Anyone interested in going to check this out?

The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army

One of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century.
Kneeling archer, Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), terracotta with pigment, Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang, Lintong. &$169; The Trustees of The British Museum with the permission of the Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Center. Photo: John Williams and Saul Peckham.

The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army is inspired by one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. The exhibition includes complete terracotta warrior figures and represents one of the most important groups of works relating to the First Emperor ever to be loaned to the U.S.

The famed terracotta army was initially discovered in 1974. In recent years, ongoing excavations have revealed that the army stood guard over a vast underground palace of far greater complexity than was previously assumed. The exhibitions will present both iconic and recently discovered examples including warriors from the terracotta army, court officials, acrobats, musicians, terracotta chariot horses, and bronze water birds discovered beside the complex's underground river.
Crane, Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), bronze with colored pigment, Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang, Lintong. &$169; The Trustees of The British Museum with the permission of the Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Center. Photo: John Williams and Saul Peckham.


These life-sized terracotta figures populated the underground tomb complex just as they would have been integral to the activities of the First Emperor's actual court. With so many figures on view, visitors will be able to see how each assumes a distinct role. For the soldiers, differences in armor detailing and hair style denote military rank. Some stand while others kneel, frozen in the poses of infantrymen, generals, and archers in action. For the civilian figures, identities are revealed by stature, costume, and stance: the heavy belly of the strongman, the lithe pose of the acrobat, and the small frame of the robed stable boy disclose a carefully orchestrated court life in which each person served a distinct purpose.
Stone armor, Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), limestone, Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang, Lintong. &$169; The Trustees of The British Museum with the permission of the Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Center. Photo: John Williams and Saul Peckham.
Further, all figures are individualized with a distinctive facial appearance. Close to 1,000 figures have been excavated from the tomb, and it is estimated that a total of 7,000 may ultimately be unearthed. No two terracotta figures are identical, testifying to a remarkable feat of organized production.

The First Emperor will present the objects within their historical and archaeological contexts and will discuss recent research and excavation. In doing so, the exhibition also presents a reassessment of the First Emperor himself, a crucial figure in Chinese history. It was through his military conquest that what we now know as China was unified in 221 B.C. Equally important to the empire were his governmental and cultural achievements, which include the establishment of a centralized bureaucracy, a unified law code, standardized coinage and script, and the building of the Great Wall. The objects on view in The First Emperor are at once a representation of the military and civilian worlds he created, and a demonstration of his desire to exert equal control over his afterlife.

Thursday May 15th Atlanta at Vinyl The Meatmen are playing with The Despised.
It's going to be an awesome show so don't miss it.

My birthday party is coming up again Sat. March 1st 2008. I will be making chili and serving food of of the grill from 3pm to 6pm. The rest of the party will go until the kegs and booze run out. This years party will have the same popular theme as the previous two, so there will be bible burning, free t-shirts that read "WARNING! Does not pray well with others" and I'll be giving out rosary beads to girls (and some guys) who show their tits. This year I'll be having people coming from all four corners of the country so my house will be a party all weekend and any one is welcome to drop by and join in at anytime.

184 Rogers St NE #303 Atlanta GA 30317
678-886-6406

Red Hot B-Day Party March 3 2007
This is a reminder for those of you who keep asking when it's going to be. If you are new to my friends list this is when you should mark my b-day on your calendar and if you live out of town start making travel plans. If you just get here you will have a place to stay.
My party will be themed liked last years so there will be the popular bible burning, free t-shirts (Nothing warms the soul like a burning bible), booze and yes I'll be giving rosaries to women who show their tits.
If you have any questions or need directions feel free to ask.

"I contend that we are both Atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you. When you understand why you dismiss all other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours."
Stephen Roberts, poet

I love this kick ass weather. Last night as I rode home from the bar on my motorcycle and I could hardly belive how nice it was at 3am. It's been pretty nice for the past couple of months. It's allowed me to start my garden about 8 weeks ago. I'm already getting salad fixins and peas already.
http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USGA0028_f.html

Hello,
This is your invite to come celebrate my birthday.
Even those of you on my friends list but don't know me are more than welcome to come to my party. There will be burning bibles, free t-shirts, beer and I'm giving out rosary's like mardi gras beads to girls
that show their tits. If you come you do have to bring a book to burn, it can be any book not just the bible.
If you come and don't have a good time I'll refund your soul.

My address is
184 Rogers St NE #303
Atlanta, GA
30317

If you have any questions, fears or crushed dreams you would like to talk to me about feel free to drop me a line.

Hey,
I'm having some shirts made for my B-Day party that say "NOTHING WARMS THE SOUL LIKE A BURNING BIBLE" If your interested in one let me know size and style.
Styles
Baby Dolls
Tank Tops
T's
If your on my friends list the shirt and S&H are free.
If you need more than one they are $10 and that includes S&H

I reposted this bulletin on myspace and got a few good answers that took me back.

How they met me....
After looking at some of these responses I took a trip down memory lane, ahhhhhh...... It's interesting how first impressions can last. Most people I meet I can't remember their name in 2 minutes but there has been a few people that I've met that I instantly know that I will know them for the rest of my life. That's not always a good thing. Mikel K really met me at work but he's allowed a little writers embelishment.

MIKEL K POET--IN A CROSS FIRE HURRICANE...

JENWEN- I don't remember the first time. I'm sure that the heavens opened, the angels wept, and the sky was filled with rainbows and cherubs. Probably with Eric, probably while drinking. It's all just a blur...

JEN - The first time I remember meeting Dave is in Minneapolis in 88 while I was on a road trip with a couple friends. We had just driven into the city and stopped a punk rocker walking along and he took us over to Daves house. I remember he had a room full of home made weapons, one was a big stick with barbed wire on it. LOL Not that he's a trouble maker or anything!

Elliott- I was doing acid in a renovated gas station and this lizard looking skinny geek with a ugly denim jacket and a mohawk (..I know ,huh?) Dave walks up to me & sez "Do you mind if I give you shit?"
I said "not at all."

Travis - Met Danger Dave while looking for other bald miniature gamers online. Drove to his place with a truckful of minis and it was war at first site, hahaha!