Tuesday, December 23, 2003

Open Minded: Bare Naked Ladies

The Smoking Gun: Backstage Pass

"Do we think Barenaked Ladies are open-minded? Sure! Do they get what they ask for backstage? Absolutely!!!! If they ask, would we join them for some single malt scotch? You bet!!!!!!! (1 page)"

U2: Guiness In A Bottle?

The Smoking Gun: Backstage Pass

"U2 once demanded Guinness in bottles and not on tap? Well, so much for the beatification of Bono. (1 page)"

The Bowels of NIN?

The Smoking Gun: Backstage Pass

"While possibly a typo, might freaky Trent Reznor & Co. actually enjoy some bowels pre-show? Also, who knew that industrial/goth rockers like NIN were part of that pernicious juicing cult? And as for those boxes of corn starch, well, we're not sure why they are so 'VERY IMPORTANT!' (2 pages)"

Moby: Boxers?

The Smoking Gun: Backstage Pass

"Sorry, but Moby has long creeped TSG out (perhaps it is his resemblance to Ray Walston). Though now that we've learned he has concert promoters buy his underwear, we have a new appreciation for the guy. (1 page) "

Old School HERO materials...

Here's an archive of files for HERO system. This archive is from the BBS days of the "internet" but it has some interesting campaign stuff, including Scott Bennie's Gestalt Earth stuff. A great setting and some cool ideas for super-hero gaming. Its really a pity that it never got published like it was supposed to.

Red October: Hero Roleplaying: Files

Monday, December 22, 2003

Warren Zevon Special to Come Out on DVD

Warren Zevon Special to Come Out on DVD

"LOS ANGELES - The story of Warren Zevon's last album will expand when it hits DVD in March.

"A VH1 special about the making of 'The Wind' that aired in August will be released by Artemis Records on DVD with extra footage, Jordan Zevon, Warren Zevon's son, told The Associated Press on Monday."

Cat Rides 150 Miles in Car's Engine, OK

I can see a cat of mine doing something this stupid...

Cat Officially Loses One, Perhaps Two, of Nine Lives

"ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. - For Tracker, the car ride from the Kalamazoo area to Rochester Hills was long, and could have cost him a life or two.

"The long-haired gray cat rode unseen in the engine compartment of a female college student's car as she drove home for the holidays. Officials at Pontiac's Michigan Animal Rescue League, the feline's current home, say he probably survived the 150 mile-trip in the Chevrolet Tracker because the woman did not stop."

Friday, December 19, 2003

Apple, Reprise to offer blank, collectible LOTR CDs

Now this, this is dorky.

Apple, Reprise to offer blank, collectible LOTR CDs

"Apple and Time Warner's Reprise Records label today will begin marketing blank 'Lord of the Rings'-themed CDs designed for fans to purchase the CD and use it to store a digital copy of the film soundtrack bought online, according to The LA Times: 'As part of the promotion, the label will sell three different blank CDs outfitted with images from Time Warner's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' film. Apple's iTunes Music Store will offer the recordable CDs, which will sell for $5, exclusively today through Jan. 5....Label executives are pitching the blank CD as a collectible item. Reprise will press 1,000 copies of each of the three discs, and each will be numbered.'"

Court Rejects Music Industry Subpoenas

It's about damn time...

Court Rejects Music Industry Subpoenas

"The recording industry's effort to curtail online piracy was dealt a significant blow today when a federal appeals court ruled that Internet service providers cannot be compelled to disclose the identities of customers suspected of illegally sharing copyrighted songs."

Gold Rush Games

I've entered the new affliate program for Gold Rush games. If you look to the right, you will see links for some of their products, just click on the links and buy away. Yes, I do get a very small amount for it. Just enough (probably) to buy some of their stuff. Trying to make it self-supporting, I guess. Check it out, I wouldn't huck the stuff if I didnt' like it.

Thursday, December 18, 2003

Free Roleplaying Games

Free Roleplaying Games

Callgirl of Cthulhu

I am faintly disturbed by this.

Callgirl of Cthulhu

"This piece was inspired by H.P. Lovecraft with an extra healthy dose of squid and crab thrown in for good measure. She is painted with an iridescent 3 tone paint job, with clear urethane tentacles and spines. "

Wizard Entertainment


I can't decide if this is good or bad.
Wizard Entertainment
"X MARKS THE SPOT FOR JLA

"Claremont and Byrne to collaborate on six-issue JLA tale for DC"

StrataCafe


StrataCafe: "Name: John Byrne

Location: Center of the Universe

Self Description:
God Among Men

Full-Time Job:
Evil Genius

Hobbies:
Writing and drawing comics."

Tuesday, December 16, 2003

What Is Under The Red Box?


The Smoking Gun: Contest: "All you have to do is examine the following document and guess what we've hidden beneath the red box. "

When Indie Rockers Rumble


Yahoo! News - White Stripes, Von Bondies Singers Rumble:

"The fight between Jack White of the White Stripes and Jason Stollsteimer of the Von Bondies broke out Saturday night at the Majestic Theatre Center, police said.

"Stollsteimer, 25, told police that White punched him seven times in the face. Police said Stollsteimer's right eye was bruised and swollen, and he was bleeding from his nose. He was treated and released from a Detroit hospital."

Tuesday, December 09, 2003

"Ok, I'm Not Reading Megatokyo to you anymore..."

The Smoking Gun: Meet John Huffman


Please make sure you click the link for the pic...

"DECEMBER 5--Meet John Huffman. Here's what we know: On the night of October 29, while driving with a child in the passenger seat of his station wagon, the Tampa man rear-ended another vehicle at an intersection. We also know that after cops found Huffman, 34, unsteady on his feet, with alcohol on his breath, and in possession of three bags of pot, they charged him with driving under the influence, marijuana possession, and child neglect. What we're not sure about, however, is how that lousy makeup job and those words--immortalized in this Hillsborough County Sheriff's booking photo--got on Huffman's face. The TSG fan who tipped us off contends that the tipsy driver was marked up after passing out at a Halloween party earlier that evening. And we thought he just had a low opinion of himself."

The Smoking Gun: Michael Jackson Bombshell

Wow...this certainly was unexpected.

"DECEMBER 9--A confidential investigation by Los Angeles police and child welfare officials concluded earlier this year that allegations Michael Jackson sexually abused a cancer-stricken boy were 'unfounded,' according to an internal government memo obtained by The Smoking Gun.

"The probe's findings were based, in large part, on interviews with the alleged victim, his two siblings, and the boy's mother. According to the memo, when the child was questioned in February by a social worker assigned to the Sensitive Case Unit of L.A.'s Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS), he 'denied any form of sexual abuse' by Jackson and said that he never 'slept in the same bed as the entertainer.' While not specifically named in the DCFS memo, the 45-year-old Jackson is referred to repeatedly as 'the entertainer.'"

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