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Clerks II…..

J and Silent Bob are at it again……. Kevin Smith’s Clerks II is in the theatres and I’m going….. Anyone else?…. Should be good if you enjoyed any of the off-color, off-beat humor of his other films….. I’ll probably go this week-end and file a report then…. If anyone has already seen it, give us […]

Do you like your Beatles sliced or diced?

Check out these jumbled-together Beatles tunes by “Sacred Cowboy”. A friend turned me onto a radio program called “Do or DIY” which plays all sorts of twisted stuff.  The June 19th show featured “Norwogian Weed” (see link), probably the best of the 5.  Enjoy!

Music.

We have the makings of a super group here at MRambler Central. So what say all of you lets start making some music. With the advent of recording software that I’m sure that we all have or have access to we can “telerecord” We have a Drummer, (Me) a guitar MR, Keyboards Jek, Vocalist RTG. […]

The Da Vinci Code……

I’m re-reading the book before I see the movie…… I found that the thing that interests me most about the book isn’t the plot, but all of the historical trivia spread throughout the book….. It’s packed with Anon-isms like the origin of Friday the 13th, the wind rose which is the symbol on maps that […]

Anything For A Buck!

Wonder if Lennon himself would endorse this or be rolling over in his grave? John Lennon seance live on pay-per-view LOS ANGELES, March 13 /PRNewswire/ — On April 24, 2006, an historic event will unfold on iN DEMAND Pay-Per-View television as famed psychics around the world conduct a seance to contact John Lennon. John Lennon […]

Shel Silverstein

Remember Shel Silverstein? He was the guy that wrote some of the lyrics for Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. Anyways, if you’re a fan, here’s a cool link that animates some of his writings. www.shelsilverstein.com Then pick high or low bandwidth and then pick “Shel’s Books” and be prepared to be amused…..

HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray

BetaMax was a better technology for video tape, but it wasn’t enough to save it

Monty Python

I have been watching the series on PBS the last few weeks “Monty Python’s Personal best” . The surviving members of Python are starring in different episodes playing their personal favorite skits. My Question, What is your favorite Python, Skit, Album, Movie, Member. Also do you think they are as funny and relevent as they […]

So You Think You’ve Had It Rough……

This is rather long, but I think everyone should find it interesting, besides I live in downtown MR Central and I like it… Despite anguish and illness, the legendary musician Neil Young says… “I Just Keep Going” By Lisa Birnbach – Published: February 19, 2006 Neil Young remembers the morning last March when he was […]

Musicians Stand and be counted.

I have gathered that we have many former and current musicians among us. Sound off time, let us all know what bands you were with, the years, the genre of music you played with each group, what instruments you play, and any highlights you had. Or if you are still playing what you are doing […]

24

The moment that I have been waiting for since last June is finally here. Sunday night the much anticipated return of 24 on Fox. I don’t know bout anyone else but I am hooked on this show, I first did not give it much credit I thought Kiefer Sutherland Ho Hum no big deal. A […]

Three Tickets…….

This is sort of a finish up to Randalf the Grey’s post on BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES ………. Check out these ticket stubs: The ELP one is mentioned by Jek and Huskysooner in comments #6 and #7……. The Stones one is mentioned by Sunn in comment #5……. The other one is from 1973, and let me […]

Attention – Mr. Smith……

This one’s aimed at all the “Mr. Smith’s” out there….. I saw this on “Hogan’s Heroes” once when Col. Klink was swamped with paperwork….Hogan told him that when he worked in the Penagon and became bogged down in paperwork, he would just attach a note stating, “To the attention of Col. John Smith” and he […]

Red Dwarf

Just finished watching series 5 and 6 of Red Dwarf which were just recently released on DVD…….. I already had series 1 thru 4…….. Thanx to Jek for getting me hooked on Red Dwarf…….. It’s the best Si-Fi comedy I’ve ever seen…… The DVD’s are loaded with lots and lots of extras and full-length commentaries […]