Today's Apocalypse Sign: Halloween iPod Monday

With everyone squarely focused on hurricane Sandy, I give you a brief musical interlude (if you still have power). Stay safe all my blogger buddies close to the coast...and the Big Apple.



1. Rob Zombie - Dragula (this has been my favorite Halloween party song for years. There really is none better...Living Dead Girl is a close second however.)



2. The Doors - Crawling King Snake (I love the Doors. Let's just say I spent a week one weekend during the 80's deeply immersed in an altered states experience of every Doors album. It was phenom.)



3. Nirvana - Polly (the greatest two opening lyric lines. Kurt, we hardly knew ye bro. I love the unplugged 1994 album. You'll see a young Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters founder)backing vocals from the drum kit. Give it a listen when you have time.)



4. Jimmy Buffet - Fins (okay, finally something for the Parrot-heads out there. There is nothing better in Cozumel than an afternoon on the beachfront of the Margaritaville bar listening to Buffet. Raise your fins!)



5. Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand ("Oh the mighty arms of Atlas" for sure. This song is from a closet favorite Zep album of mine - Presence. I just wore it out back in the mid-70's when it was released. All four members were the best at their craft. Page and Bonham were peerless. RIP Bonzo. Timeless music.)




Any likes or dislikes here? Any Parrot-heads? Most importantly...any Doors fans? Zeppelin history on me...I had tickets to their show in Ohio in October of 1980 (could not get tickets to their 77 show) and John Bonham died about month before the show. So tragic. Like a dumbass I sent the tickets back for a refund. Bye bye collectors item!

Today's Apocalypse Sign: The Weekend Graphs To End October

Okay, gotta good grouping for you today. Some fun, some thinkers, some useful and all meant to entertain and amuse.

Please enjoy with your own music soundtrack...

How long can a zombie show last??? As long as it wants!

I think the cost of medical care went up significantly after the advent of WebMD.


If you have ever had that "boot to the throat" feeling at work...now you know why!



I don't know about you but I NEED this!!!




Maslow is one of my favorite deep thinking dudes...Here is your Halloween treat, no trick!!

Today's Apocalypse Sign: The Weekend In Black And White

This is another shot taken at the Dallas Arboretum last week. The waterfalls they have on the property are such great settings for a dramatic photo.


River Flow

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Today's Apocalypse Sign: iPod Monday

Today was interesting. Besides the fact that it was a humid 87 out for the 22 of October...the wind was howling from the south and threatening rain all day. Then Saturday the high is supposed to be 56. Go figure.

The iPod cranked out a wicked array of tunes when I got home tonight and not of the relaxing variety...until the end. So now I'm kinda amped for the NFC North game tonight between the Lions and Bears. Whatever helps the Packers is the outcome I am rooting for.

So sit back and experience the 5 tracks below and let me know what you think or know about any of the bands/performers.

Rock it!


1. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane (One of the lesser known songs released in March of 96. It remains one of my favorites. The boys were inducted into the Rock n Roll HOF this year.) A little R-rated on some of the lyrics.


2. Rage Against The Machine - Down Rodeo (This song has had tons of airplay and was never nominated for any awards. It always makes me think of the video game Grand Theft Auto which I have curiously never played...or seen played.)


3. Live - Lightning Crashes (Their hit song from the 1994 release Throwing Copper. The whole album is really good. Give it a listen if this is new to you.)


4. Ted Nugent - Great White Buffalo (I remember listening to the Amboy Dukes when I was a kid and Nugent has never stopped rockin' since. The 70's were his heyday but his music gets any party going still today. At 64 he is still going strong.)


5. Eric Clapton - Layla (I have been listening to all incarnations of Clapton as long as I have been listening to music. He is a great guitarist the list of songs he has is huge. The acoustic version of Layla is one of my all time favorites.)



Well there you have it...the iPod Shuffle for this Monday. Wide variety of music and styles. Thoughts?

Today's Apocalypse Sign: The Weekend Graphs

A little something for everyone today. Whether you are into fire, zombies, Jedi skills or Facebook...you are bound to find a graph below that speaks to you.

I hope this weekend finds all my bloggie friends well and in good health, and since laughter is the best medicine....


Please enjoy!!


Now this brings back childhood memories...of neighborhoods I can never return to...





One more way to survive in the potential zombie apocalypse



But don't you still want to own one anyway??



Makes FB even more depressing

Today's Apocalypse Sign: The Weekend In Black And White

When at the Chihuly Exhibit at the Dallas Arboretum this past Tuesday, I decided to take some Black And White shots even though I was there at night. This shot was one of the best. I am sure you will see more from this trip.


Lily

Please enlarge for effect

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Today's Apocalypse Sign: Shooting Chihuly Nights

Last night my wife and I joined another couple who are friends of ours for an evening at the Dallas Arboretum. The feature exhibit there for the last five months has been the artistry of Dale Chihuly. A co-worker turned me on to this event as she has seen his work before in Phoenix and said the displays were really impressive. Since summer here in Texas is so swelteringly hot and humid I knew back in May that it would probably be October before I got there...day or night. We chose last night.

Arriving a litte after 6:30 and meeting our friends there for a light snack before the trekking began, I took some time to get all my camera/tripod/lens coordination all set up. The following are a few of the pictures I took. We did not even make it through half the exhibit in the 2 1/2 hours we had before the facility closed. I want to make another visit before the show ends on November 5th. Not sure if it  will be another night visit or possibly a day trip if the conditions aren't too sunny.

Please enlarge these to fully appreciate. I have added some other photos in a page at the top of the site (Chihuly Photos).

Enjoy!

Zoom in on this one to get the amazing detail of the work

Amazing glass sculpture...may be the best picture I have ever taken!

I just like taking pictures of waterfalls!!

Cannot even imagine the hours of work to create this!

A garden of glass

If there is ever an exhibit near where you live I would strongly advise you taking it in. Well worth it.

Anyone ever seen a Chihuly show? Are there any permanent Chihuly displays where you live?

Today's Apocalypse Sign: iPod Monday

Today's list is really all over the place. Hopefully you'll find one or two you like, and maybe something new.



1. Nickelback - Side Of A Bullet (Don't know why everyone is always hatin' on Nickelback. I like their music and I like this song. Sue me)




2. The Beastie Boys - Funky Monkey (Brass Monkey) (Wow some old school rapping...not really a big fan but this song is one that sticks in your head.)




3. Volbeat - Pool Of Booze (one of my new favorite bands from Denmark. This is a grinder of a song) It is quite R-rated...good news - can't tell the lyrics without a playsheet...mostly.





4. Three Dog Night - Liar (takes me back to high school...who didn't love TDN in the 70's.)




5. Stone Temple Pilots - Vaseline (from their second album and one of their best songs in my opinion.)

Today's Apocalypse Sign: Autumnal Weekend Graphs

Eclectic is the only word to describe this weeks finds of the graph mine. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did culling them out for you.

I present...The Weekend Graphs!

Not sure I want to meet the author of this one...



Makes me want to watch the SNL skit of Chris Walken's fine work



All you need to know about the first debate...



Now you know why they call it "pop" music...




Who the hell is Sean Bean is more like it! Wait...Lord Eduard Stark, is that you?

Today's Apocalypse Sign: The Weekend In Black And White

From an old cemetary in my home town I found a man who almost made it. Four months shy of turning 100, he died. Pretty full life for the 1800's.


So Close

You can see toward the bottom of the grave stone it has been broken off and reset at some point

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Today's Apocalypse Sign: How Bad Do You Want A Snake?

Seems like this time of year brings out the weird and the wacko amoung us. And continues to stretch the boundaries of the title of Incredibly Stupid. To wit...these two jewels of genius that we can only know will be bested sooner than we'd like:

My comments are in RED

"Imma gonna git me that there sneaky snake...it's a biggen!"

From WESH.com

Broward County authorities say the winner of a roach eating contest died shortly after eating dozens of roaches and worms.

Several contestants ate insects to win a python, the grand prize of the Friday night contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach.

The Broward Sheriff's Office says the winner of the challenge, 32-year-old Edward Archbold, became ill soon after and collapsed in front of the store. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The sheriff's office said Monday it was waiting for an autopsy report to determine a cause of death.

No other contestants became sick after the contest. (and no snakes were harmed in this contest)

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And this one falls squarely in the category of stupid and criminally insane people should not be allowed to leave the hospital with a baby...or to even have the baby in the first place. Oh wait...she's 22 years old and has 4 kids!!! WTF. I am embarassed this happened right hear in Dallas.

From truecrimereport.com

​Friends and relatives knew 22-year-old Elizabeth Escalona was a shitty mother. They'd seen her hit her four kids in the past. But it seems they never intervened or called the cops. Two-year-old Joselyn Cedillo would pay a nasty price for their inaction..
The little girl had soiled her pants at their Dallas apartment. Escalona considered it a mortal sin.

So she dragged her daughter by the feet from the kitchen to another part of the apartment. She put glue on the girl's hand and stuck them to a wall until they bled. Then she beat her with a shoe and a belt, kicked her in the stomach and also beat her in the stomach with a jug of milk.

Being a moron, Escalona seemed unaware that this might, you know, severely injure a little girl. When Joselyn became listless, Escalona was on the horn to her mom for help. But by the time mom arrived, the girl was unconscious. She called an ambulance.

When doctors examined Joselyn, they found bruising all over he body, broken ribs and a concussion. She may end up with brain damage.

Escalona has been charged with injury to a child. Social services has taken custody of Joselyn and he three siblings. (I say they charge every friend and relative with aiding and abetting this behavior)

Today's Apocalypse Sign: Hogs Eat Their Farmer

Nuff Said

Today's Apocalypse Sign: iPod Monday Is Back!

Sorry for the absence in this spot...if you haven't missed, well, it's back anyway. I am talking about iPod Monday!

Quick review for anyone who happened to stumble in here today and are going WTF??

When I get home on Monday's my end-of-work therapy to start the week is to relax and fire up my iPod in shuffle mode. I run through 5 songs and then post those tunes here for you to enjoy/comment/ignore etc. Got it?

Okay here are this weeks selections....enjoy!

Wiki info is the link on the band name...lyrics are on the song title link....feed your head, people! 

1. Sublime - Santeria (these guys have so many great songs that I feel entertained after everyone of them. This song is fun to sing along to too...all the lyrics are great, check 'em out!) And just so happens my drumming goddess Meytal just recently posted her cover of this tune so give it a look & listen





2. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Live) (this song has always fallen #2 to Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven on almost every top rock songs of all time countdowns. I cannot disagree. Great song with classic twin lead guitars just jammin' at the end until you get the chills.) Never gets old. RIP Ronnie.





3. Sammy Hagar - Mas Tequila (I defy you not to desire a party after hearing this. And Sammy's Cabo Wabo Tequila is some good stuff!! Ahhh...to be in Cabo right now.) Since he's about to turn 65 is few days I guess I can leave "party with Sammy Hagar" on my bucket list. Been a fan since '73.





4. Candlebox - You (one of the hit songs off their  great first album. I hadn't heard this one in a while but it made me listen to several other songs as I rode my exercise bike tonight.) If you haven't heard them before give 'em a try.




5. Jars Of Clay - Flood (Christian rock band from Tennessee with perhaps their biggest hit. Great song) I am nothing if not diverse and non-denominational in my music.




All these familiar to you? Any favorites? Would you want to party with Sammy?

Today's Apocalypse SIgn: Fall Is In The Air...And The Weekend Graphs Are In Your Face!

Holy shit! Two days ago it was 89 outside and today it's 50!!! It is kind of funny watching people out in public on the first couple days of the weather change. They really can't decide how to dress. I saw people today dressed in hoodies, sweats, and sandals (forgetting the basic physics that heat rises). I saw others in hoodies, shorts, army type boots (this could be their year-round style though). Women in jackets, hats, shorts and knee-high boots (no wait...those were hookers). Meh...it was funny to me.

Now here is something funny for YOU!! This weeks graphs.

Please enjoy....

Today's Apocalypse Sign: The Weekend In Black And White

I like shooting through various types of metal fencing material. It is a challenge to get all the focus just right as the camera likes to sometimes hit on the fence material and render the background out of focus or vice versa. This one turned out as one of the best that day.


Expanded Metal

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