Monday, May 3, 2010
Sorry kids, sometimes real life intrudes on a day
And ya know what, you can actually get busy doing other things. True, as strange as that seems. Johnny had to drive back to Detroit to make sure the hotel food where the San Jose Sharks are staying had some extra, *ahem* seasonings.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Late night open thread
On this day in history, one of the most famous sightings of the Loch Ness monster took place:
Although accounts of an aquatic beast living in Scotland's Loch Ness date back 1,500 years, the modern legend of the Loch Ness Monster is born when a sighting makes local news on May 2, 1933. The newspaper Inverness Courier related an account of a local couple who claimed to have seen "an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface." The story of the "monster" (a moniker chosen by the Courier editor) became a media phenomenon, with London newspapers sending correspondents to Scotland and a circus offering a 20,000 pound sterling reward for capture of the beast.
For more follow the link.
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Although accounts of an aquatic beast living in Scotland's Loch Ness date back 1,500 years, the modern legend of the Loch Ness Monster is born when a sighting makes local news on May 2, 1933. The newspaper Inverness Courier related an account of a local couple who claimed to have seen "an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface." The story of the "monster" (a moniker chosen by the Courier editor) became a media phenomenon, with London newspapers sending correspondents to Scotland and a circus offering a 20,000 pound sterling reward for capture of the beast.
For more follow the link.
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
We urge every reader of the Jersey City Desk to boycott BP gasoline because of BP's inept response to their oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Look, if British Petroleum (BP) can make billions and billions in profit from the open waters of the United States of America and then have no plan in place should one of their oil rigs kill 11 workers and then unleash an oil slick bigger than the Exxon Valdez all while doing next to nothing to even stop it, it's time to stop going to BP for your gas or 44 oz soda.
Let's let some of the experts tell you how bad things in the Gulf of Mexico are (and spreading fast):
*Venice charter boat captain Bob Kenney lamented that there was no boom in the water to corral the oil, and said BP was "pretty much over their head in the deep water." "If they weren't, they would have cut the oil off by now," he said. "It's like a slow version of Katrina," he added. "My kids will be talking about the effect of this when they're my age."
* The oil slick over the water's surface appeared to triple in size over the past two days, which could indicate an increase in the rate that oil is spewing from the well, according to one analysis of images collected from satellites and reviewed by the University of Miami. While it's hard to judge the volume of oil by satellite because of depth, images do indicate growth, experts said.
* "The spill and the spreading is getting so much faster and expanding much quicker than they estimated," said Hans Graber, head of the university's Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing. "Clearly, in the last couple of days, there was a big change in the size.
* The well is at the end of one branch of the Gulf Stream, the warm-water current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico to the North Atlantic. Several experts said that if the oil enters the stream, it would flow around the southern tip of Florida and up the eastern seaboard. "It will be on the East Coast of Florida in almost no time," Graber said. "I don't think we can prevent that. It's more of a question of when rather than if."
So there you have it BP, we're done with you and you can take your "We're such a green company here in America" meme and stick it up your oily ass.
Let's let some of the experts tell you how bad things in the Gulf of Mexico are (and spreading fast):
*Venice charter boat captain Bob Kenney lamented that there was no boom in the water to corral the oil, and said BP was "pretty much over their head in the deep water." "If they weren't, they would have cut the oil off by now," he said. "It's like a slow version of Katrina," he added. "My kids will be talking about the effect of this when they're my age."
* The oil slick over the water's surface appeared to triple in size over the past two days, which could indicate an increase in the rate that oil is spewing from the well, according to one analysis of images collected from satellites and reviewed by the University of Miami. While it's hard to judge the volume of oil by satellite because of depth, images do indicate growth, experts said.
* "The spill and the spreading is getting so much faster and expanding much quicker than they estimated," said Hans Graber, head of the university's Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing. "Clearly, in the last couple of days, there was a big change in the size.
* The well is at the end of one branch of the Gulf Stream, the warm-water current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico to the North Atlantic. Several experts said that if the oil enters the stream, it would flow around the southern tip of Florida and up the eastern seaboard. "It will be on the East Coast of Florida in almost no time," Graber said. "I don't think we can prevent that. It's more of a question of when rather than if."
So there you have it BP, we're done with you and you can take your "We're such a green company here in America" meme and stick it up your oily ass.
Fear not for us America, the Tri-State is fine this morning
It's gonna take more than a truck filled with fireworks and gasoline to ruin our mood. Assholes, you can't break us.
Late night open thread
A crude car bomb forced the evacuation of thousands from Times Square tonight. Police have since dismanted the SUV that drew attention when it started smoking. A man police are seking was seen running from the truck.
A show of hands from everyone planning on changing how they live of if they plan on being afraid/.........Didn't think so.
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
A show of hands from everyone planning on changing how they live of if they plan on being afraid/.........Didn't think so.
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with ELO!
Yes 70's AM Gold night kicks off with Electric Light Orchestra with a multi layered masterpiece which of course was so often lost on the limitations of AM radio. The sheer brilliance of the backup singers, the richly arranged strings, and the perfectly layered voice tracks. Here's ELO with 'Livin' Thing'.
Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with JOHN STEWART!
No no no, not the Comedy Central John Stewart, no the John Stewart with the mega-hit 'Gold' from 1979. Extra credit if you can tell us who is singing backup and who is laying down the lead guitar track on this 'un.
Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with LOVE!
We finish off AM Gold night with the band Love and their hit 'My Little Red Book'.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
If it's the first Saturday in May, it must be the Jersey City Derby!!
So ladies put on those crazy hats, gentlemen start pounding those Pabst Blue Ribbons (no mint juleps allowed here) and get those $2 paramutual bets down.
Here is a clip from last year's race won by 'Jerry Healy' who ran away with the race on the backstretch over 'Cammarano's Cutlery', 'Chris Christie goobermint piggy' and 'Beldini at the Brownstone'. What an exciting race.
Head on over to Jersey City Downs, over by Journal Square near Kennedy Blvd for the 5:20 pm post time.
Here is a clip from last year's race won by 'Jerry Healy' who ran away with the race on the backstretch over 'Cammarano's Cutlery', 'Chris Christie goobermint piggy' and 'Beldini at the Brownstone'. What an exciting race.
Head on over to Jersey City Downs, over by Journal Square near Kennedy Blvd for the 5:20 pm post time.
Late night open thread
We'll do the music series tomorrow. It's looking like a warm one kids...
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
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