"War Profiteers Read My Weblog"

Disturbing Search Request of the decade: 213.42.21.150, searching Google for “who would handle a commercial shipment of arms and ammunitions from Sharjah to Baghdad”. That’ll be someone downstream of AS5384, or Etisalat (Emirates Telecom), the UAE’s fun-loving national telco monopoly, best known for blocking more websites than China.

What’s crazy is that this weblog is a useful search result in this case. It would lead you to firms like Tenir Airlines. A quick check of the Sharjah International Airport departures page would show you a Tenir flight just left Sharjah for Bagram, only 18 minutes behind schedule.

Daniel-wizards

JD Emmanuel recording Wizards in 1982, which was just reissued by Bread and Animals.

His synth list:

  • Yamaha SK-20 Synthesizer, circa 1982, analogsynth/organ/strings
  • Roland RS-50 Synthesizer
  • Korg X5DR Synthesizer Module
  • Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine
  • Midiman USB Midiport
  • Kawai MAV-8 Midi Patchbay
  • Alesis 3630 Compressor
  • Alesis Microverb III
  • Nady GEQ 231
  • Kawai MX-8R Mixer
  • Tascam M-1B Mixer
  • Behringer Denoiser
  • QSC RMX 1850HD Amplifier
(via my record collection)

this must be his current gearlist cause a lot of this stuff didn’t exist in 1982. and isn’t the sk-20 a casio product?


nope, its a yamaha.


My bad, that is the current gear list.


They Call Them '20th Century Castles'

“Thanks for your interests in our unique underground properties. Built at a cost of millions, these heavily reinforced historic structures were designed to withstand nuclear attack. They bring new meaning to the word “shelter”. Centuries from now they will remain.”

These heavily reinforced underground historic structures are decommissioned US missile sites, available now from missilebases.com.

Too bad Ry’s sick of the east coast, this would be a perfect PH:

“Most highly developed Atlas F site, part of exclusive airport subdivision on (FAA approved) 2050’ runway, with manicured grounds in forest setting with mountain view, in Adirondack State Park, 2000 sq. ft. open floor plan home on surface with large garage and wrap around porch hides the underground structure entryway through surface home. LCC converted to 2300 sq. ft. 2-story (3 bedroom, 2 bath) luxury home with fiber optic lighting and contemporary finished interior. Silo tube has all floors, spiral stairs and steel superstructure. Includes generator & new well. Low taxes. Privacy, security, and, unlimited possibilities. NO other like it anywhere.”

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Someone put together a collection of Neil live and rehearsal tracks that are primarily just banjo and voice, simply titled “Banjo Songs”. This track apparently came from the Bernstein Tapes, recorded sometime during 1976.