My M.O. has been exposed


Sargasm [noun]

- Deriving far too much satisfaction from glibly berating another with sarcasm.

Chicagoland Jukebox show








































Headed out on friday to Chicago for the Chicagoland Antique Advertising, Slot Machine and Jukebox Show. I have been wanting to make the show for a couple of years now. I figured that before I did something stupid on Ebay trying to buy a Jukebox, i should check out the show and get some resources for restoration and information. Lots of Seeburgs, but very few Rockolas. The ONE 1448 i spotted was trashed and for parts only. It was a good trip and I posted some great pics on flickr. They had lots of other stuff to look at as well - including some 12 ft tall railroad signals and lots of vintage neon.


Photos on Flickr

Much better lyrics


Of course - from an originality and creativity point of view - this video always marked the high point of music videos in my mind. IT still is. But now - the lyrics are better.

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I guess we dodged that bullet...



Cindy McCain Claims She's Just Like Any Other Female Human

Definitely not iMovie




Great stuff. Check out the video of how this was produced

Jeeesh! Newbies!





Just spotted this on YouTube to remind me back in the day of my mechanical adventures. This guy is an amateur. It worked MUCH better with MY technique. You simply taped a 45 onto the side fly wheel of the antique pedal power sewing machine, put a pin through the bottom of a dixie cup and Viola! Music without electricity! We did have electricity mind you. And come to think of it - I am pretty sure there was a working record player within arm's reach - but that was boring. I sorta found that true about most of my toys. in their native state - they were not as interesting, where as a pile of parts, bulbs, motors, gears and wires - their entertainment application was infinite. I think I worried my dad a bit over the years. I think he was slightly concerned that someday that my need for entertainment would burn the house down.
[ Thankfully my fire, match and lighter fluid entertainment phase was a short chapter.. ] Dad moved me into real voltage in 4th grade when i started rewiring lamps while watching Almighty Isis on saturday adventure TV. Fun multitasking till you put a rusty jackknife through your thumb. Moving into electricity at such an early phase was a mixed blessing. I dragged home some light fixtures out of an old Cadillac behind the Krenzer's farm one time and decided that it would be Kool to plug them in my bed room. After all - I could wire plugs now.....
No one had yet explained voltage to me, or that putting a 12 volt fixture into a house outlet behind you dresser - would, in-fact, resemble something like the Fourth of July.....


All great fun! I got pretty adept at opening windows in the middle of winter time to remove
evidence and smoke. Luckily, i never carried the disassembly thing over to live animals or anything. Dad did mange to divert my habits to something more useful - so by the age of 15 - I had started to become the family auto mechanic. I think my first job was replacing the alternator on the Caprice. And it was Greasy hands from there...... [ sigh]

the Dating Game [ Mom says "Hi" ]

As the dream begins, I find Eric and myself at my parents house. While not resembling my childhood home in any manner, it was definitely my folks house. Mom is setting up for an event that she explains to me in great detail. Apparently it is like a progressive dinner / dating game. I think I remember being a bit confused as she explains while 4 bachelors and a rather homely woman enter the front door and head for different rooms.
Eric and I have been recruited to facilitate this whole event as it becomes clear mom and dad are headed out for the evening. I skeptically ask how we got roped into this duty and mom explains that her and dad are headed out to a nice dinner put on for all the hosts. As i am looking at dirty spaghetti plates, i relented to the task conceding that since this was Mom and Dad's wedding anniversary, I guess it would be OK....
Mom hikes her purse up on her shoulder as she heads out front to meet pop. As my lucidity cruelly kicks in, I lean over to give her a big hug and say " I really really miss you"

The dream ends and I awake sobbing.

Damn.

Vote Dammit!

DC Weekend























Eric and I headed down to to DC for the weekend to visit friends. Our friend Patricia hosts a Halloween Party every year for her company and this year's theme was the Swinging 20's.


















Typically our costume idea fall along the lines of the village people... so this year was a new avenue for us. So We went as gangsters. I was a bit concerned about toting around a plastic machine guns on the streets of DC..... but it was definitely a fun time.


Saturday afternoon - we toured Georgetown with Cristian and Patricia and looked at some very nice couches that were 1/2 price! They were marked down to $6500! Awesome! It was neat to see the Georgetown canal.




















Saturday we all met up for dinner and then headed with our friend Brian to the Reel Affirmations film festival. It was closing night and we had tickets for the film "Were the world mine" a contemporary spin on "Midsummer night's dream" I was prepared to completely hate it. But it was terrific and I hope to get the DVD as some point.