We have a free weekly paper here called, ironically enough, The Other Paper – as it’s an alternative to the Dispatch, which has been around since Jesus’ time. Yes, I still occasionally read a dead tree publication, especially when it doesn’t put all of it’s printed articles online. One such article in the City Beat section […]
Archive for January, 2008
KISS Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Their Very First Show
Blabbermouth.net is reporting that Jan. 30th marks the 35th anniversary of the very first KISS live performance, as follows; Thirty-five years ago today — January 30, 1973 — KISS performed its very first concert at Popcorn (The Coventry) in Queens, NY. The band played two sets at the club that night for a crowd of […]
Time Warner Putting a Crap on Bandwidth
Ok, it’s ‘up on the soapbox’ time. You’ve probably heard the scuttle about Time Warner announcing plans to implement a tiered pricing structure for cable internet access based on bandwidth usage. The plan as they explain it is to charge users who go over a certain limit more as they’re using more of the resources, […]
The Big ‘Doh!’ Part II – 72 Virgins, But Read the Fine Print
I read somewhere this week, at Http://www.mediapost.com I think but could’ve been elsewhere (I read a lot of webpages each day), an interesting discussion about the Al-Qaeda terrorists who carried out the 9-11 attacks as having been motivated in part by a promise of 72 virgins in the afterlife.  Most of us have heard this […]
Funeral for a Cat
So, yesterday was a tough one. My family and I had to put down one of our Siamese cats as he had kidney failure and was in a great deal of pain.  We have 3 Siamese – 2 blue points (which look kinda blue-grey if you’re unfamiliar with the breed) and a seal point (dark brown […]
Kids Say The Damndest Things
So among the many things that have made my world a little more interesting over the past few days, I had to pick up my new glasses tonight. Probably the last pair I’ll ever have that aren’t bifocals (or so the Doc told me). Getting old sucks. Not that I was ever a chick magnet, but bifocals […]
American Dog Release New Video & Get Set to Tour Japan
Just saw on the official website that my favorite Columbus band, American Dog, has released a new video and will be touring in Japan this February. Like it wasn’t bad enough we bombed that country, now this [only kidding guys!]. Seriously tho, if you like raunchy, bluesy, beer-fueled rock n’ roll I can’t recommend American […]
[PA] = ???
Ok, I may be the dumbest man on earth but I’m probably not alone. “I ain’t Legend” to play off the title of Will Smith’s new movie.  Anyhow, here’s what I mean. I was perusing CD listings on Ebay yesterday, and noticed that several of them contained an unusual designation of [PA] in the product title. […]
Maila Nurmi, TV’s Vampira, Dead at 85.
The AP is reporting that former KABC horror host & ‘Plan 9’ cult heroine Vampira died in her Hollywood home at age 85. Maila Nurmi, first portrayed the character in 1954 and although was only on the air for about a year, her personality and fame grew amongst the horror community until the end of her life, her fame fueled […]