Friday, January 27, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
DRUGS (NOT HUGS)
100 years ago, narcotics passed from country to country with minimal interference from the authorities. That all changed with the 1912 International Opium Convention, which committed countries to stopping the trade in opium, morphine and cocaine.
(Working well so far, isn't it...)
Saturday, January 21, 2012
A MATTER OF TIME
"A bid to move the UK's clocks forward by an hour for a three-year trial period fails after the legislation ran out of time in the Commons."
(from BBConline)
Guess they should have moved the clocks back to give themselves more…
Friday, January 20, 2012
RIP: ETTA JAMES
1938 - Jan.20, 2012: R&B singer who was perhaps best known for her song "At Last" which apparently is played at many weddings these days, including my daughter's. Which is where I heard it for the first time (4-1/2 years ago!). Coincidentally, she was discovered by Johnny Otis ("Willie & the Hand-Jive") who died 3 days ago.
BEST ANTI-SOPA QUOTE
Europe's Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes on the subject:
"Glad tide is turning on SOPA: don't need bad legislation when should be safeguarding benefits of open net... Speeding is illegal too: but you don't put speed bumps on the motorway."
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
DO THE MATH...
US banking giant Goldman Sachs cuts it's pay and bonus payments by 21% to $12bn in 2011,
as profits halve due to economic uncertainty.
SERIOUSLY...SERIOUSLY...???
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
RIP: JIMMY CASTOR
1947 - Jan.16, 2012: Famous in the 70s for the song 'Troglodyte' which introduced the world to Bertha Butt of the Butt sisters. Sorta tacky now, but it had a great beat and was quite funny back in the day:
"Troglodyte"(As recorded by Jimmy Castor Bunch) JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH What we're gonna do right here is go back Way back into time When the only people that existed were Troglodytes Cave men, cave woman, Neanderthal, Troglodytes Imagine the average cave man at home Listening to his stereo Sometimes he'd get up and dance He'd move something like this "dance dance" He'd get tired of dancing alone and look in the mirror And say "gotta find a woman" "Gotta find a woman, gotta find a woman, gotta find a woman" Then he'd go down to the lake where all the girls Would be swimming or washing clothes or something And he'd grab one by the hair You can't do that today fellas 'Cause it might come off You have a hand full of hair And she'd be swimming away from you This was a big woman, big Her name was Bertha, Bertha Butt -- one of the Butt sisters She looked down on him And started to crush him Then she began to play him He looked up at her and said "sock it to me" "Sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me" She looked down on him And said "I'll sock it to you daddy" And you know what he said He started it all way back then I ain't gonna lie to you He said "right on, right on" Hot pants, hot pants Uh uh uh. (c) Copyright 1972 by Jimpire Music.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
DID YOU KNOW?
There's a factory in Georgia that makes 10,000,000 sets of chopsticks weekly...
...and exports them to China, Japan, & South Korea!
Go figure...
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
NOT BUYING ENOUGH TWINKIES DAMMIT!
"Feed: BBC News - Home
Posted on: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:41 AM
Author: BBC News - Home
Subject: Tough times hit maker of Twinkies
The maker of Twinkies, the well-known cream filled sponge cake, files for bankruptcy protection in the US, citing the economic downturn." Now this is a terrible thing, since Twinkies have been one of my favorite snack foods since I was little. Remember a few years back they had the banana creme filled ones...? Even better! And of course, that fair food favorite - deep-fried Twinkies (especially dipped in a strawberry batter...oh, I"m starting to drool... So c'mon, skip your diet at least one day a week and have twinkies for lunch!! (or breakfast or dinner (or both)) |
Monday, January 09, 2012
TONY VS LYMPHOMA
Best wishes to Tony in his battle against lymphoma. Tony, we know you have lots of music left in you; fingers crossed you pull through and keep rocking for many years to come.
Sunday, January 08, 2012
Friday, January 06, 2012
RIP: BOB WESTON
1947 - Jan. 3 2012:Guitar player for Fleetwood Mac pre-Buckingham/Nicks; played on the 2 albums shown.
If you've never listened to the Mac pre-B/N, these 2 albums Bob played on would be a good place to start (and then work your way back to the beginning.)
If you've never listened to the Mac pre-B/N, these 2 albums Bob played on would be a good place to start (and then work your way back to the beginning.)Rock on, Bob, rock on...
Thursday, January 05, 2012
MY THEORY OF THE NEW YEAR
When people ask you how you’re doing,
at the beginning of the year you should reply “Fantastic!”
...until events drag you down as the year progresses…
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
RIP: LARRY 'RHINO' REINHARDT
1948 - Jan.12 2012: Guitar player for Captain Beyond (great band!) & also Iron Butterfly in the Mike Pinera years. Never got to see him, but a great musician, judging from his work.
Rock on Rhino, rock on...
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