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Good Evening, We just picked up a Fender Blue Deluxe guitar amp. I've been reading limited but mixed reviews. For your musician friends our there, what say you? You feedback and experience is appreciated. Thanks, TJI

…And a request for your moral support, and freeping the polls, on their behalf. Today, I feel compelled to make this vanity post, because I hope to see these girls continue to garner fans and “take over the world�…so to speak! ^_^ The girls I’m talking about are a Korean pop music (KPop) group called “Crayon Pop.�  They are a quintet of sweetly charming, cute girls, who debuted last year, and currently sweeping Korea (perhaps the world?) with an infectious tune called “Bar Bar Bar,� or “Bbabbabba� (which is the Romanized version of the Hangul text. The double"b" or "bb"...

Just saw it mid day saturday. theatre was pretty crowded but not packed. i kind of liked it. damon was good as low level criminal that gets into a big big mess. Jodie Foster was really good as the evil b*&%h that runs the space station habitat. For reasons never explained she speaks French, and has some odd kind of French accent. Aside from that she fills the roll. She also fills out her tight skirt, looks like Ms. Foster has ballooned a little. Might have gone another way on the rear tight skirt shots. Double wide. Lot of stuff...

Doug E. Fresh, Matisyahu and more hip-hop stars are hoping their vocals can get kids moving. The artists join Michelle Obama’s Partnership for a Healthier America and Hip Hop Public Health to create an album focused on getting kids to stay active and be healthy. MTV RapFix reports the ‘Songs for a Healthier America’ LP features voices from other rap stars like Run-DMC and singers like Jordin Sparks, Ashanti and Ariana Grande. Even health experts like TV doc Doctor Oz join in on the rapping fun. “So many kids listen to Hip Hop so why not give these messages to...

"Well, now we just may know where Google's ad revenue went: Yelp and Facebook. Google (GOOG) missed Wall Street's consensus for reasons attributed to a decrease in the price of mobile ad revenues. A recent Forbes column by Contributor Robert Hof indicated that mobile ads were already 40% less than prices for ads served on desktop computers and his opinion as to why they continue to decline may be that Google is offering more of them, which could be pushing the prices down as a corollary. Conjecture that was not put forward in Mr. Hof's column was that advertisers have...

We know Zimmerman is riding around with a piece in the glove compartment, but that wouldn’t help if he was, say, involved in a drive-by. I’m not advocating that, but just saying it wouldn’t be of any help to him. But, these recent comments Rick Ross has said made me think. George Zimmerman is not even in hiding and tensions are still very high. Peep what he said in a recent interview with Global Grind: “I’m still angry [at the George Zimmerman trial verdict]. I’m upset and really, really enraged. I’ve just been trying to keep from putting too...

the moment that he heard the mother, Sybrina Fulton say after they asked her whose voice was that she heard on the tape and she responded, “That is my son Trayon Benjamin Martin!” it was at that very moment that the Holy Spirit moved in Frankie Smith and the song was born. . . Copies are being distributed to key players including the Rev. Al Sharpton’s office to possibly assist with costs for the late Trayvon’s mother.

With high-profile rap stars like Jay Z speaking on the controversial George Zimmerman verdict earlier this month, Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon is the latest emcee to reveal his reaction. In Rae's opinion, the Trayvon Martin family's fate was sealed with the selected jurors not having any compassion or realizing how defenseless the slain 17-year-old was. "When I heard about the verdict, about the Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman case, I was sad," Rae revealed in an interview. "I was disappointed in the justice system and I felt like they didn't really pay attention to the case the way they were supposed...

As Miss Bolivia 2013, Alexia Viruez now heads-on to Moscow for Russia's first hosting of Trump's 'Miss Universe' pageant in December... strong candidate, this one... More at Reaganite Republican... ________________________________________________   Xaxor    Curiosando    Facebook 

Jay-Z attends a rally in support of Trayvon Martin on July 20, 2013 in New York CityAn extensive interview with Jay Z has revealed that the rapper was “angry” at the outcome of the George Zimmerman verdict, a case he followed closely through its duration. In the interview with Elliott Wilson of Rap Radar, Wilson brought up President Barack Obama’s statement on the verdict, which the MC called “amazing,” after which Wilson asked point blank for the rapper’s thoughts on the trial’s finale. “I was really angry,” Jay said. “I didn’t sleep for two days. We all knew there was...

This week has seen a plethora of jerks who could easily have taken our Jerk of the Week honors. From the race-baiting Al Sharpton to President Obama's insipid speech about the Zimmerman verdict, the choices were many. However, one rose head and shoulders from the pack to take the prize this week. Spitting in the face of Americans everywhere, Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner put Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving Boston Marathon bomber, on its cover. It seems that Jann Wenner seeks to glorify terrorism with its puff piece on how such a nice young man could turn to terrorism...

I turn on the tube and what do I see A whole lotta people cryin' "Don't blame me" They point their crooked little fingers ar everybody else Spend all their time feelin' sorry for themselves Victim of this, victim of that Your momma's too thin; your daddy's too fat Get over it Get over it All this whinin' and cryin' and pitchin' a fit Get over it, get over it You say you haven't been the same since you had your little crash But you might feel better if I gave you some cash The more I think about it,...

On his Wednesday podcast, comedian Adam Carolla dissected the reactions to last Saturday’s “not guilty” verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. Some of the media reaction that followed suggested the justice system had failed Trayvon Martin, the black 19-year-old shot by Zimmerman in February 2012. Carolla, author of “Not Taco Bell Material,” reacted to those remarks, saying that in some ways skin color and other physical attributes are something that will have to be overcome. “I’m willing to admit there’s a certain amount of racism,” Carolla said. “It’s not nearly — it’s not nearly what the news builds it up...

And I thought I was never going to warm to this kid... It's time- for JUSTIN OK, he's a ROYAL a-hole who can't sing and smokes/drinks too much- how's that any different than John Boehner? If Ted Cruz and Rand Paul don't pan out, maybe we'll have to run Bieber in the 2013 Republican primaries: at least he'd have a wrap on first-time female voters- of which we probably get about 5% right now. Seems to me 'beliebers' and the hopenchange crowd would have a large overlap of clueless sheeple- and ole Justin might be the only way we'll ever win over enough of them...

Bill Maher, the court jester of the elite, has gotten in trouble recently because he used the archaic term "retarded" in referring to Sarah Palin's son who has Down Syndrome. There are two issues involved in the incident. The first is the use of the term "retarded" which intelligent people have generally stopped using. The second involves a sick attempt by a mentally bankrupt comic to get a laugh at a child's expense. Anyone who would use a child's handicap as the subject of a joke doesn't belong on television. Maher's critics might consider that those who are within the...

-after winning what must be one of the most competitive national pageants on the planet! Prettiest girl in Poland- now that's something Is it just me, or does Paulina resemble Shelley Long (Dianne on Cheers) a bit in the 2nd bikini shot...? More at Reaganite Republican... _______________________________________________________________ MissPolonia.com.pl   Eska.pl   Afterparty.pl   Zebirka.pl 

Brother AliBrother Ali also says, "racism is an institution" and that "racism is a serial killer." Brother Ali recently shared his thoughts on racism when asked to shed light on the Trayvon Martin case. He also spoke about racism as an institution and the way that racism impacts quality of life. "What we have is a 500-year-old legacy of African Americans being killed, particularly young men," Brother Ali told HardknockTV. "It's all people of color and it includes women too but there's a specific thing about young Black men being murdered by people who say that they're protecting us. They...

careful when watching, causes the monitor to go blurry

President Obama is with Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the HIV Foundation Center in South Africa, where a 15-year-old "rapper" performed "Hell on Earth" for him this afternoon. Via the pool report: Potus entered a classroom type building with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was wearing a pink cassock and a large silver cross. About six young boys sat in front of screens.

With the cash position and the powerful currency Google (GOOG) has in its own share price, it seems crazy that it has not made an attempt to acquire eBay. It is more difficult to justify not acquiring eBay (EBAY) in this price range than it would be to actually buy it. It should be immediately accretive to earnings, both companies are highly profitable and would be a rare corporate marriage that would benefit the acquiree and the acquirer perhaps equally. In a world of impetuous, hair-brained M&A activity, the word "synergy" has become a bit of a cliché. In the...

Not everything a disaster down there... All you hear about is fiscal collapse and riots in the streets, but besides fabulous food and great weather, look what else they've got in Hellas: Athina Pikraki was recently crowned 'Miss Greece 2013', and now stands ready to represent her country in Indonesia at the Miss World competition later this year. The five-foot-eight (173cm) Miss Pikraki is just 21, hailing from the ancient Greek capitol of Athens. And while the blonde look doesn't appear to be natural (1-in-a-million in Greece), still works for me- very competitive entry, imho! More at Reaganite Republican... ___________________________________________________________________ Athens Streetstyle   Star.GR...

Signature Collectors I have a copy of a 1987 American Airlines "Signature" magazine that contains Frank Sinatra's notation and signature on a Cadillac advertisement page.

Feel free to send her our way, Ivan! The Russians are having an eventful year, preparing for the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi and slated to host this year's 'Miss Universe 2013' pageant in Moscow. And today's Russian Federation -like the Soviet Union- officially prides itself on being an ethnically-diverse country. Yet while there's fear of Muslim terrorism at Sochi, it's some Russians' own soccer-hooligan type racism has had them making terroristic death threats to Miss Russia 2013 -Elmira Abdrazakova- simply for not being of pure Russian blood. Miss Abdrazakova is half Tartar/half Russian- her father brought the young girl...

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Hilarious and priceless music video by libertarian rapper (yes, you read that correctly), GoRemy, which slams Obama-style, Big Brother government. Entitled, “Tap It: The NSA Slow Jam,” this surely to go viral masterpiece was done in collaboration with ReasonTV (scroll down for lyrics)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWSIFh8ICaA Step-by-step how to lend games to your friends. http://www.playstation.com/ps4

. . . after being even crazier enough to cut them as demos myself. 1) On Time. This one is a little blues I came up with hoping to use it as a kind-of theme for my new blues group. Considering the rhythmic suggestion of clocks and the title I finally decided to use, I couldn't resist setting it to a montage of classic ad clocks . . . Guitar: Gibson Les Paul. Vibraphone, bass, harmonica, drums, bongo, conga, temple block simulations: Casio LK-220 electronic keyboard. Amplifier: Fender Deluxe Reverb. 2) Fremont Ramble. This is a little jam number I...

John Rich ✔ @johnrich Instead of paying taxes next year I'm going to not pay and #pleadthe5th then say "I don't recall what happened" just like they're doing. 3:18 PM - 23 May 2013 291 Retweets 131 favorites Of all the scandals the Obama administration is currently juggling, some theorize that the IRS’ targeting of its political enemies could do the most damage. After all, no other organization seems to have such unchecked power to intimidate and harass the average American, not to mention the arrogance to match. So if the IRS can plead ignorance and get away with it,...

Miss Honduras herself... how cool is that? Hello, I am writing to you because i noticed you have some very old photos from 2008 featured of me on you site. Im sending you some new photos if you would like to post them. Thank you very much :)  Jennifer Andrade Well, mebbe those pics were old- but they were fine, believe me. Yet after the reach-out, naturally I feel obligated~ thanks Jen! More at Reaganite Republican... (should be SFW, couple bikini shots)

Good evening, My family and I have been planning to move from our current residence for several months now. We are considering three cities: San Antonio or Austin, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee. Our family has decided to move due to a lack of opportunity in the job market, lack of education/extra-curricular activities, political ineptitude in our local government, an anti-entrepreneurial government agenda, as well as a high cost of living. For those of you who may feel it's your duty to warn, discourage, and dissuade us from considering AUSTIN due to the populations uber-liberal mindset, let me reassure you; we...

Women of America – particularly female "Star Trek" fans – co-writer/producer Damon Lindelof has something to say to you: There was no practical reason for Alice Eve to appear in her lingerie in "Star Trek Into Darkness," and he's sorry for that.

I took down the post about Charles Ramsey's past. The extension of the man's fifteen minutes is irritating to me, but I suppose I'm more irritated with the people who have tried to turn him into the next Antoine Dodson. One of the reasons that the Dodson bit and Bed Intruder is funny and entertaining is that nothing all that bad happened. There was a break-in, a failed rape attempt and a clumsy escape which left the Dodsons traumatized for a short time. The interview—which was with the actual victims, not a bystander—was the perfect example of what Nipsey Washington...

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Kristen Stewart: Um, sweetie? You don’t need to screw the director once you’ve already gotten the part. Also, the perma-stoned look is so 2004.

Added a lot of updates since my last posting. Hope you enjoy them. Here's the link to my little art blog.

Oh…this is not a good rumor for Obama. But the word on the street is that the US Gov. attempted to get at Jigga Man to get to Pac’s step auntie! Remember, last month, the cops in NJ were foaming at the mouth over Assata, labeling her a terrorist like she was the female Bin Laden. Meanwhile, we still neglect that George Bush killed innocents on the premise that…nahhhhh…y’all don’t want me to get to preaching, do you!?! Anyway, America has a hard-on for Assata as she lives peacefully in Cuba. Check out this intel from FTP Movement: Increasingly it...

Good morning! I'm sorry to post a vanity here, but I have to share this music video with you, in case you haven't seen it. Madison Rising is the name of the young ROCK band - named after James Madison, believe it or not. The lead singer is a Navy Vet. This is their version of The Star Bangled Banner, and it's gorgeous, for any generation. I hope you like it. It's been on the facebook, but facebook has been removing it. I've been sharing it on all my accoutns and on the Tea Party Community page.

Lots of good street musicians around, and lots of videos of them, but this guy is something special.

With the United States Senate rushing headlong into its rendezvous with destiny, i.e. deconstructing what remains of this nation’s anemic and beleaguered economy, and the U.S. House following suit, it seems appropriate to examine cui bono from these developments. Obviously not American citizens, beyond Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and the politicians who’ll be handsomely rewarded by his corporation as a result of yet another mass amnesty. Undoubtedly the thousands of immigration attorneys who’ll be enriched through the passage of the Gang of Eight proposal-whose case was pleaded by Laura Lichter, the president of the AILA, in laughably skewed immigration hearings-will...

Not Safe For Work (some foul language) - Full title - "Jason Collins Isn't A Hero, Hes A Liar & A Fraud! Here's Why! Pt 1 (1st Openly Gay NBA Player)" The woman who was once engaged to NBA star Jason Collins says she had NO CLUE he was gay at the time of their relationship ... in fact, she only found out last weekend ... and she was floored. Carolyn Moos (who played a few seasons in the WNBA) dated Collins for seven years and was engaged to him until they broke up in 2009 ... after Collins pulled...

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard has charged Russian-mobster-turned-federal-informant Mani Chulpayev with ordering the June 2012 hit against Lil Phat in Atlanta, GA in order to silence the hip-hop artist from cooperating with an investigation into Chulpayev's car business which was suspected of selling stolen vehicles as reported by Jim Strickland for WSB-TV. A SWAT team with machine guns arrested Chulpayev earlier this month in Broward County, FL. Ten years ago Chulpayev flipped for the feds to become "one of the most important witnesses in the battle against Russian organized crime" as then reported by Bill Berkely for The New...

As I write this, my television screen is full of violent and disturbing images from last week's Boston Marathon bombing. These images of heartbreak, fear, and panic have become way too common and so have the cases of individuals committing senseless acts of violence and parents losing their innocent children. Right now feels like the right time for us all to come together to stop the violence, which is why I started the "No Guns Allowed" movement. Growing up in the streets of Long Beach, I've seen the devastation that comes from gun violence firsthand... Homies dead or put in...

The popular singer Jesus "Chuy" Quintanilla who documented the exploits of the Mexican cartels through narco corridos or "drug ballads" was gunned down with two bullets to the head outside his car on a rural road in McCallen, Texas as reported by Ildefonso Ortiz for The Monitor. Apparently, singing about the narcos can be risky. No doubt, Barack Obama blindly will step over Chuy's corpse to continue insisting that there is no evidence of any cartel violence on U.S. soil because the President really doesn't care about Mexican-Americans, and would rather let their innocent communities fall to the drug cartels...

Business Watch the Stunning Hyundai ‘Suicide Ad’ That Has Resulted in Tears and a Big Apology Apr. 25, 2013 8:30pm Jason Howerton Though it is unclear how anyone at the company could have possibly though it was a good idea, Hyundai Europe recently released an advertisement depicting a man attempting to commit suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning by leaving his car running in the garage. The man in the ad fails to kill himself because the vehicle’s emissions are 100 percent water emissions.

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Paul McCartney lent his voice to the gun control proponents this week. The former Beatle joined singer Tony Bennett's "Voices Against Violence" campaign which allows Americans supporter tougher new regulations on the gun control issue to text a number to receive contact information for their local legislator. McCartney, a British citizen, is the latest celebrity to join Bennett's push for harsher gun control regulations. Gloria Estefan, Alec Baldwin, Rosie O'Donnell and Josh Groban are some of the other voices callers will hear in addition to Paul McCartney's plea that nobody has to "Live and Let Die" in his view. "Tell...

Less than four months since 20 children and six educators were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the television show "Glee" depicted a school shooting in Thursday night's episode. The episode, titled "Shooting Star," began with a disclaimer reading, "This episode of 'Glee' addresses the topic of school violence. Viewer discretion is advised." Halfway through the episode, Will Schuester, the glee club coach played by Matthew Morrison, gathered his students in the choir room to begin their practice. "Let's get started," he said, clapping his hands together as a gunshot was heard in the background. A second shot rang...

Cleveland's own Eric Carmen (and friends)... Allmusic Magazine had described them as featuring 'exquisitely crafted melodies and achingly gorgeous harmonies...'  The Raspberries drew influence from the British Invasion era -especially The Beatles, other Merseybeat acts, The Who, The Hollies, and The Small Faces... along their 'mod' fashion sense. Of course later Eric Carmen went on to massive success as a solo balladeer, but the original band has reunited for gigs as recently as 2005- some material from the tour was realeased as Live from the Sunset Strip in 2007.  Below you'll find an amusing appearance on The Mike Douglas...

Here’s part of the synopsis: In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine manmade space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth… A hardline government official will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. Anti-immigration politicians, environmental devastation, One Percenters… all this movie needs is a futuristic racist Tea Party congregating in a homophobic chicken restaurant and it will have addressed all the left’s current favorite targets.