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I have no idea what these guys sound like. They call themselves a "Christian Metal Band from Florida". I do not think that Christians are supposed to be this stoned:



"I think it's cool that we can tour around the country and pay rent. God's really been using us alot lately too. I guess just the whole lifestyle...I feel blessed to be a part of this regardless of our business-based accomplishments."

And your kid has a face like a walnut from the ice cream.

I saw Leo Kottke perform this song in 1986 or so? Dunno. It was at McCabe's. He introduced the song by saying that he'd stayed up really late one night and smoked a whole lot of cigars while playing guitar in an effort to become Joe Pass. He did not become Joe Pass. However, he woke up in the state of mind the next day that caused him to write this song.

This is how I, and many of us, feel in the morning.

Jack Gets Up (.mp3, 6.5 meg)

Video link going around that's very good

High school percussion band does DJ Shadow

(65 megabyte .wmv file, but worth it imho.)

Yomama mano a mano: the Fiercer People

1. Defense Tech Blog reports on fascinating, frightening, and probably illegal military planning for operations on U.S. soil without civilian control. Remember that name: Operation Granite Shadow. Original story from William Arkin's Early Warning blog at the WashPo.
   
   
2. Freakin' idiot soldiers thing they see ghosts. Even lamer newscasters do a story on it. Come play with us, Sergeant. FOREVER.
   
   
3. "If your definition of propaganda is framing communications to do something that's going to save lives, that's fine," says Mark Broughton, SCL's public affairs director. "That's not a word I would use for that." Slate has a story about psy war gone commercial, brought to you by the fine folks at Strategic Communication Laboratories.
   
   
4. Ladies and gentlemen! I present to you the so-far-unmauled FERCOS BROTHERS! Not those other guys at all!
   
   
5. Cat and Girl is especially good today, making fun of people like me.

entertainment apocalypse

http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_961345.html?menu

I refuse to title this link. JUST CLICK IT AND READ.