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Lead singer of the rock group "Boston" passes away
What a loss. Brad Delp had an amazing voice that was instantly recognizable.
Brad Delp, 55, lead singer for bestselling '70s band Boston
By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff | March 10, 2007Brad Delp, whose soaring tenor on songs such as "More Than Feeling" gave voice to the best-selling rock band Boston, died yesterday at the age of 55 ( Read more... ) -
I just found a playable online version of Zork I
I just found a playable online version of Infocom's celebrated signature title Zork I.
So, grab the lantern, the Elvish Sword of Great Antiquity, and a bottle of Grue repellent, and let's go explore the Great Underground Empire ("GUE"). -
Don Martin Sound Effects List
While surfing the web, I came across this web page that is a list of all the sound effects that Mad Magazine cartoonist Don Martin created for his cartoons.
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Steampunk Star Wars
This is a really cool series of images that reimagines Star Wars with a Steampunk theme.
From the Boing Boing entries for Friday, March 02, 2007
Steampunk Star Wars
Bonnie sez, "Artist Eric Poulton mixes the retro factor of Star Wars characters with the coolness of steampunk to make some truly unique art."
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Missed photo opportunity
I was over at my parents house earlier today and saw three deer nibbling on tree limbs in the backyard. As two ate, one stood watch. I wished I had my camera for the moment. I debated rushing back to my apartment, about ten minutes away, to get it, but the deer would have probably been gone by the time I got back. As it turns out, they left 15 ( Read more... ) -
Someone has too much time on their hands...
This is cool in a very geekey (sp?) way--the Seven Deadly sins as a heptagon whose combinations create 21 secondary sins.
From the Boing Boing archives for February 05, 2007
“If you arrange the 7 Deadly Sins around a heptagon label them A-G, and connect each Sin to the others, you get 21 secondary sins. For instance Sloth + Pride = Slackers.”
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Dean Martin Quote
"The whole world is drunk and we're just the cocktail of the moment. Someday soon, the world will wake up, down two aspirin with a glass of tomato juice, and wonder what the hell all the fuss was about."
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Hunter S. Thompson Quote
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."
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2006 Year End Recap
Here is my annual list of the things I've done in the past year -- 2006 -- music I've listened to, books I’ve read, movies and TV shows I’ve seen, places I've gone to, things I've experienced, web sites I've frequented, etc.
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My first time in Las Vegas
NOTE: Due to the size of this post, a recounting of my trip to Las Vegas, consider it a work in progress that I'll be adding to as seach section is finished--right now the draft is eight pages long in word. So, I urge you to check back periodically to look for updates.
”Vegas baby! Vegas!” -Trent (Vince Vaughn) in the film Swingers (1996)I ( Read more... )