Daryl Hannah is totally cool!
really -- I had no idea. i was checking out AmandaAcrossAmerica, which led me to hannah's site, dhlovelife.com. learned about the very cool Southcentral Farmers, who until recently cultivated 350 community farms in what was formerly nothing more than a South-Central LA wasteland (and, which is, sadly, on the way to becoming one again).
check out d's video-blog on mushroom expert, paul stamets. (did you know that common button mushrooms -- those plain, white "snow" mushrooms you can find in any grocery store -- as well as trendy portabellas, contain the same dangerous carcinogens as those produced when you smoke cigarettes??!! stick with the shitakes!)
12.13.2006
12.08.2006
good thing they aren't attorneys.....
'cuz their argument sucks -- hear about this? there's this restaurant in Tempe, AZ, called The Heart Attack Grill, that uses a Hooter's-style gimmick of having their waitresses wear naughty nurse uniforms as they serve up such items as the Quadruple Bypass Burger and Flatliner Fries to customers. so, a bunch of nurses started complaining, and the whole thing has culminated in the AZ Board of Nursing sending the owner a letter informing him that only real nurses can be called nurses........
anyway -- here's the argument made by some brilliant administrator: "Nurses are the most sexually fantasized-about profession," said Sandy Summers, executive director of the Center for Nursing Advocacy, based in Baltimore. "We're asking people, if they're going to have these fantasies, please don't make it so public. Move these sexual fantasies to other professions."
apparently, it's not OK with the nurses for their profession to be objectified, but it IS OK with them if other professions are.
hmmmmmm. like, say, attorneys, maybe??
you, uh, want some fries with that shake??
'cuz their argument sucks -- hear about this? there's this restaurant in Tempe, AZ, called The Heart Attack Grill, that uses a Hooter's-style gimmick of having their waitresses wear naughty nurse uniforms as they serve up such items as the Quadruple Bypass Burger and Flatliner Fries to customers. so, a bunch of nurses started complaining, and the whole thing has culminated in the AZ Board of Nursing sending the owner a letter informing him that only real nurses can be called nurses........
anyway -- here's the argument made by some brilliant administrator: "Nurses are the most sexually fantasized-about profession," said Sandy Summers, executive director of the Center for Nursing Advocacy, based in Baltimore. "We're asking people, if they're going to have these fantasies, please don't make it so public. Move these sexual fantasies to other professions."
apparently, it's not OK with the nurses for their profession to be objectified, but it IS OK with them if other professions are.
hmmmmmm. like, say, attorneys, maybe??
you, uh, want some fries with that shake??
10.27.2006
10.26.2006
10.17.2006
10.02.2006
Deus Ex Machina -- say what now?...
i suppose that this really shouldn't surprise me, given that over half of the population around here believes that the universe is 6,000 years old, but -- come on!! take a look......
gets better. at the moment, the AKtual MagiK Machines aren't available. for now, Gissandaner is peddling a DVD that explains the technology. shell out your $20 for the disk, and you get to be one of 1.6 million so-called "witnesses" who will be invited to football fields across America and Canada on July 10, 2007, for the machine's debut. then they get to have the generators installed in their homes, at which point they're entitled to free electricity for life.
how will this work? according to Gissandaner, International Tesla Electric Co. (ITEC) will retain ownership of the home-installed generators, and the company will sell all the excess electricity being created in everyone's backyards, garages and basements back to the utilities. forgive us -- of course you wanna know what it looks like...
looks pretty legit, huh? but who's that dashing gentleman in the picture? could it be Fred Gissandaner? alas, no. it is none other than Dennis Lee. so, who is Dennis Lee?
a coupla google searches later, and it's no surprise to this cybernaut that this whole thing has sketchy roots. Dennis Lee, apparently, is some kinda techno-snake oil salesman for the new millenium. in an open letter he wrote in May of 1999, to explain to former members of the Tesla Society why it had been acquired for a grand total of $5,000, Lee proclaims, "It is my belief that Nikola Tesla was the greatest scientist ever to grace mankind with his presence....I am in awe of his greatness and respect his insight more than I do any other human this side of Jesus Christ." how touching. or weird. Lee refers to good old Nikola as "the Guru," while referring to himself, more modestly, as the Director of Research for Better World Technologies.
the BBA, on the other hand, refers to the whole thing as a scam. not to be discouraged, good old Akron, Ohio has seen the likes of Lee's shameless hucksterism before, back in 1999.
so, how is it that he is coming back? not to mention how a hair-brained scheme like this managed to get floor time at a ward meeting. according to the linked article, Akron Councilwoman Renee Greene, commenting on Gissandaner, said "she was unaware of the court actions or Lee's connection to Gissendaner's investment proposal when she agreed to let Gissendaner speak at her meeting."
Nikola Tesla
(July 10, 1856 - January 7, 1943)
i suppose that this really shouldn't surprise me, given that over half of the population around here believes that the universe is 6,000 years old, but -- come on!! take a look......
``Jesus Power and Light'' -- a free-electricity promotion denounced by scientists, consumer advocates and state attorneys general -- was pitched at an Akron City Council member's Sept. 5 ward meeting.apparently, there's this sales guy named Fred Gissendaner, described as "a respected local sports hero and community figure," who claims to be a "certified dealer for the Hummingbird Motor & Sundance Generator, which purportedly harnesses the energy of permanent magnets to produce more electricity than it uses."
gets better. at the moment, the AKtual MagiK Machines aren't available. for now, Gissandaner is peddling a DVD that explains the technology. shell out your $20 for the disk, and you get to be one of 1.6 million so-called "witnesses" who will be invited to football fields across America and Canada on July 10, 2007, for the machine's debut. then they get to have the generators installed in their homes, at which point they're entitled to free electricity for life.
how will this work? according to Gissandaner, International Tesla Electric Co. (ITEC) will retain ownership of the home-installed generators, and the company will sell all the excess electricity being created in everyone's backyards, garages and basements back to the utilities. forgive us -- of course you wanna know what it looks like...
looks pretty legit, huh? but who's that dashing gentleman in the picture? could it be Fred Gissandaner? alas, no. it is none other than Dennis Lee. so, who is Dennis Lee?
a coupla google searches later, and it's no surprise to this cybernaut that this whole thing has sketchy roots. Dennis Lee, apparently, is some kinda techno-snake oil salesman for the new millenium. in an open letter he wrote in May of 1999, to explain to former members of the Tesla Society why it had been acquired for a grand total of $5,000, Lee proclaims, "It is my belief that Nikola Tesla was the greatest scientist ever to grace mankind with his presence....I am in awe of his greatness and respect his insight more than I do any other human this side of Jesus Christ." how touching. or weird. Lee refers to good old Nikola as "the Guru," while referring to himself, more modestly, as the Director of Research for Better World Technologies.
the BBA, on the other hand, refers to the whole thing as a scam. not to be discouraged, good old Akron, Ohio has seen the likes of Lee's shameless hucksterism before, back in 1999.
so, how is it that he is coming back? not to mention how a hair-brained scheme like this managed to get floor time at a ward meeting. according to the linked article, Akron Councilwoman Renee Greene, commenting on Gissandaner, said "she was unaware of the court actions or Lee's connection to Gissendaner's investment proposal when she agreed to let Gissendaner speak at her meeting."
"Fred is the kind of person that I consider resourceful," she said. "He came to us from a religious perspective."ah! -- now we get it. if it were for your church, you'd take a closer look, but, hell, it's good enough for the city, yo!
She doesn't think any harm was done at the meeting because nobody took him up on the offer.
"If my church was going to be involved, then we would be investigating," she said. "Otherwise, this was just a pass-along-information thing."
(July 10, 1856 - January 7, 1943)
9.28.2006
mind-blowing stuff
dunno about you, but when i see stuff like this, it just makes me go "wow."
a visual interpretation of the universe of blogs.
if you like that kinda thing, then you just gotta try out the TouchGraph GoogleBrowser. pick a URL for the app to use as a staring point -- you'll be amazed at everything you're linking to.
here's what TBH looked like, at first glance:
if you like buying things, here's more cool stuff:
dunno about you, but when i see stuff like this, it just makes me go "wow."
a visual interpretation of the universe of blogs.
if you like that kinda thing, then you just gotta try out the TouchGraph GoogleBrowser. pick a URL for the app to use as a staring point -- you'll be amazed at everything you're linking to.
here's what TBH looked like, at first glance:
if you like buying things, here's more cool stuff:- billed as the "world's first sleep phase alarm clock, axbo uses a wristband to collect our data and determine your optimal wake-up time. (199 EUR)
- wanna know even more? strap a bodybugg on like a pedometer, and find out your specific caloric needs, based on your actual lifestyle. ($399 -- includes armband, 3-month subscription to web-based program and 2 remote sessions with a nutrition coach.)
9.26.2006
9.22.2006
it all started when.....
if i could overcome inertia, the first thing i'd do would be to write a book, which would be nothing more than a clever presentation of a whimsical intellectual journey on the web, with Google as my travel agent, one esoteric search leading to another, each path leading to a virtual door, opening into a metaphorical rooms ("it's like a room....."), the walls of which are covered by more virtual doors ("....full or doorways....."), each door opening into seemingly endless vistas of information, bizarre and inspiring.
maybe i should point out that my Google searches regularly tend to spin out of control. they start out well, mind you -- what you will see here is fairly typical: what begins as a search for a fairly precise kernel of information tends to rapidly disintegrate into a gargantuan digression.
which likely explains why i haven't written the aforementioned book. (see? it's not really inertia, after all. and certainly not laziness -- if anything, i'm too BUSY learning to write the damned book!)
kinda like this......i land at the doorstep of the Partridge Family Temple.
oddly enough, what led me there was reading about Peter H. Gilmore, High Priest of the Church of Satan, who apparently has or once had some association with the Partridge worshippers. the things you learn on the web.
no, i'm not a satan worshipper. i got there, because i was reading about ketamine. and i was reading about ketamine because there's a huge plant outside of my office. allow me to explain.
i was reading Dale Pendell's latest, PHARMAKO/GNOSIS: Plant Teachers and the Poison Path.
(Dale's a great read, even if you don't give a hoot about the powers of plants.) i was reading about Angel's Trumpets in the "Daimonica" chapter, because there's a huge specimen of this very plant flourishing outside of my office.
as i continue to read the rest of the book, there's a chapter on ketamine. Pendell talks about legendary scientist and psychonaut John Lilly, who was a user of the scary disassociative drug. he then lists the names of some of Lilly's pals who died. since i have this weird fascination with morbid facts, i decide to see what i can learn about these people, but of the 4 or 5 listed, i could only remember the name of Marcia Moore, so i looked her up.
reading about Marcia touches on reading about other people who have messed around with ketamine, and one of them is -- wait for it -- the devilish Peter H. Gilmore.
somewhere along this path, i'm led astray by the Lilly's mischievous spirit, who takes me to Darenet, where i clicked on a link labelled, "New Federally required warning label to be placed on all medical Marijuana." this takes me to a friendly little skull and crossbones.
while i'm there, i can't resist reading about Lilly's 80th Birthday Party (click the pic). all i learned from this published account was that the great man would have benefitted from hiring a party planner.
i think i'm done, but find that i still have this satan guy on the radar. what the hell (ha!), i click on his link, which leads me to the cyber-HQ of the dark church itself. i mumble some Latin and make the sign of the cross, but i am a Fearless and Inveterate Explorer, and will not be daunted by The Spooky. i click on the "News" link to see what the whackos are up to. as it turns out, not much. this comes as no surprise to me. i've long thought that evil, in the grand scheme of things, was boring, and i like to think that the devil and his minions are, at heart, slothful creatures. so, the Prince of Darkness's "news" page turns out to be mostly a place to promote events, magazines and movies. kind of a "This Week in Helltown" thingy. among our finds...
scary books. scary radio. scary B&W films. scary Mexican movies. the devil's own diary (scary!). guys in drag. scary sexy things, because we all know the devil is always horny. scary art. even scary babydolls.
plus, judging by the blurb, a helluva fun party:
billed as "the World’s most exclusive Halloween event!" it's The Official Salem Witches Halloween Ball!! sounds like the witches know how to party!....
(note: do not try this at home. this post took me 4 hours to do. -- ed.)
if i could overcome inertia, the first thing i'd do would be to write a book, which would be nothing more than a clever presentation of a whimsical intellectual journey on the web, with Google as my travel agent, one esoteric search leading to another, each path leading to a virtual door, opening into a metaphorical rooms ("it's like a room....."), the walls of which are covered by more virtual doors ("....full or doorways....."), each door opening into seemingly endless vistas of information, bizarre and inspiring.
maybe i should point out that my Google searches regularly tend to spin out of control. they start out well, mind you -- what you will see here is fairly typical: what begins as a search for a fairly precise kernel of information tends to rapidly disintegrate into a gargantuan digression.
which likely explains why i haven't written the aforementioned book. (see? it's not really inertia, after all. and certainly not laziness -- if anything, i'm too BUSY learning to write the damned book!)
kinda like this......i land at the doorstep of the Partridge Family Temple.
oddly enough, what led me there was reading about Peter H. Gilmore, High Priest of the Church of Satan, who apparently has or once had some association with the Partridge worshippers. the things you learn on the web.no, i'm not a satan worshipper. i got there, because i was reading about ketamine. and i was reading about ketamine because there's a huge plant outside of my office. allow me to explain.
i was reading Dale Pendell's latest, PHARMAKO/GNOSIS: Plant Teachers and the Poison Path.
(Dale's a great read, even if you don't give a hoot about the powers of plants.) i was reading about Angel's Trumpets in the "Daimonica" chapter, because there's a huge specimen of this very plant flourishing outside of my office.
as i continue to read the rest of the book, there's a chapter on ketamine. Pendell talks about legendary scientist and psychonaut John Lilly, who was a user of the scary disassociative drug. he then lists the names of some of Lilly's pals who died. since i have this weird fascination with morbid facts, i decide to see what i can learn about these people, but of the 4 or 5 listed, i could only remember the name of Marcia Moore, so i looked her up.reading about Marcia touches on reading about other people who have messed around with ketamine, and one of them is -- wait for it -- the devilish Peter H. Gilmore.
somewhere along this path, i'm led astray by the Lilly's mischievous spirit, who takes me to Darenet, where i clicked on a link labelled, "New Federally required warning label to be placed on all medical Marijuana." this takes me to a friendly little skull and crossbones.
while i'm there, i can't resist reading about Lilly's 80th Birthday Party (click the pic). all i learned from this published account was that the great man would have benefitted from hiring a party planner.i think i'm done, but find that i still have this satan guy on the radar. what the hell (ha!), i click on his link, which leads me to the cyber-HQ of the dark church itself. i mumble some Latin and make the sign of the cross, but i am a Fearless and Inveterate Explorer, and will not be daunted by The Spooky. i click on the "News" link to see what the whackos are up to. as it turns out, not much. this comes as no surprise to me. i've long thought that evil, in the grand scheme of things, was boring, and i like to think that the devil and his minions are, at heart, slothful creatures. so, the Prince of Darkness's "news" page turns out to be mostly a place to promote events, magazines and movies. kind of a "This Week in Helltown" thingy. among our finds...
scary books. scary radio. scary B&W films. scary Mexican movies. the devil's own diary (scary!). guys in drag. scary sexy things, because we all know the devil is always horny. scary art. even scary babydolls.
plus, judging by the blurb, a helluva fun party:
"This Halloween season, the Witches of Salem celebrate the power of the men in our lives. Men, dress as your most rebellious and devilish as you cast off the shackles of authority and walk as the god that you are! Women, dress in your most sexy black garters and lace for those you hope to bewitch and ensnare."
billed as "the World’s most exclusive Halloween event!" it's The Official Salem Witches Halloween Ball!! sounds like the witches know how to party!....
damn! this sounds like fun even for an amateur pagan like me! check out the pics!Bewitchments of the Evening Include
* Sumptuous hors d'oeuvres
* Free Tarot readings by practicing Salem Witches
* An eclectic mix of music from Pop to Goth, Industrial to Top 40 with dj addambomb
* A cash bar to serve your favorite potion
* $666 Cash Prize for Best Costume
* 2nd Place Winner will receive 2 tickets to the Vampires' Masquerade Ball (for 2006 or 2007)
At the evening's pinnacle, all Witches and Warlocks present will break the chains of guilt-laden oaths placed upon them by orthodox faiths as they meet the man in black and sign his book, striking new oaths and promises to a more magical life...
"As a special Halloween treat to our esteemed friends at the Church of Satan, tickets are $100 per person for COS members only (regular price: $150 per ticket). When ordering tickets, please use the discount codeword: SATAN"in the end, just good clean fun.
(note: do not try this at home. this post took me 4 hours to do. -- ed.)
9.05.2006
Adele moves to Manhattan
Cosmetic heir and art collector Ronald Lauder (who began collecting art at age 14...) has landed Gustav Klimt's 1907 Portrait d'Adele Bloch-Bauer I, which will reside in his Neue Galerie, over on 5th and 86th, along the city's "Museum Mile."
Lauder reportedly paid anywhere from $138-145 million for the work which, at 138 x 138 cms, makes that about $7,300 bucks per square centimeter.
Once again, I'm clearly in the wrong business.
I like this one a lot.....
Avenue in Schloss Kammer Park, c. 1912
Cosmetic heir and art collector Ronald Lauder (who began collecting art at age 14...) has landed Gustav Klimt's 1907 Portrait d'Adele Bloch-Bauer I, which will reside in his Neue Galerie, over on 5th and 86th, along the city's "Museum Mile."
Lauder reportedly paid anywhere from $138-145 million for the work which, at 138 x 138 cms, makes that about $7,300 bucks per square centimeter.
Once again, I'm clearly in the wrong business.
I like this one a lot.....
8.24.2006
not a planet!
who knew?! i guess all these years diminutive little Pluto has been relying on its cuteness to crash the big ol' Solar System Party.
speaking of gravitational fields......
oh, c'mon! we mean that in the fondest of ways. frankly, there's something quite fascinating about the bizarre tension created by all of the conflicting elements of the Brit's persona -- artist, girl, sex symbol, drama queen, mother, wife, vixen. maybe she does have it all.
who knew?! i guess all these years diminutive little Pluto has been relying on its cuteness to crash the big ol' Solar System Party.
speaking of gravitational fields......
oh, c'mon! we mean that in the fondest of ways. frankly, there's something quite fascinating about the bizarre tension created by all of the conflicting elements of the Brit's persona -- artist, girl, sex symbol, drama queen, mother, wife, vixen. maybe she does have it all.
proof of modern-day evolution, perhaps?
FDA approves over-the-counter sales of Plan B "morning after" contraceptive to adults.
(note to self: buy stock in Barr Pharma, Inc.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
so, how would this be for a cool chain of events?:
1) FDA approves over-the-counter sales of Plan B "day after" contraceptive to adults.
2) Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA)and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)drop objections to Senate vote to confirm Dubya's current recommendation for acting FDA Commissioner, Andrew von Eschenbach.
3) Your Humble Chronicler purchases undisclosed amount of stock in Barr Pharma, Inc., manufacturer of Plan B contraceptive.
4) Eschenbach confirmed.
6) Conservatives, upset with Dubya's failure to block Plan B approval, move to impeach him.
5) Eschenbach backs review of Schedule 1 and paves way for legalization of substances.
6) Your Humble Chronicler experiences unprecedented windfall in Barr Pharma stock as it soars through the roof.
7) Dubya resigns.
8) America withdraws troops from Iraq.
*wink*
FDA approves over-the-counter sales of Plan B "morning after" contraceptive to adults.
(note to self: buy stock in Barr Pharma, Inc.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
so, how would this be for a cool chain of events?:
1) FDA approves over-the-counter sales of Plan B "day after" contraceptive to adults.
2) Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA)and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)drop objections to Senate vote to confirm Dubya's current recommendation for acting FDA Commissioner, Andrew von Eschenbach.
3) Your Humble Chronicler purchases undisclosed amount of stock in Barr Pharma, Inc., manufacturer of Plan B contraceptive.
4) Eschenbach confirmed.
6) Conservatives, upset with Dubya's failure to block Plan B approval, move to impeach him.
5) Eschenbach backs review of Schedule 1 and paves way for legalization of substances.
6) Your Humble Chronicler experiences unprecedented windfall in Barr Pharma stock as it soars through the roof.
7) Dubya resigns.
8) America withdraws troops from Iraq.
*wink*
4.13.2006
Links for Fearless Minds
The Band, in keeping true to it's curious spirit and Our Mission of providing information that, if nothing else, tells you all about all those things your parents don't want you to know, thought we'd post some links. Just stuff we've collected through the years, the result of our own personal journey through the forest of life.
Have fun.
Now, don't get lost.
The Band, in keeping true to it's curious spirit and Our Mission of providing information that, if nothing else, tells you all about all those things your parents don't want you to know, thought we'd post some links. Just stuff we've collected through the years, the result of our own personal journey through the forest of life.
Have fun.
- Alexander and Ann Shulgin, a couple of my personal heroes:
- Professor X
- A lecture, some writing
- A film trailer
- Academy of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies
- Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics
- Ancient Mystery Schools
- Beyond the Illusion
- Council on Spiritual Practices
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Frontier Orgs on the Web
- Hazardous Media
- Heffter Research Institute
- HG_Ultra (conspiracies, anyone?)
- Institute of Noetic Sciences
- Mavericks of the Mind -- profiles and works of really cool people
- Prescience - visit a little bit of Aldous Huxley's Island
- The Gaian Mind - honor thy Mother!
- Ram Dass - he who needs no introduction
Now, don't get lost.
3.21.2006
spring
Spring is here, finally, though more according to the calendar than to the weather. Still, no complaints about the winter -- for Ohio, it was lame. Fine with me. Still glad it's almost over.
I'm tired, folks. Tired of my work, the people where I live, the town, Ohio, politics. Tired. Need a break. Thinking about going to Ireland. Or England. Just for a week or so, with my son. But need a break from America and Americans.
Spring. Critter action in the backyard. A groundhog. The coyotes are back. Could be a band name. Mommy deer and little ones wandering about at night.
On that note, we'll leave you today with a little bit of The Sun, from their most recent, Blame it on the Youth.
myspace.com/thesun
Spring is here, finally, though more according to the calendar than to the weather. Still, no complaints about the winter -- for Ohio, it was lame. Fine with me. Still glad it's almost over.
I'm tired, folks. Tired of my work, the people where I live, the town, Ohio, politics. Tired. Need a break. Thinking about going to Ireland. Or England. Just for a week or so, with my son. But need a break from America and Americans.
Spring. Critter action in the backyard. A groundhog. The coyotes are back. Could be a band name. Mommy deer and little ones wandering about at night.
Listening to:And I got the Wilco DVD, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, which I heard about a few years ago and have wanted to see ever since. Can't wait to play it.Mountain Goats -- All Hail West Texas Cat Power -- The Greatest Delgados -- Great Eastern Delgados -- Hate The Sun -- Did Your Mother Tell You?
On that note, we'll leave you today with a little bit of The Sun, from their most recent, Blame it on the Youth.
myspace.com/thesun
2.16.2006
damn, I haven't been here for awhile...
so. yeah. i've come to a conclusion. knowing that no one gives a crap about this blog, and that it likely WON'T get me "discovered" and shit, I find it tough to keep up with. like, i'll have thoughts that I think, "hey -- I should blog this....." like, how I spent my MLK day. how i saw interracial couples comfortable in public places and stuff. how it was all cool, and a reminder of how far we've come.
then i remember no one will read it, and so much of everything else in America is a mess, so I forget to post it.
so, i don't know what people care about. i don't know what they're interested in. i'll be 44 tomorrow, and the most solid observation i have to share about life and people is that people become more disappointing by the decade.
like -- dave matthews band fans. why are they such idiots? look -- here's a couple of threads currently popping on the anstmarching fansite. see for yourselves:
and, once they get way down there, they find kindred spirits. by the truckload. gobs and gobs of other superficial people who have never quite risen beyond the 2nd level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. though they act like it. then again, if i think about it while looking at the hierarchy, this particular breed of nitwits seems, from their conversations (used loosely), to suffer more from shattered personalities than any type of clearly defined retardation or developmental paralysis.
maybe they're just too stupid to even be charted. who knows.
what may be more interesting is how they are drawn in such huge numbers to the music of an otherwise innocent jam band. that may be the bigger question: what is it, specifically, about the music of the dave matthews band that seems to appeal so heavily to emotionally immature, superficial ADHD stoners??
really -- read the stuff. I'm serious. really not joking. this borders on being an epidemic. the site is huge, and is hugely active. yet, just try to find any real content. go ahead. try. if you find any, you can expect also to find whoever posted it to be roundly criticized for "harshing everyone's gig" or some other such bullshit. it's a mutual admiration society of the dumb and dumber, and if you don't fit in, you're about as welcome as gay bigfoot with leprosy at a monthly meeting of the middle aged republican housewives of Ohio.
i'm serious. if i were dave matthews, i'd look into this, 'cuz it's downright yucky.
seems a lot of them also love cats. draw your own conclusions.
you're far better off having a beer here.
but, hell -- what do you think? y'all never write me.
in the meantime, i'm watching the Olympics. yes, until they're over.
so. yeah. i've come to a conclusion. knowing that no one gives a crap about this blog, and that it likely WON'T get me "discovered" and shit, I find it tough to keep up with. like, i'll have thoughts that I think, "hey -- I should blog this....." like, how I spent my MLK day. how i saw interracial couples comfortable in public places and stuff. how it was all cool, and a reminder of how far we've come.
then i remember no one will read it, and so much of everything else in America is a mess, so I forget to post it.
so, i don't know what people care about. i don't know what they're interested in. i'll be 44 tomorrow, and the most solid observation i have to share about life and people is that people become more disappointing by the decade.
like -- dave matthews band fans. why are they such idiots? look -- here's a couple of threads currently popping on the anstmarching fansite. see for yourselves:
- something called Positive or Negative?
- something called Gotta love my Girlfriend!
- something called What Are You Watching Right Now?
and, once they get way down there, they find kindred spirits. by the truckload. gobs and gobs of other superficial people who have never quite risen beyond the 2nd level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. though they act like it. then again, if i think about it while looking at the hierarchy, this particular breed of nitwits seems, from their conversations (used loosely), to suffer more from shattered personalities than any type of clearly defined retardation or developmental paralysis.
maybe they're just too stupid to even be charted. who knows.
what may be more interesting is how they are drawn in such huge numbers to the music of an otherwise innocent jam band. that may be the bigger question: what is it, specifically, about the music of the dave matthews band that seems to appeal so heavily to emotionally immature, superficial ADHD stoners??
really -- read the stuff. I'm serious. really not joking. this borders on being an epidemic. the site is huge, and is hugely active. yet, just try to find any real content. go ahead. try. if you find any, you can expect also to find whoever posted it to be roundly criticized for "harshing everyone's gig" or some other such bullshit. it's a mutual admiration society of the dumb and dumber, and if you don't fit in, you're about as welcome as gay bigfoot with leprosy at a monthly meeting of the middle aged republican housewives of Ohio.
i'm serious. if i were dave matthews, i'd look into this, 'cuz it's downright yucky.
seems a lot of them also love cats. draw your own conclusions.
you're far better off having a beer here.
but, hell -- what do you think? y'all never write me.
in the meantime, i'm watching the Olympics. yes, until they're over.