Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
In the event of a nuclear attack, move to Redding.
When the alert happens You'll have 4 minutes to pack your stuff and relocate to "California's Swap-meet" Redding.
At least the prisoners will survive in Chico. A great way to start George Miller's version of the future! All we need to do is make sure Mel Gibson is safe.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
This was on a wine jug shaped just like the one the lad is holding.
This was on a wine jug shaped just like the one the lad is holding., originally uploaded by scottyferguson.
The Getty Villa is a pretty fantastic place.
This gave me a good chuckle. Ye olde Greeks had a sense of humor.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Neverending Thursday
There was a part three doncha know. This one starred Jack Black.
Here is a little wiki on it:
Plot
Bastian Balthazar Bux has begun a new chapter in his life. His father has married again, to a woman named Jane, whose daughter Nicole is displeased by having a new family. Bastian also starts term in high school, where he becomes victim to the Nasties, a quintet of five bullies led by Slip (Jack Black). He manages to get them expelled by the janitor after the Nasties trap him in the boiler room. He flees to the library where he is surprised to find Mr. Koreander and the Neverending Story. The Nasties locate him, but he escapes through the book to Fantasia.
Bastian arrives in Fantasia, where he is reunited old friends Falkor and the gnomes Engywook and Urgl. However, the Nasties find the Neverending Story and use their cruelty to bombard the land with fireballs and a storm. Meeting a walking tree gnome, Barkis, Bastian and the group of his friends head for the Wandering Mountains to speak with the Childlike Empress. She asks Bastian to find the Neverending Story with the Auryn. Falkor, Barkis, the gnomes and the Rockbiter's son, Junior, help him; a "wish overload" causes the group to scatter across Earth. Barkis ends up in a forest somewhere; Falkor saves Junior from falling to his death near Mount Rushmore; and the gnomes end up ironically in Nome, Alaska. Bastian locates Falkor and Junior. Falkor flies off to find the others while Junior stays at Bastian's house. Rockbiter sadly informs his wife that Junior is gone and the effects of the Nasties cause them to fall out.
Nicole takes the Auryn from Bastian's room, discovers its wishing abilities, and takes it for a shopping trip to the local mall. Barkis arrives at Bastian's house disguised as a tree, while the Gnomes are mailed in a box. The reunited group go to the mall to find Nicole so they can get the Auryn back. Unfortunately, the Nasties gain it first, whereupon giant crusteacean creatures appear in Fantasia to kill the Empress and her advisors. Everyone in the mall begins to turn to evil, including Mr. Koreander and Bastian's parents. Nicole runs away in sadness and reveals to Bastian outside that her father was abusive and eventually divorced Jane. Bastian is struck by lightning, and begins to succumb to the cruel effects of the Nasties, but Nicole saves him. The two rush back to the mall where all the Fantasians are being held captive by the Nasties. Bastian manages to retrieve both the Auryn and the book and defeats the Nasties with a range of fighting moves. The Fantasians are sent back to Fantasia, which is restored to its former magnifience. Bastian and Nicole manage to keep their parents from divorcing, while Junior is reunited with his parents. Nicole and Bastian return to school the next day and find Bastian turned the Nasties into friendly school students. Bastian returns the Neverending Story to Mr. Koreander, who tells him that the story is not over yet.
Oh and includes the worst cover of BORN TO BE WILD ever.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Atomic Wednesday
Fair Warning
Operation Ranger (Planned under the name Operation Faust)
Test: Baker-2
Time: 13:49 2 February 1951 (GMT)
5:49 2 February 1951 (local)
Location: Frenchman Flat (NTS), Nevada
Test Height and Type: 1100 foot Air Burst
Yield: 8 kt
At shot-time, the temperature at the surface was -9.2' C , the relative humidity was 79 percent, and the atmospheric pressure was 12.8 psi. The surface winds were calm. Winds were 22 knots from the west-southwest at 10,000 feet and 45 knots from the northwest at 20,000 feet .
The Baker-2 was a test of the reproducibility of weapons performance and was identical to the Baker-1 device. It was detonated at 5:49 on February 2, 1951 over Frenchman Flat.
About one hour after the detonation, onsite induced activity greater than 0.5 R/h was confined to an area 450 meters from ground zero. Lesser intensities, ranging from 0.5 R/h to 0.0004 R/h, were confined to an area 2,880 feet to 11,520 feet from ground zero.
The atomic explosion, the largest yet set off on the Nevada test range, was clearly visible in Los Angeles. Staff photographer Perry Folwer was ready with his camera on a tripod on the roof of the Herald-Express building when the blast occurred at 5:49 a.m. Reporter Jack Smith, points towards the great white flash that clearly silhouetted mountains to the east. The brilliant spectacle was seen by many early-rising residents of Los Angeles. Photo dated: February 2, 1951.
Excerpt from the Cleburne Alabama News 3-31-05:
On the morning of Feb. 2, 1951, almost 2,000 miles from Heflin, an explosion occurred which affected everyone living in Cleburne County.
Now, some 54 years later we are beginning to learn about those explosions and that the spectacular sunsets of the 1950s and later were due, in part, to radioactive clouds continuing to float in the atmosphere following nuclear bomb tests in Nevada.
The Feb. 2 test, Baker-2 of the Ranger series, sent a radioactive cloud just south of Cleburne County.
The medical effects of this fallout did not become public until the late 1990s after a study by the National Cancer Instutite was made public.
The NCI had sat on the information for four years and apparently had no intentions of releasing it to the public had it not been for a story by USA TODAY.
Several websites now address this national and international situation with one (www.downwinders.org) noting the federal government, “had knowingly exposed American citizens to radioactive fallout in every single county of the nation.” and that,“the actual fallout levels across the country were a hundred times higer than the government had ever admitted to.”
In Cleburne and thousands of other counties across the nation, radioactive Iodine-131 fell to the ground and now is believed to have contributed to increases in thyroid and other types of cancers.
Strontium 90, an isotope known as a “bone seeker”, was among the fallout and could be absorbed in the teeth and bones.
Operation Ranger (Planned under the name Operation Faust)
Test: Baker-2
Time: 13:49 2 February 1951 (GMT)
5:49 2 February 1951 (local)
Location: Frenchman Flat (NTS), Nevada
Test Height and Type: 1100 foot Air Burst
Yield: 8 kt
At shot-time, the temperature at the surface was -9.2' C , the relative humidity was 79 percent, and the atmospheric pressure was 12.8 psi. The surface winds were calm. Winds were 22 knots from the west-southwest at 10,000 feet and 45 knots from the northwest at 20,000 feet .
The Baker-2 was a test of the reproducibility of weapons performance and was identical to the Baker-1 device. It was detonated at 5:49 on February 2, 1951 over Frenchman Flat.
About one hour after the detonation, onsite induced activity greater than 0.5 R/h was confined to an area 450 meters from ground zero. Lesser intensities, ranging from 0.5 R/h to 0.0004 R/h, were confined to an area 2,880 feet to 11,520 feet from ground zero.
The atomic explosion, the largest yet set off on the Nevada test range, was clearly visible in Los Angeles. Staff photographer Perry Folwer was ready with his camera on a tripod on the roof of the Herald-Express building when the blast occurred at 5:49 a.m. Reporter Jack Smith, points towards the great white flash that clearly silhouetted mountains to the east. The brilliant spectacle was seen by many early-rising residents of Los Angeles. Photo dated: February 2, 1951.
Excerpt from the Cleburne Alabama News 3-31-05:
On the morning of Feb. 2, 1951, almost 2,000 miles from Heflin, an explosion occurred which affected everyone living in Cleburne County.
Now, some 54 years later we are beginning to learn about those explosions and that the spectacular sunsets of the 1950s and later were due, in part, to radioactive clouds continuing to float in the atmosphere following nuclear bomb tests in Nevada.
The Feb. 2 test, Baker-2 of the Ranger series, sent a radioactive cloud just south of Cleburne County.
The medical effects of this fallout did not become public until the late 1990s after a study by the National Cancer Instutite was made public.
The NCI had sat on the information for four years and apparently had no intentions of releasing it to the public had it not been for a story by USA TODAY.
Several websites now address this national and international situation with one (www.downwinders.org) noting the federal government, “had knowingly exposed American citizens to radioactive fallout in every single county of the nation.” and that,“the actual fallout levels across the country were a hundred times higer than the government had ever admitted to.”
In Cleburne and thousands of other counties across the nation, radioactive Iodine-131 fell to the ground and now is believed to have contributed to increases in thyroid and other types of cancers.
Strontium 90, an isotope known as a “bone seeker”, was among the fallout and could be absorbed in the teeth and bones.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Unthinkable
Iggy and the Stooges ripped off in "Friendly" Montreal.
All their gear was stolen.
Please take a moment to click on the link below. If you see any of this stuff please contact Eric Fischer. His contact is provided in the link.
List and picture of stolen items
They are in the middle of a tour and everything is gone. (Dear God even the pain killers are gone. Please see the list.)
Tiki Tuesday
I found out last Friday afternoon that Damon's in Glendale has included my version of the SUFFERING BASTARD to their new drink list.
I'm very proud to be a part of Damon's history.
The new drinks will be introduced in a few weeks.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Can you describe the man who attacked you?
Um... 4ft 6. white I think. Big beady eyes. high pitched laugh. Big red floppy shoes.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Smashy Smashy
Thats what you get for being a not so humble jerkface douchebag.
Thats ok. Uncle Mike will fix everything for you. He knows what it's like to be a prick and I'm sure he sees a little bit of himself in you. Just remember you'll owe him one, bigtime.
More regurg'd youtube.
If I was a studio exec this would be the A#1 priority. Way better than Transformers 2.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
My army is standing by to give you a'pokin'
When I give the word-they'll come aknockin'
Stabbie snow bunnies are not the ones with whom to fuck.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
The Neverending Thursday (Sing along: ahh ah ahhhh ah ah ahhhh ahhh ahhh ahhhh)
There was more than one doncha know.
End theme from part II added to part one credits.
Sadly this was poor Jonathan's first screen role. His last was "Bad Girls at Valley High" Released in 2005 two years after ended his own life by hanging himself. "Bad Girls..." was also Janet Leigh's final film.
End theme from part II added to part one credits.
Sadly this was poor Jonathan's first screen role. His last was "Bad Girls at Valley High" Released in 2005 two years after ended his own life by hanging himself. "Bad Girls..." was also Janet Leigh's final film.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Atomic Wednesday
The Gnome test.
It was obvious something was wrong moments after detonation.
The Gnome Nuclear Test Site is the location of a 1961 underground nuclear test conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission. This was the first test in the Plowshare Program, a program to develop peaceful uses for nuclear weapons. The Lawrence Radiation Lab (which later became Lawrence Livermore National Lab) designed this test, which was to have many physical experiments associated with it, including the collection of isotopes, and to study the possibility of using nuclear explosions to generate electricity.
The test, one of two large-scale underground nuclear tests in New Mexico, was conducted 1,200 feet below the surface in a salt deposit. The nuclear device was placed at the end of an underground corridor over 1,000 feet long.
When detonated, the device created a cavity 164 feet long and 72 feet high.
A stream of radioactive smoke and steam flowed out of the shaft and ventilation lines, and formed a radioactive cloud that traveled northwards (and was detected, by some, as far away as Kansas).The Gnome device was detonated at noon local time with a yield of 3.1 kilotons. Although it had been planned as a contained explosion, the detonation resulted in venting to the atmosphere. Smoke, steam and radioactive material began venting from the top of the access shaft (1100 ft southwest of the underground detonation) 2 to 3 minutes after the detonation. Significant venting continued for about 30 minutes and then began to decrease gradually. Even though workers entered the chamber just a few months after the blast, the cavity remains highly radioactive to this day. The surface of the test site is now used to graze cattle, and the same salt formation is now the location of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, eight miles north of the site.
How to Get There
From Carlsbad, New Mexico, go south on U.S. Highway 285. Before reaching Loving, New Mexico, go east on Route 31. When you reach the Route 128 Junction, make a right and head east. Proceed for 7.3 miles then make a right on Eddy County Road 795, also called Mobley Ranch Road. After 6/10's of a mile you'll notice 795 makes a dead end fork to the right, ignore it and continue straight ahead. After 4.4 miles a small dirt road appears on the left. Turn there and proceed east about 1/10 - 2/10's of a mile to the marker.
It was obvious something was wrong moments after detonation.
The Gnome Nuclear Test Site is the location of a 1961 underground nuclear test conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission. This was the first test in the Plowshare Program, a program to develop peaceful uses for nuclear weapons. The Lawrence Radiation Lab (which later became Lawrence Livermore National Lab) designed this test, which was to have many physical experiments associated with it, including the collection of isotopes, and to study the possibility of using nuclear explosions to generate electricity.
The test, one of two large-scale underground nuclear tests in New Mexico, was conducted 1,200 feet below the surface in a salt deposit. The nuclear device was placed at the end of an underground corridor over 1,000 feet long.
When detonated, the device created a cavity 164 feet long and 72 feet high.
A stream of radioactive smoke and steam flowed out of the shaft and ventilation lines, and formed a radioactive cloud that traveled northwards (and was detected, by some, as far away as Kansas).The Gnome device was detonated at noon local time with a yield of 3.1 kilotons. Although it had been planned as a contained explosion, the detonation resulted in venting to the atmosphere. Smoke, steam and radioactive material began venting from the top of the access shaft (1100 ft southwest of the underground detonation) 2 to 3 minutes after the detonation. Significant venting continued for about 30 minutes and then began to decrease gradually. Even though workers entered the chamber just a few months after the blast, the cavity remains highly radioactive to this day. The surface of the test site is now used to graze cattle, and the same salt formation is now the location of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, eight miles north of the site.
How to Get There
From Carlsbad, New Mexico, go south on U.S. Highway 285. Before reaching Loving, New Mexico, go east on Route 31. When you reach the Route 128 Junction, make a right and head east. Proceed for 7.3 miles then make a right on Eddy County Road 795, also called Mobley Ranch Road. After 6/10's of a mile you'll notice 795 makes a dead end fork to the right, ignore it and continue straight ahead. After 4.4 miles a small dirt road appears on the left. Turn there and proceed east about 1/10 - 2/10's of a mile to the marker.
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