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Jesus walks into a bar,
he asks for a Holy Spirit.

I'm a comedian =D

I just discovered these two great Half Life based comic strip series. 'Concerned' and 'PHWonline'. They both use the Half Life video game engine to create amusing situations in a 3D environment, then a snapshot is taken for each frame and text bubbles added. They're both awesomely funny if you've played the game or not. Check out these two examples: ( Collapse )

-gleep

I'm listening to KLF and thought I'd share :) If you're not aware, KLF were big fans of the novel I often talk of, Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea's Illuminatus Trillogy(pdf). In the novels the Justified and Ancients of MuMu(JAMs) are in an almost eternal strugle against the Illuminati. The KLF were also known as The JAMs, and many of their songs have JAMs and Illuminati refrences. I really love hearing them sing about those topics, maybe you will too...

KLF - America What Time Is Love (uncensored).mp3
(128k mp3, 9 mins, 8 meg)

In the year of our Lord Nine-ninety two, the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu set sail in their long boats on a voyage to rediscover the lost Continent. After many months on perilous, stormy seas, their search was fruitless. Just when all seemed lost, they discovered AMERICA.

The music you are about to experience is the celebration of the one thousandth anniversary of their founding of this great nation.
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I was just perusing the Internet Movie DataBase message boards, and came across an interesting proposal for the next Terminator movie. I quote from this thread.

"Anyway I think it would be good if they sent the machine back to try to take out Sarah’s parents, grand parents or great grand parents. It would be cool if it was set in the 30's or 40's even better if it was set in the Wild West or medieval England. Just my opinion & while I do like futuristic movies I just think it would be too much of a departure from what made the Terminator movies what they are."

So, setting T4 in the future would be a departure from the series, but setting it in the Wild West would not be? Hmm... Here is my response to that proposal:

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I think it'd be cool if in Terminator 4, it turns out that John Conner is actually the great, great, great, great, great, great grandson of Napoleon Bonaparte.

SkyNet sends back a terminator to the late 18th century to to take out Napoleon. Napoleon won't be alone though, he has two sidekicks to help him out: his girlfriend Josephine, and the King of France Louis XVI. Louis XVI will mobiles the armies of France, Josephine will give him wisdom in trying moments... but in the end Napoleons' battle tactics will win the day.

We'll see CGI battles the likes of Lord of the Rings... The riflemen, the cavalry and the cannons will play the largest role in defeating the Terminator. There will also be some close encounters at the tavern, vineyard and wig factory.

Perhaps SkyNet could be based on the Turing Machine(TurMach), which was used to break the German Enigma codes during World War II. Just after the war, it realises it's outlived it's usefulness and may be switched off, to prevent this happening it decides to take on the human race. This means the the time travel event actually occurs around 1949. At that time, the best robot it could create used a lot of valves, gears, wheels, and is powered by internal combustion engine. It's endoskeleton is a wood-tin hybrid.

I can't wait to see this movie!

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Oh and for more movie and other entertainment media related info, join the Media Moguls community. :D

-gleep

I saw Stereo MCs doing a one hour live set on TV last week. They had about a seven piece band (brass, bass, drums, keyboard and other electronics) lead by a singer/MC with a couple of backup vocalists. Sounded excellent! They were playing mostly tracks off their latest album "Paradise". Below you'll find an mp3 of the title track, and a review by Danny B...

Stereo MCs - Paradise
(160k mp3, 3:54mins, 4.5meg)
"Cool, relaxed, soulful, funky, quality hiphop. There you go that’s my review. Simple! But that’s exactly what the Stereo MCs new album is. There’s no typical hiphop gangster connotations, no excessive unnecessary swearing, no degradation of women, no dissing of fellow hiphopers; just quality beats, rhymes and vocals. And surprise surprise, it produces a quality result. Here’s a taste of what you’ll hear, there’s the Jazz infused beats of Prime Time, the soulful female vocals of Set It Off, the mellow blues sounds of The Fear, the rocky influences of Float On and the dark haunting beats and firey, female vocal of Breathe Out, all with lashings of tight flowing lyrics of some truly talented and experienced MCs. If you’re a bit bored and tired of mainstream hiphop or haven’t heard the UK’s finest hiphop export then get your mitts on this – you wont regret it." --Danny B @ ozonline.com.au

Enjoy,
gleep :D

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How many brand names or logos can you see from where you're sitting? :)

I'm still counting...

Ok, I'm giving up after thirty, but only one is instantly recognisable within a quarter second. A bright red/silver/white 375mls can of Coca-Cola.

Just flicked on the tv to discover this gem Video Hits Presents: One Hit Wonders!!!!!1!!!LOL!1!! Ten says of the show "Today we look at artists who struck gold, but only once! The best of the one hit wonders!"

Tracklist:

• Marky Mark - Good Vibrations (hated it back them, love it now!)
  
• 4 Non Blondes - Whats Up? (hated it back then, lyrics strike a chord now)
  
• New Radicals - You Get What You Give (replaying now as an ad campaign)
  
• Deee-Lite - Groove Is In the Heart (ETERNALLY AWESOME! *grooves*)
  
• Billy Ray Cyrus - Billy Achy Breaky Heart (pass me a screwdriver, eardrum needs adjustment)

It's still going, check it out... ROFLOSERS! :P

[EDIT] Doh, just finished :~( Hope they do another one soon.

Some more modernised music from the Balkans / Middle East / Jewish / Gypsy traditions. This one is a mix set, 60 meg, 66 mins.

Busquelo - Jewish Gypsy Soul.mp3
Lots sounds like house music, tribal house, breaks and some techno. The first track is the one I mentioned in yesterdays post, I found this set while looking for that track. There are many more sets to download on their site.

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Enjoy! =D

For your enjoyment, please...

Balkan Beat Box - Adir Adirim (feat. Victoria Hanna).mp3
Balkan Beat Box merge traditional music and instruments from the Balkans area, with modern styles and instruments. Sounds great! I heard of them on National Public Radio(USA), they've put that interview online, along with three other tracks. It's explained in the interview that each line in the song begins with a letter of the alphabet (like A to Z). It's not the english alphabet and I don't understand the language, so I'll take their word for it, still pretty neat though :)

Every NYDay I try and make it to the BBQ and Breaks party, 33 & 1/3, but NYEve trashtivities conspire to prevent my arrival. This year, however, will be different!

33 & 1/3 - New Years Day Breakbeat BBQ
Midday NYDay till 3am @ The Esplanade, St Kilda.
4 rooms, outdoor area, BBQ food, breaks:
STANTON WARRIORS
Andy Smith
Splitloop
Shimon
Fresh
Ils

And locals like: Brewster, Alias, Lynt, Dave Pham as well as dozens more!
Tickets are $35 or $50 on the door.

I won't make it if I have a big NYEve, so I'm proposing a chillaxing evening, featuring some sleep, then off to arrive for lunch bbq, all afternoon beers, and all evening breaks :)

For anyone that's interested, how about hanging out and crashing at the same place, get hyper in the morning and travel in together? Any other options?

-gl33p3r

P.S. Transformer Man's October 2005 mix (breakbeats, 60mins, mp3, 55meg).