"A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself."
--Guildenstern, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
I recently spent a couple of days catching up on my absolutely favorite podcast: Boars Gore and Swords. San Francisco based comedians and hosts Ivan Hernandez and Red Scott are back at making getting it wrong so very right.
The dynamic duo started podcasting in Season One; half enamored and half bewildered by HBO's Game of Thrones. Never having read Geore R.R. Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice the two clumsily misinterpret names, places, events, customs and politics of Westeros to raucous hilarity.
Season Two is stronger than ever. With a sparkling new Tumblr blog they are also posting up listener submitted content and corrections (praise to @mhunger for the comprehensive list every week!) Red and Ivan are both more comfortable, casual and just coming off a podcasted book club where they actually read the first epic novel!
McKean, 64, who played Lenny on the hit television show (Laverne and Shirley,) was seen bleeding from the head after a car barreled into him at W. 86th St. and Broadway just before 3 p.m., witnesses and the FDNY said.
This doesn't sit well with the people managing Reagan's foundation:
The plan has provoked an angry response from John Heubusch, executive director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.
"If indeed this story is true, it's a craven act and we will use every legal means to stop its sale or purchase," he said in a statement. "We've spoken to GW (George Washington) Hospital and are assured an investigation as to how something like this could possibly happen is underway.
Imagine what you could do with a vial of Ronald Reagan's blood? I would create a clone army and establish an empire.
The DIY AT-AT is constructed in likeness of the Star Wars AT-AT, It's a geeks solution to keeping cables and wires organized at home or in the office. It's made from high grade plywood and it comes flat-packed. Nuts and screws are all included. It can also be painted to the color of your choice!
"A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself."
--Guildenstern, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
This photo is part of a small set of behind-the-scenes photos found in Harald Haefker's flickr photostream. I do not know the backstory but they are wonderful.
"A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself."
--Guildenstern, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
German federal commission on media, ZAK, has declared Kermit the Frog guilty of criminal wrong-doing. Evidently Kermit engaged in illegal product placement during an appearance on commercial TV channel Pro7. This criminal declaration is unlikely to hold legal consequences but doesn't make things any easier on our green friend.
Hollywood Reporter:
The channel used the famous frog to present its so-called Disney Day of programming, which featured several family-friendly films. But Kermit also mentioned the theatrical release of Disney's The Muppets. Because the promo was not marked on screen as an ad, Pro7 violated German media law, which bans product placement unless clearly identified as such. Pro7 has admitted the error.
"A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself."
--Guildenstern, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
40 students. 6 weeks. 5500 dominos. One awesome mural of Cesar Chavez.
NBC San Diego reports:
Students and staff from O'Farrell Community School started this mural using blueprints, and then they glued them to vinyl tiles.
They dedicated this 10-foot mural to farm labor leader Cesar Chavez.
"About two months ago, we decided to do something for the community and what better thing to do than dedicate this to Cesar Chavez. We started telling the kids about it, letting them know what he did, his legacy and how he brought people together for a good cause," says O'Farell's Spanish instructor Jose Islas.
"A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself."
--Guildenstern, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Wide angle lenses are some of my favorite. Imaging resource has identified the widest of wide angle lenses for sale at a bargain price: $160,000.
According to Amateur Photographer, the jumbo fisheye lens was created as the "the world's most most extreme wideangle lens to cover the 24x36mm image area when it was unveiled at the Photokina trade show in Cologne, Germany in 1970."
"A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself."
--Guildenstern, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
The Oregon Ducks won the Rose Bowl. This article says about half the team was smoking marijuana.
From ESPN:
The Ducks are savoring their win over Wisconsin, Oregon's first victory in a Rose Bowl since 1917 and Chip Kelly's first postseason triumph as head coach. Earlier today, the school buzzed as the team made its victory lap around campus. Now, as one Duck relishes another kind of high, he wants to make something clear.
"It's not just us," he says, taking another hit. "If you think Oregon's the only team smoking weed, you're crazy."
"A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself."
--Guildenstern, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Oaksterdam University, America's "first cannabis college" was raided by the DEA yesterday, as well as the apartment of its founder Richard Lee. While the government has been fairly quiet about the reasons behind the raids, a local medical marijuana dispensary operator believes it has been done punitively. From the SF Chronicle:
It was Lee, after all, who in 2010 bankrolled Proposition 19, a statewide measure which would have legalized adult use of marijuana, regardless of medical necessity. Some 46 percent voted for the measure, the highest ever for any general pot legalization proposal in the country.
"They want to make sure he never again has the resources to do that," said Stephen DeAngelo, Harborside's co-founder and executive director. "Rich is not a profiteer. He is not a renegade ... Richard Lee is the most legitimate and real person in this industry."
Harborside, which DeAngelo said paid more than $3 million in local, state and federal taxes last year, is in litigation with the IRS about whether it should pay an additional $2.5 million for 2007 and 2008.
"They want to tax us out of existence," DeAngelo said. Monday's raids, he said, would not change Harborside's commitment to providing medical marijuana to its patients.
All of Monday's raid locations were at or near 17th and Broadway, and hundreds of Oaksterdam supporters swarmed there in protest over the course of the day. The demonstrators openly smoked joints and bongs in defiance, shut down streets, pounded on unmarked police vehicles and heckled agents.
"A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself."
--Guildenstern, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Last week, Catholic priest Martin McVeigh inadvertently shared a collection of "16 indecent images of men" with a group of parents. Naturally, the priest claims he has no knowledge of the "offending imagery." Worth noting is that this occurred just a few days before (ahem) Palm Sunday. From the Huffington Post:
A Northern Irish priest has sparked a local uproar after accidentally displaying a series of pornographic gay images to a group of parents during at a primary school meeting.
As the BBC is reporting, Father Martin McVeigh projected 16 "indecent images of men" onto a screen as part of a Powerpoint presentation during a March 26 meeting for parents in preparation for First Holy Communion for their children at St. Mary's School in Pomeroy. One eight-year-old child is also reported to have been present during the meeting, according to The Ulster Herald.
"He was visibly shaken and flustered," one parent who was present during the meeting told the BBC. "He gave no explanation or apology to the group and bolted out of the room. The co-ordinator and the teachers then continued with the presentation." The parent also noted that those who saw the pictures "were horrified and distracted."
"A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself."
--Guildenstern, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
In a break from the typical sci-fi/fantasy based Kindle Singles, I just read a biography of one of my all-time media favorites, Humphrey Bogart.
Stefan Kanfer's Tough Without a Gun is a fairly detailed analysis of what makes Bogie so iconic. If you believe the AFI, Bogart is the greatest American film star of all time. Yes, his acting was rather monotone and his ability to play outside a rather narrow band of characters was slim. But Bogart represents an America that many of us are nostalgic for, hence his staying power.
I found the story of Bogart's youth and his struggle to achieve his fame to be rather amazing. I'd never known that he was so lost -- the directionless son of a wealthy family. Poor little rich kid. Acting was really a trade he fell into, via family friendships and a lack of marketable skills.
I think I'll put on my trench coat, fedora, and go wander around Manhattan.
Ray Lilly is a convict an ultra-mysterious secret society called Twenty Palaces springs from jail to investigate some no-goodery going down in the Pacific Northwest! His boss Annalise is pretty tough and has a penchant for raw meat; seeing as Ray doesn't know much about the Twenty Palaces society and she doesn't seem to want to tell him much, a mystery unfolds.
I'm actually back on a plane later today and looking forward to reading Game of Cages, Connolly's second in the series. Warning, however, the price goes up to $4.99 from .99 once you're addicted (as I am.)
