police story
February 11, 2009
there are a bunch of police blogs, run by police staff independently, from all around the world:
planetpolice.org
‘ your one stop shop for all the best police blogs’
police999.com
‘one of the uk’s largest and oldest websites about police + policing in the uk + beyond’
philosophicalcop.wordpress.com
‘ramblings of a police officer and philosopher’
cpexhibition.com
the
FUN FACT: danwei.org, a website looking at ‘chinese media, advertising, and urban life’, ran this story in 2006:
“a chinese cop has started what the people’s daily is calling the country’s first police blog.
“the blog features a cheese-pop soundtrack of ‘the song of the people’s police’, a gallery of police babes that allows you to vote for the hottest female cop, photos of police officers training, heartwarming tales of good deeds by police officers, and special warnings to citizens — the current threat is bag snatching and pickpocketing, crimes that apparently always increase in the summer.
“the image reproduced here is from the police blog’s babe gallery.”
BONUS FUN FACT: you should listen to the black flag song police story.
worst cover 2009
February 10, 2009
so the music is ok, but wow – the catfish haven album devastator has already won the title of ‘worst album cover of 2009′ for me. and you haven’t even seen the inside (i’ll try and get a scan…)
catfish haven - devastator
and if you’re wondering, the name catfish haven comes from the missouri trailer park that singer/guitarist george hunter grew up in. ’nuff said.
devastator is their second full length album, and if i hadn’t heard it before i saw the cover (and name), i would NEVER have listened to it. although everyone reckons it sounds 70s, i think it reeks of 90s alterna-rock.
wait, was that a review? it wasn’t meant to be…
fuck you, catch the fire
February 10, 2009
i’m all for freedom of speech, and for people’s individual rights / freedom of religion, but catch the fire, fuck you! you have gone too far (see media release below).
blaming the passing of abortion rights in victoria for the current rash of bush fires that will claim around 200 lives. you are truly evil.
and using such a horrific tragedy for the gain of your religion, you pieces of shit.
if you’re reading this and agree with me, call the good pastor of this ‘christian’ group and tell him how you feel:
“danny nalliah is available for interview on 03 9794 8211″
if calling from overseas, call +61 3 9794 8211
abortion laws to blame for bush fires? catch the fire ministries media release
for immediate release
abortion laws to blame for bush fires?
februaru 10, 12:10pm
churches throughout victoria have rallied together to assist the bush fire ravaged communities of victoria. coordinated by catch the fire ministries (ctfm), four trucks have been booked to distribute essential relief items such as clothes and food to consolidate the efforts of the salvation army in assisting suffering families. ctfm is calling on all people, christians and non-christians alike, to donate blood via the red cross. please visit their website at www.redcross.org.au/vic/ for more details.
we at ctfm, along with the rest of the christian community, are in absolute shock, grieving at the loss of life, property, and the immense suffering of all those affected. we offer our deepest condolences to the families and friends of all those who have lost loved ones, homes, businesses, and their livelihood.
ctfm leader, pastor danny nalliah said he would spearhead an effort to provide every assistance to devastated communities, although he was not surprised by the bush fires due to a dream he had last october relating to consequences of the abortion laws passed in victoria.
he said these bushfires have come as a result of the incendiary abortion laws which decimate life in the womb. besides providing material assistance, ctfm will commence a seven day prayer and fasting campaign for the nation of australia tomorrow wednesday the 11th february.
ctfm has called upon all australian bible-believing god-fearing christians to repent and call upon the lord jesus christ for his mercy and protection over australia once again.
“yesterday (monday 9th february 2009), the front page of the herald sun newspaper reported “the darkest hour for victoria”. a few months ago the news media should have reported “the darkest hour for the unborn” but unfortunately the “decriminalization of abortion bill” went through parliament and was passed, thus making many people call victoria ‘the baby killing state of australia,’” mr nalliah said.
he said on november 7 last year we had sent out an email to our national network and a posting on our website (www.catchthefire.com.au) carried an urgent post titled, ‘stop press. urgent prayer needed regarding australia, especially the state of victoria’ following a dream he had on the 21st of october 2008, which he shared with his team on 22nd october.
following is an excerpt from the dream which was published in the article.
“in my dream i saw fire everywhere with flames burning very high and uncontrollably. with this i woke up from my dream with the interpretation as the following words came to me in a flash from the spirit of god. that his conditional protection has been removed from the nation of australia, in particular victoria, for approving the slaughter of innocent children in the womb.”
“we at ctfm have spent the last few days in prayer and weeping, watching the news and learning that more than 170 people have perished and more than 750 houses have gone up in flames with much property and personal belongings of people all wiped out within hours,” he said.
“australia is based on judeo-christian values. how far have we as a nation moved from these principles instilled in our nation’s inception. how much does it take for a nation to return to god? the bible is very clear, if you walk out of god’s protection and turn your back on him, you are an open target for the devil to destroy.
“can we stop the fires? yes we can! but it will take god’s children to rally together and repent and cry unto him as in 2 chronicles 7:14 (the holy bible). we at ctfm have seen this happen several times in the past in australia, which was also covered by many mainstream media outlets.”
“in our prayer and fasting campaign, we are particularly repenting for the passing of the ‘decriminalization of abortion laws of victoria’ in addition to other unrighteous, ungodly, and unjust laws and practices which have seen a holocaust of some of the most helpless members of the human race, the unborn.
the seven day national prayer and fasting campaign will culminate on wednesday 18th of february with a united prayer and repentance solemn assembly from 12pm to 2pm at the victorian state parliament building. (venue is subject to confirmation – see www.catchthefire.com.au for details)
pastor nalliah urged christians to attend the gathering at the victorian state parliament on february 18 to stand in solidarity in this hour of crisis for the nation. ctfm calls on all australians to declare the 18th february as a national day of prayer, repentance, and mourning.
ctfm will be collecting the following relief items tomorrow on wednesday the 11th of february from 10am to 8pm at the church located at 23 melverton drive, hallam melways ref 96 g 2.
items needed include: dry rations – sugar, milk powder, coffee, tea bags, canned food, cereals, etc., clothes – under wear (new), shorts, t/shirts etc – new or good as new., toiletries – towels, tooth paste, tooth brushes, soap, shampoo, toilet paper., bed linen – pillows, pillow cases, sheets etc., crockery – plates, cups, mugs, knifes, spoons, folks etc.
the goods would be distributed on thursday 12th february throughout various bush fire effected areas.
may god bless australia with his rains of mercy!
danny nalliah is available for interview on 03 9794 8211.
media contact: jason golden on 0404 952 768
FUN FACT: this smells like the stupid shit that came out of sen. maccain’s buddy’s mouth the time of hurricane katrina: thinkprogress.org/2008/04/23/hagee-katrina-mccain
BONUS FUN FACT: can you believe it? that guy got bishop’d.
is it normal?
February 5, 2009
why am i still constantly surprised by the web?
this is officially my favourite website for about a day, until i found this topic. some of it is seriously unfunny. but some, whoah.
something that’s not funny at all, when you think about it, is that the site automatically creates hyperlinks of terms and themes used in entries. one such automatically generated link is for the text in the following entry:
“I don’t want to live anymore
I have lost my will to live, I hate who I am, I acctually hate everything about me, I really don’t want to live anymore, no I’m not f**king emo”
the words ‘to live’, were hyperlinked, the alt text came up ‘looking for to live find 5 top deals here’, which clicked through to ads.clicksor.com/search.php?q=to%2Blive
which is exceptionally unfortunate. not the kind of response that person was looking for, i imagine, but is possibly more helpful than the reply from sasomoto14:
“how old are you? if your 80 or 90 than falloff. If you are any younger , than you need to think about this. One, if you take your self out people will grieve for OHHH a day or two than its over.Theres nothing we can do to bring ya back.So we move on and you are gone woopdeedoo. if ya stick around, you at least can fuc w/the people who are fuc n w/ you…..”
i wonder whether these absolutely heartbreaking outpourings are followed up by anyone apart from the people that comment on sites like these? some of the replies are actually really amazing.
want more of this nonsense? don’t worry, a lot of the entries are funny.
but lots, not:
FUN FACT: entering ‘is it normal’ in your favourite search engine fields some interesting results. one was the forum on a site called cd freaks – someone had asked the question ‘is it normal for maxwell (brand) cds to smell?‘
lux interior dies at 61… or 62… or 52
February 5, 2009
can you believe this? lux interior – singer of the cramps for close to 43 years – died on the 4th at 4.30am US PST (11.30pm australian EDST).
lux r.i.p.
update: the official statement (from girlie action, the cramps’ media representatives):
“for immediate release:
february 4, 2009
lux interior, lead singer of the cramps, passed away this morning due to an existing heart condition at glendale memorial hospital in glendale, california at 4:30 am pst today. lux has been an inspiration and influence to millions of artists and fans around the world. he and wife poison ivy’s contributions with the cramps have had an immeasurable impact on modern music.
the cramps emerged from the original new york punk scene of cbgb and max’s kansas city, with a singular sound and iconography. their distinct take on rockabilly and surf along with their midnight movie imagery reminded us all just how exciting, dangerous, vital and sexy rock and roll should be and has spawned entire subcultures. lux was a fearless frontman who transformed every stage he stepped on into a place of passion, abandon, and true freedom. he is a rare icon who will be missed dearly.
the family requests that you respect their privacy during this difficult time.”
i actually thought that i was going to be able to see him live – they had been playing shows goddammit. r.i.p.
i got this info from thedailyswarm.com.
FUN FACT: in 1995 the cramps appeared on the tv-series beverly hills, 90210 in the halloween episode gypsies, cramps and fleas.they played 2 songs in show: mean machine and strange love. lux started the song by saying “hey girls and ghouls, ready to wake up the dead?”.
BONUS FUN FACT: in honor of the excess of the cramps, the rock and roll hall of fame has on display a shattered bass drum head that lux’s head went through during a live show.
DOUBLE BONUS: when checking the facts, lux’s date of birth is listed as a number of different dates – and even years! because of this, i’m actually unsure as to how old he was yesterday.. but if i had to bet, i’d say that he was 61 (being born eric purkhiser on october 21, 1948). i also really doubt that he’s 52 (as listed on some sites), as that would mean that he joined the cramps age 10. which would be rad, actually.
not sure about that dodgy friend’s background?
January 22, 2009
have you ever wondered what seedy past your lover / friend / enemy has had? well, now you can find out!
from the site:
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FUN FACT: if the person that you want to check up on is dead, no worries! just click here for their cemetary records.
adam green interview 16/12/08
January 22, 2009
i’m never instantly impressed by adam green’s solo work, but some of it has really grown on me. i end up really loving a couple of songs on an album, but never all of it. he’s super prolific, having released 5 albums in the past 7 years (one of which was of older material), and was previously one half of anti-folk heroes the moldy peaches (with kimya dawson) that enjoyed a comeback early last year after having songs featured on the soundtrack to hit film juno.
adam was in australia in december 2008 in support of his latest release sixes & sevens (rough trade/remote control), to play meredith music festival and a number of sideshows, playing at oxford art factory, sydney on the 17th. i caught up with him the day before, straight off the plane from melbourne – after a few sips of his coffee he seemed to wake up and relax.
download the adam green interview (19.21Mb mp3
stolen from http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q25/emalineb
FUN FACT: prior to the release of jacket full of danger in 2006, all of green’s albums had been released on the 22nd of the month.
propagandhi is coming to australia
January 21, 2009
ok so it’s old news to most that care, but just a reminder that amazing winnipegan punks propagandhi are coming to australia for the first time in 11 years.
they’re doing a comprehensive tour of the east coast, playing the sydney metro february 15 (licensed/all ages), as well as heading to perth and adelaide.
download free audio from propagandhi.com
buy tickets to the metro show here
| february 13, 2009 | brisbane, australia | arena | 18+ |
| february 14, 2009 | gold coast, australia | coolangatta hotel | 18+ |
| february 15, 2009 | sydney, australia | metro | licensed all ages |
| february 18, 2009 | newcastle, australia | bar on the hill | 18+ |
| february 19, 2009 | wollongong, australia | unibar | 18+ |
| february 20, 2009 | canberra, australia | weston creek community centre | all ages |
| february 21, 2009 | melbourne, australia | corner hotel | 18+ |
| february 22, 2009 | melbourne, australia | corner hotel | 18+ |
| february 24, 2009 | adelaide, australia | fowlers | licensed all ages |
| february 25, 2009 | perth, australia | capitol | 18+ |
propagandhi - stolen from socan.ca
FUN FACT: propagandhi members chris and jord also run g7 welcoming committee records which has released stuff by the likes of randy, subhumans and noam chomsky (!) among their own releases and a bunch of stuff that i’ve never heard of before (though will be looking in to and will post about anything worth mention).
black flag hair
January 20, 2009
so here is an image of the many stages of hairstyles of amazing hermosa beach band black flag. it’s been around for a while but i had to share it. rollins looks so gross with long hair. (click image to see full size)
FUN FACT: black flag drummer robo (1978-1981) would wear a bunch of plastic and metal bracelets when recording, adding to the sound (for better of worse). the rattles can be faintly heard on some recordings (he drummed on damaged, by the way).
BONUS FUN FACT: robo was also a member of the misfits circa earth ad/wolf’s blood, along with glenn danzig, jerry only, and doyle wolfgang von frankenstein.
oliver mann interview 13/11/08
January 20, 2009
mr oliver mann released his second full length album, the possum wakes at night, in 2008 on preservation via inertia.
i caught up with him a week or so out from his sydney launch:
download the oliver mann interview here (16.8Mb mp3)
i have some live to air recordings of him playing some lovely songs from a few years ago that I’m trying to track down, too… when i find them i’ll add them to the bootlegs page.
stolen from flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/
FUN FACT: oliver reads to children once a week during ’story time’ at a melbourne library, and has done so for some time. he also works at the library.
