CBGB Lives on in Storage (4)
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When most venues close they don't necessarily get all sentimental and pack up every piece of floorboard and pint glass that resided there...but CBGB was different, with every peeling sticker a commodity. The NY Times takes a look at where it all went following their closing and dismantlement in 2006, and keeping in tune with the venue's recent history: it's pretty grim. Sure, the awning lives on at the new Rock & Roll Hall of ...
Jonathan Richman on Space Ghost (1)
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Years ago, in a land far away known as the Cartoon Network, there was a satirical talk show called Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Jonathan was on the show in 1995, and I managed to chase down the episode, which I lovingly present to you know in these two youtube videos. Please enjoy!Part the first:Part the second:
Jack Handy's Plan for Robbing a Bank (16)
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The plan isn’t foolproof. For it to work, certain things must happen: --The door to the vault must have accidentally been left open by the cleaning woman. --The guard must bend over to tie his shoes and somehow he gets all the shoelaces tied together. He can’t get them apart . . .
Rep. Jon Kyl vows to filibuster Obama's possible Supreme Court nominees (6)
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I forgot to post this the other day, but I think it's important. Jon "nuclear option" Kyl shot off his mouth the other day to the Federalist Society and threatened to block Supreme Court nominees of Barack Obama only a few days after the election. Jon Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, warned president-elect Barack Obama that he would filibuster U.S. Supreme Court appointments if those nominees were too liberal. Kyl, Arizona's junior ...
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Chris Tackett said:
Steve says: "Think about that. The second highest ranking Republican in the Senate, just a few days after the election, is already talking about blocking Supreme Court nominations that haven't been named, in response to Supreme Court vacancies that don't exist."
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Chad said:
Good luck with that. Right now everyone loves Obama, and hates Republicans. You're taking your career/re-election into your own hands.
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Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia said:
Q: Ah, spite. The most powerful force in the universe. What would we do without you? A: EVERYTHING.
Elsa Opens in East Village, Replacing Hanger Bar (1)
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The Hanger Bar was a beloved dive on East Third Street with a pool table, DJ booth and a vintage clothes for sale up front. It closed some months ago, and owners Jay Schneider and Natalka Burian have given the place a serious face lift while keeping the drinking/clothing consumption combo. Bespoke men's suits will now be sold, but even more eye-catching is the antique sewing machine they've turned into a beer tap. For the ...
Icicle XLR-to-USB in-line interface from Blue Microphones (5)
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Blue Microphones has announced the "Icicle", a simple XLR-to-USB interface that sits inline between your PC and your traditional microphone. It works with dynamic or condenser mics equally well, has 48V phantom power, analog gain, and CD-quality (16-bit/44.1kHz) fidelitiy. Easy peasy — and while a bit pricey, I'd rather have this than a dedicated USB microphone, especially since older XLR mics of high quality are widely available used. It's going to be sixty bucks and ...
PATTON OSWALT wrote this 10 Days Ago (or: Duff, Read This) (1)
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And You Will Be Fascinated By Defeat 10.24.2008 I'm fascinated by John McCain. Forty years from now, some future James Ellroy (or Ellroy himself, if we can find a way to remove his head and attach it to an indestructible writer-bot) will write a "Millennium Trilogy", covering the Clintons, the rise and fall of Bush, and the ascendancy of Obama. We stumbled into the early 90's, led by a Southern good ole boy on a ...
VIPeers Shares Large Files Easily (Beta Invites Available!) (17)
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VIPeers is a file-sharing service that also happens to be one of the easiest ways to create a torrent for peer-to-peer downloading. I chatted with zSlide founder Louis Choquel, who was kind enough to offer Lifehacker readers an invitation to the private beta. Enter the code LIFEHACKER20 when you register between now and Monday, November 10th (though if the site doesn't run into any scaling problems, that may be extended). I tested out the service, ...
Fired up and ready to go (7)
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Madam President (MP3) (2)
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In 1984, Mitchell Torok (recording here as Mitch) released Madam President, a pretty dopey song inspired by presidential candidate Walter Mondale's choice of Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate. Torok made a big splash in 1953 with a tune called Caribbean, which shot to the top of the country charts. He continued making records, although with much less commercial success, for many years to come and was even the subject of a 4-cd Bear Family ...
Sharp Tip by digby This is such a great idea, I hope all the (2)
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Sharp Tipby digbyThis is such a great idea, I hope all the Randites adopt it and it sweeps the nation: Glenn Harlan Reynolds is a law professor at the University of Tennessee and author of the blog "Instapundit." His wife, Helen Smith, is also a blogger as well as a forensic psychologist who writes this blog. Yesterday she came up with an idea to deal with uppity Obama voters, at least those who are waiters ...
DotW: Black Vodka for Halloween Cocktails (1)
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Jonas at Drink of the Week shared Blavod, a black vodka for making Halloween cocktails. Seems there are a number of black vodkas made of & with things like blackberries and other dark berry fruits. While in America vodka, it seems, must be clear — in other countries there is a great variety. Also, seems Blavod is not just for show: Though its color makes it fun for parties, this is no novelty liquor. It ...
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A terrific reminder from Barack Obama about what this election is all about, from the bottom to the top:Shared by bbebop (0) Bjamin (2) Brittney (0) Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia (0) daniel morgan (0) Emily W (20) yosh (1)Explore read five notes
