Show Prep #92

Greetings and Salutations, people! - It’s the fake radio show that will make this deal with it’s listeners: We’ll fight through the pain of doing the show, if you fight through the pain of listening. This is Vertically Striped Radio, and unlike Jay Cutler, I am playing in pain this week. Okay, not REAL pain, I just have a cold, and I am sort of like Jay Cutler in that we both have diabetes, and I’m only going to do half of my normal work this week as we’re only going one hour instead of two. In fact, perhaps you should just slap a number six Bears jersey on my back right now, as apparently Jay Cutler and I am basically the same person. God, now I’m depressed…Well, the show must go on, and poste haste, as we’ve only got an hour to do this thing this week.

Tweet of the Week:
funnyordie
Dear guy w/ one leg in a wheelchair playing slots @ the Palms at 2AM: Haven't you lost enough? Sincerely, Too drunk to be passing judgement

Today on VSR – We’ll make some pre-emptive corrections to our next show that is being released on Tuesday, We’ll see if we can squeeze in a little bit of Canadian law breaking, Another edition of the Magnificent 7 will be unveiled today as I break down the Top 7 Coen Brothers movies, We’ll hop into the way back machine for a trip back to 1994 as people try to wrap their minds around the internet, and I also have a music recommendation that is far different in musical style from the usual VSR fare, but one that I had to include on the program today after hearing it this week.

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Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)

Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)

From the “This is more than just a little bit disturbing file…”

BERLIN (Reuters) – More than 65 years after World War Two, Adolf Hitler's last surviving bodyguard says that he can no longer respond to the continuous deluge of fan mail he receives from around the world, because of his advanced age.

Rochus Misch is 93 and uses a walking frame to move around his apartment. He told the Berliner Courier tabloid that, with most of the letters he receives asking for autographs, it was "no longer possible" to reply because of his age.

"The letters come from Korea, from Knoxville, Tennessee, from Finland and Iceland -- and not one has a bad word to say," said Misch, who is believed to be the last man alive to have seen Hitler and other top-ranking Nazis in the flesh.

In the past Misch used to send fans autographed copies of wartime photos of himself in a neatly pressed SS uniform. Now the incoming fan mail, including letters and packages, piles up in his flat in south Berlin's leafy Rudow neighborhood.

Misch also served as Hitler's telephone operator and courier. His memoirs, "The Last Witness," were published in 2008 in Germany and are in the works to become a feature film.


 

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- A convicted killer who escaped from an Arizona prison said after his capture that he had planned a rather unusual suicide attempt that he had been in position to attempt before backing out at the last minute. His plan was to overdose on heroin at Yellowstone National Park and let bears eat him to end the fear and panic he was experiencing while on the lam.

Convict Tracy Province told Mohave County sheriff's Detective Larry Matthews that he had wanted to go up on a mountain, shoot up a gram of heroin and then just (in his words) "be bear food." As he was preparing the drug, a voice told him not to go through with the plan, and he changed course in favor of trying to hitchhike to Indiana to see family.

"He called it divine intervention," said Detective Matthews

Al Nash, a spokesman at Yellowstone National Park, said while it's certainly possible that Province's plan would have worked, it was rather improbable.

"We have a fair number of bears in the ecosystem," Nash said. "While they will eat about anything. A bear would rather get an easy meal than a difficult meal, but human bear encounters are very infrequent."

From doing a little reading, I’ve found that only 1 in 20 suicide attempts are successful. But I’m guessing that even that modest 5% success rate is high for people who’s attempted method of killing themselves is suicide by Bear.

 

NACO, Arizona (Reuters) – In a brazen attempt reminiscent of a medieval siege, Mexican smugglers tried to use a catapult to hurl drugs north over the U.S. Border, authorities said..

The Mexican military seized 45 pounds of marijuana, a sports utility vehicle and a metal-framed catapult just south of the Arizona border near the small town of Naco last Friday, following a tip-off from the U.S. Border Patrol.

Surveillance video taken by National Guard troops deployed to support the Border Patrol caught a group of men apparently attempting to pull down a metal beam and load or test the catapult, which was powered by powerful elastic and mounted on a trailer close to the metal border fence.

"It looks like a medieval catapult that was used back in the day," said Tucson Border Patrol spokesman David Jimarez.

Arizona straddles a furiously trafficked corridor for human and drug smugglers from Mexico.

The U.S. Border Patrol seize hundreds of tons of marijuana and other drugs each year, smuggled over or under the line using a variety of means, including trucks, clandestine tunnels, horseback and even micro-light aircraft -- although the catapult was new.

"I have not seen anything like that in my time before as a Border Patrol agent ... although we are trained to handle any kind of a threat that comes over that border," he added.

Even odder are unsubstantiated rumors that the drug smugglers spoke with a French accent and were quoted saying, “Now go away, or I shall launch illicit drugs at you a second time!”

I’m Craig, and that is the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)

Bring on Face and The Whale:

Weird movie I watched this week:

I think we’re alone now – Documentary: The story of two people, one a transvestite and one a guy with Ausbergers syndrome who are both obsessed with 80’s singer Tiffany.





Correcting myself before it happens:

Kenny Walker #90
– NOT Kenny Powers
– From University of Nebraska
– Played for Denver Broncos in the 1991+1992 Seasons

On the fly prediction:

Packers 28
Steelers 13

Skype craps out, which is why we had technical difficulties interruption.

What is Internet? – The Today Show from January 1994 (Clip 33) – Bryant Gumbel, Katie Couric and some other woman discuss the internet…This was only 17 years ago…

Magnificent 7 – Top 7 Coen Brothers Movies:


1. The Big Lebowski
2. No Country for Old Men
3. The Man Who Wasn’t There
4. O Brother Where Art Thou
5. Barton Fink
6. True Grit
7. The Hudsucker Proxy

8. Burn After Reading
9. Fargo
10. A Serious Man
11. Raising Arizona

 

Googling myself:
1. Dodge Dealership:
Craig Dodge in Gastonia, North Carolina (704) 864-7786
2. CraigDodge.com (NOT ME) – Post about squirrel eating
3. Deputy Craig Dodge – Nebraska Police officer shot in the line of duty in 1987
4. Craig Dodge on Linked In:
1. Portland, Oregon – Architecture and Planning
2. Boston, Mass - Medical Devices
3. Reading, UK – IT (Account Manager at McAfee)
4. Price Edward Island, Canada – Video Game Composer/Sound Designer
5. Me
5. Me on Facebook
6. Me on Twitter
7. Police Officer shot
8. Dude teaching English in Taiwan
9. Craig “Dodge” Lile – Indie Music promoter
10. Real Estate listing on “Craig Dodge” road in Lincoln, NE. (Probably named after the cop shot in the line of duty)

 

VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canadian radio station have been warned to censor the 1985 Dire Straits hit "Money for Nothing," after a complaint that the lyrics of the Grammy Award-winning song were derogatory to gay men.

A St. John's, Newfoundland, station should have edited the song to remove the word "faggot" because it violates Canada's human rights standards, according to ruling this week by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council.

A unnamed listener to OZ FM in the Atlantic Coast province complained to the industry watchdog last year after hearing the song, which features Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler as well as Sting.

The council said it realized Dire Straits uses the word sarcastically, and its use might have been acceptable in 1985 when the best-selling "Brothers in Arms" album was released, but said it was now inappropriate.

"The decision doesn't really relate to the Dire Straits song at the end of the day, the decision relates to the word in question," Ron Cohen, the council's chairman, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

OZ FM argued unsuccessfully that the song has been played countless times since it was released more than 25 years ago, has won various industry awards, including a Grammy in 1986, and remains popular with listeners around the world.

The ruling comes in the wake of an uproar sparked by a U.S. scholar who decided to publish an edition of Mark Twain's novel "Huckleberry Finn" that would remove the N word to make it less offensive to some readers.

Although the Dire Straits ruling only sanctions the St John's station, it means other Canadian radio stations could get in trouble it they air the song without censoring it.

The Broadcast Standards Council is a non-governmental industry group that administers ethical standards established by its members, Canada's private broadcasters

Play Dire Straits – Clip 31 (Money for Nothing)

Are you uncomfortable entering Wal-Mart? We have a greeter at my local Wal-Mart who makes me super deluxe uncomfortable when I walk in.

Toilet Paper: Crumple or Fold?


What would be the scariest animal if it turned into a vampire?
Vampire Walrus
Band Name of the Week: Vampire Walrus

Wells Fargo has an odd business plan: Just got my free iPod Shuffle, and I’ve on two separate occasions gotten 50 bucks from them just for opening a checking account.

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? – Egregious omission.

The reception was anything but immaculate Friday, when seventh-grader Grendon Bailie wore a Franco Harris Steelers jersey to his middle school in Tacoma, Wash., on Seattle Seahawks Appreciation Day.
Grendon, 13, scored no points with administrators, who barred him from classes for not following Truman Middle School's directive that Seahawks jerseys or colors would be the only permitted exceptions from the dress code at the public school.
This time, unlike in the 2006 Super Bowl, the Steelers fell to the Seahawks -- Grendon decided to just go home rather than change out of Steelers attire. And that was fine with his parents who are diehard Steeler fans.
The school's reaction wasn't totally unexpected by Mr. Bailie, who had encouraged his son to support the team he loved even though the school had made clear the preceding day that only Seahawks or regular school clothing would be permitted.
Grendon took with him to school a note for administrators that his father had written in support of his attire. "We have taught our children many things over the years and one of the most important values that we hold true is loyalty," Mr. Bailie wrote. "I very much stand behind Grendon's right to support the team of his choice at public taxpayer funded events."
Grendon said administrators refused to read the note.
Mr. Bailie conceded he "planted the seed" for his son's blitz of Seahawks Appreciation Day because he and his family have no appreciation for Seattle fans constantly bellyaching that Pittsburgh won Super Bowl XL by a score of 21-10 only because of blown referee calls.
"We take a lot of abuse from Seattle fans. I can't go to a grocery store if I'm wearing Steeler stuff -- which is always -- without hearing from little old ladies, 'You cheated in the Super Bowl.'
"Look, I'm not trying to change the world," said Mr. Bailie, who contacted the Post-Gazette about the incident. "I'm just poking back because I take so much grief for being a Steelers fan.
"People say I should call the ACLU, but I'm not interested in that. I'm just surprised because I didn't think the school would carry it that far."
For his part, Grendon said it was "kind of stupid" he wasn't allowed to support his favorite team by wearing their gear.
But Stacy Flores, public information officer for Tacoma School District, said it was made abundantly clear to the school's 600 students the preceding day that only Seattle Seahawks jerseys were permitted as part of the community-wide show of support for the hometown team.
Otherwise, students had to abide by the dress code, which for boys includes solid-colored polo shirts and either black, blue or tan slacks.
"No student was forced to wear Seahawks colors. If they chose not to do so they were asked to abide by the dress code. From what principals [at Truman] said, mostly all of the students and even some staff participated. There was just one student who did not abide by the rules."
She said there were no disciplinary consequences for Grendon given that his parents permitted him to leave school. He simply would be marked absent for the day.
Ms. Flores added that Grendon could have complied with school rules and still supported the Steelers by wearing black pants and a yellow polo shirt.
But Mr. Bailie noted, "He doesn't have a yellow polo shirt. Everything is black and gold."


Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip - Though Shalt Always Kill (Clip 32)

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!