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RT @TaraBusch: NICE. @tnml Top 15 Krautrock moments – this is a real weird trip -
RT @TaraBusch NICE. @tnml Top 15 Krautrock moments – this is a real weird trip - Top 15 Krautrock moments

Twitter Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:20:24
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Wherein I Watch the Premier of "Alcatraz" and Decide its Going to Suck

Main Rant:

Even though our heroes have a snazzy high-tech batcave right under the prison, and they know that something deeply strange happened there in 1963, they don't take the obvious step of surveilling the living crap out of the place in case something else might happen. And so the series begins with one of the prisoners waking up in THE FIRST PLACE THEY SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED and then wandering away, free as a bird.

Sub Rantings:

And do you really need a ticket to leave Alcatraz island? Do they have a lot of people taking private boats to the island and cheating them out of a return trip? What are they going to do if you don't have a ticket, leave you there?

And why put your headquarters on Alcatraz, besides it sounding like a cool idea? It's isolated, they can't get to their quarry quickly, it must be a pain getting good bandwidth, and everything and everybody has to be brought in and out by ship IN SECRET. And it's not like they're keeping a close eye on the scene of the crime (see first rant).

And why set up a convoluted and easily broken plot (old gun > gun store > room key on counter > security camera > hotel) to have a pet sniper (Who apparently hasn't heard of head shots) kill ONE of the anti-prisoner team. You've got 3 of them in one room-blow them up with a bomb. And I bet they never explain why notoriously poor order-takers are doing the Big Bad's bidding so willing and completely.



RT @demis: R.I.P. Etta James. The Guardian celebrates her top 10 performances :
RT @demis R.I.P. Etta James. The Guardian celebrates her top 10 performances : R.I.P Etta James

Twitter Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:31:58
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RT @notjessewalker: The great Etta James has died. Listen to her single-handedly justify the existence of the Eagles:
RT @notjessewalker The great Etta James has died. Listen to her single-handedly justify the existence of the Eagles: Etta James: Take it to the Limit

Twitter Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:03:41
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Fleetwood Mac – Homework - 1968/12/31 - Paris If he'd stayed off the acid Peter Green could have ruled the world
Fleetwood Mac – Homework - 1968/12/31 - Paris Live Fleetwood Mac 1968 - Homework If he'd stayed off the acid Peter Green could have ruled the world

Twitter Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:54:45
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The Past is an Amazing Place

Tom Jones & Crosby,Stills,Nash and Young - Long Time Gone (1969)
Via Metafilter

I'm a little hazy on the whole Godzilla Jr concept. Is there a Mrs (or Mr) Godzilla somewhere or are we talking parthenogenesis?
I'm a little hazy on the whole Godzilla Jr concept. Is there a Mrs (or Mr) Godzilla somewhere or are we talking parthenogenesis?

Twitter Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:29:33
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Can Live: Vernal Equinox ,from The Old Grey Whistle Test #blistering
Can Live: Vernal Equinox ,from The Old Grey Whistle Test can-vernal equinox, live #blistering

Twitter Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:39:44
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RT @thebenbrooks: How come you never saw anyone vacuuming on the Enterprise?
RT @thebenbrooks How come you never saw anyone vacuuming on the Enterprise?

Twitter Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:24:43
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Funky Muppets

Sesame Street breaks it down from Wonderful Creative on Vimeo.
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"Black Dog" YouTube Mashup #ledzep
"Black Dog" YouTube Mashup Kutiman Riffs on Led Zeppelin With New YouTube Mashup #ledzep

Twitter Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:34:39
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Get some Moog "Whole Lotta Love" while you can:
Get some Moog "Whole Lotta Love" while you can: -- There's a Chip in My Head --

Twitter Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:40:49
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Jonathan Winters

Johnathan Winters-1 (part1 of2)*
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* That's how it's spelled on YouTube, don't look at me like that

Extra: WTF w/ Marc Maron Podcast - Episode 173 - Jonathan Winters NSFW - swearing, audio nudity



The Smithsonian acquires the Mothership #thinkitaintillegalyet #itsbootsybaby #funk
The Smithsonian acquires the Mothership -- One Nation Under a Groove -- #thinkitaintillegalyet #itsbootsybaby #funk

Twitter Sat, 21 May 2011 12:07:49
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RT @johnmoe: @pattonoswalt What if the rapture is real but a day early and only Macho Man is pure and holy?
RT @johnmoe @pattonoswalt What if the rapture is real but a day early and only Macho Man is pure and holy?

Twitter Fri, 20 May 2011 19:51:25
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THE LEGENDARY 1967 STAX EUROPEAN TOUR
THE LEGENDARY 1967 STAX EUROPEAN TOUR -- “YOU KNOW I’VE GOT SOUL” | THE LEGENDARY 1967 STAX EUROPEAN TOUR --

Twitter Wed, 11 May 2011 19:04:28
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RT @GerryDuggan: Pitch for new season of Two & A Half Men: Sheen was Cryer's Tyler Durden all along. #hisnameisRobertPaulson
RT @GerryDuggan Pitch for new season of Two & A Half Men: Sheen was Cryer's Tyler Durden all along. #hisnameisRobertPaulson

Twitter Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:26:10
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Split Enz - Things
Split Enz - Things (1979)
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Doctor Who // Series 5 Opening Credits - Buffy Style @CraigyFerg
Doctor Who // Series 5 Opening Credits - Buffy Style oo Doctor Who - Series 5 Opening Credits done Buffy Style oo @CraigyFerg

Twitter Wed, 09 Mar 2011 03:39:50
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Deeply strange Dune coloring book
Deeply strange Dune coloring book -- Franchised Goodies for the Children of Dune --

Twitter Sat, 05 Mar 2011 21:21:17
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RT @jay_lake: "Has anyone done steamcraft lovepunk?" - @daviddlevine #funny #fb
RT @jay_lake "Has anyone done steamcraft lovepunk?" - @daviddlevine #funny #fb

Twitter Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:48:59
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Goodnight Dune
Goodnight Dune -- Goodnight Dune --

Twitter Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:23:26
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Cocktails on Arrakis, Part 1
Cocktails on Arrakis, Part 1 = Cocktails on Arrakis, Part 1 =

Twitter Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:35:10
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Han Solo frozen in carbonite in Firefly #firefly #starwars #fanboy
Han Solo frozen in carbonite in Firefly - Han Solo's in Firefly?! - #firefly #starwars #fanboy

Twitter Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:55:14
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Old Lady Blues

Two other versions of the song:

Марк Бернес Я люблю тебя жизнь

Geor Ots...Rakastan sinua elämä

Blues from old woman (Belarus)
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The long take:
The long take: - "If cinema is sometimes dreamlike, then every edit is an awakening." -Roger Ebert -

Twitter Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:49:29
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Wake Up, Geek Culture. Time to Die
Wake Up, Geek Culture. Time to Die -Patton Oswalt: Wake Up, Geek Culture. Time to Die -

Twitter Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:36:32
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"Another Green World" - Brian Eno BBC documentary -
"Another Green World" - Brian Eno BBC documentary - - Eno BBC Documentary -

Twitter Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:51:48
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Happy 100th birthday, Fritz Leiber
Happy 100th birthday, Fritz Leiber Happy 100th birthday, Fritz Leiber

Twitter Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:19:14
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RT @ricksaunders: Captain Beefheart obituary via @guardian
RT @ricksaunders Captain Beefheart obituary Captain Beefheart obituary via @guardian

Twitter Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:49:28
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