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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 28, 2008
Surf W/Bob Dylan's Birthday!
TAKE A TOUR OF OF HELL, 1980's SUBGENIUS SECRET ANTARCTIC MISSION REVEALED, SEX ED FILM: KEEP YOUR VIRTUE!, HISTORY OF THE BIKINI WAX, HOW TO CURE A CAT'S URINARY INFECTION FOR $3, THE WORLD'S LARGEST ELVIS ON VELVET PAINTING (see BEST OF)!
Strange mailboxes around the world!
This is really cool- in the 1980's underground SubGenius members in University Expedition teams were mailing "Bob" postcards from Antarctica! From Surfer Richard Crowe http://www.qsl.net/kg0yh/wacky.htm
Did you know our Christmas tree ornaments were originally WITCH BALLS!?! From Surfer Richard Crowe
Welcome to Hell! Take the tour!
What's the first music video you remember? Was it The Buggles singing Video Killed the Radio Star the day MTV burst onto the airwaves? Was it Prince or Boy George, two androgenous icons of the mid-80s? Was it Kurt Cobain belting out Smells Like Teen Spirit?
Grabb.it TV takes you back to the moment music turned visual...for you. We've collected videos for the 20 most popular songs of every week from the day MTV launched in 1981 to the day Napster shut down in 2001. Jump to any year for a walk through the pop culture experience. http://grabb.it/tv
Shoot Em or Ask Them Out? Although it may be a highlight moment for most men when they see two girls making out, these guards just didn't quite know what to think about it.
If your cat has a urinary tract infection, try this simple home remedy. Crush up half of a 500mg Vitamin C tablet (non-flavored) and mix with soft canned food every day for two weeks. Within a few days, your cat will be feeling his old self and it will have only cost you about $3 to fix, versus the higher vet bill. This was recommended to me by a vet. http://www.daytipper.com/Tip/36192/How_to_treat_cat_with_urinary_tract_infection.aspx
 Bob Dylan's birthday was on May 24. I've had a few people ask me, "What's up with all the Bob Dylan?" Well, he is Bob Dylan, our greatest living songwriter. Even well into his sixties he continues to write songs as good or better than anyone else. In fact, he may he just be hitting his stride. The last three records contain some of his best songs. Anyway, trying to explain to someone "What's so good about Bob Dylan?" is like trying to explain "What's so good about the pyramids?" My friend Mike says we don't even know how good he is. What he means is - that after we're all dead and gone, people are still gonna be listening to Bob Dylan and talking about his songs - just like someone's gonna be reciting Hamlet's soliloquy somewhere in some production in some park 500 years after the fact. We are not going to listen to Bob Dylan's songs today, rather we're gonna listen to the songs he liked enough to record or make a pass at, at some studio session, hotel room, or in a basement with other like minded souls. In an early interview Dylan referred to himself as "a song and dance man." The best interpretors are often the best songwriters, and the best artists are often the craftiest thieves.
http://boogiewoogieflu.blogspot.com/2008/05/bobs-record-collection.html
BEST SITE OF THE DAY:
Surfer David Krys sends us news of Mark Mothersbaugh's latest show:
Mark Mothersbaugh - Post Card Diaries Show
June 6th - July 2nd
River North Location
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"Sign Away Your Happiness" - Mark Mothersbaugh
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Opening reception: June 6th, 2008 6pm - Midnight
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From Surfer Mitch O'Connell
Live! In Person! On Stage!
The World's Largest Black Velvet Elvis Painting!
See this masterpiece and a whole slew of other astounding works by superstar artist Vicious Velvet!
One exciting unforgetable nighthere in Chicago at the Tattoo Factory Gallery!
Friday, May 30th, 7 pm to Midnight at 4443 N. Broadway in Chicago!
What does this have to do with me?
I'll be there serving beer and listening to the beautiful voice of Ilsabe O'Connell (aka My Better Half) as she sings the greatest hits of Elvis!
Posted at 04:03 pm by Psychomike
May 27, 2008
8 ANNOYING STARBUCKS CUSTOMER TYPES, MEET THE BIN LADENS, MILTON VS SHAKESPEARE: WHOSE BETTER?, BORAT EATS CHEESE W/ LIBERTARIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, MAN TIRED OF BIKE TRAFFIC SLAMS INTO 60 BIKES!
Is Osama bin Laden a rebel against the Saudi Arabian ruling class or a model member of it? That question lurks behind "The Bin Ladens," by the Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker writer Steve Coll. The world's most famous terrorist owes his fortune and his standing to a family business that Coll calls "the kingdom's Halliburton." Like Halliburton, the Saudi Binladin Group specializes in gigantic infrastructure projects. Government connections are the key to the family's wealth. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/books/review/Caldwell-t.html?pagewanted=print
Young Japanese girl Hiromi Oshima had a dream. To someday work with PLAYBOY magazine.
Her dream has come true. Can there be a higher, more noble calling?
(Excuse me while I wipe away a tear.)
Not ok for work, sent in by Surfer Richard Crowe.
Here is her website:
The Libertarian Candidate for President meets BORAT!
About 50 cyclists - including Australian racer Kate Nichols, who was injured in a 2005 German road racing crash in which a teammate was killed - have been involved in a hit-and-run crash in Sydney this morning.
Witnesses to the crash have told smh.com.au the group of up to 60 professional cyclists were riding south on Southern Cross Drive, just south of Dacey Avenue, Mascot about 6.30am when a driver, agitated with being held up, accelerated in front of the pack and then slammed on his brakes
Canada's foreign minister's ex-girlfriend had ties to the Hell's Angels.
"Yesterday I came across a slightly mysterious website — a collection of Polaroids, one per day, from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997. There's no author listed, no contact info, and no other indication as to where these came from. So, naturally, I started looking through the photos. I was stunned by what I found."
BEST SITE OF THE DAY:
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May 26, 2008
Surf W/A. Jolie Pet Killer!
THE PRESIDENT CAN HOLD YOU WITHOUT CHARGES, POL POT'S SECRET JAIL, WILL EISNER'S TREAT YOUR M-16 RIFLE LIKE A LADY COMIC, INDIA'S BANDIT QUEEN!
Angelina Jolie is believed to be upset after her troubled past came under tabloid scrutiny this week.
The actress's trip to the Cannes Film Festival to promote her role in kids' film Kung Fu Panda was overshadowed after a shocking video of Jolie was leaked to The Sun newspaper. The footage, filmed in a New York drug den, shows a young Angelina discussing her experiences with drugs and admitting that she killed her childhood pets.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a96680/jolie-upset-over-leaked-video-footage.html?rss
SEE THE VIDEO:
The Tomb Raider beauty is seen wide-eyed and babbling in the seedy amateur footage – as a woman next to her casually smokes heroin.
She said: "I've done coke, heroin, ecstasy, LSD, everything. I gave them up long ago."
Angelina does not take any drugs herself in the video.
In the video, shot in 1999 when she was 23, the actress brags about loving sado-masochistic SEX – and KILLING her pets.
She says of taking part in sex games where someone is tied down or hurt: "It's just a cool thing."
I don't think it's a big deal that she did drugs and I'm not surprised that she was into sado-masochistic sex, but what's up with killing her pets? SEE THE VIDEO HERE!
A NASA spacecraft plunged into the atmosphere of Mars and successfully landed in the Red Planet's northern polar region on Sunday, where it will begin 90 days of digging in the permafrost to look for evidence of the building blocks of life.
"Government lawyers told federal judges that the President can send the military into any U.S. neighborhood, capture a citizen and hold him in prison without charge, indefinitely." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24808102/
Chicago Underground filmmaker David "The Rock" Nelson, has a documentary about his life and films coming out. Here is the music video!
Photos from Pol Pot's secret prison TUOL SLENG sent in by Richard Crowe.
Out of an estimated 17,000 people imprisoned at Tuol Sleng in the photos above, there were only twelve known survivors.
The adventures of Tod Holton- Super Green Beret In VietNam! Have A Happy Memorial Day!
Surfer Bruce Dinsmor sends us the trailer for THE ONION MOVIE!
BEST SITE OF THE DAY:
India's bandit Queen, sent in by Surfer Richard Crowe
Here is more on her:
Three masked men gunned down India's onetime Bandit Queen on Wednesday, killing the outlaw-turned-legislator whom the poor idolized as a champion of the lower castes. "From bullet to ballot to bullet" one television news channel proclaimed in summing up Phoolan Devi's life.
Devi, 38, was slain outside her home when she returned home for lunch from a session of the lower house of Parliament, Home Minister L. K. Advani told legislators. Her security guard was wounded. According to legend, Devi - the daughter of a low-caste family in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh - was sold into marriage at age 11, fled her brutal husband and fell in love with a highway robber.
Her lover was killed by upper-caste men from the village of Behmai who took her prisoner and raped her repeatedly. She escaped, formed her own gang and in 1981 returned to the village for revenge. On her orders, gang members mowed down 22 upper-caste men with machine-gun fire. Devi portrayed the 10-year rebellion that followed as a caste struggle in one of India's most backward regions, where upper-caste Hindus routinely preyed on members of the lower castes. India has long had a caste structure in which birth dictates stature.
http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/inequal/0725india.htm
Posted at 05:02 pm by Psychomike
May 23, 2008
Surf W/Babe Ruth's Legend!
GERMANY ISSUES HITLER ERA STAMP, FAKE TV TO PROTECT YOUR HOME!, FERGIE FREAKOUT, FUNNIEST SECURITY CAM FOOTAGE EVER, FRANK SINATRA AND LOUIS ARMSTRONG: BEST OF THE BEST, WOMEN WHO WERE HANGED!
Fergie on THE TODAY SHOW. What was she thinking????
 Who is this Baby Ruth, and what does she do? With this simple question, George Bernard Shaw drew the ire of Americans everywhere in the 1920s. A baseball legend and an American icon, Babe Ruth single-handedly changed the way baseball was played and rescued the game from the dark days that followed the Black Sox Scandal of 1919
Tracing the history of female crime and execution from 1726 to 1955, Women and the Noose presents the cases of more than 50 women who met their end on the hangman's gallows. From the criminal act to the execution day itself, these women's stories illustrate the range of crimes punishable by execution, such as petty theft and murder, as well as reactions to the death sentence, including the "pleading the belly" defense. Richard Clark also discusses the developments in execution methods, from burning at the stake to the short- and long-drop, as well as the move from very public hangings to more dignified private events. Clark's frank treatment of the executions combined with sympathetic revelations about the women's private lives makes for a chilling and surprisingly moving read. From Surfer Richard Crowe. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0752444891/ref=pe_5050_8997200_pe_snp_891
Zeno is coming! He is the smartest and coolest robot yet! He has everything he needs to become your friend; he sees, hears, talks and remembers who you are. He even walks and performs amazing stunts. His face is soft like yours so he can show emotions, just like you–happy, sad, puzzled, and lots more. Operate him by himself and see a few of his antics, or let him link to your computer wirelessly so he can have complete conversations with you! From Surfer San Diego 99 http://www.zenosworld.com/
UFOs don't come from outer space. They come from "inner space" - another world inside our earth. That, at least, was the pioneering theory of Captain John Cleves Symmes, of Hamilton. The earth, he believed, was not a solid globe; it's made up of concentric spheres and polar voids. In other words, hollow - with large holes at the North and South Poles that would allow access to the inner earth. He also believed people were living there.
Captain Symmes wasn't just somebody's eccentric uncle who went around babbling about strange beliefs. He was a highly respected military officer who had been decorated for bravery during the War of 1812. In his time, he was a respected philosopher. So when he said the earth was hollow, many people listened to him. From Surfer Richard Crowe http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3AHJ
Jack Ruby's .38-caliber Colt Cobra would be unremarkable except for two things — it made history and it has had astonishing resale value.
From Surfer Patrick Edmonson:
WHAT: 40th anniversary public celebration of The Great Speckled Bird, Atlanta's radical, freaky "underground" paper of the 1960s and 70s. Keynote speaker: Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! at 5 p.m.
WHO: Former staff members, readers, sellers, and fellow travelers of The Bird. People who remember the paper. The curious. Creative young people. Tomorrow's media activists.
WHEN: 2 – 10 p.m. this Saturday, May 24.
WHERE: B Complex, 1272 Murphy Avenue SW, Atlanta 30310.
WHY: To celebrate the achievements of a unique, independent newspaper which was a colorful, controversial, progressive part of Atlanta's history during an era of momentous change. To encourage and support Atlanta's current progressive, independent media, such as WRFG radio and Atlanta Progressive News.
Germany's national postal system inadvertently printed a set of stamps featuring a picture of Nazi leader Rudolf Hess. From Surfer Richard Crowe!
FakeTV accurately simulates the light output of a real television. The effect of scene changes, fades, swells, flicks, on-screen motion, and color changes look just they came from a real TV. From outside the house, it looks just like someone is watching a real television. The potential burglar thinks the home must be occupied, so he moves on to an easier target.
BEST SITE OF THE DAY:
"Frank Sinatra died ten years ago last week, an occasion that has been met with various Sinatra tributes, new CDs, DVD box sets, showings of his films on television and even the unveiling of a new stamp. Opinions on Sinatra are divided in the jazz world, but as the son of two 100% full-blown Italian-American parents, I can say that a love of Frank Sinatra was in my blood from birth. Sinatra was a great admirer of Pops and fortunately for music lovers everywhere, their paths crossed a couple of times over the years."
Includes very rare music of them together too!
http://dippermouth.blogspot.com/2008/05/blue-skies.html Posted at 11:56 am by Psychomike
May 22, 2008
ARISTOTLE: PLAGIARIST!, THE MAN WHO STOLE ARIZONA, THE MAN WHO WANTED TO BE A WEIRDO, THE MISSOURI CITY THAT BECAME A KINGDOM, HOW DO AMERICANS FEEL ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE?
The posters from the May '68 Paris student movement became immediate collectors' items. An explosion of creativity accompanied the rebellion of the students: new slogans ('Ce nest qu'un début'), new newspapers (l'Enragé), flyers and graffiti. Students from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts were the first to introduce completely democratic poster production. They occupied their own classrooms and renamed them 'Atelier Populaire' [Popular Studio]. http://www.iisg.nl/collections/may68-posters/index.php
Tired of the United States and the other 190-odd nations on Earth?
If a small team of Silicon Valley millionaires get their way, in a few years, you could have a new option for global citizenship: A permanent, quasi-sovereign nation floating in international waters.
With a $500,000 donation from PayPal founder Peter Thiel, a Google engineer and a former Sun Microsystems programmer have launched The Seasteading Institute, an organization dedicated to creating experimental ocean communities "with diverse social, political, and legal systems." http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/news/2008/05/seasteading?currentPage=all
From Surfer Richard Crowe, these goodies:
A federal appeals court Tuesday ruled that the U.S. Treasury Department is violating the law by failing to design and issue currency that is readily distinguishable to blind and visually impaired people.
The Kennedy coat of arms -- three heads! John, Bobby, Ted -- all dead or dying of head wounds!
We all have dreams. Deep seeded ambitions that struggle to surface through the daily grind of our mundane routines. Mr. Tsukasa Okazaki, a 45 year-old banker in Hokkaido, dreamed of being known as a "weirdo". To achieve his dreams, Tsukasa put on a womens sweater and trousers, slapped on some make-up, and headed into the ladies restroom
The Missouri Kingdom that defied the North after the Civil War!
THE MAN WHO STOLE ARIZONA: On a fine June morning in 1883, the citizens of central Arizona awoke to find that their land had been stolen from under their feet. http://wesclark.com/jw/baron_az.html
Thanks to Surfer Richard Crowe for the above posts, and check out his Ghost Tours website
BEST SITE OF THE DAY:
So this Aristotle guy hops a boat from Athens, goes into the library at Alexandria, grabs some books, returns home and puts his name on them
http://www.nysun.com/arts/siege-of-the-ivory-tower/76754/ Posted at 11:24 am by Psychomike
May 20, 2008
HOW DID HONOR EVOLVE?, HOW TO DRINK LIKE A MAN, 21 BEST MUG SHOTS OF ALL TIME, TEENS LIE ABOUT SEX IN STUDIES- WHO KNEW?, BEST CHICKEN WINGS IN AMERICA IN ATLANTA!
Just say “no.” Why don’t more women go into science and engineering? Shocking new research suggests they actually aren’t interested!
We of PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals) need to vigorously protest and counter-demonstrate at this event! Support LIVE (Let Innocent Vegetables Exist)! This from Surfer Mike Woloshin:
The veggies your mom implored you to eat are getting their own celebration in New York City: The Veggie Pride Parade.Rain or shine, the parade is expected to wend its way through Manhattan's old meatpacking district on Sunday before ending at Washington Square Park. Along the route, costumed bride and groom Penelo Pea Pod and Chris P. Carrot will exchange veggie vows and ask observers to ''Give Peas a Chance''
The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power
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We are now accepting submissions for the 15th Chicago Underground Film Festival. Entry Forms and complete guidelines for submission are available now at http://www.cuff.orgThe CHICAGO UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL is dedicated to the work of film and video makers with defiantly independent visions. As Roger Ebert said, "What you get for your money is not just admission to the films, but admission to a subculture."
Surfer Bruce Dinsmor shows us the 21 best mug shots of all
DaBomb wings of Atlanta have been called the best chicken wings in America
BEST SITE OF THE DAY:
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May 18, 2008
HELLO KITTY INFILTRATES JAPANESE GOVERNMENT, GRACE PARK OF BATTLSTAR GALACTICA, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN LOOKING SILLY, GREAT INTERNET JOKES!
For a time, the ads were everywhere on TV and radio, the ones with the head of a security company brazenly challenging would-be thieves to try to steal his identity.
Richard Todd Davis, CEO of LifeLock Inc., was so confident in his company's ability to protect his identity that he publicly revealed his Social Security number: 457-55-5462.
But according to a new class-action lawsuit filed last week in Jackson County, LifeLock's identity theft protection services were so inept that Davis' personal information was stolen repeatedly. http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200805172662
Grace Park of Battlestar Galactica is unbelievably beautiful. From Surfer Richard Crowe.
For years growing up in the South I heard of the "lost Confederate gold" and missing Confederate money. Turns out, the stories did have some truth behind them!
An 1846 shipwreck 60 miles off the coast of Louisiana has yielded $1 million in sunken treasure comprised of U.S. gold coins from Southern U.S. mints and a nearly complete Capped Bust set. From Surfer Richard Crowe
The queen of Sheba's palace at Axum in Ethiopia, purported to once have been the home of the Ark of the Covenant, has been found, archaeologists from the University of Hamburg report.
The Ethiopian queen was the friend and ally of King Solomon of Israel in the 10th century before Christ. From Surfer Richard Crowe!
Asia has long been known for it's love of two things: Gadgets, such as cameras, and Sex. You can find a camera attached to almost anything that has a battery and Sex?… I don't think I even need to go there.
In the picture below, both attributes are expressed to their fullest extent.
Welcome to class students… It's Asian Photography 101: Catching the Upskirt. http://www.weirdasianews.com/2008/05/17/upskirt-photography-101/
From Surfer Dave Krys: (this is a preliminary poster, the correct date is june 21st, 7 p.m. till 11p.m. 2008..
A Taiwanese lingerie company encouraged all its female office staff to go to work in their undies for the day.
The Audrey Underwear company in Taizhong city named November 21 Camisole Day to celebrate record sales.
All 500 women working in the firm's headquarters were encouraged to wear only camisoles and knickers
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." So said Albert Einstein, and his famous aphorism has been the source of endless debate between believers and non-believers wanting to claim the greatest scientist of the 20th century as their own.
A little known letter written by him, however, may help to settle the argument - or at least provoke further controversy about his views.
Due to be auctioned this week in London after being in a private collection for more than 50 years, the document leaves no doubt that the theoretical physicist was no supporter of religious beliefs, which he regarded as "childish superstitions". http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/12/peopleinscience.religion
BEST JOKES OF THE DAY:
The Mysterious Mr. Zen sends us these great internet jokes!
The Mysterious Mr. Zinn appears to like Mickey Mouse!
A worldwide survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was:
"Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?"
The survey was a huge failure...
In Africa they didn't know what "food" meant.
In Eastern Europe they didn't know what "honest" meant.
In Western Europe they didn't know what "shortage" meant.
In China they didn't know what "opinion" meant.
In the Middle East they didn't know what "solution" meant.
In South America they didn't know what "please" meant.
And in the USA they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant.
So, Robert Gates is briefing George Bush in the Oval Office.
"Oh and finally, sir, three Brazilian soldiers were killed in Iraq today."
Bush goes pale, his jaw hanging open in stunned disbelief. He buries his
face in his hands, muttering "My God...My God".
"Mr. President," says Gates, "we lose soldiers all the time, and it's
terrible. But I've never seen you so upset. What's the matter?"
Bush looks up and says..."How many is a Brazilian?"
Why God doesn't have a PhD....
He had only one major publication.
It was in Hebrew.
It had no references.
It wasn't published in a refereed journal.
Some even doubt he wrote it by himself.
It may be true that he created the world, but what has he done since then?
His cooperative efforts have been quite limited.
The scientific community has had a hard time replicating his results.
He never applied to the ethics board for permission to use human subjects.
When one experiment went awry he tried to cover it by drowning his subjects.
When subjects didn't behave as predicted, he deleted them from the sample.
He rarely came to class, just told students to read the book.
Some say he had his son teach the class.
He expelled his first two students for learning.
Although there were only 10 requirements, most of his students failed his tests.
His office hours were infrequent and usually held on a mountaintop.
A guy walks into a bar with his pet monkey. He orders a drink and while he's drinking, the monkey jumps all around the place. The monkey grabs some olives off the bar and eats them, then grabs some sliced limes and eats them, then jumps onto the pool table, grabs one of the billiard balls, sticks it in his mouth, and to everyone's amazement, somehow swallows it whole.
The bartender screams at the guy, "Did you see what your monkey just did?"
The guy says "No, what?"
He just ate the cue ball off my pool table-whole!"
"Yeah, that doesn't surprise me," replied the guy, "he eats everything in sight, the little bastard. Sorry. I'll pay for the cue ball and stuff." He finishes his drink, pays his bill, pays for the stuff the monkey ate, then leaves.
Two weeks later he's in the bar again, and has his monkey with him. He orders a drink and the monkey starts running around the bar again. While the man is finishing his drink, the monkey finds a maraschino cherry on the bar. He grabs it, sticks it up his butt, pulls it out, and eats it. Then the monkey finds a peanut, and again sticks it up his butt, pulls it out, and eats it.
The bartender is disgusted.
"Did you see what your monkey did now?" he asks.
"No, what?"replies the guy.
"Well, he stuck a maraschino cherry and a peanut up his butt, pulled it out, and ate it!" said the bartender.
Yeah, that doesn't surprise me," replied the guy. "He still eats everything in sight, but ever since he had to poop out that cue ball, he measures everything first."
Posted at 10:09 am by Psychomike
May 16, 2008
Surf W/Bizarre BBQ Grills!
THE SINATRA COMEBACK, ANONYMOUS VS SCIENTOLOGY, GERMAN TO BECOME LANGUAGE OF EU (GULP), CYBER BULLY FACES JAIL, MEXICAN POLICE FLEE TO U.S.!
Surfer Alex Wald sends us news of Will Elder, passing away.
The Mysterious Mr Zenn
Anonymous, a movement bent on going after Scientology should be studied to understand how an internet movement goes from cyber reality to the streets. Al Qaeda is currently doing this kind of transformation. Yet there are almost no studies being done on this phenomenon. A great behind the scenes article about the group, and why its important to understand this new phenomenon. From Surfer The Mysterious Mr Zin! http://henryjenkins.org/2008/04/anon.html
Even after her death Anna Nicole Smith is drawing attention from the media, at least her mother is for her. Mother, Virgie Arthur, is suing TMZ and radio host Howard Stern for 'tarnishing her image'.
"Arthur says Stern, Anna Nicole's partner, and TMZ are responsible for spreading a story that she is the mother of her stepbrother's child. "Their goal was simple and straightforward – to 'destroy' anyone that was opposed to Howard K. Stern or his interests," says the late model's mother in the lawsuit." http://news.mylocoworld.com/2008/05/15/anna-nicole-smiths-mother-sues/
Surfer Lisa Kezios sends us one bizarre item: A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors said Thursday. http://www.wtop.com/?nid=106&sid=1404429
Mom who posed as a 16-year-old boy and cyber-bullied a 13-year-old girl into hanging herself may soon be posing as a person not behind bars
BEST SITE OF THE DAY:
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May 14, 2008
HOW MUCH IMPACT DID THE BEATS HAVE?, GRATUITOUS TV, TOUR MAYBERRY IN BARNEY'S CAR, HELLO KITTY GIANT INVADES NEW YORK, AMERICAN BEERS BEST ON EARTH!
In their homeland they're known as In-Jan, and there's a monument to them near their birthplace, but few Thais these days know much about the conjoined brothers who became world famous a century and a half ago as Chang and Eng Bunker, the Siamese Twins.
 It's such a remarkable story that it's worth retelling on any continent. They met the crowned heads of Europe, were gentlemen farmers in America and even owned African slaves, they chopped down trees wielding two axes at once, they amused Mark Twain and worried Herman Melville, they were very nearly recruited into the Confederate Army, they worked for PT Barnum but stood up for their rights, and together they somehow fostered 21 children.
From Surfer Richard Crowe
Discover why Confederates migrated to Brazil after the Civil War and meet their descendants six generations later. The members of this tight-knit group have became Brazilians, but without losing some of that Dixie character. http://mason.gmu.edu/~jhoskins/splashpage.html
"It's a funny thing hitting sixty after a career as a corporate lawyer and university professor as I'm now early retired and living in Thailand with my Thai wife, Cat, who's quite a fair bit younger than me. I boast a bestselling novel called "Thai Girl" in the bookstores, a house out in the rice fields of Surin, Thailand, a thirty year old jeep in the garage and an antique buffalo cart in the living room. For me this life's always been a heady roller coaster and I want to share something of it with you." From Surfer Richard Crowe
http://thaigirl2004.blogspot.com/2008/04/my-thai-girl-and-i-at-last-its-out.html
Surfer Richard Crowe sends us a tour of Mayberry! Tour Mayberry in Barney's squad car!!
Really wild and very cool furniture!
When famous outlaw John Dillinger decided to stay at The Bohemia Lodge he had no idea the FBI would shoot the place up killing innocent tourists in an effort to find him. Today its still a tourist spot!
Posted at 07:32 pm by Psychomike
May 13, 2008
Surf W/ Drive-Ins Near You!
WHEN WOODY ALLEN DEBATED REV. BILLY GRAHAM!, THE VOLUNTARY HUMAN EXTINCTION MOVEMENT, TIKI TERRACE IS BACK, JEAN HARLOW IN PLATINUM BLONDE!
The US pop art pioneer Robert Rauschenberg has died at the age of 82, his gallery said today. Rauschenberg - described as a "titan" of American art by the New York Times - died on Tuesday, Jennifer Joy, of the Pace Wildenstein gallery, in New York, said. He had been ill for some time.
The Pajama Game became the first in a string of smash hits for visionary choreographer Bob Fosse soon after it opened on Broadway in May of 1954. The play opened to rave reviews and was performed well over 1000 times. So when it came time to re-purpose it for the silver screen, Warner Bros. decided to basically lift the entire production from the stage at the St. James Theater and transport it to the sound stage in Hollywood. The female lead was changed from Janis Paige to Doris Day for box-office reasons and a couple of minor roles were switched out but, all-in-all what we see in the film is a faithful replication of the original Broadway production and a level of ensemble seldom seen on film. If you can stop being soooo sophisticated and are ready, willing and able to dispend reality for a little while, you will really enjoy this wonderful piece of period fluff.
May 17 Platinum Blonde
(1931) 16mm print JEAN HARLOW!!!!!! Platinum Blonde remains a fine example of an early screwball comedy about very different people trying to coexist with each under stressful situations with plenty of silly lines and good laughs on the side. The script is certainly not the best you'll ever find but the actors do a superlative job with what they are given. The direction by Frank Capra reflects forethought and the camera angles help dramatize scenes in the movie as the plot unfolds.
From The Mysterious Mr Zenn, whose name spelling and pic seem to change with each submission!
The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement!
Thanks to The Mysterious Mr. Zinn for the above blue posts!
In the early 1960s a rumour circulated through China that one of its soldiers in Tibet had been brutally fed to vultures. Xinran was a little girl: the tale frightened and fascinated her. Thirty years later, she met a Chinese woman who could tell her the astonishing story that lay behind the legend. Her name was Shuwen and she had spent most of her adult life lost on the Tibetan plateau. . .
From Surfer Richard Crowe...... http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/xinran/sky_burial/
Aloha from Chicago's Hawaiian Hideaway, Tiki Terrace!
It has been really good to be back and see most of you again! If you have not had the chance to stop by yet, we are really excited for you to experience the new location! It is really a big step up from the last restaurant! For those that are not aware, our new location is in Des Plaines at 1591 Lee St... the NE corner of Lee and Oakton, just a couple miles North of O'Hare airport.
Just a couple points of interest for the remaining month of May:
- EVERY FRI AND SAT NIGHT, the Barefoot Hawaiian performs a dance revue featuring dances from the South Pacific, elaborate costumes, an MC that navigates the journey, comedy and audience participation. Its a perfectly unique night for Birthday parties, anniversaries and those seeking a new experience! But please call for reservations as Saturday nights are nearly booked. We do have availabilities for Fridays, but they will book. So call early with reservations!
- THIS WED... Todd Donnelly from Mr Myers brings the amazing sounds of the Caribbean to Tiki Terrace! A very talented musician and good friend of Tiki! So please come and show your support... DRINK SPECIAL for Wed is a $4.00 Wahine... a pineapple/rum concoction served in a tiki mug!
- WED THE 21ST... The Windy City Islanders takes the stage covering the classics from Hawaii... also performing originals with new material from their latest CD. Windy City Islanders and Tiki Terrace are organizing an annual ukulele festival with the first fest scheduled for early Aug. Official announcements/details to come on the 21st. Drink Special for the 21st is a $5.00 Zombie
- WED THE 28TH... Lopaka Young from Oahu! Lopaka covers the Hawaiian classics like no other! A favorite of Tiki Terrace regulars (and staff!). Dont miss his opening act at Tiki!!! Drink Special for the 28th is a $4.00 Wahine
Thanks to all for visiting our new location in the last couple weeks. We look forward to seeing you all very soon!
Tiki Terrace
LikeTelevision™ proudly presents - The Woody Allen Special from September 21, 1969 - which was part of TV series called The Kraft Music Hall. (the guest for this episode was the 5th Dimension, featuring the Laura Nyro song Wedding Bell Blues with Marilyn McCoo in top form and Working on a Groovy Thing - AWESOME. Wedding Bell Blues was released in October 1969 shortly after this special and stayed in the Top 40 for 14 weeks). Candace Bergen, best known for her role as Murphy Brown is Woody's special guest. And - oh my - what a treat -
Reverend Billy Graham has a terrific interview with Woody Allen as they discuss God, sex and seeing each other's show. Billy says he'll go see Play it Again Sam if Woody goes to one of Billy Graham's revivals. It's an amazing bit of television history -and fascinatin given the events that followed the era of the sexual revoltion of the late 1960s. http://tesla.liketelevision.com/liketelevision/tuner.php?channel=1106&format=movie&theme=guide
BEST SITE OF THE DAY:
Drive-Ins of Illionis! The Skyview:
McHenry Outdoor Theatre!
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