Rare Star Wars Photos

Darth Vader?


A wookiee without his fur.


A prototype for Boba Fett's costume, I assume.

Geek out and waste a shitload of time here.

And Then There's This

Click to embiggen. A lot.

Tweet

Yes, Twitter is ridiculous. But Conan O'Brien is funny. I'm torn.

Examples:

Conan O'Brien: The Kindle 3 was released yesterday. I read about it on my iPad.

Conan O'Brien: Starting to make big strides on the TBS show. We’re finally getting close to picking a host.

Conan O'Brien: Just read that Facebook has reached 500 million users. Congrats to everyone who helped create history's largest stalker/pedophile buffet.

Conan O'Brien: The courts have slashed FCC policy, relaxing the ban on TV profanity. Coming this Fall to TBS: "Conan's G*d Damn F***ing Sh*t A**hole Hour".

Check it out or don't over here.

Disco Pants and Haircuts

If you've ever been to the massive timesuck that is FFFFound, you've seen these Tumblr blogs where the kids post cool pics, but not much else. They're all the rage these days (examples here and here - could be NSFW, unless you're a dentist). Nerd Boyfriend, however, takes it a step further, and shows you where you can buy the clothes that the pictured celebrities are wearing, so if you really want to dress like the Box Tops, or Mister Rogers, you now can.

Holy Sheeeyit!

New Intel technology to make it possible to download an HD movie in a second

Silicon photonics may sound something out of a science fiction story, but it is nothing more than the combination of silicon and optical technologies. Because of the fact that it uses existing technology, Silicon photonics can be made very affordable. This technology works by converting electrons into photons and back again. Once the photons become electrons, the electronics work the same way that they have since their invention (using electrical current to flip transistors on or off – thus resulting in digital 0’s and 1’s).

Fer You, Dave

Sucker Punch

Looks promising. The director has described it as "Alice in Wonderland with guns".

That Reminds Me

Quick, New Guys (Matt, Eric)! Top ten fifteen favourite Power Pop tunes of all time! We all had to do it. So get on it, or wear the boots!

iPhone Redux

Matt's iPhone4 reluctance, FTW!

Jay, Eric, and I may have music careers yet....

Gather round, young Bastards, for the tale of Le Petomane, at one time an in demand artist with a 'special' gift.

Guided by Fucking Voices!

GBV has announced they're going to tour w/ their original classic line-up. I got two tix to the Atlanta show (sorry, Dave, Cat's Cradle sold out). Jay says he's going. Don't you, Jay? Anyone else?

Any of You Bastards Ever Listen to These Guys?

The Dandy Warhols had a few great albums early and gradually got worse. However, this is a great song and the video is even better because the chick is playing topless. Her name is Zia McCabe (aka Zia McBabe). She was hot then but weighs about 3 bills now. Anyway, did anyone else get into the Dandys? Is it bastard accepted, bastard approved?

Sway

New album by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin! I say Fuck The President that can't handle his vodka!

Aw, I Always Get This One ...

TGIF, muddafuckahs!

Beer to be sold in dead animals

I'm sure you've all seen this, but we need to preserve it here for posterity's sake.

''This is the beer to end all beers. It's an audacious blend of eccentricity, artistry and rebellion; changing the general perception of beer, one stuffed animal at a time.

Not to mention the beer has a higher alcohol content than vodka!

A Harbinger?

Watch the full episode. See more In Performance at The White House.

McCartney's coming to town next week, will be my first time. Foolishly hoping for a cameo from local resident Jack White.

All-Bastard Request Line! Mr. White Stripes plays Helter Skelter? Beatleman sings We're Going To Be Friends? Whaddaya wanna hear?

C*cksucker Blues

The Stones' long forbidden documentary chronicling the US 'Exile' tour. Evidently it wasn't that the boys in the band didn't like it, but the were afraid that "if it shows in America, we'll never be allowed in the country again." All the more reason to see it! Evidently the legal deal that was reachead was that the director, Robert Frank, must be present whenever the film is presented. So before you watch it, you'll have to get in touch with him.



The title comes from the song the Stones recorded as the last single for Decca records and was clearly not meant to be a hit. Took me quite awhile to track this one down...unfortunately a live acoustic version, but you get the picture...

Whigs - Black Lotus

The Whigs on Fuel TV. The shitty low-res video makes up for the crap sound. I don't know about you bastards, but this record has stuck with me through the summer.

I Took The eReader Plunge

The Kindle made its debut in 2007 and Kindle 2 was released in early 2009, so I'm not exactly an early adopter. But a few things recently knocked me off the fence ...

1) I spent some time reading on Bastard Matt's iPad a couple of weekends ago and it was a not unpleasant experience.

2) Kindle 2's price dropped below $200.00. ($189.99. Cheap!)

3) e-book sales have surpassed paper book sales on Amazon! For every 100 paper books Amazon sells these days, they sell 143 e-books. Wow.

4) Kindle has around 60% market share in the e-reader marker.

Anybody have any suggestions for my first book purchase?

Shit!

Andy Hummel - 59

"The India Song" (Live)

I Haven't Heard This

But I'm a fan.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation Pt. 2

Saw this show in Cleveland at the House of Blues. Very random, didn't even know it was happening beforehand. Turns out I stood next to Squeeze's bassist and keyboardist at the pub during the World Cup Final. (Spoiler Alert: Spain won). Great show, both bands in good voice and with great energy. Good recap here.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation Pt. 1

0 to 120 in less than ten seconds. Awesome.

Good Lie

Oh Hey-ul naw...

The Committee Ep 1: Bad Dog w/ Alison Brie & Rich Sommer from drew_pearce

The force will be with you... and give directions

Make it stop, make it stop!!

Here's a collection of art by fans of various cultural icons. After viewing this you may need to wash your retinas...

Ooh, Awkward

Squirm inducing.

Shit

Harvey Pekar, dead at 70.

I Can Relate

Happy Monday, Bastards.

Old Friends

After a preview last week for Despicable Me, I was trying to explain to my son what Spy vs. Spy was. So today I was delighted to see this editorial cartoon. It's like when something reminds you of an old friend and then you run into her a week later (except it doesn't start screaming at you that you ruined its life, you pathetic bastard!)

12.17.2010

Can't. Wait.

Flynn Lives

Home of Tron

Encom International

Summer Reading

Discovered the superlative Texts From Last Night the same week Matt introduced me to 27bslash6. Two compulsions to start the summer. Not good.

A Known Issue

You more observant bastards may have noticed that our comment count is fucked. It shows 0 for all of our recent posts. Blogger is aware of the issue.

But don't hold your breath for a speedy resolution. Peeps have been reporting this to Blogger's help forum since March. Yay.

Hell Yeah

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Happy Independence Day, Bastards!

This is the bridge near my mother's house (you can see it in the pic here). Probably more political CYA than anything actually needed at this point, but it still sucks. I'll be drinking myself silly here all weekend.

Brushing Up On Your Insults...

These really don't get good until after the first minute, but it's worth your time. You bastards may have already featured this in the past (I've seen it somewhere else but don't know where), but it's worth repeating. If you haven't seen it "come and get one in the yarbles... if you've got any yarbles!!"

Those Darlins

... make their headquarters just down the road from Matt.

Who's Yer Buddy?

Foul Thy Pajamas, you bastards.