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dimland radio 4-27-24 show notes

Why I’m Going On The 80s Cruise®

*Bruce Foxton from The Jam and From The Jam*

I only briefly talked about going on the 80s Cruise on last week’s show. On this show I go into more of the reasons Amy and I are going. To meet internet friends face to face is a big reason. To see the musical acts is, of course, another big reason. Squeeze, Adam Ant, Sheila E, Men At Work are all acts I’m interested in seeing.

However, the one act I’m most excited about is seeing From The Jam. It’s a tribute band, of sorts, of one of my favorite bands – The Jam.

I say tribute band of sorts, because, see that fellow jumping with his bass guitar? That’s Bruce Foxton. He was the bass player for… The Jam! I’ve seen Paul Weller, the leader of The Jam, perform solo at First Avenue. Now, I’ll get to see Bruce Foxton. That’ll be two thirds of the legendary Mod band and that’s as close as I’ll get to see The Jam.

Lots Of Good Advice, One Iffy Piece

Veteran 80s Cruisers have been giving loads of advice. The biggest piece is for Amy and me to do Amy and me. We don’t need to join in on all the costuming and 80s gear. Do as much as we want, but know we won’t be able to do everything.

A good piece of advice was to bring Dramamine®. We don’t want seasickness to ruin the trip.

Then someone suggested wearing Sea-Bands® to deal with seasickness…

*“Great! Now I’m nauseous AND my wrist hurts!”*

They don’t know me too well, do they?

Sea-Bands are an acupressure device that presses on a spot on your wrists and that supposed to suppress a nausea. Really? Pressing a spot on my wrist? How could this possibly work?

Well, acupressure is based on the not ancient at all bullshit “medicine” of acupuncture. Which just means Sea-Bands® are most likely providing a placebo effect and that ain’t gonna work on me.

There seems to be some contradictory science on the effectiveness of acupressure, but I seriously have my doubts.

Ghosts Playing With Balloons?

Ghost hunters are really mostly just anomaly hunters. None of them have ever found a ghost. And they likely never will.

They appear to think balloons filled with helium floating along the ceiling of some villa, working their way over to a stairwell, is evidence for ghostly activity.

My comment in the photo below will clue you into how I view this “evidence”.

Cool Thing: Strangers Come To The Rescue

*Complete strangers rescue a man from a burning vehicle.*

It made the national news when video surfaced of a rescue of a man trapped in a burning SUV on I-94 a week or so ago. It happened in St. Paul, MN along a stretch of 94 I am very familiar with. Amy and I drive by that spot when we head to work.

The rescuers were total strangers to the trapped man. They saw the need for immediate help and they responded. The man was saved and suffered only minor injuries.

Such a cool thing gives me some hope for humanity.

Great Illustration, Wonky Mouth

*Great illustration by Minnesotan John Berkey*.

It’s a great illustration by illustrator John Berkey. Berkey’s did loads of spacecraft illustration work. His style is unmistakable.

But what is up with Kong’s mouth? Gorillas don’t have mouths like that.

They’re like this…

Actually, Kong’s face is bit anthropomorphized in general.

Still, it’s an excellent illustration.

Neil Young Back On Spotify

Old Neil stuck to his guns for a couple years, but he’s back on Spotify.

No, Joe Rogan didn’t start making sure all claims and assertions made on his still wildly popular show. It’s that Rogan is no longer exclusive to Spotify and Neil figures he can quit every music streaming service, so he’s back on Spotify.

Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bump: Grass by XTC and Broken Face by Pixies

Second ad break bumpers: Peek-A-Boo by Siouxsie & The Banshees and Cooks County by he Who

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

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dimland radio 4-20-24 show notes

I Thought It Was Over

*Yes, I’ve used this photo before. I’ve used the next photo before, too. So what?!*

It was the morning of Eclipse Day, there was no newspaper on he front walk. Could our delivery person have finally gotten the word to stop delivering to our house?

Tuesday, Wednesday, the rest of the week! No paper!

Yay! It’s done. It’s over. No more unwanted…

Sunday morning…

Monday, Tuesday, the rest of the week, yesterday, this morning…

The paper is being delivered. Still.

I said I wouldn’t call back after calling four times, attempting to stop delivery and I intend to keep my word.

A Solar Eclipse And The SGU

It happened last week. And, as I said, the hosts of the Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe podcast were in Dallas and they got to see totality. Including Bob Novella, who doesn’t really believe he was cursed, but damn if it doesn’t seem that way.

I also learned the difference between an annular eclipse and a total eclipse. The moon is slightly farther away from earth during an annular eclipse, so it doesn’t completely block out the sun as a total eclipse does.

For what I’ve heard, having never seen either myself, though the annular eclipse is cool, it doesn’t touch the awesomeness of the total eclipse.

*I’ve seen a partial eclipse, but not the other two.*

Next total solar eclipse in the lower 48 will be in 2044. I’ll be damn near 80 and have to get to Montana to see it. I bet it will be cloudy.

Ghosts Playing With Balloons?

Ghost hunters are really mostly just anomaly hunters. None of them have ever found a ghost. And they likely never will.

They appear to think balloons filled with helium floating along the ceiling of some villa, working their way over to a stairwell, is evidence for ghostly activity.

My comment in the photo below will clue you into how I view this “evidence”.

A Dimland Radio Pedantic Moment: That 1864 Law

*Shouldn’t Colorado be stuck in 1868 for citing the 14th Amendment in their attempt to keep Peerless Loser off the ballot?*

I been noticing whenever someone on the correct side of abortion rights for women issue (pro is the correct side) talks about the Arizona State Supreme Court pretty much banning abortion (not completely, but close), they tend to mention that the law the court based its decision upon is from 1864 or the Civil War era.

So it’s an old law, so what?

On the show, I bring some other laws nearly as old and older, but the year those laws were enacted are always getting mentioned. Why is that?

Amy And I Are Talking A Couple Trips

Selling our house has made it possible for my wife and me to splurge on a couple vacation trips. This fall, we’ll be heading to the UK, visiting England, Scotland, and Ireland. Next spring, we’ll gong on the 80s Cruise!

I know a cruise doesn’t seem like me, but it’ a chance to meet some friends I’ve only interacted with through the internets.

I’m looking forward to both vacations, but somehow the cruise is really occupying my mind.

Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bump: Boy About Town by The Jam and Know Your Rights by The Clash

Second ad break bumpers: De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police and Freak by Bruce Foxton

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

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dimland radio 4-6-24 show notes

An Awkward Edit

I rarely edit my show, but a goof that I hadn’t noticed until I listened back on Saturday needed to be dealt with, so I did a quick edit and redid the beginning of the show. I hope the volume didn’t get screwy.

A Solar Eclipse And Clouds

A total solar eclipse is coming to America. Well, it was when I recorded the show. (It’s come and gone as of this writing.) The path of totality wouldn’t be anywhere near the Twin Cities, which is where I live.

As the weekend approached, a local weatherperson on the local news was showing the forecast map and it looked like the Twin Cities and much of Texas, which the eastern part of the state was on the path of totality, were going to be under clouds.

This would be a bummer, especially for the hosts of The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe, who had planned a trip to Dallas to watch the event.

Did the forecast get it right?

They got half of it right.

Oh, and the Flat Earthers have an “explanation” for how eclipses happen. They are wrong, of course.

Why Do These 42 Celebrities Have Mugshots?

*One of these celebrity mugshots isn’t an actual mugshot.*

Drug stuff, DUIs, assaults, slapping a cop, homicide, trespassing, vandalism, seduction, and a couple other reasons explained these mugshot. Also, Lindsay Lohan sure takes a hot mugshot!

A Dimland Radio Pedantic Moment (Revisited?): The Monkees

I may have done his Pedantic Moment before, but, what the hell? Let’s do it again.

It has to do with the Monkees song What Am I Doing Hanging ‘Round?

I think the song misses out on the opportunity to do something clever with the chorus. See if you agree.

A Great Ad!

The point of this great, great, great TV ad was lost on me as it played. “What it the hell are they doing here?!” I asked myself.

But then it became clear to me. Watch it here.

Fucking brilliant!

Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bump: Hangin’ Downtown by The Replacements and America Is Waiting by Brian Eno/David Byrne

Second ad break bumpers: Only You by Yazoo and Bull Rider by Johnny Cash

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

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dimland radio 3-30-24 show notes

A Correction. Sort Of…

*But is it made of iron? Or does iron describe its strength.*

I was incredulous of the existence of iron sticks. It seemed weird to me that a stick would be made of anything other than wood.

A friend of the show (and a personal friend of mine) did a little searching and he found an iron stick. Sort of.

I Cancelled The Daily Delivery Of The Newspaper, But…

*Here’s a picture of newspapers that looks like the stack on our kitchen table.*

…it still shows up each morning.

After four phone calls, it still gets dropped on our front walk.

I called the fourth time on Friday and still it comes.

Sigh.

Oh, well. It’s free.

It Was 45 Years Ago…

*Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.*

America’s nuclear accident, Three Mile Island, happened on March 28, 1979. It was bad, but not Fukashima bad and nowhere near Chernobyl bad.

Movie Recommendation: Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol

Oh, boy! That running down the outside of the tallest building in the world scene. I was feeling it way down deep in my guts!

Lots of exciting action and plenty of Mission Impossibleness (no masks though) with Tom Cruise doing so many of his on stunts. Yep, that was him hanging outside that skyscraper!

There were moment than a couple moments of yelling at the characters to get away from that window!

Peerless Loser Is Selling Bibles

That makes two books the failed coup attempter has hawked and hasn’t read.

There is no low too low for that orange pile of shit to sink. And his cult members will pony up the dough. It’s pathetic and scary.

The man couldn’t come up with a favorite verses or story from his “favorite” book.

Sigh.

Let’s Not Go There

*A jokester asked if the circled blobsquatch was the Mothman.*

Soon after the tragedy of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, the image showed up on my Facebook. The suggestion is that that blobsquatch in the circle is the Mothman, except there has been a little doctoring of the image.

The image below was taken from the video of the accident at the same moment. No blobsquatch in this photo. Hmmmm.

Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bump: All You Pretty Girls and Chalkhills & Children by XTC

Second ad break bumpers: Dear God and Melt The Guns by XTC

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

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dimland radio 3-23-24 show notes

Show #600!

Two sows ago it was Dimland Radio’s 14th Anniversary of being a thing. Now this show is number 600! The milestones just keep coming!

Well, you can relax. Those are the last milestones until next year.

There’s Something Else About 12 Angry Men

*Henry Fonda (left) as Juror #8 and Joseph Sweeney as Juror #9.*

I have talked about the great jury room drama 12 Angry Men (1957) on a few occasions on my show. In real life it would be a mistrial and the great one shot of the jury members coming into the deliberations room. That one shot is done really well.

A correction: On the show, I said Juror #8 (Henry Fonda) didn’t speak during the one shot scene. He does. Not much though, just a couple of polite if somewhat curt responses to a couple fellow jurors.

Watch what the kids call a oner (long scene, all in one take, not edits or cuts) here. It’s great.

One thing that had me curious for a long time was that the oldest jury member (played by Joseph Sweeney) refused water when offered after he got a bit worked up. Why not have some water? It’s hot. He got excited and upset and then woozy on his feet. Have a cup of water, old man.

I found a possible answer. The main clue came from that oner scene.

I also praise character actor Jack Warden (Juror #7) who had a quiet and subtle reaction when looking at his comb after just combing his hair.

Too Many People Are Falling For AI Generated Fakery

These photos are all AI (Artificial Intelligence) generated and each of them has fooled many, many people on the social media. Right now AI has telltale signs of its fakeness, but it is going to get better. When it does, we are doomed.

It’s Not True: Snake Stockings

As a skeptic, I do a lot of party-pooping on the social media. People just don’t think critically enough about stories they pass around.

*What? She never showed hubby her snake stockings?*

A meme about a husband breaking his wife’s foot with an iron stick (sticks are made of wood, aren’t they?), because she had worn her snake print stockings to bed and, waking up to see a snake in bed, the husband lashed out.

Well, it’s not true. Click here to get the truth.

Reiki Is Bullshit

*“I’m healing your energy in your tummy.”*

People don’t have a life force, aura, energy field, whatever. People can’t heal disease by waving their hands around over a person (therapeutic touch) or by lightly touching them (reiki).

It doesn’t do anything, except maybe the placebo effect, which doesn’t deal with the problem, especially if the problem is an actual illness.

What’s most disturbing about this bullshit is that nurses are being taught it in some nursing schools.

Sigh.

Dimland Radio opening theme song: Ram by The Yoleus

First ad break bump: Into My Hands and For A Moment We’re Strangers by The Church

Second ad break bumpers: Constant In Opal and A Fire Burns by The Church

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

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