Part I – Part II

The Fiddler in His Hole (Part III)
17 August 2009
Mill Creek, Sag Harbor, NY

The notoriously private Tiger Woods has seen his whole secret undercover world blow-up in his face in the past 48 hrs. due a crash caused by him fleeing his wife, who was beating him with a golf club across his head, after confronting him about his alledged affair with another lover.

It has been reported by TMZ.com that Tiger has been having a sexual affair with socialite Rachel Uchitel , and when his wife and mother of his two children, Elin Nordegren spoke to him about this, the argument became heated, and violent.

The violence was inflicted by Elin, who picked up a golf club that she had at the ready, and began pummeling the philandering Tiger Woods across his face, causing what has been described by the hospital as severe facial lacerations and contusions.

I bet that’s not the reaction that Tiger expected her to have. Elin Nordegren does not look like a woman that would beat you down for something like this, but if it was me, I would expect her to maybe just collapse in a bundle of tears…but I’m not married, so what do I know.

I guess don’t judge a book by its cover, because that’s when Barbie doll turns into Brenda Richie!!!

In 1988,Brenda Richie famously beat down her then husband,international singing sensation Lionel Richie, who also had a clean-cut ,family man image with the public and his fans, when she followed him one night creepin’ with his side girlfriend, Diane Alexander.

By all reports, sweet, petite, and quiet Brenda Richie beat up  both Lionel and Diane.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Richie#Marriage_with_Brenda_Harvey

The “Three Times a Lady” singer was caught by the then-missus during a romantic encounter with Alexander at a Beverly Hills apartment. Brenda Richie went ballistic and was arrested for investigation of spousal abuse, trespassing and vandalism–but the charges were later dropped. After sticking it out for another three years, she and Lionel divorced in 1991.

The only difference here is that Tiger’s wife Elin Nordegren is not black, and Brenda Richie is…so I guess that should put to rest that old stereotype about how a sister reacts to these kind of things, compared to a white lady…

…Pretty much the same way.

Looks like a mad woman of any race may beat you down …if she catches you creeping around town!!!

Looks like Tiger married a Tiger…

http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/28/tiger-woods-elin-nordegren-fight-accident-suv-lacerations/

Himmel och helvete är temat för veckans musikfoto, vilket passar mig perfekt eftersom vi har religionstema i skolan just nu. Igår var vi till exempel i katolska kyrkan på studiebesök. Inte för att vi pratade så mycket om himlen och helvetet, men det är ju ändå där alla ska hamna till slut enligt dem. Så för att få höra Hole spela i himlen så gäller det att dricka duktigt av nattvardsvinet (dvs Kristi blod) och se till att hålla dig i celibat om du är präst. Lever du däremot promiskuöst eller gifter dig med någon av samma kön så blir det Horrorpops istället, och det är ju inte fy skam det heller. (Ja, det var mest sånt vi pratade om, men det säger kanske mer om oss som klass än om katolska kyrkan.)

Hole: Heaven Tonight. En av mina favoritlåtar alla kategorier, från plattan Celebrity Skin. Texten i videon stämmer inte riktigt, så det räcker att lyssna.

Horrorpops: Psychobithes Outta Hell. Psychobilly!

Och upphovet till hela konceptet:

Get me out of here,
This thing called life I cannot bear.
The past is haunting,
The present is cause for stressing.
My future, all I can see,
Is a black hole where I’m anywhere but free.
I want out, I want new.
I want to be able to see these things through.
I just want to be happy,
I just want to know.
Not left out in the dark,
So maybe I’ll leave one final mark.
One final mark to mark my past,
To mark my present,
And to mark that I wasn’t made to last.
Leave an imprint on lives I once knew,
People I thought I had grown close to.
It’s going to hurt when it heals to,
But, I’m going to smile because I deserve to.
A hole of black is seeping through my soul,
I’m not sure how to play my role.
I just don’t know what to do,
What to say, or what I have to loose.
What will they say, what will they think?
If I’m gone with just one blink.

1. Hole (grunge, 1989)

2. Butthole Surfers (alternative, SUA)

3. Revolting Cocks (industrial, SUA)

4. Armageddon Dildos (EBM, Germania)

5. Bif Naked (indie punk, Canada)

es verdad sin trud no hay truth curratelo todo para llegar siempre hasta el lack total fak da lack
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истина е без трут няма трут трява да се утрепеш от работа за да стигнеш неизменния лак фак да лак

Author: Matthew Francis
Source: articleage.com

When you are ready to layout your alarm system design, for installation, drills
, you must first decide where to mount the alarm control. If you have an unfinished basement, you will be drilling down and running your wires in the rafters to the area that you select for the panel. Most often this will be the mechanical or furnace room.
If you, drills
, are working on a single, drills
, story building, you will be running your wires up into an unfinished attic and
dropping your wires down to the control.
If you are in a commercial application you will, drills
, run your wires, drills
, on top of drop ceilings or along beams or possibly through exposed conduit.
If you are in a place where, drills
, there is no place to run all these wires and hide them then you are a prime, drills
, candidate for a wireless, drills
, system.
You want to make sure that wherever you decide to mount your alarm, drills
, control panel, that you have a device such as a motion detector or door contact to protect it. Leaving the control panel in an unprotected area could make it easy to circumvent in the event of a break in. Consider running the wires through the basement, and than jumping them up into a closet, in the protected area of the house. If you are wondering “what about the exposed wires in the basement? Don’t.” Cutting the wires would duplicate opening, drills
, of the device they are running to, and would cause an alarm condition if the system were armed.
If, drills
, you elect to go wireless on your system of choice, choose a central location in the home or business that will receive a strong, drills
, radio signal from all points of protection. Remember that even on wireless system there are some wires that will need to be run. Most often they are the keypad, the siren, the power supply and the phone line. Take these runs into, drills
, consideration when choosing your central location.
Provide lighting for the chosen area, as this will be where, drills
, you are doing most of your installation work. Lay out a tarp and place all products, drills
, and tools and a, drills
, trash bag in this area. I have, drills
, learned over the years to come to, drills
, my, drills
, central location to get what I need, and return everything I’m not using back to this location when I am done with them, especially tools. If you do not, drills
, run an organized installation,, drills
, you will spend ฝ of your time searching for a tool, part, spool of wire etc. A tool belt is handy for the tools you will need everywhere, such as fresh drill bits, tape, wire cutters, screwdrivers, B- connects, a small bubble, drills
, level, stud finder, a clean rag, etc.
You also want to clean as you go. As you finish running each wire and installing the device that will go there, take, drills
, the time to clean up and bring all trash to the bag at your control zone. Being anal is a good thing, when you are doing a quality installation,, drills
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As you run each wire to the control room, measure where the wire is going to come into the control panel hole, and then add about, drills
, a foot of wire before cutting it with your diagonal cutters. Place a piece of light colored electrical tape around the wire about 5 inches from the end and write on the, drills
, tape, drills
, with an indelible sharpie or marker, drills
, where it is going.
If your home or business is under construction you, drills
, may elect to pre-wire it for security. Pre-wiring is beneficial in, drills
, the ability to get every device, drills
, in the exact location you, drills
, would want it. Placing wires and gang, drills
, boxes before construction is complete,, drills
, is dependent on your ability to read the architects plans and understand where cabinets, appliances and electrical devices will be placed with accuracy. If you do elect to pre-wire be sure to drill your own holes in the wall studs and rafters, drills
, . Many a lazy alarm technician will run through the electrical and plumbers holes and think they are getting away easy. The problem is that, drills
, if an electrician or plumber fails inspection they will have to pull wire and pipe out to relocate them to the inspector’s specifications, drills
, . They are not likely to be concerned about your wire, when doing so.
The best time to run your wires on a pre-wire is immediately after the electricians leave and before the insulators arrive.
If you are ready to start running wires, lets start with the front door. If you are going down to the basement you will be working low on the opening side of the door. If you are running your wires up you will be working on the top of the door, drills
, . Lets use down for our example. What kind of contact will you be using? Surface mount, drills
, or recessed? If you are running wires anyway, why don’t you take the time to install recessed contacts, drills
, so that they are out of site when, drills
, the door is closed? Set up your drill with a 3/8-inch standard length drill bit.
In the jam of the door, approximately 4 inches from the bottom begin drilling at an angle towards the basement. Switch to, drills
, your 3/8- inch by 12 to 18 inch long drill bit and continue drilling, drills
, towards the basement, finally switch to your 5-foot long bell hangers, drills
, bit and continue, drills
, drilling, drills
, till you pop out in the basement. Pull the long, drills
, bit out of the hole and remove, drills
,, drills
, it from the hole. Poke the skinny end of the long, drills
, bit down the hole.
Go down to the basement with a flashlight, diagonal wire, drills
, cutters, tape, marker,, drills
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, staple gun with staples in it, and a spool, drills
, or box of 22 gauge 2 conductor, drills
, wire. Strip the plastic,, drills
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, off of the end of your wire about 2 inches. Twist the, drills
, 2, drills
, wires together and thread them through the hole at the end of the skinny side of the long bit and twist it around itself. Go back upstairs and pull the wire, drills
, up to the hole. Tie a large loose and temporary knot in the wire after, drills
, you get it there, so that it will not fall back in the hole. Leave at least 12 inches upstairs, so that you can work with the wire.
Go back downstairs and begin to, drills
, roll out enough wire to make it to your control panel, drills
, . Staple the wires, drills
, with an industrial stapler like a T22 along, drills
, the beams in a neat and orderly manner from the drop hole towards, drills
, the control panel. Be sure you are not penetrating the wire with each staple, if you do, remove it now and re-staple. These mistakes are hard to trace after you walk away. Be sure to make it down the wall stud to where, drills
, you will poke into the back of your control panel (about chest high) and leave an additional foot or more of wire before cutting it off the spool. Mark your wire with the tape and, drills
, marker several inches from the end.
Congratulations! You made your first run. Be sure to gather and return all tools to the starting point so that, drills
, you know where they are when you need them.
Get your 3/8 inch, drills
, recessed, drills
, contact and magnet. You will need a drill, extension cord (unless you, drills
, are using a wireless drill), electrical tape,, drills
, and a wire cutter. Split the end of you wire and strip a small amount of plastic cover off of each end. Do the same with your contact unless you have the type that has small screws,,, drills
, drills
, drills
, for the wires to be clamped under. Twist each end of your wire to an end of the contact wire and tape tightly and individually. After you do each one you can wrap a piece of tape around the whole thing tightly. (It does not matter which wire goes to which wire as this, drills
, is a circuit wire, and has no positive or negative side.) Carefully poke the wire into the hole and press the contact in. Now mark the door, drills
, in the spot that the magnet will meet the contact, when the door is closed. Stabilize the door and drill a 3/8 ” hole just deep enough to put the magnet in. Repeat for each door you want contacted. We always suggest that you contact every perimeter door.
We will post additional device wiring instructions on The Experts Know! Alarms web-site for your access.
Check Back Soon! as we will be adding DIY device installation techniques often.
Matthew Francis Alarms@expertsknow.com
Matthew is a 22 year veteran of the alarm industry. He has served as an installer, salesman, licensed alarm, drills
, company owner, monitoring station designer, and a promotions and marketing director with one of the worlds largest security dealers. He now works as a consumer advocate, teaching, drills
, consumers how to buy or get systems for free (without being taken). He is committed to being unbiased.
His web site is http://www.expertsknow.com

Heaven, Under The Arches, London, November 18, 2009…

On first impressions Heaven seemed an unlikely venue for instrumental post/math rockers 65daysofstatic. Host to legendary night G.A.Y. and typically showcasing artists such as Kylie Minogue and Girls Aloud, the venue- emblazoned with posters advertising Porn Idol and the next week’s latest X-Factor reject- seemed a mile away from 65dos’s math rock offerings…

Yet once inside Heaven these initial thoughts were forgotten. Apart from the odd mosaic male torso that adorned the walls here and there, the cool underground vibe of the venue took over and musings of Heaven’s usual musical fare were soon discarded. Completely constructed of red brick, and residing underneath Charing Cross Station, the club’s windowless railway arches and hidden coves made the perfect setting for 65dos’s instrumental shenanigans.

A bit of histoire for those of you unfamiliar with the band… 65daysofstatic, also known as 65dos, 65days or the perfectly simple 65, formed in Sheffield in 2001. The band, who were originally a three-piece, is made up of Joe Shrewsbury (guitar), Paul Wolinski (guitar & programming), Rob Jones (drums) and Simon Wright (bass). Since 2004 the band have released three full-length albums, The Fall of Math (2004), One Time for All Time (2005), and The Destruction of Small Ideas (2007). They have also released the EPs Stumble.Stop.Repeat (2003), Hole (2005) and The Distant And Mechanised Glow Of European Dance Parties (2008) and released a live album in 2008 entitled Escape From New York. Their music is interspersed with heavy, progressive guitars, and mixed with drums, samplers, computer glitches, keyboards and the occasional voiceover. According to legend 65dos’s name originates from the band’s desire to record a soundtrack for John Carpenter’s unreleased fictional film Stealth Bomber, which is said to have been produced over 65 days of static. Other rumours say that the band named themselves after a 1950s CIA coup d’etat in Guatemala who claimed that 65 days was all that was needed to overthrow a country. Whether you want to believe that is up to you…

Heaven, Under The Arches.

Having to get a six o’ clock train out of Cardiff, then getting lost in the labyrinth that it Charing Cross Underground meant that I only arrived at Heaven at nine… and wandered in just as support act Three Trapped Tigers were exiting the stage. I also missed this band at (Sŵn), so I was rather gutted, but not for long as the rather awesome DJ filled the time with his Bloc Party meets Telepathe remixes.

65dos are one of those bands you have to see live to appreciate the full extent of their musical capability. Although whacking up the volume of The Fall of Math in your bedroom creates some pretty amazing sounds, the 65 live experience is one that cannot be replicated. Starting promptly at 9.15, as promised, meant that their hour and 35 minute set did not overrun, and thus cause me to miss either the last train home, or even worse the end of the gig.

Starting with their first single Retreat! Retreat! 65 demonstrated from the onset that their unique instrumental sound can be both brutal and beautiful. Although there are neither vocals nor lyrics, these usual attributes are rendered unnecessary when 65dos take to the stage. From the barrage of drum beats and guitar shreds, the set took a change of pace with the first minute and a half of the next song, Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here. Beginning with the well-known dulcet keyboard melodies, before descending into the drum and bass-like ending of the song proved a huge crowd pleaser.

Despite not playing Betraying Chino, one of my favourite 65 tracks, the band seamlessly blended old favourites, such as The Fall Of Math, Fix The Sky A Little and When We Were Younger And Better with new, yet unnamed material, which Joe explained was taken from their as-yet untitled forthcoming album. Whether playing soft and melodic keyboard solos, or huge Prodigy-esque dance numbers, such as 65 Doesn’t Understand You, the band had the crowd captivated. It was amazing to watch the audience’s reactions; one minute they collectively stood still in admiration, the next they were going crazy and chanting ‘65′ with clamour.

Despite the lack of lyrics, Joe had no trouble talking to the masses in between instrument changes. In one particular lull, when Paul had to run off stage to fix a technical issue, Joe began rambling on, and even said “Looks like heaven really is a place on earth…” before erupting with laughter and continuing his penchant for wild dancing.

Yet jokes and laughter aside, the moment the whole crowd had been anticipating arrived when 65dos returned on stage for their final song of the night. Prolonging the beautiful, yet haunting keyboard introduction to Radio Protector for almost four minutes was anything but tedious, and kept the crowd on edge waiting and craving the moment when the guitars and drums kicked in for what was certainly the best moment of the night. Gradually turning up the volume, then slowly adding more instruments, 65dos had the crowd in the palm of their hand as they finally reached the song’s powerful climax of all four instruments merging together. The song’s break down echoed the same sense of shared euphoria that was visible in the room, and as the band left the stage to huge ovation and thunderous chants of ‘65′ from the whole crowd, the enormity of the 65dos experience hit me. The fact that there was only a one-song encore did not matter, as I don’t think that 65daysofstatic could have ended the gig any better way. If only I could have stayed to savour the moment instead of having to make a dash for the Bakerloo line…

It’s been a rough week.  I’ve binged a lot, haven’t gained any weight.  I’m stressed, tired, and cold.  Always cold.  I have to put some of the blame of me being so weak onto my crazy ass mother.  She stresses me out.  And even if she didn’t, since she found out about my… eating disorder?  Whatever this is, she’s been making me eat.  And once I start, I can’t stop.

Tomorrow is a new day, though.  The start of a new week.  I’ll go to see my therapist, then go to see my lawyer.  I’ll fast, and it’ll be a redo.  Tomorrow is Monday, so I get to stay at my brothers, which is also somewhere I don’t usually eat.  I can’t wait.  I want to feel hungry again, all day.

I found this on a site I was looking at… If you have a sense of humor about your eating disorder, then you’ll probably like this.

You know you’re anorexic when…

you could be sponsored as pro for cutting huge lettuce leaves into an edible size
you spend more time planning out your eating pattern than you do on your term paper
you don’t own a single food item that does not come fat-free or reduced calorie
you haven’t “spread” margarine in months, since calorie free only comes in a spray
you’ve ripped off your clothes compulsively for the sole purpose of getting the ”accurate” weight 3 times a day
you have to schedule times with different friends so your excuse of “I already ate” will be believable.
caffeine… need I say more?
you plan strategic “eating” times so that people will think you are constantly stuffing your face.
you fill a cart with food at the grocery store and put it all back, leaving with nothing.
you spend twenty dollars on a meal and don’t put any of it in your mouth.
you know the calorie content of almost anything.
you can write your own calorie counter book/website
you automatically count calories as soon as you take a bite of something
everyone in the room is sweating in a tank top, and you’re freezing in a sweater.
you cannot drink a soda that’s not diet under any circumstances
you’re suspicious of the amount of calories the package says
you can remember the amount of calories you ate 5 days about, but you can’t remember where you put your car keys.
when you think that 100 calories for one meal is too much.
your roommate gets pissed because you keep opening (and closing) the fridge door.
you intentionally buy clothes that are a size smaller then what you currently are.
when you have to talk to yourself to find out if you can eat.
you love being hungry, because you know you’re doing something right.
you get depressed if you can’t go to your online ED-forums.

What other ones can we come up with…

It was definitely a weekend revolving around the new tool (understandably), from the pickup/delivery organising on Friday, the assembly (and getting it into the shed) Saturday, and commissioning it with some real tasks on Sunday.

If you were wondering how I was going to fit a 2.5m x 1m tool in my workshop, well, you were not the only one!  With a large pry bar!  Archimedes once remarked (paraphrasing) that with a firm place to stand he could move the Earth (with a long-enough lever that is).

Makin' a Hole

Clearing space was a combination of moving the jointer to where the router table was, removing the corner bench and in future the sanders will (potentially) be on roll-outs from under the Torque, and the router table met an untimely end, with the top being amalgamated with the TWC.  A hole was born.

The Torque arrives in its new home

I did try the TWC along the back wall, but lost too much access around the unit.  The MDF top has yet to be added – will do so some time this week.

That 1300mm arm is huge – I’m going to fit the 600mm (or 900mm) arms for the majority of the jobs, and the 1300 will get used only when I need that much extension.  For some workshops it probably would remain, but that is the one compromise on space I will have to make.  Sure looks nice here (by the end of the weekend it sure ended up rather dusty!)

Adding the Router Table

Here I have added the router table (with Incra Positioner/Fence) to the end where there is some dead space (because of the way the tools are carried on the left side of the arm), so this really utilises that area. I’ve moved the bandsaw further back so I have adequate access to the router table, and it isn’t hard to swing the entire unit out from the wall if I need more in-feed area.  Since this photo, I have also replaced the first module of the top with a plain cast-iron wing – it won’t be a two-router table now (well it is, but one is overhead), and I’ve shortened the cast iron top to 3 wings from the original 5.  The MDF of the rest of the bed will be at the same height, so there is no shortage of area for the positioner now!  At 2.5m long, this may be the largest router table in the world!

The clamp roof

The clamp wall was a problem, both getting access to the clamps, and also having them interfere with the X axis of the TWC, so they have been moved to the roof.  If the clamps are any good, then it won’t be a problem where they are!  Added benefit – partway through a clamp-up, if I need another I just reach up!

Temporary Triton Mount

One minor glitch I had (and it will be rectified by the end of the week), is the router mount had support posts for a Makita (I think), and not the Triton – the Triton needs both a larger diameter and a longer post.  Converting the Triton to fit the table took a few seconds, as did reverting it back to standard operation.  I was surprised just how easy it was – a single circlip.  So that I could make use of the router before the parts arrive, I added the old Triton quick-release plate from the original Triton router table.  The setup is rather flimsy like this, but it got the job done.

Oven Doors

First job was the oven doors for the kid’s kitchen – setting the stops for the size of the opening, then routing it out.  I also used the same method for cutting hinge mortises.

Oven Shelf

The second job was creating the shelf in the oven.  Rather than just a plain shelf, I didn’t want the inside of the oven to look like a cupboard, so I cut parallel slots through using a 1/2″ straight router bit, and moved the whole setup 30mm for each pass.  Again, something that could have been done other ways, but this was a very simple (and accurate) method.  It’s like using a machine with a built-in, adjustable jig.

So that was all I had time for in the end, but already it has been demonstrating for me just how functional the concept is.

I began to notice today…how many things actually don’t work in my house! It’s not like I forgot them, or that I don’t care, it’s just they have been “bad” for so long I just don’t seem to notice them anymore…scary thought.

After I found a few broken things, I thought to myself, “Exactly how many things don’t work?” Thus began my expedition around my house, turning lamps on and off, closing and opening doors, plugging in appliances, and this…my dear readers, is what I found:

Engeddie’s Not So Awesome Adventure

The first place I came to was my front door, where I rediscovered that our doorbell doesn’t work…like no sound whatsoever.

1.) The DoorBell

This doesn’t really surprise me because the last three houses I’ve had, had no working doorbells…is my family just attracted to doorbell-less houses or something, sheesh!

Next stop was the kitchen, awe that place of wondrous delights! *ahem* I began to rummage through the appliances and found these items.

2.) A Broken Blender

3.) A Loose Cabinet

4.) A Garbage that Doesn’t Open when you use the Foot Pedal thing…

The only one I was surprised at was the blender. Why do we keep a blender that doesn’t blend, why? WHY??? Throw that piece of crap away!!!

After my astonishment I quickly ran, skipped and hopped like a bunny to the bathrooms, that place where I spend hours of enjoyment and fun!

5.) Three Hairdryers that don’t Dry

6.) A Toothless Comb

7.) Two Empty Toothpaste Tubes

8.) The Drain (in the sink) that doesn’t Drain

9.) The Door Lock that doesn’t Lock

10.) The Shower Head that is totally SCREWED UP!

I must explain the shower head, you see…the shower comes on but, you can’t get the bath to work…more like…you can only have a bath with the shower head spewing into your face…so…you can figure that one out for yourself. [Basically, you can't turn the shower head off, if there is water, it will gush forth from that place, even if all you want is a peaceful bath.]

WHY ARE THERE 3 DRYERS THAT DON’T WORK?

After the discouraging visit to the bath house, I found my way to the bedrooms…where I knew I would find many, MANY broken things…

11.) Two Broken Cameras

12.) One Broken Video Camera

13.) A Ripped Belt

14.) A Pair of Boots with the Heels Ripped Off

15.) A Shirt with a Hole ripped, under the arm

[What's with all the ripping?]

16.) Three Pairs of Jeans with Holes, in places where you CAN’T have holes…[even when you find holes fashionable]

17.) Four Broken Head Sets [ear phones, plugs etc.]

18.) A Closet Door with a Missing Handle

19.) A Blind [in a window] that has a few parts shredded off

20.) A Binoculars case with no handles

21.) A Barbie with No Head, [very scary and underneath a bed, *shudders*]

22.) A Door that won’t stay shut…CURSES!

~End~

Of course, there’s no way I can find all the things that are broken in my house, and even if I could…there’s no way I would tell them all to you in this blog…it’s too embarrassing! But, anyway…the point is:

When something you own breaks, falls apart, stops working, or attempts to burn down your house…the must logical thing to do is fix it! FIX IT! And if that thing won’t listen and won’t be fixed, then you must smash it with a hammer until it is squashed into fine, sparkly dust that can be blown away by the neighbor’s working blow dryer…*hehehe*

But, seriously…why do we keep things that we will never fix or that can’t be fixed…why are there two empty toothpaste tubes in my bathroom, why? We should all remember this and, for god’s sake, throw stuff away!!! Throw that Crap Away!

Senator Obama was doing press interviews by telephone in a holding room between events. Sometime later as he was getting ready to begin his event, he asked me if I was photographing his shoes. When I said yes, he told me that he had already had them resoled once since he entered the race a year earlier. Providence, R.I., 3/1/2008. Callie Shell.

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The San Francisco Chronicle recently reported it had lost 25% of its readers in the past 6 months. 

How’d that happen?  Well, first, let it be known that the Chronicle had been losing about $1 million a week.  Yes, that’s right, $50 million a year.  Yes, they had to do something.  What could they have done?  Well, they could have, uh, taken a page from the New York Times and concentrated on news coverage. 

But, that’s not what they did.  In fact, they did everything in their power to shoot themselves in the feet. 

First, they shut down their printing plant and laid off their union printers.  They contracted with an independent printer at lower wages to replace them.  So, they managed to alienate union workers.  Remember, that SF was once the most unionized city in the country (even beyond Detroit at its height). 

Second, they raised the cover price for the paper from 50 cents to $1 (plus tax in grocery stores it’s now $1.10.)

Third, they told people that the Chronicle was worth more now because the printing was “better” and they could run full-color pictures.  No self-respecting reader is going to respect the Chronicle for this.  The New York Times runs circles around the Chronicle in circulation and they don’t have color in their news sections at all.  (No comics, either.)

Fourth, they cut way back on the news hole.  The news hole is what’s left over after all the ads are sold.  The other day, I think Monday or Tuesday, the Chronicle had a 16-page front section.  Ten pages were ads, mostly from Macy’s.  The other six were news hole.  That means that the majority of the front news section, or nearly 2/3 actually, was ads. 

Fifth, they’ve sold out their editorial content to the sales department.  Where the real estate, automotive, food, and other feature sections used to have journalists, now they run press releases. 

Sixth, the Sunday Datebook (Pink Section) used to be the place to go to see what entertainment was going on about town. They’ve cut the listings way back so now there’s not much to read, unless it’s about a visiting live act from New York.

Seventh, the Daily Datebook doesn’t run local event listings anymore.  And the Thursday “96 Hours” section won’t list anything but Thursday through Sunday listings.  This means that events taking place the first half of the week never get covered in the Chronicle anymore.  Since I put on a live music show on Wednesdays, this has especially hurt me. 

Eighth, it’s all about the sizzle and nothing about the steak.  I’m part of a focus group wherein the Chronicle asks me about changes from time to time.  Every change they’ve made recently has been about more flash and less news.

Ninth, and this is the kicker: The New York Times realizes the Chronicle is going down the drain, and thus they are contracting with local stringers to provide local Bay Area news in the Times twice a week.  Perhaps with their ownership of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, we might see even more of a local Times-oriented entry into local news service.  Goodness knows, the Chronicle isn’t willing to provide it.

–david kaye

Sem palavras, vejam o vídeo e chorem de rir.

Because I’m so sick of people defending Miley’s awful interview style and basic inability to string together an articulate quote, I give you: Taylor Momsen being interviewed by Nylon TV.

Taylor is sixteen (hater comments about how she looks like she’s in her twenties can shove it because that is not valid in this argument) and sounds well-educated, smart, snarky and yes, articulate in this and most every interview she does.  Homegirl delivers the quotes gold, politely tells journalists to eff off if she isn’t in the mood for their incompetent questions, and doesn’t sound the least bit awkward.  I know people have said that she’s going to look back on these years and regret acting and dressing like she does, but I completely disagree with this as me and most of my friends were just like this at sixteen.  We don’t regret it.  We were still cooler than the Miley Cyrus’s of the world, even when we thought we were awesome for listening to Hole and MCR when no one else did (for the record I still do).  So please Miley, take note and don’t use your age as an excuse for why you sound so effing immature in interviews.  At least Taylor has something to say, and makes a point saying it.

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อ่านหน้าอื่น ๆ : ประวัติ วง Marilyn Manson, ประวัติ นาย Marilyn Manson, ประวัติ Twiggy Ramirez, ประวัติ Madonna Wayne Gacy (Pogo), ประวัติ John 5, ประวัติ Zim Zum, ประวัติ Ginger Fish

Frank Kenny (Kenneth) Wilson เกิดวันที่ 28 กันยายน 1966 ใน Framingham ใกล้เมืองหลวง Boston ในรัฐ Massachusetts พ่อของเขาเป็นนักร้องผู้เข้าร่วมเหมือนกับ Frank Sinatra และ Paul Anka และแม่ของเขาเป็นนักเต้นให้ Warner Brothers (ท่านปลาขิงจึงคุ้นเคยกับคำว่า Warner)

Ginger Fish Sleep, Drawing by Sw Eden

ตอนที่ Frank ยังเป็นเด็กอยู่เขาชอบวง Rush และ Black Sabbath วง Neil Pert เป็นวงที่เขาคลั่งมากที่สุด Frank เริ่มตีกลองตั้งแต่อายุยังน้อย นั่นคือ grade 2-3 (ของอเมริกามี grade 1 ถึง 12 grade 1 ถึง grade 6 คือ ป.1 ถึง ป.6 และ grade 7 ถึง grade 12 คือ ม.1 ถึง ม.6) เมื่อเขาอยู่ grade 7 เขาก็เริ่มเล่นรวมวง และอยู่ในวงใหญ่ 3 ปี คาดว่าน่าจะเป็นวงดุริยางค์ หลังจากที่ครอบครัวของเขาย้ายไปที่ Las Vegas เขาก็เล่นในวงของวิทยาลัยแห่ง University of Nevada และ Nevada All-State Big Band Frank เล่นให้หลาย ๆ วงใน Las Vegas จนค่อนข้างเป็นที่รู้จัก และมีข่าวลือว่ามีบุคคล 2 คนคอยสนับสนุนเขาคือ Paul Anka และ Barry Manilow อยู่ประมาณ 2 สัปดาห์ อย่างไรก็ตามหลังจาก Frank สพน์โอกาศในการทำงานเล็ก ๆ เขาก็เริ่มทำงานที่ไม่ค่อยสุจริตนัก โดยเป็นพนักงานในงานเลี้ยงที่ Circus Circus Casino (การละเล่นใน casino อาทิเช่น slots roulette และ blackjack)

ต่อมาเมื่อความอดทนที่จะอยู่ใน casino ได้หมดลง Frank เดินทางไปที่ Orlando รัฐ Florida ในที่ที่พ่อแม่ของเขาได้ซื้อโรงละครไว้โรงหนึ่ง Frank เล่นกลองในการแสดงที่ชื่อ A Chorus Line กับ Jesus Christ Superstar หลังจากนั้นเขาก็ตกงานมาตลอดจนกระทั่ง Marilyn Manson มาชวนเขาไปเล่น Frank เปลี่ยนชื่อเป็น Ginger Fish หรือปลาขิง มาจากฆาตรกรตอนกลางคืนอย่าง Albert Fish และดาราสาวหน้าใหม่อย่าง Ginger Rogers ปีนี้คือปี 1995 ปลาขิงมาแทน Sara Lee Lucus มือกลองคนเก่า มันน่าแปลกมากที่ปลาขิงเคยทำงานเปลือกนอกเพื่อศาสนากลับมาทำงันกับคนบ้านอกศาสนา

พูดถึงการแสดงของ Manson เรา ๆ ก็รู้ เวลาจบงานทุกครั้งจะมีการทำลายข้าวของ Manson มักจะเหวี่ยวขาตั้งไมค์ไปโดน ปลาขิง และเขาก็เข้าโรงพยาบาลบ่อย จนปลาขิงมั่นใจว่าสักวันเขาต้องถูกฆ่าแน่ ๆ ปลาขิงบอกว่า ถ้า Manson ทำร้ายจนเขาทนไม่ได้แล้วเขาจะฆ่า Manson ทันที และเขาก็จะติดคุก แต่ตราบใดที่เขายังมีชีวิตอยู่เขาก็จะเล่นมันต่อไป เล่นทุก ๆ ที่ กับ Manson จนกว่าความตายจะพรากเราออกจากกัน และที่ที่เดียวที่ยังไม่ได้ไป และจะไม่ไปก็คือคุก (พวกเราคงรู้ว่าเด็กชายที่ไปร่วมห้องนอนกับปลาขิงสมัยอยู่ Las Vegas คือ Edsel Dope ผู้มักจะพูดถึงคุกบ่อย ๆ เช่นกัน ทั้งคู่ชอบคุกหรือใครชักจูงอีกคน ถึงอย่างไรก็ตาม Edsel Dope ได้อิจฉา Tripp Eisen ที่ได้เข้าคุกสำเร็จไปแล้ว) นอกจากนี้ปลาขิงผู้นิสัยดียังแก้ตัวให้ Manson ผู้ทำร้ายตนอีกว่า ทุกคนก็มีอารมณ์รุนแรงเหมือนกัน ตัวเขาเองก็มี เพราะทุกคนยังไม่โตพอที่จะควบคุมมันได้ เวลาหงุดหงิด รำคาญก็จะโยนของเป็นธรรมดา เขายังหวังว่าทุกคนจะโตขึ้น และเขาจะคอยดูการเปลี่ยนแปลงครั้งนี้

ในฤดูร้อนปี 2000 วง Paradox ออกอลบัม SUMMER เอ้ย! ฤดูร้อนปี 1998 วง Manson มี tour ที่ Europe แต่ปลาขิงมีทำสัญญากับ Mono Nucleosis ไว้ ทำให้ต้องล้มเลิกการแสดงทั้งหมด มันก็เป็นอุปสรรคอย่างหนึ่ง แต่ภายหลัง Manson ก็ได้ สมใจนึกในสมัย Holy Wood (2000-2001)

Marilyn Manson and Twiggy, Drawing by Sw Eden

ไม่นาน ต่อมาในสมัย Mechanical Animals ประมาณ 1998-1999 มีหลาย ๆ อย่างเปลี่ยนแปลงไป Zimmy ที่น่ารักออกจากวงแล้วแทนด้วย John5 ทั้ง ๆ ที่เพลง Promote ของอลบัมเป็นผลงานของ ZimZum Twiggy และ Manson ร่วมกันแต่ง นอกจากนี้ Michael Beinhorn จาก Soundgarden และ Hole ยังถูก Manson จ้างให้มาเป็น producer คนใหม่ในวงอีก ปลาขิงต้องจำเชื่อฟังเขา เพราะนายคนนี้เคยไล่ Patty Schemel มือกลองคนเก่าของวง Hole ออกจากวง ปลาขิงมาบ่นว่าแต่เดิมก่อนมีไอ้นี่มาเขาทำงานเพื่อวง แต่ครานี้ต้องมาฟังคำสั่งไอ้นี่ Manson จ้างไอ้หมอนี่มาเพื่อทำให้เสียงดนตรีดีขึ้น แต่ทำไมต้องให้ไอ้นี่มาสั้งให้เขาปรับปรุงการเล่นกลองไม่รู้เท่าไร แทนที่จะให้มันลงมาเล่นเองอย่างที่มันชอบเสียเลย ที่ปลาขิงโกรธได้ขนาดนี้เพราะ Beinhorn ไม่เคยแสดงให้เขาดู หรือสอนเขา เอาแต่สั่งเขา เหมือนกับปลาขิงไม่เชื่อว่าไอ้นี่เก่งจริง แต่ในที่สุดเขาก็ล้มความคิดเขาซะ เมื่อเขาพบว่า Beinhorn เป็นคนเก่ง

ปลาขิงเป็นคนที่แปลกที่สุดในวง เพราะเขาไม่เสพ ไม่สูบ และไม่ดื่ม Manson บรรยายเขาว่า เขาเงียบที่สุดและจนดูน่ากลัวที่สุด เหมือนกับระเบิดเวลาที่รอการระเบิดครั้งใหญ่ Manson ยังให้ฉายาเขาอีกว่า “the strangest and quietest person in the band” (ที่จริงอาจจะเป็นคนปกติสุด แต่เทียบกับทุกคนในวงที่แปลก) นอกจากนี้ปลาขิงยังเป็นสมาชิกคนหนึ่งที่อยู่ในวง Marilyn Manson ได้นาน นาน นานมาก ๆ รองจาก Pogo (Gacy) (1989-ปัจจุบัน) ปัจจุบัน ปลาขิงทำ side project กับวง Martyr Plot หลังจากเข้าโรงพยาบาลเพราะตกเวที ทำให้ Chris Vrenna (ex-NIN) มาเล่นแทนชั่วคราว

Marilyn Manson in Court, Drawing by Sw Eden

New updates regarding the health of UFC Heavyweight Champion, this time from an interview Dana White conducted with Yahoo Sports. Dana reveals that Lesnar had a hole in his intestine.

“We don’t know if he’ll ever fight again… He had a hole in his intestine, the (stuff) was leaking into his stomach. That’s what was causing him so much pain. That and he had abscesses… The doctor told him he hasn’t been right for a year. His immune system has been trying to fight this thing and that’s why he was susceptible to getting sick.”

Lesnar did undergo a successful surgery is feeling better and currently recovering at his Minnesota home, but it’s still too early to tell whether he will fight again, although his trainer said Lesnar should make a full recovery. Dana said they’re taking Lesnar to the Mayo Clinic in a couple of days, I would guess for examinations and test, and that they should know a little more next week.

In the meantime, White said he will not make any decision regarding an interim heavyweight champion until he knows how long Brock Lesnar will out for/if he’s able to return. We’ll keep you posted.

Poster for Tank Girl; image courtesy of 24hourstomidnight.files.wordpress.com

So I was originally gonna roll up all cavalier-like and blurt out my opinions on Tank Girl, which I watched for the first time a few nights ago. I had some pre-conceived notions about the movie and what I’d think of it, as the film adaption of the beloved Jamie Hewlett comic is widely regarded as a commercial and critical flop.

Now I’m not entirely sure how to approach the subject matter, because a) I’m not sure how to read this movie, as it is disjointed and oftentimes inscrutable, b) I didn’t realize going into my viewing that several friends were fans of both the movie and the comic, and c) . . . I haven’t gotten around to reading the comic. I’m more than willing to read it, especially since I’m a fan of Hewlett’s work with Damon Albarn on Gorillaz and am interested in their ongoing professional relationship. I simply haven’t had the chance yet, as I just finished Truman Capote’s super-dense In Cold Blood and started Margaret Atwood’s promising The Blind Assassin. If anyone has a copy they’d like to push into my hands, my palms are flat and open.  

I'll gladly read this; image courtesy of hero-trailers.blogspot.com

But I still wanted to see the movie and write about it because:

1. Lori Petty stars as Rebecca Buck and I wish her career had taken off instead of stalling around the time of this movie’s 1995 release. While she’s recently run into some legal troubles and I still haven’t seen Point Break or Prey for Rock’N'Roll, I’ve long had a soft spot for this tough, mouthy, gender-queer tomboy ever since her turn as Kit Keller in A League of Their Own. It’s too bad that she was replaced by Sandra Bullock in Demolition Man and that Gwen Stefani sounds just like her, with both women having more visible, financially successful careers.

2. Speaking of Stefani, did she rip off Tank Girl’s style to cultivate her own look, because oh my damn do they look alike. 

But maybe I’m being unfair in pitting Petty/Tank Girl against Stefani against one another and instead should remember the cultural context from which they were formed. I’m reminded of my thesis adviser Mary Kearney, whose dissertation focused on contemporary discourses around girlhood and youth culture. Joy Van Fuqua draws on Kearney’s work in her essay ”‘What Are Those Little Girls Made Of?’ The Powerpuff Girls and Consumer Culture.” In her discussion of the show’s popularity, Van Fuqua borrows from Kearney to suggest that, like many other girl characters during the 1990s, Bubbles, Buttercup, and Blossom had to embody both genders in order to succeed in athletics and other male-dominated activities.

Buttercup, Blossom, and Bubbles are gonna fuck yr shit up; image courtesy of msdn.com

3. Speaking of promising actresses, Naomi Watts plays her sidekick and was a total nobody in the states when the movie was originally released. She’s also rockin’ a brunette bob haircut, which I appreciate.

4. Speaking of wacky ladies, Ann Magnuson makes an appearance as a madame who runs a state-of-the-art brothel where folks like Iggy Pop run around in drag and the talent break out into Busby Berkeley-esque routines to Cole Porter’s “Let’s Do It.”

5. Speaking of musicians, the soundtrack is an alternative rock behemoth. Hard to imagine many of the artists represented here got radio play in 1995. Alternative was commercially successful, allowing rock music to splinter off in various, musically diverse directions. Hootie was of course a major player, but Pulp could get a hit single. Beck was at this point a one-hit wonder, but was working on an era-defining record that would come out the following year. The bubble hadn’t burst yet. Man, 1995 was a strange and amazing time. Bush, Björk, Veruca Salt, L7, Belly, Portishead, Hole. They were all on commercial radio playlists and they’re also on this soundtrack.

6. Speaking of Hole, note that Courtney Love was the movie’s music consultant. Now, I’m not entirely sure what her title means here. Titles like “music consultant” and “music supervisor” tend to be flexible. The latter term is usually held by people who work closely with the director, the editor, and multiple representatives from various record labels, as well as help tend to legal matters like acquiring publishing rights, and clearing songs to be used in the movie and often the accompanying soundtrack. 

Courtney Love, 1995's burgeoning hyphenate; image courtesy of rollingstone.com (Ouderkirk/WireImage.com)

My hunch is that Love’s duties were picking what songs she liked and would work with the movie, but had little involvement in the production. After all, she was a busy lady who was trying to heal from the death of her husband, raise her daughter, become a respected actress, and headline Lollapalooza with her band Hole. I don’t think she had time to field phone calls with label execs, although I’d like to imagine what those conversations might be like.     

7. Oh, and since the first six points all involved women, let’s add the cherry on top. Tank Girl was directed by a woman named Rachel Talalay.

But as far as reading this movie . . . hummina. I don’t know what I saw. I know it takes place in what is now a not-too-distant, dystopian future and involves our fearless heroine leading a rag-tag group of girls and mutant kangaroo boys against a corrupt faction that control the earth’s water supply. Still with me? Here’s the trailer.

So, things I enjoyed or found interesting about the movie.

1. Naomi Watts kicks ass as Jet Girl. At first shy and fretful, she learns to embrace her intellect and technological savvy and develops the confidence to take charge of the crew and help beat the cast of baddies.

Jet Girl holding it down; image courtesy of kideternal.com

2. Tank Girl has strong relationships with Jet Girl and Rebecca, Tank Girl’s boyfriend’s young daughter. Homosocial bonding and female mentorship, holla!

3. OMG, the costumes. They could be a chapter in a dissertation on third-wave feminism’s fragmentive, performative, and self-reflexive relationship with fashion (note: if such a chapter exists, I want to read it). Tank Girl never wears the same outfit or hair color twice, and her wardrobe toys with historical periods, film genres, youth culture movements, often playing with age, gender, and race as well.

What are you wearing, Tank Girl?, image courtesy of theage.com.au

4. I can’t tell if Ann Magnuson’s Madame, who briefly kidnaps and attempts to employ Rebecca, is a sex-positive feminist, a critique against the then-timely rise of media’s interest in d0-me feminism, or just morally bankrupt.

And then there were things I hated.

1. While Tank Girl’s costuming is fascinating, that’s really the extent of her characterization. Much of this seems to be the fault of the writing. Petty is engaging enough, but Tank Girl is written as less a complex action heroine and more of a buzzword-and-slogan dispenser. Thus, she brings to mind characters like Itchy and Scratchy’s Poochie, who was created to make fun of corporate-friendly extreme, in-your-face, subcultural cash cows. Perhaps her perceived lack of depth speaks to the awkward process of adapting a comic book into a movie, but her cinematic flatness betrays the torpedo bras.

Torpedo bras don't always provide dimension; image courtesy of mermaidligan.blogspot.com

2. Tank Girl also kicks a disappointing lack of ass here and has questionable methods. I can’t speak to her defense strategies in the comic, but the movie repeatedly has her lure disgusting men with her feminine wiles. Sometimes they get kicked in the balls, but she still shows them her bra or promises sexual favors beforehand.

3. Man, how did Malcolm MacDowell fool people into thinking he could act? He’s the villainous Kesslee here and is making himself quite the ham sandwich. Some may want to bring up Al Pacino and note that some actors deliver progressively broader performances as they age, but I think MacDowell’s accent played a role in snowing audiences as well. I think his Britishness even convinced people he was better in If . . . and A Clockwork Orange than he actually was. Charismatic and handsome? Yes. Once a great actor? I don’t think so.

4. I feel like there’s something racially problematic about the mutant kangaroo soldiers who take up with Tank Girl’s crew. Thoughts?

In short, Tank Girl makes for a maddening but interesting spectatorial experience. Now to get a hold of the source material . . .

À de nombreuses occasions, Courtney Love nous a prouvé qu’elle possède le jugement d’une fillette anorexique. J’ai appris à sympathiser avec le personnage au fil des années, mais la fondatrice de Hole n’est pas exactement douée dans le domaine des choix de vie et de l’amour-propre.

En mai dernier, par l’entremise d’un ami pirate des internets, j’ai mis la main sur l’album de Courtney à venir, intitulé Nobody’s Daughter. Je n’ai jamais cru que Love était une grande musicienne, mais j’ai toujours cru qu’elle était assez densément fuckée pour avoir quelque chose à dire, malgré ce rôle de poupée défaite dont on pourrait aisément se tanner.

Cet album, elle l’a écrit au cours de sa plus récente désintox, seule dans une chambre clinique à la guitare. Puis, elle a pris une soixantaine de jours pour l’enregistrer dans un dépouillement relatif, où sa voix nasillarde, écorchée et imparfaite prend le dessus.

De tous ses albums, c’est clairement son plus personnel, à vif. Loin des rutilants studios poudrés de Celebrity Skin ou America’s Sweetheart. Voici quelques paroles que j’ai recopiées parmi les quatre premières pièces:

“Pacific Coast Highway”: I knew a boy who left me so ravaged / do you even know the extent / of the damage… I’m out there dying for you baby / I’ve got your blood on my hands / your whole world is in my hands

“Letter to God”: I never wanted to be / some kind of comic relief / I’m sorry I’m so weak / I’ve turned into some kind of freak / but I don’t know anything / I don’t know who I am

“Stand Up Motherfucker”:  You cun me with tabloids / and you cun me with sleaze / I was never respectable / but at least I was well dressed… I’ve been cheated / covered in diamonds and covered in filth

PS. Non, je n’ai pas 15 ans; c’est pour montrer à quel point la rage faisait place à la franchise.

Elle me plaisait, cette Courtney plus adulte, alerte, franche pour les bonnes raisons.

Et voilà-tu-pas que je tombe sur le Rolling Stone de la semaine, où elle scande que son album est né de grands principes comme le féminisme, la vengeance et plein d’autre bullshit. Et qu’elle le réenregistre. Question de beurrer plus épais.

T’sais Courtney, juste toi pis une guitare, ç’aurait pu aller.

So I am often confused about the consensus on camera flare. Some of my favorite photographs, like this one, include camera flare. However, I always read that photographers are trying to reduce flair.  Then I remembered that photography is an art and not a science.  Just like noise in a photograph can be an artistic element or a deterrence, so can flair from the light.

So if you are trying for that perfect flair that complements your photograph instead of distracting from it, how do you get it? Because this one was caused by accident, I can only guess how it was achieved.  This photograph was taken in the late morning near 11:00 am.  The sun was actually behind the tree, but high enough to not cause a silhouette.

I am just glad that I was fortunate to have such a great photograph.

I did go on a photography-walk with my little brother today.  Unfortunately here in rainforest, GA it was of course not very dry outside.  I am so uptight about my camera, that I did have a hard time taking it out on the walk.  Hopefully I will be posting one of those photographs tomorrow.

Ahora que 1990 suena tan lejano, la revista Rolling Stone ha puesto en su version digital una album de fotos de los inicios del mismo con fotos de NIRVANA, SMASHING PUMPKINS,SOUNDGARDEN, HOLE, SONIC YOUTH, ETC. Las fotos son de Michael Lavine y para ver al album completo da click aqui.