Kanada Kev

Hey, Here's a good trick if you want to get a bunch of stuff, but don't know if your kid will like it. Download a copy of DVDShrink. Then, go to your local library or video store. You can make quick copies (not that I condone this or anything ) and kids DVDs can almost always be done at 100% because they are shorter. When your kid is bored with any copies, just let us know here and maybe we could do a few swaps (of DVDs, not kids ). Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

My 4 year old son loves those. I record them from the Space channel. Can't remember when it's on. I loved that when I was a kid. It's fun to watch now too. The Professor is really cool too for learnin'. Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

I can't stand the Wiggles! Ugh! The one time I put a video on for my kids they tuned right out. Phew All the old Muppet Shows are out on DVD now. Unbelievable guest musicians and damn funny humour for all age groups. Loved it as a kid, now love it as a parent. Richard Scarry DVDs are good too. Good wholesome, entertaining, and educational all at the same time. My 2.5 year-old daughter Cassidy, sat through Jimi Plays Woodstock! I just put it on while we were playing and she got mesmerized by Hendrix Mom wasn't home and we had the surround sound pumpin' Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

Scientology Fun Factoids - While many of the traumatic incidents addressed in auditing are unique to the individual, some key incidents are thought to be common to all humans on planet earth. One very important such incident supposedly occurred some 75 million years ago. Scientology warns that until one has completed a series of preparatory steps, exposure to the details of this particular incident can cause severe illness or even death. Thus, these details are carefully guarded and kept secret until, at the level called "Operating Thetan III" the member is deemed properly prepared and is granted permission to view and "audit" this information. Ok, so you've been warned. What follows is considered very dangerous by Scientologists to read unless you're ready. Scroll past it if you're scared. It's the exact words handwritten by Hubbard. It's Operating Thetan III! The head of the Galactic Confederation (76 planets around larger stars visible from here) (founded 95,000,000 yrs ago, very space opera) solved overpopulation (250 billion or so per planet) -- 178 billion average) by mass implanting. He caused people to be brought to Teegeeack (Earth) and put an H Bomb on the principal volcanoes (Incident 2) and then the Pacific area ones were taken in boxes to Hawaii and the Atlantic Area ones to Las Palmas and there "packaged." His name was Xenu. He used renegades. Various misleading data by means of circuits etc. were placed in the implants. When through with his crime Loyal Officers (to the people) captured him after 6 years of battle and put him in an electronic mountain trap where he still is. "They" are gone. The place (Confed.) has since been a desert.

Today's Scientology Factoid: High-ranking members of the church believe they are possessed by thousands of souls of dead aliens, called body thetans. These souls were implanted with false visions of reality by an evil intergalactic ruler named Xenu, 75 million years ago. This possession hinders mankind from achieving its true potential -- and only Scientology tech can exorcise these body thetans. Today's Know Your Scientologists: Chick Corea, jazz pianist. Quote: My study of Scientology has also enabled me to write more music. I have become quicker and am able to use all of the musical abilities that I already have. I gained a new understanding of what the proper importances are in the process of creating music. Nancy Cartwright - The voice of Bart Simpson. Fucking Bart! God, the children. The children. Once I started it, I said, "Oh, my God. This is cool." You know, this is something that I've been looking for a long time. And I just started doing — there's all kinds of courses here that you can do. You know, people hear about, well, what is like? It's not like a real religion. It's – it's different. I hear, you know, you don't pray, you do courses. Jenna Elfman - Dharma and Greg star. Might have a new show on, I don't know. I couldn't complete SWAT U BOB without giving Scientology at least one cerebral spokesman. Jenna makes you think. That's for sure! My husband has been a Scientologist for years, and I kept hearing him talk about Dianetics. So he gave me the book, which I said I'm not gonna read--it's too big. I'm not a big reader.. And then one day I ran into a situation that made me like, frazzled. I had a job dancing on Murder, She Wrote, and I was spending the night at my now-husband, boyfriend-at-the-time's house. I was so used to the alarm that it didn't wake me up, and I woke up an hour and a half after I was supposed to be there. And you know, you get that panic: "Oh, God! Ohhhh!" I got in the car and I was all frazzled and starting to cry and was rushed, and I couldn't think. I couldn't even put my seatbelt on. I was just a mess. Then I went, Wait a minute--that's purely reactive and insane. Look, I went, you're in the car, you can't get there any faster. So just turn the music on, enjoy. This has happened to me before and I arrived on the set and messed everybody's day up. Being so apologetic is really pushing people away and turning them off--and I had a horrible shoot. It's not optimum. So this time, I said, wait a sec. Now let's just apply what you learned last night. And I went da-da-da, da-da-da and got a lot more analytical about the situation. When I got there, I said, "I'm very sorry I'm late. The alarm didn't wake me up." And they said, "That's fine. We're not going to get to you for another few hours. Just take your time, relax. Get some coffee." Like, wow! I went, This is great. I like this. This helps me. It's just very simple: Scientology helps me live my life better.

Beck has talked a little about this. His parents were/are both Scientologists and he grew up with that surrounding him. To him, i guess, it was normal? Remember, he's a loser baby.

Mind-Boggling 24min No Quarter WOW! Source: SBD (taken from the "Bringing The House Down" boot - Empress Valley SD ) Quality: A+ Disc 1: 1. The Song Remains the Same 2. Sick Again 3. Nobody's Fault But Mine 4. In My Time of Dying 5. Since I've Been Loving You 6. No Quarter Disc 2: 1. Ten Years Gone 2. The Battle of Evermore 3. Going to California 4. Dancing Days 5. Black Country Woman 6. Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp 7. White Summer > Black Mountain Side 8. Kashmir Disc 3: 1. Over the Top > Moby Dick 2. Guitar Solo 3. Achilles Last Stand 4. Stairway to Heaven 5. Whole Lotta Love 6. Rock and Roll

For a little humour to start the great day of Friday out, watch the most intriguing, intelligent and diabolical character on teevee: :laugh:

Yeah, I only listened to a bit of the 3rd period and it sounded like an oddly refereed game (really? in the NHL? No!) At least they kept it close and it wasn't a blowout. We'll see how Crosby's Penguins fare tomorrow night. I know, but it's the general principal. I can't fathom that MLSE (the biggest money-making machince in the NHL) feels the need to leech more money from their fans (most of whom can't afford/obtain tix to the real thing). It's only the games on CBC that are technically free for all. You gotta pay for TSN, Sportsnet and Leafs TV. It's only the beginning. Soon it'll be like Vancouver where a fan has to pay, on average, $10 per game if they want to see the whole season. Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

Trey Speaks: Drugs, Rehab and Phish Reunion Rumors A packed house of jam band acolytes — sporting the patchwork garb and unkempt hair of the genre’s early Nineties heyday — hooted and cheered their way through Rolling Stone scribe Anthony DeCurtis’ interview with erstwhile Phish frontman Trey Anastasio at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan last night. On the forefront of everyone’s mind was a topic that, as DeCurtis explained, was “for legal reasons†only mentioned off-hand…at least fifty times: Anastasio’s recent arrest for drug possession. (He’s currently facing felony charges, and could face jail time if convicted.) Phans were treated to a different Trey last night — less rock star, more humble musician. Massaging his fingers nervously, he discussed his struggle with narcotics, and his relief at having to face his addiction. (He confirmed he had actually thanked the arresting officer.) Thinking that he could fix the problem himself, he explained, was at the root of the problem. DeCurtis introduced Anastasio by reading an excerpt from an interview he’d conducted with the singer just before Phish broke up in 2004. In it, Anastasio described his relationship with his music — how he saw it as a reflection of the natural world and his role as the conduit. Among his confessions last night, Anastasio admitted he had lost sight of that feeling in recent years and is only now beginning to find it again. But that hasn’t stopped him from writing new songs. When DeCurtis gestured at the acoustic guitar resting on the stage beside Anastasio mid-interview, he played cuts from both of his post-Phish solo albums: the quiet “Wherever You Find It†and “A Case of Ice and Snow,†which he described as “letters to my fans.†Both ballads exuded a somber quietude as Anastasio’s voice reached for high notes, the pain and regret in his throat contrasting with powerful chords plucked on the guitar. During the second half of the evening, DeCurtis asked questions from the audience. The first concerned the jam band phenomenon and its wide-ranging appeal, to which Anastasio responded that every genre of music fits in its own time period, and never sounds quite right anywhere else: “Swing will never sound as good as it did in the ’40s,†he said. Phish, he explained, was counter-culture and outside the system — exactly when people needed it. Finally, the inevitable question: Are there plans for a Phish reunion? Anastasio’s response was guarded. But to the audience’s delight, he said that if he were to find himself onstage with his three former bandmates, “I would be the happiest person in the world.†In the meantime he says he hopes to do more work with the Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh. The evening ended with one final performance of Phish’s “Pebbles and Marbles.†As the near-flawless performance concluded, a rapt DeCurtis paused to thank Anastasio — a remark drowned under thunderous applause. -- Clayton Neuman

Me Too. Not a chance in hell that they're gonna get me to PAY to watch a game on TV or go to a movie theatre to see it. Fuck that! It's sick, but I sometimes secretly hope that they don't do as well on LeafTV nights. You can always listen on the radio, or here: http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=Radio 1-1 in the First. Later . . . Kanada Kev =8) ps - sorry I didn't see you at the moe. show last night and good luck with your job interview

still eating that sandwich isn't he?

Lots of Sabres fans/jerseys in attendance too. Prior to playing, loud LET'S GO SABRES chant had the place jumpin'. Sabres proceeded to beat the Sens, who were in town, as the show started.

Why don't they donate the money to PROSTATE CANCER research instead??? They are in great need of it too. Why would they turn down the money. "We won't turn it down, because we want you to be healthy and be able to turn it up!"

Somehow that lawyer (Howard Stern) is gonna end up with all the money. He's a poster-boy for the slimey lawyers of this world. Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

That's just ridiculous. So, you've got a bunch of female dancers who have breasts and want to raise money to help fight a disease that directly effects them. WTF? What's the problem with that? Maybe I could understand if it was "Crack Whores For A Cure" or something, but what difference does it really make? Exotic dancers can lure so much money out of the pockets of patrons, why not get some out for a cure instead? Maybe they should make that brass pole pink?

Too bad Jay. I ended up with 2 extras that I had to eat Bummer. Too damn cold outside, and everyone had tix it seemed. Oh well, it was still worth every penny. Other One tease/jam in Brent Black was a nice treat! Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

my new desktop wallpaper Thanks.

Welcome, to the Great White North! Great Simpsons link too ... a classic. "The only tonic, is the chronic" Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

Rough being at work right now for sure! What a show last night. Can't say enough about how good moe. is sounding these days. The venue, sound, light show and band, all get top marks for last night in my books. I have to hear this show again. The setlist doesn't reflect the places they went with some of the songs/jams. The second set seemed to be teasing in and out and back and forth between songs. The Bring it Back Home and The Road> Brent Black> Head segment were standouts. Thanks for the mini preshow party in your suite PassedOutGuy and groovin in the show. Sorry I didn't say goodbye, but when I went to grab my coat a lineup was starting and I had no energy left. I needed every last little bit to drive home after Setlist: 02/07/07 The Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY Set I: Tubing The River Styx1> The Pit, Four, Gone, The Ghost Of Ralph's Mom, Where Does the Time Go?> Rebubula Set II: Captain America, Bring It Back Home, Opium2, Going Nowhere2 3, The Road> Brent Black> Head Encore: Waiting For The Punchline 1 w/ Head teases 2 w/ Dave Kimball 3 First time played 02/07/07 New World Records, Buffalo, NY FREE IN-STORE PERFORMANCE Set I: Salt Creek1, The Road, New York City1, Where Does the Time Go?, Crab Eyes, Blue Jeans Pizza1, She, Brittle End1 2, Tailspin 1 al on mandolin 2 hilbilly version

The time lapse photography in this series is the best that i've seen. The scenes showing the penguins huddled together and moving around was fascinating. The show is on Newsworld tonight, in case anyone missed it this week (like me!) Later . . . Kanada Kev =8)

Being beat in the playoffs every time by the team that you so overtly despise (and spend wayyyy too much time with your hate on) says a lot about your team. The more you malign the Leafs, the more ridiculous it is that you can't seem to get past them in the playoffs BTW ... the Sens are only up by 3 points right now.

Thanks AD ... i'm getting them now Do I need both?