Push The Sky Away

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' newest.  Dave, I know you Feel That Pubic hair has no place on LBU, but this is a special occasion.

Myo My!

Myo gesture control. Minority Report is here.

Anyone got suggestions on how to build up my forearm strength?

Oculus Prime

Who's our designated gamer??

Someone please plug into the matrix.

FLFL (First Lady For Life)

Is it wrong that I find the first lady sexy? Wait......secret service in driveway......sorry.....NO!.......AGHGHGHG!

Shark Week? Try Shark MONTH Bitchez!

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Kudos to Matt, whose photography will be featured in an upcoming Shark Angels Calendar.

Matt's only previous calendar work was as "Mr. April" in Sexy Wetsuits 1993. He says he was young and needed the money.

I Understand You're Fond of Music...

Attention: music class now in session! [en Español para los bastardos]

Sky Cake!

One of Godless Comics! Chick tract parodies, written by Patton Oswalt.

Hoping For A Wooden Car...

... but I'll settle for one of these. Computer-controlled machining now allows for the sophisticated construction of a high-performance hollow wooden bicycle frame.

 curly maple, hickory, bamboo...dang! from the Renovo Bikes website:

• Wood absorbs vibration better than steel, aluminum or carbon, producing a uniquely smooth ride. 
• The fatigue life of wood exceeds steel or aluminum, and approaches carbon 
• Wood is not susceptible to crack propagation from dents like the metals, nor is it notch-sensitive or damage-concealing like carbon.  
• Wood is as stiff pound for pound as the metals, even as it’s better at absorbing road vibration. 
• And last but not least, wood is sustainable, recyclable, biodegradable, and has a tiny carbon footprint, while the primary production of steel, aluminum, titanium and carbon fiber are incredibly polluting and unfriendly to our environment.

The Pocket Hose Fits In The Palm Of Your Hand...

...and grows to a GIANT HOSE!!

More Brains

If you're a fan of Return of the Living Dead - and who isn't? - you'll want to watch this documentary that has somehow remained on YouTube an entire month! So get to it quick. And send ... more ... paramedics ...

Pope-ularity Contest

Papal Odds:

Cardinal Peter Turkson (Ghana)   3:1
Cardinal Marc Oullet (Canada)     7:2
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertoni (Italy)   11:2
Cardinal Francis Arinze (Nigeria)  6:1
Cardinal Timothy Dolan (USA)    40:1

Who you got?

Binge Viewing

Binge-viewing, empowered by DVD box sets and Netflix subscriptions, has become such a popular way for Americans to watch TV that it is beginning to influence the ways the stories are told — particularly one-hour dramas — and how they are distributed. Some people, pressured by their peers to watch “Mad Men” or “Game of Thrones,” catch up on previous seasons to see what all the fuss is about before a new season begins. Others plan weekend marathons of classics like “The West Wing” and “The Wire.” On Friday, Netflix will release a drama expressly designed to be consumed in one sitting: “House of Cards,” a political thriller starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright. Rather than introducing one episode a week, as distributors have done since the days of black-and-white TVs, all 13 episodes will be streamed at the same time. “Our goal is to shut down a portion of America for a whole day,” the producer Beau Willimon said with a laugh.

Someone lock me in the TV panic room.

Where's The Love For Bass Players?

I always thought that the bass and drums were the foundation of any band. Apparently not...

See This Now

Imagine if Bob Dylan had flopped in the States but somehow managed to become as popular as The Beatles in another country, without his knowledge. And then disappeared into obscurity. From the sometimes-reliable Wikipedia:

Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 Swedish/British documentary directed by Malik Bendjelloul, detailing the efforts of two Cape Town fans, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, to find out if the rumored death of American musician Rodriguez was true, and, if not, to discover what had become of him. Rodriguez's music, which never took off in the United States, had become wildly popular in South Africa, but little was known about him there. The film is produced by Simon Chinn and John Battsek.

Official website here.

The rumors are true...

We're getting hitched! Don't know when or where, but Bastard attendance is mandatory, regardless of distance or cost. I'll be registered at Hussey's General Store. 

Happy Groundhog Day from the New Li'l Bastard!

Sigrid Zoe

02/02/13


Baby, baby mama and dirty ol' bastard doing well!

Catchy Friday

Anybody ever heard of The Futureheads? This is from their first album, going back to 2004. Where the hell have I been?