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dimland radio 9-1-12 show notes

Pedantic Moment!

I pointed out that the above meme’s sentiment is flawed. It boils down to this: Isn’t what you have overcome something you have done? So, aren’t you saying, “I am not what I have done, I am what I have done?”

Cool,Cool, And Sad

Such a cool cloud formation! Ain’t it?

I then ran through a few news items I spotted online. Two were cool and one was pretty sad. First was an interesting cloud formation called undulatus asperatus and they look so cool! Next was the news item about eBay longer allowing some forms of “magical” products or services to be dealt through them. See that story here.

Last was a sad item about a fellow who decided it would be fun to dress in a Ghillie suit (a kind of military camouflage) and hang out on a highway after dark in order to fool people that they were seeing bigfoot. Well, as you can imagine, the plan backfired. He was hit by two cars and killed. I think this falls under the What’s The Harm umbrella that skeptic Tim Farley put up here.

Ten Minutes Topic: Scams

Chris Brown of the Meet The Skeptics! podcast joined me in a discussion of scams that businesses can get caught up in. Chris did get a word or two in, but I did kind of monopolized the chat.

That Baltic Sea UFO? Well…

I discussed some of the more recent information regarding a “UFO” found underwater using a sonar imaging device. It looks interesting, but is it a crashed spacecraft? Or is it an artifact of Atlantis? Atlantis? Sure, why not? Oh, wait! Atlantis was made up! Made up by Plato. So, the object as seen in the sonar image is probably not a UFO or Atlantis, but Ocean Team X is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery.

Movie Recommendation: The Great Escape (1963)

United Artists

Produced in those final days of the Hollywood studio system, this prisoner of war movie is based on actual events from World War Two. It stars Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough and it’s pretty damn good! Watch it!

Music heard on the show (Whenever Possible, I Will Link To The Song)…

Dimland Radio opening theme song: ‘Ram’ by The Yoleus

First ad break bumpers: ‘Living Through Another Cuba‘ by XTC & ‘Wardance‘ by Killing Joke
Second ad break bumpers: ‘Soul Kitchen‘ by X & ‘Many A Time‘ by Pete Shelley
Closing song: ‘Angler’s Treble Hook’ by $5 Fiddle

That’s it! See you next Saturday night for Dimland Radio 11 Central, midnight Eastern on www.ztalkradio.com you can also download my show from the z talk show archives page. You can email your questions and comments to drdim@dimland.com

You can also go to my CafePress store and buy stuff with my artwork on it and have me do a portrait for you if you like. Find out more here and here.

dimland radio friday night special 8-31-12 playlist

Friday Night Music Special Show

This was the last Friday music show that I’d be doing for a while, so I decided to make it a special one. It’s my version of Awesome 80s! All music is from the 80s and most are very alternative to the crap that was getting played on the radio. For more information on where I got the list of songs to play click here. That will link you to a blog I did about a series of mix tapes I made that were the inspiration for this show.

Playlist

Eighties – Killing Joke

I Will Dare – The Replacements

To Hell With Poverty – Gang Of Four
Death Of The European – The Three Johns
In-Between Days – The Cure
Spinning Round – Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
She’s In Parties – Bauhaus
Alice’s House – The Psychedelic Furs
One Day In Your Life – 54-40

Uncertain Smile – The The
Come To Milton Keynes – The Style Council
Into My Hands – The Church

So. Central Rain – R.E.M.
Smooth Operator – Sade

Respectable Street – XTC
Like Wow Wipeout – Hoodoo Gurus
Cities In Dust – Siouxsie & The Banshees

Ahead – Wire

Vamos – Pixies
Newest Industry – Husker Du
Jordan Minnesota – Big Black
Those Who Move – Naked Raygun
Once In A Lifetime – Talking Heads

Telephone Operator – Pete Shelley
Driving The Dynamite Truck – Breaking Circus
Rescue – Echo & The Bunnymen

Swamp Thing – The Chameleons UK
Ceremony – New Order

Never Before And Never Again – The dB’s
Wild Blue Yonder – The Screaming Blue Messiahs

Message Of Love – The Pretenders

Precious – The Jam
Ivo – Cocteau Twins

Another Bubble – Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
Say Goodbye – Hunters & Collectors

Love Is The Law – The Suburbs

Snake Dance – The March Violets

Let’s Get Married – Celibate Rifles

Independence Day (Live) – Urban Guerrillas

Final Solution – Peter Murphy

Canary In A Coalmine – The Police
24 – Game Theory

We’re So Cool – Au Pairs

What Do You Know? – The Buzzcocks

Gone Daddy Gone – Violent Femmes

Beatle Boots – Love Tractor

Above It Now – Figures

Everything Counts – Depeche Mode

Sour Grapes – The Descendents

Police On My Back – The Clash

Shut Out The Light – Steve Diggle

Insanely Jealous – The Soft Boys

Jean’s Not Happening – The Pale Fountains

Party At Ground Zero – Fishbone

Let My Love Open The Door – Pete Townshend

Certain Things Are Likely – KTP

Ashes To Ashes – David Bowie

Nemesis – Shriekback

(Kind Of) True – The Golden Palominos

Date With A Vampyre – The Screaming Tribesman

Other Music heard on the show…

Dimland Radio opening theme song: ‘Twist‘ by Tones On Tail

That’s it! You should know that I am not able to archive the music shows I do due to the limitations of Z Talk Radio’s music license. So, if you want to hear the music you have to tune in. Then I’ll see you next Friday night for Dimland Radio 10 Central, 11 Eastern on www.ztalkradio.com. You can email your questions and comments to drdim@dimland.com

You can also go to my CafePress store and buy stuff with my artwork on it and have me do a portrait for you if you like. Find out more here and here.

dimland radio saturday night music special 8-25-12

Saturday Night Music Special Show

This was the last of my Saturday music shows as I was only playing music during the month of August. I will be playing music next Friday, so tune in then at 10pm Central for more excellent tunes.

Playlist

Abacab – Genesis

What Is Life – George Harrison

Miracle Drug – A. C. Newman
Kiss Off – Violent Femmes
Hong Kong Garden – Siouxsie & The Banshees
Robot – The Futureheads
Misty Mountain Hop – Led Zepplin
12:51 – The Strokes
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey – Paul McCartney
I Wonder Why The Wonderfalls – Andy Partridge

Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix
Litany (Life Goes On) – Guadalcanal Diary
It’s Obvious – Au Pairs
Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar
Groove Is In The Heart – Deee-Lite
Policy Of Truth – Depeche Mode
Having An Average Weekend – Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
One Thing Leads To Another – The Fixx
I’m Waiting For The Man – The Velvet Underground

Who Are You – The Who
Turning Japanese – The Vapors

Outdoor Minor – Wire

I Turn My Camera On – Spoon
Set Adrift On Memory Bliss – PM Dawn

Marlene On The Wall – Suzanne Vega
Papa Gene’s Blues The Monkees

I’d Like That – XTC

Mine’s Not A High Horse – The Shins

Blue Bell Knoll – Cocteau Twins

Shaken Not Stirred – Red Guitars
In The Year 2000 – Lucia Pamela

International Colouring Contest – Stereolab

Never Understand – The Jesus & Mary Chain

Kids Don’t Follow – The Replacements

No More No More – Aerosmith

Miserlou – Dick Dale

In The City – The Jam

Beyond And Back – X

PDA – Interpol

These Days – R.E.M.

Other Music heard on the show…

Dimland Radio opening theme song: ‘Twist‘ by Tones On Tail

You can also go to my CafePress store and buy stuff with my artwork on it and have me do a portrait for you if you like. Find out more here and here.

dimland radio 8-25-12 show notes

Kinesio Tape Revisited

As I promised last week, I delved into the whole Kinesio Tape thing again. I talked about the claims made by the product’s website. The claims have not been thoroughly tested in the 30 plus years the product and taping method have been available.

I relied heavily on Dr. Steven Novella’s information on the subject. You can find what he has to say about this snake oil-ish product here.

Hateful Memes

Really? The ONLY reason? Is this an example of liberal nuance?

I talked quite a bit about a couple particularly unfair and hateful memes that I spotted on my Facebook feed. I continue to be dismayed by the lack of appreciation of nuance from the Left. Of course, I realize that my Facebook friends do not represent everyone with a more liberal outlook. I kept that in mind as I talked about the broad brush with which some of my FB friends paint the GOP and conservatives.

Atheist Billboards Taken Down

Two billboards put up in Charlotte, NC by American Atheists, Inc. have been removed. The billboards’ messages pointed out the more irrational aspects of Christianity and Mormonism, the faiths of the two candidates for President of the United States.

After several ugly and poorly written threats from the ever tolerant religious folks who disagreed with the messages had been received by the American Atheists, it was decided to remove the signs. An American Atheists’ spokesperson stated that the removal wasn’t because of threats against their organization, but rather because of the threats the billboard company had been receiving.

Read more about the loving responses some of our religious brethren felt necessary to hurl at the more rational among us here.

A Tattoo Where?!

Ok, there’s a not unattractive woman out there who thinks it’s a great idea to have her…How shall I say it? Her bottom tattooed. No, not quite. I mean lots of people get tattoos on the butts. No, this gal had her anus tattooed. (My son just read this as I wrote it and responded, “That’s not cool!”) It’s true. There’s video of her displaying the tattoo and having it done and remarking on how great it feels. It takes all kinds.

The not safe for work (or my son) video can be seen here.

I took the opportunity to talk about a half-ass (no pun intended) hypothesis on why some of the early tattooed folks have had to up the ante on tattooing and piercing. About 20 years ago, for whatever reason, virtually EVERY person had to get a tattoo. My idea is that the more extreme tattooing began as a result of grannies and 16 year-old highschoolers all getting their tats.

Me? I’m a rebel. No part of my body is tattooed or pierced.

Movie Recommendation: The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948)

Warner Bros.

Here is an excellent classic film on what gold can do to a man’s outlook on life. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, and Walter Huston in his Academy Award winning performance. It was directed by Walter’s son, John Huston, who makes several cameo appearances as the rich American whom Bogart puts the “bite” on multiple times early in the film. Also, look for a very young Robert Blake as the lottery ticket salesman.

Music heard on the show (Whenever Possible, I Will Link To The Song)…

Dimland Radio opening theme song: ‘Ram’ by The Yoleus

First ad break bumpers: ‘I Don’t Remember‘ by Peter Gabriel & ‘The Analog Kid‘ by Rush
Second ad break bumpers: ‘Paradise‘ by Sade & ‘Limelight‘ by Rush
Closing song: ‘Angler’s Treble Hook’ by $5 Fiddle

You can also go to my CafePress store and buy stuff with my artwork on it and have me do a portrait for you if you like. Find out more here and here.

dimland radio’s friday night music special 8-24-12 playlist

Friday Night Music Special Show

Each Friday in August I will be playing music during the on hiatus Paradigm Shift. I can’t archive my music shows, so if you want to hear some good on a Friday night in August, you’ll just have to tune in. This show had tech issues about 15 minutes in, but I corrected the issues and went back on air and went on to play four hours of quality music.

Playlist

Freeway Picnic Party (Live) – Urban Guerrillas

Radio Free Europe – R.E.M.

I Feel Free – Cream
Free As A Bird – The Beatles
Freewill – Rush
Get Free – The Vines
I’m Free – The Who
Stop – Jane’s Addiction
The Other Way Of Stopping – The Police
Stop Your Sobbing – The Pretenders
Stop Hurting People – Pete Townshend
Don’t Stop The Dance – Bryan Ferry
Who’ll Stop The Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
He Stopped Loving Her Today – George Jones
Go! – Tones On Tail
Here To Go – Devo
Every Time I Go Around Here – Frank Black
Super-Tuff – XTC
Seattle – Public Image Ltd.
Indigo Eyes – Peter Murphy
Take Me With You (When You Go) – The Jayhawks
No Cars Go – Arcade Fire

Go All The Way – The Raspberries
Go – The Replacements

Down Under – Men At Work
Down In A Hole – Alice In Chains

Down – 311
Way Down Now – World Party

The Downward Spiral – Nine Inch Nails

Can’t Stand Losing You – The Police

I Won’t Back Down – Johnny Cash

Lay Down Sally – Eric Clapton

On Top Of The World – Cheap Trick

Down In The Tube Station At Midnight – The Jam
Knuckle Down – XTC

Get Down – Gilbert O’Sullivan

Clampdown – The Clash

Let’s Go Down To The Woods – The Screaming Blue Messiahs

The Rise Of Phantom White – Sicbay

Lola – The Kinks

Does Your Mother Know – ABBA

Summer Fun – The Barricudas

Jet – Paul McCartney & Wings

I Think I Love You – The Partridge Family

News At Ten – The Vapors

California Man – Cheap Trick

Bonneville – The dB’s

The Bitch Is Back – Elton John

See That Animal – Elastica

Your Mother Should Know – The Beatles

Cars – Gary Newman

I Against I – Bad Brains

Children Of The Sun – Billy Thorpe

The Beat(en) Generation – The The

Come Anytime – Hoodoo Gurus

That’s Not My Name – The Ting Tings

Standing In The Rain – Husker Du

Back Of My Hand – The Jags

Inside A Fireball – Hunters & Collectors
The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens

Other Music heard on the show…

Dimland Radio opening theme song: ‘Twist‘ by Tones On Tail

You can also go to my CafePress store and buy stuff with my artwork on it and have me do a portrait for you if you like. Find out more here and here.