mr. kaufman remembered

I have learned through the Museum of Hoaxes that May 16th is the 20-year anniversary of the death of Andy Kaufman. What’s the hoax? Maybe none. Andy supposedly once said that if he faked his own death, he would return exactly 20 years after his “death.” Did he really say that? I don’t know. If [...]

weekend in review

Here are mini-reviews of four events I attended in the last few days.
Reverend Chumleigh at the Fremont Moisture Festival. If you’re a fan of the Reverend’s sharp wit and showmanship then you’ve heard and seen most of this before, and it’s still funnier than ever. The Reverend, a long time veteran of street performance, has [...]

suggestion overcomes gravity

There’s usually something interesting in the weekly web report by James “The Amazing” Randi. One recent item he mentions is a radio hoax that occurred in 1976. A British astronomer announced on a BBC radio show that the earth’s gravity would temporarily be weakened at 9:47 a.m.–and if listeners would jump into the air at [...]

search phrases

People have arrived at dangblog by searching on “parrot suction cup” and “photos of barbarian women.”

gel- not just for bicycle seats

It’s a miracle substance! “Cellulose gel” was one of the primary ingredients in some ice cream sandwiches I brought at a supermarket recently. It was a different kind of gel that saved my butt at Burning Man on the seat of my rodent bike. But let’s be clear on exactly what a gel is:
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today’s travelog

Today’s experiment in blog-ism takes you on my Saturday bike ride via photos I found through googling. I can’t guarantee that all these links will stick around. Lots of water and bridges here:
Starting from my house, I cruise downhill to “downtown” Ballard, past the Salmon Bay industrial area, and onto the Burke-Gilman trail, part [...]

Superstarlet A.D. In a post-apocalyptic future, there are a few neanderthal-like men, and lots of gun-toting females. As stated by the movie’s director, the only articles of clothing that have survived the collapse of civilization are “vintage undergarments.” The population is divided into vicious gangs based on hair color.

Sounds like a great concept for a [...]

ouija sex perversion

My Ouija Board mouse pad has a message for the unidentified spamster who mailed me and said, “I’m looking for Ouija board partners over the age of 18.” Here is the channeled message:
“I smite you from the depths of Ouija-space. From my vat of hydrogen super-fluid here at the oracle retirement community, I send laser-like [...]