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Monday, July 28, 2008

tooth gems

if are into grillz but want something more understated and more femmine, why not go for a temporary tooth gem?


I experienced my first two tooth gems on the same day, within hours of one another, when i was working at the diner last week. At first i thought the girl had food on her tooth, but then i realized it was a beautiful rhinestone! Apparently you can get them in different shapes too(like a dolphin or a cowboy hat). I told my manager and she confessed to me she had one when she was 15 during her 'chav phase'and stuck in on with nail glue. i wish i had been that cool when i was 15.


you can buy tooth gems from this lovely website, smilegems.com, which also sells BIKINI GEMS to stick on your yoni, pubic hair dye, and hair glitter.

tooth gems

if are into grillz but want something more understated and more femmine, why not go for a temporary tooth gem?


I experienced my first two tooth gems on the same day, within hours of one another, when i was working at the diner last week. At first i thought the girl had food on her tooth, but then i realized it was a beautiful rhinestone! Apparently you can get them in different shapes too(like a dolphin or a cowboy hat). I told my manager and she confessed to me she had one when she was 15 during her 'chav phase'and stuck in on with nail glue. i wish i had been that cool when i was 15.


you can buy tooth gems from this lovely website, smilegems.com, which also sells BIKINI GEMS to stick on your yoni, pubic hair dye, and hair glitter.

this is why I love dlisted

this is why I love dlisted. I read this and literally choked on the peach I was eating b/c I was trying to laugh silently (at work). the bolded part is where I started choking. michael k wrote about john mayer:


During a show in Mountain View, CA, last night, John Mayer told the audience about a dream he had. In his dream, he made out with a chick who wasn't his girlfriend. A bitch who was at his show told E!, "He was talking about 'dream cheating. He apparently made out with some chick in his dreams. He had to do his penance to his girlfriend by singing 'Dreaming with a Broken Heart.'"

Jennifer Aniston probably flipped her chin when she found out about his dream. She cornered him and screamed, "You cheater! How dare you!?" John had to explain to her it was only a dream. She didn't care, "I thought you were different. But you're not! Who was the tramp?! WHO?! Let me fucking guess. Her first name stars with an A and ends with an N." John responded, "You mean ends with an A?" That's when Jenny made him shave off all his hair off. She used it to make a potion to ward off the cheating spirits.

Here's John making "diarrhea faces" while playing Irvine, CA the other night. I miss his 80s mop.

this is why I love dlisted

this is why I love dlisted. I read this and literally choked on the peach I was eating b/c I was trying to laugh silently (at work). the bolded part is where I started choking. michael k wrote about john mayer:


During a show in Mountain View, CA, last night, John Mayer told the audience about a dream he had. In his dream, he made out with a chick who wasn't his girlfriend. A bitch who was at his show told E!, "He was talking about 'dream cheating. He apparently made out with some chick in his dreams. He had to do his penance to his girlfriend by singing 'Dreaming with a Broken Heart.'"

Jennifer Aniston probably flipped her chin when she found out about his dream. She cornered him and screamed, "You cheater! How dare you!?" John had to explain to her it was only a dream. She didn't care, "I thought you were different. But you're not! Who was the tramp?! WHO?! Let me fucking guess. Her first name stars with an A and ends with an N." John responded, "You mean ends with an A?" That's when Jenny made him shave off all his hair off. She used it to make a potion to ward off the cheating spirits.

Here's John making "diarrhea faces" while playing Irvine, CA the other night. I miss his 80s mop.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

mattAfix

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Μπορεί το όνομά τους να θυμίζει μάρκα αυτοκινήτου, με τη διαφορά όμως ότι οι Mattafix "οδηγούν" τη μουσική σε νέο επίπεδο, που συνδυάζει το alternative rock με το hip-hop, rap, reggae και trip-hop. Δημιουργήθηκαν στην Αγγλία, κι αποτελείται απο τον Marlon Roudette (με την ιδιαίτερη χροιά της φωνής του ντύνει τα κομμάτια του γκρουπ) ο οποίος γεννήθηκε στο Λονδίνο κι έχει ρίζες απο το νησί της Καραιβικής, St. Vincent, και τον επίσης Λονδρέζο με Ινδικές ρίζες, Preetesh Hirji.
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Τους Mattafix τους έμαθα το 2005, όταν άκουσα το κομμάτι "Big city life" και μου έκανε εντύπωση τόσο το κομμάτι, όσο και η χαρακτηριστική φωνή και ηχόχρωμα του γκρουπ. Μετά από λίγες μέρες αγόρασα το debut album τους "Signs of a struggle" εντελώς στα τυφλά, και πραγματικά ενθουσιάστηκα τόσο πολύ μαζί τους που από τότε τους παρακολουθώ σε ό,τι κι αν κάνουν.
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  • "11.30 (Dirtiest trick in town)" (2005): To πρώτο single που μπορεί να μην πήγε καλά εμπορικά, πήρε όμως πολύ θετικά σχόλια. Η συνεχόμενη μελωδία του είναι από ένα πολύ γνωστό 70s τραγούδι από το Ισραήλ.

  • "Big city life" (2005): #1 σε Αυστρία, Γερμανία, Ιταλία, Ν.Ζηλανδία, Πολωνία, Ελβετία, #2 στο Ευρωπαικό chart, #20 στο διεθνές chart και #15 στην Αγγλία.

  • "Living Darfur": Επιτέλους αρχίζει να μαθαίνει κι ο υπόλοιπος κόσμος τους Mattafix, το κομμάτι γίνεται διεθνής επιτυχία (στην Ελλάδα έγινε μεγάλη ραδιοφωνική επιτυχία). Το κομμάτι μιλάει για το Darfur, μια πόλη του Σουδάν, κι έχει σκοπό την ευαισθητοποίηση όσον αφορά τα Ηνωμένα Έθνη και τις υποανάπτυκτες χώρες της Αφρικής. Το video χρηματοδοτήθηκε από τον Mick Jagger.

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Οι Mattafix έχουν κυκλοφορήσει δύο εκπληκτικά album:

  • SIGNS OF A STRUGGLE (2005) (8/10) top tracks: Big city life, Gangster blues, To & Fro
  • RHYTHM & HYMNS (2007) (8.5/10) top tracks: Living Darfur, In the background, Things have changed

Μέσα σε τόσο trash μουσική που κυκλοφορεί, κι ανέμπνευστες παραγωγές και μουσικές, οι Mattafix είναι μια ανάσα, ανακαλύψτε τους όσοι δεν το έχετε κάνει ήδη.
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BIG CITY LIFE



TO & FRO



LIVING DARFUR



THINGS HAVE CHANGED

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Cinematic Titanic!

Have I talked about this before?

Truthfully, I'm too tired to push a button and check my old posts, so I'm just going to go ahead and sally forth....

As many of you regulars know, I have gone on and on about the many virtues of the classic show "Mystery Science Theater 3000", the inherent humor within and the hilarity as provided by Joel Hodgson, Mike Nelson, Crow, Tom Servo, Gypsy, Doctor Forrester, TV's Frank, Pearl, Bobo, Brain Guy and the regular gang of idiots.

Anyway, after the show's cancellation in 1999, things looked bleak for all fans of Shadowramma film riffing, until Hodgson came back into the Thunderdome (so to speak) with fellow MST3K alumni Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Mary Jo Pehl and J. Elvis Weinstein (who played Doctor Erhardt in the KTMA and 1st Comedy Channel seasons) and created what was to be known as Cinematic Titanic.

So, what is the backstory on how to approach Cinematic Titanic? Here is the story from the horse's mouth: or rather Frank Conniff's, during an interview over at pegasusnews.com.

FRANK: Joel got the idea when he saw like a graphic of the 1939 World's Fair which had a time capsule in it. So the premise, loosely, is we're watching these movies and we're riffing on them specifically so we can put them in a time capsule, or a Time Tube as we call it, for future generations.

Now that's a concept I can get behind, as I feel most other MST3K fans can as well.

...not to mention fans of Mike Nelson's RiffTrax and The Film Crew guys.

Now, as a fellow fan of movie riffing of this type (as I know you must be, otherwise you would never have read this far), what can you do to support Cinematic Titanic? Simple: go visit their homepage and buy their movies and other merchandise they have available - it's scarce now but give 'em time....

"But wait", I can hear you asking; "is Cinematic Titanic any good"? A legitimate question, and to answer that, watch these trailers!

Here's one for their first project, The Oozing Skull:



Here's number two, Doomsday Machine:



And for their upcoming product in August, The Wasp Woman:



As you can see, all funny and all worth your time and hard-earned money. For the laughs and good memories of riffs past these will provide you, why not give 'em a shot?

Thanks, Joel and company, for keeping Shadowramma alive and keeping us, those who hunger for quality humor, fat and happy. ; D

Dope out. Now go and generously patronize Joel Hodgson and company!

-TGWD

Thursday, July 24, 2008

ummmm

this is amazing. seriously even if you don't watch embedded videos, check out at least the first one. it's this bv from shreveport, LA and mr. jones said he's into it b/c it's a mix of children's hip-hop and has a tripped-out feel to it. I am into it b/c I wish I was a mini BV extra in the video


1) "fry that chicken"




more of ms peachez:

2) "in the tub" (like fiddy's in the club)




ps I found on the internet that ms peachez started as a joke and then blew up, and that ms peachez is a straight man w/ a family, hayyyy

ummmm

this is amazing. seriously even if you don't watch embedded videos, check out at least the first one. it's this bv from shreveport, LA and mr. jones said he's into it b/c it's a mix of children's hip-hop and has a tripped-out feel to it. I am into it b/c I wish I was a mini BV extra in the video


1) "fry that chicken"




more of ms peachez:

2) "in the tub" (like fiddy's in the club)




ps I found on the internet that ms peachez started as a joke and then blew up, and that ms peachez is a straight man w/ a family, hayyyy

(She'll NEVER be)...

Maria Magdalena, αλλά η Μαρία η Μαγδάλω, έτσι όπως εμφανίστηκε σαν θείτσα χτες βράδυ η Sandra στην συναυλία (?) της στην Τεχνόπολη στο Γκάζι. Οι πόρτες άνοιγαν στις 20:00, ο DJ Sagner προετοίμαζε πολύ καλά το έδαφος για την Sandra, με ένα πολύ χορταστικό 80s mix με τη συνοδία των video clips. Ακολούθησε το group VHS (Very Hot Stuff) που διασκευάζει 80s επιτυχίες και ομολογουμένως ήταν αρκετά καλοί.
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(thanx George για την photo)

Στις 23:00 και κάτι, ακούγεται η εισαγωγή του "Maria Magdalena" κι εμφανίζονται στη σκηνή δυο χορευτές μαζί με μία γεματούλα ξανθιά με λακάκια και ναζιάρικο ύφος. Δεν ήταν η Καλομοίρα σε προχωρημένη ηλικία, ήταν η Sandra! Αρπάζει το μικρόφωνο και για 1 ώρα περίπου έδωσε ρεσιτάλ ερμηνείας...playback! To CD έπαιξε πολλές μεγάλες επιτυχίες της όπως Maria Magdalena, In the heat of the night (στο οποίο έγινε πανικός), Everlasting love, Johnny wanna live, Hiroshima, Mirrored in your eyes, Stop for a minute, Midnight man, Little girl, Change your mind...Ούτε ένα κομμάτι δεν είπε από το "Into a secret land" (Secret land, We'll be together, Heaven can wait) album, ούτε καν τα "Hi hi hi", "Innocent love", μάλλον δεν θα χωρούσαν στο CD.
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(thanx George για την photo)

Σε καμία περίπτωση δεν άξιζαν τα 35eur του εισιτηρίου. Τουλάχιστον η Samantha Fox ήταν πιο ειλικρινής, είχε 20eur το εισιτήριο, τραγούδησε 2-3 κομμάτια μόνο playback και στα υπόλοιπα προσπάθησε τουλάχιστον και τραγούδησε live. Στην περίπτωση της Sandra μιλάμε για κανονική ξεπέτα. Μπορεί να είναι πολύ αγαπημένη μου απο τα 80s και να μου αρέσουν πολύ τα κομμάτια της κι αρκετά album που έχει κυκλοφορήσει, αλλά δεν είναι ωραίο να κοροιδεύεις τόσο κόσμο (ανέλπιστα πολύς κόσμος) στα μούτρα. Παρ'όλα αυτά χάρηκα που έστω την είδα κι άκουσα δυνατά τόσα αγαπημένα κομμάτια, ξενέρωσα όμως, όπως και πολύς κόσμος αν κρίνω από τα σχόλια που άκουσα μετά την εμφάνιση και κατά τη διάρκεια της συναυλίας.
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SANDRA IN ATHENS



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Monday, July 21, 2008

Bad News: NO PODCAST!

Yes; it's sad but true - due to time constraints, prior responsibilities, work, home and the absolute lack of time I have anymore to do anything but log on, type, click the "PUBLISH POST" button and sift through all the hate mail, there will be NO podcast for the ol' Mecha-Blog-Zilla.

For all the fans out there (all 12 of you) who are disappointed by this fact, I apologize, but what can I do; unless any of you out there know how to clone me so there's enough of me to do all the things I need to do in a piddly 24 hour time constraint, this decision stands. So there you go.

The one person I know who will be disappointed in my decision is Andrew, who was the one who insisted that it would be a good idea to get a podcast started and that he'd even help, contribute, and so on. Well, the fact of the matter is that even with all the help in the world, I just couldn't get the info, material and my frittered-away mind collected together in what time it would take to get this kind of thing created. Sorry, Andrew. Maybe sometime waaaaaay down the road...but for now, nope.

Now, on to brighter and happier things: the weather is nice and sunny here in my hometown and gives me a chance to get out, walk, get some exercise and enjoy the day. I'm also, as part of my local theater group, part of the prop committee and spend what's left of my free time cleaning up and out our prop room - so that's going well, and I may get it all done one of these days. Hey, it keeps me busy and out of trouble, gotta love that.

Well, that's all for now. Back to the grind of life.

Dope out.

-TGWD

Sunday, July 20, 2008

mr jones' dad says . . .

mr jones' dad told me he wants a weekly/monthly spot on the debwa blog where he gets to impart knowledge/share his opinion. so, here is his first one:


"If everybody drove 55 mph or less all the time, we could bring the price of gas down to under dollar within a year."

but then, mr jones' dad told me that prince harry was playing golf in the british open this morning and then realized 30 minutes later it was actually just a pro golfer that looked similar to prince harry (he told me to put that)



ps that pic came up when we were searching for a good pic when I googled "mr jones dad" and tis what he chose.

mr jones' dad says . . .

mr jones' dad told me he wants a weekly/monthly spot on the debwa blog where he gets to impart knowledge/share his opinion. so, here is his first one:


"If everybody drove 55 mph or less all the time, we could bring the price of gas down to under dollar within a year."

but then, mr jones' dad told me that prince harry was playing golf in the british open this morning and then realized 30 minutes later it was actually just a pro golfer that looked similar to prince harry (he told me to put that)



ps that pic came up when we were searching for a good pic when I googled "mr jones dad" and tis what he chose.

Friday, July 18, 2008

I want to be marisa tomei

I just watched "my cousin vinny" for the first time (I am super late on the game always w/ movies) and I want to be marisa tomei SO MUCH in that movie.

she is such a bad ass and totally saves the day by giving the best speech ever and knowing a shitload about cars. plus she has this really cool new wave bleach streak in her hair (see below). basicially, she's the shit.

I was looking online for a transcript of when she kills it in the courtroom, but all I could find was an SNL transcript of when she was a guest and they did a skit where mona lisa vito testifies at oj simpsons trial. still hilarious (this was back when snl was funny)

I want to be marisa tomei

I just watched "my cousin vinny" for the first time (I am super late on the game always w/ movies) and I want to be marisa tomei SO MUCH in that movie.

she is such a bad ass and totally saves the day by giving the best speech ever and knowing a shitload about cars. plus she has this really cool new wave bleach streak in her hair (see below). basicially, she's the shit.

I was looking online for a transcript of when she kills it in the courtroom, but all I could find was an SNL transcript of when she was a guest and they did a skit where mona lisa vito testifies at oj simpsons trial. still hilarious (this was back when snl was funny)

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

it's the oil, stupid!

Sometimes I suck at foreign affairs and in the interest of bettering myself, I just read a v. informative and pertinent (yet short) article about the US and Iran's involvement in Iraq written by Noam Chomsky and I highly reccomend EVERYONE to read it (if you want to get a better idea about what is going on over there)

I have some of Chomsky's books (they're all mr. jones') but must admit I never really got into him, but this article is super read-able. he basically explains how "Iraq is turning into a US-Iranian condominium" and does so in a v. accessible way while at the same time being v. informative. basically, I want everybody to read it. also, he kind of tells you the point of his article w/ the title ("It's the Oil, Stupid!"). so read!

the lovely mr. chomsky

it's the oil, stupid!

Sometimes I suck at foreign affairs and in the interest of bettering myself, I just read a v. informative and pertinent (yet short) article about the US and Iran's involvement in Iraq written by Noam Chomsky and I highly reccomend EVERYONE to read it (if you want to get a better idea about what is going on over there)

I have some of Chomsky's books (they're all mr. jones') but must admit I never really got into him, but this article is super read-able. he basically explains how "Iraq is turning into a US-Iranian condominium" and does so in a v. accessible way while at the same time being v. informative. basically, I want everybody to read it. also, he kind of tells you the point of his article w/ the title ("It's the Oil, Stupid!"). so read!

the lovely mr. chomsky

Grimey

i never really knew grime and/or garage existed until i lived in the uk, even thought i thought i knew a lot about music.

this song is a year old i think, but i just heard it for the first time last night and i'm way into it.



and it reminds me a little bit of this new)ish) wiley song:

and i love the video.

Grimey

i never really knew grime and/or garage existed until i lived in the uk, even thought i thought i knew a lot about music.

this song is a year old i think, but i just heard it for the first time last night and i'm way into it.



and it reminds me a little bit of this new)ish) wiley song:

and i love the video.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

the finger test.

debwa loves meat. in fact, we are carnivores. but i'm still not that great at cooking it, i'm always afraid i'll undercook my steak and end up really over coking it, even though i like it medium rare or rare! my friend jack showed me this really good trick to get it just how you like it, without using a meat thermometer, which cn actually be bad because poking a hole in the meat lets all it's juices escape.

the finger test:
as you are cooking your meat, press it (you can use a untensil if you are worried about burning yourself) to feel it's hardness and then compare by feeling the fleshy part of your thumb with the following guide-







from elise.com

the finger test.

debwa loves meat. in fact, we are carnivores. but i'm still not that great at cooking it, i'm always afraid i'll undercook my steak and end up really over coking it, even though i like it medium rare or rare! my friend jack showed me this really good trick to get it just how you like it, without using a meat thermometer, which cn actually be bad because poking a hole in the meat lets all it's juices escape.

the finger test:
as you are cooking your meat, press it (you can use a untensil if you are worried about burning yourself) to feel it's hardness and then compare by feeling the fleshy part of your thumb with the following guide-







from elise.com

10 Γ@ΜΟ-PSYCHO ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΑ

Ύστερα από την ενδιαφέρουσα πρόσκληση του TheDiarist, κι αφού σήμερα είναι έτσι κι αλλιώς ψιλογαμημένη η ψυχολογία μου, κάθησα και σκέφτηκα τα 10 κομμάτια που μου έχουν κάνει σκατά την ψυχολογία ή μου θυμίζουν διάφορα πρόσωπα ή καταστάσεις έντονες. Αν και με τα blog games δεν την παλεύω, όταν είναι για μουσική πετάω την σκούφια μου (όχι δεν είμαι στρουμφ:-))! Προσκαλώ όποιον θέλει να συμμετάσχει και μετά να κάνουμε μία ομάδα, ΟΚΑΓΑΨ (Οργανισμός ΚΑτά της ΓΑμημένης Ψυχολογίας) για να το αντιμετωπίσουμε!
10.ΤΟΝ ΙΔΙΟ ΤΟ ΘΕΟ (Μπλε): Από τα πιο ερωτικά ελληνικά κομμάτια. Μου θυμίζει την παρέα μου, που άρεσε τόσο πολύ σε όλους μας και κυριολεκτικά το λατρέψαμε ο καθένας για τους δικούς του λόγους.
09.ANIMAL INSTINCT (The Cranberries): Μου θυμίζει ένα από τα πιο όμορφα καλοκαίρια, του 2000, και την πρώτη μου σχέση. Έβγαινα με ένα παιδί, πήγαμε μαζί στη συναυλία των Cranberries εκείνο το καλοκαίρι, και μετά τη συναυλία τα φτιάξαμε. Πολύ αθώες καταστάσεις και οι δύο ψαρωμένοι. Το παιδί αυτό έμελλε τον επόμενο χρόνο και μέχρι σήμερα να γίνει ο κολλητός μου, και να είμαστε σαν αδέρφια. Μερικοί άνθρωποι it's meant to be soulmates.
08.AGAIN (Archive): Με κάνει να βουρκώνω κάθε φορά που το ακούω, μου θυμίζει τους έρωτες μου, πετυχημένους και μή, παρ'όλα αυτά μ'αρέσει να το ακούω συνέχεια λες και είμαι μαζώχας! Απλά ύμνος!
07.ADAGIO (Lara Fabian): Είναι το κομμάτι που μ'αρέσει ν'ακούω όταν κάνω έρωτα. Too much information αλλά μιάς και άρχισα τις εξομολογήσεις ή θα τα πώ όλα ή τίποτα :-) Το έχω συνδέσει με τα μόνα 2 άτομα που ερωτεύτηκα τρελά.
06.CRASH! BOOM! BANG! (Roxette): Μου θυμίζει το μόνο πράγμα που άξιζε στον στρατό, έναν πολύτιμο και σπάνιο φίλο έως σήμερα, τον Europano, που όταν είχα γενέθλια και ήμουν πολυ στεναχωρημένος που δεν μου έδιναν άδεια, έφτιαξε μόνος του ένα cheesecake, έβαλε ένα κεράκι, μάζεψε τα παιδιά από το φυλάκιο, και μου έκανε έκπληξη. I'll never forget it!
05.ROADS (Portishead): Μου θυμίζει την μεγαλύτερη μου σχέση, 3 χρόνια, πολλά ups and downs, έχουν περάσει πάνω από 5 χρόνια, αλλά οι παλιές αγάπες πάνε στον παράδεισο:-)
04.ZOMBIE (The Cranberries): Εκτός από τρελή ροκιά, κι ένα από τα "μεγαλύτερα" rock κομμάτια όλων των εποχών, μου θυμίζει το σχολείο όταν έδωσα μπουνιά σε έναν συμμαθητή μου που μου τίναζε τον σπόγκο με την κιμωλία πάνω στην μαύρη Polo μου. Τον είχα προειδοποιήσει, με "έγραψε", κι έτσι βρέθηκε εκείνος με σπασμένη μύτη κι εγώ με ημερήσια αποβολή. Η πρώτη μου αποβολή, και η πρώτη και τελευταία φορα που χρησιμοποίησα βία.
03.FALLING INTO YOU (Celine Dion): Όταν είμαι ερωτευμένος λιώνω από έρωτα όταν το ακούω, όταν είμαι μόνος ή έχω χωρίσει πρόσφατα, λιώνω στο κλάμα:-) Ένα από τα πιο αγαπημένα μου κομμάτια ever!
02.DROP DEAD BEAUTIFUL (Six Was Nine): Μια τραγική ειρωνεία ο τίτλος. Άκουγα ραδιόφωνο κι έπαιζε το συγκεκριμένο κομμάτι, όταν χτύπησε το τηλέφωνο και με ενημέρωσαν ότι η συμμαθήτρια μου η Ηλέκτρα, 16 χρονών, έχασε τη ζωή της κατά την διάρκεια της αναισθησίας όταν την ετοίμαζαν για εγχείρηση στομάχου. Από τότε δεν μπορώ με τίποτα να ξανακούσω αυτό το κομμάτι.
01.ΔΩΔΕΚΑ (Άννα Βίσση): Ήμουν 6 χρονών όταν βγήκε το κομμάτι και ήμασταν οικογενειακώς στον Βόλο να δούμε τον θείο μου που ήταν φαντάρος. Ξαφνικά ενώ βολτάραμε άρχισα να τραγουδάω το "Δώδεκα" με φωνή τενόρου. Μου έλεγαν οι γονείς μου ότι τους είχε πιάσει νευρικό γέλιο όσους βρίσκονταν σε εκείνο το σημείο εκείνη τη στιγμή:-) Είναι αγαπημένο κομμάτι του πατέρα μου, οπότε έχει ιδιαίτερη θέση στην καρδιά μου, όπως κι εκείνος, ακόμα κι αν έχουν περάσει 8 χρόνια από τότε που "έφυγε".
Ελπίζω να μη σας γάμησα κι εσάς την ψυχολογία με όλα αυτά ε???:-)

Monday, July 14, 2008

praise me!

if you ever saw the rat video (from scare tactics) then you HAVE to watch this (4:37 for my favorite part):

praise me!

if you ever saw the rat video (from scare tactics) then you HAVE to watch this (4:37 for my favorite part):

Attention, Opus Lovers Everywhere!

Alright, I'm going to forego the usual rants, ravings, random postings and nonsensical drivel to provide a useful service to a certain enclave of readers out there...and one of my best friends in particular.

That friend is Andrew, whose blogs you will see to your right, there. ----> Anyway, he was (still is?) a fan of the work of Berke Breathed and the "Bloom County" strip. And who wouldn't love it; the small-town idyll, the kids with more adult frailties than the adults, wide-eyed innocence mixing with worldly cynicism and, of course, there is Opus.

Opus. Sweet Opus; never was there a more likable penguin in the world, let alone the world of newspaper comic strips. He's had more neuroses than Woody Allen, more innocence than a toddler and gotten involved in more outrageous situations than any 10 sitcoms combined. But he is and was always loved and lovable.

So much so, in fact, that he even had his own TV special. A Christmas special, in fact, that involved him, Bill the Cat (another great character) and a simple wish: A Wish for Wings that Work. It was a cute special and embodied what people liked about the strip (Breathed had voiced just the opposite about the special, but oh well...).

And yet, just like all great treasures, for the longest time this was only available on VHS, and not on DVD, so for many people this special was considered a holy grail, never to be attained on crystal-clear DVD definition.

...until now, that is.

BEHOLD:
















Yep; it's out on DVD.

To be honest, this has been out on DVD since last December or so, but I never had a chance to transfer my pic of this from my phone to the web until recently, so there you go.

So Andrew: if you haven't yet got your copy of this, go on whatever online movie shopping place you go to regularly and request your own copy now. I know you want this one to replace your tape; give in. Get it. Now. Go.

Oh, and anyone else out there jonesing for a copy, go to it. You don't need to wait for my validation. ; D

Dope out...oh, and don't forget to visit Berke Breathed's homepage - seems to be a nice guy.

-TGWD

the death of elegance

this is a v. interesting article about bruce oldfield (a designer -- princess diana used to wear him all the time) and how he hates "how modern women are swopping effortless style for vulgar overkill"
compared to this:

it is a fun, quick, easy read that has inspired me to dress more elegantly (some of the time, anyways). now if only I wasn't broke. pooper.

the death of elegance

this is a v. interesting article about bruce oldfield (a designer -- princess diana used to wear him all the time) and how he hates "how modern women are swopping effortless style for vulgar overkill"
compared to this:

it is a fun, quick, easy read that has inspired me to dress more elegantly (some of the time, anyways). now if only I wasn't broke. pooper.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

vintage burlesque

debwa loves burlesque, and debwa loves dita von teese. but let's be honest, dita's performance, while classy, is a little lacking .... I guess in emotion, but I'm not really sure what's off. and then I came across this video of vintage burlesque dancer tempest storm (which is an amazing name btw. rivals la dynasty/lady nasty for sure). but guess what! I was totally bored during this, too. I had to skip to 2:35 just to see any action and I am all about the art of the tease, but come on. at least do something interesting before we get to see the naughty bits.

vintage burlesque

debwa loves burlesque, and debwa loves dita von teese. but let's be honest, dita's performance, while classy, is a little lacking .... I guess in emotion, but I'm not really sure what's off. and then I came across this video of vintage burlesque dancer tempest storm (which is an amazing name btw. rivals la dynasty/lady nasty for sure). but guess what! I was totally bored during this, too. I had to skip to 2:35 just to see any action and I am all about the art of the tease, but come on. at least do something interesting before we get to see the naughty bits.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

praying mantis!!!

I loveeeeeee praying mantis', I don't know why, but I don't even remember the last time I saw one. But today I saw this one right next to my door! It was scared and was hanging out in praying mantis statue pose w/ 2 legs in the air staying still. they are the best.

I especially love the shadow at the bottom of the first picture. I bet seeing one is good luck

praying mantis!!!

I loveeeeeee praying mantis', I don't know why, but I don't even remember the last time I saw one. But today I saw this one right next to my door! It was scared and was hanging out in praying mantis statue pose w/ 2 legs in the air staying still. they are the best.

I especially love the shadow at the bottom of the first picture. I bet seeing one is good luck

I want this tattoo for real

this originally was a stick-on tattoo of a mermaid, but then it faded it bit so I made mr jones' sister outline it in black, and then I super fell in love with it!

I want this tattoo for real

this originally was a stick-on tattoo of a mermaid, but then it faded it bit so I made mr jones' sister outline it in black, and then I super fell in love with it!

unicorn jones' outfit roundup - 07/12

shirt, jeans -- Mandee's; shoes -- reefs sandals


shirt -- american apparal; necklace -- grams'; leggings -- target


grey wifebeater, sweater -- target; shorts -- I don't remember


white v-neck -- mr jones'; shorts -- armani exchange that I cut; shoes -- rainbows


vest -- mr jones'; t-shirt -- macy's; jeans -- express; necklace -- no clue