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The Need For Speed

The Need For Speed

It’s been over 25 years since Top Gun was released in theaters.  As a kid, I probably saw it 5 times in the theater and countless times since – yes, I love Top Gun.   Underneath, it was a pure propaganda machine for the military, but on the surface it was...
Band on the Verge of Big Time

Band on the Verge of Big Time

Los Angeles band “Dragon’s Mistress” announced Monday that they are close to making it big and they’re ready to take “this thing” seriously.  Lead singer, Tara Sinister, made the statement via a posting on Craigslist titled “LA metal band seeks guitarist and bass player”.  The post revealed that while Dragon’s...
Living the California debt based dream – adjustable rate mortgages and bankruptcies. Bankruptcies in California increased 557 percent from 2006 to 2011.

Living the California debt based dream – adjustable rate mortgages and bankruptcies. Bankruptcies in California increased 557 percent from 2006 to 2011.

This is originally from Dr. Housing Bubble’s blog, and re-posted on Zero Hedge, both of whom I highly recommend for reading on the real state of the economy. They both do an excellent job of presenting the facts and real trends that are unfolding before our eyes as the economies...

How To Become An American Extremist In Style!

by Brandon Smith from Alt-Market How To Become An American Extremist In Style! For most of us in America today, childhood was a time of vast and unassailable dreams.  What we could become, what the world could become, was limited only by the strength of spirit setting aloft our ideas, and this strength, as all young people instinctively know, is infinite.  While the possibilities of the future seemed boundless, few of us, including myself, ever considered “political extremism” as a viable lifestyle decision.  Astronaut?  Maybe.  Filmmaker?  Sure.  Enemy Belligerent?  Not so much… While each of us is ultimately a product of our own decisions and internal choices, even beyond the influences of our environment, the cultural atmosphere of our age certainly determines the manner in which we are able to express our individual character.  The brilliant and talented are sometimes cast into roles of poverty and obscurity.  The obscene and...
An Evening With Dead Sara

An Evening With Dead Sara

So there I was, making my daily commute, going through the radio stations and hoping to find something decent to listen to.  I must have arrived at a station that had something I was looking for and then that song ended and something new began. “Great, another chick band…” went...
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Without a Doubt, Our Goverment is Completely, Totally, and Utterly Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition

Without a Doubt, Our Goverment is Completely, Totally, and Utterly Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition

And you can be sure as shit that they don’t give a flying fuck about you or your well-being. No matter who’s trying to become elected to become the President of the USA, Republican or Democrat, why does shit never ever seem to get fixed? In fact things seem to be getting worse and worse....

Across a Black Sky

Still the question lingers.. could you be my calling?…I don’t feel so well today… I think I am finally reached my final point. I’m talking about the point where faces become more like cubist comments on human nature. Where noses become so sharp they seem to cut into your soul, like a scalpel digging for...

Kings Lose, Fan Blames Self

After the LA Kings came out flat against the Phoenix Coyotes on Sunday, Rosemead resident Fred Caplan could only blame himself for their performance. “I’ve worn my classic Wayne Gretzky jersey for every playoff game this season, without washing it, but Friday evening, my mom did a load of laundry and somehow my jersey wound...

Kobe Bryant Commits First Foul In 4 Seasons

Los Angeles Laker star Kobe Bryant acknowledged that he committed his first foul in nearly 4 seasons this past Saturday during the second round playoff game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. “Durant was on a leading a fast break and I decided I had to stop him from getting to the basket.  I’m not sure...

Area Man Tries to Determine If New Female Employee is Attractive

As new female employee “Shelly” was introduced on her first day, one of her new co-workers had one question on his mind: Is this girl cute or even remotely attractive?  Phil Clayborn’s answer: “Eh.” When asked to clarify his initial evaluation, Clayborn replied “I guess I’ll need some more time to work this out in...

The A-Train News – An Intro

Greetings!  Back in my days at AOL, every Tuesday was special in that it meant a new release of The Onion was being published online.  It helped pass the time as we sat on technical support calls with the brain dead of America.  That site even inspired the much beloved site “The Tatooine Times”, which...

Van Halen: WTF?

First, let me give you a little background: I’ve been a Van Halen fan for years…many years.  I remember back to the days of early MTV when the video for “Jump!” was on every half-hour and I didn’t understand the concept of editing.  David Lee Roth had a different costume on in every shot and...

It’s That Time of Year Again!

It’s that time of year again, that time of year where the weather is changing. The air is getting colder, the wind is kicking up and it’s time for us to break out our scarves and coats. Winter is about to set in. It’s also that time where people start getting sick with colds and...

For What It’s Worth

“I don’t get paid enough to do this crap.”  We’ve all heard someone mutter this at one point or another.  The usual reply is something stupid like “oh I hear ya” or “you’re tellin me” or “please don’t talk to me while I’m crapping.”  I’m an ass I guess because this statement totally annoys me. ...

Winter Wonderland

The scent of pine needles was always a frightening one, the aroma creeping up the stairs – signaling alarm for me. I would peer over the sides of the handrail as my father violently dragged a rope-bound tree through the front door. He would then put on a cheerful Christmas record, and holler from the...

Gifts That Are Hourglasses

I saw my reflection in the glossy book cover. It was the kind of book with the tell-tale scripty title font that seemed to chant “I’m full of shit… I’m full of shit.” I’ve always been a little perturbed by Christian dogma. But in my friends trembling hands, the book charmed me. She offered it...

Facebook Attention Whores

Social networking. It was designed with the intention of connecting with family, friends and coworkers to further relationships, to bring us all closer as a world community to share wonderful experiences and knowledge. It was something that had such possibilities to change the world and society for the better, a convergence of ideas and thoughts...