This is an oldie but a goodie from 2004. At the time it was the basement of the Dion Den. It was a crazy party & a great night. This set was thrown-together, and it was a ridiculous amount of fun:
☠ Misfits Tribute Set – Oct. 30th, 2004 @ the Dion Den ☠
Filmed like a stalker would film, by a guy that eventually became to be affectionately known as “Creepy Dan”, the lighting, “effects”, & continual shots of Mike’s crotch are kind of disturbing.
Misfits Tribute 2004
A while ago, I saw a friend post one of the most eye-catching things I’ve seen in a while… a booklet from DuPont circa 1910 entitled Farming With Dynamite.
You read that right.
Of all the things your mother told you to never do because they’re too dangerous, I bet this didn’t even make the list. It’s so crazy, I can’t believe anyone ever thought that this was a good idea.
Farming with Dynamite: A Few Hints to Farmers (DuPont) Established 1802
First off, The use of quotes around the words “Red Cross” has me a little disturbed. More importantly though, page 11 states that you can write to them for free additional information. It speaks of the “Handbook of Explosives for Farmers, Planters, & Ranchers”. They state that it’s so valuable that they only send it out upon request. I request! It doesn’t say that the offer expires. So, why not write to them and ask for it?
Maybe it’ll illicit a chuckle. Maybe I’ll get an antique pamphlet. Maybe I’ll learn how to plant a few tomatoes with the aid of some dynamite.
Submitted to DuPont via Webform:
Hello,
I recently found your “Farming With Dynamite: A Few Hints to Farmers” handbook online, and found the concept quite interesting. I hate shovels, and most power tools. I’d like to plant some tomatoes and maybe a squash vine in the back yard next year… and think that this dynamite could come in handy!
For reference: http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/www/dupont/FarmingWithDynamite/Mimage01.html
Page 11 of your booklet said to write for the “Handbook of Explosives for Farmers, Planters, & Ranchers”. I believe the book predates the used of zip codes, and wasn’t sure if snail mail would get to you at the provided “address”. So, I decided to search online. Plus. I’m lazy. I didn’t want to buy stamps, and get a cramp while writing a letter with a pen. See where this dynamite thing may come in handy when planting a garden?
Do you have a hand book of explosives for the casual gardener? I can try scale down the big stuff if need be. I’m sure my neighbors would appreciate some restraint.
What are your thoughts on using explosives to get rid of garden pests like rabbits, groundhogs, deer, and even (here in the city) rats?
At 56¢ average for stump removal in my area, I’m confident I can save time and money planting vegetables next year! Maybe I can do some carrots and bell peppers too?
I see that “Farming With Dynamite” was printed in 1910, have explosive farming techniques progressed much since then? I would like some literature on the latest blasting technology.
Does the “Red Cross” dynamite mentioned in your book have anything to do with the Relief/Aid organization, or is it just an unfortunate similarity? I hear 99¢ of each dollar donated goes to line the pockets of their CEO. Ridiculous.
I look forward to your thoughts and advice, I appreciate that you have offered this information at no cost. It shows that you are a company that cares about the common man!
Will I get a reply? I sure hope so.
W(aL)D
Sometimes, like to reply to spam emails. I really wish this author would have written back to me.
From: Mrs.Linda Vells <sheryely@aol.com>
To:
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011
Subject: Re: GOD’S PROJECT
Dearest Friend ,I am Mrs.Linda Huspage Vells from Netherland, I am 68 years old, I am suffering from a long time cancer of the breast, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I can’t work or do any stressful thing, according to my doctors they have advised me that I may not live for the next two months, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. I was brought up from a motherless babies home was married to my late husband for twenty years without a child,My Husband Huspage died in a fatal motor accident before his death we were true Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry,I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of USD$4.6 Million dollars with a Bank in London. Presently, this money is still with the Bank and the management just wrote me as the true owner to come forward to receive the money or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over because of my illness.So instead of getting it confiscated I rather have someone whom I can trust to receive the funds and utilize it according to my wishes. And the best part of it is, the Bank told me in the letter that they can have the funds released to my approved person .Presently, I am using my laptop in the hospital at Germany where I have been undergoing treatment for my sickness. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only more 2 months to live.It is my last wish to see atleast 60% of this money isinvested/donated to any organisation/buisness of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization, e.g. the poor homes, the motherless babies home where I came from, the deaf homes, and churches etc and 40% will be for your Well doing.All I seek for is a God fearing person like you ,who will carry out my last wishes and before I emailed you today i prayed and the holy spirit gave me the confidence to send you this email. I took this decision, before I rest in peace because my time will soon be up. As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the contact of the Bank in London.Please send me your Full name,full Address,Age,Occupation and phone no.All I need from you is a confidential assurance that the funds when received by you will be used for the said purpose, Nowadays there are so much scams going on in the internet and it is difficult to trust but I don’t know why the Holy spirit still approved me to email you about this out of few email addresses I have from the internet, yours was the only one that my mind convinced me to contact.Waiting for your reply.Yours in Christ,Mrs.Linda Vells
Of course I was interested. Invoking God, motherless children, and Cancer in this not-quite Nigerian Scam?
From: Waldo Lunar <world.and.lunar.domination@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Subject: Re: GOD’S PROJECT
To: sheryely@aol.comHello Mrs. Vells,
Thank you for taking the time to write. What an exciting opportunity God has in his plan for us! I am sorry to hear about your breast cancer and the passing of your husband. I have yet to have any children, but I do have a plan for world (and lunar) domination that I consider dear to me like it were a child.
I do not mean to question the work of the Holy Spirit… but you can forgive me if my skeptical side sees this as perhaps some sort of scam? I have heard that there is no cancer in the Netherlands because of all the fish in the diet. I’m also suspicous that your email address, “sheryely@aol.com“, doesn’t look anything like your name. How do I know that this isn’t the work of the devil? Lucifer is a tricky one! Also, one does not become ruler of the earth (and moon) by being too trusting, if you know what I mean.
I do not feel comfortable divulging my full name, full address, age, occupation & phone number. I would have to assume that were one on a true mission from God (like the Blues Brothers) that he would have provided you this information in addition to my email address. I will share my occupation… Your Future Emperor of the Earth (and Moon). I don’t have an address currently recognized by any government (save for Monaco, Nauru, and Lichtenstein), and on top of that there is no postal service here in the Sea of Tranqulity. I’m on the lunar surface overseeing the survey process in order to build the first Chick-fil-A on the moon.
Perhaps you can put the cash in an envelope, and leave it at a drop point where I can pick it up upon my return to earth? This really is your best course of action. With the current state of banking in the United States, I don’t want to risk such a large transfer to my US-held accounts. I also don’t want the government to slap me with a gift tax. I’ll need funding to keep my minions happy, and eventually all material wealth will be mine anyway. As my grandfather used to say, “Why piss in the face of progress?” Your donation will be appreciated! Do you want to see if my minions can put your head in a jar, like the celebrities on Futurama? Perhaps it can be arranged. I’ll need an overseer of the state approved religion, and someone with direct communications to God really would fit the bill. Please consider my offer for decapitated immortality!
Then we could work together on your plan to eliminate the poor houses, deaf houses, and motherless children in the name of the church. We may also have a management position open at Chick-fil-A. I will put in a good word for you. They dig the religious thing.
Now we need a good drop point in Germany… perhaps somewhere near a beer garden? I do love to drink beer and wear my lederhosen! I’ll leave it up to your best judgement, and I’ll pick it up whenever you tell me it’s ready. I would like some of it in small bills though… as to not annoy the Chick-fil-A when I place my orders. I prefer to communicate via email, it’s the only reliable form of correspondence here on the moon.
My pleasure,
-Waldo Lunar
World (and Lunar) Domination
✉
Do you have lunar-surface tires?
Pepto!
Made some chili the other day. I don’t think I’ve ever made it the same twice, but I dig that. This time, I puréed some fresh & roasted peppers, and added hominy. Next time, I’ll try less tomato stuff. Maybe less spices.
This batch caused some absolutely ridiculous gastrointestinal distress. I had to employ both Vernor’s & Pepto. Serving leftovers over some creamy buttermilk mashed potatoes helped a little, but not much.
http://twitter.com/#!/AiXeLsyD13/status/129282429755199488
http://twitter.com/#!/Pepto/status/129283865704542208
http://twitter.com/#!/AiXeLsyD13/status/129542926496829441
Chili à la AiXeLsyD over mashed potatoes... topped with shredded triple cheddar.
Anyone ever use anything in your chili to cut down on heartburn or any other side-effects? I rinsed the beans (black & kidney here). My grandma said baking soda may help, but I think that’s for gas from the other end.
Vernor's Ginger Soda
I think the peppers or spices are what got me here… maybe the garlic. I burped so much after drinking a little Vernor’s that I actually amazed myself. Where did all that air come from? Surely some spectacular chemical reactions where going on inside my stomach. SCIENCE!
Can;t wait for that coal-black Pepto poop.
Think Vernor’s would be a good ingredient in the chili? What about Pepto? How about some Tums?
Jelly! Jelly! Jelly!
You read about the Bob Evans fallout and follow-up, right? In the interest of fully full disclosure, we went back, got a free meal, and had a nice normal dining out experience. It went well. LeAnn from Bob Evans wrote to check on me, and I thought I’d share the dialogue.
From: “Purdy, Leann D”
To: [Me]
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Subject: RE: Bob Evans – Reference # 720520 / Blog post about Bob Evans
Hi Eric!
I wanted to follow up with you to see if you had been back, if not I understand. I do hope that you do at least use your gift certificates to get some of our amazing Wildfire BBQ sauce!
I know you had concerns with what action was taken after your call/email, I can assure you that all of your feedback is used for training purposes, we did forward your comments to the area coach and general manager so that we can ensure that we are providing excellent service.
Have a great day!
Jelly Jelly Jelly!
LeAnn Purdy
Representative, Guest and Consumer Relations
Supporting Bob Evans Restaurants, Bob Evans Food Products & Mimi’s Café Restaurants
3776 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43207
Bob Evans Guest and Consumer Relations: (800) 939-2338
Mimi’s Café Guest Relations: (866) 616-6464
Fax: (614) 492-4971
Bobevans.com
And, my response:
From: [-mE.]
To: “Purdy, Leann D” ; Riggs A.
Cc: [The Wife]
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Subject: Re: Bob Evans – Reference # 720520 / Blog post about Bob Evans
Hello LeAnn,Thank you very much for the follow up! We actually did get the opportunity to take advantage of a free meal last Thursday night, at the same Bridgeville location. It was a wonderful experience. It wasn’t too busy when we arrived… and we seemed to get there right at a shift change, but the service was smooth nonetheless, and we only had to ask once for jelly!Asking once for jelly & receiving it struck me as a possible bad omen. Upon arrival, the first thing we heard as we were seated was the waitress at the table next to us (oddly not our waitress) telling her customers that something had been comped or removed from their bill… and the customer was spouting off about something unintelligible.We had an excellent waitress then waiter, there was no shouting from the kitchen, the food was prepared well. Some of the carrots with my turkey dinner were dry/cracked, but you’ll get that anywhere. I didn’t see a manager on duty or patrolling the dining room, but things were running quite smoothly without their presence.If you talk to the area coach/general manager/managers/team there again, please pass on our thanks for another great meal that was back to what we would call a normal Bob Evans experience. I didn’t present my BE gift money until the end of the meal, but it didn’t produce any speed bumps and we still have one left!Thank you for the gift, and both you & Nate for your time, and sincere follow-up! (Follow-ups? Follows-up?)“Jelly! Jelly! Jelly!” may be a good ad campaign. “Pizza! Pizza!” worked for Little Caesar’s.Thanks again,-Eric
Monster Squad
I have a bunch of stuff I wanna blog about, but I need the time to sit down & do it. [I have some goofy World (and Lunar) Domination ones coming up, some half started… that seems to be what grabs more readers/comments.]
You’ll help write this blog post for me. If you’re seeing the link on Facebook, Twitter or Google+ … please reply in the comments section here at the blog, not in the comments stream at Facebook or Google+, & not an @ through Twitter. If you’re logged in on Facebook or Twitter you can comment down below using either account!
This one is relevant & easy to knock out because of the time of year. I was trolling through Netflix on the Wii the other night, trying to find a good Halloween-ish movie to watch.
Shaun of the Dead
My wife is scared easily, and wasn’t in the mood for House of 1000 Corpses-like gore or Alien–like “Ah!” jumps. (I still can’t get her to watch Silence of the Lambs.) I was thinking The Crow, maybe Monster Squad or Shaun of the Dead.
I thought of a bunch that weren’t available for streaming, like Wolf and Teen Wolf or even Beetlejuice. I found myself unable to think of campy other spooky fun.
Help me build a go-to list of all of us who are too old to remember good scary/funny/creepy movies like Ghostbusters, Batman, Zombieland, Fido, Edward Scissorhands, etc.
Roku
While we’re on it, does a streaming service other than Netflix offer these movies, or am I going to have to start trolling the cheap DVD/Bluray bin at Walmart? Maybe I just need to get a device like Roku that streams Amazon movies.
What movies make you want to mentally escape in front of the blue glow of your TV under a warm blanket on a cool October day?
Here again?
So, I recently posted a link to Guitar Squid’s quite humorous timeline of a bar gig. Whether in a band, or going to see a band, we’ve all been through similar situations. Here’s how it usually goes IMHO…
*This being said… it is not the bar’s job to promote your show. Bands need to learn to advertise. Promoters need to advertise too. Take posters to the bar, I bet they’ll let you put them up, or even do it for you… but a marquee or dry erase board would be nice.
So, what does your timeline look like?
Looks like a good deal...
From recent experiences, I believe that I’ve come up with the set of rules by which all car sales people are directed to operate.
It may seem simple, but I believe it’s a highly complicated dance designed to wear you down mentally. I’m sure this isn’t their handbook word for ludicrous word, but I’m also sure that it’s pretty close. If you can get your hands on a copy, let me know. I’d like to see it.
Tele-what?
I’m starting to wonder if perhaps payment is no longer based on commission, but on time spent on the phone. Holy cow. The barrage is instant and never-ending if you use a site that spits out emails to several dealers at once. It creates absolute telephone chaos. It’s 2011. Can we conduct business/ask questions via email… especially if I take the time to note “via email” as my contact preference?
If you know me, you know I’m not a big fan of telephone conversations. I like email. Texting is OK. I’ve had friends who have been my friends for many years, and our total phone-talk time probably amounts to a few hours. Even if you don’t know me… it would be safe to assume that if I was using the internet to research/reach out to you, I might be more comfortable with an email. (Otherwise, I would have called you… or just stopped by.)
Do you feel that I’ve missed any auto sales rules? Please, add to the list in the comments section!
YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS SHOW ON FRIDAY!
Here’s your new lineup along with a sweet new flyer:
Well, unfortunately Disgust in Disguise had to drop out, so here’s your new lineup along with a sweet new flyer from Sarah who’s organizing the show:
All the other show details are here:
When your body is your enemy, how would you choose to fight?
Join us as we take a stand against a friend’s cancer.
Help us fight his silent war.
March with us, beside him, as we tell his cancer to F@#! off!
He’s ours. We’re not done with him, yet!
The Bands:
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Guitarz Blog
One of my favorite blogs, the Guitarz Blog, has been kind enough to help me in my quest to try & track down the origin of my Batman Guitar! They’ve posted an email from me making a plea for information related to just where exactly this thing came from.
Batman Guitar Montage
Emails to Six Flags have gone unanswered, and the cryptic info on the back of the guitar is not much of a help. Check out the details in the email plea for help that I sent to Gavin at the the Guitarz Blog. They have had many people write in with guitar identification questions since I’ve started reading, I’m amazed at the vast amount of knowledge out there. I hope someone out there is able to provide some insight… whether they recognize the headstock shape, work for Six Flags or their importer, or are just incredibly knowledgeable about cheap obscure Chinese guitars.
Here are some more photos:
Well, that’s about it. Check out the post and see if you can help me out, or just spread the word to all the guitar gear-heads and Six Flags employees that you know.
World (and Lunar) Domination 