Avett Bros Video

Recorded at the Flying Anvil in Greensboro. One of my favorite songs.

Hard Polka

I've always loved Polkacide, a band that has the attitude of a "hardcore" polka band, although their music is about as corny plain-ole polka as you can get.

And then I read about KORPIKLAANI today. Once again, not true "hardcore polka" that I know must exist somewhere, but they obviously live in the rarely visited region where metal and polka meet.

I get the impression these guys would eat most accordion players. HERE'S a video.

BEEF BURGER 45cents TODAY

I heard the tail end of a radio promo yesterday about BEEF BURGER (great site here).
Rumor has it that TODAY and TODAY ONLY, they are selling the burgers for 45 CENTS, to celebrate their 45th anniversary.
If you havn't seen the way a BEEF BURGER is made, go check it out... they broil the beef on a rotating merry-go-round. Beef goes on the top shelf and the bun goes on the bottom shelf... that way all the fat and juices land on your bun and you don't loose any. Brilliant.
I'll post a photo if I end up going there for lunch today.

Bush for Student Council

Unlike most Highschool student council races, nobody can accuse national politics of being a popularity contest.

Slapping Alligators

I made a phonecall this morning for business. The man on the other line, who I don't know very well, other than one face-to-face meeting and several phone conversations said almost immediatly after picking up the phone, in a strong southern accent:

"Can I call you back in a few minutes? I'm in the middle of Slapping Alligators."

I said okay.

I hope he is able to call me back soon. Alligators bite.

Avett Brothers at The Flying Anvil

The band I currently wouldn't hesitate to call my favorite is playing at the grand opening of Greensboro's newest concert venue, The Flying Anvil, in May. I bought my tickets today... I bet they sell out soon (when they played at Cat's Cradle a few weeks ago, they were gone months in advance)

May 12, 2006 THE AVETT BROTHERS
with Mad Tea Party, Beaconwood
$12
Doors open at 8pm Buy Tickets

RSS - Really Simple (time) Suckification

RSS-type data streams are arguably revolutionizing the internet, business, and the whole concept of "linked".
In the meantime, the only purpose I see for it is to waste a growing portion of my day by feeding me articles, blogpost, photos, etc. that I would like to see.... But in reality I don't have the time to.

Sure I'm getting much more relevant info that I want, but that's the problem... Overall, I'm getting MUCH MORE INFO than I was when a website was just a website. Now there is enough interesting content being created and organized daily to fill up 24 hours of just reading.... but unfortunately, accumulating knowledge for knowledge sake, doesn't really create any value.

Web 2.0 is a dangerous timesucker for easily distracted people.

Strange New Products

I ran into an awesome blog called:
Strange New Products
The author simply finds and reports on new sure-to-fail consumer products. Very amusing.

House of Cosbys

Cloning Bill Cosby
Be careful if you decide to clone Bill Cosby

DrankTank

I've started a new blog:
DrankTank: The Beverage Blog
It's all about beverages.

I plan on compiling reviews, news, photos, ideas, comments, etc. about beverages of all kinds.

If you know anybody in the beverage industry, let them know about it.
Better yet, if you know anyone who drinks soft drinks, coffee, beer, milk, juice, or water.... tell them there's now a place for them.

No Horseplay

Too bad for these guys that physics and the human body don't work like they do in a Marx Bros. movie.

"The two were running down a third-floor hallway at Stacy Residence Hall shortly after midnight, university spokeswoman Karen Moon said. Their momentum carried them through a window at the end of the hall, and they landed on a concrete ramp leading to the dorm's basement-level laundry room."

Web 2.0 for Dummies

HERE is the most bookmark-worthy site I've seen in a long time.

Pandora

Apparently this is really popular, but I had no idea it existed until just now.
http://www.pandora.com
They must have an amazing database of songs and tags.
Put in a song or artist you like, hit play... Very excellent.

Good Beer

I tried my first beer yesterday... my first beer that I brewed, that is.
To my suprise, it's good. American Wheat.
Not amazing or the best beer ever, but it sure beats Bud.

Coming up next: Nut Brown Ale

SKY JUICE

Thirsty?
Originally uploaded by Urbn.

In an effort to begin bringing you the most interesting Beverage stories of the day, apparently there is a fad in Malaysia right now to call drinking water "SKY JUICE".

Here is one skyjuice-drinker's commentary on ordering a regular water at a Malaysian restaurant.

Close call on Vodka supplies

Russia was about to run out of Vodka this week! The government put a new tax on Vodka production effective JAN 1, 2006... but according to the articles I read, something went wrong with the tax stamp printing and distribution that caused ALL production to shut down for the last month!
Amazing. As incompetent as our government may seem at times, I challenge anyone to name a government anytime in history that had so much on it's plate and did a better job. Shutting down a whole industry (vodka) for a month because of poor planning OR destroying a city (New Orleans) because of poor planning... I just hope we live and learn.

Life goes on. Vodka will be produced and New Orleans will come back. (the N.O. link is a good article about the port of N.O. coming back online... it was a MESS for anyone who handles logisitics of any kind in that part of the country... like yours truely).

Grace Kelly, Princess of Morocco

Oh my. Just when controversy over the IGNORANCE of western society toward the Islamic world is about to boil over again, along comes NBC's coverage of the WINTER OLYMICS.
Below is a little clip taken from http://www.nbcolympics.com/countries/5056774/detail.html
Surely they will catch this and fix it soon.

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Morocco

Located about 90 miles south of Torino, Monaco is a famous tourist spot and tax haven on the Mediterranean coast wedged between France and Italy. It has been an independent principality for more than 300 years. The late Princess Grace, formerly American movie star Grace Kelly, was married to Monaco's Prince Rainier.
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Blond Joke

I can't believe I missed this blond joke! It's the best one I've ever heard. I don't usually put crap like this on the blog, but this one is worth looking at.

Brokeback to the Future

Thanks again to Marty for more bloggable content.

This is a brilliantly edited trailer for Brokeback to the Future

Comparing Manwich and DSL

In Greensboro, NC there are primarily 2 choices for broadband service providers. DSL with Bellsouth or Cable with Time Warner. I have had cable for a long time now.

I really hate Bellsouth DSL. From my experience, it's a pain to install (filters, etc), slow (compared to cable), and unreliable (especially true if you are cursed with a @bellsouth.net email address).

HOWEVER, I have been known to put up with unpleasantries like sitting in coach or buying store brand Manwich. So when the bellsouth telemarketer called last night, I didn't hang up immediately. In fact, the longer I stayed on the line expressing how much I don't like DSL, the better the deal they were willing to give me. He didn't even bother with the typical DSL sales soundbites like "you'll have a direct connection to the office, as opposed to sharing bandwidth like cable" because I shot that retarded stuff down early. Nope, this guy went straight for the wallet... he knew I already had the real Manwich... the only way I was going to go with the nasty tasting generic stuff is if it was a LOT cheaper.

Long story short, Bellsouth must be desperate. They offered me $150 visa check card, a free modem, a reduced monthly price, and no contract. Duh. Who in their right mind would turn that down. I might keep 2 ISP for a few months and still come out ahead. Or if I keep it for 6 months, they'll send me an additional $75 check card. Wow. Good business.