FBI Releases Files Pertaining to 1997 Murder of Rapper Christopher Wallace, AKA Biggie Smalls and Notorious B.I.G.

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FBI page re Christopher Wallace with downloadable pdfs.

Time magazine article on the subject.

Thanks to Boing Boing.

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George Carlin – Corporations Own the United States

Daily Mail – The Biggest Find Since the Dead Sea Scrolls? Seventy Metal Books Found in Cave in Jordan Could Change Our View of Biblical History

Daniel 12:4:

But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. – KJV

The Daily Mail has reported, “For scholars of faith and history, it is a treasure trove too precious for price. . . . → Read More: Daily Mail – The Biggest Find Since the Dead Sea Scrolls? Seventy Metal Books Found in Cave in Jordan Could Change Our View of Biblical History

Kennedy Space Center Employees Assemble for Historic Photo

Geraldine Ferraro (RIP) in Vice Presidential Debate With George H.W. Bush, by Jim Demetre

1984 Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro passed away today at the age of 75. The preppy kid from Greenwich was no match for the tough Italian gal from outer Queens.

– Jim Demetre is a Seattle-based writer and the publisher and editor of Artdish.

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Marble Machine Chronicle

Werewolf Bar Mitzvah

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TheKiMan272 Introduces World Trade Center Attack Video – September 11, 2001 – From New York Police Helicopter

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This is trending today. The tenth anniversary is coming up and there’ll be more of these as the summer goes on. One thing this vid does is remind us of how beautiful the weather was on 9/11. This was the day that ruined the ten years that followed it, and it . . . → Read More: TheKiMan272 Introduces World Trade Center Attack Video – September 11, 2001 – From New York Police Helicopter

1950′s Fifth Wheel Parking Concept

John Elwood Plays “Shortnin’ Bread” on a Canjo, a Fretless Three String Banjo Made From a Cheese Can

Top Secret Rosies – Elite Groups of Highly Educated Women Working in Secret on Classified World War II Military Projects

Top Secret Rosies Trailer from LeAnn Erickson on Vimeo.

What is The Streisand Effect?

The Difference Between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained

This brief vid is very helpful in filling the gaps of American geographical knowledge of the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England:

On the Occasion of Michael Jackson’s Death, by Andrew Hamlin

On the Thursday evening after it happened I sat at Charlie’s on Broadway meeting some new people. I said I couldn’t remember the last time four famous people died in one day. Which where the other two, everyone asked. Why, Sky Saxon and Johnny Hart, I said.

I found only one man who . . . → Read More: On the Occasion of Michael Jackson’s Death, by Andrew Hamlin

The Harsh Reality About Ernie and Bert, by Colette Moran

My world was shattered today regarding one of those small little truths we just wanted to believe so much. But, upon learning the truth, we must face the harsh realities of life with courage:

Apparently Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie were not named after the cop and taxi driver characters with the same . . . → Read More: The Harsh Reality About Ernie and Bert, by Colette Moran

A BALI CHRISTMAS, Another Short-Short Covenant Story, by Ken Olson

  Flying through the night on a fourteen-hour Japan Airlines Chicago-to-Narita flight had me thinking back on my long, soon-ending career as a Covenant Police officer. Twenty years and now I’ll get my military pension. Time had flown by. I served ten years in Washington protecting Covenant officers while they were looking for government . . . → Read More: A BALI CHRISTMAS, Another Short-Short Covenant Story, by Ken Olson

Please Help Manhattan Lullaby, a Worthy Documentary About Colony Records (Brill Building), to Raise Funds on Kickstarter

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Sara Alize Cross

The words, Brill Building, are synonymous with songwriting in the way Hollywood is equated with movies or Detroit used to be associated with cars. I received a message yesterday from LA-DSH urging assistance for an upcoming documentary about Colony Records, a unique music store located in that iconic . . . → Read More: Please Help Manhattan Lullaby, a Worthy Documentary About Colony Records (Brill Building), to Raise Funds on Kickstarter

The Day John Lennon Died, by Andy Davenhall, Celebrity Guest Blogger

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John Lennon signing an autograph for the man who would eventually kill him, Mark David Chapman.

I was a Senior in high school and I was picking up the bulk for the Dutchess County News Tribune. It was a frozen, clear dawn with no birds in the trees or sky, quiet and moon . . . → Read More: The Day John Lennon Died, by Andy Davenhall, Celebrity Guest Blogger

Heavy Metal in Baghdad, by Mark Erickson, Celebrity Guest Blogger

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Agrassicauda

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I watched this movie last might. Loved it. Saddam didn’t like the physical act of headbanging because, according to one of the musicians, the movement is similar to when Jews pray. Saddam wanted men to have short hair. The musicians later persevered under Occupied Iraq, but checkpoints, snipers, tanks, unemployment, . . . → Read More: Heavy Metal in Baghdad, by Mark Erickson, Celebrity Guest Blogger

Deck the Halls with Advertising: Stan Freberg Skewers Christmas Commercialism, by Randy Rendfeld, Guest Blogger

This 1958 Stan Freberg audio file satirizes the overcommercialism of Christmas.

It begins with Mr. Scrooge calling a meeting of important “advertising people” to find new ways to tie products to Christmas.

One advertiser talks of depicting a more rugged Santa smoking a preferred brand of cigarette. In the ad, Santa has . . . → Read More: Deck the Halls with Advertising: Stan Freberg Skewers Christmas Commercialism, by Randy Rendfeld, Guest Blogger