I was not here during the heyday of Back Porch Video, but thanks to the efforts of one Lance Rosol, 700+ clips intro'd by Detroit's Martha and Alan wannabees are available on Tubular You, along with the odd local live clip and other shenanigans.   I'm sure someone out in lj land served, watched, remembers fondly, lost their virginity to, etc.   ( Read more... )

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This free compilation from Light in the Attic Records is a car crash, which is OK because I'm about to point out in a completely contrived way that the label would not have existed without one. While some of us have track time totals that exceed our life expectancy, times is hard and maybe there are freebs worthy of a fate loftier than dangling ( Read more... )

To some, especially those who throw a leg over a 'Busa on their morning commute, the name Moto-Terminator might seem redundant. Still, here here we go again with Gatling guns on bikes--this time, for the new Terminator flick. However, in a new twist, recoil that is otherwise capable of slowing down an A-10 is somehow harnessed to help it balance ( Read more... )

It was not a good day for pirates.

Fellow Anglophiles, catch Liz and Phil doing their thang on PBS @ 8PM.  If you don't particularly dig it, at least you'll have heard WTVS's soul-warming piano intro ditty.  If I don't hear this ditty at least twice a day, my world is slightly off kilter.  It is the king of all ditties.

Oxford's Top 10 most irritating phrases for '08:

1 - At the end of the day

2 - Fairly unique

3 - I personally

4 - At this moment in time

5 - With all due respect

6 - Absolutely

7 - It's a nightmare

8 - Shouldn't of

9 - 24/7

10 - It's not rocket science

It seems a little light this year, although #8 is my pettiest peeve at the moment.  Their ( Read more... )

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1) C'mon, Dow.

2) Now could Whoopi Goldberg please eat a $5 foot long Shut the Fuck Up sandwich?

I know everyone's fatigued, but, could we like keep this election going for another week or two?

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Ah, the benefits of being headquartered in Illinois...

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