John K Blog

John K, of Ren and Stimpy fame, has a neat-o blog. It's all about animation, animation history and features many of his pointed opinions.

Where I work people go ape shit for this crud.

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TED: The Photosynth

This is just cool.

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Byrne / Rota

Here's a delightful playlist of Nino Rota compositions compiled by David Byrne. For those not in the know, Rota composed the scores for some of the finer Felini films. I adore the "Juliet of the Spirts" soundtrack..one of his best.

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Family Feud Set For Sale

I can just see myself doing my own shows in my back yard, to no one at all. Just like when I was little. Nothing changes.

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Guilt

Fucking "Pirates" cost 300 Million dollars to make and grossed over 400 million world wide in just 4 days.

Meanwhile..

thousands of people are being hacked to death In Darfur just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Our capacity for not noticing or giving a fuck remains astounding. It looks like the Bush administration has finally decided to address this issue, calling for sanctions against the fucked up people running the Darfur goverment. This may be a case of too little too late, time will tell.

Here's the very least you can do..

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Dear Diary

Well, we lost the Live 105 battle of the bands contest. Can you f***** believe it? We lost! They won and we lost!

I just hate those other bands that won. HATE them. Especially *******. I hope that during P.E Buddy Hinton rubs their faces into the ground and that the dumb head lead singer **** gets mono or something!!!!

Today between Study Hall and lunch I saw **** from the winning band ******* putting on eye liner using his locker mirror. I totally walked by and and didn't even acknowledge him. His "Panic/Disco" shirt looked sooo lame. He probably never even heard of Amy Winehouse.

Anyway...I am now writing a brand new song all about this (I'm secretly inverting the chords of Green Days "Time of Your Life", Do you think Green Day will mind? I dont. They have tons of money anyway!!! Billy Joe would totally be on my side. OMG I have such a crush on him. Julie Vanderally says I have a boner for him. That's totally gross! I do admit that Ive thought of kissing him ( I would totally let him go to third base) or even having him take me to the Battle of The Bands and then after we hang out with the WS (White Stripes) and he totally makes fun of ***** or just ignores him)

My dad said "What does not kill you makes you stronger". For awhile I didn't know what he meant but now I do.

MBO Live In SF

MBO will be playing with Oslo on Aug 1st at the Bottom of The Hill.

We will all be engorged with blood and playing attentivly.

Bring your mom!

Jerky Ass Vader

Never Could Stand That Dog

An FBI Target Puts His Whole Life Online

This is an interesting article on the shrapnel caused by the "War On Terror".

(Via Wired)

"The Bangladeshi-born American says the US government mistakenly listed him on its terrorist watch list — and once you're on, it's hard to get off. To convince the Feds of his innocence, Elahi has made his life an open book. Whenever they want, officials can go to his site and see where he is and what he's doing. Indeed, his server logs show hits from the Pentagon, the Secretary of Defense, and the Executive Office of the President, among others."

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When You Were Born The #1 Song Was...

This is better than Astronomy.

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Blackwater

If you find yourself needing yet more reasons to feel alienated by the Bush Administration check out the book "Blackwater". This is the story of one of the most prominent "US security contractors, a new breed of privatized mercenaries that often work well outside the constitutional framework of the United States, have repeatedly exhibited their willingness to sell their employees short in the name of a buck and are owned and run by fundamentalist Christians.

Yes the book is firmly entrenched in a left wing perspective (which sadly limits it's chances to expose Blackwater to a wider readership) but the research and writing are both very solid.

Put it this way. If the shit really goes down in the next year or so, the far right have a well paid and equipped army of mercenaries (funded by the Bush administration) at their disposal.

And do we need to even ask who was a major contributor to the last Bush bid for the presidency?

Shrek The Third

Vote MBO Or I Will Kill Myself.

When your in a band that doesn't totally suck you will find that your music will inventively be entered in a contest. This has happened to us. File under good intentions.

So, if you will, go here and "vote" or "rate" or whatever the fuck it is they want you to do. Our song "Drowning Not Waving" is on the list with all the other teary eyed, hopeful contestants.

If we win we will be able to pay the taxman and save grandmas farm!

Or buy some blow.

That is all. Thank you.

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No Surprises

In case your wondering, here is an example of a perfect song. The video is damn close as well.

I'm a fanboy.

Christopher Hitchens Pwns Republican Fanboy

Watch Hitchens deliver the truth and do a little bitch smacking at the same time.

The Dukes of Stratosphear

The Mole from the Ministry!

Corporate Ipsum Widget

If your on a Mac check out this Corporate Ipsun Generator Widget. It's for those times when you need a hunk of meaningless Corpo Speak. You know, like every day.

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Jerry Falwell Is Dead. Tooth Fairy Shaken.

One of the true faces of "whats wrong with our country" is dead at the age of 73. One less hunk of human garbage is now breathing our air.

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Feral House

Looking for a cool book? Check out Feral House, long leading publishers of the odd, cool, sick and twisted.

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Eat of His Flesh. Drink of His Blood.

Gorilla Dub Attack. Sat Night.

Here's an idea! Bring hardcore Dub music to people (horrible men) who are most likely happier listening to 38 Special covers while drinking Coors beer and sniffing around for women. See what happens.

This Saturday the Gorilla Dub Collective will return and continue it's attack on the St. James Gate in Belmont. This is a bar that is populated by steel workers. Chances are one of them wont like Dub.

I will make another guest appearance with my Melodica, delays and Thiz Face mask.

St. James Gate
Belmont, CA.
Saturday, May 12th. 9:00pm.

"We made brownies and I think we're dead."

I love drugs!!

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I Find This Exciting. I'm Serious.

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Fucking Pogeybait Doll. Fuck! Fuck!

Pogeybait, the massively creepy,adorably disturbing creation of master writer/illustrator Dan Clowes is now available in the Third Dimension.

This is good.

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9 Mins of Ratatouille

The Magic Makers

I adore seeing fakers exposed. "Psychic Magicians" or religious hucksters, are all the same to me and seeing them called to task is always entertaining.

This video is even more interesting because the proven fraud Uri Geller tried to sue YouTube for posting it, even though he did not own the copyright! Classic.

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Craigs Stuff

Adam's Stuff

Thomas (The HOG) Stuff

This Just In...

Judge orders Hasselhoff to secret Naval Intelligence facility in Greenland. Former ‘Baywatch’ star was shown drunk on video apparently made by Eric Estrada - PlusFormer Bangles lead singer Suzannah Hoff to marry Hasselhoff and become Suzannah Hasselhoff-Hoff

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Updated: 1:35 a.m. PT May 17, 2006

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles judge on Monday suspended former “Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff’s visitation rights with his twelve teenage daughters pending further review of a videotape believed made by Eric Estrada showing the actor drunk and levitating above a Satanic pentagram.

The order by Superior Court Judge Mink Velvetine will be in effect until 2012 when another hearing on the matter is scheduled.
Hasselhoff, who was not in court for Monday’s hearing, denied it was him in the video and said he was in New York at the time injecting a mixture of LSD and peyote into his brain and buttocks.

The videotape, believed to have been taken by Estrada and his business partner Hambone was aired online and on several TV channels. It showed Hasselhoff in a blue dress and no shirt lying on the floor struggling to eat a plastic toy hamburger.
A young female voice on the video is urging him to drink more, warning him that he could lose his role in a stage show of “Zapped” in Las Vegas if he did not become more intoxicated.

In a statement, Hasselhoff denied everything and said that his fans shouldn't worry. "I am the imperial master", said Hasselhoff. "I am running the whole fucking show pal, so get with the program and keep your eye on the tiger".

Suzannah Hoffs of the 80's pop band The Bangles, married Hasselhoff in order to change her name to Suzannah Hasselhoff-Hoffs and said of the incident, "David and I experiment with drugs and ritual sex-magick every day. I am the American woman of tomorrow, but I am here today.

Copyright 2002 Reuters Limited.

© 2004 MSNBC.com

Alter Egos

"Alter Ego is a cool concept book, presenting the phenomenon of the contemporary avatar-the virtual characters gamers choose and design to engage in 3D worlds online. Portraits of gamers from the United States, Europe, China, and Japan (including leading figures of the gaming world) are paired with digital images of their alter egos, graphically dramatizing the gap between fantasy and reality."

Me and Yogsogoth 4evR.

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Face Down

The Tooth Fairy Blesses America

Sometimes I truly wonder if I am just doomed to suffer the arguments of people who believe in the Tooth Fairy for the rest of my life. Chances are I am. Fuck it. I like a good fight.

Even better, I am also subjected to people who kinda believe in the Tooth Fairy, or at least respect those who believe in the Tooth Fairy. These people are called moderates. They are moderates because they are unwilling to really take the time to understand what believing in the Tooth Fairy really means to our world, and would rather just do other things. Im wondering when moderation became a good thing. Like taking a tiny bong hit is better than taking a huge bong hit?


The following link presents a delightful cavalcade of contenders for your hearts and minds.

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Wanted: Habeas Corpus

"The Constitution and due process are in danger in America, as the Bush administration continues to run roughshod over our most fundamental constitutional rights."

Sign this ok?

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I Do Not Have A Single Constructive Proposal

Honesty in politics!

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Funny. So Sad. So True.

The Truth Behind The Melting Freeway

I adore this send up of the 9/11 Cult of Internet Titillation. You know what I'm talking about, the people who wet their pants connecting dots, that never really existed, to form muddled yet evocative theories about our Governments diabolical manipulations?

And to add to the "data"- this melted hunk of freeway is a stones throw from the MBO club house. The real question then: Who wants MBO dead?

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The Story Of My Life