Back is soft but the seat is hard

AAW Fund Raiser.

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Bus blogging today. Watching the sun rise over Bennett Peak and Sonoma Mountain. Very nice, indeed. Don't know what's up with these seats, though. The back is soft by the seat is hard. I can hear them bells.....

While we're dilly-dallying with DBT lyrics, here's couple of Buttholeville relatable stories:

This highway's mean. If you don't know nobody that gots kilt or seriously maimed on 72 then you ain't from around there.

Man killed in U.S. 72 crash | TimesDaily.com | Florence, AL:

"A Colbert County man was killed Tuesday when the motorcycle he was riding slammed into the back of a pickup truck on U.S. 72, authorities said."

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Clouds started formin'.....

Shoals Theater sign replica placed atop marquee | TimesDaily.com| Florence, AL:

"FLORENCE - The sign, stretching 21 feet tall, slowly was positioned over a steel bar atop the Shoals Theater marquee Tuesday."

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Indeed.

Hillary is 404

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Culture of life my ass.

The Raw Story | Medical marijuana user who was denied liver transplant dies

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All Over But the Shoutin'

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Stayed up late last night refreshing CNN.com and Dailykos obsessively watching the votes come in from Lake County in IND.

One step closer to electing the coolest president evah!

Obama 184.5 delegates short of nomination, Clinton 341

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Pill popping Limpballs doing what Republicans do best. Rig elections.

Why Hillary 'won' IND last night.

Will Republicans cause chaos in Indiana’s Democratic primary?:

"Because many Republicans believe Sen. John McCain, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee, has a better chance of beating Clinton in the general election, Limbaugh has encouraged listeners to his popular radio show to vote for the New York senator. Limbaugh’s pro-Clinton campaign has been dubbed “Operation Chaos.”

Some exit polls from Ohio and Texas suggest that Limbaugh’s “Operation Chaos” may have had an impact on results in both states"

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Thanks, George Bush's Supreme Court Douchebags.

With no photo IDs, nuns denied ballots in Indiana primary:

"WASHINGTON — At least 10 retired nuns in South Bend, Ind., were barred from casting regular ballots in Tuesday's Indiana Democratic primary election because they lacked photo IDs required under a state law upheld last week by the U.S. Supreme Court.

John Borkowski, a South Bend lawyer volunteering as an election watchdog for the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said several of the retired nuns had been voting all of their lives but were told they lacked the required photo IDs.

Indiana's toughest-in-the-nation law, which the high court upheld by a 6-3 vote, requires every voter to produce a state-issued photo ID card."

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Please, please, please why isn't somebody in jail over this.

How damn convenient.

White House admits pre-war e-mails not archived:

"The White House does not have archival copies of e-mails exchanged between administration officials during the weeks leading up to President Bush's decision to invade Iraq nor for the first two months of the war there, according to a just-released filing concerning millions of e-mails alleged to have gone missing or been deleted."

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Check out Tom Waits recent press conference. Genius!

Saved by the Toe

Wow! You hate me, you really, really hate me!

Chris, Kim and David, thanks for the donations. You guys rock!

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This dude kick ass. I bet he gets all kinds of donations.

Man stuck in machinery uses big toe to call 911:

"He shook his cell phone off his belt, kicked off one shoe and used his toe to dial 911. Rescuers used a thick metal bar to pry the machinery off his arms."

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These are some crazy tattoos. Be sure to scroll down to see the ones posted in the comments.

Emptees - Talk - Craziest Tatoo I've Seen

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Only 780,000? Rookie.

Japanese official demoted for 780,000 hits on porn sites:

"A Japanese civil servant was demoted for logging more than 780,000 hits on pornographic Web sites on his office computer over nine months, an official said Friday"

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Also skeptical, but I'd love to try it.

I-Doser Is Allegedly Like Drugs For Your Ears, I Am (Un)Surprisingly Very, Very Skeptical - Geekologie:

"I-Doser is some program you download and it plays music that synchronizes with your brainwaves or something and makes you feel like your own drugs. I could be completely wrong here, because I didn't actually read anything about it, but I'll post some of their captivating marketing bullshit here:"

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AAW Fun(d) Raiser

UPDATE: The PayPal link doesn't seem to be working with Internet Explorer (shocking) but works just fine with FireFox. I'll work on getting an IE fix but I highly recommend a switch to FireFox for your browsing pleasure.

I come before you today, dear reader, hat in hand.

After being online for nearly 3 years (4 months shy of AAW's 3rd webiversary) I've decided to hold my first ever Alabama Ass Whuppin fund raiser. Actually, it was less of my decision and more of my car, my computer and my current employment situation's decision.

Without boring you with the gory details (it IS Monday and who wants some blogger begging for money and whoa'ing-is-me'ing their current whoas that aren't much different than the vast majority of Americans) allow me to take a moment to bore you with some of the gory details.

My 10 year old Chevy Cavalier committed suicide a couple of weeks ago on the 101 in Northern California. She could no longer take this hard driving Northern California lifestyle and threw a rod in her piston. One moment she was a worthy stead carrying her master where ever he needed. The next moment she was a worthless hunk of metal racking up towing costs that would make your mother blush.

The Chevy Cavalier will be donated to the Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support Services.

Next, my computer, my life-blood, my hobby and my connection to the many, many wonderful friends I've made through this blog and the DBT family, is showing signs of yearning for that great lap-top heaven in the sky. 3 1/2 years of yeoman's work and travel have taken their toll on my trusty Compaq and a replacement may soon be in order.

Lastly, I've embarked on a different career path this year. I've abandoned the administrative/corporate world to become a full time on-line teacher. The pay is not great but the opportunity to educate and encourage folks trying to get a leg up with a college degree brings satisfaction beyond the monetary. However, self satisfaction don't always pay the bills.

So here I am, dear reader, hat in hand.

Any spare dollars you could part with to help me become mobile again, keep me blogging and teaching would be an act of kindness so large that karma will surely smile down upon you.

Thank you for you time and consideration. Even if you aren't able to chip in at the moment I want to thank all of the readers/friends of this blog who have enriched my life beyond anything money could obtain.

UPDATE: The PayPal link doesn't seem to be working with Internet Explorer (shocking) but works just fine with FireFox. I'll work on getting an IE fix but I highly recommend a switch to FireFox for your browsing pleasure.

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Directions:

Click on the above link (Donate).

You don't need a PayPal account to donate through PayPal.

Enter your donation amount then click "Update Total"

Next, scroll down and on the left portion of the page you'll see:

Don't have a PayPal account?
Use your credit card or bank account (where available)

Click "Continue" and enter your CC information.

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Friday's on AAW

Today is the final day to vote in the DBT MySpace Songs Poll.

DBT MySpace Songs Poll

Current top six are:

Two Daughters
3 Dimes
Righteous Path
Self Destructive Zones
That Man I Shot
A Ghost To Most

If your favorite song(s) isn't in the top 6 then vote as many times as you can today to move 'em on up! Vote. Refresh the page. Then vote again!

DBT MySpace Songs Poll

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This coming Monday AAW will have some special announcements so be sure to drop by the blog. (Format change and some begging will occur).

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My good friend Sheryl recently attended SXSW and sent me some pictures to post.

Hey, at least they asked all nice like!

We all know and love this fella. Brent Best doing what he does Best.

Sloan at Southern Shelter recently celebrated his two year blogaversary. Check out a GA Slobberbone show Sloan posted:

Southern Shelter: Out-Of-Towners: Slobberbone @ Smith's Olde Bar 6/21/03

No comment necessary other than Chad's Rad!

Got a drunk dial from Glossary's own Todd Beene on this particular night. Now THAT's how you grow a beard!

Micha from Two Cow Garage

Thanks, Sheryl!

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Music News

Judge Says Music Sharing Doesn't Necessarily Equal Infringement

Jane's Addiction To Reunite -- With Original Lineup -- For One Show

Grateful Dead To Give Archive To UC Santa Cruz

Metallica to 'do a Radiohead'?

Linda McCartney's Photos, Handpicked By Paul, Go On Display

Prince Headlines Coachella, Covers Radiohead

Roger Waters plays `Dark Side,' unleashes giant pig

Coachella: Pig Flies, and There's a $10,000 Reward |

They found the Pig a few days later in tatters. Poor pig.

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Dry Hump for 'merica

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via Kos "Best Political Scandal Ever!":

Tearful Troy Buswell admits behaviour 'unacceptable':

"TROUBLED WA Opposition leader Troy Buswell has broken down in tears at a press conference and admitted he sniffed the chair of a female Liberal Party staffer."

As Kos notes:

The Liberal Party in Australia is politically conservative.

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Lock up those 'shame caves' teenage ladies of America.

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I'll be retiring in Chile.

Chilean town giving free Viagra to senior citizens:

"A working class suburb of Chile's capital began handing out free Viagra to senior citizens on Wednesday. Lo Prado Mayor Gonzalo Navarrete said he launched the program because 'an active sexuality improves the overall quality of life.'"

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Foxy... ladies? Jimi always was an innovator.

Supposed Sex Tape of Jimi Hendrix Is to Be Offered for Sale:

"LOS ANGELES — In a twist on the recent string of sex tapes of Hollywood’s young stars, Vivid Entertainment plans to release what it says is a film from the vaults of classic rock: a sex film supposedly of Jimi Hendrix."

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Old Lady is My Running Mate

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'Don't hit on Hillary, bring us all back, let her do that stuff. Leave her alone, you don't need to do that, you are higher than that. Bring us up higher than that,' Weiss said with 82 years of experience.'

Wilmington , NC. April 28, 2008"

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No comment necessary. Gnashing of teeth required:

US troop deaths hit 7-month high in Iraq:

"The killings of three U.S. soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad pushed the American death toll for April up to 47, making it the deadliest month since September."

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I like the style of writing in this personal diary over at DK. Wish I had some of these skills.

Daily Kos: Crazy Sorrow:

"I once started a novel titled Crazy Pussy, but abandoned it later as an exercise in bad judgment. It was based on a woman I once knew. Unspeakable things had been done to her. She was a strange mix of beauty and darkness, tenderness and rage, passion and loathing. She captured me without my having fired a shot in my own defense. Our’s was a raging roller coaster of earthly delights and bone deep horror."

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Thanks for the spiders.... and trippy bands... and glow sticks.

Albert Hofmann, father of drug LSD, dies in Switzerland:

"Albert Hofmann, the father of the mind-altering drug LSD whose medical discovery inspired — and arguably corrupted — millions in the 1960s hippie generation, has died. He was 102."

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Tasty Fish. Tasty Fish. Poison Fish.

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BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHA.

McCain calls Obama insensitive to poor people

Coming from the douchebag that dumped his disabled 1st wife for a beerillionaress tart 17 years his junior. I bet McCain didn't use student loans to attend the Naval Academia (In which he graduated 894 out of 899)

John McCain - Dickipedia - A Wiki of Dicks

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Barrack Obama is a cool, functioning work of art while Clinton is a piece of crap, over sized paper weight that needs to be rebooted every hour so as to be able to give you another made-up error message.

Yeah, that seems about right.

Is Obama a Mac and Clinton a PC?:

"On one thing, the experts seem to agree. The differences between hillaryclinton.com and barackobama.com can be summed up this way: Barack Obama is a Mac, and Hillary Clinton is a PC."

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How can you not want to vote for a man who can hoop it up like Obama?!?

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My people fighting back?!? WTF? Good on ya SPC Hall.

Soldier Sues Army, Saying His Atheism Led to Threats:

"FORT RILEY, Kan. — When Specialist Jeremy Hall held a meeting last July for atheists and freethinkers at Camp Speicher in Iraq, he was excited, he said, to see an officer attending."

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Tasty fish. Tasty Fish. Tasty Fish. Poison Fish.

Fugu Me!

Fugu: A User's Guide To The World's Most Dangerous Dinner

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Hello Kitties

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The University of North Alabama is one of the only Universities in the Nation that has a live lion mascot living on campus. And not just one lion mascot but two lion mascots. Leo III and Una.

I grew up on the campus of UNA. I attended Kilby Laboratory Elementary School. UNA is a teachers college thus the 'Laboratory'. I also attended UNA for a few years before moving away from the Shoals for good. (3 years as a sophomore = too much time working/playing at Club XIII)

It was a trip being on campus and talking with your friends when all of a sudden a loud 'roar' would cut through the campus. Hell, the birds even got quite.

The first Leo's habitat was nothing more than a fence with a bunch of gravel in the middle. It is a wonder Leo I never escaped to chow down on some college students.

When the university acquired Leo II after the passing of Leo I I was working at the on-campus bookstore during my freshman year. Leo II was just a cub at the time. They set up a mini cage in the bookstore so folks could come by and get an up close look. I had the honor of getting to go inside the cage and hold the little bugger.

A couple of years later this is what he looked like:

That was many moons ago. UNA has two new lions and a very nice new habitat.

Both lions celebrated their birthdays last week.

Here's some more info on Leo III and Una.

Check out the live webcam. Both seem to be napping at the moment. Thus is the life.

Anyway, fond memories of Buttholeville.


UNA mascots celebrate fifth birthday | TimesDaily.com | Florence, AL:

"But this pair is different in one big way: Leo III and Una (pronounced You-na) are the brother and sister lions who serve as the mascots for the University of North Alabama, and they celebrated their fifth birthdays Monday at the lion habitat on campus.

Their biggest fans - kindergartners through sixth-graders from Kilby Laboratory School - were on hand at the event to sing the 'Happy Birthday' song and indulge in a few sweet treats - compliments of the birthday boy and girl."

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First with the praying for homicide rates to decline, now prayers for gas prices to go down.

*sigh*

I'm not down with a 'faith-based' government. Isn't that what our current boogie-man country, Iran has?

Stupid is as stupid does.

Radical indeed.

Pray-in at S.F. gas station asks God to lower prices:

"Rocky Twyman has a radical solution for surging gasoline prices: prayer.

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Again, too much jesus.

But this is probably the best headline of the month. Gotta give the editor some credit on this one:

Bill seeks to jack soldiers' 'off time' reading materials

"Let me get this straight," The Carpetbagger Report's Steve Benen added. "U.S. troops are fighting two wars, neither of which are going well, and the American Family Association’s biggest concern is what kind of magazines the troops can purchase on base?

"Here’s a radical idea: maybe those who wear the uniform and put their lives on the line for their country should be able to read whatever they want

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I blogged about this last week. Mystery solved.

Man claims responsibility for Phoenix mystery lights:

"The man, who did not want to be identified, said he used fishing line to attach road flares to helium-filled balloons, then lit the flares and launched them a minute apart from his back yard. He said he believed turbulence created by a passing jet caused the balloons to move around."

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Oh, hell yeah. 4 years in NZ working with Peter Jackson on the film version of the book that made me a reader..... My jealousy cup runneth over, del Toro.

Guillermo del Toro to direct 'The Hobbit' and sequel :

"LOS ANGELES - Guillermo del Toro is directing 'The Hobbit' and its sequel, New Line Cinema announced Thursday. The 43-year-old filmmaker will move to New Zealand for four years to make the films back-to-back with executive producer Peter Jackson."

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DBT MySpace Songs Poll

DBT wants the fans to decide which 6 songs from the critically acclaimed new record Brighter Than Creation's Dark will be featured on DBT's MySpace for the Spring/Summer leg of The Home Front Tour!

We'll close the poll next Friday, May 2nd and the fan selections will be posted on DBT's MySpace Monday, May 5th.