:: Quipu ::

:: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 ::

Let's Learn Pidgin English! http://www.june29.com/HLP/lang/pidgin.html
:: Johnny 1:50 PM [+] ::
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From today's news (thanks Jack):
CBS hopes hicks click in "Hillbillies" reality TV
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - CBS is resurrecting "The Beverly Hillbillies" as a reality series.
The network will soon begin casting for a weekly half-hour series that will follow the adventures of a rural, lower-middle class family -- yes, there will be a granny -- as they are transplanted from their humble digs to a Beverly Hills mansion. The project is tentatively titled "Real Beverly Hillbillies." During their one-year stay in California, they'll be afforded a wide variety of luxuries they'd normally be unable to afford, from maid service to personal assistants.

6 Found Shot to Death in Rural Ala.
RUTLEDGE, Ala. (AP) - Six people, including three teenage boys, were found shot to death at a rural house and a nearby mobile home, authorities and a relative of the victims said Wednesday. A teenage girl and her infant daughter were said to be missing.

:: Johnny 1:47 PM [+] ::
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"Dance Fever." Here we were, a bunch of rockin' 'n rollin', Levi's wearin', cooler beer swillin', Frisbee throwin', joint smokin' dudes back in the early 80s, but we had to tune in each week to watch these retards in totally ridiculous glad rags dance competitively to inane disco "numbers." We had to. Unintentional comedy at its finest. Rumor had it that host Danny Terio (whose back-up dancers consisted of two black girls known as "Motion," as I recall) refused to be show creator Merv Griffin's butt boy anymore, and was fired. He was replaced, but Danny, who supposedly taught Travolta his moves for the classic motion picture "Saturday Night Fever", did not go on to better things. I saw him in an infomercial a while back, looking all washed up and worn out shilling some disco revival tape. "Dance Fever" was also memorable in this way: At the Bullpen, Ed-wood would pick up Janet somewhere about her body, whirl her around despite her protests, and announce, "Let's play 'Dance Fever'"!!!!! Hilarity. http://www.yesterdayland.com/popopedia/shows/primetime/pt1355.php
:: Johnny 1:03 AM [+] ::
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"30 Seconds to Fame." My new all-time favorite Fox TV show. Non-stop entertainment. It goes by so fast--some you want to go, others not. They have guys who whistle, contortionists, hula dancers, fire-eaters, tap dancers, human beat-boxes, acrobats, you name it. Lotsa fun. On Fox network, Wednesdays, 8 p.m. A Sidestreet Saloon favorite--it even gets the volume turned up while the juke box gets turned off.
:: Johnny 12:40 AM [+] ::
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Kodo. From Japan. Ever see/hear guys pound on 900-pound drums? It's fucking amazing and trancifying. Coming to NYC latter part of September. Let's go... http://www.kodo.or.jp/frame.html
:: Johnny 12:33 AM [+] ::
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The Gassed Al-Quaida Dogs. Might be phony. This ain't the only source: http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/DUN208A.html I thought that pooch was just a tad too cute....
:: Johnny 12:11 AM [+] ::
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"Starship Troopers." No, not the Yes album/song, whatever--the motion picture from 1998 (?) based on Robert A. Heinlein's novel. The propaganda parts involving the "war against the bugs" are particularly relevant these days. Tried looking for a site, but they're all too busy-lookin with plug-ins and what-not or not available/you name it. Rent it.
:: Johnny 12:03 AM [+] ::
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Ordained Minister. I am the "Reverend Johnny Walsh," I am. It's coming up on two-year anniversary of ordination, but I can't find my effin ordained minister card. At least I still have the suitable-for-framing certificate. As the site says, "100% Legal!" http://www.ulc.org/
:: Johnny 11:50 PM [+] ::
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The Yachts. No defining this Brit band from early 1980s. Good, poppy hooks, big beat, absurd lyrics. Lyrics contained big words like "tantamount." We saw them at the Bottom Line. Opening was that "New Wave" band from Staten Island whose record I own but whose name escapes me at the moment. A search for "yachts lyrics" yielded nil, but a search for "The Yachts" yielded this:
Yachts
Another UK new wave act to emerge from the Liverpool art school student pool of the late '70s, the Yachts started life as the seven-piece Albert And The Cod Fish Warriors. Reduced to a five-piece of Henry Priestman (vocals/keyboards), J.J. Campbell (vocals), Martin Watson (guitar), Martin Dempsey (bass), and Bob Ellis (drums), they played their debut gig at Eric's in Liverpool supporting Elvis Costello. This led Stiff Records to sign them in October 1977 and they released one Will Birch-produced single before they departed (with Costello and Nick Lowe) for the newly formed Radar. Campbell left at this point but with Priestman in control they released several singles including the minor new wave classic Love To Love You. They recorded their debut album in New York with Richard Gottehrer at the helm. Dempsey left in January 1980 to join Pink Military and when Radar was liquidated they switched to Demon for a further single. Inevitably they disintegrated and Priestman spent some time with It's Immaterial before forming the Christians. The Yachts' popularity was fleeting but they left behind several great three-minute slices of pop, including a cover of R. Dean Taylor's There' s A Ghost In My House.
:: Johnny 11:44 PM [+] ::
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Pet Peeve. And boy I got a million of them. The people who call that TV/movie series with characters Kirk and Spock--"Star Track." I wanna kill 'em.
:: Johnny 11:32 PM [+] ::
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Silly Rockabilly Lyrics. For you...
UBANGI STOMP
(Charles Underwood)
WARREN SMITH (Sun 250, 1956)

Well I rocked over Italy and I rocked over Spain
I rocked in Memphis, it was all the same
Well, I rocked through Afrika and rolled of the ship
And seen them natives doin' an odd lookin' skip
I parted the weeds and looked over the swamp
Seen them cats doin' the Ubangi-stomp
Ubangi-stomp with the rock and roll
Beats anything that you've ever been told
Ubangi-stomp, Ubangi-style
When it hits, it drives a cool cat wild

Well I looked up the chief, he invited me in
He said, a hey big jamsession's 'bout to begin
He handed me a tom-tom, I picked up that beat
That crazy thing sent shivers to my feet
I rocked and I rolled and I skipped with a smile
I done the Ubangi-stomp, Ubangi-style

Well we rocked all night and part of the day
Had a good rockin' time with the chief's daughter May
I was makin' good time and a-gettin' to know
Then the captain said son, we gotta go
I said that's alright, you go right ahead
I'm gonna Ubangi-stomp 'till I roll over dead

:: Johnny 11:29 PM [+] ::
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Beware Y2K! My computer has this huge sticker on the front. It says "Y2K Compliant." Thank the Lord!!!
:: Johnny 2:43 AM [+] ::
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Shortwave Radio. I have heard some very strange stuff on there. Start here: http://www.artbell.com/shortwave.html
:: Johnny 2:36 AM [+] ::
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Pool Table Fight. This was at Googie's on Sullivan St. in the Village last week. Dudes had cues broken over their heads. Me, Azusa, and Jun watched and drank beer while the blood flowed. I never want to get hit by a pool cue.
:: Johnny 2:28 AM [+] ::
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The Catwoman. Check her out GRRRRRRRRRRR. http://www.spiritone.com/~darren/catsyear.htm (yes, I am a responsible adult--naaah)
:: Johnny 2:21 AM [+] ::
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The Clash. I'll get around to writing about this group soon.
:: Johnny 2:17 AM [+] ::
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Gamelan!. The other worldy, mind bending sounds from Bali and elsewhere in Indonesia. Selamat! Audio clips here: http://dcgamelan.com/music.html
:: Johnny 2:16 AM [+] ::
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WFMU. The best radio station in the world. I ve been listening since I was just a keeed. The site is cool too--lots of archived radio shows, articles to read, etc. It's fun. http://wfmu.org/
:: Johnny 2:12 AM [+] ::
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Extreme Theology. http://www.uncertaintypark.com/Active%20Articles/uncertaintybks_jabez_p1_0205.htm
:: Johnny 3:33 AM [+] ::
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Overheard Cell. "Then I sez, 'you're nuttin' but a shit', I sez"
:: Johnny 1:45 AM [+] ::
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Miracle Elvis Bust "Weeps." My ass.
DEURNE, Netherlands (Reuters) - A plaster bust of Elvis Presley has wept "miracle" tears on the 25th anniversary of his death, its Dutch owner says. The 50-year-old professional Elvis impersonator in the small town of Deurne in the southern Netherlands also said the ghost of the King of Rock n' Roll appeared in his house last week.
Wearing a tasselled black leather jacket, a wig and sunglasses, Toon Nieuwenhuisen said the bust, which he keeps in a spare room he has converted into a shrine to Elvis, started weeping just shortly after breakfast on Friday.
The room is plastered in photographs of Elvis and has candles flickering beside the white statue, which has a rhinestone collar. Beside it are a pair of white slip-on leather shoes that Nieuwenhuisen said were once worn by his idol.
"Everybody is thinking about Elvis today. He's been dead for 25 years. This is my special room," he said, pointing out a trickle of moisture running from the eye-socket of the bust he has owned for 15 years.
The tears you can see started at 10 o'clock. When you taste it, it's salty. It's a miracle," he said.
Nieuwenhuisen, a spiritual medium who says he speaks regularly to Elvis, said he believes the statue was eeping tears of gratitude for the adoring fans around the world.
The bust started shedding tears five years ago and has cried several times since then. Hundreds of curious visitors have come to see the shrine, Nieuwenhuisen said.
:: Johnny 12:54 AM [+] ::
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TIPS on Books. Okay the TIPS program is where the Bush/Ashcroft regime has enlisted cable guys, meter readers, mail men and so forth to report "suspicious activity" that they might see on thier rounds. Let's say the cable guy comes into my house and got a gander at my bookshelves--and let's say that guy with somewhat okay education has advanced enough training to actually recognize subversiveness when he sees it. Here's what he will see in my house (actual books on my visible shelves--most of collection is in attic). A home-grown terrorist, I am--another Johnny Jihad.
"Psychotic Reactions and Carburateur Dung" by Lester Bangs, "Kooks" by Donna Kossy, "Zanies" by Jay Robert Nash, and "Fads and Delusions of the American Public." "This guy has books with names of mental illness in them. He might be a terrorist," the cable guy might say.
"Spirit and Vitality--A Taoist Sourcebook"--non-Christian!
"Eunuchs and Virgins"--sexual deviancy!
"The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity"--Non-Christian AND sexually deviant!
"The Long Trip: Psychedelics in the Ancient World"--Obviously I like "drugs" (yeah, right)--turn me in!
"Queen of the Headhunters," "White Headhunter," "Amazon Headhunters," "Headhunting in the Solomon Islands," "The Headhunters of Borneo"--yes, I like to take noggins--report me.
Maybe the TIPS guy is an Elvis fan. Then, I will surely be reported for one thing or another for owning and prominently displaying "Elvis" by Albert Goldman. Elvis fans hate that book like you don't know...
One more:
"The UnaBomber Manifesto" by FC--I think if this gets scoped, then I am most likely totally fucked.
God, I can go on, but circumstances prevent right now--the telephone guy is here... . (Look out Womack, you're next!)
:: Johnny 12:40 AM [+] ::
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Time Travel. When in tarnation would you go? Johnny wants to know... http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0004226A-F77D-1D4A-90FB809EC5880000
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Scorecard of Evil. I never really got him, but now I just don't get this guy at all, the Prez. http://www.wage-slave.org/scorecard.html
:: Johnny 3:49 PM [+] ::
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More Hysteria on the Subcontinent.
India calls in X-Files agents to unmask face-scratching alien
by Catherine Philp
UFO sightings have sparked hysteria and riots, says our reporter
A MYSTERIOUS flying object said to attack sleeping villagers has sparked mass hysteria and rioting across the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Police shot dead one man and injured 12 others when a mob of hundreds stormed the police station in Barabanki, demanding protection against what they believe is an alien assailant terrorising villages.
The object, described as a flying sphere emitting red and blue light, is said to strike in the middle of the night, leaving victims with burns or scratches on their faces and limbs, and earning it the name the muhnochwa (face-scratcher).
At least seven unexplained deaths in the area have been attributed to the muhnochwa, sparking panic among villagers who blame police for not providing enough protection.
Officials have suggested a raft of explanations, from an alien invasion to a new and unknown breed of insect.
Perhaps the most bizarre theory was that of Police Deputy Inspector General K. N. D. Dwivedi, who said that the assailant was a genetically engineered insect introduced by “anti-national elements” from outside India to cause mayhem.
In common Indian parlance, this is taken to mean that it was the work of the Pakistani spy agency, the universal scapegoat for all unexplained Indian woes. That theory has not won over many believers.
Villagers across the region no longer sleep outside, as they usually do during the sweltering summer heat and long power failures, fearing that they will be easy prey for the muhnochwa.
In some villages the entire population are squeezing into the headman’s house for the night, seeking shelter and safety in numbers.
Having lost faith in the police, villagers have formed nocturnal protection squads.
In Shanwa village, where the attacks are said to have started, men patrol all night, banging drums and shouting slogans to frighten off intruders, such as: “Everyone be alert. Attackers beware.”
Residents have dismantled television aerials and taken satellite dishes down from their roofs, fearing that they may attract the mysterious object. Even radios have fallen silent at night under selfimposed blackout.
The Times of India reported that the national intelligence bureau was sufficiently concerned to send its own agents, like Mulder and Scully from television’s X-Files, to investigate the “alien” invasion.
After listening to villagers’ descriptions of the muhnochwa, the agents constructed their own replica from the base of a mixer-grinder, fitted with coloured lights, and hoisted it onto a pole in an attempt to entice the extraterrestrial. Then they waited.
At 1.05am they were rewarded with a flash of light “like a photocopier”, which repeated three times. A videotape was said to show a flash of light passing across the screen. The agents concluded that the villagers were right and that they were indeed experiencing an extra-terrestrial invasion.
Local doctors, however, have dismissed the phenomenon as mass hysteria, saying that most of the injuries have been self-inflicted by panicked villagers, evoking memories of the “monkey man” hysteria in Delhi last year.
At least three people died jumping from roofs and dozens more were injured during the mystery simian’s two-week reign of terror before officials dismissed it as a mass delusion and sightings petered out.




:: Johnny 3:27 PM [+] ::
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Soft Lights...cool evening breezes, champagne and supper for two...enchantment...and music by Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra. It's impossible for us to supply all the ingredients needed in this recipe for romance, but we can at least dish up the musical setting on a de luxe platter.
'Nuff said.
:: Johnny 3:39 AM [+] ::
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"For Corn's Sake!" was the favorite exclamation of Fred Mertz, that unfortunate man who was not only married to Ethel, but had to deal with musician neighbor friend's scheming moron wife. At least the neighbor musician guy was okay. Read about Fred here: http://www.booknote.com/mertz/fred.htm
:: Johnny 3:02 AM [+] ::
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"Supercar." Jesus Christ, don't get me started on these puppet animations....turns out "Supercar" was made by the same dude who made Thunderbirds. http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/GA/supercar.html (And once more, why do people get so obsessed with one thing? Why is the geek who made this site sooooooo into "Supercar"???? Look at it--it's a labor of love--a tainted one, maybe....and then again, why do I wonder about such things?)
:: Johnny 2:47 AM [+] ::
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"..... Are Go!" The Polecats item I posted yesterday made me think about this phrase, as the album I own by them is called "Polecats Are Go!" It's a sick British thing, this "....Are Go!" While anything certainly Can Go!, I think it got started with The Thunderbirds. Talk about sick and disturbing--animated puppets on strings driving space ships and such. It was on TV. Here's a family photo of The Thunderbirds http://www.ludd.luth.se/~kavli/Thunderbirds/TracyFamily.jpg and here's who these on-the-go puppets are:
Parker (Lady Penelopes chauffeur with a background)
Lady Penelope (London Office)
Alan Tracy (Thunderbird 3)
Scott Tracy (Thunderbird 1)
Jeff Tracy (Headquarters at Tracey Island)
Tin Tin (Maintenance of technical equipment)
Gordon Tracy (Thunderbird 4)
Brains (Engineer)
Virgil Tracy (Thunderbird 2)
John Tracy (Thunderbird 5)
Tin Tin??????? He's Belgian for corn's sake!
:: Johnny 2:38 AM [+] ::
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Cats. I dunno, I'm thinking about cats today... (and no, not the hideous stage show).
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The Harmonicats. Harmonica playing goofballs from the 1950s. Look at the great photo of them here: http://www.harmonicats.com/
:: Johnny 2:28 PM [+] ::
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Polecats Are Go!. The Polecats were a fair to middlin’ English rockabilly band from the early eighties. Kinda “glam” lookin’. Glam influences were in the music too, as they covered Bowie’s “John, I’m Only Dancing” and T. Rex’s “Jeepster.” Best rockin’ tune on the album “Polecats Are Go!” is “Rockabilly Guy." http://www.daveandandrew.com/rockabilly/pages/decades/three/polecats.html

:: Johnny 2:27 PM [+] ::
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The Temple of Bast. Bast was the Egyptian cat goddess. But, as this site explains, she was much more than that… http://www.per-sekhmet.org/Bast/entrance.html
:: Johnny 2:27 PM [+] ::
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Cool Temple. Here's a 180° panorama of the entry to the biggest Taoist Temple in the Southern Hemisphere. http://www.thetao.info/tao/temple1.htm
:: Johnny 1:29 PM [+] ::
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Afghanistan Party Crew. I went here http://www.afghandaily.com/ and, in addition to sundry links to other Afghanistan-related sites, there was a link to the “Afghan Party Crew.” What the heck?? Unfortunatley, I couldn’t get in. Try your luck: http://www.afghanpartycrew.com/
:: Johnny 1:27 PM [+] ::
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Monoliths. http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/monoliths/
:: Johnny 1:26 PM [+] ::
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Interesting. http://www.fetishdujour.com/main.html
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Overheard. "I am not an expertise on that subject."
:: Johnny 3:00 AM [+] ::
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Midtown Haze. I can't see the buildings...a precursor to this, maybe? http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/08/12/asia.haze/index.html
:: Johnny 2:15 PM [+] ::
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Abducted by Aliens? These guys will remove your implant--for a fee. http://www.abduct.com/irm.htm
:: Johnny 2:01 PM [+] ::
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People Will Believe the Nuttiest Things. http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news/opinion/3825666.htm
:: Johnny 2:00 PM [+] ::
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Bad News From Nepal and India.
Unidentified object scare continues
Post Report
NEPALGUNJ, Aug 10:The life in the Nepal-India border at Belaspur and Nepalgunj went panicky for the second consecutive day on Saturday when an unidentified object again attempted to kill a woman.
The same mysterious object had killed a 40-year-old woman in the neighbouring Indian village a few days ago. Sahim Khan, 55, of Belaspur-16 was sleeping peacefully on the terrace of her house when the fireball-like object flew towards her ready to attack her, say locals.
"When we rushed towards Khan’s house after seeing the object, it disappeared instantly," they said. The locals then brought Khan from the terrace and kept her safely inside the house. The locals said they saw the same object the previous day over Nepalgunj Municipality and Guleria area.
Even the object continues to attack villagers for the last couple of days and more and more people are attacked, authorities from both Nepal and India have failed to identify the object, which is said to be active at night and disappears instantly after the attack.
The local eyewitnesses said it resembles a fire-flame and attacks those sleeping outside their houses on rooftops and terraces. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gokarna Bahadur Pal of Banke admitted that he saw the red object but said he could not identify it.
India’s Lucknow-based newspapers even published reports that said three people have been killed and more than a dozen wounded across the border after the mysterious object was detected in the region a couple of days ago.

:: Johnny 1:59 PM [+] ::
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Hot Winds. I was just outside smoking, and I was feeling the hot, hot wind blowing off the East River near the heliport. I was reminded of this line of hard-boiled writer Raymond Chandler: "There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot, dry, Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that, every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen."
:: Johnny 1:54 PM [+] ::
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Platter Party. Went okay. Thanks to everyone who stopped by. I dunno, there's something thrilling about playing "Battle of New Orleans" by Johnnie Horton and then following that with "Holiday in Cambodia" by the Dead Kennedys.
:: Johnny 9:50 AM [+] ::
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Modern Drunkard Magazine. Check out the slang page. http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/07_02/lexicon.htm
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Society for the Eradification of Television. Might not be a bad idea... http://www.webwm.com/set/
:: Johnny 1:44 PM [+] ::
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Society for the Eradification of Humans. Well, that's not its real name--it's the Church of Euthanasia--"bone" up on suicide, abortion, cannibalism and sodomy. http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/
:: Johnny 1:43 PM [+] ::
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Motion Pictures. Here's what we ought to do--stop calling them "movies" and "films" and start calling them "motion pictures" again. Whaddaya say?
:: Johnny 1:15 AM [+] ::
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Records. For some reason, Dad has left a bunch of LPs right next to my computer. Now, either he got them out from the boxes of 'em here in the basement and then set them down here and forgot about them or he went yard sailing today, bought them for a song, and thought I might like them. I dunno. Here's what's in the pile:
Soundtrack to "The Glenn Miller Story". Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson sport truly hideous clothing on the cover.
"For Once In My Life" by Vikki Carr. She gets points for spelling of "Vikki".
"The Andy Williams Christmas Album". Hold on, there's two records in this sleeve, lemme check it out.....okay, the other is Andy Wiliams' "Dear Heart" LP.
"The Joyous Songs of Christmas". This rekkid features Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennet, Lena Horne, Danny Kaye, Percy Faith, Andy Williams (him again!!), Johnny Mathis, The Lennon Sisters, Ray Conniff, Jim Nabors (Golll-eee!), Bobby Sherman, and, this a total f#cking mystery, some guy named "Eugene Ormandy".
This might be a find--"Witchcraft!" by Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra. A hot, slinky babe in tight black dress is commisserating with a cheap plastic skull topped with a black candle on the cover.
"I've Got To Be Me" by Sammy Davis Jr. Sammy is wearing a really cool and wild shirt on the cover, but he still looks like a spastic jerk.
"Gallant Men--Stories of the American Adventure" Told By Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen. Really can't explain this one--there's just too much going on.
"Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass Volume 2." Everyone has seen Herb's records at garage sales and thrift stores--usually there's a photo of some hot exotic girl on the cover. This one has a cheap line drawing of wandering Mexican trumpeteers. Includes the songs "Surfin' Senorita" and "La Virgen de Macarena"--Macarena? Wow, let's do the dance!
Finally, we have the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the Warner Bros. production of "Camelot'. The film apparently starred Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, and David Hemmings. Richard Harris? Let's drink!
:: Johnny 1:09 AM [+] ::
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I'm Gonna Repeat This, Because I Think It's The Only Prediction I Ever Made That Just Might Come True. (from July 15).
War On Elvis While I can't predict the next terr-rist action, I will predict the next spate of vague terror warnings. They will occur around August 10 to August 18. This, cats and chicks, will be Elvis Week here in America, celebrating (uh, I mean "observing") the 25th anniversary of the King's death. While it is obvious to suave, urbane and cosmopolitan folks like you and me that terrorizing a few of the nation's legions of Elvii during a prayer vigil might not be a bad idea, it shit-sure ain't gonna happen.
http://www.elvis.com/graceland/calendar/elvis_week_2002.asp
:: Johnny 12:29 AM [+] ::
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Beware the Flying Octopus-Like Creature. From the Times of India (some great Third World English is here too):
Police to check rumour about Muhnochwa
LUCKNOW: After Pakanna and moneky-man scare, it is now the turn of Muhnochawa. Neither anyone saw a Pakanna, nor a monkey-man and it is very likely that there will be none who can categorically claim to have confronted a Muhnochawa.
It is all about a red light and some say it is a flying octopus like creature that attacks on the face and fly away, leaving scars.
The scare continued to haunt the residents of Bakshi Ka Talab police circle even though none could describe the “alien attackers” as anything beyond a cat, or other four-legged creatures. To strongly curb rumour-mongering about Muhnochawa, the police has now launched a drive. Men in civvies have been deployed at restaurants and public joints to tab rumour-mongers.
The officials are also contemplating to book the accused under strong provisions of law for disturbing peace and slam even NSA on such mischief-mongers.
In BKT police circle three incidents were reported since Saturday night. In Raitha village one Shakeel, his wife Umar Jahan and two sons were sleeping on the terrace when two cat like animals attacked the adults and fled. Shakeel suffered scratches on his back which, the police claimed, resembled that caused by a claw. In Hajipur village Rajkumari (22), her husband Nand Lal and brother-in-law Prem Kumar (12) were fast asleep in their house when Nand Lal felt that someone was strangulating him.
He raised an alarm only to find his wife and Prem Kumar awake as well. Strangulation marks were visible on the neck of Nand Lal and a scar was found on his lip. On Raj Kumari’s hands, feet and waist prick injury marks apparently caused by a needle were found. Scratches were found on the shoulder of Prem Kumar. But none could say what had caused the injury marks. In Shivpuri village, Basant Kali, wife of Rajendra Yadav, was sitting in the courtyard when someone allegedly tried to strangle her from behind. She raised an alarm and her sister-in-law came to her rescue. None saw anyone in the house. But the police have dismissed the three incidents as outside the Muhnochawa range of attacks.
All the three villages are situated more than 10 kms away from each other and, in none of the incidents had any similarity with the other.

:: Johnny 4:25 PM [+] ::
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CitySpeak. Let's see--in the past couple of weeks we learned how to talk like a tough guy ("Twists, Slugs and Roscoes"), how to relate with your droogs (Nedstat, the language of "A Clockwork Orange"), some choice Hobo-isms, and the basics of Newspeak, from "1984." Today, let's learn about CitySpeak from the movie "Bladerunner." Cityspeak is a mixture of words & expressions from Spanish, French, Chinese, German, Hungarian and Japanese. http://www.brmovie.com/FAQs/BR_FAQ_Language.htm And, just so you know, I will not, repeat not, be linking to any Klingon language sites any time soon.
:: Johnny 2:00 PM [+] ::
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Specialization. Robert A. Heinlein said, "Specialization is for insects." So here we have a guy whose site is devoted to one thing. Nothing wrong with that, but this dude's obsession is being able to drive just a little bit faster. http://speedtrap.org/ Shit, I got this page I work on, but at least there's something for everybody.
:: Johnny 11:24 PM [+] ::
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It Had to Happen, I Guess. But I do seem to recall some NBA guy about 30 years ago who came out with a similar line of apparel. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,5-2002352299,00.html/#
:: Johnny 11:17 PM [+] ::
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Strange Nudes. http://verdigris-online.com/riegel/strangephotos.html
:: Johnny 11:15 PM [+] ::
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The Yezidi. These are the Islamic devil worshippers. I first read about them years ago in John Keel's book from the 1950s, Jadoo. Now the Yezidis are all over the Net. Here's a good article to start with. http://www.disinfo.com/pages/article/id1340/pg1/
:: Johnny 12:15 PM [+] ::
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57 Years Ago Today. http://www.csi.ad.jp/ABOMB/
:: Johnny 11:10 AM [+] ::
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New Cube. They moved me across the floor into a new cube. Because of my big-shot status, I am now by the window, and have a spectacular view looking uptown. I couldn't see much yesterday because of the haze, but with today's clarity the Chrysler Building is looking kinda cool. I also can see an empty slot of sky where the WTC used to loom.
:: Johnny 10:38 AM [+] ::
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Globalgasm. I dunno, sounds like a positive thing to me--can't hurt. So, what are you doing September 1? http://www.globalgasm.com/inside.htm
:: Johnny 12:44 AM [+] ::
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Beer, From a Long Time Ago. http://www.msnbc.com/news/789133.asp?0dm=L19OT&cp1=1
:: Johnny 12:38 AM [+] ::
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Okay, I'll Admit It. The Catwoman. http://www.spiritone.com/~darren/catsyear.htm
:: Johnny 12:23 AM [+] ::
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Today Is Neil Armstrong's Birthday. Reminds me of this story (always presented as true, but prob apocryphal)...When Apollo Mission Astronaut Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, he not only gave his famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" statement but followed it by several remarks, usual com traffic between him, the other astronauts and Mission Control. Just before he re-entered the lander, however, he made the enigmatic remark "Good luck Mr. Gorsky."
Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the "Good luck Mr. Gorsky" statement meant, but Armstrong always just smiled. On July 5, 1995 in Tampa Bay FL, while answering questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26 year old question to Armstrong. This time he finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had finally died and so Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question.
When he was a kid, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball which landed in the front of his neighbor's bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr. & Mrs. Gorsky. As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky, "Oral sex! You want oral sex?! You'll get oral sex when men walk on the moon!"

:: Johnny 2:30 AM [+] ::
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Hmmmmm.... http://www.t0.or.at/~bebe/html/indexie.html
And you thought the Japanese had some strange ideas...
:: Johnny 2:00 AM [+] ::
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Bush Quotes. Here: http://www.columbiacentral.com/dubya/
here: http://supak.com/bush.htm
and here http://www.speedygrl.com/bushquotes.html
One of my favorites:
"Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because
it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods."
:: Johnny 1:39 AM [+] ::
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"Corporate America Stuff." Our leader sounds more stupid every day:
"I believe people have taken a step back and asked, 'What's important in life?'"
said the president two weeks ago. "You know, the bottom line
and this corporate America stuff -- is that important? Or is serving your neighbor,
loving your neighbor like you'd like to be loved yourself?" Like he has nothing to do
with and has not benefited from corporate America.
:: Johnny 1:22 AM [+] ::
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Doubleplusungood. Since the powers that be are goin' all
Orwellian on us, we might as well learn the language--Newspeak!
"If you want a stronger version of "good", what sense is there in
having a whole string of vague useless words like "excellent" and
"splendid" and all the rest of them? "Plusgood" covers the meaning,
or " doubleplusgood" if you want something stronger still."
http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/xframes.html

:: Johnny 1:04 AM [+] ::
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Oh, there it is. Up underneath the ad you can see part of the name. Ah, who gives a...
:: Johnny 12:54 AM [+] ::
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New Template. Hmm. I picked a new template for this about an hour ago and it's only now showing up--without the blog's official name, "Quipu." Good a time as any to explain the "quipu" moniker. A quipu was pieces of knotted rope the Incas used to convey information.
:: Johnny 12:52 AM [+] ::
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The Bigfoot Defense. This is nuts--imagine putting the blame on poor Bigfoot for a sick individual's despicable crimes... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/07/30/state1744EDT7552.DTL
:: Johnny 12:42 AM [+] ::
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The Archives I think are screwed up. I will try and remedy...
:: Johnny 12:39 AM [+] ::
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Scratchy Record Party. I'm bringing the record player and a couple of boxes of 45s down to SideStreet on Sunday, Aug. 11 for the post-brunch Scratchy Record Party. 3 p.m. til ???. From Elvis to the Clash on vinyl 45. Bring your own rekkids for possible play. This is always a riot. C'mon down. 12 Schuyler St., near the ferry.
:: Johnny 5:14 PM [+] ::
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Silence. I've been silent on here past couple of days. Let's get a-movin' and a-postin'. Also silence reigns because I lost my voice due to too much karaoke singing Friday at SideStreet. I did much better than last time, when I totally sucked. I re-did "Be-Bop-A-Lula" pretty well this time around. Other highlights of my "singing" included "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones" and "Like a Virgin" by Madonna.
:: Johnny 5:10 PM [+] ::
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Freethought Mecca. Kinda, sorta Recreational Islam. http://www.geocities.com/freethoughtmecca/
:: Johnny 5:07 PM [+] ::
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Daze Reader. All about sex, culture, technology, art, politics, gossip, ideas, drugs & rock & roll ... but mostly sex. http://www.dazereader.com/weblog.htm
:: Johnny 5:06 PM [+] ::
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My Favorite Bible Story. It involves a bald guy, some kids who make fun of him, and God's wrath on the kids--he has a bear eat 40 of the children. I can't find it searching the Bible on the Web though--i did one time though.
:: Johnny 5:04 PM [+] ::
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Futura 2000. This was a "tagger" who rose above the lot of typical subway grafitti painters to gallery shows and rock "stardom"--witness his rap from the middle of The Clash's "Overpowered By Funk":
This is a message from Futura
Don't prophisize the future
I liven up the culture
Because I'm deadly as a vulture
I paint on civilization
It's environmentally wack
So presenting my attack
I'll brighten up your shack
I'm down by law
That's a fact
Just give me a wall.
Any building dull or tall
I spray clandestine night subway
I cover red purple on top of grey
Hey, no slashing cuz it ain't the way
The T.A. blew 40 mil they say
We thew down by night
They scrubbed it off by day
OK tourists
Picture frame, tickets here
For the graffiti train
People at home show you care
Don't try
Fry me in your shockin' chairs
Funkpower over and out

Too bad the guy is wack, now. This Web site of his makes no sense: http://home.dti.net/futura/subtle.htm
:: Johnny 2:58 AM [+] ::
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London Calling. The Clash song is used in the new Jaguar automobile commercial campaign. (They pronounce it jag--ooo--aar.) Sell-out? I dunno. "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?" was used in a Levi's ad in the U.K. about 1990 or so--it resulted in a re-release of the song and made number one on the charts there. That's when The Clash really started making some dough, despite not being a band for five years or more.
:: Johnny 2:40 AM [+] ::
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The Rock Steady Crew. Break dancin' at its original and best--straight from the streets of NYC. http://www.rocksteadycrew.com/ Site includes some real funky beats for your ears. Turn up your speakers...
:: Johnny 2:34 AM [+] ::
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Dancehall! Remember my little list of rapper names from last week? That pales compared with the following. Noah from SS was kind enough to accede to my request for a list of Jamaican dancehall reggae singer names. As a major league collector of the genre, he knows what he's talking about. God bless these guys--from the Bible to Hollywood, these bloodclots got it covered.
Mr. Vegas; Red Rat; Beenie Man; Elephantman; Wickerman; Powerman; Captain Barkey; Admiral Bailey; Lt. Stitchie; General Degree; General Pecos; General B; General Trees; Early B; Madd Cobra; Madd Anju; Hawkeye; Ghost; Black rat; Ricky General; Mickey General; Buju Banton (hey, I've heard of this guy!); Mega Banton; Burro Banton; Baby Wayne; Baby Sham; Rude Boy Kelly; Bounty Killer; Harry Toddler; Angel Doolas; Alozade; Wayne Wonder; Terry Ganzie; Terry Linen; Boom Dandymite; Original African; Nitty Kutchie; Daily Bread; Future Troubles; Snakie Trouble; Mega Plough; Little Kirk; Little John; Little hero; Roundhead; Bling Dawg; Frisco Kid; Buccaneer; Pinchers; Pliers; Galaxy P; Lady Saw; Lady G; Lady P; Lukie D; Serial Kid; Risto Benji; Sizzla; Everton Blender; Judas; Black Mice; Simpleton; Capleton; Cocoa Tea; Japanese; Ninja Ford; Penny Irie; Derrick Irie; Clement Irie; Tonto Irie; Merciless; Action Fire; Goofy; Determine; Kid Kurrupt; Luga Man; Mossy Kid; Sean Dall; Ninjaman; Louie Culture; High Plains Drifter; Josey Wales; Clint Eastwood; John Wayne; Gregory Peck; Tony Curtis; Charlie Chaplin; Supercat; Junior Cat; Silver Cat; Alley Cat; Chaka Demus; Junior Demus; Grandson Demus; Nico Demus; Shabba Ranks; Filco Ranks; Cutty Ranks; Nardo Ranks; Tiger; Zebra; Tanto Metro; Peter Metro; Drifter; Papa San; Johnny P; Snagga Puss; Terror Fabulous; Spragga Benz; Major Mackeral; Half Pint.
There you go--I'm tired of typing. In the future, label names and producer names...

:: Johnny 2:25 AM [+] ::
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Bar Flies--I Mean Bar Files. Blog dedicated to the denizens of the Sideshow, uh, I mean The Sidestreet Saloon. sidestreetbarfiles.blogspot.com
:: Johnny 12:06 PM [+] ::
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Blair's Media Review. Incisive thoughts on TV commercials, etc. from a Sidestreeter. http://blairmediareview.blogspot.com/
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