ANY ASIMOV NOVELS :):)

Wow !!!

I want some. I NEED some !!!

I can't even imagine!  I'll have to try it!

If you haven't checked it out yet...

http://www.gunpowderrum.com/

Hearty rum made with real gunpowder. Something Captain Pugwash would be proud of!

And it doesn't taste like Seamen Staines.

Yes, I've been really happy with the quality of the shirts from Spreadshirt. They're MUCH nicer than CafePress, for example. The Flex and Flock print shirts are only available on images that are vector art (Illustrator) files, though. If you have a hi-res pixel image (like Shawn's drawing above), then it's printed as "Digital Direct," which also looks great but isn't textured (you can't *feel* the print on the shirt). And they ship pretty much all over the world now, click here for countries/rates.

Eppoh66 said:

I get my shirts at spreadshirt.com and they are great. Very good quallity, you can design your own stuff and the prints really last long (flexprint they call it). I got shirts I've already washed at least 50 times and they still look great. You can start your own shop for free (mine is basstam whitch I created for a friends-group). I'm only not sure if they send to the whole world.

I get my shirts at spreadshirt.com and they are great. Very good quallity, you can design your own stuff and the prints really last long (flexprint they call it). I got shirts I've already washed at least 50 times and they still look great. You can start your own shop for free (mine is basstam whitch I created for a friends-group). I'm only not sure if they send to the whole world.

*Update - they now sell fabric paint in little "pump" bottles at arts n'crafts stores - if you want to do home stenciling, the job just got easier, get your x-acto, cut your design out of thin, stiff cardboard like a cereal box, stretch out the shirt and spray. This only makes a few because the stencil starts to curl but some people like that "crude" look.

If you want to make a lot, get a sheet of thin plastic like this: http://www.grafixplastics.com/polyethylene.asp 

By the way, just last night I saw there was another advance in t-shirt technology on the Rachel Maddow show. An organization in Germany provided t-shirts free at a NeoNazi music festival that had a rockin' racist design  but when the shirts are washed, it turns into a different message! More here:  http://www.care2.com/causes/neo-nazis-in-germany-get-tricked-by-trojan-t-shirts.html

I just wanted to add to this discussion that we have a brand-new shirt available in the GaragePunk.com Spreadshirt store that features a design by Shawn Dickinson (the guy responsible for the great cover of the 3rd volume of the Hideout Comp Series). It's now available in our Spreadshirt shop for $16.99 + shipping. CLICK HERE!

Primer is porous, so stopping the rust from coming through is going to be impossible. You need to use sealer primer or flattened paint. However, if you are wanting the raw look most of us use Gibbs Oil to treat the metal.

http://www.threepeaksproducts.com/products/gibbslube/index.php

And an odd one, if you have a primered car or truck and want to get that clean look back, Lemon Pledge if its still around, works like a charm. Plus the oils in it help prevent surface rust.

Sorry...Jen Tyers and I share the same studio computer, and I hadnt realised that she was still signed in from the day before... so that's my quote above re Death proof. Jen really liked the movie. Re "Zoe Bell was the trump card in Death Proof... the other gals were vain and inane, more like mannequins arranged in just the way that men who are brain-dull like them to be..."

Zoe Bell was the trump card in Death Proof... the other gals were vain and inane, more like mannequins arranged in just the way that men who are brain-dull like them to be...

McVICKER said:

the kid was right...its awful!


Tris Burns said:

a kid told me about a humdinger called BIRDEMIC - inspired by Hitchcock's The Birds - no birds were USED in the movie\

 

Brian Marshall said:

Some movies that really irritate me are:

St. Elmo's Fire - a bunch of yuppies graduate college and we're supposed to care.

Home Alone - I'll never understand why people think this is so funny. That kid drove me to want to kill him.

Dirty Dancing - Another one that was inexplicably popular, but nauseating to me.

Titanic (1997) - I had to sit through this with my family once. They zoomed past all the sex scenes for the little kids, but they let them see everyone freeze to death in the water. I tried to sleep through most of it.

Bloodsucking Freaks - I'll probably get dinged but I just think this thing is the most repulsive movie I've ever seen and I did see the whole thing. It was just gore with no point to it.

I have a pretty strong stomach for bad cinema, honed by years of watching MST3K. Pretentious shite, however really makes the hork rise in my gullet. Rape Of The Vampire, a 1968 film by Jean Rollin, I lasted for about 8 minutes. And 2007's Severed Ways about 2 Norsemen left stranded in North America centuries before Columbus was so abysmally bad as to defy explanation. 50% of the movie was scenes of chopping wood, 40% walking in the woods & an astonishing 0.1% was a full frame, single shot, non-CGI enhanced bare ass pinching a loaf.

I completely agree about "Eyes Wide Shut."  Most pretentious piece of crap I ever tried to sit through.  I remember scenes dragging for entire reels.  The whole thing moved at the pace of a drugged turtle.  It ran on forever without a point.  I walked out.  I realize I'm supposed to like it and think it's provocative because it's Kubrick, but fuck it.  Kubrick went out on a bad note with this one.

Eyes wide shut. Nicole Kidman trying to act stoned was appallingly bad...twas as if she'd just whacked up a bucket of smack-bhang rock n roll instead of a little toke or two of a spliff. Why didn't she try smoking a joint as part of her research? And her acting drunk? You gotta do more than just be a head on a stick. This kinda active role research mustve been way too challenging. As for the sex scene with huzzy at the time,Tom? I had to leave. Stanley Kubrik or not... I had to go.

Sweet!!! There's plenty more pictures to post, so I'll keep 'em coming.

Shane-O said:

Those are really cool Andrew. I had a slot car version of that Corvettte.

Those are really cool Andrew. I had a slot car version of that Corvettte.

Another one from Amelia Island Concours d' Elegance 2011.

From Amelia Island Concours d' Elegance 2011. I took the other picture and video off, because they weren't my own pictures. The ones I post from now on will be mine. If you've never been to a Concours, it will blow your mind!!! Only the best of the best.

The Valiant that Andrew posted is a regular competition vehicle, that hooked up too hard and is losing time in a drag race. You can tell its happening at a regular track day. Wheel standers are built to run the whole quarter mile on the spark plates or wheelie bars. Every wheel stander I have seen is rear engined to make it easier to keep the front wheels up, the car Andrew posted woudl have a hell of a time keeping those wheels up in the air, he is actually only doing that near the starting line. My opinion is that a wheel stander is a purpose built exhibition machine, not a competition car, but there are new wheel standing competitions being run but that is truly a whole other balllgame, those cars are purpose built to do wheel stands very high.

They usually come down very hard, tear up parts, and run 200-300 feet before stopping. an exhibition wheel stander will do the whole quarter mile in 11-12 seconds throwing sparks and going over 120mph easily. Originally wheel standers were hired to do 3 or so runs at an event as a bonus to the regular drag racing show, promoters used them, jet cars, and traveling match racing funny cars to draw more people into there regular weekend show. Local Funny car driver Danny Miller did this for years, and as a matter of fact his old car is now being campaigned by Jake Jacobsmeyer as the "All Star Dodge" Challenger, and oddly enough I sat in that car back in the mid to late 70's when Danny Miller still owned it.

OK, I'm confused. What's the difference? What makes the one that Andy posted not a "purpose built wheelstander" What makes it any difference from the Little Red Wagon or Hemi Under Glass 'Cuda?

Andrew Malcolm said:

I stand corrected.

Shane-O said:

Nice picture Andrew, but that isnt a purpose built Wheelstander. These vehicles were built only to wheel stand the whole quarter mile, for show purposes. Heres a pic of the famous "Hemi Under Glass" built for wheelstanding.

 

I have seen the interviews with the puppet before! Completely awesome, I'm going to have to start a thread about Garage Rock for kids. I'm a mom and I watch Yo Gabba Gabba with my daughter, as Speedo from RFTC is the music swami. We also are into Ghoul a Go Go..

OK, Cherry, here's one more. The lead singer in this band (Jake Austen) is the guy who produces Chic-a-Go-Go, and a great magazine called Rocktober. This is The Goblins, a true Chicago institution. They have been around for a long time, and their theatrical stage shows are second to none. Be thankful that there are guys like Jake in this world, dedicated to all things wacky. Look up the Cramps or The Monks being interviewed by Ratso, a punk-rock rat puppet he uses to interview bands. The album this song comes from, "Goblin Pride," was produced by Gary Burger (guitarist and lead singer of The Monks). But with Jake, I would expect no less. Hats off to him!!!

Cherry, here's a modern take on Kiddie-a-Go-Go, done by a friend of mine in Chicago, called Chic-a-Go-Go. If you have not heard of this show, it is one of the greatest cable access show ever!!! Performing is another costumed band called The Hamburglars, who are (get this) also from Chicago. They are my new favorite band. Things like this are what makes life worth living!!! Again, enjoy.

Cherry, there were other bands that wore the Colonial outfits, so Paul Revere & the raiders were not very original, and I think that is what hurt their popularity quite a bit. Here is an Awesome clip of The New Colony Six. They hailed from Chicago,and still do shows to this day. The clip is from a TV dance show, also from Chicago, called Kiddie-a Go-Go. What a concept!!! Enjoy.


Cherry Cannoli said:

I thought someone would have mentioned Paul Revere and the Raiders by now! I remember listening to Little Steven lamenting that their costumes kept them from main steam success, and made them out to be a novelty act. I love it, so hokey, but perfect for the time period.