Showing posts with label The 108. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The 108. Show all posts

Money...

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Tuesday, August 21, 2007 23 Of Your Sparks

Our "friends" at Comcast decided to renew our Internet around 8:45PM tonight...

Gosh, we love you Comcast

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Our friend Tiggerprr tagged us with a brand new meme and we have taken the challenge. It is funny, though that I wonder if a few zeros were dropped of on the amount you are given because some of the questions would require wayyyyyyyyy more than the $50,000.00 offered.

OK, here it is.... and awayyyyyy we go....



A philanthropist awards you $50,000 with the stipulation that you may use half of it for yourself and the other half you must use for the benefit of others. By “benefit of others” it can mean anything really, buying a gift for a family member or donating to a charity.

A. How do you spend the money on yourself?
This one is real simple. Half would go to Matt for college and the other half would go to pay off the debt that was accumulated during my time out of work.

B. How do you use the money for others? Please be detailed, so if you say “give X dollars to charity, let us know what charity and why you select that one.
The other half would go to Gay Men'sHealth Crisis. GMHC offers an array of programs and services to thousands of men, women, and children every year. Though some of our services are for registered clients only, there are many workshops and programs available to the general public regardless of HIV status, sexual orientation, or gender. We have had a number of friends and one family member who have been affected by this horrid disease.

C. If you were to spend part of your money to have a performer do a show for you, who would it be and why?
This is where it gets funny for me..part of my half the money...not enough to have many artists perform, but if it were possible, we would love to have a private concert for our special friends with this gray haired guy as the performer...yup....ME! No, kidding...Taylor Hicks...

D. If you were to use it on a new vehicle for yourself, what kind?
Hummmm...would like a Mustang convertible we guess...once again..not sure there would be enough for a Hyundai...LOL

E. If you spent part of it to go to a “fantasy” camp, what type would you choose?
We loved Tiggerprr's answer about a sun and pina colada fantasy camp...now that would be HAWT...but not sure that exists, so the NY Yankee Fantasy Camp would be way cool too...

F. If you were to use it to buy season tickets for a sports team, what team would it be?
Gee, let's think about this for like a milli-second or less...yup...the Ballpark In The Bronx baBY!

G. If you were to use it to go on a cruise (assuming you like cruises) where would you cruise to?
Would love to do the Mediterranean, and get to see Italy and Sicily and Greece.

H. If you were to use it to go to NYC to see a show (or shows) what would you see?
Oh man...We would go in march and see as many of the 15 nights the Allman brothers spend at the Beacon Theatre.

I. Totally off subject (but since Fall is coming) what is your favorite carnival food (I was watching “Big” while writing this and saw them at the carnival)?
Cotton Candy! Pure sugar and air....gimme gimme gimme...yummers....



We now have to tag some people (is there a number?)...hang on a second...we need to run back to Tiggerprrs and find out...hand loose a minute....dang girl, she picked 7 people...we had 6 in mind...

OK, here we go.... DANA, JULIE, MO, THE 108, THE QUEEN OF MEME'S - MIMI, ANNDI and COCO

Hope all y'all enjoy it and have some fun...



What else would be more fitting then PINK FLOYD....



"Money" is the sixth track from Pink Floyd's 1973 album, "The Dark Side of the Moon". It is the only song on the album to hit the top 20 in the United States charts. On the original LP, it opened the second side of the album. It was written by Roger Waters.

Personally, we saw them twice. First at Stony Brook University in 1970 during the "Ummagumma / Atom Heart Mother" Tour (their real melodic psychedelic phase), and then in 1973 at Madison Square Garden for the "Dark Side Of The Moon" Tour. Both incredible concerts...



BLOGTALK RADIO UPDATE:

Dr. Blogstein and Jane will have a real interview with a virtual celebrity.

Jon "NEVERDIE" Jacobs is a real personality in the Entropia Universe, which is a virtual world. Stuff Magazine listed him in their "Top 30 Under 30" list.

He has become a real millionaire by purchasing an asteroid in the Entropia Universe in 2005 for $100,000 and building a nightclub, Club NEVERDIE on said ateroid. The club is now the #1 virtual destination hot spot and brings in an average income of $20,000 per month for him!

If you're confused, join the club but we'll get to the bottom of it!

Also, we'll get an update from embattled "Bestest" blogger Bobby Griffin who faced allegations of fraud on our April 4th edition of the Radio Happy Hour. He was booked last week but was bumped due to the Walid Shoebat segment running late.

All that, plus we'll discuss the Radio Happy Hour's appearance in the New York Post with Justin the Weatherman, we'll hear from Vinny Bond on his couch and we'll take your phone calls at 646-652-4804.

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Missed, So Wrong; 10,000 Maniacs

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Monday, July 30, 2007 28 Of Your Sparks



Head over to MORGEN'S to see more "Missed" contributions...


Last week we published "Hollow", a writing from back in our college days.

IT SEEMS WE MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY...

Our most excellent friend Travis wrote and told us he enjoyed it greatly ... and that is had the rhythm and pace of a poem.

He then took the words we had written and reformatted them to fit into how he was 'hearing them' in his head.

He did a wonderful thing....took the words and gave them more impact and meaning, just by changing the format... incredible Travis... you are a special guy!

Hollow
It is dark in the room;
Not even a sliver of light from below the door;
Not a sound to be heard,
except the sound of the blood pumping through his veins.

That pounding sound inside his head;
reminding him that he is still alive;
even as his surroundings tell him differently.
So hollow.

He sits still;
not feeling the desire to move; in the tiny room he lives
in the total darkness.
Once he had stretched out his arms,
and could touch each of the four walls from where he sat.

So close.
His arms folded quickly;
and he had not moved since.
His ears reaching out for a sound other than the pounding;
or worse yet, his own breathing.

The reminders that he is in this space
and the nightmare shall not end.

If the beating stopped,
if the breathing sounds stopped,
would he feel more content?

Would the hollowness be filled?
Would the sounds that now make him cringe, when gone, be missed?
Would the hollowness ebb?

If they gave him one final wish,
and if he did ask for another chance,
would they actually grant such a thing?
Or would they just shake their head slowly,
and say that second chances were not the things of wishes?

So he sits,
silently,
motionlessly,
and begins to feel the hollowness surround him.
Sitting still,
as it begins to envelop him,
and he waits for it to complete it's mission.



thanks Travis...


OK, we found this over on SPARKY'S blog from when he did the Blogothon. His charity is the Shriners Childrens Hospitals, a 22 hospital network that treats the children of North America for free for various difficult diseases and even has 3 hospitals that specialize as burn care units. It truly is an amazing organization that his wife has experienced first hand in Philadelphia.

Please go over and check it out and if possible make a contribution to the cause.

BUT...what we found made us cringe. We have not seen this in our market yet, and we think you will find it easy to understand why.

This is HORRIBLE....hear us ....HORRIBLE..and the worst thing....well watch this first...

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG...you want to know the really horrible thing about that?

Read this:

"Viva Las Vegas"
(Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)

Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (renewed)
Mort Shuman Songs (BMI)
Renewed 1993 Sharwyn Felder, Geoffrey Felder.
All rights on behalf of Sharyn & Geoffrey Felder
administered by Pomus Songs, Inc. (BMI)
All rights on behalf of Mort Shuman Songs (BMI)
administered by Warner-Tamerlane
Publishing Corp. (BMI)
All rights reserved. Used by permission

DO you see it thee? Yup! This is Lisa Marie and Priscilla allowing this crap! This is from the ELVIS site under the licensing area...

Elvis Presley Enterprises' Licensing Division is charged with the responsibility of protecting and preserving the integrity of Elvis Presley, Graceland and other related properties. We accomplish this through the pursuit of the right commercial opportunities that fit with our financial strategies while maintaining desired branding and positioning for Elvis and our other properties.

We devote personalized attention to each of our more than 100 licensees and we are sensitive to the unique situations and financial goals of each. Years of experience combined with a true sense of support and responsiveness for our licensees distinguish EPE's licensing team as one of the best in the industry.

Contact us today and let us explore together how we can develop mutually beneficial merchandising and licensing programs.

The ley word there is mutually beneficial. It appears that if you slap Elvis' face on something, it benefits them because you must check out the list of LICENSEES. We considered listing them here, but really, it would have taken up too much space.

Look, we are not trying to say that "Viva Las Vegas" is an American classic, but it just seems so so wrong to us.





Natalie Merchant...hell of a voice...and she is an incredible word-smith also...This from the "IN MY TRIBE" album. It is called "THE PAINTED DESERT" and is written by drummer Jerome Augustyniak and Ms. Merchant. Natalie on vocals, Jerome on drums, Robert Buck on guitars, Dennis Drew on keyboards and Steven Gustafson on bass guitar.

Hope you enjoy...




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The 108 Meme

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Wednesday, July 18, 2007 23 Of Your Sparks

The incomparable THE 108 has tagged us with a MEME of her own design. It is actually a pretty interesting MEME and deserves to be circulated...

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Here is what The 108 has asked:

You MUST post five links to posts we have written. Post your five links and then tag five other people. At least TWO of the people you tag must be newer acquaintances so that you get to know each other better.... and don't forget to read the archive posts and leave comments!

Link 1 must be about family.
Link 2 must be about friends.
Link 3 must be about yourself, who you are... what you're all about...
Link 4 must be about something you love
Link 5 can be anything you choose.

I think this is a great way to circulate some of the great older posts everyone had written, return to a few great places in our memories and also learn a little something about ourselves and each other that we may not know.

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So, with the rules set....away we go.....

LINK 1: OUR "FAMILY POST". We have done posts about individual members of our family. Mom and dad, Matt, my niece, and other, but this is the one that means the most to me.

LINK 2: OUR "FRIENDS POST". You need to scroll past the review of American Idol to read the post of the best weekend we have spent with friends in like...FOREVER!

LINK 3: OUR "ABOUT US" POST. This one could have probably fit into the Family post too in some ways, but it fits this category we think.

LINK 4: OUR "SOMETHING WE LOVE" POST. Guess one of these had to be a Matinee...and this is the one. It tells the story of something I love...
There are many Matinee's (and if you have not read them all, they are listed near the bottom of the right side-bar), but after all the writing...this is the story that came from our depths.
We found it funny that so many comments all stated similar thoughts...so all y'all might want to read them too!

LINK 5: POST OF OUR CHOOSING. Well, if this Meme is to let you get to know us better, then this one should be included.

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Now we have to tag five people and TWO of them have to be recent acquaintances....so:

1) AISBY - she has been a frequent visitor to THE COUCH recently, and has left some wonderful comments. We linked her over on our favs on Monday, so today we tag her so that we can get to know her better.

2) TURNBABY - she is a wicked wicked lady with a heart of gold. (and will be doing her first BlogTalk Radio show this Sunday. Check out her blog for the info.

3) TRAVIS: my partner "Hottie", Travis is a magnificent writer, has a wealth of knowledge on so many subjects and is one of those friends we have met in the last year and a half who has impacted our life in so many wonderful ways. STARRLIGHT TAGGED HIM FIRST! DAMN HER!

3) MAGGIE: she writes about her job, her life and throws in short stories...she can do this one for lil ole me!

4) SPARKY DUCK: Sparky is fairly new to THE COUCH, and he is wickedly funny. There are things we would like to learn and this seems a good way to learn some more. YEAH THAT'S RIGHT...STARRLIGHT GOT TO HIM FIRST...

4) LAYLA: Another newer visitor to THE COUCH, we hope she partakes in this little adventure.

5) MIMI: Well, how can we call this a true Meme until the Queen Of The Meme's actually does it???

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CREDITS:

"WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS"
Joe Cocker
"Mad Dogs & Englishman"

Composers: John Lennon & Paul McCartney

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Low Sparks and Insanity Sparks

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Friday, June 15, 2007 34 Of Your Sparks

Don't worry too much, it'll happen to you
We were children once, playing with toys

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THE COUCH
wants to congratulate our blogger friend
Kyra, The 108, her husband Dean, The 109,
brothers Matthew & Owen and sister Olivia -
on the arrival of the newest member of their family

Emily's mom tells the story of her birth in her post from Wednesday.
We will tell you ahead of time, The 108 tells it straight - with no censorship.
She is also very funny and you feel the love she has for her family throughout her posts.
But be prepared ...especially the opening picture...
strong stomach recommended (right Mags?)

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US Open began yesterday. YES, I know most of you think it is boring...but a Sunday afternoon on Father's Day, a few beers, hopefully a tight race coming down the back 9 between 2-3 golfers and it is something we enjoy.

The leader after round one...NICK DOUGHERTY...ummm who?

By David Shefter, USGA
Oakmont, Pa. – Nick Dougherty almost didn’t know what to do. At the podium in the media "flash area" for his post-round interview, the 25-year-old Englishman stepped to the microphone and offered up an incredulous "hello?" to reporters. He didn’t know whether to start talking or wait for a question.

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We are reading Brad Thor's first Scot Horvath novel "The Lions Of Lucerne"...how did we miss this guy all these years??? It is a genre we enjoy and Thor does it well.

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OK, we let you stew long enough...we deleted that email and
DID NOT use the link!!

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We see Paul Potts is even a front page feature on Yahoo this evening...

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Here's hoping that our friend Matt-Man is feeling better today. He got mugged by 10 guys yesterday....ummmm...it was that or he went BOWLING with his son and de widdle ole man didn feel berry well...and we quote "my legs are killing me from bowling three games with my son yesterday."

He had this great picture on his blog yesterday...it reminded me of something out of a Quentin Tarentino movie...we really wanted to put it up here, so we swiped it from his page. Then we began to think...well not Bond...yeah...you know...those other guys began to hound me...
WAIT..DO YOU THINK HE WILL LIKE THAT?
Well, I didn't really think about it...
JUST PUT HIS MUG UP ON THE COUCH...WHO CARES WHAT ANYONE THINKS...
NOW THAT IS NOT PROPER WITHOUT A SIGNED RELEASE.
Now really, do we really need to get formal. We could send an email
COME ON WIMP...PUT THE DAMN PICTURE UP AND STOP BEING A WIMP.
FIRST YOU DON'T PUSH THE LINK AND NOW THIS?
NOW REALLY, YOU MUST AT LEAST ASK HIM
OK, knock it off you two, we have an idea of our own...

So, we decided to give him a disguise...you can still get the "Tarentino" feel we were mentioning...

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As is our custom on special weekends, we will be sitting on THE COUCH on Sunday, so if you are in the neighborhood and would like to stop by there is always a seat available.

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To all the father's out there congratulations and enjoy your special day on Sunday. To those of my readers whose dad's are still alive, don't forget to call them if you can't be with them. If dad is no longer with you, we are sure that he truly is...and you will feel him on Sunday.

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"If you had just a minute to breathe
And they granted you one final wish
Would you ask for something - like another chance"


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"You take all of the experience and judgment of men over 50 out of
the world and there wouldn't be enough left to run it."
- Henry Ford

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CREDITS:

LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEELED BOYS
Traffic
COMPOSERS: Steve Winwood & Jim Capaldi

"The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys"
1971 - Island Records

Steve Winwood - Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Organ
Chris Wood - Sax, Flute
Jim Capaldi - Vocals, Percussion
Jim Gordon - Drums
Rick Grech - Bass, Violin
Reebop Kwaku Baah - Percussion

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PHOTO OF NICK DOUGHERTY
Steven Gibbons/USGA








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7 Songs, Important Medical Information, Best Audio Codes & New Friends

Sparks Of Insanity By Vinny "Bond" Marini Tuesday, March 20, 2007 21 Of Your Sparks

OK, WELL TUG AND THEN TWYLA
BOTH TAGGED ME FOR THIS...

I guarantee that my answers will be different then anyone else!

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Name the Seven songs I am listening to now:

1) PLACES I'VE BEEN - Taylor Hicks


2) JUST TO FEEL THAT WAY - Taylor Hicks


3) CANDY MAN - Hot Tuna


4) ONE NIGHT - Elvis Presley


5) HIGHER & HIGHER - Jackie Wilson


6) SNOW ((HEY OH)) - Red Hot Chili Peppers


7) CANDY MAN - Christina Aguliera



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Hard to select seven songs, when my i-tunes is over 200 hours of music, plus all the vinyl I play, but recently these seem to find their way to the play position often.


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We are asking all my friends both male and female to journey over to CATHY'S today and read the incredible story of her fight with Cervical Cancer. You need to learn why a pap test can change your life.

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We have written to Best Audio Codes to find out what is going on over there. 90% of the codes we have tried over the last few days have not worked.

Want to continue to hear music on THE COUCH and other sites, go HERE and send them a short note asking what is going on. We figure the more they get asked, the faster they will get it fixed. This is a tremendous site that offers a great service and we would hate to lose it.

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You may have noticed a few new links along the right. We have added:

THE 108

SARGE CHARLIE

SGT. DUB

AND

BOB DENVER.COM
Home of Little Buddy Radio

If you have not visited them, click on their links and tell 'em
THE COUCH SENT YA

You should not get too much flack!

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