I don't now honestly. But I know he lived the last years of his life in Copenhagen. He very liked that town. :)

John Battles said:

Wow. I did'nt know he was buried in Denmark. A friend casually mentioned visiting his grave , and I assumed his body was sent back to Washington , D.C.
 
Axel Björnsson said:

Me visiting Link Wray in Copenhagen in august 2009 

 

That'll work! Looks great, thanks. Let's do it.

Bal said:

That work? Might be sideways but yea

That work? Might be sideways but yea

Oscar the grouch meets rat fink kinda. Based upon my favourite song from sesame street about trash.

Just an idea

Gotcha...yeah, I'm thinking it did well over $160 million domestically and even more overseas, plus I'm sure the high dvd sales helped out as well. I've been tempted to pick up the extended "Director's Cut" before the sequel comes out to get a little refresher.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I meant Ghost Rider the character, not the first movie.  Sorry if it sounded like I inplyed that.  I just didn't think it had done well enough to warrent a sequel but I'm pretty out of the loop since I don't read comic gossip mags and blogs anymore.

joey fuckup said:

I know the sequel comes out in Feb., but it's being shown with the first one? I really liked the first one, but I really don't need to sit through it again just so I can see #2. I'm sure it's just special showings, of course. Yes, the first one did do quite a bit of box office dollars, and even though I enjoyed it, I'm surprised it did well. I know it was questionable if Nicholas Cage would return, since he claims he doesn't do sequels, but I'm kind of assuming his financial troubles eased him into that decision. Even though he never would have been my pick for the role, I'm glad he is returning and there being the issue of having it re-cast like what was done with "The Punisher: War Zone" (which I've still never seen). Like I've said before on this thread, if future "Ghost Rider" films are going to be made and Cage opts to not participate, the scripts should involve the '90's Danny Ketch storylines (which I never got into).

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Ghost Rider must have done well somwhere (DVD rentals?) because it's now back on the big screen with a sequel.

I meant Ghost Rider the character, not the first movie.  Sorry if it sounded like I inplyed that.  I just didn't think it had done well enough to warrent a sequel but I'm pretty out of the loop since I don't read comic gossip mags and blogs anymore.

joey fuckup said:

I know the sequel comes out in Feb., but it's being shown with the first one? I really liked the first one, but I really don't need to sit through it again just so I can see #2. I'm sure it's just special showings, of course. Yes, the first one did do quite a bit of box office dollars, and even though I enjoyed it, I'm surprised it did well. I know it was questionable if Nicholas Cage would return, since he claims he doesn't do sequels, but I'm kind of assuming his financial troubles eased him into that decision. Even though he never would have been my pick for the role, I'm glad he is returning and there being the issue of having it re-cast like what was done with "The Punisher: War Zone" (which I've still never seen). Like I've said before on this thread, if future "Ghost Rider" films are going to be made and Cage opts to not participate, the scripts should involve the '90's Danny Ketch storylines (which I never got into).

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Ghost Rider must have done well somwhere (DVD rentals?) because it's now back on the big screen with a sequel.

I know the sequel comes out in Feb., but it's being shown with the first one? I really liked the first one, but I really don't need to sit through it again just so I can see #2. I'm sure it's just special showings, of course. Yes, the first one did do quite a bit of box office dollars, and even though I enjoyed it, I'm surprised it did well. I know it was questionable if Nicholas Cage would return, since he claims he doesn't do sequels, but I'm kind of assuming his financial troubles eased him into that decision. Even though he never would have been my pick for the role, I'm glad he is returning and there being the issue of having it re-cast like what was done with "The Punisher: War Zone" (which I've still never seen). Like I've said before on this thread, if future "Ghost Rider" films are going to be made and Cage opts to not participate, the scripts should involve the '90's Danny Ketch storylines (which I never got into).

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Ghost Rider must have done well somwhere (DVD rentals?) because it's now back on the big screen with a sequel.

Ghost Rider must have done well somwhere (DVD rentals?) because it's now back on the big screen with a sequel.

Some personal art, album covers and gig posters... http://www.flickr.com/photos/elvismagrelo

Here goes some stuff I do. I also publish PORK magazine, which covers Weirdo Art in addition to Rock&Roll & Bad Ideas.

The extradition case could get very interesting. There seems to be a clause in American law that Kim Dotcom's Lawyer is looking into. Apparently Megaupload never 'committed a crime while on U.S. soil' which could possibly void the extradition case here in New Zealand. It will be interesting to see if our legal system caves in to the FBI's demands. I think that if the legal system won't budge then our government, who are hot for a free trade agreement with the U.S., will just change the law to suit the situation so they can continue to cuddle up to the trade negotiators. This sort of law making is all to common here with laws normally voted in at 3:30am when there's no-one around to oppose it.

It also appears that Megaupload were working on a legal music retail setup.

Here's the article:

Spanish Anger at Megaupload Closure

By David Roman

MADRID — A prominent Spanish lawyer is threatening a lawsuit over the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s decision to shut down Megaupload Ltd., one of the world’s most popular file-sharing website.

Barcelona-based Carlos Sánchez Almeida, a veteran of Internet privacy and piracy fights in Spain, says he’s upset at the move because it endangers the legal contents stored in Megaupload, now inaccessible for company customers. In a post in his Jaque Perpetuo blog, he’s recommending that Spanish users of the service gather information about the files they may lose due to the FBI shutdown, in preparation for a legal claim.

Mr. Almeida’s complaint is the most visible of many that have appeared all over social networks in Spain, as people who paid fees to store files in the “cyberlocker” wonder what comes next. This is important because Spain has already proved to be one tough cookie for U.S. law enforcement, when it comes to file-sharing shenanigans.

In February, U.S. authorities shut down Roja Directa, a website that specializes in posting links to shared sports content that had previously survived a legal challenge in its native Spain. No Roja Directa managers were arrested — unlike the case of Megaupload, where four company employees have already been charged — and the website simply moved away to an Indian domain extension.

Spain’s government has also tried to tighten the screws on the country’s happy-go-lucky file-sharing scene (at last count, more than 500 Spanish websites indulged in the practice) but it has faced significant opposition from cyber-activists armed with Spain’s stringent privacy laws. A recent corruption scandal in the country’s main artists union, a key opponent of file sharing, is only making it harder for the government to use FBI-style tactics.

As the FBI tries to make its case by pointing to the fact that Hong Kong-based Megaupload and its collection of websites generated more than $175 million in criminal proceeds and caused more than half a billion dollars in harm to copyright owners, Mr. Almeida and others take a different view: Megaupload served a role as cyberlocker for legal content and, in case of a conflict between the two sides of the coin, it is the citizen’s right to the privacy of personal files that should prevail.

One other argument is that, in the big scheme of things, Megaupload’s shutdown will only result in its replacement by smaller, more nimble file-sharing networks that will be even tougher to control. If Roja Directa’s continued survival is any guide, they may have a point.

Mardy Pune said:

I saw this on the Free Music Archives Twitter feed the other day: Megaupload tweet

It will be interesting to see how many people start complaining about having their private information illegally searched.

I saw this on the Free Music Archives Twitter feed the other day: Megaupload tweet

It will be interesting to see how many people start complaining about having their private information illegally searched.

Thanks, I'll check that out. What really sucks, that after years of waiting through the free download timer on Mega, I actually paid some money a month or two ago for a membership.

ixnayray said:

Get to work Mike! Mediafire is your best option at this point.

Mike said:

I better get my right clicking finger in top shape. I got a lot of downloading to do before this free for all drys up. Garage Hangover, Fuck The mummies, Killed By Death Records ... etc, here I come.

that had to be an riaa payback  "alright, we won't make noise (or take back our campaign contributions) if you kill sopa, but megaupload gotta come down today" lol.

regardless of the law, big bro WILL do what they want and always have.

Megaupload were pretty bold, getting in a war with the labels over that video/commercial they made.

Get to work Mike! Mediafire is your best option at this point.

Mike said:

I better get my right clicking finger in top shape. I got a lot of downloading to do before this free for all drys up. Garage Hangover, Fuck The mummies, Killed By Death Records ... etc, here I come.

I better get my right clicking finger in top shape. I got a lot of downloading to do before this free for all drys up. Garage Hangover, Fuck The mummies, Killed By Death Records ... etc, here I come.

Actually Kopper, three people ran this blogsite. He was only commenting on HIS 800GB. And I didn't really think about it at the time I posted... But yeah, that is a hell of a lot of music!

Holy crap... 800GB of music?! Do you realize how much music that is? I have an iPod that's ONE TENTH that size and I still can't fill it up! I'm surprised they even let him store that much on their site!

ixnayray said:

A friend of mine who runs a music blog informed me today that Filesonic has deleted all of his 'data'. All music, apparently. Over 800GB of it. Although Filesonic is still running, they have clearly gotten cold feet.

Ultimately, what a lot of these blog sites are doing is illegal. So like Kopper says, eventually the hammer has to fall. I'm actually surprised they've been getting away with it for so long.

A friend of mine who runs a music blog informed me today that Filesonic has deleted all of his 'data'. All music, apparently. Over 800GB of it. Although Filesonic is still running, they have clearly gotten cold feet.

Ultimately, what a lot of these blog sites are doing is illegal. So like Kopper says, eventually the hammer has to fall. I'm actually surprised they've been getting away with it for so long.

SOPA/PIPA would have made it a lot worse, to the extent that anyone even LINKING TO MegaUpload could have been held liable. This is really no different than what happened with Napster.

Also, I can't help but think that if you know you're in this kinda business to begin with, you gotta be expecting that hammer to come down on you sooner or later.

Jon said:

it's pretty scary seeing stuff like this happen. the US government was able to take down/restrict access to an entire site and its affiliated sites without SOPA or PIPA.

At least the positive point is that if they want to control the internet, it's because the internet is dangerous for them...

Let's the internet stays a threat !

Yeah, that's the one. That Photoshop work looks like a waste of time, as I love the stock proportions. They make it look like a baby '55 Chevy. Fave cute cars aside from the 100E and Anglia 105E? It's got to be the Austin A35 and the Morris Minor, with the Frogeye Sprite. As a teenager, I wanted an Austin A35 convertible. 

Mina said:

This one?:D

What about the Ford 100E? They are just adorable.