dimland radio 12-17-11 show notes

Beer Spill

Serious alcohol abuse!

Just as I was about to go on the air, I dropped my beer! Smooth move, Sherlock.

I Don't Believe In Christmas

George Hrab

Honestly, I had planned to start off the show by playing George Hrab's song, 'I Don't Believe In Christmas.' However, it worked to cover some time while I cleaned up the beer spill.

Spread The Cheese

Not nearly as spectacular as in the picture.

Then I shared a hopefully humorous tale about my parents taking my wife, my son and me to view the Holiday Lights at nearby Phalen Park. Amy and I were underwhelmed, but our son and the old folks liked it, but we all enjoyed Mom's miss-reading of one of the displays.

I also mentioned some Grinchs stealing cords from the displays for the copper wire. You can read more about the event and the thefts here and here.

Ain't This Cool?

Lost episodes from space?

I read and talked about a piece detailing the picking up of old TV signals, including lost episodes of Dr. Who. I was very excited, but the story was an old one. I hadn't noticed the date of the story until I was reading on the show. Hmmm. I should know better and I'll tell you why when Dimland Radio returns in the New Year.

Read more here. See if you can figure out what I figured out after the show.

That's Lindsay Lohan?

A Photoshop Too Far

Playboy released its issue featuring a nude pictorial of the not-sure-she'll-make-it-to-30 Lindsay Lohan, apparently to lackluster sales. I think I know one release why. The pictures have been so Photoshopped that you can't even tell it's Lohan.

Here is a Gawker.com annotated history of nude Lindsay Lohan. Be warned the photos may not be safe for work and may also be disturbing, note that Lindsay is just 25 years-old.

Movie Recommendation: A Christmas Story (1983)

One of my favorite Christmas themed movies. I love it. Even though it is set in a time period more of my parents' youth than of mine, I still get a nostalgic feeling when watching it. Melinda Dillon and Darren McGavin are terrific in the film.

Christopher Hitchens (1949 - 2011)

Hitchens: Stayed an atheist right to the end.

Christopher Hitchens passed away last Thursday, Dec. 15th, after a long battle with cancer. I talked about him a bit and played George Hrab's 'God Is Not Great' which was inspired by Hitchen's book of the same name.

Links related to Hitchens:

God Is Not Great by George Hrab

The Best of the Hitchslap

Hitchens' last piece for Vanity Fair

Music heard on the show...

Dimland Radio opening theme song: 'Ram' by The Yoleus
First ad break bumpers: 'Melt The Guns' by XTC & 'Perfect Kiss' by New Order
Second ad break bumpers: 'Still Ill' by The Smiths & 'Crosseyed and Painless' by Talking Heads
Closing song: 'Angler's Treble Hook' by $5 Fiddle

That's it! See you next Saturday night for Dimland Radio 11 Central, midnight Eastern on www.ztalkradio.com you can also download my show from the z talk show archives page. You can email your questions and comments to drdim@dimland.com

dimland radio 12-10-11

Cold Open

A long cold open. I found a letter I had written to my bank to describe the frustration my wife and I suffered while trying to correct an error the bank made.

Doing Time, She Didn't See That Coming

I getting...yes...You will be very successful at bilking people of their money.

A "psychic" who had bilked several people out of $1.6 million got 37 months in prison. You can read more about it here.

It's Not True

I told about a piece I spotted on Facebook about a fellow coming up with a creative way to get police to respond more quickly to a situation that the police, apparently, didn't think was serious enough. The story wasn't true, but similar incidents did happen and the false reports ended in arrests of the people making the reports.

Go here to see what snopes.com has to say about this.

Adopt An Atheist

Hey, little atheist, can I release your inner whatever religion I am?

The Catholic League has started a campaign to get their members to adopt atheists. They hope to help release the atheists' inner selves, which the League believes are Christian. Good luck with that.

Read more here.

Movie Recommendation (Two-fer!): Stalag 17 (1953) & Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)




Both are WWII prisoner of war movies. Stalag 17 in Europe, while Bridge On The River Kwai is in the Pacific. Stalag 17 is actually a comedy. Both are directed by two of the greatest directors of all time: Billy Wilder and David Lean, respectively. Both also star one of my man-crushes, William Holden. Both are very good.

Music heard on the show...

Dimland Radio opening theme song: 'Ram' by The Yoleus
First ad break bumpers: 'Rock 'N' High School' by The Ramones & 'Soul In Isolation' by The Chameleons UK
Second ad break bumpers: 'Rusholme Ruffians' by The Smiths & 'Always The Sun' by The Stranglers
Closing song: 'Angler's Treble Hook' by $5 Fiddle

That's it! See you next Saturday night for Dimland Radio 11 Central, midnight Eastern on www.ztalkradio.com you can also download my show from the z talk show archives page. You can email your questions and comments to drdim@dimland.com

dimland radio 12-3-11 show notes

A Little Advice

I advise listeners in colder regions to wipe the show off their cars, especially their windows.

My Favorite Christmas Specials

I run through the list of my favorite Christmas specials and why I liked them. They are as follows:

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Red The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

And My Least Favorite...

Frosty The Snowman

I don't like this one very much. It looks good and I don't have anything against Jimmy Durante and Jackie Vernon, the stars of the show, but it only has one song. One song that you hear over and over and over and over... Three guesses on what the song is called.

Also Mentioned On The Show...

I mentioned a video on YouTube by an atheist named Mr. Dan. His video explores the idea that there are more atheists out here than you might think. And it's highly likely that you know a few, without even knowing it.

Movie Recommendation: Scrooge, A Christmas Carol (1951)


This is the best version of this classic Dickens' tale. It stars Alastair Sim as the best Ebenezer Scrooge. And it has a great continuity error. Don't get the colorized version! For some reason it is listed as Scrooge or A Christmas Carol or Scrooge, A Christmas Carol. Not sure why that is, but it is the best.

Music heard on the show...

Dimland Radio opening theme song: 'Ram' by The Yoleus
First ad break bumpers: 'You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch' by Thurl Ravenscroft & 'Christmastime Is Here' by Vince Guaraldi Trio
Second ad break bumpers: 'Holly Jolly Christmas' by Burl Ives & 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town' by Fred Astaire
Closing song: 'Angler's Treble Hook' by $5 Fiddle

That's it! See you next Saturday night for Dimland Radio 11 Central, midnight Eastern on www.ztalkradio.com you can also download my show from the z talk show archives page. You can email your questions and comments to drdim@dimland.com