Alaska Darin Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 Dumb Question time... Darin, I know there is some area in Alaska where it is daylight (or at least somewhat light out) 24 hours a day for a certain period of time. A few questions: What is that called again? Do you live in an area that experiences that (or is it all of Alaska)? How confused do the roosters get? Thanks Steve 134104[/snapback] The area above the Arctic Circle (about 350 miles North of me) is now experiencing complete darkness (started last week) and will until the middle of January. Today our sun will rise about 9:30AM and set at about 4:00PM. We'll continue to lose a minute or two per day until December 21st, when it turns around and we start gaining time. In the summer, we get about 20 hours per day of sunlight and the sun truly never sets (it gets dusky). Pretty awesome and you don't need more than 4-5 hours of sleep. I live in a city of 275,000 people. No roosters. My dogs get kinda depressed in the winter if they don't get plenty of exercise.
stevestojan Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 Lay off the ganja brother. 134119[/snapback] Why?
_BiB_ Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 It's so cold they only get the "rooster" out then go back into the barn, 134111[/snapback] They use a CD and a loudspeaker.
stevestojan Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 The area above the Arctic Circle (about 350 miles North of me) is now experiencing complete darkness (started last week) and will until the middle of January. Today our sun will rise about 9:30AM and set at about 4:00PM. We'll continue to lose a minute or two per day until December 21st, when it turns around and we start gaining time. In the summer, we get about 20 hours per day of sunlight and the sun truly never sets (it gets dusky). Pretty awesome and you don't need more than 4-5 hours of sleep. I live in a city of 275,000 people. No roosters. My dogs get kinda depressed in the winter if they don't get plenty of exercise. 134122[/snapback] You live in a city of 275,000 people? Holy crap. I know it sounds KzooMike, but you just don't picture that when you think of Alaska... Where are you? Juneau only has about 30,000... anyway, if for nothing else, Alaska brought one of my all time favorite TV shows: Northern Exposure. Man, I wish they had that on DVD.
DC Tom Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 It 's Business Mangement. Seems like your not a real genious after all. 134072[/snapback] My mistake. You only like to teach English. You must do that very well, too.
DC Tom Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 yeah, I gave him 30 seconds or so to pick that sentence apart... I think he's got a turkey hangover. 134092[/snapback] You enjoyed that. Admit it.
Alaska Darin Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 You live in a city of 275,000 people? Holy crap. I know it sounds KzooMike, but you just don't picture that when you think of Alaska... Where are you? Juneau only has about 30,000... anyway, if for nothing else, Alaska brought one of my all time favorite TV shows: Northern Exposure. Man, I wish they had that on DVD. 134129[/snapback] Anchorage. We have all the same things that Lower 48 cities of similiar size offer (except taxes). Plus, we're right outside of Alaska.
stevestojan Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 You enjoyed that. Admit it. 134142[/snapback] maybe I did.
Johnny Coli Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 I have a Jackson PS-2 guitar. I turned the middle pickup off and installed a George Lynch Screaming Demon pickup on it. It has a small 24 fret fretboard which I really like. I am a big fan of Kerry King from slayer and need something i can play fast. I play through a Marshall and have an array of pedals. Basically, I have it set up for a Van Halen I or Randy Rhodes type of sound. Heavy on the overdrive and use a chorus to give it a bigger feel. I use a phase shifter on all my solos. 134105[/snapback] Cool. I have a couple Les Paul Custom's that I plug straight into a Marshall JCM 800 2203. Nice, simple and loud. I use the full stack live, but break it down so I have a 1960B on either side of the stage. Used to have a bunch of pedals, but they tend to get in the way live (Crybaby, Rat, chorus: pain in the ass buying 9-volts or looking for the adaptors, not to mention the beer kept mucking'em up). I do use the Rat pedal in the studio, though.
HopsGuy Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 Filter Short Bus CD Hey man nice shot. 134013[/snapback] I found this after using GG's cool site: Filter: Hey Man, Nice Shot This is about Budd Dwyer, who was the Pennsylvania state treasurer. He was tried and found guilty of racketeering, bribery, fraud, and conspiracy. On January 22, 1987, he called a press conference where he pulled out a gun, put it in his mouth, and pulled the trigger. He died instantly as cameras rolled and people in the room screamed. At least one TV station ran the footage on their local news.
Alaska Darin Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 I found this after using GG's cool site: Filter: Hey Man, Nice Shot This is about Budd Dwyer, who was the Pennsylvania state treasurer. He was tried and found guilty of racketeering, bribery, fraud, and conspiracy. On January 22, 1987, he called a press conference where he pulled out a gun, put it in his mouth, and pulled the trigger. He died instantly as cameras rolled and people in the room screamed. At least one TV station ran the footage on their local news. 134225[/snapback] Man, I love the riff in that song.
Pete Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 I found this after using GG's cool site: Filter: Hey Man, Nice Shot This is about Budd Dwyer, who was the Pennsylvania state treasurer. He was tried and found guilty of racketeering, bribery, fraud, and conspiracy. On January 22, 1987, he called a press conference where he pulled out a gun, put it in his mouth, and pulled the trigger. He died instantly as cameras rolled and people in the room screamed. At least one TV station ran the footage on their local news. 134225[/snapback] That video is all over the net. Its very disturbing
Wham Rocks Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 Filter: Hey Man, Nice ShotThis is about Budd Dwyer, who was the Pennsylvania state treasurer. He was tried and found guilty of racketeering, bribery, fraud, and conspiracy. On January 22, 1987, he called a press conference where he pulled out a gun, put it in his mouth, and pulled the trigger. He died instantly as cameras rolled and people in the room screamed. At least one TV station ran the footage on their local news. 134225[/snapback] Great song. It was rumored to be about Kurt Cobain when it was released, which pissed off a lot of alternative fans at the time. But no, its about Budd Dwyer. Prepare to be horrified into a coma.
Rico Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 I found this after using GG's cool site: Filter: Hey Man, Nice Shot This is about Budd Dwyer, who was the Pennsylvania state treasurer. He was tried and found guilty of racketeering, bribery, fraud, and conspiracy. On January 22, 1987, he called a press conference where he pulled out a gun, put it in his mouth, and pulled the trigger. He died instantly as cameras rolled and people in the room screamed. At least one TV station ran the footage on their local news. 134225[/snapback] I was working in York, PA when that happened. Quite the furor ensued when a morning rerun of Webster was interrupted for the live report; poor kids who liked Emanuel Lewis never saw anything like that before. I never saw it when I got home on the 6 o'clock news, they only played the audio. You can also see a brief clip of Budd in Bowling for Columbine.
R. Rich Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 I remember when Dwyer shot himself. It was really screwed up. They ran it on the local news in Erie PA a couple times.
#41 Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 Sugar Magnolia > Scarlet Begonias > Men Smart, Women Smarter > Ship Of Fools Rich Stadium 7/16/90 Copying everything from my list over to iTunes, at least trying to. Need tunes to take to Seattle this weekend.
stuckincincy Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 I remember when Dwyer shot himself. It was really screwed up. They ran it on the local news in Erie PA a couple times. 134287[/snapback] Pulled the revolver out of a manilla envelope, IIRC.
R. Rich Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 Pulled the revolver out of a manilla envelope, IIRC. 134291[/snapback] Yep. He had give out some envelopes to staff members, then he pulled the gun out of the envelope he had. I remember him saying something like, "stay back, this could hurt someone.." just before he put the gun in his mouth and shot himself.
ExWNYer Posted November 26, 2004 Posted November 26, 2004 Yep. He had give out some envelopes to staff members, then he pulled the gun out of the envelope he had. I remember him saying something like, "stay back, this could hurt someone.." just before he put the gun in his mouth and shot himself. 134294[/snapback] I remember that video...pretty sick. He bled out in no time.
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