Some stunning photography is coming out of London and capturing the historic (and idiotic) riots. View the large images here.(via The Atlantic)
Looters rampage through a convenience store in Hackney, east London August 8, 2011. Youths hurled missiles at police in northeast London on Monday as violence broke out in the British capital for a third night. (Reuters/Olivia Harris)
The largest drum set in the world was designed and is played by a guy named Dr Mark. Here is what he says about it:
I have designed and play The Largest DrumSET in the World with an arsenal of unusual sounds to Worship God and Wage War against the enemy since 1978. God’s presence & power upon these sounds bring LIFE, healing, deliverance and miracles. We get to kick the devil out of his place of power…in our lives and in our world!
The largest drum set in the world
Learn more about Dr Mark and the largest drum set in the world (including specs) here.
You have taken God rock to a whole new level Dr Mark. I’m gonna go turn my guitar amp up to eleven now.
Posted onAugust 16, 2011|Comments Off on The World’s Fastest Guitar Player
Guitarist John “Dr. Hot Licks” Taylor played “Flight of the Bumblebee” at 600 beats per minute on April 24, 2011, making him the world’s fastest guitar player according to the Guinness Book of World Records. It gets weird at about 4:10.(via Laughing Squid)
Posted onAugust 15, 2011|Comments Off on Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse Video
For once, a citizen video that isn’t unwatchably shaky. The steady hand of this fan captures the terrifying moments before and during the Indiana State Fair stage collapse that killed 5 people and injured dozens more.
Rick Perry is announcing his GOP candidacy for President this Saturday. If you know of the Bilderberg Group and its last conference in Switzerland, this should come as no surprise. According to those trying to keep a close eye on the secret Bilderberger meetings and this Austin News 8 report below, Perry was invited to attend the 2007 conference in Istanbul. Many believe it was at this conference that Perry was presumably vetted for the higher office of presidency in 2012.
Many believe the Bilderberger Group puts its influence behind a presidential candidate from each party who will help the group move its agendas forward. American voters are given the illusion of choice, but in reality, the real decision on who becomes President is made for them. They believe that Bilderberg likes to own both horses in a two horse race for the White House. This is how the powerful elite in the world will always get their way. Whether or not any of this is true, it does appear odd that many other U.S. Presidents have attended Bilderberger conferences prior to being elected. As governor, Clinton attended his first Bilderberg meeting in 1991 and was elected president about a year later. President George W. Bush’s trip to Italy coincided neatly with the 2004 conference in Stresa, Italy. Obama attended the 2008 Bilderberg meeting in Chantilly, Va., just before winning the 2008 Democratic nomination.
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) is one of few on the inside who have openly answered questions regarding the Bilderberg Group and their influence in world politics. Read that here.
Another interesting caveat here is that Newt Gingrich thought to be a member of the Bilderberger Group and the Trilateral Commission. Newt allegedly said he never had participated and never would participate in Bilderberg or Trilateral Commission meetings. One might wonder why his candidacy for President has fallen flat and his entire campaign staff has quit on him. What’s really going on here?
Time will tell if the conspiracy theorists are correct on this one. If Perry wins the Republican nomination for 2012, we may want look a little more closely at who is really pulling the strings. If he doesn’t, then maybe the conspiracy folks are wrong on this issue altogether. Let’s wait and see.
Posted onAugust 12, 2011|Comments Off on Warrant singer Jani Lane dies
Jani Lane, the once energetic blond lead singer and songwriter for heavy metal band Warrant, has been found dead in a Los Angeles motel room, police said. He was 47.
According to TMZ.com, investigators found a half-empty bottle of vodka and prescription medication in the hotel room.
Warrant announced back in September 2008 that it was splitting with Lane six months after the band reunited with the troubled vocalist.
A little part of my junior high years died today. Chuck Klosterman wrote a a good piece on him here.
My favorite songs by them in order: Sometimes She Cries Heaven Uncle Tom’S Cabin I Saw Red
Posted onAugust 11, 2011|Comments Off on The guys that could have bought Google
Remember Excite.com? Well in the late 1990s they had the chance to buy Google for $1 million. Excite wasn’t interested. The offer was lowered to $750,000. Excite passed. Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stuck with it and their once small search engine is worth about $180 billion. Excite declared bankruptcy in 2001 and the owners now have to tell this story to their grandkids someday.
Posted onAugust 9, 2011|Comments Off on 1 guy takes on 7 thugs with a baseball bat
I have no idea where this took place, but the guy with the bat clearly has balls of steel. According to my calculations, he was batting about .700 here. Take a look. Rated R for language.
Duck Duck Gray Duck 
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