red rocks

I was in Colorado this past weekend working.
We had some time off so we went a tourin'.
Did the Coors Brewery tour.
Did you know that they brew 1.3 million gallons of beer a day?
and we went out to Red Rocks.
It was pretty there.

New favorite show.

I was a comic book kid.
I spent most of the money that I made cutting grass as a youth (bid'ness man even then) on what I considered to be the most solid investment known to an 11 year old, comic books.
Plus I like too read.
I was convinced that by the time I was 16 I'd be able to sell my stacks of Punisher and Wolverine and buy a car. Sadly everyone else thought this as well.
So the publishers printed more copies...more copies = less scarcity... less scarcity = less value...
Hence I was unable to buy a car with my 'investment'. I did still get to read them though, match that T-Bonds.
This is all preamble though.

Whilst flipping channels on my tele the other day I stumbled on a show called
Who wants to be a super hero
I was intrigued (see above paragraph) so I settled in to watch.
It's your typical reality slop, save Stan Lee and people dressed in tights.
1st challenge...Change from your everyday persona (i.e.Clark Kent) to your super hero identity without anyone seeing you and run to a designated spot. The fastest there wins. Sounds easy.
Well, Stan Lee planted a little girl crying along the route to the finish to see which 'super hero' would stop and help. That's what they're supposed to do you know, being super heroes and all.
Not many did and from there they went on to fire/vote off/eliminate one super hero to be.
Yada yada yada....
I thought that this twist was quite clever and have now designated the aforementioned show my new favorite waste of time. I have also picked my horse for this competition....


MAJOR VICTORY
This guy deserves to win...He prances...He poses...He even told the little crying girl "jump up in my arm's little one" before he carried her to safety.

So I've picked my new show...You think that TNT will stop asking me to watch The Closer?

Fat and Happy

Exxon Mobile has done it again.
Big Numbers, Big Profits, Big CEO.
In this age of image driven corporate responsibility, you'd think that Exxon Mobile would choose a friendlier looking front man.




Like this guys here...Their motto is "Taking on the world's toughest energy challenges"
I'll submit my own and see what they think...
"Exxon Mobile, who you gonna run to?"

The boom is back

Great Interview with David Cronenburg.
Warhol...filmaking...the future of media.

Subterfuge

Well...It's gone.
It took a total of 38 hours for someone (i.e. CYNTHIA) to steal my sign (shown below).
I know that she's still sore at me for my unflinching campaign against her in the last election, but to resort to common thievery, come now girlfriend, that ain't right.
Election is Tuesday. Be there or be square.

Mr. Perkins' Neighborhood

Win Ben Stein's Morals

Read this on a blog that I go to fairly regularly, JasonPye.com. While I myself am not what you would consider to be a God fearing man, I do consider myself a moral person. I believe that debate and conversation is one of the greatest things about being a sentient creature. The ability to engage in constructive discussion with a person that holds different beliefs than you is very important.

...And because of this I have posted the following.

The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary, Sunday, 12/18/05.

"Herewith at this happy time of year, a few confessions from my beating heart: I have no freaking clue who Nick and Jessica are. I see them on the cover of People and Us constantly when I am buying my dog biscuits and kitty litter. I often ask the checkers at the grocery stores. They never know who Nick and Jessica are either. Who are they? Will it change my life if I know who they are and why they have broken up? Why are they so important?

I don't know who Lindsay Lohan is either, and I do not care at all about Tom Cruise's wife.

Am I going to be called before a Senate committee and asked if I am a subversive? Maybe, but I just have no clue who Nick and Jessica are.

If this is what it means to be no longer young. It's not so bad.

Next confession:
I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees.

It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, "Merry Christmas" to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a crhche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.

I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution, and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.

Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship Nick and Jessica and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him?

I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too.

But there are a lot of us who are wondering where Nick and Jessica came from and where the America we knew went to.

In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.

Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this Happen?" (regarding Katrina)

Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.

And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?"

In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK.

Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school . The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.

Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."

Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell.

Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says.

Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.

Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.

Are you laughing?

And for another view (via kraftblog) Keep your Jesus off my Penis

Take these two together and you get but one conclusion....I'll let Frank tell you.

"Do what you want and do what you will..just don't mess up you neighbor's thrill..

And when you've paid the bill, kindly leave a little tip..

for the next poor sucker on his one way trip."

Thank you Cynthia

I watched this debate last night.
Our duely elected representative did not show.
"A Slap in the Face"
That's What oppenent Hank Johnson had to say about her.
Look at what these people think.

Talked to a friend....my sign will be in this week.
I like to support my local politicians.

Busy Week for the Bidness Man

Totally Skipped Monday.
Cpmpleatly blew it off.

Tuesday...We're expecting the CDs to be shipped in today. I 'll post a pic with all 1,000 lined up in a neat little row for you guys. Tuesday night I have band practice and I have to show the rest of the band the finished product. Also the Atlanta Press Club is showing local candidates debating each other.

Wednesday...Today I think I'll cut the grass today. Then I need to have about 2 hours set aside so I can go thru each of the websites that soon to be elected officials have set up. It is time to pick my horse.

Thursday...Pistolero plays live on WRAS 88.5.
We have to play acoustically because their tiny little station cannot handle the rock.
Big thanks to the kids over at the Georgia Music Show for letting us on. We'll be on from 6 - 8 pm.

Friday...CD Release Party at Lenny's on Memorial. Big fun for all. Andrew Carter - 9 pm, Avaitor - 9:45 pm, Attractive 80's Women - 10:30 pm, Pistolero - 11:15 pm.
$5 door, $3 for a 24oz PBR.
There is a rumor that This Bike is a Pipebomb will be playing. If this is true they will come on after us, around midnight.

Saturday...Zoroaster has their WORLDWIDE release of an EP. Don't know if it's self titled or what. They're playing an instore over at Criminal Records. They play at 2 or 3 pm which doesn't matter because Will is such a sexy beast. Saturday night sea faring James and I will be starting the lamb roast in my backyard. We'll be there most of the night, feel free to drop by.

Sunday... Lamb Roast comes to it's completion and we eat. Stop by anytime after 1 pm and share in the spoils of shopping.

It's a big week and hopefully I can find some time to actually conduct some bid'ness.
This lifestyle ain't cheap turkeys.

What's wrong with the world? Ask these 2 guys

THIS
is absolutes grand.
Take the 3 minutes to watch all of this...
You won't be sorry.


Typed in 'you' to google images and looky what I found -------------->
He seems like a nice guy, but do you want him to date your sister.
Our friend peter has a page...I suggest you check it out.