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DJ Psycho Mike spins Mash ups in Chicago, runs the Psychotronic Film Society at http://www.psychotronic.info
writes and directs film and theatre including the play and movie BETTIE PAGE UNCENSORED.
He also collects wild links on the web!
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May 6, 2008
Surf W/ The Pabst Coffin!
THE SEXIEST MAGICIAN, WHO HAS SCHILLER'S SKULL?, THE SNIFFING CLONED DOGS, MORE GODS AND SAINTS THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED, CHINA'S KIDS IN SLAVERY!
7 Unbelievable lottery winner stories! Frane Selak escaped from a derailed train, a door-less plane, a bus crash, a car into flames, another 2 car accidents... and then, one day, won a million dollar lottery! http://www.oddee.com/item_95629.aspx
Wholesome cartoons mixed with annoying pop songs. What more could you want?
Surfer Richard Crowe has found the female magician called the sexiest magician working today!
A blog platform is beginning to be the standard issue for any business. Some businesses, especially small businesses are starting to give out their blog address instead of their regular website address, which is pretty interesting, considering some people still think that having a blog is nonsense.
From The Mysterious Mr. Zen, the following:
 :For the Olympics, China may switch over to a "death vans" to replace open executions.
Thousands of children in southwest China have been sold into slavery like "cabbages", to work as labourers in more prosperous areas such as the booming southern province of Guangdong, a newspaper said on Tuesday.
China announced a nationwide crackdown on slavery and child labor last year after reports that hundreds of poor farmers, children and mentally disabled were forced to work in kilns and mines in Shanxi province and neighboring Henan."The bustling child labor market (in Sichuan province) was set up by the local chief foreman and his gang of 18 minor foremen, who each manage 50 to 100 child labourers," the Southern Metropolis Newspaper said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSPEK27749620080429
Six white male dogs collectively named Toppy reported for duty at a training facility for sniffer dogs run by the Korea Customs Service in Yeongjongdo, Incheon on Thursday morning. Chase, the father of the dogs, and his six sons look exactly the same -- because the sons were cloned, born to surrogate mothers via the transfer of the nucleui of Chase's somatic cells. The cloning project was carried out by a team of Seoul National University veterinarians led by Lee Byeong-chun -- a member of the disgraced cloning expert Hwang Woo-suk's team, who was believed to have invented the method. http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200804/200804180023.html
Until next time we say goodbye to, The Mysterious Mr. Zen!
BEST SITE OF THE DAY:
We have more Gods than you can shake a stick at. Godchecker's Mythology Encyclopedia currently features over 2,850 deities.
Browse the pantheons of the world, explore ancient myths, and discover Gods of everything from Fertility to Fluff with the fully searchable Holy Database Of All Known Gods. From Surfer Richard Crowe. http://www.godchecker.com/ Posted at 11:54 pm by Psychomike
May 5, 2008
FUGU FISH: IF THE FISH DOESN'T KILL IS IT STILL A DELICACY?, MEMORABLE PIN-UPS, THE RAMONES ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL ON BIG SCREEN, REVOLUTIONARY TOMATOE FREE CHILI!
Good luck ritual practiced in India where babies are dropped from the roof of a building. The theory is: if you can survive being dropped 100 feet as a baby, you can make it through anything in life! With video.....
Thanks to MojoPojo and IT Consultants for backing ADOLF HITLER AGAINST THE PIRATES and providing for the move to the palacial estate! Well, palacial for Pilsen!
It's Frank Sinatra month at TCM, and the website they've put up about Sinatra and his movies is pretty cool. http://www.tcm.com/2008/sinatra/index.jsp
This woman can open a beer with her nipple. No nudity, but your call if it's ok for work or not! http://themanlaw.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/man-news-woman-opens-beer-with-nipple/
Surfer Bruce Dinsmor sends us these two incredible ads:
Great ad for dutch store. Wow!
Great guy ritchie ad for nike
50 of the most memorable pin-ups, plus a large readers selection!
Top 10 movies that show up on every classic movie list- that this author is arguing need to be dropped.
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Rock 'N' Roll High School | May 9, 8pm
Presented by Sound Opinions
Mary Woronov (Principal Miss Togar) in person with Sound Opinions hosts Jim DeRogatis & Greg Kot
Advance tickets available exclusively through Chicago Public Radio
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Sci-Fi Spectacular | May 10, noon
Over 12 hours of sci-fi thrills!
Mary Woronov (Death Race 2000, Rock 'N' Roll High School) in person!
Advance tickets are available exclusively through Ticketweb.
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This incredible link comes to us by way of SurferThe Mysterious Mr. Zen, it is outrageous clips from the episodes of one incredible alternative worlds kid show no one ever saw called Wonder Showzen. The show was first broadcast on MTV 2, and there are edited versions running on Comedy Central. It only lasted two seasons. It can be shocking, outrageous and absolute fun, all at once! You can watch the episodes online unedited, from the animation studio! http://www.augenblickstudios.com/home/wonder.php
Just a reminder..... soon, it will be beach weather!
First off, one of the best Beach Boys songs about the beach ever, THE GIRLS ON THE BEACH! With video of girls on the beach. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBLqXAN5cSQ
Here are more reminders of the girls on the beach!
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Poison has been as integral to fugu, the funny-looking, potentially deadly puffer fish prized by Japanese gourmands, as the savor of its pricey meat. So consider fugu, but poison-free.
Thanks to advances in fugu research and farming, Japanese fish farmers are now mass-producing fugu as harmless as goldfish. Most important, they have taken the poison out of fugu's liver, considered both its most delicious and potentially most lethal part, one whose consumption has left countless Japanese dead over the centuries and whose sale remains illegal in the country.
But what could be seen as potential good news for gourmands has instead been grounds for controversy: powerful interests in the fugu industry, playing on lingering safety fears, are fighting to keep the ban on fugu livers even from poison-free fish. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/world/asia/04fugu.html?_r=1&th=&oref=slogin&emc=th&pagewanted=print Posted at 08:45 am by Psychomike
May 2, 2008
Surf W/ Stop Naked Squirrels!
THE NUN WHO HELPED A MAN GET LAID, PROSTITUTION IN IRAN, FUNNY KOREAN BIDET AD, VID OF ANGELINA JOLIE DOING HEROIN FOR SALE, BEST PROM DATE INVITE EVER, NEW MASHUP VIDS AND MP3'S FROM GHP!
Moving finally over- now the unboxing begins. Well at least after the painters finish my room! What a move it was, The Mysterious Mr Zen, The Corina of Cool, David The Rock Nelson, an Asian Burlesque dancer whose stage name I can't remember, and world traveler Chicago Dave all helped the move into the two floor, 1700 square foot with rooftop for sunning and tanning space. It was a good move, no one died. Two cats, Smokie and Gorilla Bear supervised the move. THANK YOU ALL!
A video which allegedly shows Angelina Jolie snorting and smoking heroin has been offered for sale on the internet.
This just may be one of the most exciting walks you can experience. Originally built in 1901, this walkway now serves as an aproach to makinodromo, the famous climbing sector of El Chorro. Sent in by Surfer Bruce Dinsmor!
Thirteen members of a high school lacrosse team have been disciplined for baring their bottoms on which was written a prom invitation from one player to a girl. Carolyn Campbell, a senior at Huron High School, accepted the invitation to go to the prom with fellow senior Kristoff Wennersten.The varsity lacrosse players displayed the question, "Will You Go To The Prom With Me? Yes or No?" on their bottoms, which they bared during a junior varsity game last Thursday
A young disabled man who receives care for his life-limiting illness at a hospice run by a nun spoke yesterday of his decision to use a prostitute to experience sex before he dies.
Sister Frances Dominica gave her support to 22-year-old Nick Wallis, who was born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Sufferers usually die by their thirties.
Are you sick and tired of squirrels running naked in the trees around your house? Have you had to hide your children's eyes when a tiny furry streaker crosses the sidewalk in front of you? We've got the answer, Squirrel Underpants. All you have to do is catch a squirrel, restrain him carefully, slide on a pair of tiny tighty-whiteys and then let him go. http://www.mcphee.com/resources/april08/squirrelpants.html
This finished table runs OS X and displays xkcd comics. Created by a 17 year old for science fair too. Learn how to create your own Microsoft Surface.
Jeff Beck does one hell of a live show, with special guest Eric Clapton:
The LaSalle Bank Movie Theater screens a classic film noir Saturday THE LETTER with Bette Davis!:
In his review in the New York Times, Bosley Crowther observed, "The ultimate credit for as taut and insinuating a melodrama as has come along this year — a film which extenuates tension like a grim inquisitor's rack—must be given to Mr. Wyler. His hand is patent throughout . . . Miss Davis is a strangely cool and calculating killer who conducts herself with reserve and yet implies a deep confusion of emotions."
Surfer Richard Crowe sends us this amazing piece on superstitions of Japan:
The Japan of anime and manga, high-tech and high-speed trains may not seem like a superstitious place. But under the skin, Japan's is an ancient and originally animist or pagan culture, in that sense much like my own country of Ireland. The native religion of Shinto has had to give up a lot of mindshare to Buddhism, Christianity, new religions and cults, and of course modern consumerism. But it retains its strong but subtle hold on the national psyche.
If you had any doubt that no place was safe from the claws of Hello Kitty, that doubt may now be put to rest. Hello Kitty has managed to wriggle her way into a lot of places she isn't wanted, but I figured there were a few places that would never take to her - like, perhaps, horror punk rock bands. But alas, I have once again underestimated the power that the evil feline possesses http://www.kittyhell.com/
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The penalties for prostitution in Iran are severe – whipping and even execution. So how does the oldest profession fare in that land? http://www.slate.com/id/2189816/ Posted at 12:18 pm by Psychomike
Apr 30, 2008
Surf W/ LSD Founder's Death
THE FOUNDER OF LSD HAS DIED
News of the founder of LSD's death first came in from the Mysterious
Surfer Mr Z........
Albert Hofmann, the father of the mind-altering drug LSD whose medical discovery grew into a notorious "problem child," died Tuesday. He was 102.
Hofmann's hallucinogen inspired — and arguably corrupted — millions in the 1960's hippy generation. For decades after LSD was banned in the late 1960s, Hofmann defended his invention. "I produced the substance as a medicine ... It's not my fault if people abused it," he once said. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/30/america/NA-GEN-US-Obit-Hofmann.php
The story of the bicycle ride that first introduced LSD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_LSD
Here is Hofmanns's book : LSD MY PROBLEM CHILD.
Svengoolie is showing some great flicks:
WCIU 9pm Sat/MeTV 1 am-
5/3- Frankenstein
5/10- Son of Frankenstein
5/17- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
5/24- Ghost of Frankenstein
5/31- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Me-Too- Friday night/Sat morning 3am :
5/2-Giant Gila Monster
5/9- Zontar;the Thing from Venus
5/16- Enemy from Space
The honeymoon is over for Gary Coleman and his new bride.
The 40-year-old actor and his 22-year-old wife, Shannon Price, are set to appear on TV's "Divorce Court" on May 1 and 2. The couple wed in August after meeting on the set of the 2006 comedy "Church Ball."
UbuWeb is pleased to present the entire run of the legendary New York-based Tellus audio cassette magazine. Originally a subscription-based bimonthly publication, the series took full advantage of the popular cassette medium to promote cutting edge music, documenting the New York scene and advanced US composers of the time. Highlight issues include: All Guitars! (1985), The Sound of Radio (1985), Just Intonation (1986), Audio By Visual Artists (1988), The Voice of Paul Bowles (1989) and Flux Tellus (1990)." http://www.ubuweb.com/sound/tellus.html
The Museum of World War II, Inc., is a 10,000 square foot, fully staffed, private collection containing the most comprehensive display of original World War II artifacts on exhibit anywhere in the world. The Museum is located just west of Boston, at the junction of two major highways. From Surfer Richard Crowe
http://www.museumofworldwarii.com/
A guided tour of the "Andy Warhol / Supernova: Stars Death and Disasters, 1962-1964" exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario, conceived and narrated by renowned filmmaker David Cronenberg.
Cronenberg says, "Andy was making underground films when I was making underground films. And I was more inspired by him than by Hollywood. He created himself: He was an outsider, a Slovakian, Catholic, gay, an artist, poor; an outsider in his own family, a triple outsider like Kafka, with his nose pressed against the New York window. And, he became the ultimate insider, the center of his own world, and drew people to him. He became a huge example of the invention of an identity." Commentary by David Cronenberg, Mary-Lou Green, Dennis Hopper, David Moos, James Rosenquist and Amy Taubin. http://www.ubu.com/sound/warhol.html
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I have a hard time telling such people the killer statistic: Among high-school students who graduated in the bottom 40 percent of their classes, and whose first institutions were four-year colleges, two-thirds had not earned diplomas eight and a half years later. That figure is from a study cited by Clifford Adelman, a former research analyst at the U.S. Department of Education and now a senior research associate at the Institute for Higher Education Policy. Yet four-year colleges admit and take money from hundreds of thousands of such students each year!
Even worse, most of those college dropouts leave the campus having learned little of value, and with a mountain of debt and devastated self-esteem from their unsuccessful struggles. Perhaps worst of all, even those who do manage to graduate too rarely end up in careers that require a college education. So it's not surprising that when you hop into a cab or walk into a restaurant, you're likely to meet workers who spent years and their family's life savings on college, only to end up with a job they could have done as a high-school dropout.
Such students are not aberrations. Today, amazingly, a majority of the students whom colleges admit are grossly underprepared http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=wWwv6kBkcTbYktwbjrJkskjtdhknjqvf
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Apr 29, 2008
CARRIE FISHER ADMITS STAR WARS AFFAIR, GERMAN STUDY: THINKING BLOCKS FEMALE ORGASMS, MAKE YOUR OWN SODA, THE CERNE ABBAS GIANT, SNOW DONUTS ARE REAL, GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARDS
Need a Priest? Now you can rent one! Louise Haggett thinks that men who once served as priests then left the church and got married should still be allowed to fulfill their religious calling. That's why she started Rent-A-Priest. http://www.acfnewsource.org/religion/rent_a_priest.html
A man who waved a plastic flower in a police officer's face has been fined £500 at Londonderry Magistrates Court. The court heard that Neil Brian Devine, 20, from Beechwood Street in the city, waved the flower at police in an "aggressive manner" in November 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7373737.stm
Stan Lee is an ageless wonder. At 85, he's busier than most guys half his age, and his mind is as sharp as ever, too, still cranking out ideas for comic books and films, and still capable of recounting stories about his remarkable career. SCI FI Weekly recently caught up with Lee in advance of the May 2 release of Iron Man, the latest would-be blockbuster based on one of his comic-book creations. In this wide-ranging conversation, Lee talks about being an action figure, contemplates the differences between a good comic book and a good film, discusses his cameo appearances in Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk and reveals that he doesn't plan to retire anytime soon.
The Soda Club shows you how to make your own sodas!
Doon Hill and the Old Kirk in Aberfoyle, will forever be associated with the Reverend Robert Kirk, who wrote the Secret Commonwealth in 1691. The book is an essay on the nature and social structure of supernatural beings or fairies. Robert was a seventh son, said to have been gifted with second sight. In tradition he did not die but entered into the fairy realm through the local fairy hill. From Surfer Richard Crowe.
http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/majorsites/doon_hill.html
Online shopping malls are catching on!
Maintenance crews in Washington state spotted a snow doughnut last week on the North Cascades Highway. At first glance, a snow doughnut may look like a man-made creation. But Mike Stanford, who snapped this photo, assures Robert Siegel that snow doughnuts are real — but rare — natural occurences.
Get the GET OUT OF HELL FREE cards and stickers, before it's too late! From Surfer Ruchard Crowe.
A top Iranian judiciary official warned Monday against the "destructive" cultural and social consequences of importing Barbie dolls
WHAT would Chewbacca say? Hollywood legend Carrie Fisher reveals she got up close with Harrison Ford while filming the iconic Star Wars movies.
America's weirdest real laws!
Welcome to Love That Kimchi.com, a site dedicated to kimchi and those who make and eat it. Whether looking for a kimchi recipe or general information on the subject of Korean cooking, you'll love this site.
http://www.lovethatkimchi.com/
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The Cerne Abbas Giant or the 'Rude Man' is the largest hillfigure in Britain, he (the figure's gender is beyond doubt) is one of two representations of the human form, the other being the Long Man of Wilmington in East Sussex. The giant, carved in solid lines from the chalk bedrock measures in at 180 feet high, and carries a huge knobbled club, which measures 120 feet in length. From Surfer Richard Crowe
Here are more pictures of this strange site!:
Posted at 12:13 pm by Psychomike
Apr 28, 2008
Surf W/ Inside Hobbit Movies!
GRAND THEFT AUTO REVIEWS INCREDIBLE, AMSTERDAM GOV'T TO VOTE ON MUSHROOMS, OWN A FAMOUS TREE, HELL FIRE CLUB FAMILY FRIENDLY!, INSIDE STERN PINBALL IN CHICAGO!
A parachute designed more than 500 years ago by Leonardo da Vinci has been used by a Swiss daredevil in a successful jump
Oscar, the most famous resident of Okefenokee Swamp Park in southeastern Georgia, is being immortalized nearly a year after his death.
Oscar was a 4.2-metre-long, 450-kilogram (992 pounds) alligator. He roamed the swamp from the time the park opened in 1946 until his death last summer, drawing the stares of countless thousands of tourists. Now officials are assembling Oscar's skelton and plan to put it on display, much like a museum dinosaur.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2008/04/28/5409516-ap.html
This is the Japanese whisky that has been voted the best in the world.
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/233073.php/Japanese-whisky-voted-best-in-the-world
The Dutch cabinet has proposed a ban on the sale of all hallucinogenic "magic" mushrooms because they could induce life-threatening behaviour.
In recent years the Netherlands has looked to shed its "anything goes" image and has tightened laws on drug use and prostitution. "If they succeed with this mushroom ban then I am sure they will try to ban things like cannabis as well. This is part of a wider trend," said Freddy Schaap of the VLOS.
American Forests Historic Tree Program is the nation's only resource for offspring from famous and historic trees. All of our trees are authentic, direct descendents of trees that shaded the lives of famous people or events. You can grow a Redbud from George Washington's River Farm, a honey locust from Gettysburg, a red maple from Walden Woods, a sweetgum from Graceland. Check out our extensive collection from historical sites across America. From Surfer Richard Crowe! http://www.historictrees.org/store.html
This is one cool Spider Man tattoo! http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/04/26/that-zune-tattoo-guys-got-nothing-on-this/
The Hell Fire Club was the legendary public sex club years ago. Now it's a travel destination, and you can bring the kids! From Surfer Richard Crowe! Read more about the original club next link! http://www.hellfirecaves.co.uk/
The Hell Fire Club! The club motto was Fait ce que vouldras (Do what thou wilt) from François Rabelais, later used by Aleister Crowley. According to Horace Walpole, the members' "practice was rigorously pagan: Bacchus and Venus were the deities to whom they almost publicly sacrificed; and the nymphs and the hogsheads that were laid in against the festivals of this new church, sufficiently informed the neighbourhood of the complexion of those hermits." However, these activities were, according to Noblitt and Perskin, to cover the real reason for the club's existence - sexual activities. Many of the Hell Fire Clubs were allegedy created to provide male members with opportunities for "sexual debauchery" [11]. Female "guests" (a euphemism for prostitutes) were referred to as "Nuns".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellfire_Club
Director Guillermo del Toro says Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis are onboard for "Hobbit" films, also explains how his movies will be different than Peter Jackson's.
In an exclusive interview with TheOneRing.net, Guillermo del Toro talks about Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Howard Shore, Animatronics vs CGI, the 'tone' of the upcoming 'Hobbit' films and much more!
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2008/04/25/28747-guillermo-del-toro-chats-with-torn-about-the-hobbit-films/#more-28747
Soviet Modernist architecture!
http://66.216.98.8/auto_exh/Ex_Pare_LostVanguard08
Incredible knotted artwork!
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Stern Pinball Inc., is the last of its kind in the world. A range of companies once mass produced pinball machines, especially in the Chicago area, the one-time capital of the business. Now there is only Stern. And even the dinging and flipping here has slowed: Stern, which used to crank out 27,000 pinball machines each year, is down to around 10,000.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/25/us/25pinball.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Posted at 01:34 pm by Psychomike
Apr 26, 2008
Surf W/China's Odd Restaurant
IS THERE A MURDER CLUB HUNTING COLLEGE STUDENTS?, THE GROUP SEX TRIBE, THE PANCHO VILLA NATIONAL PARK, THE WATCH THAT DOESN'T TELL TIME, 10 CLEVERLY SUGGESTIVE SEXUAL ADS!
A look at the Guolizhuang Restaurant in Beijing, with a menu entirely devoted to penis and testicle dishes. With pictures! http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,549788,00.html
20 Pick up lines for people wearing Keyboard pants! http://www.bestweekever.tv/2008/04/24/20-pickup-lines-for-people-wearing-keyboard-pants/
Bee tamer covers himself with 60,000 bees!
The group sex tribe Gilyaks of Sakhalin had a big impact on Marxism. From Surfer Richard Crowe.
Surfer MojoPojo sends us PANDORA, a major leap in internet radio. You type in a song and you can find many other songs you might like. It's a legal, free site too!
There is now a Museum and National Park for Pancho Villa- in New Mexico!
Surfer Richard Crowe found this one.
10 Cleverly suggestive ads!
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University of Minnesota college student Chris Jenkins was found in the Mississippi River in February of 2003. Minneapolis Police began investigating the case, which also caught the attention of two retired NYPD detectives. Turns out, Jenkins' death was the missing part of the puzzle for Kevin Gannon and Anthony Duarte. They think Jenkins connects dozens of other deaths around the country over the last decade. The stories are the same all over the country--an athletic, intelligent, well-liked college student goes missing. Because of extensive investigation by Duarte and Gannon, Jan Jenkins now says she knows exactly what happened to her son on the night he disappeared, Oct. 31, 2002. "Chris was abducted in a cargo van," she said. "He was driven around Minneapolis for hours and tortured. He was taken down to the Mississippi River and he was murdered. And after that, his body was positioned and taken to a different spot and then to a different point in the Mississippi River." Gannon and Duarte say they've discovered a link between Jenkins' death and the drownings of at least 40 other men in 25 cities in 11 different states.
These detectives believe there are multiple organized murder rings or clubs across the country that are in contact with each other in some way, a serial killer ring if you will. ...... Watch all the video pieces...This is deeply disturbing. http://kstp.com/article/stories/s421846.shtml?v=1 Posted at 04:46 pm by Psychomike
Apr 24, 2008
Surf W/ Scottish Cannibals!
CARS OF OUR PRESIDENTS, THE AL CAPONE HIDEOUT, INTERNATIONAL CAR SHOW WOMEN, TOP 10 BIZARRE WEDDING RINGS, THE UNIVERSE ON A STRING, THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM!
Hard to believe that when I announced I'd have to take off posting because of a move, I didn't realize how little I had to move! Gone are 2000 videos, 1400 albums, 2000 comicbooks. That reduces the amount of boxes TONS!
The story of the Lincoln car that JFK was shot in. I never knew the car continued to be used by Presidents! From Surfer Richard Crowe.
Did you know that the movies THE HILLS HAVE EYES was based on a Scottish family?
Surfer Richard Crowe sends us the story of this family of cannibals!
A family inbred like serpents entwined
Had no heart and little mind
A clan of madness, a terrible scene
They cursed the earth—the Sawney Bean
Lurking in the fog a fearsome brood
Poor traveling folk they caught and slew
No graves have the victims of these ghouls and fiends
Those taken and eaten by—the Sawney Bean
From their flesh they made a meal
Their skin the floor for their bairns to kneel
Their skulls a table from which to feed
Alas the victims of—the Sawney Bean
They lived by the sword, were felled by the axe
And I say "nothing wrong with that"
But in their hellish caves worse than any dream
Cursed with the stench of—the Sawney Bean
Some are haunted by the tolling bell
Some by the fiery pits of hell
But what haunts me is what we did see
When we entered the larder of—the Sawney Bean -Traditional
 Bram Stoker best known for Dracula, was the author of several other novels including this, his last novel. The Lair of the White Worm is also Stoker's strangest novel. Written as the author was dying, and possibly loosing his mind, it is an interpretation of the legend of the Lambton Worm, a giant snake-like monster sometimes considered a flightless dragon.
Read this rare brilliant work here, read the traditional song lyrics that inspired the book.
This week, Lucy Liu hits Tribeca with two films: a vampire flick called Rise and the oddball romance Watching the Detectives. In Detectives, directed by Broken Lizard comic Paul Soter, Liu plays a nutjob sweetheart who both seduces and tortures a lonely video-store clerk (Cillian Murphy) by playing out outrageous pranks that begin to turn his boring life into something more comically cinematic. Liu talked to Logan Hill about why her comedy's a little like S&M — and why she won't be surprised if she sees her vampire movie screening at Show World. From Surfer Richard Crowe http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/04/lucy_liu.html
In case you don't know about the Purple Chick digitized Beatles,
from Surfer Patrick Edmondson in Atlanta:
The Beatles prepare for their walk across the cover of ABBEY ROAD!
Human beings may have had a brush with extinction 70,000 years ago, an extensive genetic study suggests. The human population at that time was reduced to small isolated groups in Africa, apparently because of drought, according to an analysis released Thursday.
The report notes that a separate study by researchers at Stanford University estimated the number of early humans may have shrunk as low as 2,000 before numbers began to expand again in the early Stone Age. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D908GE800&show_article=1
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This week on TED.com, novelist Amy Tan takes the TED audience on a funny, thoughtful walk through her head, in search of the germs of creativity. Watch this master storyteller tell her own story -- she sets fire to the TED Commandments in the first minute, and rolls from there. Also look for Brian Greene, a master storyteller in his own right, as he explains string theory to you (really!). And check out a talk from last week that is packed with insight and inspiration: Dr. Ernest Madu, talking about the creative tactics he uses to bring good health care to poor communities in Jamaica.
 Dr. Dean Ornish: Your genes are not your fate
At TED2008, Dr. Dean Ornish shares new research that shows how healthy lifestyle habits can affect a person at a genetic level. For instance, he says, when you eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually increase. And new findings show that a healthier lifestyle can actually turn off disease-provoking genes and turn on the good ones. Watch this talk >>
 Brian Greene: The universe on a string
In clear, nontechnical language, string theorist Brian Greene explains how our understanding of the universe has evolved from Einstein's notions of gravity and space-time to superstring theory, where minuscule strands of energy vibrating in 11 dimensions create every particle and force in the universe. (This mind-bending theory may soon be put to the test at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva.) Fun fact: Greene is the co-founder of this month's World Science Festival. Watch this talk >>
 Amy Tan: Where does creativity hide?
Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, journeying through her childhood and family history and into the worlds of physics and chance, looking for hints of where her own creativity comes from. It's a wild ride with a surprise ending. Watch this talk >>
 Dr. Ernest Madu: Creative ways to bring health care to the poorest
Dr. Ernest Madu runs the Heart Institute of the Caribbean in Jamaica, where he proves that -- with smart design and creative technical choices -- it's possible to offer world-class health care in the developing world. And it takes nothing more than re-imagining the hospital. Watch this talk >>
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Jon Fairaizl on Jan Chipchase's Our cell phones, ourselves:
As an international traveler. I am that person whose phone number is their address. I am that person that isn't bound to a physical address, but rather bound to a means of contact. The Wow moment in this talk in the realization that we may all be less bound to physical addresses. How do we identify ourselves then: Instead of saying we are from Britain will we say we are British Telecom users? Or we are Nokia-ers? Will more of our identity be caught up in our phones rather than where we sleep most nights?
Robert Fraser on Dr. Ernest Madu's Creative ways to bring health care to the poorest:
I am glad to see the idea that cost should not be a determinant of health care provided to the individual. The next advancement I want to work on is: How do we tie all of these current hot topics into a health facility:
+ environmentally friendly -- green roof, solar panels, wind generated power, smart design... etc.
+ conservation of water -- re-using grey water, minimizing waste
+ promoting health -- athletic/wellness facilities for staff, clients and the community
+ good food -- local, organic, free-range etc.
 The world will be watching on PANGEA DAY, May 10
Recommended: Check out the videos of the Anthem project on pangeaday.org. It's such a simple idea -- singers from one country perform the national anthem of another. But the results are surprisingly, powerfully moving. As Prashant K comments on the TED Blog: "Absolutely brilliant. To begin with, my children had a curious look on their faces ... and that turned to genuine happiness ... and obvious questions. It is a step in what Pangea Day wants to achieve, of bringing the world together (through film)."
In two weeks, Pangea Day, a first-of-its-kind global event, will be bringing the world together through the power of films made by the world for the world. On May 10, 2008, at 6:00 PM GMT, millions of people from all over the world will come together to share a program of short films, talks and music, broadcast on TV, the web and mobile phones around the world. | | | | | | | Posted at 10:06 pm by Psychomike
Apr 23, 2008
DJ TIESTO VS GODZILLA THEME: POP CULTURE SHOW DOWN!
Tiësto lands with the Elements Of Life Remixed album, a 12 track collection including eight new and exclusive remixes of tracks taken from the original album featuring the likes of Cosmic Gate, Mat Zo and First State alongside an already classic remix of Dance4life by Fonzerelli, Dirty South's awesome retake of In The Dark plus the previously digital only remix of Break My Fall by Richard Durrand. Also included is the unreleased bonus track No More Heroes featuring Blue Man Group making this album and absolute must for Tiësto fans the world over.
Tiësto facts:
• First DJ to sell out two nights solo at Brixton Academy
• First DJ to sell out a 25,000 capacity solo stadium gig two nights in a row
• First DJ to play a live set to accompany the opening ceremony at the Olympic Games
• 7 million + MySpace profile views
• Elements Of Life nominated for a Grammy for Best Electronic Album
http://www.dancenova.com/news/tiesto-elements-of-life-remixed/12398.html#more-2398
I am a granddaughter of Eiji Tsuburaya, who was in charge of the special effects in Godzilla. It was fascinating to see your article about the film by Peter Bradshaw (A monster of a movie, April 18). It was a good occasion for me to think again of the theme behind Godzilla at my age of 35. In the wandering period after the fatal defeat in the war, what did Japanese people see in Godzilla? And what did my grandfather want to say?
In England newspapers have given away CD's, movies- and recently The Guardian gave away free copies of the original GODZILLA
- and sales for the paper went through the roof! Here is why Godzilla still rules:
NOT YOUR PARENTS GODZILLA: It has since become a popular piece of Hollywood schlock, but the original Japanese film is a powerful meditation on war and the price of peace. GODZILLA!
BEST SITE OF THE DAY:
What are the monsters in your life, and how do you defeat them?
That's the question dozens of scholars tried to answer Sunday during the ninth annual Newman University Literary Festival, "Godzilla Fest '08: Returning from Ruin: Living in the Aftermath."
More than 100 people attended the two-day event. Participants, including students and professionals, read analytical papers, stories and poems about conquering personal or professional obstacles. http://www.kansas.com/news/local/story/365003.html Posted at 11:55 pm by Psychomike
Surf W/Clinton Brain Damaged!?!
HOW TO DRIVE A BEEMER IN A BIKINI, LAS VEGAS TO BUILD 2ND LAS VEGAS, THE CHICAGO ZOMBIE PUB CRAWL, THE NIGHT ROBERT JOHNSON SOLD HIS SOUL TO THE DEVIL, VERY RARE FILM NOIR SCREENS SATURDAY, CHRIS WARE ART SHOW!
"One of the savviest politicians of our generation, ... Bill Clinton appears out of character in the speeches and interviews televised since his bypass surgery September 6, 2004 ... Everyone sees his mental and emotional decline, yet to date, no medical professionals have spoken out about the cause or offered help."
"One of the best-kept secrets in medicine is the brain damage caused during bypass surgery. ... After surgery when the family complains of dad's fits of anger, I have never heard a doctor admit that personality change is a common consequence of surgery. Yet these well-recognized side effects have been reported in medical journals since 1969."
http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2008other/080412clinton.htm
The ultimate Vegas Pimp House! From Surfer Lisa Kezios
http://www.vegaspimphouse.com/photos.htm
How to drive a beemer - in a bikini! Not ok for work.
Surfer Richard Crowe discovered a site requesting articles for a Prostitution Encyclopedia.
How he found this is anyone's guess....
Carl Hammer Gallery proudly welcomes the genius of Chris Ware back for another luminous solo appearance. This newest body of original work comes mainly from his two most recent publications The Acme Novelty Library #17 and #18. While most of the superlatives about the uncanny mastery Ware demonstrates in his story-telling art have already been said, new insights re his unique personal perspective on life culls a never-ending stream of new interpretation and understanding. He is the widely acknowledged giant within this burgeoning genre. Ware's brilliance rests on his development of a language of simple graphics focusing on timelessly simple life experiences, transforming them into profound and understandable declarations concerning the human condition.
As other cities look to replace their blighted downtowns with new development, Las Vegas, known for its extravagant facsimiles of European and American landmarks, has come up with an unusual approach: Build another downtown, right next to the decaying one. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/us/23vegas.html?th&emc=th
The death of comedian Sam Kinison, there is even a link to a picture of his last wife at the very bottom of the page. From Surfer Richard Crowe.
Marianne Boesky Gallery is pleased to announce the next exhibition, titled 'The Masked Portrait,' dealing with aspects of Japanese contemporary art from 1949 to the present, curated by Midori Nishizawa. With works by thirty artists, this semi-survey exhibition provides a multi-faceted dialogue between the different periods and developments, exploring the inner depths of the creative dynamics of post-war Japanese art
Apr. 26 Ride the Pink Horse
(1947) classic noir: Bosley Crowther, film critic for The New York Times in 1947, liked the film and especially Robert Montgomery's direction, and wrote, "...Mr. Montgomery, as director and star of this story, has contrived to make it look shockingly literal and keep it moving at an unrelenting pace. And he has also managed to lace it with grisly action and rugged sentiment without deceit. Indeed, he has artfully fashioned a fascinating film within the genre. He has done something else exceptional; he has given the other actors a real chance." Crowther also praised the work of Fred Clark and Wanda Hendrix
Jessica Dimmock began photographing her series 'The Ninth Floor' after being approached by a New York City drug dealer several years ago. She was in the midst of completing her degree at the International Center of Photography for Documentary Photography and Photojournalism. She became interested in photographing the dealer and his daily deliveries. One such stop was the ninth-floor of an elegant apartment building in New York's Flatiron district. For the next two and a half years Dimmock settled in as a long-term observer to candidly record the consumptive and consumed lives of nearly thirty heroin addicts in their eroding, claustrophobic home
BEST SITE OF THE DAY:
Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in Rosedale, Mississippi
Last month, while I was driving down the Mississippi River on a magazine assignment, I had a curious experience in Rosedale, Mississippi. As I was eating lunch in a place called Leo's Market, a waitress mentioned that Rosedale is the place where the legendary bluesman Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in exchange for musical genius (an event alluded to in -- among other places -- the Cohen brothers' movie Oh Brother, Where Art Thou). As if to prove it, the waitress handed me a wrinkled, typewritten transcription of a "vision" about Johnson's fateful moment that had appeared to bluesman Henry Goodman as he was traveling the road from Rosedale to Anguila. For the sake of posterity (and because I have never seen it elsewhere), I am publishing Goodman's "vision" in full below, as well as a postscript by Rosedale's Crossroads Blues Society. From Surfer Richard Crowe!
http://www.vagablogging.net/archives/002438.shtml Posted at 05:39 pm by Psychomike
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