Neil Peart is the drummer for the band Rush. This is a vid from their 30th anniversary tour back in '04. Just another drum solo? The amazing thing about great drummers is the ability to have all 4 limbs work completely independently, this is a great example of this skill. The truly incredible part happens with about 2 minutes left to the video when he switches on the drum triggers (he uses Roland V-Drums) and reproduces an entire swing orchestra. WOW!
30 March 2007
28 March 2007
27 March 2007
Brother can't drive
Man o man, what a waste of a fine automobile. Only 400 Ferrari Enzo's were produced between 2002 and 2004. They are worth about $1.5 million a copy, looks like the value of the remaining ones just went up a little bit more.
26 March 2007
Backflip... In a wheelchair!
Aaron Fotherinham is confined to a wheelchair, that didn't stop him from pestering his parents to bring him to the local skate park to hang out with his friends. Colours wheelchair built him a pretty slick rig so he could not only watch, but join it as well.
21 March 2007
Is He???
The media is abuzz with the question of "Is Barack Obama black enough?" Our friends at SNL asked that very same question to Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton...
20 March 2007
Owner of a Lonely Heart... On Violin
Wow, I do appreciate good violin music, and the first 15 seconds or so of this vid really threw me, almost clicked it off but I'm sure glad that I didn't. Awesome bow work.
19 March 2007
The Second Great Debate...
PERTH, Scotland, March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a formal invitation sent to former Vice-President Al Gore's Tennessee address and released to the public, Lord Monckton has thrown down the gauntlet to challenge Gore to what he terms "the Second Great Debate," an internationally televised, head-to-head, nation-unto-nation confrontation on the question, "That our effect on climate is not dangerous."
Finally someone willing to take this wacko down a few notches... Great quote from Lord Monckton "A careful study of the substantial corpus of peer-reviewed science reveals that Mr. Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, is a foofaraw of pseudo-science, exaggerations, and errors, now being peddled to innocent schoolchildren worldwide."
Finally someone willing to take this wacko down a few notches... Great quote from Lord Monckton "A careful study of the substantial corpus of peer-reviewed science reveals that Mr. Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, is a foofaraw of pseudo-science, exaggerations, and errors, now being peddled to innocent schoolchildren worldwide."
18 March 2007
16 March 2007
Best Friends Corner v2
OMG, I can't believe she had pictures...
As promised, yet another installation of the life and times of Jr. In my last blog, I mentioned a tradition called “Turkey Last Dance.” Apparently, this has caused quite a stir. Since several of you have asked Jr to describe what that is, I will now go into greater detail of the early times of “Turkey Last Dance.”
As a child, on Thanksgiving morning, my mother and I would dance around the kitchen with the bird before it went into the oven. It was still in the plastic, and we wrapped it in a kitchen towel (all you fellow germ-a-phobes, it’s o.k.) Well, a couple of years ago, I took this concept to a new level. I decided that the proper time to do this was the night before, aka Thanksgiving Eve. The tradition is as follows.
Everyone arrives and enjoys cocktails and hors d’oeuvres (yes folks, there is alcohol involved.) From there, we introduce the bird. We wrap it in a kitchen towel and pass it around so everyone can get to know the turkey, from there, we name it. One year we discovered it was a hen so we named it (what else?) Selma Salmonella. Last year we named the bird “Peaches” after my mother (I will not go there.)
After the ceremonial naming, the dancing begins. We play songs like “Last dance” , as well as other appropriate (and inappropriate tunes.) One year we had a conga line outside. This year, we bowled with Peaches. We set up water bottles for pins and down the hallway it went. (That was the most tender bird I’ve ever had.) When I tell people this story they look at me like I have nine heads, after all, who dances with dead poultry? But I have a feeling this is going to catch on, and others will soon be doing their own versions. Next year, we are planning something with a catapult, stay tuned, it’s going to be a hoot!
As promised, yet another installation of the life and times of Jr. In my last blog, I mentioned a tradition called “Turkey Last Dance.” Apparently, this has caused quite a stir. Since several of you have asked Jr to describe what that is, I will now go into greater detail of the early times of “Turkey Last Dance.”
As a child, on Thanksgiving morning, my mother and I would dance around the kitchen with the bird before it went into the oven. It was still in the plastic, and we wrapped it in a kitchen towel (all you fellow germ-a-phobes, it’s o.k.) Well, a couple of years ago, I took this concept to a new level. I decided that the proper time to do this was the night before, aka Thanksgiving Eve. The tradition is as follows.
Everyone arrives and enjoys cocktails and hors d’oeuvres (yes folks, there is alcohol involved.) From there, we introduce the bird. We wrap it in a kitchen towel and pass it around so everyone can get to know the turkey, from there, we name it. One year we discovered it was a hen so we named it (what else?) Selma Salmonella. Last year we named the bird “Peaches” after my mother (I will not go there.)
After the ceremonial naming, the dancing begins. We play songs like “Last dance” , as well as other appropriate (and inappropriate tunes.) One year we had a conga line outside. This year, we bowled with Peaches. We set up water bottles for pins and down the hallway it went. (That was the most tender bird I’ve ever had.) When I tell people this story they look at me like I have nine heads, after all, who dances with dead poultry? But I have a feeling this is going to catch on, and others will soon be doing their own versions. Next year, we are planning something with a catapult, stay tuned, it’s going to be a hoot!
15 March 2007
Speaking of Rehab
Craig Ferguson is the host of the Late Late Show on CBS. On Presidents Day, he took his monologue time to tell the story of his battle with alcoholism. So, sit down, relax, and enjoy.
12 March 2007
Rehab
Amy Winehouse is apparently a pretty popular recording artist from the UK. She performed tonight on Letterman, and I was inspired to post up this music video. What a great voice on this broad!
French Fry Painting?
So, in continuing with my art kick, I present something completely different... Who knew that ketchup and fries could yield such results?
11 March 2007
Julian Beever Street Art
What is amazing is how he can create a 2D image that fools your brain into thinking you are seeing something in 3 dimensions. Just amazing talent.
This video shows how he does it. Check out the shot from the opposite end around 2:50 and you really get an understanding of how difficult this form of art really is.
This video shows how he does it. Check out the shot from the opposite end around 2:50 and you really get an understanding of how difficult this form of art really is.
08 March 2007
Best Friend’s Corner aka “Everything you wanted to know about Bob but were afraid to ask.”
OK, I sent my best friend a link to the blog and she has requested equal time... So I present to you, unedited her first in what she promises will be an ongoing soliloquy of the life and times of me... BTW, THE DUCK is my favorite pub/hangout.
When Bob first showed me his new website, I decided I could not go on silently. There are things the world should know about Bubby. We’ll start there. No one calls Bob “Bob.” It simply is not his name. 98% of the world calls him “Jr.” 1% (who are not in the know) call him Bob. 1% calls him “Bubby”, that 1% is me. So for all of you who now know, you will begin calling him “Jr.” It may seem strange at first, but trust me, he will respond.
That being said, you all need some background. Jr is from the north (Massachusetts to be exact) which makes him a Yankee. He’s still a great guy, but now you all know the truth. I would ask that you all still speak to him anyway. Jr was transplanted to Texas due to a tremendous job opportunity. I am now hoping he will open a diner. He makes the best beer battered fish I have ever had (and I’m not a girl that misses a lot of meals.) If any of you are reading this from THE DUCK, have him make you fish some time- outstanding!
I think I’ve given up enough for now. There is so much more to come. You see, Jr is a fascinating creature who has had many adventures. Future blogs will feature “Nights of buffoonery”, “The great freezer incident”, “Turkey Last Dance”, and “How to meet your best friend while on a survey.” Some of these tales will frighten you, some will astonish you, but I promise, they are all completely true.
Signed,
Bad Girl Jan San
Aka: Bubby’s best friend
When Bob first showed me his new website, I decided I could not go on silently. There are things the world should know about Bubby. We’ll start there. No one calls Bob “Bob.” It simply is not his name. 98% of the world calls him “Jr.” 1% (who are not in the know) call him Bob. 1% calls him “Bubby”, that 1% is me. So for all of you who now know, you will begin calling him “Jr.” It may seem strange at first, but trust me, he will respond.
That being said, you all need some background. Jr is from the north (Massachusetts to be exact) which makes him a Yankee. He’s still a great guy, but now you all know the truth. I would ask that you all still speak to him anyway. Jr was transplanted to Texas due to a tremendous job opportunity. I am now hoping he will open a diner. He makes the best beer battered fish I have ever had (and I’m not a girl that misses a lot of meals.) If any of you are reading this from THE DUCK, have him make you fish some time- outstanding!
I think I’ve given up enough for now. There is so much more to come. You see, Jr is a fascinating creature who has had many adventures. Future blogs will feature “Nights of buffoonery”, “The great freezer incident”, “Turkey Last Dance”, and “How to meet your best friend while on a survey.” Some of these tales will frighten you, some will astonish you, but I promise, they are all completely true.
Signed,
Bad Girl Jan San
Aka: Bubby’s best friend
Walk America... Support Team Lilly
My friends the Hensleys were blessed with a beautiful daughter on July 22, 2006. She was born 8 weeks prematurely and through research funded by the March of Dimes, after spending 35 days in Neonatal Intensive Care, was able to come home and is doing famously. David and Leah will be participating in Walk America on May 5, 2007 to raise money for the March of Dimes. Donations to help them reach their goal are greatly appreciated.
07 March 2007
Rolling Stone Celebrates 10 Years of South Park
This months Rolling Stone Magazine features South Park on the cover. The 25 greatest moments are chronicled in the article, all of the vid clips can be seen at the magazines web site. Here for your pleasure is their pick as the #1 moment:
06 March 2007
It's a matter of economics...
Milton Friedman is a Nobel laureate and former economic adviser to President Ronald Reagan. Have a look at this video with an open mind, he makes a ton of good points. Illegal drugs and the seedy underworld created by the prohibition of them is turning America into a gang infested warland.
05 March 2007
03 March 2007
Extreme Sleds!
sled porn to see videos of these animals. Backflips, twists, nearly any trick you can think of on a motocross bike, these guys do on snowmobiles. You want distance? Ross Mercer recently set the world record at 263.5' (thats 80.3m for my international friends)
02 March 2007
Hmmm... An alternate theory
Simultaneous warming on Earth and Mars suggests that our planet's recent climate changes have a natural—and not a human- induced—cause, according to one scientist's controversial theory.
Pizza in 2 minutes
Wonder Pizza of Italy will place America 's most popular food source in places never before available.
'Bizarre' details emerge in Bethlehem principal's arrest
Wow, theres some real sicko's out there... Any readers from the Bethlehem, PA area?
Amazing Smartcar Collision
I saw my first smart car in Amsterdam in January. Looked like a death trap to me, but at least in a head on collision, you would potentially survive.
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