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Ashtray floors, dirty clothes and filthy jokes...

vronsky — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:55:50 -0800

The Replacements you didn't hear -- demo versions of Alex Chilton, Can't Hardly Wait, Run for the Country + Nowhere Is My Home

Les Paul, 1915-2009

mrg — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:05:59 -0800

Les Paul, musician, pioneer of multitrack recording, and creator of one of the most successful and recognizable guitars in history, passed at the age of 94. Known to guitarists around the world through the guitar that bears his name (built initially using a hunk of 4"x4" lumber), Les Paul also is credited with being the first to develop multitrack recording in 1955 to overcome the noise problem of using the overdubbing technique used at the time. Aside from releasing many popular jazz guitar albums throughout the 40s and 50s, he had a radio program and a short TV show with his wife, Mary Ford, in the early fifties. He won two Grammys for his 2005 album American Made World Played (bringing his total to 7), and even recently played regularly at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York. He has left a lasting influence on American music and culture.

Without Paul

bigmusic — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:42:57 -0800

We declare the man Paul of Tarsus [non-ebonite link], the false teacher against the mark of Covenant and God's Torah, to be outside of the Way taught by Yeshua, the anointed, son of Maria and Yosef.

So, how would I go about laundering money?

wallstreet1929 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:09:05 -0800

If the Government is running a larger than usual Ponzi scheme, then developing your own abilities to launder money cannot be far behind. So, how would I go about laundering money?

Zeitgeist: Addendum

Baldons — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:40:49 -0800

We already talked (self-link, sorta) about Zeitgeist: The Movie. Its author, Peter Joseph, recently released Zeitgeist: Addendum. (beware: last two links are two hour movies) This time, it’s about money and debt, scarcity and resources. The first, financial part may look like an extended Ron Paul ad, but then there’s a sudden turn towards resource-based utopian techno-communalism, and an endorsement for The Venus project. It seems to me like "Kropotkinian anarchism meets The Matrix". In these rough times, is it time for a big leap? [Also announced: The Zeitgeist Movement, still not active]

Early Paul Simon

RussHy — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:09:38 -0800

SLYT: Paul Simon and his brother play Davy Graham's 'Anji'.

Has the US peaked and is in decline?

yoyo_nyc — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:24:02 -0800

Some books you might want to read about the US and recent political developments in the world. In 1987 Paul Kennedy published The rise and fall of great powers. He predicted the decline and collapse of the USSR and analyzed patterns that came with the rise and fall of great powers in the last 500 years. A superpower basically gets builds on economic strength, over-stretches its power, exhausts itself by over-stretching and finally falls, at least by the theory of Kennedy. Kennedy points out that nearly every power has reacted to decline with increased military spending, which leads to a feed-back effect. Money and resources that are needed for economic growth are consumed by an ever increasing military budget. In 2006 nearly 50% of the worlds military spending was done by the US. Recently we have seen problems in Georgia and other former USSR states (Orange revolution in Ukraine). Brzezinski laid out his most significant contribution to post–Cold War geostrategy in his 1997 book The Grand Chessboard. He defined regions of Eurasia and in which ways the United States ought to design its policy toward each region in order to maintain its global primacy. Brzezinski recommends in this book that the US should support and encourage separatist movements in and around Russia and China. Currently the US has military bases not only in Eastern Europe but also in Uzbekistan and Kirghistan. The US also wants Ukraine and Georgia to join the NATO. Seven years ago, in 2001, the French scientist Emmanuel Todd wrote "After the Empire: The Breakdown of the American Order", a book that was widely received as left wing US-bashing. Recently this book has been re-reviewed more positively and Todds description of the US housing bubble, industrial decline, trade deficit and "military theatricalism" might be more than just US-bashing. Todd predicted in 1976, at the age of 26, the decline of the USSR in "The Final Fall: An Essay on the Decomposition of the Soviet Sphere" what could be seen as a kind of track record. Emanuel Todd claims that the US has peaked and that the future economic center will be Eurasia. With Europe and Asia connected by Russia, the central piece of geostrategic interests Here, Todd and Brzezinski agree that Russia holds the key to many geostrategic scenarios. For Todd it is Russia that will economically connect Eurasia, for Brzezinski this is a threat and hence separatist movements should be supported. Amazingly Todd sees fewer problems with Muslim extremists due to increasing literacy rates especially among the females but not everybody agrees with him.

Paul is Dead.

five fresh fish — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:32:03 -0800

Paul is dead. No, not that "Abbey Road" Paul, the other one, silly! The famous Paul is, alas, in a nasty divorce proceedings against his now-ex-wife "ol' Rocket-Leg" Heather Mills. Who apparently has reason to want to kick his ass.

Presented in the belief that divorce is America’s greatest danger to the home and the community...

beaucoupkevin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:26:39 -0800

Divorce Hearing was a television program where couples aired their grievances to Dr. Paul Popenoe, who would attempt to help them figure out how to make things work. Popenoe is notable for few things: he wasn't a real doctor - his highest academic achievement was receving an honorary degree from Occidental College; he founded the first "marriage clinic" in the US in Los Angeles in 1930 and created and authored the long-running "Can This Marriage Be Saved?" column for Ladies Home Journal. Oh yeah, he was a eugenics proponent, too. (Discovered via.)

Lew Rockwell Dunnit

Henry C. Mabuse — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:08:03 -0800

Lew Rockwell Dunnit - in interviews with Reason, a half-dozen longtime libertarian activists—including some still close to Paul—all named the same man as responsible for writing Ron Paul's newsletters containing inflammatory rhetoric under his name: Llewellyn Rockwell, Jr. Previously.

Angry White Man

empath — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:53:20 -0800

Angry White Man. The New Republic examines the archives of Ron Paul's newsletters.

The Serial Seducer

smoothvirus — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:31:23 -0800

Meet Paul Janka. He has recently been featured (twice) on NBC's Today Show, as one of New York's finest lotharios. You can also read his 17-page dating manifesto (pdf). Since his television appearance, reaction has varied from highly negative to positive, with little middle ground. Could he represent a new paradigm for dating in a post-feminist world?

Large Marge sent him.

miss lynnster — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:39:22 -0800

He was born in 1980, during a risqué Groundlings show. After cameo roles (NSFW/language) in two Cheech & Chong movies, he earned his own HBO special. Four years later, Pee Wee Herman made his first fea ture film. Love him or hate him, his tv show won 22 Emmys... it seemed he was the luckiest boy in the world. Until one fateful day. Since then he's kept busy, and has regularly started and then nixed rumors of the bow tie's return. Recently he's changed his mind though, and in June a middle-aged Pee Wee made a surprise appearance after 15 years. Now he's promising two upcoming Pee Wee films... but will Johnny Depp take over his giant underpants? Full episode of Pee Wee's Play house Christmas Special (1988) Feliz Nahbehblah! Full first episode of Pee Wee's Playhouse Pee Wee's E! True Holly wood Story Official Pee Wee website Gary Panter's website (Art Director) Danny Elfman's website (Composer) Phil Hartman tribute page (Co-writer) Vintage Pee Wee commercials Commercials for Playhouse toys Greenpeace commercial Japanese commercials Anti-crack public service announcement Vintage appearances Doing standup with Morgan Fairchild His Letterman appearances On Saturday Night Live (in jail with Jon Lovitz as Tommy Flanagan, the Compulsive Liar) Chatting and making crank calls with Joan Rivers Showing Dolly Parton around the Playhouse Hosting Friday Night Videos Guest starring on an episode of 227 with Jackee On Arsenio Hall Miscellaneous San Francisco's Paul Reubens' Day Pee Wee's theme song played live Pee Wee's theme on piano Pee Wee sound board The Pee Wee dance page Jim Carrey as Pee Wee Pee Wee Herman Se7en mashup 1987's foremost Pee Wee Herman impersonator Pee Wee fan site Paul Reubens mugshots Pee Wee's Sodomy House Fan-made stop-motion animated Playhouse gay porn short (Very NSFW - duh) Recent Paul Reubens interviews discussing Pee Wee On NPR's Fresh Air in 2004 2006 AV Club interview 2006 Time Magazine article Introducing Pee Wee's Big Adventure at Hollywood Forever Cemetary's annual screening On Letterman On Jimmy Kimmel On Conan On adult swim, talking about casting the Playhouse

Ron Paul and the Sex Pistols

augustweed — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:02:11 -0800

"Ron Paul and the Sex Pistols!" Never thought I’d hear the words “Ron Paul and the Sex Pistols” in the same phrase.

Saint John-Paul

bobbyelliott — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:56:38 -0800

One down and one to go.

Whatever it is, it’s better in the wind.

Smart Dalek — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:13:41 -0800

40 years ago, the Vicious Cycles motorcycle club assaulted a construction worker before taking to the road. Fortunately, filmmakers Chuck Menville (father of voice artist Scott Menville) and Len Janson were on hand to film the gang's misdeeds. Menville and Janson's picture would ultimately become part of a trilogy, with Blaze Glory and Sargent Swell of the Mounties produced wit similar eye-catching style. Decades later, the filmmakers' work would be echoed in another tale of conflict, in addition to a product-themed homage to more recent hipster subculture.

Peekskill Riots

Postroad — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 05:54:55 -0800

Peekskill Riots The Peekskill Riots were anti-communist riots (with anti-black undertones) in the city of Peekskill, New York in 1949. The catalyst for the rioting was an announced concert by black singer Paul Robeson, who was well known for his strong stand on civil rights and his communist sympathies. The concert, organized as a benefit for the Civil Rights Congress, was scheduled to take place on August 27. Before Robeson arrived, a mob of locals attacked concertgoers...many names you might recall were involved in this blot on American history, and Howard Fast, the novelist, recalled his involvement in his book Being Red (1990), Howard Fast's memoir of his life on the left. Additionally, some later writers recalled the involvement of relatives and/or friends.. Pete Seeger, present during the riot, wrote a song about it Later, gathering some of the rocks tossed at the lefty participants of the concert, he used the "ammo" to build a chimney on the cabin where he lived. The Lefty -sympathizing wonderful actress Judy Holliday was summoned before the congressional committe in charge of rooting out communists during the anti-communist days, and gave a lengthy testimony about herself and many others. And though the riots were sparked in part by local newspapers, editoriallizing against the "visitors" to their serene area, they and the good citizens of Peekskill quickly tried to ignore, forget, or bury lthe disgraceful riots. But the memory lives on for some, and this sad event remains memorialized, a reminder perhaps of what hate, aggression, and just plain nastiness can bring about.

ChillsFilter

tsarfan — Sat, 27 May 2006 23:45:55 -0800

The US and Canadian national anthems as delivered this week in Edmonton, Ontario. [youtube video]

What's Wrong with the Democratic Party?

Saucy Intruder — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:03:20 -0800

What's wrong with the Democratic Party? Leave it to the Daily Show's ~~Matt Haughey~~ Ed Helms and former Ohio senatorial candidate Paul Hackett to hit the nail on the head.

Paul Tillich: the Apostle to the Intellectuals

dios — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:40:34 -0800

Paul Tillich (1886-1965) was a German thinker who came to America in 1933 after losing his job for opposing the national socialism movement. Tillich was at once a protestant theologian and an existentialist philosopher and humanist who attempted to intellectualize religion and bring it to contemporary audiences in the age of science. His brilliant writings and speeches would typically weave together biblical passages with discussions of philosophy and science. In this most famous work, The Courage to Be, Tillich laid out his case of how man can resolve the existential crisis of facing non-being. In echoes of Soren Kierkegaard and Freud, Tillich attempted to explain how man could resolve the fear of nothingness with the Courage to Be in the face of Non-being. Throughout his life, Tillich's ultimate concern was to try to help man understand the real value of faith and meaning by divorcing the concepts from the myths and the religious and social dogmas which cramp the mind of modern man.

Canadians urge Parliament to hold hearings on relations with E.T. civilizations

airguitar — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:27:30 -0800

“Time is on the side of open disclosure that there are ethical Extraterrestrial civilizations visiting Earth. Our Canadian government needs to openly address these important issues of the possible deployment of weapons in outer war plans against ethical ET societies.”
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TTFN

phirleh — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:15:00 -0800

Paul Winchell the voice of Tigger passed away on June 24th at the age of 82. In addition to his famous voice, he also helped develop the artificial heart , held over 30 patents, had a plan to feed the hungry with tilapia, was a ventriloquist and was the voice of Gargamel. One day later the voice actor for Piglet also passed away. With Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice of Tony the Tiger, succumbing to prostate cancer in late May, it may be true that celebrities die in threes. Or does tiger voice actor Jim Cummings have something to worry about?

This is a Love Story

RockCorpse — Fri, 27 May 2005 09:44:18 -0800

A Canadian Love Story Your husband is a serial rapist. You are a veterinary clinic worker who wants to give him something special for Christmas. How about giving your younger sister as a rape toy? [more inside]

Paul Ricoeur Dies

blindsam — Sun, 22 May 2005 06:07:58 -0800

Paul Ricoeur dies. A sketch of his life's work can be found here. (Warning, somewhat dense, NSF-sunday mornings). He re's a little on phenomenology, Ricoeur's philosophical paradigm.

Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

MLIS — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 20:47:38 -0800

Above and Beyond the Call of Duty The St. Petersburg Times reported this week that Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, killed in action in Iraq on April 4, 2003, will be posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Sgt. Smith had always said he would give "all that I am to make sure all my boys make it home." The Medal of Honor is awarded "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty." Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham, killed in Iraq in April 2004 after he threw himself on top of a grenade to protect his fellow Marines, has been nominated for the Medal of Honor.