Archive for May, 2009
Of All That Is Sacred And Holy, No!
Twitter’s top twit Ashton Kutcher threatens to stop twittering. These are indeed dark times.
Writer With Sharp Teeth
‘I’m entitled to my opinion.’ No, schmuck, you are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. Without information, it’s just babble, hot air, and farts in the wind.” — Harlan Ellison. I’ve read or heard variations of that quote for years. It is a steak ramrodded to the heart of ...Read more.
Robert Anton Wilson Lives Again
Actually, just his website. Allow me to welcome the revamped Robert Anton Wilson website. Wilson, aka RAW, was the co-author of the infamous Illuminatus Trilogy and primary author of Cosmic Trigger and Prometheus Rising, passed away in 2007 but his brand of brain change and guerrila ontology still rages on. Let the lasagna fly!
I'll Drink To That
Christian Moerlein Brewing Co., is bringing an old favorite back to Cincinnati May 29th. Burger Beer, long associated with the Cincinnati Reds and Reds broadcaster Waite Hoyt,will be available in limited areas following a special ceremony at the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum. Burger used to sponsor the Reds and Hoyt would refer to ...Read more.
Late Afternoon Noodlings
Nurse Lenia and I are currently ensconced on the patio outside ye olde Bourbon Asylum. We’ve got a nice view of the trees, the weather is perfect, we’ve got liquid refreshments, a cadre of cigarettes, and the Cincinnati Reds on the radio. Sometimes, it is the simple things that makes you appreciate this time we ...Read more.
Gilliam's Quixotic Adventure Continues
Apparently, Terry Gilliam is going to have another go at his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. The original attempt, an adaptation of Cervantes’ classic novel as well as Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, was a disaster almost from the get go. Much of this is caught in Keith Fulton ...Read more.
Music Time!
What do you get when you take a Stratocaster, a Guyatone Micro Octaver, an SRB808 Overdrive, an EHX Voice Box, and an Epiphone Valve Junior? You get the theme to the upcoming Big Love/Battlestar Galactica crossover. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yqx7cELst8] Peter Frampton, consider yourself on notice!
