Month: June 2007

  • RIP Mr Wizard

    Mr Wizard passed away at 89. Three of his experiments are absolutely burned into my mind. 1. Boiling water in an enclosed container will cause it to explode. 2. An experiment where he had a kid try to suck water through a straw several stories high. 3. Obviously: Ping pong balls and mouse traps.

  • Doritos X-13D

    Doritos has a promotion going on right now to name their new flavor. They’re selling it in a black bag with the code name X-13D and I’m here to tell you it’s gross. I bought a small bag at Wawa and my first thought was “relish” as in, “Doritos came up with relish flavored chips.”…

  • Open Mic @ the Roadhouse

    Last night I stopped into Justin’s open mic at the Roadhouse in Barrington and played a decent set of 99%, Ralph Wiggum, I Hope I Die on the Moon, Big Dipper, Here Comes Your Man, and The Genius of it All. Tony and Steve from work stopped by to enjoy South Jersey and all it’s…

  • The Pipettes @ mars-red

    Scott from mars-red has been sending out about an email a day about the Pipettes show, but it wasn’t until about 1:30PM that I realized it was today. The lawn was about to get mowed at my house when it started raining, so I headed over to mars-red to check out the show. The Pipettes…

  • The National @ Johnny Brenda’s

    Saturday night a few of us headed out to see The National at Johnny Brenda’s in Northern Liberties. I’d never been there before and was thoroughly impressed with the place. Matt Beringer called it “a mini Radio City Music Hall.” The National – Abel Opening up was Bear in Heaven, who had a similar sound…