Monthly Archives: August 2013

RIP Princess Diana

Princess Diana

Diana, Princess of Wales (July 1, 1961 – August 31, 1997)

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Happy Birthday, Van Morrison

Van Morrison

Van Morrison, (born August 31, 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It’s Too Late to Stop Now, are widely viewed as among the greatest ever made.

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And THAT’s how computers are made

And THAT's how computers are made

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What is that arch made of?

What is that arch made of?

RIP Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stephen (“Stevie”) Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990), born in Dallas, Texas, was an American blues guitarist, known as one of the most influential electric blues musicians in history. He is often referred to by his initials, SRV.

Accidental death
Vaughan’s comeback was cut short when, in the early morning of August 27, 1990, he died in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin. After a concert at the Alpine Valley Music Theater, where earlier in the evening he appeared with Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton and his older brother Jimmie Vaughan, the musicians expected a long bus ride back to Chicago. Stevie was informed that three seats were open on one of the helicopters returning to Chicago with Clapton and his crew, enough for Stevie, Jimmie, and Jimmie’s wife Connie. It turned out there was only one seat left, which Stevie requested from his brother; Jimmie obliged. Taking off into deep fog, the helicopter crashed moments later into a ski slope on the side of a hill within the Alpine Valley Resort. Vaughan, the pilot, and members of Clapton’s crew (his agent, assistant tour manager, and a bodyguard) died on impact. No one realized that the crash had occurred until the helicopter failed to arrive in Chicago, and the wreckage was only found with the help of its locator beacon.

Stevie Ray Vaughan is interred in the Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas.

The First 5 Days

The First 5 Days

Happy Birthday, Mr. Bond

Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25, 1930) is an Oscar-winning Scottish film and stage actor who is best known as the original cinematic James Bond. His character’s catch phrase “Bond, James Bond” has become considerably famous.

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New FEMA Guidelines for New Orleans

New FEMA Guidelines
There’s STILL time!

Periodic Table

Periodic Table

Wifi

Wifi

Sometimes I Think

Sometimes I Think“Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.”

One Day

One Day

Wisconsin Man Builds Life-Size Tonka Truck

Tonka Truck

It started out as a $700 Chevy Brad Doane bought off of the side of the road and now it’s a life-size, two-ton Tonka Truck. He isn’t just living his childhood dream, he’s driving it.   Brad’s family has been in the tow truck business for 66 years, KARE 11 News reports, but only now is Irvington Garage Towing in Menomonie, Wisconsin adding this giant toy to their fleet. 40-year-old Brad works at the family business and his mother wasn’t surprised when he said he wanted to build a Tonka Mighty Wrecker in full size.

“He had every Tonka there ever was,” Lonna Doane told KARE 11 News. Only recently did she bring home a Mighty Wrecker from a charity auction. “He said, ‘Mom, I want to build the Tonka.”

Tonka Truck

It took Brad a year to turn a $700 1984 Chevy pickup he found on the side of the road into the finished creation he drives now. He’s the one who cut and welded and lengthened and shaped the Chevy into the Tonka. It now stands 20 feet long and ten feet tall, weighing two tons.

Tonka Truck

Amazingly, Brad didn’t go for a mechanical winch, keeping a hand crank instead. “I had to keep it true to the little guy you know,” he told KARE 11.

The Tonka is therefore resigned to parade duty, but it still does work impressing everyone who sees it.

“When you’re driving down the road and you meet people, it’s not like they give a double take; it’s like a triple take,” Brad said to KARE.

This Sunday, Brad plans to drive the truck to the Spirit of the Lakes parade in Mound, where Tonka was founded.

Lifelong fear of bread

Lifelong fear of bread

Meanwhile, in Chernobyl

Meanwhile in Chernobyl

Nice Try Mom!

Nice Try Mom

RIP Elvis!

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935–August 16, 1977)


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Elvis Aaron Presley, was an American singer, musician and actor. He is a cultural icon, often known as “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, or simply “The King”.

I’m Just Saying…

Dead Horse

Alibi

Alibi