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dimland radio 2-18-23 show notes

Hey! I Got My Car Back

Who knew I could miss that little car so much?

Well, let’s not get carried away, but I was glad to get it back. One big difference between this little guy and the Charger I had been driving was immediately apparent. The moment I set a butt cheek on the seat of the Kia, I knew I was in the car I was supposed to be in…

Hey! There was a Super Bowl!

And it was a very entertaining game.

Which is the most I ask of a Super Bowl. Well, I could ask for a Vikings’ win, but they seem determined never to return to the big game. I mean, they haven’t been back to it in 46 years and, of course, they lost all four of the times they did manage to get to the game.

Sigh.

*Why can’t the Vikings ever get a quarterback like Mahomes? The guy knows how to win the big games.*

Congratulations, Kansas City. That was some top notch game clock management at the end of the game.

Now, get your fans to stop doing that stupid, racially insensitive Tomahawk Chop!

Hey! There Was A Super Bowl Halftime Show

And it was not for me. I’m not a fan of Rihanna’s music. It just doesn’t speak to me. That’s OK, it doesn’t have to.

On Facebook, I predicted…

It took me a minute of watching to ascertain I was correct.

Of course, there was lip-syncing. There always is at least some involved in the Super Bowl shows. It’s probably safe to say most of the music and vocals are prerecorded and the artists are miming along. A friend clued me into why that happens at the Super Bowl.

Hey! The Six Million Dollar Man And The Mandela Effect

*The opening sequence is the best part of the show. Never skip ahead!*

A couple friends and I have been watching the 70’s TV sci-fi, adventure series classic The Six Million Dollar Man for a while now. It’s entertaining and very dumb. The writing is ridiculous, the acting isn’t great, the production is ok, if obviously on the cheap. However the opening is fantastic!

We’ve been enjoying the show, but we were beginning to think we were suffering from some kind of Mandela Effect.

We all remembered the sound effects whenever Steve Austin would do his bionic feats. The doot-doot-doot whenever he used his enhanced eyeball. The ching-ching-ching when he jumped, ran, or did something bionic with his strong arm.

But only the doot-doot eye sound was being used.

Were we misremembering? Was it the Mandela Effect?

Tune in to the latest Dimland Radio to find out. And to hear about stuff I had forgotten about the show. One of which was that, for some reason, star Lee Majors decided to sport a mustache in season four!

*“Oscar, what the hell is on my lip?! Is it bionic?”*

Hey! A Photograph Of Farrah Fawcett

And not just any photograph. It’s one of her from her hey day. A photograph I had never seen before until just recently.

*She would have been 76 this past February 2nd.*

Absolutely stunning!

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Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bumpers: Hungry Like The Wolf by Duran Duran and Quite Unusual by Front 242

Second ad break bumpers: Once In A Lifetime by Talking Heads and Desperately by Don Williams

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

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dimland radio 2-4-23 show notes

A Start Over And I’m Ready To Get My Car Back

I managed to goof up the beginning of the show, which I hadn’t noticed until the Saturday night playing of the show on Z talk Radio. Whoops!

I decided to re-record the opening. And got back into the original recording with…

Ain’t winter fun?

That’s what I said when I finally got a response from the online comic book store, from which I sometimes get my books, after four days of trying to find out why my recent order wasn’t showing up on the UPS tracker.

The store is located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. They were hit with a winter storm that effectively show down their business from Monday afternoon until Friday morning.

The order was pulled, the shipment was readied, but it didn’t get picked up due to the storm.

My order is on its way now and I should get it soon. Perhaps tomorrow.

Does The Customer Have To Be Thought Of As Being Always Right?

*2 1/2 years with the masks and people still don’t get it.*

An old white guy came into the store bringing with him a bunch of dumb. He fancied himself an expert on masks, because he had watched a doctor on the internet who claimed masks were only about 2% effective. This doctor blew smoke through a mask, so that means they don’t work. “The germs and viruses are too small to be held back by the mask,” he said.

“True, but those germs and viruses are contained in the droplets we breathe out and those droplets get hung up in the masks,” I replied.

I don’t know everything about masks and I’m curious about the source of that 2% effective claim. I have sent a question about what we know about masks to the folks at the Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe podcast. I’m also curious about something I saw looking into how effective masks are when used by the medical staff in the operating room. I trust the SGU.

We’ll see if I get an answer.

Old Stereotype Caricatures Of Minorities In Old Comic Books

The old fart white guy customer also lamented that people today are so upset by the goofy-looking black people in old comic books. “They drew goofy-looking white people, too!”

Who drew the goofy-looking black people and goofy-looking white people?

White people!

I talked about a couple specific characters, Lil’ Eight Ball and Ebony White. The latter was the creation of the otherwise brilliant illustrator Will Eisner. Later in life, Eisner would look back at his Ebony White character and cringe.

I also talked about why I think those stereotyped caricatures are horrible. If readers are white folks who have little or no exposure to minorities, the stereotypes become the way “those people” are.

It’s dangerously one-sided.

I’m not going to post any of the images here, but go to this link and you’ll see what I mean.

It’s Not True: Gov. Ron DeSantis Did Not Say That

He may be a neo-facist and Fearless Loser wannabe, but he didn’t say something as asinine as Kurt Cobain and David Bowie were never seen wearing dresses. But does that stop the internets from sharing this lie? Nope.

The quote is lifted word for word from a satirical blog lampooning the Florida governor’s attitude toward the LGBTQ+ community. The blogger took the opportunity to stick it to DeSantis and to the dunderheads who thought the rainbow in Pink Floyd’s announcement of Dark Side Of The Moon’s 50th anniversary meant the band was all woke now. (As if being woke is some sort of insult. Remember, the opposite of woke is asshole.)

I found the blog and started reading it and by the second paragraph I knew the whole thing was satire.

DeSantis is a horrible asshole, who wants to scare his voters about the Dems coming for their gas stoves and forcing they kids to all be trans and teaching them to hate America by not literally whitewashing history. But his saying Kurt Cobain and David Bowie never wore dresses…

It’s not true.

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Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bumpers: YYZ by Rush and Dope Smokin’ Moron by The Replacements

Second ad break bumpers: A Month Of Sundays by The Church and Under Pressure by Queen

Closing song: Angler’s Treble Hook by $5 Fiddle

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dimland radio 1-28-23 show notes

The Super Bowl Is Set

I didn’t know it at the time of recording, but we all know it now. It’s gonna be the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. The exact two teams I was not hoping would make it to the big game.

Let’s just hope for a good and entertaining game.

A Dimland Radio Pedantic Moment: Miller Lite Ad

*I’m surprised they sell anything other than Miller Lite.*

Just look at all the signage! One would think the store would only carry the one “beer”. And check out Mr. Can’t Be Bothered throwing attitude at the customer.

Watch the ad here and feel my pain.

Clever use of the Ace Of Base hit The Sign, though.

It’s Not True: The Simpson’s Uncanny 2000 Depiction Of Fearless Loser’s Campaign Kick-Off

*Can you believe it? You shouldn’t, because isn’t not true.*

It’s been spreading around the internets and at first is is stunning how similar a segment of an episode of The Simpsons from 2000 is to the Orange Fascist’s announcement of his intention to ~~run for President~~ destroy America in 2015.

I was stunned! I just couldn’t believe it! How could they have gotten it so close?!

Well, they didn’t.

The lie. The truth.

Live Albums And The Who Studio Versus Live

On a recent Geologic Podcast, host George Hrab answered a question from a fan about live albums. He talks about how some live albums aren’t all live. Some artists will use overdubs and sweeten the crowd sounds. Kiss Alive is a good example of this.

So, what else could I do but use this live album talk to segue into talking about my favorite band The Who?

I did a compare and contrast with two of there songs. Comparing the studio version of both to their live versions.

See Me Feel Me studio version vs live version

A Quick One While He’s Away studio version vs live version

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Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bumpers: Cigarette In Backwards by The Suburbs and Independence Day by Urban Guerrillas

Second ad break bumpers: Good Thing by The Woodentops and Athena by The Who

Closing song: Angler’s Treble Hook by $5 Fiddle

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dimland radio 1-21-23 show notes

The Kia

We got word that our Kia Soul needs a new engine. Fortunately, the problem that led to the replacement is covered under an extended warranty. Phew!

This also means we get to use a rental until our Soul is brought back from the brink. And, oh, what a car we got! It’s almost too much car.

I Went To Church

*“This very old book written by men who didn’t know Australia existed has all the answers!* *You just have to believe it.”*

And the walls didn’t come crumbling down. I mean, there was a heathen in their midst. It’s almost as though it’s all made up.

What in the world happened? What was I, an atheist, doing in church.

Well, this was Saturday evening and I was still driving my dad’s car, while we waited to learn about our Kia and before we got the muscle car. And, since I had my dad’s car, it behooved me to make certain he got to church. He prefers to go to Saturday evening Mass.

Church is important to Dad. He never talks much about his religious beliefs, that’s too personal a thing for him. My sister did just recently learn that Dad had a sad childhood (some of it, anyway) and church became a refuge for him. It gives him peace. So, I attended Mass with him.

I refrained from scoffing during the proceedings. I even stood when the congregation stood. But I didn’t kneel. I draw the line at kneeling.

I had a few observations on my first since I don’t know when attendance of a regular, ordinary Mass.

It’s Not True: Coca-Cola’s Special Formula For McDonald’s

A coworker of mine has been making a few claims. I’m not so sure about some of them.

One claim was that Coca-Cola makes a special formula for McDonald’s restaurants. People have long thought Coke just tastes better at the Golden Arches, so it is understandable that the claim seems to be true.

I looked into it.

From what I found, there isn’t a special formula for Mickey D’s. The restaurant just does something a little differently then most of the other food joints. The photo is a hint.

Sports Ball Talk: MN Vikings In (And Out Of) The Playoffs

*A very familiar sight whenever the Vikes are in the playoffs. Photo credit: Star Tribune*

The picture says it all.

Oh, well. At least the Vikings won’t lose the Super Bowl.

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Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bumpers: Ace Of Spades by Motorhead and Mad Jack by The Chameleons UK

Second ad break bumpers: The Queen And The Soldier by Suzanne Vega and King Of The Hill by The Minutemen

Closing song: Angler’s Treble Hook by $5 Fiddle

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dimland radio 1-14-23 show notes

Heart Attack Snow

*That’s mine old, gnarled, knobby-knuckled hand.*

I realize that to people living in Buffalo, NY 11″ of snow (see photo) is laughable, but here in the upper Midwest it’s a real pain in the ass. Or the chest as it turned out for me.

No worries! I just overexerted my 58 year-old self, but it is called “heart attack snow” for a reason.

Be Careful With The Speculation

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was tackled during the January 3rd game against the Cincinnati Bengals. He got up. Adjusted his helmet. He collapsed.

What in the world happened?

Anti-vaxxers jumped online to blame vaccines, the COVID vaccine in particular from what I can tell. Settle down, asswipes!

There is speculation by medical experts, which is still speculation, they don’t know for sure what caused Hamlin to go into cardiac arrest and they haven’t examined him. They speculate he was hit in a particular area of his chest at a particular moment during his heartbeat cycle, which through off the electrical system of his heart and led to his needing immediate medical attention. The condition that seems the likely explanation is commotio cordis.

Is the speculation on target? Probably. It sure weren’t vaccines.

And Now – Sportsball! Vikings Postseason Preview

I think my Facebook post on January 8 gives you a good idea of how I felt the Minnesota Vikings would do in the playoffs this year:

As I write this, the big Wild Card Game weekend is wrapping up. How did the Vikes do?

Tune in next week.

Preview of next week’s MN Vikings segment: Well, at least they won’t lose the Super Bowl.

A Nice Collection

I work (and record my show) at Nostalgia Zone Comics and Collectables in Minneapolis. Quite often people come in to sell their old comic books. That’s how we get our stock. Most the stuff that comes in is OK, often nothing major. But every once in a while…

A fellow came in with a collection of a hundred or so books. Some good stuff in there. Items from the ’60s and ’70s. Two books in particular stood out. See below…

Yep. That’s how they were priced out by the boss. And they are sold already.

A Dimland Radio Science Hero: Dr. Harriet Hall

This segment started out with me reminding my listener that famous people do not die in threes. I gave three examples to get the listener excited, then listed off more people who had died recently.

Dr. Harriet Hall, the SkepDoc, was one of the people who died recently. (And those asswipe anti-vaxxers claimed she died from the vaccine. Gah! Shaddup!)

Dr. Hall did so much for the world of skepticism by taken on the dubious claims of alternative medicine. She wrote articles (here’s one), gave speeches, and did a video series on that specific realm of pseudoscience.

Living or dead, Dr. Harriet Hall is a Dimland Radio Science Hero.

Graham Hancock Is A Crank (And A Dimland Radio Science Zero)

“*Mainstream archeology just won’t listen to me!”*

Netflix has a popular, new pseudohistory “documentary” series hosted by ~~journalist~~ crank Graham Hancock. Hancock has been spouting nonsense, unsupported by any good evidence or actual archeologists, about his incredulousness about ancient people (almost exclusively brown-skinned people) being able to build all those ancient wonders without the help from Alanteans or aliens or whatever for decades.

I’m not saying he’s a racist. I don’t know what’s in his heart. I am saying he’s a crank. And his series isn’t archeology.

Again, I’m not saying Hancock is racist. I’m saying the nonsense he’s pedaling has a racist component to it. Brian Dunning mentioned it in a general sort of way, not specific to Hancock on a recent Skeptoid podcast. Ever wonder why these cranks don’t seem to question the architectural achievements of the ancient Greeks and Romans? Hmm. Interesting.

Movie Recommendation: Jojo Rabbit (2019)

This movie made me laugh. And it made me cry.

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Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bumpers: Shaken Not Stirred by Red Guitars and Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat

Second ad break bumpers: Sleepless by King Crimson and She’s On It by Beastie Boys

Closing song: Angler’s Treble Hook by $5 Fiddle

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