I was at the show. great small venue, intimate. i was somewhat worried that, since he was touring his box set from the second half of his career that the show would exclude all the earlier stuff (which I prefer). but no, it was a good mix. a few new songs that sounded better, to me, than anything I've heard from him in years.
I think I have seen him 5 times now and that show was the best. especially with the awesome second encore.
wow, last time I looked up info about this (a few months ago) it seemed like a DVD release was being held up by the guy with the footage (who seemed like he was being a bit of wanker about it).
but back on TV, even better!
though I don't have that channel so I may have to see what the interweb comes up with. I'd love to see a couple of episodes again.
of course, I thought the original link was only an audio link, but then remembered that real media can also be video but then HAH - original link seems to be dead, to me.
Wouldn't a thread revive benefit from a touch of Shatner performing Rocket Man given that You Tube wasn't even around when this thread started? I think YES.
I've been keeping a list of references (well, papers that I have read or acquired in the pre-writing stage) in an Access database. All the basic citation info with the abstract included so that I can search the records.
I tried to convert it to Endnote and didn't get very far and after reading this I think I'll avoid Endnote. Hopefully, the Acces report dealie can format my records into a referencely useful form when the time comes.
I thought the secret was that they start with a pre-packed block of sand and carve out a sculpture. and by pre-packed that would be uber-pre-packed.
they must have some sort of ideal compaction and water/sand ratio and you probably even need a special kind of sand (not so special that it isn't found in abundance on a beach, just that any old beach or desert might not have the best sand for this application).
but what do i know.
I Love (x lots) Twitch City. I hear it is coming out on DVD soon (he said so on his limited run CBC radio program). Good to hear that he is bringing his awesomosity to other avenues.
re RalphTheDog's beer observation: Something like Bud would have been brewed in Canada. So, in essence, it would be a Canadian beer using the same name but a different recipe. As I understand it, at least (and I don't touch the stuff myself).
The FPP link describes these as "fake Nobel prizes"!?! c'mon now, the IgNobels have been around for 15 years and they ain't trying to be fake Nobel prizes. They are tongue in cheek sort of things with the name being, obviously, a play on the worlds ignoble and Nobel. Looks like the author of the treehugger.com piece had never heard of them?
I love the idea. but fake Nobel prizes? Huh?
Wow. First I have heard of that. Freakin' cool. Arctic style.
posted by gspm 17 years ago
In "Billy Bragg's current fav video."
I was at the show. great small venue, intimate. i was somewhat worried that, since he was touring his box set from the second half of his career that the show would exclude all the earlier stuff (which I prefer). but no, it was a good mix. a few new songs that sounded better, to me, than anything I've heard from him in years. I think I have seen him 5 times now and that show was the best. especially with the awesome second encore.
posted by gspm 17 years ago
In "British TV Adaptations."
Woo and hey! Erm, I wrote that quiz. Glad you're enjoying it.
posted by gspm 17 years ago
In "Hilarious House of Frightenstein!"
wow, last time I looked up info about this (a few months ago) it seemed like a DVD release was being held up by the guy with the footage (who seemed like he was being a bit of wanker about it). but back on TV, even better! though I don't have that channel so I may have to see what the interweb comes up with. I'd love to see a couple of episodes again.
posted by gspm 17 years ago
In "William Shatner - Rocket Man"
of course, I thought the original link was only an audio link, but then remembered that real media can also be video but then HAH - original link seems to be dead, to me.
posted by gspm 17 years ago
Wouldn't a thread revive benefit from a touch of Shatner performing Rocket Man given that You Tube wasn't even around when this thread started? I think YES.
posted by gspm 17 years ago
In "Move over Chuck Norris."
I am mildly amused enough to say "more, more!" Cox and Combes, that might be the source of more. whoever they are.
posted by gspm 17 years ago
In "Furious George"
I've been keeping a list of references (well, papers that I have read or acquired in the pre-writing stage) in an Access database. All the basic citation info with the abstract included so that I can search the records. I tried to convert it to Endnote and didn't get very far and after reading this I think I'll avoid Endnote. Hopefully, the Acces report dealie can format my records into a referencely useful form when the time comes.
posted by gspm 17 years ago
In "From sand and lake water."
I thought the secret was that they start with a pre-packed block of sand and carve out a sculpture. and by pre-packed that would be uber-pre-packed. they must have some sort of ideal compaction and water/sand ratio and you probably even need a special kind of sand (not so special that it isn't found in abundance on a beach, just that any old beach or desert might not have the best sand for this application). but what do i know.
posted by gspm 17 years ago
In "Ask a Ninja."
a mate told me about this just recently. what I have seen has pleased me significantly.
posted by gspm 17 years ago
In "The Drowsy Chaperone."
I Love (x lots) Twitch City. I hear it is coming out on DVD soon (he said so on his limited run CBC radio program). Good to hear that he is bringing his awesomosity to other avenues.
posted by gspm 17 years ago
In "How to cook ramen noodles"
That was great. The page title suggests it was part of a competition. If that didn't win, then I wonder what topped it.
posted by gspm 18 years ago
In ""
re RalphTheDog's beer observation: Something like Bud would have been brewed in Canada. So, in essence, it would be a Canadian beer using the same name but a different recipe. As I understand it, at least (and I don't touch the stuff myself).
posted by gspm 18 years ago
In "Canadian Election: Conservative victory?"
Giles Duceppe is my MP, so it won't make a difference who I vote for (other than 'percentage of the vote = party funding' sort of things).
posted by gspm 18 years ago
In "The Secret of the Hidden Hummers."
Is there some sort of West Coast hip hop slump that correlates to the hummer sales slowdown?
posted by gspm 18 years ago
In "Can you not hear the sound of my victory?"
that was good. better than, but including, a herd of leprechauns.
posted by gspm 18 years ago
In "If Fox News Had Been Around Throughout History"
Pilate "We found him like that". Near LOL. It made me smirk, at least. Mentally.
posted by gspm 18 years ago
In ""The band weren't very good and I'm not having a nice time.""
Hurry, get on the backlash bandwagon! There's still room! (FWIW, I think they are OK).
posted by gspm 18 years ago
In "This year's Ignobel winners!"
The FPP link describes these as "fake Nobel prizes"!?! c'mon now, the IgNobels have been around for 15 years and they ain't trying to be fake Nobel prizes. They are tongue in cheek sort of things with the name being, obviously, a play on the worlds ignoble and Nobel. Looks like the author of the treehugger.com piece had never heard of them? I love the idea. but fake Nobel prizes? Huh?
posted by gspm 18 years ago
In "Google Maps finds Roman ruins"
lucky those ruins weren't 800m to the east (or right) where the pic is not nearly as clear. imagine what ruins lie beneath the pixelly bits!
posted by gspm 18 years ago
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