Archive for August, 2008

Exit … Stage Left

Posted on 16. Aug, 2008 by Anne Rose.

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Comedian George Carlin once observed: “Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?” Here are a few more nuggets from Carlin’s repertoire:
“The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.”
”Ever wonder about those people [...]

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Day of the Dolphin

Posted on 14. Aug, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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We are sitting in a room, getting a dolphin anatomy lesson from a bronze-skinned Antonio Banderas lookalike in electric-blue swimming trunks. He points to a picture of the animal’s blowhole. “Don’t stick anything in the dolphin’s blowhole,” he says. “And don’t touch their eyes. They’re very sensitive.” He then points to the creature’s underside. “This [...]

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Have You Ever Been Experienced?

Posted on 09. Aug, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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Only two North American cities can truly boast rock and roll museums that are major tourist attractions: Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Seattle’s Experience Music Project (EMP). The latter, which opened in 2000, has become a city landmark due in large part to its unique and controversial architecture, which is meant to [...]

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“Book ‘em, Danno!”

Posted on 06. Aug, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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Dedicated TV watchers will recall that most episodes of Hawaii Five-O ended with the arrest of criminals and the uttering of super cop Steve McGarrett’s catch phrase to officer Danny Williams,” Book ‘em, Danno!” Luckily for McGarrett he only had to contend with bad guys on the Hawaiian Islands. Judging by the following collection of [...]

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