Lennon Naked Was Lame

Did not like the Lennon Naked, the guy reminded me of Howard Stern with a British accent, the whole thing was kind of annoying. Hope Lennon in NYC is better tomorrow night.

I thought the music selection was not great either, there seemed to be little of it, and it was not really synced well. And Yoko? It was like someone took John's worst "issues" and soundbited them for Jerry Springer or something.

At least they did something on the greatest musician that walked the earth in this lifetime and the next ten.

Trestle in Shockoe Bottom

 

Pictures from Egypt February 1999

Thought I'd try out Trip Wow feature in Facebook, pretty neat.

http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00b4-e742-2233?lm

 

Here is the area I'd sit and read early in the morning as the sun came up. Splendid view of Assateague across the channel, and I saw a half dozen ponies one morning over there. The place is Snug Harbor on the East Side of the island, and it's a dozen little cabins and a small marina. Great place to stay on Chincoteague, quiet and beautiful.

Wild Horse On Assateague

 

We were amazed at how many "wild" horses we saw when entering the national park on Assateague. They were lining the side of the road, and there were a dozen cars stopped, horses crossing back and forth on the road. People were petting them, and walking behind them, taking pictures. The ranger that came up on a bike to help clear the road was warning us that the ponies bite, and even have kicked cars.

We were standing beside a large pile of poop when a horse came over and started his business on the big pile. We moved back to safety, and figured out they liked to put it all in one place, wonder why?

Later we saw more horses yanking food off picnic tables in front of people, including marshmallows and deli sandwiches. They stayed awhile, the people there taking pictures and enjoying the show. I'd move out myself and take as much of the food as possible.

So if you want to see plenty of horses from your car, just go to the Maryland side of the island, about an hour's drive from Chincoteague, but well worth the effort. Your Assateague pass is good on both parts, bring it along for entry in Maryland or vice versa.

Brooke

Lightfields Wins Battle of the Bands Spring 2010

Greetings,

Thanks to everyone that helped with the Rockitz Battle of the Bands Spring 2010, including sponsors Metro Sound, Amanda Sound, Snake Oil Recording, and Compound Studio. In the end, Lightfields edged ahead to take the prize, but it was very
close, all of the bands were great. There is more information at Rockitz.net, and we'll be posting more videos soon.

We estimated over a 1,000 hours of volunteer time was involved to book
the shows, schedule the bands, judge, run sound, lights, MC logistics,
scoring, shooting, editing, and posting video, and many other duties.

This is the sixth Battle we have hosted, and we plan to refine and
improve the concept, and make it better. We'd love to hear from comments from any bands about the contest, and any ideas for the future. The plan is to hold another one this fall, let us know as possible if you want play.

Brooke
Rockitz
212-BAND

Annoying Things

I got called by some front operation for the fossil fuel industry called "American Power Association," who asked me a couple of questions. One said "Do you think the EPA's proposal to regulate carbon dioxide will hurt small businesses? And another one similar to that.

But they called the wrong guy, and I politely but firmly gave the answers they did not want to hear.

Best title of an article: "How's that Drilly thing going now?" This was in Huffington Post.

The BP oil spill is a terrible thing, and we all contribute to it. Instead of pushing change in government, we're probably running down the rathole of Facebook postings, and driving our huge cars around and cranking up the oil heat, or using plastic bags and bottles, all made of oil. All of us are to blame for this mess, and we create the demand for oil.