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An interesting evening at Mulligans open mic night
Last night I attended the Mulligans Acoustic Thursdays event. While not really geared for me (I like the strict structure and announced keys of bluegrass) it wasn’t bad. I basically played with Matt Greenia and various members of the Sour Mash band for a few hours. While I am not a fan of the jam band sound, they do actually get up and play out, which is nice. I did figure out Me and Bobby McGee for this girl from the crowd to sing.
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This should be a bumper-sticker
From the Mulligan’s (home of the HamDog) MySpace page.
If it has a face, we can deep fry it!
A review of their Thursday open mic will be here soon.
For those who don’t get the joke, the de facto motto of people who don’t eat meat for ethicquoal reasons is that “They don’t eat anything with a face.”
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Another interesting Steyn column
About the Persian Peril. It features the notable quote “Hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue”.
Meanwhile, over on FoxNews, you can read the article Academics Develop Formula for Perfect Butt.
Which is
(S+C) x (B+F) / (T-V).
* S = overall shape (a ripe peach being just about right)
* C = circularity (rounder is better)
* B = bounciness (less wobble is preferred)
* F = firmness (too much push to that cushion loses points)
* T = skin texture (no cellulite, please)
* V = the ratio of one’s hips to waist. Finally, do the math.…
But science really settles nothing, says booty expert Sir-Mix-A-Lot.“They got to be juicy, round, with a little jiggle to it,” the “Baby Got Back” rapper told The Post yesterday, laughing hysterically. “The bubbliness does matter.”
But there’s only one way to measure the most desirable derriere, he said.
“You know it when you see it,” he said. “We could debate this all day.”
Really, that was a real article.
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But I had my fingers crossed…….
Here is most of last night’s South Park courtesy of YouTube.com. It would seem that Comedy Central did indeed censor the episode, and that was not a pr trick. Oddly enough, the image of Mohammed DOES appear in the opening credits to the syndicated version of the program.
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Garage Sale for a worthy cause
My friends Emily and Sam take in abandoned cats. Recently one of the cats came into some misfortune and racked up some massive vet bills. Sam and Emily decided to take in garage-sale type items from their friends (like me!) and sell them to cover the bills. There is a quite reasonably priced piano as well as an Olympus Camedia e-20 N Mega pixel (I believe it’s a 4 mega pixel SLR) that showcase video was kind enough to donate. It’s incredibly cheap as well.
___________The Details________________
Where:
1425 Miller Ave., 30307 (Google Map To This Location)
When:
Saturday, April 15th (Rain Date: Sunday, April 16th)
What Time:
9am 4pm
EARLY BIRDS DO NOT COME BEFORE 9AM. WE WORK NIGHTS.
Why:
Winky, our indoor cat, was attacked by dogs. (Long story…)
Her emergency vet bill is over $1,000.
Whats There:
Lots of people have donated cool items. Were talking furniture, art,
clothes, etc… come check it out!
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Wednesday rapid fire
- Immigrants’ Jobless Rate Falls Below U.S. Natives’
The jobless rate among immigrants fell below that of U.S.-born workers last year for the first time in at least a decade, according to new government data, during a hiring boom by construction, hospitality, and other companies that rely heavily on immigrant labor.
Unemployment among immigrants was 4.6 percent in 2005, down from 5.5 percent in 2004. The jobless rate among native-born Americans was 5.2 percent, down from 5.5 percent a year before.
That falls in line with Glenn Reynolds’ comment of
One difference between the demonstrations in France and the demonstrations in America: The French are demonstrating for the right not to work hard, while the demonstrators in America mostly want to work.
- How to Pull an All-Nighter
- Michael Yon is back
- Classic Tough Guy One Liners, my favorites
“Fools get away with the impossible.”,
“She couldn’t be all bad. Nobody is.’ “She comes closest”,
and
“You’re better off than me… You got me for a buddy… I only got you.” - A nice general article on plug-in hybrids.
- Immigrants’ Jobless Rate Falls Below U.S. Natives’
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Another fine show by the Boo Hoo Ramblers
Last night I saw the Boo Hoo Ramblers, who now feature Jim Landt on dobro. It was their standard set played to a very deserted Blind Willies. Evidently they played Turner Field last week. -
Amazing
Ticketmaster is now selling tickets to parking at their concerts. Bizarre.
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Blood and guts edition
Yesterday I decide to go on a lovely bike ride. I go a bit further than I normally do, and on the way back I almost run over a cutting knife placed edge up on the bike path. I would presume it was placed there deliberately.I pick up the knife and take it to the Clarkston police station, which was only about 100 yards away. I hand it to the cop (yes, I did walk up to a cop while holding a knife. He seemed cool with it.), tell him the story and he thanks me for doing it. All was good.
Then, while passing a jogger on the path, I misjudge the amount of room I have to work with by about half an inch and greet the ground at 15 miles an hour, landing knee, shoulder and head. Happily I was wearing a helmet at the time, otherwise I would have had to go to the hospital. I wound up having bad road rash on my leg, some shoulder bruising some minor neck pain/stiffness.
I took some photos of the blood and what not, but they turned out really blurry and I’m not going to post them.
That was my day.
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A nice feature
The Knoxville daily newspaper has an interesting feature, called Random This, where they send a correspondent out with a video camera to document some feature of life in Knoxville. It’s not hard news, but it is much more detailed than a column would be. 800 words about a visit to a tattoo parlor or shooting range would not be terribly interesting, but the video version is. It’s a good example of something that could only be done online.