End Of The World!

Sunday, October 11, 2009

End of the World

Here is a video I found that shows you what will happen if an asteroid hits the earth. Forget about the narration, the pictures tell the story.

Meanwhile, don't get your butts in a cramp in fear of an asteroid hitting the earth......chances are that a nuclear holocaust will end all life as we know it long before any intergalactic calamity.

Seeing it tends to put it in perspective though.

Friday, October 09, 2009

Ólafur Arnalds - Ljósið (Official Music Video)

What the heck is this?..........I know that this is what you might be wondering. Well, I happened to run across this video and I found it to be absolutely wonderful. It is fantastic to see and hear stuff that you hadn't seen or heard before and I just had to share this with those who read my blog.

Enjoy!

Friday, October 02, 2009

You Can't Smell The Coffee Because There's So Much Bullcrap In The Air

Things are really getting out of hand. Now, more than ever, there are even more signs of the end being thrown our way. There is a terrible smell in the air and the stench is starting to permeate everything..........the same way that piss and vomit odors waft about through the streets of the French Quarter in New Orleans..............oh......and Fell's Point in Baltimore.

Not too long ago I had to deal with the IRS via some phone calls. For the most part, my experience was a fair one and everything was prompt and orderly. I remember thinking that it was supposed to be an utter nightmare.......a dread of biblical proportions...........but it was not. The people that I dealt with on the phone were very helpful, very friendly, and reasonable. That alone should send red flags up all over the country........hehehe.......right? Stuff like that should at the very least indicate that we may only have a few more years left on the planet. You have seen the assorted television commercials where some bonehead asks "Are you being hounded by the IRS?".....etc. ........etc. I personally see no need to use services such as those that claim to take on that "terrible ordeal" of dealing with the IRS on your behalf........even if that bonehead previously worked for the IRS. For some reason, there has been tons of propagandic nonsense spewed forth on various media outlets that seem to be designed to perpetrate fear on the general population. "They are coming after you!".............."Beware!"..............gee.....it is as if we are supposed to all cave in and need those meds that are advertised so that we can sleep occasionally. Somebody wants us all to be very afraid of things like the IRS..........there is nothing like a little pressure on the people to get them to conform. Personally, I believe that the IRS needs to be done away with completely. It is time for the Fair Tax, where everybody will not be subjected to any fear and simply pay taxes via one simple tax on purchases. No more dreadful filing or paperwork.......no more beaurocratic nonsense.......no more tricky shenanigans via exemptions or special deductions. The tax monster is so big that it is almost impossible for everyone to do their "patriotic duty" without getting something wrong. So anyway........each time that I had to call the IRS, I of course would be put on hold and have to wait while I listened to some music being pumped into the phone line. No big deal.......I like music...........BUT............something has to be said about the choice of music, particularly the choice of song being played as you wait. I don't know if it was intentional or not.........maybe it was.........maybe it was just one of those spooky coincidences that happen.........maybe a form of prophecy of things to come..................BUT......the song was the "Nutcracker Suite"!!!!!!!!!! Go Figure! Okay......so a fair amount of time has passed since those IRS calls and today I had to make a phone call to the Veterans Administration on behalf of my uncle. No problem, I don't mind waiting an unpredictable amount of time while on hold listening to music.............it ain't that close to Christmas so I am sure they won't be playing the Nutcracker Suite..........this time shouldn't be so bad. So I get on the phone and after pressing 1 for English.......hehehe......wait a second........"Press One For English" is English........right? If I only spoke Polish, how would I know what the heck I am supposed to do?..........oh well.........I get put on hold and lo and behold the music starts to play...............guess what song was being sent into my ear.................. "Ball Of Confusion"................unbelievable! Anyway........I had to wait for about fifteen minutes and I finally spoke to a human being................for about two minutes..........that's all. Problem solved.

Okay then.......here's yet another example of a sign of the end........ Recently, the State of Maryland passed a law which enabled local jurisdictions to implement the use of speed cameras. In the past two weeks, Baltimore County councilmorons got together and passed its own legislation authorizing the use of speed cameras in school zones. I recently blogged about this issue, so you can look back and see how I felt about it. Needless to say, the councilmorons didn't give one flip how the citizens felt about the issue and decided that this money grab was the way to go. That was bad enough........so now........because councilmorons have nothing better to do.............they are busy coming up with other ways to scam the people. As of October 1st, 2009.......a new law took effect here in Maryland which bans texting while driving. Wow.........I am supposed to feel safer now? Common sense ought to tell a person that one should not try to drive while texting. We all know how difficult it is to drive while shaving, eating lunch, spanking a kid, putting on makeup, picking noses, scratching genetalia, playing Sudoku, and having hip replacement surgery..............did we really need this new law regarding texting? Once again.......it is a money grab. Furthermore, it is like the seatbelt law.........except for one thing........how will a cop be able to know that you were texting and not using your cell phone's GPS software to guide you as you drive? See how bogus this stuff is? Once again.....it is a money grab. Now here is the kicker............it was recently decided that Baltimore City is going to recieve a crapload of stimulus funds from us taxpayers to purchase..............grab on to your laptop, folks................a BLACKBERRY for every police officer in Baltimore City! Imagine that..............go figure........scratch your heads...........see the sense in all of this crap............just think.......now every cop in Baltimore will be able to text and drive! Yep..........and they will be doing it at taxpayer expense! Would you pay $1500 per Blackberry? So how are things smelling for us now?

Well.....it smells like a big pile of fraud doesn't it?.........gee......look........what did we expect?........look who's at the top of the heap.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Moby Concert In Baltimore

There I was...........it was a Thursday night........September 17th, 2009...........and there is Moby, signing a few autographs after his electrifying performance at the Ram's Head Live! in Baltimore, Maryland. For those that know me, I can imagine them asking "Moby?"......"He likes Moby?"

Well........no.......I was not there because of that........and for the record......no, I was not a Moby fan at all. Not that I had anything bad to say about his music, but just simply that maybe he appealed to a different generation......or so I thought. Musically, I really had no beef with Moby. I was at his concert because of my buddy George Harrison.....hehehe........who just so happens to be somewhat of a fan of Moby. He wanted me to go with him to the show........and I did.

Moby has this certain look about him.........something about his stare......he doesn't seem to blink at all. Needless to say, he was very kind and obviously appreciated the small handful of people that waited after the show for autographs.

More later about after the show...........I shall cut to the chase and tell about the show. Prior to the show, there was some strange music being pumped out over the sound system. Keep in mind that I had no real idea of what to expect on this night........but this music was rather irritating to me........it was very depressing stuff.......stuff you might want to listen to when you want to go to sleep. I was thinking that this was not a good sign of things to come. A female was singing and nobody seemed to know who it was. Oh well..........after about a half hour of this stuff it was showtime..........and this woman walks out onstage and picks up a guitar and starts layering her voice a few times and proceeds to sing along with herself. I then realized that it must have been this very same woman's music that was being played before the start of the show. Musically.....well......how could I describe her performance?...........maybe a touch of Bjork here or there? Needless to say, what she did, she did it very well. After she rattled off a few tunes, she then left the stage and the main attraction proceeded to hit the stage. Guess who was part of Moby's band?................yep.......that same woman that started the show. Her name is Kelli Scarr and she apparently also sang on Moby's recent record...........I can't say record.......I should say "cd".

Kelli Scarr kicked it up several notches as part of Moby's band. Her performance was brilliant and I am sure that Moby is glad to have her in the band.

So this Kelli Scarr person not only sings, and plays guitar.......but she also plays keyboards.

As I said before, I really did not know what to expect at this show. I was, for the most part, totally unfamiliar with the majority of the music that was being performed.........except for a few things I have heard here and there.......on radio......tv commercials...........and the only time I had ever seen Moby was on a music awards show. When I looked around at the audience, I saw all sorts of people.........people that were alot older than me.........along with people that seemed younger than some of the stuff in my refrigerator.

It took quite some time for the place to gather up a crowd............I was thinking that this show was not promoted very well, as usual for shows in Baltimore. By showtime, the audience had grown from about thirty or so.....to about half-full......maybe 500 people.....just a guess.

Moby showed himself to be very serious, and constantly busy onstage and regardless of the crowd size I could not detect any inkling that he or his band gave anything less than 100% of themselves.

The music was all over the place........all types of genres mixed up into one giant party.

The music was very loud.......the bass notes were rattling my chest as we stood right at the edge of the stage. I don't believe that Moby ever introduced the band except for his introduction of Kelli Scarr........and that is a shame.........this band rocked. The other female singer at the far end of the stage, I believe, is someone that has been performing with Moby for quite some time. She has one hell of a voice...........and yet I do not know her name.

Moby was all over the place........when not playing guitar, he was banging on the bongos or playing on the keyboards.

As I found out later, this show was the first performance of the tour for this particular band and from what I could see and hear, there were only minimal flaws. Moby himself had a few problems with his ear monitor, but nothing that took away from what the audience was experiencing.

Two female singers, a female violinist, a female bass player, a male drummer......and Moby. Oh......not to mention another dude than came out and played the bongos and keyboards for a song or two.

The drummer was fantastic........let's just say that he beat the crap out of those drums. After the show, we bumped into him outside of the venue. I got his autograph and he said that this was the very first time he had ever played with Moby. Wow! I would tell ya his name, but I cannot decipher his signature......hehehe.

Moby began this tour to promote his most recent CD entitled "Wait For Me".

I must mention the lights. Having been a sound and light dude for a rock band back in the day, I appreciate good sound and lights at a concert.......and I can say that this show was top-notch, visually.

Moby told the crowd about how he used to come to Baltimore back in the '80s and deejayed at some of the rave clubs here.

Even though I was not very familiar with Moby's music, it was all very enjoyable and I was pleasantly surprised.

I know that my buddy Dean Martin enjoyed every minute of it.

The only downside to concerts is that sometimes the performer finds some license to spew off some political views, which usually happens to be the polar opposite of my own political views. Moby is one of those performers. In this instance, Moby said something to the effect that it was nice to be back from Europe and not having to make apologies for our country. Obviously, he is an Obama supporter and is involved with MoveOn.org. When he said what he did, I, of course, shouted out "ACORN!" and pumped my fist up into the air. I doubt that he heard it.........he of course, had a monitor in his ear. I wish that musicians would just stick to what they do best and make the music. I do not think there is anyone that pays 50 bucks to go hear a musician denegrate their country verbally. Before anyone says.....well Signtopia.......you are wrong about that.........I agree.
As I think about it, there are alot of musicians that denegrate their country......in the lyrics of their songs. The difference being that a song is a song, music is music, and political bilge is political bilge. I would bet that there is a very good reason that Moby does not have a song that sings the praises of Obama, while shitting on the previous years post 9-11............it doesn't sell well.

All of that aside, musically, Moby and band were very entertaining.

Overall, I would recommend this concert. If Moby comes to your town, go see him.......even if his music is not your particular cup of tea...............nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Besides........if you happen to have a buddy, as I have, that just so happens to be a Moby fan........

...........SOMEBODY has to go along to take the picture that makes it all worthwhile and special.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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