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Jason Bentley, Santa Clara, California: writing, photography, graphic design, music, audio, video, technology, life

November 30, 2004

Have you heard? 'Blog' is the word!

I thought this was worth pointing out. Zeitgeist, baby!

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A draggin' dragon in drag

Just when you'd think I've had enough of Gael Garcia Bernal in drag, voila:


Picture ©2004 Sony Pictures Classics

Huh...it kinda makes him look a bit like...Patrick Swayze in drag.

I'm having great fun making drag queen names out of brands and products. It's easy to do. Especially with pharmaceuticals.

The Lady Miss Cialis Levitra Watson
Freulein Ilsa Fahrvergnugen
Viagra Falz
Lumina Bravada
Concertina Estrogeña (must be pronouced with a thick Castilian accent)
The Princess Odwalla
Acapella Versace
Dasani Bidet (courtesy of Mark!)
Add your own as comments and I'll post the best! Woohoo!


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From the vault: Laurie Anderson BART Ad

I've been going through some of my audio tracks in order to prepare them for more space-efficient online archiving and in doing so have come upon some of the more goofy tidbits in my project folder, including this - the Laurie Anderson BART Ad.

Now, I'll just say right out that Laurie Anderson has never done an ad for BART (the Bay Area Rapid Transit). This whole thing came about one summer afternoon in 98 or so, as I was reading an article about Laurie Anderson's marriage to Lou Reed. While I was reading, the AM News-Talk station I had on at the time, KCBS in San Francisco, was running a fluff news piece about how BART was considering radio spots that would feature the voices of local celebrities (Robin Williams, Chris Isaak, er - Hammer). The light of parody flickered on and within fifteen minutes or so I had a 1 minute radio spot for BART by "Laurie Anderson."

Now, unless you know Laurie Anderson's work - paricularly United States Live, this will mean absolutely nothing. :-)

LISTEN [clip - 67 sec - 64kbps]

"While driving through the heart of Silicon Valley, after driving under three flyover viaducts, I noticed a gleaming, silver train gliding on air. I turned on the radio to a news-talk station, and I heard a voice. The voice said, "Ride BART."



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Mount St. Darwin

From the Associated Press:
Lava lamp left on hot stovetop explodes, killing man

KENT, Washington (AP) -- A man who placed a lava lamp on a hot stovetop was killed when it exploded and sent a shard of glass into his heart, police said.

Philip Quinn, 24, was found dead in his trailer home Sunday night by his parents.

"Why on earth he was heating a lava lamp on the stove, we don't know," Kent Police spokesman Paul Petersen said Monday.

After the lamp exploded, Quinn apparently stumbled into his bedroom, where he died Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Police found no evidence of drug or alcohol use.


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