Thu, 15 May 2008
john mccain kept your wiffle ball
the boys at ldopa.net have another great site up. check out this post. I made one contribution to the db. . . 15 May 22:46 | /links | 1 comment(s)
Mon, 12 May 2008
The Top 9 Double Bass Drum Players and Songs
I was recently reading an inspired blog post about dying with a cactus and got to thinking about blogs and music. And then after settling another unrelated argument about music I thought about making a blog post about it. But- you know what? I realized I didn't have my post in list form. People these days only read your blogs if you have a list, preferably in the form of a top 5 or top 10. So, without further ado, here's my
Top 9 Double Bass Drum Songs and/or Drummers.
Why top 9? Because that's 3 triplets mofugga!Now go practice your paradiddles #9 Lars - Metallica - One
although I'm tempted to not link anything related to Metallica
Arrrrr mp3 baddddddd
There may be better examples (Leper Messiah, etc.. .), but One always stands out (stands out for it's crappy production too) #8 Niko McBain - Iron Maiden
The dude's so badass he only needs one pedal to outplay most of the double-pedal users. (this probably isn't the best example either)
... there's more to read here ...
12 May 22:01 | /rants_and_raves | 9 comment(s)
Pretty Cool CCTV Story
via Reason.com via boingboing
The Get Out Clause, an unsigned Manchester band who could not afford a camera crew for their video, 'performed' in front of a load of CCTV cameras, requested the footage from the camera operators under the Data Protection Act and then stitched the results together for their music video.link here
youtube link 12 May 14:26 | /links | 0 comment(s)
Fri, 09 May 2008
Jon Lord
Sometimes I wish I either had a drum kit at work . . .or barring that a big ass Hammond organ at my desk and a huuuge amp. Sure, I'd get fired, but it'd be fun to just crank out the tunes (like this one). 09 May 19:17 | /links | 0 comment(s)
Thu, 08 May 2008
Indy BS Marketing
Okay, I love escapism and good stories, but let's nip this crap in the bud now.
If you don't already subscribe to the Skeptoid Podcast, you should. That said, read (if you don't want to download an audiofile) this episode about Crystal Skulls. That way when you start seeing more marketing kits/text from the Indy movie machine, you'll recognize it's just buzz for the movie . . .08 May 11:41 | /movies | 0 comment(s)
Wed, 07 May 2008
Link Lovin'
Jen has a new blog up. Go check it out, or add it to your RSS reader. It's called The Lucky Paw and she seems to update it a lot. Here's the 3rd best pic of Jen I could find:
07 May 20:23 | /links | 3 comment(s)
Ladbrokes & Hils
Why doesn't ladbrokes.com (or sites from vegas) have the odds or the line on when Hilary Clinton will give up? I'd like to put some cash down . . . (or at least see the odds). Surely someone has something . . . meanwhile, (via KC) comes this Also- and I'm being semi-serious in this "<p>" - there was a story back in '04 I think, in the NYT about how Hils and other Dems would snub Kerry in "huddles" on the Senate floor after his loss. Do you think the same thing's going to happen to her? (and yes, I'm still looking for the article) 07 May 17:19 | /general | 0 comment(s)
Tue, 06 May 2008
No Chains
Uggh, more anti-biz news in the Chronicle. I understand not wanting a Home Depot or Walgreen's or Starbucks on every corner, but the paint store in the article was already in business on Market and just wanted to move locations.
A paint company and a landlord in San Francisco's Mission District thought they had a good deal when they signed the lease for a paint store to move into a former video rental shop earlier this year.There's a funny line in there about a store on Fillmore too. I didn't know a Ralph Lauren store had been forced to do community service (of a sort) to take over the closed Smith & Hawken location or they wouldn't get their permit. 06 May 13:10 | /rants_and_raves | 0 comment(s)
But the plan had a problem: The paint company, which owns the Glidden brand, is considered a chain store and therefore was not a popular choice. The Planning Commission stopped the move, even though the company wanted to occupy a vacant spot abandoned by bankrupt Hollywood Video, another chain.
Sun, 04 May 2008
Fulham Safe?
I have this little text file where I save short drafts and/or ideas about blog posts. I had planned on this longer one about how I've been bummed out about following the EPL and I'm finally getting around to it as the season's winding down.
Before "cable" it was difficult for me to follow foreign games (that weren't in Mexico), especially the EPL. My brother has always liked Arsenal, and for a while, I kind of did too- but I wanted another team to follow. I knew it'd either be Liverpool or Chelsea and wound up following Chelsea games and news when I could- especially when Zola (more | more*) was there.
But over the past few years, Mourinho, Abramovich, and the playing style made me start looking for another team. For non-soccer folks, it'd be like being a Cowboys fan from afar pre-Jerry Jones.
Anyway, due to some American players getting contracts, Fulham started showing up on TV more- so I decided to pay some attention to them as I was already trying to follow American players abroad - Keller, McBride, Dempsey, Friedel, and Jay Demerit . . . (following players abroad is also why I'm not a fan of Landon Donovan).
Fulham had been doing okay, they were never that great the past few years, but they did alright. But this year, they fired their coach early on and started to slide down the table. They're in danger of being relegated (being kicked down to the lower league) and I was about to write them off and start looking for another team (they also have an owner I'm not a fan of . . .).
It's not that I'm abandoning the players, it's just that if they get relegated, the teams usually have a fire sale and the players flee anyway (unless they're Buffon in Italy).
The other thing is that I hope Fulham doesn't get criticized for having too many American players- that's not why they started to slide.
But anyway, Fulham won 2-0 yesterday and with one more game left, they can stay in the Premier League for another season. It's going to be a nailbiter. I hope they make it, and I hope they stop firing their coaches. . .
In other news, why would Messi go to Chelsea? (Other than for money). If he goes there, I predict a broken ankle in 4 games inflicted by some goofball defender from another team. Either that, or he shines and becomes the next Zola, but . . . that's a long shot.
04 May 13:11 | /futbol | 2 comment(s)
Thu, 01 May 2008
Protest Something
I just had lunch near Justin Herman plaza (near the Ferry Building). There's some May Day rally going on, but judging from the signs displayed, you wouldn't be able to figure out wtf people are protesting. There were signs for Longshoremen, Socialists, Defeat Bush, No Blood for Oil, US out of Iraq, "Stop the Immigration Raids", Reformed Medicine, something about China. . . . etc. The only thing we didn't see was a sign for "no spraying for bugs in SF", but that's probably because we weren't looking too hard. I wanted to steal the mic from one of the rally screamers and yell, "ok, lunch break's been over for a while people, get back to your desks!" sfgate.com article 01 May 15:24 | /rants_and_raves | 0 comment(s)
