Mainstream Media Getting It All Wrong - Again!
Here's a website I monitor a lot to get progressive news coverage. Today's entry that caught my eye:

Memo to the media

by kos

Wed Mar 04, 2009 at 09:50:04 AM PST

Dear media,

95 percent of Americans are getting a tax cut with Obama's budget. So framing this as a tax hike makes you look pretty stupid. And dishonest. And wrong. So stop it.

Hugs and kisses,

kos

RIP Delaney Bramlett

I just learned today that Delaney Bramlett passed away in December. Us flower children remember him and Bonnie making great music in the 60's and 70's. "Never Ending Song of Love" was always a favorite of mine. Eric Clapton owes a lot to Delaney, and acknowledged it on many occasions. I have a link to an old video performance featuring George Harrison and Eric Clapton as well as Jim Gordon on sax. Well worth the viewing.
Very sorry to hear about him leaving us. I gotto go dig out some Derek and the Dominos music, since he played on those albums too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EOxy3TF3OY

Iphone has arrived!

Learning how to answer without hanging up on people and downloading fun apps.. like the spirit level one... which is very useful when setting a tripod up, if it doesn't have a spirit level of its own.

Wanted: Sony DSR-300A Video Camera!

This is what it looks like. I have missed two on eBay now... need it to replace the Sony PD-100A that I used to tape Camille's Tango video. DVCAM format, which is a pro, broadcast quality format, digital and easy to integrate with my Apple Final Cut Pro editing system.

ATT Now Says iPhone Has Shipped!!

What an amazing turn of events... one day after getting the backordered notice, here comes an email saying that the iPhone has shipped, complete with FedEx tracking number... so now I'm just keeping an eye out for the truck to show up... then the learning curve begins!!

Now, if Apple would only come up with a way to use Skype on the iPhone.

ATT's Service Sucks....

At least the "The AT&T Premier Team" does... now it turns out that the iPhone which they were selling to employees, 3G. 8gb, are now on backorder... despite the fact that the order form said in stock at the time Kay paid for it.
I felt all along that ATT could not keep up with the demand.. these are Factory Refurbished models, which is why they are $50 cheaper than all the other deals. Comes with Apple one year warranty so I have no qualms about buying it. But, they can't meet the damand and of course there are only so many refurbished ones anyway.
So I got all excited for nothing. Who knows how long it will be.

Sebastopol's Paris Connection- Who Knew?

Picture below is of a major Paris thoroughfare....Sebastopol Blvd. Took this shot back in 05 when Kay and I were in Paris together for the first time. It's near the Pompedieu center (I'll check that spelling and get back to you), not too far from the Louvre.
Consider this your geography lesson for the day.

Bluetooth The New Passenger in Our QX4!

The little gadget over there is a Motorola T305 Bluetooth speakerphone which is making life behind the wheel much easier
these days for Kay as she commutes to Petaluma.
Fits on the visor and linked to her cell phone, she can now make calls to me while on the road without breaking the "no hand held devices" law here in CA. I can attest that it works well; very little background noise and I can hear her very clearly.
Tip: don't buy one at the ATT store, which Kay did, cause they are going for less than $30 on eBay, where I am actively bidding these days for one of my own, to go with my iPhone, if it ever arrives (see below).

HDMI cont'd.

Remember this photo:
Shows my set up using component video connections from my Dish Receiver to our Panasonic Viera Plasma monitor. Also in the pic is the HDMI cable, the dark on the right, altho I am not using it at the moment. The big difference between the two cables, and one I failed to mention, is that you would use the HDMI to connect if you were using the TV monitor's speakers. HDMI sends uncompreseed video and audio thru the same cable. I don't use it cause I have a separate audio feed going to my AV receiver/amp. The component (RGB) signal is equal in quality to HDMI (or better). However, when I get a blu-ray dvd player I will use the HDMI cable to connect it to the TV.

Twang Ditty is a new favorite band!

Check them out here.

I'll be there this Sunday when they play the Ace in the Hole Pub in Sebastopol.

I may even come back with some video.

Still Waiting for iPhone!

Yes, I bought a 3g 8gb from ATT's employee program but have yet to receive it!! They promised 2-5 days, has now been over 10 days... my friend Thomas Savellit at Focus Audio Visual, has one and has been showing me some of the apps!! The GPS-Google Earth combination works great!
I'll get a pic up of me using it if I ever receive it.

Just in - Video production stills!

Thanks to Richard, who edited the video, I have some video production stills to show...

Used my Sony PD100A DVCAM camera which shoots beautiful images on Mini-DV tapes, also will operate in the 16x9 format, tho we didn't use that in this video. Arri light kit for lights and Camille did the rest.

Camille's Video Now Showing on her Website.

Richard and I finished Camille's video promoting her new book, "Tango: An Argentine Love Story" just before she headed back down to Argentina. You can watch it yourself at CamilleCusumano.com.

And feel free to let us know what you think of it... and if you want a video of your own, let us know. Our new startup, ClickWebSpots.com is here to get you onto all those webvideo sites!!

How To Flush Rush and Other Republican Bullies

I enjoyed reading this! I'm passing it along!
About Barack Obama
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Bailed-Out Wells Fargo Plans Vegas Casino Junkets

"Chase recently received $25 billion in federal funding. What effect will that have on the business side and will it change our strategic lending policy?"



Chase is now raising interest rate on its credit cards.... out of the blue, I have a perfect credit history, but now I am expected to pay an additional 7% interest or APR. This after getting all that taxpayer money.

AAA members who have Chase cards (it's the official AAA Visa partner) will suddenly find that the advantage of using your Chase card to save money has disappeared.



Needless to say, I'm doing a balance transfer to my Citi card which so far has remained stable.

Chase apparently thinks we are all sheep.
About Bailout Bandits
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Inauguration in HD Amazing to Watch!











As of Jan 1, we had the new Dish Network Turbo HD upgrade working and have been thrilled watching the Panasonic monitor. And the football playoffs in HD makes the cost worth while, far as I am concerned.
Learned something important that I want to pass along. After going thru the hassle of getting a HDMI cord, on eBay at a good price, I discovered that using the component cables, the red-green-blue connections on the back of most monitors these days, provides a superior pic than using the HDMI, on our system anyway. Clearly a sharper image.
So you might save yourself some money, HDMI cables tend to be more expensive than the component RGB ones.

TVA Disaster Spreads Far and Wide

I know I sound like a broken record but I have been harping on this for couple weeks now. We are not getting the full story and the people (including my relatives) downstream are going to be affected by this.



MSM would rather cover the Inauguration (truly historic, no argument there) and fluffy stories which are cheaper and require fewer paid reporters.....



Keep this topic on people's radar, please.
About Environment
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Smart Men Have Better Sperm: Study

I am quietly proud.
About Sex
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SECOND TVA SPILL: Dam Breaks At Alabama Coal Plant

Another TVA near-disaster, and of course we only have their word for what has happened so far. Once again, will the MSM ignore this story as well, even tho it's the second ash release in a month???



Don't hold your breath. I recommend reading some of the comments to this story on HuffPo, especially the one about the guy whose bill went up from $90 to $240 in a month. TVA could not be a more Republican type company and you just know who gets their campaign contributions.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Canoeing Into Tennessee Coal Sludge (Video)

Too bad this story is not getting the exposure it deserves.



I said last week, on the record, that TVA spokespeople were lying about the damage, and as more and more evidence comes out affirming my beliefs, I get angrier at the lazy corporate media in this country.
About Video On HuffPost
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