Richie Hawtin

This was wild to see one of my all time faves on Letterman....thx to hyper for giving me the heads up!

Not to belabor the point, but this guy is better...and he came first. His name is Michael Hedges and he died in 1997 in a tragic car wreck. It seems a waste, but what he did for guitarists and the music world at large is beyond compare. This is a live performance of one of my favorites by him, "Aerial Boundaries". Notice that, first of all he makes no mistakes, and second that he is standing up, which as a guitar player myself, I could never do. He was not only innovative but extremely passionate- something we could all benefit from. The music may not be everyone's favorite, but you can certainly appreciate his talent.

Now this guy can play the guitar. He's a relatively unknown musician, but, as he dubs himself "the Acoustic Ninja", he can do some amazing things that I've never seen before. I hope you can appreciate it...

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When a liquid drop is placed on a surface that is held at a temperature much higher than the liquid's boiling point (such as a drop of water in a very hot pan) it hovers on its own vapour cushion, without wetting the surface (figure a below).This phenomenon is called the Leidenfrost effect (or film boiling) and occurs beyond a surface temperature called the Leidenfrost point (about 200 - 300 C for water on flat surfaces, depending on surface quality).

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This is a live video feed. This feed is only available during the daylight hours of Vancouver BC (GMT -8).

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"In preparation for the Olympic Games in February, we joined forces with one of Sweden's brightest hopes for a gold medal," said HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak in a statement posted on the band's web site. "With heavy metal as a source of strength, the girls can now focus on bringing home the gold."

Yikes. Because nothing says hardcore like curling.
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My favorite part of the movie..
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I'd seen pictures of this, but never the video. Enjoy.
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Remember the original "United States of Whatever" by Liam Lynch?
Apparently, Dubya recorded his own version.

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We're not clear on exactly what it takes to make hundreds of fish jump toward your spotlight and into your boat, but that's exactly what happens here. It sure beats baiting your hook each time.

*warning - cheesy Top Gun music in background.
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The Aristocrats (previous post) comes out on DVD January 24th.
Here's another clip from the film, where the joke is told with cards.
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Funny clip from the Daily Show about this year's must-have gift, The Xbox 360
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No idea on this one, but he looks elected.
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