The House of Bling

[Churak]

I'm down for that...

[lil_mini_ditka]

How would you like it if I banned you, you big bitch.

[Churak]

neither...ribs, salad, chicken & asparagus...

[flota]

churak!!!!!!!!!!!!! whats for dinner??? canadian goose or duck???

[Churak]

Filter cigarettes?

[DCschmoeka]

Hmm good point. Gonna get filters. :)

[Churak]

So everytime I post Washington, DC it will force you to look? hehehehe

[DCschmoeka]

Then you shouldnt have provoked my arrival! I have ten bots running at all time screening the web for anybody posting my initials, yanno?!

[Churak]

Cause we were hiding from you...damn it!

[DCschmoeka]

Damn.... ok it wuz me! Anyway, new board I see, what do we do here and why wasnt I informed upon foundation!

[Churak]

I'm sorry to hear that

[lil_mini_ditka]

Cause I can't get enough of the guy

[Churak]

WHY?

[lil_mini_ditka]

i'm not sure I'm going to be around on Friday though.

[lil_mini_ditka]

I listened to Johnny Cash all morning.

[babycakes]

I remember that the fridays after thanksgiving and chrismas of last year were very profitable

[pontius]

I hear the train a comin´
it´s rolling round the bend
and I ain´t seen the sunshine since I don´t know when,
I´m stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin´ on
but that train keeps a rollin´ on down to San Anton..
When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
always be a good boy, don´t ever play with guns.
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry..

I bet there´s rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
they´re probably drinkin´ coffee and smoking big cigars.
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can´t be free
but those people keep a movin´
and that´s what tortures me...

Well if they´d free me from this prison,
if that railroad train was mine
I bet I´d move just a little further down the line
far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay
and I´d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.....

[lil_mini_ditka]

I'm done scanning for today. This is a short week, and the effort is not there. I'll post some other interesting charts later on tonight.

[pontius]

Going to eat. Waiting for more charts like watching paint dry.

[lil_mini_ditka]

Very odd...

[lil_mini_ditka]

'sup bizzatch

[pontius]

waddup ditty, I found your palace. I'm torn between coffee & work, or beer & work. nug supply = 0 . sniff sniff.

[Churak]

I see DC has been redecorating his house:

BERLIN (Reuters) - Thieves have stolen scantily clad garden gnomes from a gnome peepshow in an eastern German amusement park, park manager Frank Ullrich said on Thursday.



"The gnomes display naked body parts -- the same ones you'd expect to see in a human peep show," Ullrich said of his missing stars.


The adults-only attraction at Dwarf-Park Trusetal, where visitors peep through keyholes to see the saucy German miniatures in compromising poses, was smashed open early on Thursday morning.


Ullrich said he feared the gnomes would not be traced.


"I doubt they're standing in someone's garden, they'll have to have been hidden inside."

[lil_mini_ditka]

BLFE:

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GPSN:

[lil_mini_ditka]

PSUY:

[lil_mini_ditka]

VROT:

[lil_mini_ditka]

TNTUE...double dottom...

[lil_mini_ditka]

CLBE:

[lil_mini_ditka]

WSCE:

[babycakes]

Brian Wilson :: 10.27.04 :: The Paramount Theater :: Denver, CO
I'll admit it right up front--this show was a resume builder for me. You know, the kind of show where tickets were purchased against your better judgment simply because of the legacy the performer has left in his or her wake.


Brian Wilson
When I read that Brian Wilson was bringing Smile to the stage after having shelved it for more than 35 years, I had only one thought: "I have to see him." When asked "Why?" my response was simple. "He's Brian Wilson." Now, don't let my enthusiasm fool you, I wasn't expecting too much from the show, but having grown up on the sounds of The Beach Boys, and learning about the "lost" Smile album, this was one of those nights I couldn't miss.

When Wilson gingerly took the Paramount Theatre stage and joined a cast of about 15 musicians already assembled on the right half of the stage, the near-capacity audience welcomed him with open arms. Almost immediately, they broke into a rough acoustic version of The Beach Boys' classic "Surfer Girl," and I must admit it didn't live up to my already low expectations of what this show would be. The harmonies fell short and the band seemed more like a group of friends around a bonfire, than a touring group charging high prices for admission. I resigned myself to the fact that I would just be adding this one to my show-going resume, and it would be a below average performance.


Brian Wilson & Band
The acoustic set lasted about 25 minutes and while the band never really reached their stride there were some highlights, including the redundant dedication of Dennis Wilson's "Add Some Music to Your Life" to his "late brothers Carl and Dennis, who are dead."

When they wrapped up the acoustic portion of the evening I was feeling a little let down. That all changed when the band took their places and the electric instruments came off their stands. From the first notes of "Sloop John B" I knew this was the band capable of doing Smile justice. They were hitting the harmonies and the sound was fantastic. Wilson was front and center behind a keyboard he barely touched all evening. While his voice showed his age and some of the trauma he has endured, he was singing confidently and basically on key.


Brian Wilson & Band
The electric portion of the set energized the crowd with rockers like "California Girls" and "Dance, Dance, Dance." The band also brought an earnest tenderness with the revolutionary ballad "God Only Knows" (first song on the radio to contain the word "God").

During the set break, the lobby was abuzz with speculation as to whether this performance of Wilson's Smile would live up to the album's hype. The eclectic crowd jockeyed with each other at the bar as they awaited "SMiLE" the 62-year-old legend's self-described "Teenage Symphony to God."

When the second set began, I knew from the first notes we were in for an experience. Wilson continued to resemble a marionette, with his jerky movements and nearly expressionless face. However, the music spoke for him, and it spoke volumes. He may not be the charismatic personality he once was, but Wilson is still a musical genius and he knows how to pick a band. At one point, the stage was occupied by 19 people, each contributing to the history being made. Wilson was a conductor of sorts, cueing people in and out, and occasionally seeming miffed when he noticed some minute blunder that even the most savvy audience members couldn't have picked out.


Brian Wilson
As the show drew to a close and rose to its finale, "Good Vibrations," the crowd was on their feet, dancing, as Wilson nailed the lyrics in near perfect pitch. It was over, we had witnessed Smile, and as I looked around the theater, most everyone was indeed smiling.

As if to repay us for our attention throughout the second set, Wilson and company returned to the stage and gave us a taste of the true '50s sound of The Beach Boys. "Barbara Ann," "Help Me Rhonda," and "Fun, Fun, Fun" had the crowd up on their feet once again paying deserved tribute to a true legend.

Words by: Tim Dwenger
Images from: www.brianwilson.com
JamBase / Denver
Go See Live Music!

[lil_mini_ditka]

Damn, son. I think it's Starsky and Hutch.

[babycakes]

i was asking you out of ignorance, not a triviality

[lil_mini_ditka]

You ask me trivia and you don't even know the answer? Very unprofessional.

[babycakes]

not sure

[lil_mini_ditka]

Starsky and Hutch?

[lil_mini_ditka]

I saw the movie, but can't think of the name.

[babycakes]

what recent movie had the dirty sanchez as a bar?

[babycakes]

lol

[lil_mini_ditka]

Did you get that from a web site, by the way? I used to have a long list of things like that, but I lost it ages ago.

Cleveland Steamer, Mexican Pancake, Dirty Sanchez, etc.

[lil_mini_ditka]

Damn. Again, a good beat down followed by some jail time might have been the more humane punishment.

[lil_mini_ditka]

This board could get really crude in a hurry if we are not yet there. Don't get me started, dude.

[lil_mini_ditka]

a.k.a. The Hot Karl (don't know why)

[babycakes]

1. Cleveland Steamer

This is a method of breaking up with a significant other or a severe type of revenge. This is where, the couple have one last night of outstanding sex. As the significant other falls asleep the guilty party proceeds to very gently leave a massive pile of excrement (shit to you less educated soles) on the significant other's chest.

My girlfriend was the receipiant of a Cleveland Steamer. Sc

[babycakes]

a buddy from s.f., who used to tour with the dead, and whose in the family told me a story of marshall law. some head had raped a girl, so the group decided to force feed this guy a gram of powdered LSD.

[lil_mini_ditka]

She likes to shit herself too. We met at an outing for self-defecators.

On a quasi-serious note, there was this girl in college who got all hammered and dropped #2 on the floor of the room of some guy she had just banged. Needless to say, she did not live that event down.

In truth, I have yet to shit myself, although I look forward to shitting myself in the near future.

[lil_mini_ditka]

Hey take it easy there, guy. Want a boot up your ass?

[lil_mini_ditka]

It's all in the mind, dude.

[lil_mini_ditka]

What a wondeful image.

[lil_mini_ditka]

That's actually incredibly disturbing when you think about it. They should have just given him an old fashioned beat down instead of tatting the dude up.