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Botch · February 1

Bummer! Just learned this morning that Blue Man Group are hanging up their PVC pipes and retiring!

Some may view them as just a Las Vegas act, but they developed a totally unique persona, comedy show, their own musical instruments, and a worldwide empire.

And they were musical. I have both their audio CDs and a DVD concert, and it is wonderful music, a struck tube of PVC has such a great, percussive sound. Glad I got to see them live a couple times.

https://youtu.be/kZS4O97Bem8?si=VhpXKBgPe-jEKQJl

JohnInCarolina · February 2

@Botch - I was lucky enough to see Blue Man Group a few times over the years.

I'm not sure why, but I always wondered if the vibe of this Pearl Jam song was inspired by their sound at all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzv7OtPL8S4

Botch · February 2

Sure sounds like it; and the styling of that video sure looks like the cubicle worker featured in some of their shows. Wonder if it's the same guy/studio.

JohnInCarolina · February 2

Botch said:

Sure sounds like it; and the styling of that video sure looks like the cubicle worker featured in some of their shows. Wonder if it's the same guy/studio.

I'm glad you agree. Your musical ears are surely much better than mine.

The song stands out in the PJ catalog because it's very different from most of their other stuff. But looking for a link, I never found anything online.

lousubcap · February 22

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Botch · February 23

I'll just leave this here.

https://youtu.be/HLOSe79KUhA?si=aknVC942EfRHvlh5

fishlessman · February 25

Botch said:

I'll just leave this here.

https://youtu.be/HLOSe79KUhA?si=aknVC942EfRHvlh5

i would eat that though i grew up with bean sandwiches, rice-a-roni sandwiches, french pork spread sandwiches.....

JohnInCarolina · February 25

fishlessman said:

Botch said:

I'll just leave this here.

https://youtu.be/HLOSe79KUhA?si=aknVC942EfRHvlh5

i would eat that though i grew up with bean sandwiches, rice-a-roni sandwiches, french pork spread sandwiches.....

Only one of those things sounds any good, fish.

fishlessman · February 25

JohnInCarolina said:

fishlessman said:

Botch said:

I'll just leave this here.

https://youtu.be/HLOSe79KUhA?si=aknVC942EfRHvlh5

i would eat that though i grew up with bean sandwiches, rice-a-roni sandwiches, french pork spread sandwiches.....

Only one of those things sounds any good, fish.

do tell which one......there is also the spam spread with goobers p&j, miracle whip on a good onion roll.....they stopped making the spam spread and im not happy with that. the gorton french spam spread might be a substitute with a good amount of red food coloring added

Legume · February 25

I think the creamed corn on white bread sandwich the mostly toothless guy at the gas station ate is still undefeated.

Buckwoody Egger · February 26

bell brothers video. tommy boy on shark tank.

https://youtu.be/A2U_3oWc19E

Botch · March 3

Love this photo:

Legume · March 3

Is that the salt lake at night?

Botch · March 3

Um, not quite.

It's the shadow of the "Blue Ghost" spacecraft that landed on the Moon a couple days ago; that's the Earth in direct sunlight in the sky.

lousubcap · March 8

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Botch · March 9

Stevie Wonder and Tiger Woods are in a bar talking about golf and singing.

Woods turns to Wonder and says, “How is the singing career going?”

Stevie Wonder replies, “Not too bad! How’s the golf?”

Woods replies: “Not too bad, I’ve had some problems with my swing, but I think I’ve got that right now.”

Stevie says, “I always find that when my swing goes wrong, I need to stop playing for a while and not think about it. Then, the next time I play, it seems to be all right.”

Tiger asks, “You play golf?”

Wonder replies, “Oh yeah, I’ve been playing for years.”

And Woods says, “But you’re blind. How can you play golf if you’re blind?”

Wonder replies, “I get my caddy to stand in the middle of the fairway and call to me. I listen for the sound of his voice and play the ball towards him. Then, when I get to where the ball lands, the caddy moves to the green or farther down the fairway and again I play the ball towards his voice.”

“But how do you putt?” asks Woods.

“Well,” Stevie says, “I get my caddy to lean down in front of the hole and call to me with his head on the ground and I just play the ball towards his voice.”

Woods asks, “What’s your handicap?”

Stevie says, “Well, I’m a scratch golfer.”

Woods, incredulous, says to Stevie: “We’ve got to play a round sometime.”

Wonder replies, “Well, people don’t take me seriously, so I only play for money, and never play for less than $10,000 a hole.”

Woods thinks about it and says, “OK, I’m game for that, when would you like to play?”

Stevie says, “Pick a night!”

JohnInCarolina · March 15

Botch · March 18

I don't know where this restaurant/pub is located, but it has one of the most beautiful/clever logo designs I've seen.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5017260/uploads/editor/2u/m5z04pg4ce4w.jpg

JohnInCarolina · March 18

Botch said:

I don't know where this restaurant/pub is located, but it has one of the most beautiful/clever logo designs I've seen.

I’d tell you to just google it but I try not to give Zuckerface any more $

Canugghead · March 19

@botch, that's next level. Apparently there isn't a real restaurant with that name, it was an art project/challenge?

Speaking of logo, not sure if you've seen or heard about "three men in a hot tub"?

It was our Ontario provincial logo featuring Trillium, the provincial flower. Lasted 13 years (2006 to 2019), scraped by current premier Doug Ford.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5017260/uploads/editor/1y/p5wrtnab4rlc.png

Botch · March 25

Drone deliveries:
https://youtu.be/88yQTzlmsiA?si=NLUey3cYC-pOtNqB

JohnInCarolina · March 25

Botch said:

Drone deliveries:
https://youtu.be/88yQTzlmsiA?si=NLUey3cYC-pOtNqB

is there a too long, didn’t watch summary of this available anywhere?

JohnInCarolina · March 26

Botch · April 4

Road Hazards of Utah:

https://kutv.com/news/local/video-captures-us-6-mudslide-narrowly-miss-truck-driving-down-highway#

lousubcap · April 4

@Botch- living in the future out there-from the video

Video captures US-6 mudslide narrowly miss truck driving down highway

by Kristen McPeek, KUTV

Fri, April 4th 2025 at 11:41 PM

Updated Fri, April 4th 2025 at 11:42 PM

lousubcap · April 5

Here's an interesting fact:

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals in his 1,486th game, one fewer than Gretzky's 1,487.

Alex Ovechkin:
- Reached 894 goals in 1,486 NHL regular-season games.

Tied Gretzky's record on April 4, 2025.

DoubleEgger · April 5

lousubcap said:

Here's an interesting fact:
Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals in his 1,486th game, one fewer than Gretzky's 1,487.
Alex Ovechkin:
Reached 894 goals in 1,486 NHL regular-season games.
Tied Gretzky's record on April 4, 2025.

Alex refused to break the record with an empty net goal. Tip of the hat to him.

Gulfcoastguy · April 5

Watching a hockey game right now, Rangers versus New Jersey. I need a giant screen or least an understanding of the rules.

dbCooper · April 5

Botch · April 6

Content for woodworkers/shop nerds only:

I found this kid during the COVID thing, and he was amazing. German Engineering student who built a shop/video channel in his folks' basement, who possessed a magical mix of woodworking knowhow, deep understanding of electrical things AND software, and a great Mechanical knowledge. In this video he talks thru all his projects, which include his highly-automated drillpress he got from his grandpa; mods to his CNC machine which zero'd itself, changed it's own bits, and vacuumed itself; homemade dust collectors (including the impellers!); his homemade plywood bandsaw; mods to his inherited industrial lathe; on and on. I think I've posted a couple of his videos here before.

I kinda lost track of him, possibly between moving from an iMac to a Mac Studio (am on my older iPad right now). He's moved out of his folks' place (assume he's graduated) and built a new business/office/shop area with two other folks, and then painstakingly moved his shop to the new place. Watching him move his sliding tablesaw and jointer/planer out of his folks' basement, up thru a spiral staircase, is frightening.

Maybe I've posted about this guy before; if not, you'll be amazed by this video, (if you're a maker) guaranteed. Enjoy.

https://youtu.be/ePbRw2Nl49A?si=i1o8Wz9R38UC-iVa

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