Telepopmusik - Breath


Yeah I know only one video today.  I was grading papers then I stopped to watch John Adams (this time it went up to his presidency).  Next week is the last episode and it will go from his retirement from public life to his death.

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1 I've been enjoying the John Adams series,however, they've made him out to be kind of a strange bird.

I didn't get that as much from the McCullough biography that the series is based on.

Posted by: mesablue at April 14, 2008 07:08 PM (5yNaE)

2 Yeah, I have enjoyed the series too...Sunday HBO is showing every part!    since its the final part.

Well, historically John Adams is viewed as a stubborn VERY stubborn man.  The series makes it look like he is more accused of being vain, which is an interesting twist.  When they viewed his Presidency I am really shocked they focused so much on the Quasi war with France (which is understandable) but barely 5 min into the Alien and Sedition Acts.  From everything I read that was a HUGE controversy in his administration and one of the primary reasons he was not re-elected.

And, about the break of friendship between Jefferson and Adams it was really weak how the portrayed it.  Considering they did not start speaking for over a decade (thank you Dr. Rush for reconciling them) one would think there would have been a more dramatic break between them beyond what the series portrayed.  In that respect I was very disappointed.  I wanted to know the cause and backstory behind it.

Posted by: Robert Woolwine at April 14, 2008 07:47 PM (oHBxM)

3 great miniseries! Giamatti will win many awards for his betrayal of John Admas, even the jefferson portrayal is incredible

Posted by: Chris07 at April 15, 2008 06:04 AM (I2JBw)

4 umm...I think you mean portrayal not betrayal

Posted by: Robert Woolwine at April 15, 2008 08:16 AM (lBFL9)

5 lol...yes portrayal..

Posted by: Chris07 at April 15, 2008 09:14 AM (I2JBw)

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Today it was over 91 degrees today (33 Celsius) Man, this is going to suck!!! LOL  I wish I was back in California!

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1 please Robert don't post weather-news LOL one week of rain here 11 celsius this morning and the forecast for the next days are not good (rain rain rain!!!!) I WANT SOME SUN!!! lol

Posted by: Luc at April 14, 2008 12:44 AM (O9X+9)

2 Just come out to Arizona you will get all the sun you ever wanted and THEN some! lol

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My plan for today was simple, I had to work out and I wanted to call Lital.  I got one done, never got close to the other.

At 5:45 am, Michelle calls me and wakes me up since I had to pick her up and get to the trainer @ 6:30.  We managed to get there around 6:50 am.  I had to take her home and get to the car dealership for an 8:30 am  I got there at almost 9 am and after waiting there for almost 2 1/2 hours I found out they have to order parts so they gave me a rental (Keep in mind this is my NEW Car).  At least the repairs wont cost me a penny and the car rental is only $5.00 a day.  I hope to have my car back hopefully by Tuesday.

Then I end up at my sister's place.  I forgot the notary stamps that she needed, so we end up going to lunch and then I bought her a vaccum cleaner for her B-day and my bro-in law's bday.

See I would have called Lital around 11 am my time but there was simply NO way I could. 

I ended up leaving my sister's place around 3 pm and I am just drained, but I get home and I start cleaning my house, cleaning the kitchen and living room, washing dishes and just regular crap.  playing with the cats in between  

Tomorrow will be a new day, a calmer day.

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I almost feel bad for the guy....well..not really...but hey he walked into it and put both feet in his mouth.  What did he do?  Well Ace summed it up perfectly.  He damn near called Religion and people's faith in religion an opiate of the masses.  And, I know we all know where that quote comes from!  KARL MARX and FREDRICH ENGELS!  Basically Obama totally let the mask slide completely off!    Ace covered this VERY thoroughly in two posts and here is just a taste of it.

Obama To Rural Pennsylvanians: Vote For Me, You Corncob-Smokin', Banjo-Strokin' Chicken-Chokin' Cousin-Pokin' Inbred Hillbilly Racist Morons

Bumped. And flaming-skulled.

Well, it is what he said, more or less.

Actually he said this at a San Fransisco fundraiser (of course), but I can't wait 'till Pennsylvanians hear about this. Obama on the "resentments" of small-town Pennsylvanians:

You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them...And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not.

And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

Nevermind all that stalking and sodomizing of city-slickers from Atlanta.

This isn't Obama "misspeaking," either. Remember, in that speech on race -- the greatest speech since Abraham Lincoln -- he first seemed to allow that white Americans had legitimate complaints about affirmative action and black crime rates, but then claimed those frustrations were actually misdirected anger about corporations.

This is pure leftist cant -- it's all "false consciousness" stuff, all what our Corporate Masters want us to think, playing us all against each other as they line their pockets with our sweat and tears.

Guns, border security, even religion itself aren't really legitimate points of interest. Instead they're all part of the "culture of fear" indoctrinated into us by the corporate emperors really running this country.

Thanks to Larwyn.

Obama Sends Actor Ronnie Cox To Mend Fences With Small-Town Folks

An emissary of hope. And change. And banjo.

It's patriotic, too, y'all. You heard Yankee Doodle Dandy in there, right?

I feel so fuckin' healed right now it burns like ice.

Hmmm... I have linked not one but two videos starring Ronnie Cox today.

I am betting this is a blogospheric first.

I think someone owes me another Blogger of the Year award or somethin'.

Oh, incidentally: It's not dueling banjos, for crying out loud. One of them is a guitar.

But I guess small-town folk refer to jess about any old music-makin' device as a banjo. The difference is this is a banjo you finger and strum, this here's a banjo you blow into, this otha one here is one of them Grand Banjos you sit yo'self down in front of and tickle the keys of.

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1 Does Ace know you stole his skull?

Bacon^tm!!!

Posted by: mesablue at April 13, 2008 08:27 PM (5yNaE)

2 I thought it was worth it!

Bacon..dude that is so gross!!!  Get that off my blog! LOL

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3 Also its not stolen, I cited where the post originated. 

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4 If I were you I wouldn't sleep outside for a while. Just sayin.

Posted by: mesablue at April 14, 2008 08:04 AM (5yNaE)

5 I am not a hobo so I have nothing to fear.  I am still waiting for his youtube video of his Hobo hunting expedition! 

Posted by: Robert Woolwine at April 14, 2008 09:02 AM (lBFL9)

6 Besides with all that hair Ace aka the King Ewok has...he would melt by the time he got to Arizona!

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Well, I think I am totally going to have to get a new one.  My cat - Curio, decided to play with it and dropped it down the stairs.  Yeah it was my fault that I put the cell phone on one of the perch's where they LOVE to lay down.  Now the LED screen is barely lit.  Everything else on the phone works.  It's just damn inconvenient.  But hey, maybe I can swing a blackberry from this! LOL

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1 I'm going to buy a new cell phone too. After reading thousand of reviews (gsmarena is a cool site hehe) I found two interesting phones: Samsung U600 / Nokia N73. I prefer the Samsung because can record video at 30 fps (nokia only 15 fps). It's about two weeks that I'm trying to find one at a cheap price... tomorrow I'll try again

Posted by: Luc at April 11, 2008 07:40 AM (O9X+9)

2 6 months ago I would have totally just kept what I have.  I hardly texted and never took pics on cell phone.  Now, I can care less about the camera, for obvious reasons.  But damn I text all the time now!  And having that qwerty keyboard would make that so much easier!   That is why I think I might just end up getting a blackberry.

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One of the fundamental reasons I started the blog was because of the girls as a tribute to them.  Nearly every time there was news about the girls (and let's face it primarily Lital) of a public emphasis it was posted here.  We are all their fans, despite them not wanting fans and we are all their friends.  As I stated before, since the girls have started college there has been a shifting of priorities in their lives.  No longer are the girls putting up clips with regularity.  In fact, it might cease all together.  So, what to do?  Should I continue my Obamessiah bashing and other ramblings and in the event the girls post up another clip just keep it going? 

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1 now you have a new mission......... the trip to Israel!!! keep us informed and continue to share your life
hey don't forget to shot a LOT of photos of the girls hehehe and record hours and hours of videos!!

Posted by: Luc at April 11, 2008 12:33 AM (O9X+9)

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Well I am now showing up to work early (an hour earlier).  Really that is no big deal, just an hour less sleep LOL.  Then after work today a couple of guys from the shop helped move some furniture.  My candelabra was almost broken because the entertainment they moved was umm...very very large.  Yet everything was moved upstairs (bookcase and entertainment unit.)  My living room is SO EMPTY!  I really like it.  Though the cats did not appreciate being scared shitless while all this ruckus was going on.  Cornelius did try to investigate but as soon as the Jeffrey got near him...he bailed LOL.  Well they made some money out of it and got a propane powered bbq and a nice table out of it. 

After that I promptly fell asleep for about an hour...until my phone started ringing.

Now I just have to decide what in the hell I am going to do with these extra TVs!  And I gotta move some of these boxes into the garage.

And, you know what sucks.  Today I got paid from the college - my first draft using direct deposit and damn the money was gone even before it hit the damned account.  Oh well..another step closer to Israel!

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Yes I am so bored at work right now. LOL  And I cant pick on my secretary too much..well I could...but..it gets boring! LOL  So, let's break up the boredom with some Trance and Dance music.

Paul Van Dyk - The Other side


Solitaire - I Like Love -  This one you need to actually click on the link since no damn embedding.

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Yes, Rap is awesome and all....but sometimes a break is needed since this month YO! MTV Raps is being played on the only MTV channel that actually....plays fucking music!

So, lets get to it!

White Stripes - Hello Operator


Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville


Depeche Mode - Never Let me down

THIS IS MY FAVORITE DM song EVER!    Damn I still wish I went to their Rose Bowl Concert back in 90!

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Today is the one year anniversary of the blog!!! WHOOOOO!!!

A year ago today, I had this insanely crazy idea to start a blog.  Hell I read enough of them on a daily basis and I thought this would be pretty cool.  The main topics would be Tasha and Dishka, Politics and anything else that came in my mind. LOL  Blog posts about my life and history..and now the vacation turned from sheer fantasy to reality!

For the year:  1052 blog posts.  Over 750+ comments. 

This has been a very interesting year!  I hope this year will be just as interesting and more importantly FUN!

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1 congrats Robert! this blog is a must for all the T&D addicted hehe
1052 posts?!!! wow!

Posted by: Luc at April 10, 2008 12:58 AM (O9X+9)

2 a curiosity: why you chose the name "azresident"?

Posted by: Luc at April 10, 2008 01:02 AM (O9X+9)

3 AZresident.  Because I reside in Arizona.

Posted by: Robert Woolwine at April 10, 2008 04:49 AM (oHBxM)

4 keep up the great work! your a great writer, i read it every day despite not having any time anymore...lol

Posted by: Chris07 at April 10, 2008 06:37 AM (I2JBw)

5

Congrats on 1 year ! Over 1000 posts, Good Job!

 

Posted by: Shawn at April 10, 2008 09:20 AM (CgvKu)

6 Folks, let's give him a huge Kudo's! He's totally not kidding when he says he reads enough blogs on a daily basis!


Congrats Robert!!!! It really is pretty cool when someone can maintain a blog for a length of time such as this.

*blows kisses* I'll staple yer face to the wall later Robert. Now GET TO WORK!

~The Girl Across the Hall

Posted by: The Girl Across the Hall at April 10, 2008 09:54 AM (dMiaH)

7 HEY YOU!!!! You are here posting DURING work!!!  So who again needs to get back to work! ROFL!!!

Posted by: Robert Woolwine at April 10, 2008 10:00 AM (dMiaH)

8

Wow, 1 year! kool man!

Posted by: dguy011 at April 10, 2008 01:38 PM (G1kQs)

9 Yep, today is IT!   The first blog post anniversary!   kinda cool!!

Posted by: Robert Woolwine at April 10, 2008 02:57 PM (dMiaH)

10 Congratulations, Robert!  

Posted by: Dan Collins at April 10, 2008 04:26 PM (SohFK)

11 Thanks!

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This is how the Left deals with EVERYTHING - From LGF:

While the crowd was indeed diverse, some students at the event questioned the practices of Mrs. Obama’s event coordinators, who handpicked the crowd sitting behind Mrs. Obama. The Tartan’s correspondents observed one event coordinator say to another, “Get me more white people, we need more white people.” To an Asian girl sitting in the back row, one coordinator said, “We’re moving you, sorry. It’s going to look so pretty, though.”

“I didn’t know they would say, ‘We need a white person here,’ ” said attendee and senior psychology major Shayna Watson, who sat in the crowd behind Mrs. Obama. “I understood they would want a show of diversity, but to pick up people and to reseat them, I didn’t know it would be so outright.”

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A Tribe called Quest - Can I kick it


A Tribe called Quest - Bonita Applebaum


BBD - Poison


LL COOL J - Jingling Baby


Brand Nubian - Slow Down


Wow MTV is playing classic YO! MTV Raps all month long and you know what that means!!! WHOOO!!!!!

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Da Brat - Give it 2 U


Total - No one else


Soul for real - Every Little thing you do


Conscious Daughters - Funky Expedition

This SONG IS THE COMPLETE JAM!!! Such good memories cruising in my 59 Chevy!

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This is all over the blogosphere.  What can you say about his father when he supports nationalization of infrastructure and 100% taxaition other than he is Lenin, Stalin and Marx's wet dream come to life?

Here is the info that LGF posted including a link to the source:

PrestoPundit has found a 1965 paper written by Obama’s father, in which he advocates:

— 100% taxation

— communal farms / the elimination of private farming

— the nationalization of businesses owned by “Europeans” and “Asians”.

— “active” measures to bring about a classless society

PrestoPundit is calling it the “Rosebud” of the Obama campaign: Barack Obama hid his father’s socialist and anti-Western convictions from his readers.

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Well this explains alot!

Keep in mind, this is damn near identical to Obamessiah!

From LGF!

Also from Infidel are cool:

After many lectures like this, Obama decided to take a second look at Wright’s church. Older pastors warned him that Trinity was for “Buppies”–black urban professionals–and didn’t have enough street cred. But Wright was a former Muslim and black nationalist who had studied at Howard and Chicago, and Trinity’s guiding principles–what the church calls the “Black Value System”–included a “Disavowal of the Pursuit of Middleclassness.’”

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Busy, thy name is Robert! LOL

I am so wore out! LOL  I am back up to teaching 7 classes plus holding down my day job.  At least soon one of our foremen is going to stop by...move some furniture (no way in hell I will LOL) and take this table off my hands.  My living room will be huge again for the time being.

If I was not going on a vacation, I know exactly what I would be doing.  I would be landscaping my back yard, getting a spa and outdoor furniture with a fire pit LOL.  BUT, going to Israel is FAR FAR FAR more important!  Just light years ahead in importance to me.

Today after work I spoke with a child hood friend, Daniel (Danny).  It was a good conversation.  I told him of my desire to move to Israel permanently and it took him by surprise.  I am so sure my sister is going to damn near lynch  me once I tell her of my intention, though I do think I have mentioned it to her as a desire.  Lately, that desire has been growing in me.  I guess as the vacation grows more and more real...the motivation to actually live there is growing just as fervently.  During the conversation with Dan, he wanted me to call his mother.  I am rather unsure about it now that I have been thinking about it.  Sure there are some nice memories there..but honestly, the bad memories are too plentiful and it was those bad memories that stood fresh out in mind.  Somethings in childhood should stay memories and not see the light of day, IMHO.  There is probably a good reason they are in the subconscious.

Oh news flash, it is snowing in Paris! hehe.

5 more months to ISRAEL!  Chris finally decided, we will take the Southern Tour as well as the tour in Jerusalem.

This means the tour will focus on En Gedi, the Dead Sea and Masada. 

We will use our rental car and explore Haifa, Galilee, Golan (well to a point) the crusader castles, Tiberias and many many other places in the Northern part of Israel.   It is probably a good thing that we are getting a larger sized rental car.  Partly for my comfort and partly because of all the traveling we will end up doing.  My boss keeps telling me to just hire a driver, but that isn't going to happen! LOL

That's it for now!

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Chris and I have been sort of having this conversation for a while...we both have been noticing trends in the clips being put out by the girls and by Lital (on her own).

This conversation was really sparked by Luc's most recent tribute.  When viewing that tribute, all of the older clips and photos in comparison with the newer clips the evolution is clearly not the same anymore.  There is a world of difference between the Tasha clips of a year ago (and older) compared to the Tasha clips of today.  In a way it is sad, very sad.  In a way it is a sign of growth.  Is it good?  Is it bad?  Who knows, but the observations we made are:

For example, the last clip that the girls really appeared in was about 8 months ago.  Since then the clips that, for the most part, they have done together were shot separately.  A clear example of this is the New Years clip.  Lital recorded hers separately from Dishka's.  This has been pretty much SOP (standard operating procedure).

Another trend we have observed is that the clips just are not the same as they used to be.  I don't know if its because that they are just so busy...but the result is rather striking.

Take for example the last few clips Lital posted Love is strange, tainted love,  and lip sync is dead.  In those clips they were all having fun, smiling, dancing around and just being the spontaneous girls that we became addicted too.  The clips were in a word infectious.

The recent clips, since they started college, have a completely different feel.   Between the girls not being in the clips much together, the somber subject matter of some of the clips, or the clips are just one of dinner parties.  In other words nothing too creative, especially when compared to the other clips.

Also, I was sort of hoping that Adi would have put up some clips on her own, but that has not even happened yet.  Hopefully in time that will happen.

As we know, things change and I guess this is just a symptom of that.  We all know that both of the girls are extremely talented.  Their clips are generally the most creative and fun clips around.  The one thing I hope is that by going to school, I hope it wont alter their creativity and their improvisational process.  It was that spark of improvisation that gave us Love is Strange and Stills from Life, which I think are some of the best of the recent clips Lital has done.

Stills from Life


Love is Strange

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1 i just wanted to add that the 2 clips that were pulled by Lital ; The Buffy lipsync & One is the lonliest number lipsync were awesome!! It is clear though, the carefree fun between them is not present anymore on film, and thats too bad ((

Posted by: Chris07 at April 07, 2008 03:09 PM (I2JBw)

2 You mean the Buffy the exterminator one?  I thought that is on Heep.

Oh the Long shot clip is gone?  NO WAY!  That was really one of my favorites.  DAMN!

Posted by: Robert Woolwine at April 07, 2008 03:37 PM (oHBxM)

3 no, it's not the bug slayer clip, but the "going through the motions" with the soundtrack of the Buffy episode "once more with feelings".
a great clip that is no more present on youtube
btw regarding the 'new' clips, there is something of different, the feeling is changed, just take a look at the vid "stills from life".. there are a lot of emotions.. this is the reason that I love Lital's clip, they are "real", they always transmit something to the viewer

Posted by: Luc at April 08, 2008 01:27 AM (O9X+9)

4 Oh I remember that clip now!  That was the funny one.

Well the long shot clip isn't gone.  According to youtube it has just been set on private.

The emotionalism of some clips can be readily explained, Stills in Life is a good example, given what she was going through in her life at the time.

Posted by: Robert Woolwine at April 08, 2008 07:57 AM (oJmNX)

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Now that I have rested and also taken care of my 5 classes I have some time to catch up on some blog posts I have been working on.

First the Leatherheads, I really enjoyed the movie.  It had an O Brother where are thou feel for it.  So if that is something you enjoyed...the quick witty banter between Clooney and Zellwinger (sp.) made the movie.  I liked the music (it was set in 1925) and the prohibition references.  This movie was basically about how one guy went about trying to make football a professional sport - as opposed to a primarily college one. 

This is one I will get on DVD. 

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Here is a really good one!  One of my favs currently!

Artful Dodger - Re-rewind


Also, I am pretty sure I posted this before, but hey, gotta enjoy the eyecandy and the groove jams too!

Fragma - Toca's Miracle


The Fixx - One thing leads to another

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Yesterday, at the age of 84 years old, Charlton Heston passed away.  He will be sorely missed.  He did some memorable movies as The 10 Commandments, Ben Hur, El Cid, Soylent Green, Planet of the Apes.  He was also the head of the NRA (National Rifle Association).  In the past few years he suffered from Alzheimer's Disease and probably other ailments as well.  What can you say about a man who has done over 120 movies for over 50 years, that has not already been said about him?

My one personal correspondence with him was with the American Air Museum in England.  I had donated funds to that project and I had received a letter of thanks from him.  I have no idea if it was written in his hand...or not but it was very cool nevertheless.

He will be sorely missed! 

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