Watching the U2 concert
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Joe Pos is awesome, and I kept thinking of Jacues in this article.
Seriously, this is amazing!
Arkeg - Arcade cabinet / Beer tap
For the true beer geek, Arkeg ($4,000) is an arcade game-styled machine features a fully functioning kegerator in its belly, with room for a 5 gallon keg kept cool by a solid-state thermoelectric cooling system. In addition, it sports a gaming-ready PC, pre-loaded with 104 games such as Asteroids, Mortal Kombat II, and 1942.
(via: uncrate)
"If he doesn’t want to be pitched inside, tell him not to hit .330"
— Matt Kemp, regarding a pitch thrown by James McDonald to Pablo Sandoval that ensued a benches-clearing showdown at AT&T Park. (via mollyknight)
"There’s a process of natural selection going on right now. The music business was waiting to die in its current form about 20 years ago. But then, hallelujah, the CD turned up and kept it going for a bit. But basically, it was dead."
— Thom Yorke, of Radiohead, in the Believer. (via crumbler) (via gloriahawa)
Reblogged from kapi
I have reached the tumbalarity of zero…apparently no one listens to me.
I am not even really that excited for the upcoming all-star game. Very strange indeed.
"The industry had already written off the band as a One Hit Wonder with “Creep.” But now there was “Fake Plastic Trees” and “High and Dry” and “Just” and these videos were pieces of art as far as I’m concerned. That was one of the ones we fought for as other record companies would give us shit, “What do you mean?! This record’s not selling as much as our record!” But then one of the most amazing and satisfying days for me and Lewis and the Music Department was when Thom Yorke came in to give us gold records for The Bends. It took a long time to get there. But when they came in and handed us the gold records in our music room that day, Thom Yorke walked up to us and said, “I know you guys took a lot of shit for staying behind this and backing us on this record. And I just want you to know how much it means to us.” And Thom Yorke actually broke into tears before he walked out of the room. He was literally in tears."
— Former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield, on Radiohead, in Gothamist. (via) (via crumbler) (via scarydan) (via mollyknight)
New York Mets, remember this?
As They See ‘Em: A Fan’s Travels in the Land of Umpires by Bruce Weber
My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. The look at what it takes to work your way up the ladder of umpiring is impressive. Much more needs to be improved on in terms of racial and ethnic equality, but I love to umpire, and this was a joy to read. It also made me realize I would never want to try to make it as a pro…I wouldn’t be able to handle the machismo of modern baseball.
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Hilarious
This photo of my friend at the Congressional Luau is awesome because it looks like Obama is photobombing.Our friend Neil and family with Obama, who really does look like he was all “Hey I’m gonna jump in these dudes’ shot!”
This link will take you to a story and a graphic video of an innocent protester dying from a gunshot to the chest. It is awful to watch, but I am glad I am aware of the senseless violence going on in the world. Iran needs to be held accountable for the violence it is waging against the protesters on the street.
