. 1
Roger Waters performing Comfortably Numb part. 2
Roger Waters performing Another Brick In The Wall II
Roger Waters - Comfortably Numb
Roger waters doing Breathe
And one of my favorites
Roger Waters - Brain Damage
Brain Damage
(Waters) 3:50
The lunatic is on the grass.
The lunatic is on the grass.
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.
Got to keep the loonies on the path.
The lunatic is in the hall.
The lunatics are in my hall.
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more.
And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
The lunatic is in my head.
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane.
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me.
And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
"I can't think of anything to say except...
I think it's marvelous! HaHaHa!"
Roger Waters
September 23rd, 2006
Nissan Pavilion
Bristow, Virginia
I pulled into the Nissan Pavilion parking lot about an hour before showtime and the place was already packed beyond expectations. During my long walk to the entrance gate, I noticed license plates from nearly every state on the East coast, which complemented the wall to wall tailgate parties filled with fans from every possible generation. This was more than just a rock concert for most people - it was the concert event of the decade.
The Dark Side Of The Moon is one of the best selling and most acclaimed rock and roll albums of all time, produced by one of the greatest bands in history, Pink Floyd. Tonight it would be performed in its entirety by one of that band's founding members and chief architects, Roger Waters. This had been done once before, in 1994, by a Waters-less Pink Floyd, and it was captured magnificently on the recently released Pulse DVD. Waters performance would be quite different.
The enormity of a Pink Floyd show during their prime will probably never be matched again - unless of course if Waters were to rejoin the band, but the music of Pink Floyd has certainly flourished in Waters' able hands, as this tour, and the equally brilliant In The Flesh tour of 2000, so remarkably attest. Waters seems to cherish and respect the music and legacy of Pink Floyd a little bit more than Gilmour and company, and his performances come across as more poignant and personal. He also has no problem putting on a good old fashioned mind-blower of a stage show too.
My wife and I took our seats in the 25,000 person capacity Nissan Pavilion at about 7:45 pm and were soon overwhelmed by the electricity and excitement that filled the air. Our seats were about two-thirds of the way back and dead center in the reserved seating area. Gazing behind us, the sea of people crowding the lawn seating area indicated an obvious sold out show. The stage was centered by one of the biggest single video screens I have ever seen, and it was displaying, with amazingly sharp detail, a giant still life picture of a whiskey bottle and shot glass in front of a vintage radio.
At about 8:00 pm, the still life comes to life as a giant hand pours a shot of whiskey and then returns the glass half full. The owner of the hand, who is yet unseen, exhales streams of cigarette smoke across the screen, and occasionally reaches up to change the radio station. Real smoke effects create a great 3D visual to enhance the screen images. The man eventually settles on the jazz standard "My Funny Valentine", which took us up to the real start of the show. It was all very surreal.
Finally, at about 8:20 pm, the menacing opening chords of "In The Flesh" tore through the pavilion, as the screen is filled with The Wall's giant marching hammers, and dozens of shooting flames nearly reach the stage roof. Waters' took it to the opposite extreme next when he sat down, acoustic guitar in hand, for a moving performance of his famous Wall ballad, "Mother". Next, the psychedelic sounds of "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" took us all the way back in the Pink Floyd catalog to 1968's A Soucerful Of Secrets, and bombarded our senses with both stunning visual imagery and the hypnotic mood music that this song exudes.
The entire first set was virtually non-stop highlights, but the back-to-back performances of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Have a Cigar" were especially powerful. "Shine On" featured several great images of Syd Barrett, and essentially served as a touching tribute to the late great Pink Floyd co-founder. Ian Ritchie's saxophone solo was also spot on and sounded incredible. "Wish You Were Here" just wasn't the same with Water's handling the lead vocals, and he probably should have handed it over to Kilminster or Carin.
Dave Kilminster was the only notable replacement from Waters' In The Flesh tour, replacing Doyle Bramhall II on lead guitar and vocals. Where I thought that Bramhall's brilliant guitar and lead vocals were one of the highlights of that tour, at least on the In The Flesh Live DVD, I only found Kilminster to be adequate. For the most part, his guitar playing was impressive and he reproduced Gilmour's solo quite well, but his lead vocals were not particularly satisfying. Snowy White's guitar playing was not as faithful to the originals, and not nearly as flashy as Kilminster, but he was equally as impressive.
I'm not the biggest fan of The Final Cut album, but Waters sounded superb on two of that albums finest ballads, "Southampton Dock" and "The Fletcher Memorial Home". "Perfect Sense, Parts 1 and 2" was the only solo song Waters played this night, and it shined as brightly as the Floyd material. It was certainly received as well too. "Leaving Beirut" is a new song which Waters explains was based on what happened to him when he was a teenager traveling through Lebanon when his car died stranding him with no money and nowhere to go. Eventually an Arab family took him in, gave him food and shelter, and treated him like an honored guest.
The song is also one of the most in-your-face anti-war songs that Waters has ever written - particularly anti-Bush and anti-Blair. The lyrics were even put right up on the big screen in the form of giant dialog bubbles.
Oh George! Oh George!
That Texas education must have fucked you up when you were very small.
Not in my name, Tony, you great war leader you
Terror is still terror, whosoever gets to frame the rules.
It makes for a scathing summation to the string of anti-war songs that began with "Southampton Dock" in the first set, and carried on with such songs as "Us and Them" and "Bring the Boys Back Home" during the rest of the show. Considering our current state of affairs, these songs couldn't be more relevant today, whether you agree with Waters politics or not. I didn't hear any boos from where I was sitting, but at some of the U.S. shows there was quite a bit of booing during this song.
The first set ended gloriously with the Animals classic, "Sheep". During this killer performance, a giant inflatable pig was flown out over the crowd, making its way out to the lawn seats, and eventually cut loose to fly off into the night sky. It was quite a site to see the giant thing flying off, hundreds of feet in the air, but it was equally fun to read all of the graffiti that was spray painted on the pig, as it was hovering overhead. Some of the slogans included "Kafka Rules OK! "; "Don't be led to the slaughter, Vote Democratic Nov. 2 "; and "Impeach Bush Now" - written right across the pig's ass. Even though, I don't particularly subscribe to many of Waters philosophies, it was all pretty amusing.
After a 15-minute intermission the pavilion lights dimmed again and famous heartbeat sounds of "Speak To Me" filled the air. From start to finish, the performance of The Dark Side Of The Moon was simply amazing, so I will only comment on a few individual aspects of the performance. First of all, the accompanying screen projections and 3D affects were incredible and added significantly to the overall experience. The quadraphonic sound system employed on this tour made for the ultimate listening experience as music and sound affects seemed to surround and envelope you.
"Breath" sounded phenomenal, but once again Kilminster's vocals didn't live up Gilmour's original masterpiece. He sounded a little better on "Money", which is a little less demanding vocal-wise. Carol Kenyon's powerful, note-for-note rendition of "Great Gig In The Sky" was nothing short of stunning. What a pair of lungs on that lady! John Carin took the lead vocals on "Us and Them" and he sounded excellent. Maybe he should have handled all of the Gilmour parts. The finale of "Brain Damage" and "Eclipse" was one of the absolute highlights of the entire show. The band all came together for a well deserved bow before leaving the stage.
After a few minutes of wild cheering, Waters and the band returned for an encore set that exclusively featured songs from The Wall. "Bring the Boys Back Home" was especially powerful this night, as it seemed like the entire crowd was singing along loudly. "Comfortably Numb" magnificently brought the show to a close, in the only way a Pink Floyd/Roger Waters concert could. The perfect ending to one of the best concerts I have ever seen.
Set One
In the Flesh
Mother
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-3)
Have a Cigar
Wish You Were Here
Southampton Dock
The Fletcher Memorial Home
Perfect Sense, Parts 1 and 2
Leaving Beirut
Sheep
Set Two (The Dark Side of the Moon)
Speak to Me
Breathe
On the Run
Time
The Great Gig in the Sky
Money
Us and Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
Encore
The Happiest Days of Our Lives
Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
Vera
Bring the Boys Back Home
Comfortably Numb
The Band:
Andy Fairweather-Low - Guitar
Snowy White - Guitar
Dave Kilminster - Guitar/Vocals
Jon Carin - Keyboards/Vocals
Harry Waters - Keyboards
Graham Broad - Drums
Ian Ritchie - Saxophone
Katie Kissoon - Vocals
PP Arnold - Vocals
Carol Kenyon - Vocals
Roger Waters performing Comfortably Numb part. 1
Roger Waters performing Comfortably Numb part. 2
Roger Waters performing Another Brick In The Wall II
Roger Waters - Comfortably Numb
Roger waters doing Breathe
And one of my favorites
Roger Waters - Brain Damage
Brain Damage
(Waters) 3:50
The lunatic is on the grass.
The lunatic is on the grass.
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.
Got to keep the loonies on the path.
The lunatic is in the hall.
The lunatics are in my hall.
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more.
And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
The lunatic is in my head.
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane.
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me.
And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
"I can't think of anything to say except...
I think it's marvelous! HaHaHa!"
Not much going on here. This past year I have traveled to Charotte, WV and DC. It was the first time I had been to DC. It was awesome. First night we were stopped by the presidential motorcade. We were less than 200 ft. from the limo. Never thought I would ever be that close the President. DC was beautiful. Should have known but we did not have enough time for all we wanted to do. We did go to the Washington moment, WWII Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Wall and the Korean memorial. Pictures are up on my gallery page. you can email me for a login and password if you don't already have one.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
yayaha now with all that's beena while bull shit I know. Well I am back again.
Most recently I just purchased a new domain www.deleted.com. I think it's kinda funny I was bored andpossibly forgottenURL witI a simple but possaibly forgoten url.
so i found deleted.com for sale and bought it. I am not sure what I am going to do with it right now. I will for the time being 'forget' to change the domain servers
and leave the old page that was there when I bought it.
Most recently I just purchased a new domain www.deleted.com. I think it's kinda funny I was bored andpossibly forgottenURL witI a simple but possaibly forgoten url.
so i found deleted.com for sale and bought it. I am not sure what I am going to do with it right now. I will for the time being 'forget' to change the domain servers
and leave the old page that was there when I bought it.
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