Avatar might be the most intellectually insulting movie ever made, but then again I don't get out a lot. And insulting my intelligence isn't incredibly hard.
Mostly I am just sad for my people. I watch while their pockets are being strip-mined in exchange for shiny images and it makes me sad for future generations. Will our children ever know what it is like to watch a movie that has not been designed as a commercial to direct their thoughts? And to think that 40 years ago we were worried about science making subliminal mind control possible... Who'd have dreamed the people would VOLUNTARILY PAY RECORD MONEY for the privilage of being treated like a child.
Mostly I am just sad for my people. I watch while their pockets are being strip-mined in exchange for shiny images and it makes me sad for future generations. Will our children ever know what it is like to watch a movie that has not been designed as a commercial to direct their thoughts? And to think that 40 years ago we were worried about science making subliminal mind control possible... Who'd have dreamed the people would VOLUNTARILY PAY RECORD MONEY for the privilage of being treated like a child.
super-coolest present I got this year:
perfect gift for a loose nut with an affinity for religious stuff!
perfect gift for a loose nut with an affinity for religious stuff!
fucking cat will not leave the keyboard and mouse alone. He's erased 2 posts already. I'm sick of typing so you get bare details now, thank Oscar. Here's my new jukebox, a "Rock-Ola Mystic 478" made in 1978 with a fancy new digital selection/credit display and 3 most popular "hit tracker" display. It doesn't work, but I got it thrown in while trading some old junk for some other old junk.
Seems unmolested inside, although there may be one component missing - there's some loose wire connectors all ending at about the same place, on the floor of the unit. There's an astonishing number of fuses, relays, switches, buttons, levers, dials and such in there. Everything seems to have power - there's no led indicators unlit, all fuses check out (visually) all breakers checked, nothing thrown. The only action I can get (aside from all the lights working fine) is for the platter to spin when
I throw a lever inside. I can't get anything to happen on the credit & selection screens nor can I get the record selector mechanism to budge, the needle to drop, or any sound to come from the amp. hmmmm.
I have more than enough 45's to fill it with great songs & change the selection every so often, I've been wanting a jukebox for that purpose for a long time.
Seems unmolested inside, although there may be one component missing - there's some loose wire connectors all ending at about the same place, on the floor of the unit. There's an astonishing number of fuses, relays, switches, buttons, levers, dials and such in there. Everything seems to have power - there's no led indicators unlit, all fuses check out (visually) all breakers checked, nothing thrown. The only action I can get (aside from all the lights working fine) is for the platter to spin when
I throw a lever inside. I can't get anything to happen on the credit & selection screens nor can I get the record selector mechanism to budge, the needle to drop, or any sound to come from the amp. hmmmm.
I have more than enough 45's to fill it with great songs & change the selection every so often, I've been wanting a jukebox for that purpose for a long time.
loosing my internet connection for a while. Got any advice for cheap, stand-alone internet service?? I need neither a phone nor cable/sat. tv. There's a company called "Clear" that will be offering wi-fi service for $25 a month, but it's not ready in my location yet, phone guy said within two months. Thing is I'm living off selling things online right now so I do need internet. I re-discovered my dusty PS2 with half finished Gran Tourismo 3 so I'm ok for entertainment regardless. Never get a chance to play the thing anyhow, so it's a moot point! Could I manage to fit a job in if there were anything better than $10 hr available?
I heard a fabulous story over Thanksgiving dinner:
My sister in law (fyi -that's my sister's husband's sister, ladeez. No takers on 'ol wheezy yet!) lives in NYC. She has a friend who agreed to dog sit for someone while they went away for a couple weeks. The dog was very old & had been struggling to hang in there for a while now. So yeah, the dog passed away under her watch, poor girl. She calls the owners and explains. They're understandably sad, but knowing the dog's age and health they reassure the girl and apologize for her having to deal with the situation. Having been a family pet since a pup they're very attached to it and would like to have the dog cremated. The girl agrees to take the dog in & pick up it's ashes the following day. NYC & no vehicle = subway time. The dog is medium size, about 50 lbs or so. She wraps the thing up as best she can & puts it in a suitcase with wheels to make the walk to the subway easier.
Getting on the subway a fellow sees her struggling with the suitcase & gives her a hand. He sits next to her & they make small talk. "That's a heavy suitcase, whatcha got in there?" Now me, I'd enjoy saying "a dead dog" just to watch the stranger's reaction. But to her that would just make the conversation with this overly friendly talker more tedious. Instead she thinks quickly & says "computer parts." Arriving at her stop she gets up & proceeds to exit the train. The fellow follows her to the door & offers to help again, but she assures him she's alright with the suitcase. The guy PUNCHES HER IN THE STOMACH and makes off with the suitcase. no shit. I would give anything to see that motherfucker's face when he opened the suitcase!!
My sister in law (fyi -that's my sister's husband's sister, ladeez. No takers on 'ol wheezy yet!) lives in NYC. She has a friend who agreed to dog sit for someone while they went away for a couple weeks. The dog was very old & had been struggling to hang in there for a while now. So yeah, the dog passed away under her watch, poor girl. She calls the owners and explains. They're understandably sad, but knowing the dog's age and health they reassure the girl and apologize for her having to deal with the situation. Having been a family pet since a pup they're very attached to it and would like to have the dog cremated. The girl agrees to take the dog in & pick up it's ashes the following day. NYC & no vehicle = subway time. The dog is medium size, about 50 lbs or so. She wraps the thing up as best she can & puts it in a suitcase with wheels to make the walk to the subway easier.
Getting on the subway a fellow sees her struggling with the suitcase & gives her a hand. He sits next to her & they make small talk. "That's a heavy suitcase, whatcha got in there?" Now me, I'd enjoy saying "a dead dog" just to watch the stranger's reaction. But to her that would just make the conversation with this overly friendly talker more tedious. Instead she thinks quickly & says "computer parts." Arriving at her stop she gets up & proceeds to exit the train. The fellow follows her to the door & offers to help again, but she assures him she's alright with the suitcase. The guy PUNCHES HER IN THE STOMACH and makes off with the suitcase. no shit. I would give anything to see that motherfucker's face when he opened the suitcase!!
A dope trailer is no place for a kitty.
A friend recently turned me on to this Canadian cable tv show called "Trailer Park Boys." It's 100% awesome comedy, 7 seasons worth. check it out:
you can watch all the episodes here.
I guess there are movies too, but my friend says the recent one is not nearly as good as the show. The early movie was a low budget project that resulted in the tv series, so it's probably good but I don't know if it's available or anything. It might be the black & white stuff on that youtube channel, I haven't gotten around to those shows yet. I'm somewhere in season 6.
A friend recently turned me on to this Canadian cable tv show called "Trailer Park Boys." It's 100% awesome comedy, 7 seasons worth. check it out:
you can watch all the episodes here.
I guess there are movies too, but my friend says the recent one is not nearly as good as the show. The early movie was a low budget project that resulted in the tv series, so it's probably good but I don't know if it's available or anything. It might be the black & white stuff on that youtube channel, I haven't gotten around to those shows yet. I'm somewhere in season 6.
Nothing new to report, I was sick of the song I posted last blog about a day after posting it. Speaking of sick I've got a nasty cold 
circumstances have kept me from riding the bicycle for a long time now, I was really looking forward to some exercise. I did go to Brianhead (ski resort) on the 17th & 18 for some riding but it was all shuttled downhill type stuff so that doesn't count. My truck is down at McCarren airport, I don;t want to ask anyone to take me there and get them sick, I think once I'm over this I'll ride the street bike there to fetch it. I hope that'll be tomorrow, but who knows.
Takeshi Terauchi, Emperor of the Surf Guitar:
like Dick Dale, he's still going strong for 50+ years. His guys could use a choreographer, but Terry's chops are as sharp as a Katana:
circumstances have kept me from riding the bicycle for a long time now, I was really looking forward to some exercise. I did go to Brianhead (ski resort) on the 17th & 18 for some riding but it was all shuttled downhill type stuff so that doesn't count. My truck is down at McCarren airport, I don;t want to ask anyone to take me there and get them sick, I think once I'm over this I'll ride the street bike there to fetch it. I hope that'll be tomorrow, but who knows. Takeshi Terauchi, Emperor of the Surf Guitar:
like Dick Dale, he's still going strong for 50+ years. His guys could use a choreographer, but Terry's chops are as sharp as a Katana:
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