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DED - 20-1-2012 at 12:02

o, we can have an internet without USA.

polydigm - 21-1-2012 at 09:22

Totally agreed, but it's worth considering in what ways they might be able to hamper matters. Type in "Who's in charge of the Internet?" in Google. Brings up some interesting food for thought which I need to look into further. I can imagine there is a certain type of right wing evangelist American that can't sleep at night because of the global nature of the internet and their personal lack of power over it.

punknaynowned - 21-1-2012 at 14:18

:singer:yeah, you've heard of stuxnet and russian and chinese hackers. The puddle of piddle that used to be little is rising around them. xenophobes have a warped world view that's fer sure and as soon as they can voice a fear, nowadays they feel they have the obligation to tell the whole world and *project* that fear as an accusation onto whoever is their hated enemy this week. Namely muslims, liberals, socialists.
Top ten clues that show your 'conservative' 'friend' is an american xenophobe

a) there are always enemies that want to do away with all that is 'good'
b) 'they''re always out to get them
c) the worst case scenario is already happening and must be stopped yesterday
d) nothing will stand in their way until they can exert their brand of 'righteousness' on anything that stands in their way (repeat)
e) small problems, like a pimple need to be excised with the biggest heaviest weapon that will strike fear into any that might think a pimple is not the greatest problem to mankind - while encouraging people to eat more greasy foods
f) if 'mistakes' are made, deny them, blame the victim and then use the 'opportunity' in the spotlight to pivot and call for a new crusade on another in the list of made-up enemies
g) demand that humans have no worth other than what money and jesus gives to them
h)anything done to further the tribe's cause is given carte blanche to do whatever they want and told ''It's OK If You're A Republican"
i) deny facts or reason if it conflicts with any of the above - or if it conflicts with anything the above has twisted them into believing
j) whatever you don't like, ask the tribe experts how they feel and if they agree, go on FOX and tell everyone how the terra-ists and liberals should be cut up, dismembered and put on display for it - so they can learn their place - whether or not what you think you saw or heard is what you actually heard or saw

I live in it. It's their fear that drives their actions and increases their ignorance all along the way as they 'progress' on their scorched earth policy.

Thankfully they're only about 10% of the population. another 10-20% do what the bullies tell them. Another 20-30% do what they tell them sometimes to get them to shut up. There's a good 40-60% in the middle though who don't really care at all or have any understanding of what's going on. The presidential race is like a long ball game tournament to them that most people will tune into for a month or two. They pick their sides, cheer and then go home.

Nearly 200 years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville said that the american experiment had a good chance of succeeding if people could keep their faith, improve on education and make the vote available to all. From this vantage in time, faith has fallen to all but the most virulently despotic, and education as a national project has almost been completely gutted, by money. That's where we were, in my estimation, before the Iraq invasion, before the loss of the credit mills and the economic collapse.
So yeah, we've fallen down hill and keep tumbling. More and more people are acting like they'd rather have a king. Gingrich has always acted like he'd be the man for that job. Another nightmare scenario that the right wing nuts seem to ready to embrace.

Hold on folks, the year of the dragon looks to be a mighty bumpy ride.:puzzled:

polydigm - 21-1-2012 at 15:02

I'm sure I had a razor blade lying around here somewhere ... ( I'm joking ... I think ... )

Anyway, how's it been Mr Punky? I'm studying my arse off.

punknaynowned - 21-1-2012 at 15:25

I'm fine. Paid rent and much of my bills. Only three weeks late.
Next month, next due date is in ten days.
I have food and heat and water and electric.
I almost have enough work to make it by. Almost - so long as I can be late.
I don't like it and would rather spend my time working but so much of the time is spent negotiating for the next job, running around for supplies and preparation and then waiting for payment. That's why I'm late - waiting to get paid.
But I'm okay.

I'm glad to hear you are feeling better and are back in the swing of things.:bouncy:

BBP - 21-1-2012 at 17:07

Been doing some embroidery lately...

I feel like a total fruit.

[Edited on 21-1-12 by BBP]

polydigm - 22-1-2012 at 01:03

Now there's a change of pace. Is that a book mark?

BBP - 22-1-2012 at 22:49

It is!

polydigm - 23-1-2012 at 03:16

Nice work. There are about a dozen maths books that I'm studying at the moment. I've got bookmarks all over the place.

punknaynowned - 23-1-2012 at 11:43

today I watched the new Downton Abbey episode up on pbsdotorg, a period piece set in a Yorkshire castle before and during WWI. Charming. Impeccable taste. I don't think I saw a single thing explode.

MTF - 24-1-2012 at 09:49

My daughter just returned to college after her Winter break. Her roommate informed her that her boyfriend - the son of a very famous Hollywood actor - proposed to her and presented her with a quarter-of-a-million dollar diamond engagement ring. She turned it down.

Good girl...

BBP - 24-1-2012 at 11:45

Goodness. Now I'm curious!

MTF - 25-1-2012 at 01:26

Here's the guy in question, along with his father and his stepmother.

Shhh, no names please...

BBP - 25-1-2012 at 10:26

Yes, I'd turn that down.

MTF - 26-1-2012 at 05:22

I can't blame you: his real name's Willard...

polydigm - 28-1-2012 at 01:26

Just got myself a Roland Cube 40 practice amp. I can now play anywhere in the house, whereas my 100W Fender was impossible, you only have to breathe on the volume knob to cause a riot.

BBP - 28-1-2012 at 23:26

Sister came over for the first time in almost twom months. She spent the day asleep on the couch.

Now we're having nuts. These are special: they have sateh flavour.
Sateh tastes like peanuts. So basically we have peanut-flavoured peanuts.

polydigm - 29-1-2012 at 03:26

Pushing the boat out.

In english we spell it satay. Basically a crushed peanut sauce (like crunchy peanut paste not smooth) with cumin, coriander and a hint of chilli or some similar type of flavour mix. I love it.

aquagoat - 29-1-2012 at 08:56

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm

Pushing the boat out.

In english we spell it satay. Basically a crushed peanut sauce (like crunchy peanut paste not smooth) with cumin, coriander and a hint of chilli or some similar type of flavour mix. I love it.

that sounds quite good, i'll have to taste that one day.

DED - 29-1-2012 at 11:08

You are too late for our tiger nuts :lol:

BBP - 30-1-2012 at 16:33

Been outside today. It's COLD!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2XyR8aanc0

punknaynowned - 30-1-2012 at 22:42

FYI, there's a lot of *pre*-historic evidence showing matriarchies were dominant or that women held greater degrees of power in tribal societies. But that's archaeological evidence. Think Venus de Milo, even stonehenge ...
but african and south american and asian cultures even today have strong females as leaders and having specific leadership roles.
There are traces of such dominance in ancient egypt, phoenicia and up to today as jews trace their genealogy thru the mother. You're not considered biologically jewish unless your mom and her mom were jewish/ Converts are not counted as biological, just converts. If your dad's jewish and mother some other ancestry, you're not born a jew though you can convert.

You're right bonny, greek and roman women were very much like slaves but so were the majority of people in their society, regardless of any rights they would eventually be allowed. Sparta had a different attitude but 2/3 of their population were kept as slaves - helots, the workforce, the army had no rights except in the hierarchy. There are a couple examples in the greek history of strong women but they were courtesans/artists and as such very much or very likely 'kept women'.

Of course, you know there is much speculation as to the Lilith character in the early part of genesis in the bible and what she may have represented ... and why she was supplanted. But it was a decided move into strict patriarchy and the story we have is all there is left.
Another example that feeds the speculation that previous to the story *being written down* there may have been more tolerance in matri-centric attitudes in prehistoric jewish culture.

The truth is that only in the last couple centuries have women been allowed and taken the opportunity to get education and tirelessly work their way into the male dominated world.
I say power to them. When women have more input into solving the problems of the world, we all benefit. Excluding them from the discussion is stupid and discounts half the population. When women can claim the power of their voice without the males shutting her down or trying to, the whole world benefits. Current case in point, Myanmar. Another, women in africa running org's that distribute mosquito netting, or teach reproductive education, or reading. The benefits are incalculable.
But also, there is a big cautionary tale here. Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton, Condi Rice, Christiane Legard are all strong females with a huge track record. BUT, they had to take on the attitudes, modes of expression and tactics of their male counterparts to succeed. Their example, as a result, seems to show that women have to limit their feminine side and push masculine traits in order to make it. But as women move in and take over in the ways they do, men will gradually be more and more responsive and accepting. It'll just take a long time.

polydigm - 31-1-2012 at 00:50

Like I said on the other forum, the differences are over played. I'd be quite happy living in a world where women were totally equal and no-one gave it another thought. In Plook's case, maybe it is genetic, but not in the way he thinks.

BBP - 2-2-2012 at 10:57

Nah, education. No genes.
Went over to the giveaway store, when I had walked there they had a sign on the door: "closed due to cold". They have no gas or electricity, the only power they have comes from solar panels. It's used for one small heater they have that's not making a lot of difference. So I understand it. But I wish I'd known.

BBP - 3-2-2012 at 19:45

Had heavy snowfall today, lasted at least 4 hours. Swept the pavement and attempted to build a snowman, but the snow is too powdered.

polydigm - 4-2-2012 at 04:15

Lovely weather here, not too hot. Played squash today for the first time since my surgery and it went well.

aquagoat - 4-2-2012 at 09:11

It snowed a bit tonight, will perhaps snow again today and tomorrow, we'll see.

BBP - 4-2-2012 at 11:08

We had the coldest night in 24 years. -22.9 C.

punknaynowned - 4-2-2012 at 13:24

rain all day yesterday but quit by sunset.
cooler today, we might reach 8C

BBP - 5-2-2012 at 15:42

Still cold. We now officially have a cold wave, the first one since 1997. The frost is on this pumpkin.

[Edited on 5-2-12 by BBP]

polydigm - 6-2-2012 at 03:09

BBP - 6-2-2012 at 19:44

Had an e-mail from Unica why he's not on the Z-forum anymore. :umm: I don't think he's coming back.

Calvin - 6-2-2012 at 22:27

I'm sure that upsets some people.

polydigm - 7-2-2012 at 00:58

Ask him to sign up here. I don't get why he couldn't at least say why. I appreciated his efforts at zappa.com and it upsets me somewhat that he couldn't say why.

BBP - 7-2-2012 at 22:24

I invited him today.
Thing is, I get along great with almost anybody who doesn't give me any reason to hate them. It's weird if people you have respect for are having a feud in your face, like Spacebro and Baddy, but it's even odder if you have it behind your back and are confronted with it all of a sudden. Fortunately there's no-one at war of the few regulars we have here.

polydigm - 8-2-2012 at 05:24

Unica is Paul Berkholst, right? He's removed himself from Dweezil Zappa World as well.

BBP - 8-2-2012 at 11:14

Goodness... whatever it is, it got him hard.

DED - 8-2-2012 at 18:03

I'm almost shure that BBP does'nt like this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22iGupTZJyQ
My Bonny is pissed

Calvin - 8-2-2012 at 18:24

Quote: Originally posted by DED

I'm almost shure that BBP does'nt like this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22iGupTZJyQ
My Bonny is pissed

For something that supposed to be playfully idiotic, it's actually really idiotic.

BBP - 8-2-2012 at 18:38

Welcome to carnaval Cal.

polydigm - 9-2-2012 at 00:53

OMGWTHWT

Oh my god, what the hell was that?

MTF - 9-2-2012 at 08:29

Man, Holland's got some seriously ugly people. It's almost as bad as the U.S...

BBP - 9-2-2012 at 10:51

Thank you for your comiserations. Bonny is indeed a name to sing and taunt with, and I have been tempted to change it for that reason.

Calvin - 9-2-2012 at 23:15

Quote: Originally posted by BBP

Welcome to carnaval Cal.

Why thank you, it's a real pleasure......wait.....is that good or bad?

BBP - 10-2-2012 at 09:43

Depends. I think carnaval is a lot of fun. For my father it probably has a bit of a bad aftertaste.

punknaynowned - 10-2-2012 at 10:54

Hope everyone has a happy Carnaval!
I dug up 1984 10 13 Padua, Italy Frank Zappa show
and that Outside Now is really great. Ike sings his little heart out.
I', also using ubuntu and feeling a whole lot better about computer experience
:thumbup:

BBP - 10-2-2012 at 17:11

Hey Punky, always great to see you!

BBP - 10-2-2012 at 20:14

Oh, here's some more local "glory":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6RiXYJgYyM

polydigm - 11-2-2012 at 07:52

Maybe next time, I dare not watch it right now.

punknaynowned - 11-2-2012 at 15:59

thanks Bonny!
I always feel welcome
and I often come by here.
I just don't have much to say

listened to 1984 10 12 Viareggio show. Great sound on that but the show overall not quite as splendid as the one on 1984 10 13.
1984 10 13 Padua has a surprise 'Sleep Dirt' done on electric guitar toward the end of the 'Let's Move to Cleveland' solo, raw and dirty blended with some Filthy Habits-type leanings.
Also listened to Ascolta 2008 11 29 show in the UK. this one:
http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=14092
then I started to listen to
1984 10 10 Bologna show which sounds pretty good too.

over here,
since there is forward motion on the housing crisis/foreclosure mess (though far from complete it's just starting)
and the Greek bailout will likely happen one way or another (far from over, I know, one step forward, two steps back)
the rightwing here has decided that Obama is to blame for contraception coverage that came into place when Bush was president.
So, more phony uproar because so many don't pay attention to the news.
I won't go on here at all.
It's just what I'm seeing.

It's sad that unica won't come back. He always seemed a nice guy. I'm still grateful that he shared all his stuff.

And I've sworn off the zforum.
If you look how long lumpy gravy is
31:34
that's how many posts I have. Silly, but it seems fitting to me.

punknaynowned - 11-2-2012 at 16:11

oh yeah, it's nice to see that Jakeobs did those interviews with Scott Parker and the idiotbastard,
supporting the Zappacast which is worth listening to, imo.
Episode 3 is my favorite as Scott talks to Greg Russo about the Paul Buff recordings.
Sometimes Greg talks too much but they include a number of surprising things.
Extended versions of Why Don't Ya Do Me Right? (about 48 minutes in) and in particular an instrumental labeled 'waltz' (about 54 minutes in).
Russo thinks it's very different than what Frank did later but I think it reveals a lot, being so early, of directions he would take later. Like Uncle Meat
the link
http://zappacast.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-31T13_43_40-07_...

[Edited on 11-2-12 by punknaynowned]

BBP - 11-2-2012 at 16:14

You're just scared to watch it, aren't you Poly? :devil:

Yeah I really feel like it's up to me now, I really need to finish that FZ drawing I was working on some years back.

Calvin - 12-2-2012 at 00:56

Quote: Originally posted by BBP

Oh, here's some more local "glory":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6RiXYJgYyM

Um..........okay?

BBP - 12-2-2012 at 11:36

The lyrics of the chorus go
"when we take a rollercoaster ride
it shouldn't stall"
and further continues with god-awful amateuristic rhyming. It continuously gets spoofed in the comments, like the top rated comment:
"when we take a rollercoaster ride
there needs to be a crane".

DED - 12-2-2012 at 14:41

This one does not need a translation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oukebShcq4k

BBP - 12-2-2012 at 16:39

Or this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkev8cM3GwU

polydigm - 12-2-2012 at 23:06

I dared watch that video this time ... OMG ... how is that entertainment? I was going to suggest that the reason comments had been disabled on the one DED just posted was that they might be getting death threats from Islamic Fundamentalists, but why would they be disabled on that last one Bonny posted? And, the concept of a young woman wearing a costume with fake breasts, that still aren't actually being shown, is ... bizarre.

Anyway, there go several minutes of my life I'll never get back. :freak:

Calvin - 13-2-2012 at 01:03

Quote: Originally posted by BBP

Or this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkev8cM3GwU

Sukkel! Verliezer!

DED - 13-2-2012 at 08:43

You're right about the fact that Johan is receiving threats, but in the case of Johan that is more or less usual. He was also threated for a song about Polish workers.

DED - 13-2-2012 at 08:51

Quote: Originally posted by Calvin

Quote: Originally posted by BBP

Or this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkev8cM3GwU

Sukkel! Verliezer!

The first one is translated correctly. But verliezer is not the word in Holland. We use "looser". And a looser he is. But that is a long story. He costed his city Tilburg millions. He became known in Holland as sidekick in a TV program. Then he wanted to start his own theatre in Tilburg. With money from the city. But his plans were not convincing. The theatre was closed before opening. Leaving the city with a great loss.

BBP - 13-2-2012 at 11:27

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm

I dared watch that video this time ... OMG ... how is that entertainment? I was going to suggest that the reason comments had been disabled on the one DED just posted was that they might be getting death threats from Islamic Fundamentalists, but why would they be disabled on that last one Bonny posted? And, the concept of a young woman wearing a costume with fake breasts, that still aren't actually being shown, is ... bizarre.

Anyway, there go several minutes of my life I'll never get back. :freak:

I tend to switch off commentary just because there's a huge amount of infantile people making nasty comments on it. "Adje" is, or was, pretty big he was a character from a very popular TV show. The tune he sings is from that enormous fantastic Dutch theme park Efteling. It's a big budget thing even though you wouldn't guess it from the quality, and it's definitely bigger than its quality. So in Adje's case there would be a lot of people making horrible comments, on something that's supposed to be kid-friendly.

BBP - 13-2-2012 at 11:29

Dad, it's "loser". "Looser" means "more loose".

punknaynowned - 13-2-2012 at 13:42

I'm on chromium a version of chrome for ubuntu
listened yesterday to
1984 10 08 Milan
today it's
1984 10 14,15,16 stint in Roma

DED - 13-2-2012 at 14:38

I knoow

but soometimes it happpens to me

polydigm - 14-2-2012 at 00:16

Soomtimes, things get so lose around here I end up completely loosing my perspective.

:devil:

punknaynowned - 14-2-2012 at 09:38

Ah-Ha!
1984 10 14 Rome show has three direct quotes of 'Sleep Dirt'!
1) in King Kong in the guitar solo
2) in Let's Move To Cleveland, he uses it to rev himself up for the big tortured guitar end-of-the-solo
3) in the Illinois Enema Bandit, in the solo, but just a line or two

BBP - 14-2-2012 at 20:40

Neat spots Punky!
Went to town today, notably to buy a book about the sorely missed theatre 't Speelhuis.

MTF - 15-2-2012 at 06:29

Nothing much happened today, but tomorrow my wife and I are going to see Zappa Plays Zappa.

They're playing at the Rio Theatre here in Santa Cruz. It's about a five-minute walk from our house.

This will be the third time ZPZ has played there. As you might expect, we're rather proud of that...

BBP - 15-2-2012 at 12:26

I can imagine that! In retrospect I could've begged ZPZ to play 't Speelhuis...

Man I miss that place.
Still haven't heard from Unica.

polydigm - 16-2-2012 at 03:16

MTF, ZPZ are playing a cool set at the moment, too. I'm jealous. They're not coming to Adelaide when they visit OZ this time.

MTF - 16-2-2012 at 07:43

Just got home from ZPZ; and boy, are my arms tired...

They had Scott Thunes on bass. I don't know what happened to Pete Griffin. Maybe Stewie got him...

Good show, as always. Scheila did a killer sax solo during "Eat That Question."

At the end of the encore they played "Whipping Post." That was when we left...

BBP - 16-2-2012 at 08:16

Pete quit the band and they have a replacement lined up so he won't be back.

How was Scott Thunes?

punknaynowned - 16-2-2012 at 15:34

I picked up the Tucson zpz show w/ Scott on dimeadozen.
Haven't listened to it yet.
Instead I shifted gears and started to listen to the early 'B' grade or better rated '77 shows I haven't heard.
Yesterday it was
1977 01 26 Munchen and today it is
1977 01 27 Dusseldorf
exact same setlists, except 26jan has I'm the Slime and 27jan has a long City of Tiny Lights.
tomorrow, you guessed it,
1977 01 28 Brussels

all is well here
sun hits the front of this little house with the ground all frosted over under a dappled light blue sky

BBP - 16-2-2012 at 20:18

Went to De Efteling. Dad stayed home sick. Pictures are coming.

polydigm - 16-2-2012 at 23:05

I'm officially enrolled at uni as a student now and the fee hassle has finally been sorted out. Next week I find out how much work I'll be getting and sign up as a casual employee, so it's all coming together, gradually. I'm enjoying and getting right back into my study of maths. I've been doing a little work on a couple of new music compositions as well and tinkering around on the piano. When I'm not working on something, which is nearly all the time I'm awake, I still watch a tiny little bit of TV and last night I read a little more out of Zappa the Hard Way, which is turning out to be an interesting read. Also, of course, I'm still finding time for forum stuff.

[Edited on 16-2-12 by polydigm]

MTF - 17-2-2012 at 11:25

A funny thing happened at the ZPZ show. I didn't mention it last night, because it hadn't really sunk in yet.

A friend of mine is the assistant manager of the theater. Part of his job is to escort the performers from the green room to the stage.

I hate sitting down for longer than necessary, so before the show I was out in the lobby, talking with my friend. Then the manager gave him the nod. He went off to the green room to get the band, and I went to the bathroom.

When I got back, I figured they'd be backstage, so I was sort of hurrying to get back to my seat. Then I looked up to find myself face-to-face with Joe Travers. I did a double-take and mumbled "Hey Joe." He gave me the silent, this-happens-all-the-time laugh and said "Hey."

I would have loved to talk with him for an hour or three, but this was definitely not the time. So I just kept walking. I looked around, and I noticed I was surrounded by the entire band. I stopped dead in my tracks.

Most of them were just standing there fidgeting, and looking at the ground. But I could feel the energy. They were like a bunch of racehorses lined up at the gate. They had waited all day for this, and they were ready to go.

I felt like I was invading their space, so I turned to walk toward the theater door. I heard Dweezil say "Let's all follow this gentleman," to which I replied "Don't follow me: I'm lost too."

I held the door open, and they all filed past me into the theater. Although it was dark, a few people realized what was happening and started clapping. As my friend led the band down the stage-right aisle, the applause slowly built to a crescendo. Then they got to the stage, Dweezil said hello, and Travers kicked them into "Sexual Harassment In The Workplace."

I thought that was pretty cool...

polydigm - 17-2-2012 at 22:47

Sounds cool to me MTF, something to remember the night by for sure. What was the volume of the concert like?

punknaynowned - 18-2-2012 at 03:31

Haha MTF!
aren't those little in-between moments great?
hahaha
I'll probably get to hear the Tucson show later on tonight

by the way that 1977 01 28 Brussels show of zappa was recorded very well and the sound on playback leaves little to be desired except maybe a hotter set of vocal mics and a bit crisper on the bass which gets a bit rumbly
but the sound is if you were there in the first few rows. You get to hear what they played rather than how it sounded in that hall or with that crowd etc. Little interference of the shape of the hall or noise of the audience. Remarkable sound! Makes the variations in arrangement stand out pleasingly. Like in Pound For A Brown.

BBP - 18-2-2012 at 10:32

Wow MTF, that's really awesome!
Hope the study finds you well, Poly! It sounds great anyway.

polydigm - 19-2-2012 at 23:39

I'm definitely a happier bunny lately than I have been for a long time. My illness in the middle of 2010 brought it all to a head and I've been figuring out what to do with my life ever since. I tried starting honours back in 1989 but I was way too distracted. I'm very focussed this time around and have my priorities sorted out, so it's all steam ahead.

BBP - 20-2-2012 at 20:38

Go Poly!

polydigm - 21-2-2012 at 23:02

Thanks for the cheers, Bonny. My current level of ebullience is not going down well with everyone I come across.

BBP - 23-2-2012 at 13:04

You can be really proud of yourself. DED knows it's not easy to start college again late in life.

[Edited on 24-2-12 by BBP]

polydigm - 24-2-2012 at 14:58

My first lectures start next week and then I have a couple hours work a week consulting first years starting the week after next.

BTW, does my avatar show here okay and has anyone ever noticed any problems with my pics in the 1000 thread?

punknaynowned - 24-2-2012 at 15:19

the avatar is fine and the pics in the other appear regularly, that I've noticed.
Yesterday
I listened to 1977 09 17 Baton Rouge FZ show. and a 40 min rehearsal tape
1978 08 XX where they did a bit of Flakes and rehearsed the don't eat the yellow snow suite of songs, which is always good to hear Ike sing those songs. Frank explains about the sausage patty and St Alphonzo.

polydigm - 25-2-2012 at 02:56

I have a web host that I'm beginning not to trust. Something funny happens with my links every now and then. I don't want to get technical, but I use an ftp mirror to update my website which basically only bothers with files when they've changed, which is very convenient and it used to work really well. Lately, though, it seems as though files are some how changing when I'm not actually doing anything to them which makes me wonder what my host is doing with my files.

BBP - 26-2-2012 at 14:20

Wrist continues to hurt. It feels cold. I'm limiting my online time to stuff that doesn't require intensie mouse work.

polydigm - 27-2-2012 at 12:35

What happened to your wrist?

punknaynowned - 27-2-2012 at 16:21

duckduckgo.com The Search Engine is fantastic!
I've already looked up shiina ringo, dubai hotels and airline tickets to mumbai!
now what?
today I listened to 1982 05 17 Paris - a show 128 minutes shows some rare panache like Packard Goose and Watermelon and Sofa an embarrassment of riches. King Kong and Sharleena are great on that date too.

tuesday I listen to random stuff

[Edited on 28-2-12 by punknaynowned]

BBP - 28-2-2012 at 11:19

It is isn't it? I've noticed how horrible Google has become with that filter thing when I was looking for scenes from Howl's Moving Castle, and all I got was kids playing the theme music.

My entire arm's been too overstressed. Yesterday I gave myself a slow day with no drawing, no keyboard, no knitting and no PC at all. It didn't help much. So today I'm just limiting use, as in: no more Super Crazy Guitar Maniac Deluxe 4, which is too much fun and probably the culprit.
It's an odd sensation. It doesn't really hurt, it sort of... feels colder.

On my slow day I went to the second-hand store in Geldrop again. Not long before I was there, my chain fell off. After putting it back on and having it fall off immediately afterwards, I found there was too much play in the crankshaft.
There's a very good chance that I'll be needing a new bicycle.

I've had this one for nearly four years, which is great considering the age of the thing and the price we bought it for. My new bike, which I got when I was 11, lasted for three years when its sprockets became so worn down it was practically unusable. My chain would drop off three times on the 5km trip to school; I became an expert at replacing it without having to get off. What makes it real bad, though, is my dad's bike is also in disrepair; and we still don't have a car.

DED - 28-2-2012 at 18:10

Bonny came home with a new secondhand bike today. Actually it is the first one she buy herself on her own.
A remarkable milestone.
When arriving home I did my first repair on it ,the frontwheel was loose. I only had to tighten the nut and there is no fraction or whatsoever on the frame. Nice one BBP.
My bike has an bigger problem with the sturmey archer speed control. Something is wrong inside, so I think I need a new wheel at least.

MTF - 29-2-2012 at 04:46

Our power company - P. G. & E. - is replacing a power pole on our street tomorrow. As a result, we'll be without power, internet and cable for about seven hours. I'll be down to just my cell phone.

The horror, the horror...

polydigm - 29-2-2012 at 08:55

There's a coincidence, we had the power out for about 6 hours for a similar reason last Tuesday. The irony is that there is no legal way to take advantage of our solar panels while they have the electricity disconnected.

BBP - 29-2-2012 at 17:36

Aw that's CRUEL!

My arm feels better, provided I don't use it for typing.
Went to the giveaway shop and got some fleshy-tint fabric to make plushees with.

MTF - 1-3-2012 at 09:51

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm

The irony is that there is no legal way to take advantage of our solar panels while they have the electricity disconnected.

Same here. When grid power is off, our inverter shuts off as well. The last thing the power company wants is some doofus like me pumping electrons into the grid when they have a guy in a cherry picker, trying to troubleshoot the lines.

BBP - 2-3-2012 at 12:11

Ah that makes sense.
Hope my arm will be doing better today.

KAPTKIRK - 4-3-2012 at 22:20

I logged on to The Goose wth no problemo! Fantastic! I also hosted a local Sat. night cable show with a new band called Box Of Screws.The lead guitarist is a friend and asked me to help "meet the band" inbetween sets.It was fun stuff! I had to wait for someone to introduce me! Then she said welcome Major Kirk a local improvisational actor and comedian.So all at once I got promoted and had to be funny too! The latter was easy but the former.Well,I only used Kapt.Kirk so I wouldn't be called Curt,Kirt,Kurk,and Cirt,so I don't know how to deal with this "on air" promotion! I guess I'll just accept it,just don't call me Major Tom! You know your old or talking to a real social misfit when they say who's Capt.Kirk and Startrek was a television program? Kaptian Kirk,Rock Interveiwer. :guitar::drums::guitar2::singer:
Hope your arm is better Bonny.

[Edited on 10/10/10 by KAPTKIRK]

punknaynowned - 5-3-2012 at 00:31

so right there's this aussie chick who's made youtube videos basically since she was a kid, all through uni and now after 280+ clips ... not so much.
she got a gig and did a world trip with lonely planet and after that pretty much quit talking to her youtube clan.
But she's funny. Funny in a way that points out our silliness by, get this, 'doing the stupid thing first' and thereby encouraging the shy people to follow. But this 'conversation' with the people who watch these things is of course hackneyed and messed up a lot of the time. A 'two-way' that doesn't quite go back and forth. More hilarity ensues. So, she's been away for awhile and people forget but she put a clip up the other day:
somebody said,

"there once was a natalie from austrailia
who spoke through communitychannelia
she made her subs waite
long past the promised date
and when she returned it was
histeria"
-1skywrench

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml8CpshSIrE&

funny girl.
Also listened to
1967 09 30 Stockholm
1967 12 03 Ann Arbor, MI
1968 04 28 Detroit, MI
1968 05 03 Denver, CO today
all about four hours and some of my favorite early mothers: gives a good view of what they were doing and even the kind of influence they would have. Fun.

BBP - 5-3-2012 at 11:01

Quote: Originally posted by KAPTKIRK

I logged on to The Goose wth no problemo! Fantastic! I also hosted a local Sat. night cable show with a new band called Box Of Screws.The lead guitarist is a friend and asked me to help "meet the band" inbetween sets.It was fun stuff! I had to wait for someone to introduce me! Then she said welcome Major Kirk a local improvisational actor and comedian.So all at once I got promoted and had to be funny too! The latter was easy but the former.Well,I only used Kapt.Kirk so I wouldn't be called Curt,Kirt,Kurk,and Cirt,so I don't know how to deal with this "on air" promotion! I guess I'll just accept it,just don't call me Major Tom! You know your old or talking to a real social misfit when they say who's Capt.Kirk and Startrek was a television program? Kaptian Kirk,Rock Interveiwer. :guitar::drums::guitar2::singer:
Hope your arm is better Bonny.

[Edited on 10/10/10 by KAPTKIRK]

Welcome Kirk!

Wait wait... see that edited on date? You started time travelling or something? Or do we still need serious tinkering?

BBP - 7-3-2012 at 11:19

Monday: 2nd hand shop day. It's the week when I travel to the one that's further away, but that also has a nice cheap supermarket. I want to use my father's bicycle, but he decides against it since it had gear problems. Reason why I want to use his, is my bicycle that I bought last week has a flat rear tire, and I won't be sure I can travel back with enough air in it.
I go, get shaken a lot halfway on a clinker road, visit the shop, buy a book, want to go to the supermarket... Tire is too flat to ride. I end up walking back the full 8 km. It starts to rain.:swear:

Tuesday: I decide to go to that supermarket (and other nearby shops). I tighten the nut on my father's saddle and go.
Had a wee bit of problem with the gears, and since the chain guard broke off my trousers get caught in it twice. As I get close to the supermarket, the cycling takes a lot more force.
Cause is found quickly: the tire hasn't been screwed into position well enough, moved sideways and is rubbing against the frame. I manage to push it back into place, but the popping back gets worse, and after my visit to the supermarket I end up walking about 2/3 of the way back. :swear:

Today: give-away store. Normally I walk that. Shall I do that today? Hmmm.

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