Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Planet of the Apes as Twilight Zone Episode

As an added bonus, the site has a ton of Apes stuff!
Forbidden Zone Video Clips

Monday, August 23, 2004

Book list item

For lack of a better place to put stuff like this, I'm blogging book titles that I'll eventually read.
The Big Con

Fake Dr. Pepper

Like trying new Sodas (or Pop as they call it where I'm from)?
Already tried Mr. Pibb?
Well then have a sip of over 100 Dr. Pepper wannabes!
Not Quite What the Doctor Ordered
My personal favorite: Dr. Whatever. The malaise and ennui of Generation X in a 12-ounce can.

Pirate Radio

Here's a memoir by Sue Carpenter, detailing her experience running a pirate radio station in both San Francisco and Los Angeles:
40 Watts to Nowhere: A Journey into Pirate Radio

Sunday, August 15, 2004

What a Crappy Present - CD Gift Advice, Parents and Kids

I must have missed this last Christmas.
The folks at Downhillbattle.org present another great swing at the recording industry.
What a Crappy Present - CD Gift Advice, Parents and Kids

Wednesday, August 11, 2004

Hey, did anyone ever tell you that you look like...

When you're a tall, blond, glasses-wearin' fella like myself, folks seem to think you look like about any other guy out there whose tall, blond, and wears glasses.
Or just tall and blond.
Or just a guy who wears glasses.
Here's a collection of photos of people I've been compared to. Vote for your favorite:
The Enclopedia Brittanica Kid


Cousin Oliver from the Brady Bunch


Hermey the Elf from the Rudolph cartoon


Paul Kantner from Starship (as opposed to Paul Kanter from Jefferson Airplane)

Stairway to Heaven, as Schubert wrote it

As a publicity stunt, "The Stairway Suite" was commisioned by the University of New South Wales Orchestra to illustrate how Stairway to Heaven would sound if Schubert, Holst, Glen Miller, and others had written it:

Stairway to Heaven, as Schubert wrote it