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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!
 
According to Metacritic Grand Theft Auto is now averaging a 99% review rating on the Xbox 360 with a "Universal Acclaim" quote tagged on for good measure.
http://www.planetxbox360.com/articledetails/show/3817
 
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
 

Spiderman Tattoo (Image courtesy Emptees)
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!

MoGES, 1 Osipenko St. Moscow, 1998 

http://66.216.98.8/auto_exh/Ex_Pare_LostVanguard08 

Nothing funnier than watching the folks on Lawrence Welk sing a song about being high on pot without getting it! One toke over the line, indeed!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3ecDYxOkg
 
Incredible knotted artwork!
 

BEST SITE OF THE DAY:

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

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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
 
Drive-In Movie season has begun! http://www.cascadedrivein.com/
 
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.
 
 
An action-man style doll of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler has gone on sale in the Ukraine, with saleswomen comparing the doll to Barbie.

Supermarkets in the capital Kiev are stocking the 40 centimetre high figure of the fuhrer, complete with jackboots, leather trench-coat and swastika armband.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=561519&in_page_id=1770
 
10 Cleverly suggestive ads!
 
 
 
A $300k watch that can't tell time. Quote from salesman "anyone can buy a watch that tells time — only a truly discerning customer can buy one that doesn't." Bonus: Sold out in 48 hours
http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2008/04/25/the-300000-watch-that-doesnt-tell-time/?mod=WSJBlog?mod=homeblogmod_thewealthreport
 
The Hyena and the other men.....
  • Mallam Galadima Ahmadu with Jamis, Nigeria 2005
  • http://www.pieterhugo.com/nigeria/index.html
     
    BEST SITE OF THE DAY:
     
    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

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    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.
     
    Cars of our Presidents and world leaders, sent in by Surfer Richard Crowe.
    http://www.sportcraftcars.com/PoliticalLeaders.htm
     
    10 films that Warners should release to the home market already!http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/6263/Ten+Great+Films+Warner/New+Line
     
    The Al Capone Hideout is a tourist destination! From Surfer Richard Crowe http://www.alcaponehideout.com/
     
    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 
     
    Here is the cave they lived in:  http://www.ayrshirescotland.com/sawneybean.html
     
    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.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    The original illustrations of The Lair of the White Worm by artist Pamela Colman Smith
    From Surfer Richard Crowe:
    http://home.comcast.net/~pamela-c-smith/Lair.html
     
    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!
     
    The top 10 most bizarre wedding rings!

    http://www.oddee.com/item_95203.aspx
     
    Women of car shows and events, worldwide!
    Chinese A1GP Grid Babes / a1gp.com
    http://www.worldcarfans.com/category/babes
     
    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

     
     
    BEST SITE OF THE DAY:

    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.

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    Apr 23, 2008
    DJ Tiesto Vs Godzilla!

    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.
     

    EOL_RMXED.jpg

    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 

     
    Listen to DJ Tiestos' POD SHOWS here! The biggest DJ of all time- you want to watch the visualizer on your player when you listen to these great radio shows!
    http://www.radio538.nl/clublife/podcast.xml
     
    Here is his website
    http://www.tiesto.com/
     
    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!
     
    Hideki Matsui, the famously cool under pressure slugger for the New York Yankees, says he cried at his wedding and that it was love at first sight on meeting his future wife. Matsui, called "Godzilla" by his fans, called the press conference a day after he tied the knot at a New York church in a quiet ceremony attended only by relatives.
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080328/en_afp/baseballusajpnyankeespeople;_ylt=A0WTcX5.eu1HjH4BdBZxFb8C
     
    Subway Sandwich is being sued for this ad: is it Godzilla?
    http://www.cinematical.com/2008/04/22/is-this-godzilla-you-decide/
     
     
    Welcome to Barry's Temple of Godzilla!
    http://www.godzillatemple.com/index2.htm
     
     
    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

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    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
     
    Enjoy 44 audio streams of jazz genres and video on demand!  http://www.myjazznetwork.com/
     
    Critics decided they "didn't give a damn" on Wednesday after the world premier of a new musical version of the American Civil War epic "Gone With the Wind."

    Headline writers had a field day adapting Rhett Butler's famous parting shot to Scarlett O'Hara -- and most reviewers agreed the show was far too long at over three and a half hours. http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSHAR36168520080423?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=401

     
    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
     
    Authorities announced Moorsetown Officer Robert Melia Jr., 38, has been charged with four counts of animal cruelty after allegedly engaging in sex acts with cows between June and December of 2006.
    http://cbs3.com/topstories/officer.robert.melia.2.706410.html
     
    It's time for the Chicago Zombie Pub Crawl!
    http://chicagozombiepubcrawl.com/ 
     
    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

    robert.johnson.capo.jpg


    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

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    Apr 22, 2008
    Surf W/ Mummies Of Ireland!

    MODELS FALL DOWN, GIRLS OF THE COMIC CON!, THE ALIEN ABDUCTION LAMP, WERE THE 60'S MISGUIDED?, ELVIS IN ENGLAND, VERY RARE CONDOM ENVELOPES, MITCH O'CONNELL ART PARTY! 

    Models having runway malfunctions! Ouch! http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2008/04/lunch_hour_veg_254.html

    The Alien Abduction Lamp!  
     
    Maybe it's because some girls just love playing dress-up. Maybe it's the success of films like "Spider-Man"and "300." Or maybe when superheroes, geeks and comic books are all put together in one convention center, there's no way to keep the hotties away.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Madonna is an unstoppable force of nature!
    http://www.theimproper.com/Template_Article.aspx?IssueId=3&ArticleId=1371 
     
    A new book questions whether the 1960's era was marvelous or misguided!
     
    Rock'n'Roll legend Elvis Presley did in fact visit Britain, it was revealed on Tuesday, with a secret visit to London accompanied by another rocker.
    Tommy Steele took Elvis on a tour of England! 

    For more than half a century it was generally accepted the "King" only made a fleeting transit visit to Scotland in 1960 -- much to the disappointment of his legion of UK fans.

    http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSGOR24188920080422?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=401

    Mexico's top electoral body ordered broadcasters to stop running a controversial TV ad on Monday that compares a firebrand leftist leading a siege of Congress to dictators Hitler and Pinochet.
    http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN2147083220080422?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=401
     
    Surfer Mitch O'Connell has an art party coming up!
     
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    It's an email going around comparing George Bush's ranch with Al Gore's home. But is it true? Surfer MojoPojo sends us the facts!
     
    Surfer David Krys sends us : 12 new pieces of tiki art. 10 - 5"x 7" paintings only $100 a piece and two bigger ones.

    Look under the "Tiki" section:  http://www.flounderart.com/flounderart.html
     
    The mummies of Ireland! Sent in by Surfer Richard Crowe!
     
    The Titanic Adventure SLIDE?!?
    http://www.partyusa.com/titanic.htm
     
     
    BEST SITE OF THE DAY:

    We have just acquired a small and unusual collection of paper (not tin) rubber containers. All of them from the late 1930's and 1940's era and in overall excellent shape. These are very rare to come up these days since people didn't keep them around and were too much embarrassed to keep them despite their beautiful graphics, hastily discarding them after use.
    http://www.ep.tc/condom-envelopes/

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    Apr 21, 2008
    Surf W/ LOOPTOPIA!

    OBAMA AND HILLARY TO WRESTLE, JAPAN VOGUE GOES HELLO KITTY CRAZY, HILLARY CARTOONS, ART OF THE IRA, THE CURSE OF PELE IS REAL, THE ULTIMATE BARTENDERS SET!
     
    All 3 Presidential candidates will appear on WWE wrestling tonight on the USA network! From 7 to 10:10! That's a first! All 3 Presidential Candidates to appear on WWE Raw tonight, expected to be a in a triple threat texas cage match to determine the winner
     
    Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo.
    http://www.movieweb.com/video/V08D5aekwCDJKW
     
     
    Japan Vogue has announced the Hello Kitty will be on the cover of the June magazine and will be feature in a photo spread wearing the latest autumn/winter designs from Dior!
    http://www.kittyhell.com/2008/04/21/hello-kitty-vogue/#comment-30998
     
    Statues of Christopher Columbus from all over the world! Sent in by Surfer Richard Crowe:
     
     
    5 Pages of great Hillary political cartoons from around the world!
     
    Surfer MojoPojo sends us this collection of sound effects. Including the category of MAYHEM! http://www.findsounds.com/types.html
     
    Surfer Richard Crowe sends us proof that the Curse Of Pele is true! Remove a stone from Hawaii- bad luck follows!
     
    A boy in Washington State is recovering after having a butter knife removed from his head. 11-year-old Tyler Hemmert was sitting on a bench with a friend when another boy threw a knife at them.
    http://www.asylum.com/2008/04/16/boy-gets-butter-knife-stuck-in-head-survives/
     
    Irish Republican art from Surfer Richard Crowe
     
    http://www.johnconwayart.com/prints.html
     
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     The all night Chicago party known as LOOPTOPIA is May 2!

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    Apr 19, 2008
    Surf W/ Bikini Beach Invasion!

    BACON CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, RIAA GOES AFTER THE HOMELESS, NIGHT GALLERY, THE DEALER McDOPE GAME RETURNS, THE CHINESE IN AMERICAN FEATURE FILMS, THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG CLUB!
     
    It is a question that baffles men, and has for who knows how long. Why do hot girls go for jerks? It turns out, there are reasons, and lessons nice guys can learn! AND STILL BE NICE GUYS!
     
    Hundreds of bikini-clad women descend on South Beach to try and set a new world record (with pictures and video)
     
    Recipe: Bacon Chocolate-Chip Cookies With Maple-Cinnamon Glaze
     
    Texas Rangers arrest Colorado woman with history of pretending to be a victimized girl in connection with phone call sparking polygamist sect raid that seized over 400 children.
    http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=4678143&page=1
     
    The DEALER McDOPE GAME is back, sent in by Surfer Lisa Kezios. A lot cheaper than what the original sells on eBay for!
     
    The World Of Suzie Wong Club!
     
    Getting your video featured on YouTube 's homepage is a lot like winning the lottery but first time animator animuser has done just that. Her video "Dreaming Commuter", which was posted a week ago, has already garnered 239,355 views. That's an unusual number for any video, let alone someone's first post. Click the link to view the video!
     
    Surfer Richard Crowe sends us: A guide to Rod Serling's NIGHT GALLERY http://www.nightgallery.net/index.html?title.html&0
     
    To fight the enemy we must know the enemy. Yet who has explained Al Qaeda yet? Until this incredible article, no one. This should be a must read for every politician and General. http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/3459646.html
     
    Surfer MojoPojo sends us: So far we've had grandmothers, dead people, disabled single mothers, and today, we can add another category to the list of those targeted by the RIAA: the homeless. Earlier this week, the RIAA decided to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit against Chaz Berry after learning he was living in a homeless shelter—but not until after a magistrate judge denied an earlier motion for summary judgment and recommended sanctions against the RIAA's attorneys. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080418-riaa-escapes-sanctions-drops-case-against-homeless-man.html
     
    The Chinese in American Feature Films  
     
    Bruce Lee and Suzie Wong - mention "Chinese in Hollywood" and it's all about the exotic.  
     
    But it's not.
     
     
    Hollywood Chinese is a captivating revelation on a little-known chapter of cinema: the Chinese in American feature films. From the first Chinese American film produced in 1916, to Ang Lee's triumphant Brokeback Mountain almost a century later, Hollywood Chinese brings together a fascinating portrait of actors, directors, writers and iconic images to show how the Chinese have been imagined in movies, and how filmmakers have and continue to navigate an industry that was often ignorant about race, but at times paradoxically receptive.  
    http://www.deepfocusproductions.com/HollywoodChinese/index.html
     
     
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    007When you talk about Bond Girls, it's interesting to note that a majority of these actresses often suffered career lag after their participation in 007's adventures. Even if we can understand that they weren't all primarily trained for the Shakespearean stage (with one exception), all in all, the results are often quite sad. Is playing a Bond Girl a curse for an acting career? We'll see.

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    Apr 18, 2008
    Surf W/ Cat Of 1000 Faces!

    HELLO KITTY COCAINE, FEAR OF FLYING HOLDS UP, INCREDIBLE JAPANESE GAMING DVD/MAG ONLINE WITH TRANSLATION!, VIRTUAL ASIAN GIRL, SUPER HOT RED DUST MOVIE, TALKING HEADS 1977: BEFORE THE 1ST LP CAME OUT, THE STUNNING 4G MOBILE PHONE!
     
    It is the rumor that has swept Russia- Putin has secretly divorced his wife and is about to marry this gymnist:
     
    A Russian tabloid broke taboo by reporting Russia's president Vladimir Putin had divorced his wife Lyudimilla and plans to wed 24-year-old former Olympic gymnast Alina Kabayeva. The Kremlin Tuesday refused to comment on the article which was posted on the daily's Moskovsky Korrespondent website on Friday.

    The article cited a source close to event planning firm Art-management in Putin's native St. Petersburg, saying the company was competing for the right to host the wedding.
    http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199085,report-russias-putin-is-divorced-and-plans-to-marry-ex-gymnast.html
     
    Seattle mayor suggests secession from rest of the state http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004357406_mayors18m.html
     
    This Saturday, record stores are fighting to stay alive http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/arts/music/18reco.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
     
    Translations for the Famitsu Wave DVD which is quite cool, the video is of course there as well - but it's great to finally get some translations for the biggest gaming magazine in Japan.
    Summary:  Lost Planet Colonies (The sequel to Lost Planet), Biohazard Zero soon to be released on the Nintendo Wii, Street Fighter IV and Basara X
    http://www.shinohan.com/games/news/famitsu/may-issue-2008/
     
    This virtual Asian girl sent in by Surfer MojoPojo
     
     
    Mobile junkies will have to wait a while before they get their hands on awesome 4G phones, but the slobbering picture of 100 Mbps makes it worth the wait!
     
    A school in the village that carried out England's last hangings for witchcraft, when it was still a crime, has announced it will do away with its witch emblem.
    http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/2008/04/17/school_seeks_to_drop_witch_logo/9822/
     
    The LaSalle Bank movie theater is showing RED DUST Saturday night - the story of Clark Gable torn between a hooker and a good girl. $5 admission, $2 popcorn, $1 soda! Free parking in back! Best movie deal of the night!
     
    Before censorship and movie ratings, Hollywood was pretty hot!

    Red Dust
    Sa 8:00

    Now 35 years on, how does Erica Jong's Fear of Flying stand up as literature? In Elaine Showalter's view, very well

    http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=tg8brlb197zz322qp4vxwd59nbj08ff2

    The ongoing saga of the cat of 1000 faces!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtgq82L2Og0

    1977. On the one hand, disco was raging on the dancefloor. On the other, dinosaur acts such as Pink Floyd were hogging the stadiums and arenas. But for the younger and up-and-coming bands in New York, they had supportive clubs such as CBGB. Above all, they wanted to create music that meant something to themselves and their peers. And they really needed to reclaim rock music for themselves. And they had that do-it-yourself punk ethic.

    Playing on January 26, 1977, Talking Heads were still about nine months shy from the release of their debut album, 77, but the group already had their intellectually stimulating and frenzied, staccato sound patented down. Even the dance-y rhythms were already in place - listen to the rolling basslines in The Book I Read. And how can anyone not be moved by the percussive Psycho Killer?

    http://www.bigozine2.com/archive/ARrarities06/ARthjabber.html

    This article from 1970 on the coming world of home computers is great. Oddly, it doesn't mention porn....

    http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/14/the-handy-uses-of-a-home-computer/

     
    BEST SITE OF THE DAY:
     

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    Apr 17, 2008
    Surf W/ Olive Garden Hotties?!?

    POST WORLD WAR 2 CHICAGO: MUSIC BY MUDDY WATERS, GIRLS OF THE OLIVE GARDEN, THE MAN WHO PLAYED JOSEPH STALIN, THE LOVELL SISTERS ARE COMING TO CHICAGO, TOP 10 WEB DEVELOPER BLOGS, GHOST IN THE SHELL LIVE ACTION 3-D!

    FBI investigating Boston Fire Department after 60 percent of the retirees between '05-'07 left on tax-free disability pensions. Many of them were "injured" while playing "Chief for a Day," doubling their pensions

     
    Great photo essay about post-WWII Chicago, set to the music of the great Muddy Waters. http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essay/chicago-1946-48
     
    Aliza Schvarts, A senior art major at Yale, artificially inseminated herself "as often as possible" while periodically taking abortifacient drugs to induce miscarriages for her senior art project. The Yale Daily News has more details on Aliza Schvart's miscarriage art project.  
    Beginning next Tuesday, Shvarts will be displaying her senior art project. Her exhibition will feature video recordings of these forced miscarriages as well as preserved collections of the blood from the process
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/17/yale-student-artificially_n_97194.html
     
    Playboy has launched a search for the hottest employees of middle-of-the-road eatery Olive Garden -- and will showcase the best in an upcoming photo spread.

    http://www.asylum.com/2008/04/17/playboys-search-for-the-girls-of-the-olive-garden/ 

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    Toilet signs from around the world http://toiletsigns.blogspot.com/
     
    Being a web developer is hard these days. From Flex to Silverlight and ASP to PHP, the choices of technology are almost endless, and a good developer needs to stay on top of all of it. Here’s a list of my personal favorite blogs related to web design and implementation that might help keep you on the top of things.
    http://blog.paranoidferret.com/index.php/2008/04/15/top-10-blogs-for-web-developers/
     
    The narrow, baggy eyes and droopy moustache are unmistakable – features that terrified half the world, condemned millions to a cruel death and which even today are an instant symbol of monstrous despotism.  
     
    Yet the man who so clearly has Joseph Stalin's face upon his shoulders is not Stalin at all.  
     
    Despite the careful curve of the brows and the immaculate hair, these pictures show someone else entirely, someone who has never been supreme leader of the Soviet Republic.  
     
    This, as the Russian public has been learning, is Felix Dadaev, a dancer and juggler who, amid the desperate defence against Hitler's invading armies, was ordered to the Kremlin to work as Stalin's body double.
      
     
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=559234&in_page_id=1811
     
    What do you get when you cross science fiction with westerns? One great website of Space Westerns! http://www.spacewesterns.com/
     
    As Casino Windsor gears up for its June unveiling under the Caesars brand, some female beverage workers are decrying a new, toga-like, uniform as too revealing.

    "I  feel it's inappropriate," says one worker who, along with others interviewed by The Star, asked that their names not be used for fear of losing their jobs. Confidentiality agreements signed at the time of their hiring prohibits them from speaking publicly about casino business, they said.

    http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/story.html?id=02e95dae-d07e-4021-a9c2-2bab1639b6d6&k=3949
     
    Pam Anderson is about to have a reality show. GET THE POPCORN READY!
     
     
    DreamWorks has acquired rights to the Japanese manga "Ghost in the Shell" with plans to adapt the futuristic police thriller as a 3-D live-action feature.

    Story follows the exploits of a member of a covert ops unit of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission that specializes in fighting technology-related crime.

    Created by Masamune Shirow, "Ghost in the Shell" was first published in 1989. It went on to generate two additional manga editions, three anime film adaptations, an anime TV series and three videogames. The second anime film, "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence," was released in the U.S. by DreamWorks in 2004.

    http://www.variety.com/VR1117984029.html
     
     

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    We’re excited to announce that we’ve added a concert on Saturday, May 17 with the Lovell Sisters!

    The Lovell Sisters won NPR’s "Prairie Home Companion" National Teen Talent Competition in 2005 and having been wowing audiences across the world ever since.

    Here’s our favorite press quote on them:

    "The Lovell Sisters play like pros, sing like angels, look like models, and are one good video away from stardom. Their energy is awesome and nobody in the bluegrass world wants to follow them on stage.”
    ~ Jeff Styles, Talk Radio, Chattanooga, TN

    Go take a look at their website: http://lovellsisters.com

    We also have a great opening act for this concert. An Irish band named Cù Roì. They are all graduates of the Academy of Irish Music here in Chicago, and they play traditional Irish tunes that will rock your world.

    So, mark your calendars right now for this BONUS spring concert. And, please help us spread the word!

    As always, the show will kick-off at 8:00 pm at the American Legion Music Hall at 1030 Central Street in Evanston (directions).

    For more info, please visit http://chicagobluegrass.com

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