"A Selfish Act"- OH MY FUCKING GOD THIS IS FUNNY

Wow, where do I fuckin start??? Theres so much I could rip into, so many fuckin jokes I could crack...but I'll let this speak for itself. Im too busy laughing anyway! Gosh, I hope Jon is alright! He's probably crying into his resin!

Artist Arrested in Burning Man Torching AP
Posted: 2007-08-30 04:43:35
Filed Under: Crime News
SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 30) - Burning Man became Burnt Man four days early, and a San Francisco performance artist was arrested on suspicion of igniting the signature figure of the counterculture festival in the remote Nevada desert.

Ron Lewis, San Mateo County Times / ZUMA Press The Man, the icon of the annual Burning Man arts festival held in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, survived an early burn after being torched Tuesday -- several days before the event's scheduled burn of the structure.

The early morning fire on Tuesday scorched about 85 percent of the structure, Burning Man spokeswoman Andie Grace said. Event engineers decided it would be best to dismantle it and rebuild a less elaborate version, accomplishing in two days what normally takes weeks so the figure would be finished in time for Saturday night's scheduled burning, she said.

The approximately 40-foot-tall wood-and-neon structure was supposed to go up in flames in the ceremonial climax of the weeklong annual event. Burning Man, an art, music and performance festival that draws thousands of people, began in San Francisco in 1986 and moved to Nevada's Black Rock Desert in 1990.

Many festival-goers who were awake watching Tuesday's lunar eclipse said they saw a man deliberately ignite the figure at about 3 a.m., Grace said.

"It was in plain sight of many people," she said. "Everyone is looking at it this morning, this big black figure in the sky and that wasn't supposed to burn, saying, `Now what do we do?"'

No injuries were reported, and the festival's in-house fire department, the Black Rock City Emergency Services Department, extinguished the fire in less than half an hour, Grace said. The fire also damaged part of the Green Man Pavilion, the exhibition space on which the figure was perched, Grace said.

Paul Addis, 35, of San Francisco, was booked into the Pershing County, Nev., jail on suspicion of arson, illegal possession of fireworks, destruction of property and resisting a public officer, according to the sheriff's department. He posted a $25,632 bond, a sheriff's dispatcher said.

Sheriff's officials did not know whether he had a lawyer. No one answered at two phone numbers listed in his name.

Addis is an actor and writer who is active in the San Francisco arts scene and recently portrayed Hunter S. Thompson in a play about the late journalist known for his drug-fueled lifestyle, according to entertainment listings posted on the Internet.

Grace said she assumed the early burn was timed to coincide with the eclipse.

"It's obviously a pretty selfish act, and people are disappointed about that, but spirits overall are pretty high," she said.

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2007-08-29 09:45:44

IT'S NO COINCIDENCE!

Oh, how the mighty are mighty no more. All the wild horses in the sun. All good things come to an end. The party's over, time to call it a day. Show me the way to go home, Im tired and I want to go to bed. ETC!!! And let me be the first to bid a fond farewell to these two titans of industry, these two masters of the universe (to quote the bonfire of the vanities), these two men of power & glory (respectively)- as they retire (get this) on the VERY SAME DAY!

(psst and heres the funny/crazy part, I found both these pics in the exact same image search! IT'S NO COINCIDENCE!)

Ok, ok, ok the guy on the bottom is actually alright. Im just poking fun. He kept us afloat for the better part of two years, two years that saw us move to and from oak park, travel the south, create scatter, live + nude + helpless, water and the aluminum farm. And when I got fired he really went to bat for me to help me quickly get re-hired. So, yeah.

I think I'm throwing a birthday party for myself

September 15, 2007, at my house.

It will be low-key and (more than likely) substance-free. Board games, possibly some live band karaoke. Your presence is requested, but not your presents.

More details as they come, once I clear this cockamamie idea with the roommates.

ANTON IN ICELAND

The great Anton Alfred Newcombe is working on his first full album in 4 years (and his first new recordings in 2 years). Anton is living and working in Iceland. Most days he updates his myspace profile with new photos. There's something about these pictures that's tranquil, focused, meditative, creative while also being wild, frightening, unhinged and yet not without humour. Simply, the sensibility and presentation is very fascinating. Here are some of my favorites (in hronological order no less)...






















Also, here's a note Anton wrote regarding his recent activities...

hej!

having a great time in iceland,the album is almost complete,have 12 songs and hope to record more.waiting to find girls that sing in icelandic,and will do another session on sunday if all goes well.i plan to post it all online as work in progress.i had planned to have a party on the 29th for everyone as it is my birthday but may need to go back to uk for buisness.i will update asap.

that's all for now.
much love from the land of the midnight sun.
anton alfred fjordson.
iceland o7 "get higher than the satellites..."

And just so you know the get higher that the satellites refers to a post he made regarding the US using army satellites to observe US citizens to "help stop crime"

I hope youre all having a wonderful, inspired day

Interview Quesions- Series 1

PLEASE ANSWER HONESTLY AND COMPLETELY TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY:

When have you been a victim of hype? Is there even such a thing as a victim of hype? Why do you think you allowed yourself to be hyped? Do you mostly get hype from the advertisements or the spaces between the ads (the articles or the television program)? Are there forms of hype you take mroe seriously than others, and if so, why? And finally, what if any place does an individual's sense of sentiamentality have to do with hype?

YOU CHOOSE!

Hey there my fellow Americans:

I would like your help in naming my next book. After much market research these are the final ideas. Please pick the one you feel would most appeal to my demographic.

a) Right On/Left Off
b) Up & Down & In & Out
c) Cats & Dogs
d) All That You Can't Leave Behind
e) OU83?
f) Present
g) Mad @ Gas Car
h) Poems For Lovers
i) Volleyball Vs. Tetherball- The Final Battle: Ultimate Conquest: This Time It's Personal Part III
j) Whoa, This Is The Real Title?
k) Dude, No Way
l) Skinning Calves For Lalves
m) Rich Millet: Artist Of One
n) Paper Shredder Chronicles
o) Duck Bread And Other Festive Family Oriented Recipes
p) George W. Bush- An Oral Autobiography
q) Qwerty And Other Easily Typed Phoney Baloney Words
r) Tigers & Zebras: An Illustrated History
s) The Bible
t) U.S. News & World Report
u) War For Fun And Profit
v) Everything Is There
x) Talking Wall
y) Phortunate Fone
z) The Grapes Are On Sale At Costcos
aa) I Didn't See That
ab) Women In Need
ac) Men Indeed
ad) Rock Star Energy Drink- Party Like A Rock Star!
ae) Zip To Zippy
af) Duck Duck Duck Duck Duck Goose: The Real Story
ag) Is The Greek?
ah) Lies And Other Untruths
ai) How I Made $50 Dollars And Spent It
aj) Lisa & Michelle?: What Would You Name Your Breasts?
ak) How Guns Prevent Violence: The Best Of Fantasy Fiction
al) A Good Cop Is Impossible To Find- One Woman's Quest
am) Putting The Co In Cottage
an) The Rope Drank My Scissor
ao) Cock Rings- An Insider's Story
ap) If Everyone Ate Fish, We'd Live In The Ocean

THINK HARD! JUST LIKE THIS LITTLE GUY (see graphic below)!

I COULDN'T AGREE MORE

"We'll see you in the future, not in the pasture"
David Lee Roth, 2007

WHO ATE ALL THE CRACKLIN' OAT BRAN???

Well come on, lets get this over with. Was it YOU??? Come on, one of you did it...wasit fuckin YOU??? I saw you smirkin' Fucker.

Ok, on an unrelated note, lzi got the inalnd empire DVD yesterday. 211 minute 2nd disc, not bad.

FUCK YEAH!

Miles, I love you!

The Complete On the Corner Sessions
Release Date : 9-18-07

Disc 1:
1 On the Corner [unedited master]
2 On the Corner [take four]
3 One and One [unedited master]
4 Helen Butte/Mr. Freedom X [unedited master]
5 Jabali

Disc 2:
1 Ife
2 Chieftain
3 Rated X
4 Turnaround
5 U-Turnaround

Disc 3:
1 Billy Preston
2 The Hen
3 Big Fun/Holly-wuud [take 2]
4 Big Fun/Holly-wuud [take 3]
5 Peace
6 Mr. Foster

Disc 4:
1 Calypso Frelimo
2 He Loved Him Madly

Disc 5:
1 Maiysha
2 Mtume
3 Mtume [take 11]
4 Hip-Skip
5 What They Do
6 Minnie

Disc 6:
1 Red China Blues
2 On the Corner/New York Girl/Thinkin' of One Thing and Doin' Another/Vote for Miles
3 Black Satin
4 One and One
5 Helen Butte/Mr. Freedom X
6 Big Fun
7 Holly-wuud

YOU'VE WON A PRIZE!

I guess they took the bullets out of the French "sound gun", melted them down and came up with this...(from dailyindia.com paraphrasing england's daily mirror but interestingly all mention of this has vanished off of aol news)


"London, Aug.9: The latest weapon in the fight terrorism and crime is the "puke ray", a torch that makes perpetrators vomit.

According to The Mirror, a powerful strobe beam aims a series of light pulses and colours at suspects' eyes to blind and disorienate them. They thereafter become dizzy and want to throw up.

The US Department of Homeland Security has awarded the California inventors a 500,000 pound contract to scale down the foot-long four-inch thick pukelight to pocket size.

And if tests are successful, it could be in use by airport police by 2010."

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