I love that kind of stuff.

There's a video by the band OK Go that is very similar.

That is so Purdue..It wouldn't surprise me to find out it was at Purdue

"Hangover" on HBO. I'm letting my 13 and 1/2 year old watch it!

Honda Accord commercial is one of my favorites, and I'm sure nearly everyone has seen it, but for me these kinds of things never get old.

In other news today the Zadroga Bill finally went into effect.... it took us almost ten years to realize that we as a nation were willing to foot the bill for medical injuries people sustained trying to rescue people from one of our nation's greatest tragedies.... but it finally happened. Yet more proof that the arc of the universe bends towards justice....

OT: I just posted a page on a local PBS station folding. [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

re: #4 Spocomptonite

Also WAGON! The US needs moar WAGONS!!!!

A town in Southern Cyrenaica is now occupied by the Sudanese military.

Right now, it seems they are protecting the pipelines and facilities. However, this is only my reading of the article.

re: #8 ProLifeLiberal

This comes right the hell out of no where for. This seems bizarre.

re: #8 ProLifeLiberal

A town in Southern Cyrenaica is now occupied by the Sudanese military.

Right now, it seems they are protecting the pipelines and facilities. However, this is only my reading of the article.

Wait, what???
How odd.

re: #3 prairiefire

"Hangover" on HBO. I'm letting my 13 and 1/2 year old watch it!

A 13 and a half year old will find it slightly immature, but likely enjoy it anyway.

Nice! I love a good Rube Goldberg machine, especially if they use fire. There was a guy in Chicago around '98 that had a show on public access TV who made these amazing Rube Goldberg Machines in a warehouse with fire, chemicals, chainsaws, woodchippers. Amazing shit.

So, DSK just got released from house arrest due to 'concerns' with the reliability of the witness. Anybody wanna say they maybe jumped the gun on him a little?

re: #8 ProLifeLiberal

A town in Southern Cyrenaica is now occupied by the Sudanese military.

Right now, it seems they are protecting the pipelines and facilities. However, this is only my reading of the article.

Hmm...curious.

re: #5 jamesfirecat

In other news today the Zadroga Bill finally went into effect... it took us almost ten years to realize that we as a nation were willing to foot the bill for medical injuries people sustained trying to rescue people from one of our nation's greatest tragedies... but it finally happened. Yet more proof that the arc of the universe bends towards justice...

A lot of delaying games were played in the meantime: [Link: www.ibtimes.com...]

re: #10 Varek Raith

My thought too. At some point in the last week, it seems NATO found out that troops there weren't Libyans.

BTW, 66% of Swedes were for aggressive response by their government against Qaddafi. The politics there are very receptive: 7 out of 8 parties combined to pass the measure for more fighters, and most importantly, bombs.

This indicates to me that Sweden has broken a 197 year long period of no aggressive military action. This is their first since the War of the Sixth Coalition, which ended in 1814.

In the previous month, according to Google Analytics, LGF's overall traffic increased by 27.32%, with more than a million pageviews, and more than half a million visits.

(Just felt like bragging a little.)

re: #13 windsagio

So, DSK just got released from house arrest due to 'concerns' with the reliability of the witness. Anybody wanna say they maybe jumped the gun on him a little?

If he comes up innocent, we've just put the future prime minister of France to a good bit of inconvenience.

re: #13 windsagio

So, DSK just got released from house arrest due to 'concerns' with the reliability of the witness. Anybody wanna say they maybe jumped the gun on him a little?

Anybody want to say, maybe they jumped the gun over the reliability issues of the witness?

This is the kind of stuff that should be decided by a trial.

re: #18 Decatur Deb

yeah, that's what makes it interesting.

IF he's innocent, and IF his career recovers after all this (which is possible if he's innocent), it'll be some 'fun' relations for a while.

re: #17 Charles

In the previous month, according to Google Analytics, LGF's overall traffic increased by 27.32%, with more than a million pageviews, and more than half a million visits.

(Just felt like bragging a little.)

OMG, we're totally irrelevant!
High five? Anyone?
:)

re: #19 blueraven

they released him from hose arrest without any bail at all, that usually means that their case is weak and they don't wanna piss him off to much more.

re: #21 Varek Raith

OMG, we're totally irrelevant!
High five? Anyone?
:)

It was the boob pun threads.

re: #21 Varek Raith

OMFG! I just realized your icon is Major Glory!!!

I just fell in love with you all over again

(also, high five!)

re: #22 windsagio

Is this a hose pun thread now?

Does any one think this little bit of news deserves a page?

re: #25 jaunte

Eff me :(

*house!

re: #25 jaunte

Is this a hose pun thread now?

That's sheer silliness.

re: #22 windsagio

they released him from hose arrest without any bail at all, that usually means that their case is weak and they don't wanna piss him off to much more.

Or it means he has a lot of money (or at least his wife does) and influence, and perhaps the hotel worker has had issues that maybe dont look so good.

Bad things happen to all kinds of people, not just perfect ones.

re: #28 Decatur Deb

It's Friday, everyone's been stocking up.

re: #22 windsagio

they released him from hose arrest without any bail at all, that usually means that their case is weak and they don't wanna piss him off to much more.

he was already bonded, months ago

re: #21 Varek Raith

OMG, we're totally irrelevant!
High five? Anyone?
:)

High five? Two feet, two arms and what else needs to be raised?

re: #22 windsagio

they released him from hose arrest without any bail at all, that usually means that their case is weak and they don't wanna piss him off to much more.

Hose arrest sounds like fun.

re: #31 albusteve

he was already bonded, months ago

Better than AGW deniers.

re: #33 b_sharp

Hose arrest sounds like fun.

Arg! I'll quit if this keeps up.

re: #17 Charles

In the previous month, according to Google Analytics, LGF's overall traffic increased by 27.32%, with more than a million pageviews, and more than half a million visits.

Congratulations. As soon as I read your post, I imagined a few people out there scurrying to find the latest critiques of Google Analytics so they can tell each other how wrong your stats are.

re: #31 albusteve

he was already bonded, months ago

Crazy glue?

re: #33 b_sharp

goes with 'pissing off' in a weird sort of way.

re: #17 Charles

In the previous month, according to Google Analytics, LGF's overall traffic increased by 27.32%, with more than a million pageviews, and more than half a million visits.

(Just felt like bragging a little.)

Hooray!

re: #38 windsagio

goes with 'pissing off' in a weird sort of way.

I've heard of silence being golden but ...

here's the DSK story:

[Link: www.pbs.org...]

re: #26 ProLifeLiberal

Does any one think this little bit of news deserves a page?

I do. The possibilities for speculation are wide open. Did they get the nod from NATO? Is it a land grab? I have no clue.

re: #42 Killgore Trout

I do. The possibilities for speculation are wide open. Did they get the nod from NATO? Is it a land grab? I have no clue.

the Sixth War...the US has conducted at least a couple of airstrikes against AQ, or neoAQ bases over there...new sheriff in town

re: #40 b_sharp

Oh man, I wouldn't have gone there, I applaud you, sir!

re: #43 albusteve

the Sixth War...the US has conducted at least a couple of airstrikes against AQ, or neoAQ bases over there...new sheriff in town

It's almost impossible for me to speculate. Sudan may be capitalizing on Libyan weakness for a land grab or they might be helping NATO by weakening Q'Daffy. Anything is possible.

re: #44 windsagio

Oh man, I wouldn't have gone there, I applaud you, sir!

I'm completely and brazenly tasteless.

re: #45 Killgore Trout

My feeling is that they're doing the former under the cover of the latter.

N. Sudan is already about to lose a huge amount of their actual productivity in the partition, nad they probably need the potential income.

re: #45 Killgore Trout

Anything is possible.

That's a relief.

I thought is was impossible for me to live forever.

This guy wants to help you measure your pasta portions.

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re: #49 darthstar

This guy wants to help you measure your pasta portions.

Image: 4.jpg

And we want to see the inside of his nose, why?

re: #49 darthstar

On windy days, they call him Zamfir.

re: #31 albusteve

he was already bonded, months ago

The refunded it to him today.

the Susan Tedeschi Band and the Derek Trucks Band are coming to ABQ in Aug...w00t!
Sandia Resort....4k seats but the coolest outdoor venue ever

for the canadians out there;

Image: canada-mottos.jpg

re: #49 darthstar

This guy wants to help you measure your pasta portions.

Image: 4.jpg

ewww!

re: #50 b_sharp

And we want to see the inside of his nose, why?

he needs the attention...why else?

re: #52 Stanley Sea

The refunded it to him today.

then he's good to go...if he's innocent I hope they prove it...us old lechers need to stick together

Susan Tedeschi
Hurt So Bad

re: #51 jaunte

On windy days, they call him Zamfir.

Fuck the Zamfir! - True story...I was working as a base camp counselor with at risk kids (this was shortly after NWA came out with "Fuck the Police"- well, this old fart who managed the base camp loved to drink shitty beer and play Zamfir - loudly - at night...so the kids, being inner city youth, began to sing about Zamfir the way NWA sang about the police.

re: #13 windsagio

So, DSK just got released from house arrest due to 'concerns' with the reliability of the witness. Anybody wanna say they maybe jumped the gun on him a little?

I wanna say that I have no idea whether the maid was lying or not (the fact that she might be shady does not by itself invalidate her claim), but the whole debacle does tremendous damage to the next woman who actually is assaulted (particularly if it's by a high-profile person) and tries to report it. There'll be just that much more assumption that she's making it up for whatever nefarious purpose.

When I was a wee lad I was bullied, rather severely, for years. The perps were usually football jocks - darlings of the socially retarded small-town Texas culture in which I lived. More than once I was told that I was either lying, or did something to deserve it (i.e., angered the gods). What I experienced is light-years away from rape, but the worst part of it was not being taken seriously by the authority figures I thought were supposed to protect me, and even having the whole thing turned back around on me as if it were my fault in the first place. So to me, to scrutinize the [alleged] victim for reasons to avoid examining the case on its merits is morally inexcusable.

Ultimately, it signals to predators that they should focus on prey with less-than-spotless backgrounds, and it signals to women that seeking help from the authorities is going to result in your every bad decision paraded about in public.

re: #58 albusteve

not really related, but a good listen:

re: #51 jaunte

On windy days, they call him Zamfir.

Image: panflute-flowchart.gif

re: #60 negativ

its this weird flow-counterflow thing.

It started with a huge 'he's obviously guilty castrate him!' attitude, and its already starting to flow back for some reason to jump on the lady.

My point was more that 'innocent until proven guilty' is better than 'the press says he's guilty' >>

Here's a coyote I saw a few minutes ago when making a Wild Turkey run to the store - hey...it's 4th of July...you expect me to only drink the beer I brought?

Wile E. Coyote would be proud.

re: #64 darthstar

Here's a coyote I saw a few minutes ago when making a Wild Turkey run to the store - hey...it's 4th of July...you expect me to only drink the beer I brought?

Wile E. Coyote would be proud.

He was quite accommodating...took me five or six tries to get the car close enough to him to take a picture while moving where he stayed in frame. He was just truckin' down the street - getting dive-bombed by a couple of blackbirds that didn't like him very much.

Derek Trucks
and wife
Anyday

Okay, ew. Seriously ewww.

Man assaults unconscious woman on the sidewalk in broad daylight

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A Kansas City man faces a sexual assault charge after police say he assaulted an unconscious woman on the sidewalk during the day Wednesday. He told police, "I thought the lady was dead.”

[...]

re: #64 darthstar

at the Island where WUB and I went this week, the deer are crazily brave (not really any hunting and no natural predators), but also mutant albino strains are cropping up.

re: #68 windsagio

well not really albino but increasingly white-furred.

Pretty cool what you can do with half a million volts...ArcAttack plays the Dr. Who theme song.

re: #66 albusteve

Derek Trucks
and wife
Anyday

[Video]

I believe the accepted syntax is "Derek MOTHERFUCKIN' Trucks and his equally awesome wife Susan. (seen both in concert separately many times...looking forward to catching them together).

re: #63 windsagio

its this weird flow-counterflow thing.

It started with a huge 'he's obviously guilty castrate him!' attitude, and its already starting to flow back for some reason to jump on the lady.

My point was more that 'innocent until proven guilty' is better than 'the press says he's guilty' >>

Richard Jewell would no doubt agree.

re: #12 Killgore Trout

Nice! I love a good Rube Goldberg machine, especially if they use fire. There was a guy in Chicago around '98 that had a show on public access TV who made these amazing Rube Goldberg Machines in a warehouse with fire, chemicals, chainsaws, woodchippers. Amazing shit.

Dude that show should have been syndicated nationwide. I'd stop, drop and watch that thing every night if it was on.

'Nite, all.

Un Canadien Errant

re: #68 windsagio

at the Island where WUB and I went this week, the deer are crazily brave (not really any hunting and no natural predators), but also mutant albino strains are cropping up.

herd animals need predators...keeps them healthy

re: #65 darthstar

He was quite accommodating...took me five or six tries to get the car close enough to him to take a picture while moving where he stayed in frame. He was just truckin' down the street - getting dive-bombed by a couple of blackbirds that didn't like him very much.

Hide the kitties and chihuahuas. Dangerous neighborhood for them.

re: #75 albusteve

Totally, its kind of amazing to see. Had a strange convo with a neighbor (family friend but full time resident) and she was super conflicted... against hunting, but SOMETHING had to be done.

re: #77 windsagio

Totally, its kind of amazing to see. Had a strange convo with a neighbor (family friend but full time resident) and she was super conflicted... against hunting, but SOMETHING had to be done.

I hunted white tail for 35 years, never heard of an albino, but it doesn't sound normal...disease will wipe out a herd of healthy deer in a NY second...jus sayin

re: #67 CuriousLurker

Okay, ew. Seriously ewww.

"I thought she was dead."

Yah, that should get him off scott-free.

re: #73 Spocomptonite

Dude that show should have been syndicated nationwide. I'd stop, drop and watch that thing every night if it was on.

His clips never even made it on youtube. Unfortunate, they were mesmerizing 20 minute long single camera shoots. Very cool stuff.

re: #78 albusteve

its not up to me unfortunately, I don't even own the property (yet), and am not up there that much.

BBIAW

re: #79 b_sharp

"I thought she was dead."

Yah, that should get him off scott-free.

Yeah, I cracked up trying to imagine the looks on the cops' faces. Uh-huh, that'll help, dude.

Low Rider...
some encore stuff

re: #84 albusteve

trying to find somebody for somebody I know to do at Karaoke, this is my latest idea:

(Suggestions taken!)

Good Night to my fellow Lizards.

re: #78 albusteve

Hey, steve, I saw this a few days ago and thought of you & WUB right away. Was wondering if you'd seen it. I thought it was kinda cool looking.

The First Crowdsourced Military Vehicle (slideshow)

Texas blues
ZZ Top
smash mouth

The news article title reads:

Kilos of ancient coins found in temple vault

And the first paragraph summarizes:

Hundreds of kilos of coins issued by the government of erstwhile Travancore (raasi) and those from the time of Napoleon and the British East India Company were among the articles that were counted and weighed on the second day of inventorying of the contents of vault A of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple.

Hmmm... The Kingdom of Travancore lasted until 1949... and Napolean did his thing in the 19th century.

Three of my grandparents were born in the 19th century.

That means I knew people who lived in "ancient" times!!

I feel old.

re: #87 CuriousLurker

Hey, steve, I saw this a few days ago and thought of you & WUB right away. Was wondering if you'd seen it. I thought it was kinda cool looking.

The First Crowdsourced Military Vehicle (slideshow)

doesn't look too rugged, but speed counts for a lot

re: #76 Stanley Sea

Hide the kitties and chihuahuas. Dangerous neighborhood for them.

It's fourth of July weekend...that coyote is going to be so full of Chihuahua (most of the houses around here are vacation rentals in the summer time) by Monday he'll be glad to see the tourists leave.

re: #89 freetoken

The news article title reads:

Kilos of ancient coins found in temple vault

And the first paragraph summarizes:

Hmmm... The Kingdom of Travancore lasted until 1949... and Napolean did his thing in the 19th century.

Three of my grandparents were born in the 19th century.

That means I knew people who lived in "ancient" times!!

I feel old.

and now you are living through the Age Of Stupid...some guys get around

Friday night Tush

re: #88 albusteve

More Texas guitarists:

Eric Johnson, "Cliffs of Dover"

Junior Brown, "Stupid Blues"

must be some groovy reality TV tonight...
here's my reality, the best studio gig ever recorded by ZZ Top
Viva Las Vegas

More Texas guitarists:

Eric Johnson, "Cliffs of Dover"

[Video]

don't care for the kid, but Jr Brown is a legend

re: #95 albusteve

don't care for the kid, but Jr Brown is a legend

'the kid' is all of 2 years younger than Junior, but never mind.

re: #96 negativ

'the kid' is all of 2 years younger than Junior, but never mind.

[Video]

I won't argue with a Texan but Johnson is fast and articulate, but has no soul...I like roadhouse stuff, rough and loud and in your face...Johnson strikes me as a Breck Boy with a sissy uniform thing

For WUB:

I went out, bought a hotel, had some drinks...checked on my Jamaica land, watched the Super Bowl and in that time there were three posts...times change I guess

re: #89 freetoken

How many generations back do you have to go in your family to get back to that time, exactly?

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! Roswell, NM (home of Area 51) under attack by illegal alien!

re: #101 darthstar

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! Roswell, NM (home of Area 51) under attack by illegal alien!

That's not an illegal alien man..... that's pacman.

re: #102 Mr Pancakes

That's not an illegal alien man... that's pacman.

I wanna see the pac certificate!

re: #98 windsagio

For WUB:

[Video]

find some Lou Reed with Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter on guitars...Sweet Jane

re: #101 darthstar

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! Roswell, NM (home of Area 51) under attack by illegal alien!

google?...what am I missing?

re: #104 albusteve

find some Lou Reed with Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter on guitars...Sweet Jane

Found Lou Reed with Metallica...... who knew?

re: #101 darthstar

They're proliferating...
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re: #106 Mr Pancakes

Found Lou Reed with Metallica... who knew?

[Video]

I think I found the Reed/Wagner/Hunter thing...check out this outstanding intro...Sweet Jane
it goes on forever....kick ass guitar X 2

I've tried to find that recording for months...I posted it a bunch of times. live...now it's a car commercial...same gig tho..heh, I will not be defeated!

I think a lot of people are out doing Friday night crap, my excuse is that I just got back from a vacation!

re: #108 albusteve

I think I found the Reed/Wagner/Hunter thing...check out this outstanding intro...Sweet Jane
it goes on forever...kick ass guitar X 2

[Video]

I own that album...... the intro is worth the price of admission.

re: #97 albusteve

I won't argue with a Texan but Johnson is fast and articulate, but has no soul...I like roadhouse stuff, rough and loud and in your face...Johnson strikes me as a Breck Boy with a sissy uniform thing

I haven't the foggiest what a "Breck Boy" is, but I gather the reference is intended to be derogatory. The "uniform thing" is a drum major's uniform, the connotations of which should be obvious, but apparently are not. It is evocative of Texas' near-religious reverence for high school and college football, and the attendant second-class citizenship apportioned to the members of the marching band. It's a Texas thang baby... you wouldn't understand.

Blah blah blah. Anyway, accusing Eric Johnson of lacking soulfulness is evidence of not having actually listened to any of his music.

re: #111 Mr Pancakes

I own that album... the intro is worth the price of admission.

I grew up with Dick Wagner...an original shredder, that guy could dazzle a blind man...so many clones and copies, but that guy was the real deal back then...he and Hunter in that Sweet Jane intro is a masterpiece, a no shit treasure

Much soul lives in little bodies....
[Link: www.facebook.com...]
Namaste, y'all

re: #101 darthstar

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! Roswell, NM (home of Area 51) under attack by illegal alien!

Actually, Area 51 is north of Ls Vegas.

re: #106 Mr Pancakes

checking out this vid now...really cool to pay the tribute...my regard for Metalica keeps rising...most of their stuff is awful but this is pretty cool

re: #115 austin_blue

Actually, Area 51 is north of Las Vegas.

PIMF

re: #114 Killgore Trout

Guy with chopsticks behind is awesomenest.

re: #116 albusteve

checking out this vid now...really cool to pay the tribute...my regard for Metalica keeps rising...most of their stuff is awful but this is pretty cool

You could see they were showing respect and had a high admiration for him.

re: #112 negativ

I'm talking the Texas blues legacy of T Bone Walker, the Vaughns, Freddie King, Blind Lemon, the Winters, Albert Collins...on and on...the Johnson kid does nothing to serve his betters...he's just another guy

re: #112 negativ

I haven't the foggiest what a "Breck Boy" is, but I gather the reference is intended to be derogatory. The "uniform thing" is a drum major's uniform, the connotations of which should be obvious, but apparently are not. It is evocative of Texas' near-religious reverence for high school and college football, and the attendant second-class citizenship apportioned to the members of the marching band. It's a Texas thang baby... you wouldn't understand.

Blah blah blah. Anyway, accusing Eric Johnson of lacking soulfulness is evidence of not having actually listened to any of his music.

[Video]

Dude no offense...... Steve is right..... the guy is technically polished, not an in your face rocker. That doesn't mean he sucks, he's actually very good, just not Steve's cup of tea.

re: #115 austin_blue

Actually, Area 51 is north of Ls Vegas.

I didn't get any of that joke or whatever it was...spoofing Roswell I guess

re: #121 Mr Pancakes

blues, no majorette gig
Joe B

re: #122 albusteve

I didn't get any of that joke or whatever it was...spoofing Roswell I guess

Me neither. It's a full blown..wha?

re: #108 albusteve

I think I found the Reed/Wagner/Hunter thing...check out this outstanding intro...Sweet Jane
it goes on forever...kick ass guitar X 2

[Video]

Rock N Roll Animal version of Sweet Jane, yep that's Hunter, one of Lou's best albums. Great great stuff. The recent release with a couple of extra tracks from Berlin is a big win.

re: #114 Killgore Trout

Look at his hands.He's been formally trained.
/G'nite for real this time.

re: #100 ProLifeLiberal

How many generations back do you have to go in your family to get back to that time, exactly?

Um, grandparents. Both my father's parents were born in the 19th century (1885 and 1895 IIRC), and my mother's father was older by several years than her mother who was born in 1901.

Yes, both sets of my grandparents farmed with horses in their early years.

Those were, according to the Indian newspaper, "ancient" times.

I suppose there are plenty of kids around today who would agree.

re: #125 wlewisiii

Rock N Roll Animal version of Sweet Jane, yep that's Hunter, one of Lou's best albums. Great great stuff. The recent release with a couple of extra tracks from Berlin is a big win.

all I can say is...
do me
I'm thinking it is a huge moment, that particular song
the original vid was very cool, now it's gone from youtube

re: #127 freetoken

The treasure in the vaults has (according to the BBC) been accumulating since the 1600s. Two of the four vaults were last opened in the 1830s. Whole thing is a money grab by the government.

re: #123 albusteve

blues, no majorette gig
Joe B

[Video]

Great stuff...... here's Joe B doing a snippet of song I know you like.

Just got back from taking the kids to Transformers 3.

2 hours and 37 minutes of nonsensical plot and explosions.

The only parts worth watching were the few scenes with Alan Tudyk.

re: #130 Mr Pancakes

Great stuff... here's Joe B doing a snippet of song I know you like.

[Video]

one of the greatest riffs ever...the odd couple

re: #132 albusteve

one of the greatest riffs ever...the odd couple

Odd couple for sure.

re: #133 Mr Pancakes

Odd couple for sure.

Ian Anderson was always leary of people cutting into his gig...a major pain in the ass so he must have liked Joe

re: #120 albusteve

I'm talking the Texas blues legacy of T Bone Walker, the Vaughns, Freddie King, Blind Lemon, the Winters, Albert Collins...on and on...the Johnson kid does nothing to serve his betters...he's just another guy

Oh, I see. K-Tel claims another victim.

classic Tull
Locomotive Breath
without Joe B
studio

re: #134 albusteve

Ian Anderson was always leary of people cutting into his gig...a major pain in the ass so he must have liked Joe

Well you could tell from the video that Ian was featured more than Joe..... I was hoping Joe would have cut loose more. Maybe it was a Joe B concert where he let his guests take the spotlight... just a speculation.

re: #135 negativ

Oh, I see. K-Tel claims another victim.

the cruel fist of K-Tel
some win, the rest go home

re: #131 kragar (proud to be kafir)

Just got back from taking the kids to Transformers 3.

2 hours and 37 minutes of nonsensical plot and explosions.

The only parts worth watching were the few scenes with Alan Tudyk.

But were the digital effects really cool? (seems to be the only measure of a movie now).

BTW I found a trailer for Michael Bay's next project... /

re: #136 albusteve

classic Tull
Locomotive Breath
without Joe B
studio

[Video]

Great piano intro.........

I saw Tull couple of weeks age at a local casino..... band was in great form.... Ian's voice is shot.

Is HeyHeyHey Fat Albert or Rerun?

My brain is broke.

re: #137 Mr Pancakes

Well you could tell from the video that Ian was featured more than Joe... I was hoping Joe would have cut loose more. Maybe it was a Joe B concert where he let his guests take the spotlight... just a speculation.

supposedly Martin Barre was so intimidated by Anderson he could barely get out and play the set he was so scared to death of Anderson's wrath, which spilled over to promoters, writers and even his fans...a very difficult guy

re: #139 ausador

But were the digital effects really cool? (seems to be the only measure of a movie now).

BTW I found a trailer for Michael Bay's next project... /

[Video]

Effects were ok. A few cool bots, which they successfully balanced with ridiculous looking comic relief to effectively negate the cool factor.

re: #141 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Is HeyHeyHey Fat Albert or Rerun?

My brain is broke.

I think it's how you say it. So both?

re: #141 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Fat albert.

re: #144 Mr Pancakes

damn, got played.

re: #141 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Is HeyHeyHey Fat Albert or Rerun?

My brain is broke.

Rerun: hey HEY hey

Fat Albert: hey hey HEY

re: #144 Mr Pancakes

re: #145 windsagio

Will we ever know?

re: #142 albusteve

supposedly Martin Barre was so intimidated by Anderson he could barely get out and play the set he was so scared to death of Anderson's wrath, which spilled over to promoters, writers and even his fans...a very difficult guy

Yea he's an asshole..... I met him once.

re: #140 Mr Pancakes

Great piano intro...

I saw Tull couple of weeks age at a local casino... band was in great form... Ian's voice is shot.

I saw them a few times in their heyday...Ian Anderson had pretty awesome stage presence...but he never broke thu the rock and roll thing...it was a very different sound...Barre was always exceptional, that's what counted for me

Before I go to bed... "A Passion Play" is my favorite album EVAH!

Don't ask me why; but, I love it.

re: #141 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Is HeyHeyHey Fat Albert or Rerun?

My brain is broke.

what's new...television will do that

Jethro Tull always gives me the snickers.

Tens of thousands protest in Syria

Syrian forces killed 24 civilians on Friday, a prominent rights lawyer said, as tens of thousands of people called on President Bashar al-Assad to step down in some of the biggest demonstrations since a three month uprising.

Defying Assad's military crackdown, demonstrators took to the streets again after Friday prayers across the country, from towns near the western Lebanese border to the desert regions near Iraq in the east.

"Bashar get out of our lives," read placards carried by thousands of Kurds who marched in the northeastern city of Amouda, according to a YouTube video taken by resident.

re: #153 windsagio

Jethro Tull always gives me the snickers.

Renaissance Rock!

re: #150 albusteve

I saw them a few times in their heyday...Ian Anderson had pretty awesome stage presence...but he never broke thu the rock and roll thing...it was a very different sound...Barre was always exceptional, that's what counted for me

They were very eclectic in a "Elizabethan Boogie" way...... never went over well with the critics.

Martin's solo stuff is polished like Eric Johnson's stuff...... great guitarist though.

re: #153 windsagio

Jethro Tull always gives me the snickers.

They have over the counter medicine for that.

re: #155 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

it doesn't help that the biggest Tull fan I ever knew had a habit of dating 14 year olds while he was in college. Leaves you with associations.

Also, seriously, 'thick... as a brick'?

re: #158 windsagio

it doesn't help that the biggest Tull fan I ever knew had a habit of dating 14 year olds while he was in college. Leaves you with associations.

Also, seriously, 'thick... as a brick'?

Yes that must certainly reflect on all Tull fans..... Thick as a Brick is very appropriate here.

re: #154 kragar (proud to be kafir)

Tens of thousands protest in Syria

I'm not sure what to think about Syria, besides my usual not pretty stuff...but those folks have no quit in them...they have been pounded, shot to pieces, killed and they come back for more...the Egyptians did the same to some degree...I am rapidly rethinking things...the Syrians are getting their asses kicked yet they just won't quit...I cannot give them a higher compliment...really some kick ass people and if the regime falls, everything will be in chaos, region wise

re: #158 windsagio

it doesn't help that the biggest Tull fan I ever knew had a habit of dating 14 year olds while he was in college. Leaves you with associations.

Also, seriously, 'thick... as a brick'?

what is your point?

re: #161 albusteve

what is your point?

Forget it man...... he's just being a jerk. Must be bored.

the point is that the song is hilariously bad :p

The other thing was just a random memory. Absolutely true tho'!

re: #163 windsagio

or if not bad, at least mockable.

I didn't know there were hardcore Tull fans on here, takes all kinds I guess :p

re: #160 albusteve

I'm not sure what to think about Syria, besides my usual not pretty stuff...but those folks have no quit in them...they have been pounded, shot to pieces, killed and they come back for more...the Egyptians did the same to some degree...I am rapidly rethinking things...the Syrians are getting their asses kicked yet they just won't quit...I cannot give them a higher compliment...really some kick ass people and if the regime falls, everything will be in chaos, region wise

Syria goes, hells going to bust loose in Lebanon

re: #164 windsagio

or if not bad, at least mockable.

I didn't know there were hardcore Tull fans on here, takes all kinds I guess :p

it does take all kinds...consider yourself proof

re: #145 windsagio

Fat albert.

So, is Chris your brother?

re: #167 Mr Pancakes

Chris is indeed my brother :D

re: #168 windsagio

Chris is indeed my brother :D

Is he speaking?

re: #169 Mr Pancakes

He can communicate, but his speech is pretty repetitive and prone to echolalia.

He can read and write to about the same level.

So there's a lot of asking for things he wants (pop, yes!) and answering basic questions... and gibberish.

Occasionally he'll start going on about something grim he finds hilarious, like the time our dad fell into a patch of nettles, or this incident we think didn't happen where he threw a rock at a fire truck.

re: #170 windsagio

He can communicate, but his speech is pretty repetitive and prone to echolalia.

He can read and write to about the same level.

So there's a lot of asking for things he wants (pop, yes!) and answering basic questions... and gibberish.

Occasionally he'll start going on about something grim he finds hilarious, like the time our dad fell into a patch of nettles, or this incident we think didn't happen where he threw a rock at a fire truck.

What is his prognosis..... will he live a full life to a ripe old age?

re: #171 Mr Pancakes

He's phsyically fine, and gets a crapton of exercise (walks/runs 6 miles a day soon). A lot of MRDD folks have serious physical problems too, but he seems to have avoided that.

The official diagnosis is "Infantile Autism with Mental Retardation". It would probably be something else now, but hell, it was the late 60s.

Kind of the defining feature of my life is that at some point soon (or hopefully not quite so soon) I'm going to have to throw just about everything aside and go live as his caretaker, etc.

re: #172 windsagio

*soon reads as *still.

Just got back from seeing Transformers 3.

Fucking epic.

re: #172 windsagio

He's phsyically fine, and gets a crapton of exercise (walks/runs 6 miles a day soon). A lot of MRDD folks have serious physical problems too, but he seems to have avoided that.

The official diagnosis is "Infantile Autism with Mental Retardation". It would probably be something else now, but hell, it was the late 60s.

Kind of the defining feature of my life is that at some point soon (or hopefully not quite so soon) I'm going to have to throw just about everything aside and go live as his caretaker, etc.

Even though you were a dick to me tonight..... I have an interest in this. My grandson is 6 years old with autism and hasn't spoke a word yet. When he expresses love he bites people on the arm HARD...... Musical sounds are very interesting to him and seem to get his attention. I've just never understood how this may play out to adulthood.

14th Amendment
Section 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.

re: #131 kragar (proud to be kafir)

Just got back from taking the kids to Transformers 3.

2 hours and 37 minutes of nonsensical plot and explosions.

The only parts worth watching were the few scenes with Alan Tudyk.

Aw come on. Michael Bay blows stuff up so damn well in that film we should be sending him to Afghanistan...

The Melvin machine was very cool. So what's the over/under on man-hours spent creating all that? I guess 2,500.

re: #175 Mr Pancakes

Sorry for the Tull thing, it seriously just has some personal triggers that get me going. I meant no harm :p

Autism is such a wide spectrum, its really hard to define what's going to happen. Your experiences sound a lot like what happened in our family though, my brother bit others a lot when he was little and then eventually changed over to biting himself (although he went through some violent periods as well). He never went to music (although some of the residents at my work who were Autistic definitely did, and in a big way), locking onto visual arts stuff at a very young age.

I would seriously encourage you to email the contact there or even call (altho I can see that being more than a little bit awkward). My mother is where those emails should redirect to (if it works) and she's the one who can give you the best overall story of how things developed over time (with the caveat that again, it was the 70s-80s so some things were done substantially different).

I can regale you with stories all night about growing up around him (some of them kind of scary with hindsight), and both the joys and challenges going along with it. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! :p

re: #178 Mich-again

The Melvin machine was very cool. So what's the over/under on man-hours spent creating all that? I guess 2,500.

And how many misfires?
Yikes.

re: #179 windsagio

Sorry for the Tull thing, it seriously just has some personal triggers that get me going. I meant no harm :p

Autism is such a wide spectrum, its really hard to define what's going to happen. Your experiences sound a lot like what happened in our family though, my brother bit others a lot when he was little and then eventually changed over to biting himself (although he went through some violent periods as well). He never went to music (although some of the residents at my work who were Autistic definitely did, and in a big way), locking onto visual arts stuff at a very young age.

I would seriously encourage you to email the contact there or even call (altho I can see that being more than a little bit awkward). My mother is where those emails should redirect to (if it works) and she's the one who can give you the best overall story of how things developed over time (with the caveat that again, it was the 70s-80s so some things were done substantially different).

I can regale you with stories all night about growing up around him (some of them kind of scary with hindsight), and both the joys and challenges going along with it. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! :p

I don't know how my son keeps it together actually....... I know they are networked big-time with others going through this same ordeal. I appreciate your insight, and I feel for you and your family.

Run fer the hills!

Happy fucking Independence Day weekend folks.

re: #183 Gus 802

Happy fucking Independence Day weekend folks.

Back at cha.....

re: #181 Mr Pancakes

lol, for me it was normal :D

Its actually amazing what you put up with when you're a little kid, just because you don't know any different.

~~

That being said, I'm so glad my parents kept my brother. It really did a lot for my life in any number of ways.

Each person is different, and especially each disability is different, but as your grandson develops more and learns, more personality and more forms of interaction will develop. And then its wonderful.

It's so great that your son is sticking it out, its so much better for the child... and its admirable as well, like you said it's no picnic. My brother used to wait for me to get home from school so he could attack me. My mom would actually leave a baseball bat out on the front porch as a warning.

... not that that was the actual solution of course :p In our case, it meant that I went next door to where my grandparents lived and didn't come home at all until he calmed down :D

As a positive, it really brought my sister and I together in some really amazing ways. When you have to defend each other from attack, you don't really have time for the usual sibling squabbling ><

So. Is this a LNDT or a "Glee" viewing party?

//

re: #183 Gus 802

when we were up at the island, WUB and I bought $100 worth of illegal fireworks, only to find out that ALL fireworks are banned in San Juan county now.

...

We fired them off anyways >>

re: #185 windsagio

lol, for me it was normal :D

Its actually amazing what you put up with when you're a little kid, just because you don't know any different.

~~

That being said, I'm so glad my parents kept my brother. It really did a lot for my life in any number of ways.

Each person is different, and especially each disability is different, but as your grandson develops more and learns, more personality and more forms of interaction will develop. And then its wonderful.

It's so great that your son is sticking it out, its so much better for the child... and its admirable as well, like you said it's no picnic. My brother used to wait for me to get home from school so he could attack me. My mom would actually leave a baseball bat out on the front porch as a warning.

... not that that was the actual solution of course :p In our case, it meant that I went next door to where my grandparents lived and didn't come home at all until he calmed down :D

As a positive, it really brought my sister and I together in some really amazing ways. When you have to defend each other from attack, you don't really have time for the usual sibling squabbling ><

Good to hear about you and your sister. Myself. In a couple of weeks I'll be perfectly happy not to see my psycho bitch sister for the rest of my life.

re: #187 windsagio

when we were up at the island, WUB and I bought $100 worth of illegal fireworks, only to find out that ALL fireworks are banned in San Juan county now.

...

We fired them off anyways >>

I think New Joisy was like that. Maybe they allowed some "fireworks" but the stuff that went BOOM was a big no no. Of course when we were kids we wanted the BOOM but we could get those. So, we got stuff like sparklers and Roman candles.

re: #188 Gus 802

Hah, thats how it usually is >>

One of my friends got his ass thrown through a glass window in a fight with his brother.

re: #189 Gus 802

the San Juans are full of damn hippies, its a problem :p

Way more fireworks than are currently allowed should be imo, even tho' I don't like a bunch of them.

Things like M-80s and Cherrybombs, that I understand being an issue... but bottle rockets kick ass to this day!

re: #191 windsagio

the San Juans are full of damn hippies, its a problem :p

Way more fireworks than are currently allowed should be imo, even tho' I don't like a bunch of them.

Things like M-80s and Cherrybombs, that I understand being an issue... but bottle rockets kick ass to this day!

Good hippies or bad hippies? I take it good ones. When you get those rich former hippies than it gets to be rather annoying. They all want to be your mother or something. Really annoying. But I guess those are really yuppies.

But really. I'm pissed off to the max. I'm at my wits end. I can't believe the bullshit I'm putting up with right now. It's like living with a psycho. IT FUCKING SUCKS. BIG TIME!

re: #193 Gus 802

But really. I'm pissed off to the max. I'm at my wits end. I can't believe the bullshit I'm putting up with right now. It's like living with a psycho. IT FUCKING SUCKS. BIG TIME!

Is she dangerous?

One moment she's talking about Cesar Chavez and the Mexican migrant workers plight. One hour later she's like Archie Bunker or some Arizona militia member about the Mexicans.

re: #194 Mr Pancakes

Is she dangerous?

No. Not that I know of.

re: #193 Gus 802

haha that is a terribly clear statement >> OH! Your sister?

PS: Mostly good hippies, lots of agave nectar and home crafts.

re: #196 Gus 802

No. Not that I know of.

Verbal bugging? No prob....... I've lived with dangerous psychos.... she just sounds like she's annoying.

re: #197 windsagio

haha that is a terribly clear statement >> OH! Your sister?

PS: Mostly good hippies, lots of agave nectar and home crafts.

I feel like exploding but I'm keeping my cool. It comes with a lot of stupid abusive talk. She's always paranoid that I think I'm smarter than her. That kind of crap. Hard to explain here now but it's, trippy shit. One moment she's really nice and an hour later she's a total asshole.

re: #198 Mr Pancakes

Verbal bugging? No prob... I've lived with dangerous psychos... she just sounds like she's annoying.

Very. Anywho. She's kicking me out at the end of the month instead of the end of September. Good. I'm glad to leave this fucked up arrangement. She can go back to sitting around this place stuffing her face with food and watching shows on TV made for 12 year old girls 8 hours a day.

re: #200 Gus 802

Very. Anywho. She's kicking me out at the end of the month instead of the end of September. Good. I'm glad to leave this fucked up arrangement. She can go back to sitting around this place stuffing her face with food and watching shows on TV made for 12 year old girls 8 hours a day.

Oh well she has the hammer dude. It's a lose lose situation for you.

Bleh. Spit. If you only knew.

re: #201 Mr Pancakes

Oh well she has the hammer dude. It's a lose lose situation for you.

Getting out of here will be a gain at this point. She's nuts. I'll have about 3 grand by the end of this month. More or less. Plus I'll be glad to leave this overpriced state. I can't afford the rent around here. They're nuts. But, she's still far worse than the rental costs. ;)

Hey all!

Anyone awake.

Frog/Toad is back on the patio. Took him 3 days to get from the pond at the end of our complex to the patio.

She heard an M-80 the other night and called the cops. Like an idiot she thought it was a shotgun. I didn't say anything. Tried to start a fight with some lady that drove up into the driveway. Tried to start a fight with some kids just walking up the driveway. Nutcase that she is. It's like living with a moonbat hillbilly or something.

re: #205 Gus 802

She heard an M-80 the other night and called the cops. Like an idiot she thought it was a shotgun. I didn't say anything. Tried to start a fight with some lady that drove up into the driveway. Tried to start a fight with some kids just walking up the driveway. Nutcase that she is. It's like living with a moonbat hillbilly or something.

hormones involved? or alcohol?

re: #206 ggt

hormones involved? or alcohol?

Might be menopause but she's always been a weirdo. She's a border line truther even. Too much crap to mention here.

Well... I'm going to bed.

I'll listen to some Tull... fantasize about jail bait and nod off.

This Tull song is for you Gus.

"Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You"

"In the morning -- gonna get my things together.
Packing up and I'm leaving this place."

re: #205 Gus 802
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re: #206 ggt

hormones involved? or alcohol?

Then calling me retarded for a while there. What an asshole. Then she started making fun out of my hernia. Can you believe that? She also told me to stop talking about my ailments. Couple of days later she sits there crying about what she thinks might be -- which I doubt -- pancreatitis. I just sat there and listened. Thinks that my rash from mosquito (or mites) bites is some "nervous disorder". Crap like that over and over again.

re: #209 Varek Raith

Image: yangire2.jpg

Linkie no workie. ;)

re: #208 Mr Pancakes

Well... I'm going to bed.

I'll listen to some Tull... fantasize about jail bait and nod off.

This Tull song is for you Gus.

"Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You"

"In the morning -- gonna get my things together.
Packing up and I'm leaving this place."

[Video]

Thanks man. Later.

re: #211 Gus 802

Linkie no workie. ;)

Ah bugger!

Calling me retarded because I didn't lock some stupid gate right the first time. Can you believe that shit? What a lowlife.

re: #214 Gus 802

Calling me retarded because I didn't lock some stupid gate right the first time. Can you believe that shit? What a lowlife.

[Link: tvtropes.org...]

re: #215 Varek Raith

[Link: tvtropes.org...]

What a weird night. Late in the evening you know what she does? She apologizes and says sorry for treating me like an asshole. Give me some chocolate mint things. 1 hour later! She sabotages everything because I forgot to wash some pot lid that I used. The reason I forgot to wash it was because I high tailed it out of the house because she was already going nuts because I mentioned something about Rainman sleeping upright. She was already livid at that point. Weird, weird, weird.

Help!

Whew. Bleh. Spit.

And I'm still trying to figure out how someone who calls themself a "film major" sometimes passes up on "Strangers on a Train" with Farley Granger. Then proceed to say "I hate 50s movies." A "film major" that hates a classic film noir 50s movie? WTF? Then proceeds to put on "Ghost Whisperer"? While also claiming to be an atheist?

THis was really interesting! From a link from negative from my pages link.

Never know what you'll learn when you log in to LGF!

Uh oh. She just walked by. 'Elp!

re: #219 Gus 802

And I'm still trying to figure out how someone who calls themself a "film major" sometimes passes up on "Strangers on a Train" with Farley Granger. Then proceed to say "I hate 50s movies." A "film major" that hates a classic film noir 50s movie? WTF? Then proceeds to put on "Ghost Whisperer"? While also claiming to be an atheist?

Stop trying to understand the undiagnosed/untreated.

Just say "I'm sorry, I'm doing the best I can." and shut up until the next time and then say "I'm sorry, I'm doing the best I can." and shut until the next time . . . ..

re: #219 Gus 802

And I'm still trying to figure out how someone who calls themself a "film major" sometimes passes up on "Strangers on a Train" with Farley Granger. Then proceed to say "I hate 50s movies." A "film major" that hates a classic film noir 50s movie? WTF? Then proceeds to put on "Ghost Whisperer"? While also claiming to be an atheist?

It's going to be all right.

re: #222 ggt

Stop trying to understand the undiagnosed/untreated.

Just say "I'm sorry, I'm doing the best I can." and shut up until the next time and then say "I'm sorry, I'm doing the best I can." and shut until the next time . . ..

Yeah. Shutting up being the key. In any event I can't stand this insanity anymore. Don't need it. I was talking with a friend before and I came to the conclusion that she just wants to sabotage this. Fine. She won.

re: #224 Gus 802

Yeah. Shutting up being the key. In any event I can't stand this insanity anymore. Don't need it. I was talking with a friend before and I came to the conclusion that she just wants to sabotage this. Fine. She won.

Is there really any winning or losing with the mentally ill?

re: #223 SanFranciscoZionist

It's going to be all right.

As soon as I get my top floor 1BR all to myself again. No roommate and certainly no crazy sister around. :)

re: #225 ggt

Is there really any winning or losing with the mentally ill?

Well, I can "win" by getting away from this. She on the other hand won't get help unless she admits to having a problem. I have my own set of problems.

re: #220 ggt

THis was really interesting! From a link from negative from my pages link.

Never know what you'll learn when you log in to LGF!

Damn good article.

Night.

_Whew.

re: #187 windsagio

when we were up at the island, WUB and I bought $100 worth of illegal fireworks, only to find out that ALL fireworks are banned in San Juan county now.

...

We fired them off anyways >>

temple of BOOM

re: #98 windsagio

THANKS A LOT

night all!

Marianne Faithful:

Just a quick note:

If you want to get into Google+ then just email me. It's summerseale over at gmail. I'll send you a link and hopefully it'll work. =)

Summer.

re: #235 Summer

I'll wait until I can find cheaper copies at Walmart.

"Sunrise at the Ganges":

Morning, all

Morning folks.

For some reason I woke up in the middle of the night with this song in my head and it wouldn't go away, so this morning I'm listening to my old Fenix stuff:

Fenix TX: Threesome

re: #22 windsagio

they released him from hose arrest without any bail at all, that usually means that their case is weak and they don't wanna piss him off to much more.

Hose arrest usually means something completely different.

Good morning friends!

The Good Ship Lollypop has been stopped on the way to Gaza...

Gaza-bound activist flotilla stopped in Greece

An activists' flotilla, including a Canadian vessel, that is trying to breach the Israeli sea blockade of Gaza Strip has been stopped in Greece.

Coast guard officials in the country intercepted one of the flotilla's vessels Friday after it tried to defy a Greek ban on boats sailing to Gaza.

The Audacity of Hope, a U.S. vessel, sailed without warning, leaving behind nine other boats that were supposed to be taking part in the protest.

It was quickly intercepted by a coast guard boat with six masked, armed men on board.

Jimmy Carter's friends are not amused...

Hamas slams Greece for blocking departure of Gaza-bound flotilla

Hamas criticized Greece on Friday for blocking the departure of the flotilla set to sail to Gaza, accusing Greece of playing into Israel’s hands, AFP reported.

AFP quotes Hamas as saying Greece’s action is “inhumane” and “contrary to international regulations and norms.”

"Barring this aid from reaching the Gaza Strip is done as a result of pressure imposed by the Zionist occupiers," the statement also said.

Aid? What aid?

...in an article earlier this week in the Huffington Post, one of the boat’s organizers freely admits that her goal is not to deliver goods or materials into the Gaza Strip. It is clear that the goal of the flotilla organizers is provocation: to challenge Israel’s right of self-defense against a terrorist group that has caused close to a million Israeli civilians to live under the constant threat of attack for the better part of a decade.

My eye spies Ice: Long running story comes to a happy ending:

Cory Maye To Be Released From Prison
[Link: www.huffingtonpost.com...]

MONTICELLO, Miss. -- After 10 years of incarceration, and seven years after a jury sentenced him to die, 30-year-old Cory Maye will soon be going home. Mississippi Circuit Court Judge Prentiss Harrell signed a plea agreement Friday morning in which Maye pled guilty to manslaughter for the 2001 death of Prentiss, Mississippi, police officer Ron Jones, Jr.
....
Maye's story, a haunting tale about race, the rural south, the excesses of the drug war, the inequities of the criminal justice system and a father's instincts to protect his daughter, caught fire across the Internet and the then-emerging blogging world when I first posted the details on my own blog in late 2005.

Shortly after midnight on December 26, 2001, Maye, then 21, was drifting off to sleep in his Prentiss duplex as the television blared in the background. Hours earlier, he had put his 18-month-old-daughter to sleep. He was soon awoken by the sounds of armed men attempting to break into his home. In the confusion, he fired three bullets from the handgun he kept in his nightstand.

As he'd later testify in court, Maye realized within seconds that he'd just shot a cop. A team of police officers from the area had received a tip from an informant -- later revealed to be a racist drug addict -- that there was a drug dealer living in the small yellow duplex on Mary Street. It now seems clear that the police were after Jamie Smith, who lived on the other side of the duplex, not Maye or his live-in girlfriend Chenteal Longino. Neither Maye nor Longino had a criminal record. Their names weren't on the search warrants.

For those not up to speed on all the crappy details here they are:
[Link: reason.com...]

and for those of us who don't like to read that much:
Mississippi Drug War Blues: Pt. 1

[Link: maristpoll.marist.edu...]
Facepalm.

re: #244 Varek Raith

It's a trick question, it was the dreaded hessian tea drinkers.

re: #245 RogueOne

It's a trick question, it was the dreaded hessian tea drinkers.

Yo momma!

And I just realized Encyclopedia Dramatica is gone.
:(

re: #246 Varek Raith

The last I checked (maybe a month ago?) it wasn't up. Wonder what happened to it. FBI party van or a lawsuit.

re: #246 Varek Raith

Yo momma!

And I just realized Encyclopedia Dramatica is gone.
:(

Where were you for the last couple of months?

The original author was pissed at what it turned into so she created Oh Internet (basically an inferior version of KnowYourMeme). A few users saved what they could of ED and moved it to Switzerland.

More on the Cory Maye story from an interview yesterday:

I asked him what he [cory maye] was thinking. He started to answer, but couldn’t. So, Evans, Maye, attorney Ben Vernia and I sat for a few moments in silence. Evans then asked, “You’re thinking about Ron, aren’t you? About the Jones family?”

Maye nodded, and dropped his head into his hand.

“I can’t tell you how many times that happens,” Evans told me later. “He grieves for them.”

Until that moment, it’s an aspect of this story I don’t think I had really considered. It must be an incredible burden to know you’ve taken another man’s life, that you’ve caused a pain and sense of loss for all the people who knew and loved that person, and that for them, that pain and loss are permanent.

I’ve noted more than a few times here that Officer Ron Jones, Jr., was well-liked in this community, even among blacks, which is something that can’t be said of many white police officers in the area. Independent of how convinced Cory Maye, his family, his attorneys, or anyone else may be of his legal or moral innocence, independent of the fact that he was put in an awful predicament set in place by bad policies and bad judgment, independent of all of that, he will still always know that he killed a man, a man he respected, a man he now knows meant him no real harm the night all this happened. That’s a hell of a thing to carry around. And it isn’t something he’ll leave behind with his orange jumpsuit.

I'm surprised there aren't more dead cops and civilians. The tactic of immediately escalating a situation by kicking in peoples doors at night is an obvious recipe for disaster. Rather than learning from their mistakes they take the dead bodies as evidence for an even more aggressive response.

re: #240 RogueOne

Hose arrest usually means something completely different.

I have heard that Antonin Scalia spends his lonely Friday nights searching the D.C. yellow pages for androgynous 'free agents' who will place him under hose arrest for a fee.

That's just what I've heard, mind you.

She puts the lotion on his skin....

re: #251 RogueOne

She puts the lotion on his skin...

I WAS HOPING TO GET SOME SLEEP TONIGHT YOU BASTARD.

/ :B

re: #251 RogueOne

She puts the lotion on his skin...

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re: #252 laZardo

I WAS HOPING TO GET SOME SLEEP TONIGHT YOU BASTARD.

/ :B

Could be worse. I could repost that story about the political writer giving Ari Fleischer a blow-job
Image: AriFleischer_WhiteHouse.jpg

re: #254 RogueOne

Could be worse. I could repost that story about the political writer giving Ari Fleischer a blow-job
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re: #253 Varek Raith

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