Monday, November 20, 2006
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
Thought you might want to check this out.
"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,
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
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.
Friday, December 31, 2004
I know, I know I have not posted in a while but there have been other things on my list. I have been working on a lot. I did have a good Thanksgiving and Christmas. This has been another long year and there has been good and bad. This year I have lost two close friends this year. Tommy is now free from alcohol and Cindy no longer needs her insulin pump. Some of the others that were lost this year and will be missed are Ray Charles, Christopher Reeve, Ronald Reagan, Rodney Dangerfield, Marlon Brando, Julia Child, Jerry Orbach, Reggie White, Fay Wray, Tony Randall, Alan King, Pat Tillman, Jack Paar. Plus many of our U.S. Servicemen. This year I had a tenant move out but thankfully I had a new one move in shortly after. I have been trying to do some work or have some done on all three properties this year. I have had a septic system installed on my land. Rebuilt a retaining wall at my rental house along with some tree work. New roof put on my mothers house as well as trying to get the inside repainted. I also volunteered one day for relief work in the peeks creek community as there was a real bad natural disaster where 15 homes and 5 lives were lost. Let's us hope that 2005 will be better than any year so far. Please continue to support our troops and remember those who have lost everything in Asia. God Bless in 2005.
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
I have had a bad week. Not much sleep, constant pain, bullshit stress building. Friday I tried to sleep all day as I had to work Friday night. I could not sleep due to normal back and body pain plus shoulder cramping. I got up at 10 and tried to get dressed to go but my shoulder started going into spasms. I continued to try to get dressed to go into work and finally came to the conclusion that I could not go. I called my boss and was given and bunch of bullshit about laying out of work and calling at the last minute. Well I am sorry for that but I have not called into work in over a year. I have only been out 4 days in the 2 + years I have been there. Then Monday I missed placed my wallet. With my whole paycheck in cash, My buddys cash, all my cc's, my DL and SS card. I was so pissed at this I through my cell phone down the stairs and broke it. Bye bye 200 for the phone.
Monday, October 25, 2004
not much new here. I have been working my regular 40. I have been trying to get my rental in shape since I have had change of tenants. I the deck was in real bad shape and needed a new paint job. I am just about 75% done with that. I have also been working on a few other things at the rental. Not much else new here in BFE. Just SSDD. Will write more when I can.
Sunday, October 03, 2004
Yes Yes I know i have not written in a while. I have been busy working. I did take a vacation to West Virgina in the first part of September. I went up to see some friends of mine. Orignially I was supposed to go and meet a girl while I was up there but as the days got closer I just did not think we were right for each other and did not meet her. I kinda feel like a bastard for not even meeting her but I can not change that now. I have since met another girl online and have gone out to see her a few times. I don't know if she is meant to be but don't want to be an asshole to her either. I am still working full time and have had extra jobs to do on my rental. I tore down a retaining wall that was about to fail and built a new one with some help of two of my friends. I am also repainting the porch and deck as they really need it before they start to rot. I am replacing all the screens and changing the shower head as well. I think that is all I will have to do for now but I know the roof is only a few years away from needing replacing. Other than that not much else is new just doing the same shit just different day. Well peice out I am just about done with work for another day.
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Well not much new here. I have been working and sleeping and not much else. Wish I wasn't so tired. I recently reinstalled my OS on both my desktop and my laptop. I hope I did not lose anything. lol I installed a new hard drive in my desktop. I added a WD 200GB HD to help out the WD 80GB HD and the WD 20GB HD since they were full. Now I have a total of 300GB which should hold me for a little while. I hope. Well not much else new here. Will try to write more soon.
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
I know I have not been posting like I guess I should but ohh well. I have been busy working and trying to get some things done around the house. It just seems that I don't have the energy to get anything done. I am still trying to get the inside of the house repainted and the lawn keeps growing with all the rain we have been getting. A couple of weeks ago we had a tree split and land across the driveway and I got it cleared from the drive and had to wait about two weeks before I could get the rest of it taken care of. Well the tree is now back in the burn pile witch is another thing I have to do is get all of that stuff burned off. This past weekend I did take a mini break and went to Charlotte to see a friend for the 4th. I spent just under 48 hours there but still had a good time. John, Mary Shannon and I went to a birthday party for a friend of theirs on Saturday and then Sunday morning we went out for brunch at Pewter Rose. That evening the three of us meet up with some of their other friends and went to the community college parking deck to watch the fireworks that the city was doing. Charlotte put on a pretty good show. I was impressed at some of the things that they can do with fireworks. I came back home on Monday and went right back to work and now I am taking my next two days off trying to get some things done at the house. Who knows if it will happen but it's got to be done sometime.
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
rerolpxE tenretnI tfosorciM - Ziggum.com - Welcome To The World Wide Wholly S#*tYa ya I know I haven't posted anything in a while. My web site has been down for a while due to the fact that the friend that has been hosting it for me has changed jobs and had to move all the sites he was hosting. It is back up now. I have been working and had several things going on as well. I have had a septic tank install on the land that I have north of town. I received bids and oversaw the construction of a new roof on my mother's home. I took a week off of work and took a trip to West Virginia to see some friends. (pics will soon be posted on my site) I also had to be on call for the hotel that I work at for a couple of weeks while my boss made a trip back to the homeland. Hope to blog later. I will be updating my site soon.
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Well I am a student again. I am just taking the basics for now. To get them over with. Working third shift with not much to do at work except just being there and to make sure nobody burns the place down should leave some good study time. I am just taking just one class for the first semester. It seems I need to freshen up on my algerba. Never like it much anyway but got to get it over with.
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