Hey Bloggers!!Just a small question from my friendand I.When should we be expecting tickets forthe shows to come through our door?If anyone affliated with the band knows,and lets face it they should, then any infowould be appreciated!!!lolcrystalman
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I feel exactly like my profile picture. Stayed awake to see radiohead at Conan O'Brien last night and it was worth it.Now, of course, I am paying for it by looking all tired and thinking of having a full day ahead.Loved how they played "House of Cards"; it was all mellow. Nice preview of the upcoming concerts.
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I found this in my mailbox this morning. Scary days ahead ? Free refill !!!Where's the Back Door Please?Is there another way out of this place? I see angry creatures with torches outside the front - yelling for blood - they wanna hang someone, and they don't care who - then they will set fire to the building just to make sure it doesn't happen again.As I have been saying for a couple years now, things will begin heating up significantly by 2008. And sure enough. Of course, there exists no incredible insight into the future on my part, no clairvoyance - it's simply keeping up with the news, doing lots of research and drawing the logical conclusions. Food prices, as predicted when oil and mineral and water supplies got tight, will first experience rapid increases. Those in the developing countries will be affected most because they are poorer. The G8 countries will suffer least in this scenario because let's face it, food represents only about 10-15% of our earnings (today). We can afford some pretty hefty price rises before we really start hurting. No, it's not prices we in the West have to worry about - it's the supply itself - real shortages. That's next. You might begin to see supermarkets limit the sales of basic commodities off the shelf like flour and rice. At some point the shelf will see periods of emptiness as shipments can't get through, or goods simply are no longer available from the producers. People will start hoarding. Governments will start limiting exports to protect their own people. People will hoard more.If all that weren't enough, you will begin to see (actually already seeing) oil prices continue to rise. A lot of things will be blamed for that - poor planning, insufficient investment in drilling and exploration, rising demand in the East, rising demand in the oil exporting countries themselves, distribution problems, refining problems, commodity futures speculation. Al those are true. But they are in fact true because the reason for them happening is clearly seen - we can't produce enough oil any more. Saudi Arabia has announced it hopes to increase production over the next five years by something like 5 million barrels per day. But read to the finish please - it will do so after it invests something like £160 billion to produce new wells, increase refinery capacity, etc. What they aren't telling you is that the increase, if it is indeed real, won't even compensate for the continuing decrease in production levels over that period of time and the continuing increases in demand. Oil producers will have to run just to stay in place. And they can't stay in place forever.I wish I could say that all we have to face is an increase in oil prices, but alas, like the food situation, the oil one will prove to be every bit as bad. First the prices, then shortages. It is now predicted that by the end of 2008 oil demand will reach 89 million barrels per day. But we won't be able to meet that as supply will only reach 87 million barrels per day. It's bad enough to arrive at the petrol station and empty your wallet for the attendant - it's even worse to arrive only to find that there isn't any petrol to purchase anyway. But that's not the worst of it either. Think of the further effect this will have upon food production and the distribution system - in the sky, on the land and on the seas. When lorry operators, air transport, and shipping lines have to pay too much or they can't get what they need, they go out of business. When they go out of business we go out of business.This is all happening now folks. This is not a temporary cycle. What you see happening today is permanent. The days of cheap and available food are gone forever. The days of cheap and available energy is gone forever. No time for alternative energy. No time for infrastructure changes to accommodate alternative energy. We should have been planning for this 30 years ago, but we didn't - consciously, we didn't - intentionally we didn't. It would hurt the economy. And politicians, as today, were too gutless to stand up and tell us what we needed to hear and drive us to where we needed to be driven as a society. And so here we are today, starting our slippery slide into hell, and still we as a society, as a civilisation, are not even recognising that it is happening.So what are we going to do about it? Quickly develop new land to grow food? No time. Change global protectionism? No time. Create a world government to solve all of mankind's problems? No time. Place into service thousands of wind turbines, solar power generators, nuclear facilities? No time. Implement new aggressive government initiatives? No time.There is no way out. There is no time left for this civilisation. The best we can hope for is to plan for survival. And even time for that is slipping away. We can just go on, I suppose, and ignore what is happening as we are today, or discuss unceasingly new ideas for holding on to the life we have - possible new ways of farming, new energy sources, new monetary structures, change our light bulbs, reduce our consumption, etc. We can go on believing that the Tesco store will always be there, or the water will always come out of the tap, or the lights will always come on, or the phone will always work, or the Internet will always be there. We can do that. That's easy. Foolish, but easy. Or we can get so frightened that we either panic, or freeze like deer in headlights, no longer able to function rationally. Or we can face reality and begin the very involved process of planning for the limited future we might be able to salvage from all this.No time, folks. We ran out of time years back. We just didn't see it. We refused to see it. Even today we refuse to see it. The free market would save us then, and will save us yet. Technology would save us then and will save us yet. Genetically modified seeds will save us. The government will at last wake up and drive us forward out of this mess. The Greens will win. The Democrats will win. The pendulum will swing. As Bush says - this is simply a slowdown. We'll be back. Not to worry. Maybe...So much better than spam...Just takes a little longer to read. To quote somebody else :The sun is shining, summer's on the way, the roads are full of busy people. These are the good old days.Of course, it couldn't end like that. As contents of mailboxes are being more and more scrutinised, I was kindly suggested to follow a so-called related link. Here follows what I read :Feel the freedom of total wealth.Simply sign up to receive the §§§§§, a free daily e-letter and we’ll immediately e-mail you this latest research report... 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In his latest report, Eric reveals why soft commodities, including rice, are in the early stages of a massive rally - and how you can easily capitalize on this trend.This report has a retail value of $49. It will only be available for a limited time. To receive your copy, simply sign up for our FREE daily e-letter by entering your email address below.We value your privacy.You'll receive The §§§§§ via e-mail. Each day we’ll help you take advantage of the best investment opportunities throughout the world and help you protecting your assets and your privacy.All of this is yours free. Simply fill out you name and email address in the box below. It’s completely FREE and you may unsubscribe at any time. Your free gift is yours to keep.Irony, anyone ?Read more…
i was walking home for work and stopped at a crossing, as there was a bus coming. as i stopped, the bus changed direction and continued round the nearby roundabout, making my stoppage unnecessary.rather worryingly, this cased much hilarity in the bus driver, who started laughing maniacally and swinging is head round in a figure of eight shape (much like my father in the early nineties, in his hilarious attempts to mock my liking of indie music).i laughed this off, which seemed to annoy the bus driver no end as, no word of a lie, he took the bus back round the same roundabout again and used the opportunity to stare me out. these two choices (laughter and roundabout repetition), combined with the worrying mental state of said driver, lead me to believe that he chooses his own individual bus routes (and to hang with the old dears in the back).if you read about a bus crash in the uk anytime soon, i'm pretty sure this nut-job will be responsible. i've developed such a phobia of public transport that my carbon footprint will resemble shaquille o'neal's reeboks (hey! joke for the sports fans!).got home to find my flatmate THE LEGEND (so important, THE LEGEND deserves capitals - and to be spoken of in the third person) had started on the modest selection of breakfast wines i was saving for tomorrow. if this wasn't bad enough, THE LEGEND appeared to be talking to the dvd player.apparently, when THE LEGEND switched it on, the display said "hello" to THE LEGEND. this small anecdote is only one of the million reasons that THE LEGEND is THE LEGEND.read the archives at - www.stevebeagrie.com for more details on THE LEGEND. all the stories are good, filthy and true.anyway, it's that monthly blip in the overdraft i love to call pay-day today! the mighty james play edinburgh tomorrow and the equally mighty omniblob friday. shame i have no money to take the proper steps to enjoy.why? you may well ask...i broke my bed (don't laugh, you'll make the baby jesus cry) and i need a new one. truth is, i've needed a new one for at least a year (hence the breaking of said bed). by the end, it was so squeaky i couldn't turn, let alone toss.so i'm currently sleeping on a single mattress, placed handily on the floor and, you know what? i like it. maybe it plays up to my tortured artist / "down and out in paris and london" fantasies, i don't know. and let's be honest, if i'm skimping on a new bed, i definitely can't afford the therapy required to get to the bottom of the bed thing, can i?look, i've told you! i didn't break the bed like that! don't be rude...like i could get anyone near my bedroom even when there was a proper bed in it.my lonely hearts ad would read something like;"moody, existentialist shrek-alike requires woman of saint-like patience to not grow tired of his constant artistic prattle and sinus complaints. must like the smell of eucalyptus oil."anybody that thinks that any of this is funny is just hurting my feelings. on purpose.despite this, i love each and every one of you.steve x.
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That's definitly how Internet should be. I was amazed as I noticed the ratio quality/speed of uploaded songs on WASTE... Good sounds?! Pretty fast loading?!?!WASTE CENTRAL is really cool...
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Моя мечта сломаласьЯ выбросил ее на помойкуСвежим солнечным утромЯ выкинул ее на помойкуВ обычном бумажном пакетеБудничным простым движеньемОставив себе напоследокДве капли униженияПотом пришли холодаДожди с севера и югаЯ не знал как она дорогаМоя подругаЗачахли розыЧто никогда не росли в моем садуСтынут слезыНа ветруВесной опять как преждеПорадуюсь солнцу по утруОдену одежду полегчеИ пойду куда-нибудь к мудрецу* * *А пока ищу добра от добраА пока еще не поздно...
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Yesterday was my mothers birthday, odviously she received presents from the family. My brother, the one I work with who actually owned my last crap top gave her that particular craptop I just got rid of gave it to her for her birthday. Now I get to put up with fixing it and making it work any time its little annoyances come up because my mom is like most adults and don't know how to use the computer for more than just checking her email and searching for stuff on google.
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Posted by Nicole Marie on April 23, 2008 at 6:16am
I am happy to report that this is one of those weeks where everything seems finally to be coming together.Well, everything other than yesterday's failed coffee ice cream experiment: it ended up being more of a coffee-infused curds-and-whey that never made it to the freezer.Everything else is coming together. Not only can I make a killer yellow dal, but company number two has called back about my application and I've rediscovered the joys of the chicken tomato.
I can only hope we may be again blessed this summer by the reincarnation of the chicken tomato.
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ticketsnow.com owned by ticketmaster is selling scalped tickets that fans, such as myself got barely a chance to buy. tickets were reserved for ticketsnow by ticketmaster and were never destined to reach the public at face value. This doesnt surprise me but it does annoy me.what i dont understand is why radiohead would tolerate this or even associate themselves with a monopoly like ticketmaster, especially since they used promote literature like "no logo" and are known as an "anti corporate" bandI've been a fan since i was 15, i met my wife because of a shared love of this band and I've been blessed to see them more than once and sometimes in very intimate settings. it hurts to have our loyalty and love for this band thrown to the lions.What i would like to see is the band showing some sort of appreciation to their fans by doing a few more smaller shows as apposed to one or 2 shows in lifeless venues like the hollywood bowl.i understand they have other things to do with their lives than play rock shows, i respect this and their families. What i dont respect is that when they do put a show on it is done in such a way that contradicts their ethics and ultimately leaves the fans at best out of pocket and at worst dissapointed.I am also a little bothered with the bands association with KROQ in los angeles. until they started playing bodysnatchers a few times a week the only radiohead song you could here from them was creepthe KROQ events i have been to are mostly glorified beer fests that have now also fallen under the thumb of ticketmaster.What i want the band to know, is that i would expect this kind of behaviour and business ethic from bands like limp bizkit or my chemical romancebut not youyou put on the best musical show i have ever had the pleasure to see. I admire your environmental and political view points and the fact that you are so vocal about them. but please stand by them.Please dont be a tool of organizations such as ticketmaster.I look forward to seeing you play sometime in the future, my wife and i missed out on all the california shows this year.good luck with the tour and God blessLee Young
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I saw this creepy fucking interview the other day, it was with the women from the Texas sect that was raided and left 416 children in state custody. Well, I took the sound clips from the video and messed around for a bit, really, work is so boring that I have time to do shit like this, hope you can actually make it through the song, I get a lil' bored with it, but I only have the Reason demo here at work so I couldn't very well do much, it makes you quit without saving after 20 minutes, so I had to record most of my sounds into Ableton before it shut me out, which doesn't leave a lot of time for tweaking, anyways, the link goes to the interview, the song is the "Our Children Are Taken Away" located in my profile sidebar.http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/04/creepy-talk-wit.html
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The Onion, for those of us not familiar with it, is the most hilarious paper or as they say "america's finest news source".Here's the example: laugh through your tears....Bush Acknowledges Existence Of Carbon DioxideWASHINGTON—In an unexpected reversal that environmentalists and scientists worldwide are calling groundbreaking, President George W. Bush, for the first time in his political career, openly admitted to the existence of carbon dioxide following the release of the new U.N. Global Environment Outlook this October. ..... continued here: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/bush_acknowledges_existence_of
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