dimland radio 8-6-11 show notes

No Cold Open

Well, there was but there wasn't. You just need to listen.

Sunburned!

On the drive up to Brainerd, MN last weekend I neglected to put sunscreen on my left arm. Not good. I got a pretty significant sunburn.

A Trip To Brainerd For My Son's Birthday Part 2

The legendary Paul Bunyan in the flesh, or fiberglass.

Last week I told about our plans to visit Paul Bunyan Land. This week I gave some of the highlights of that trip. It was fun and I think Hayden enjoyed his birthday trip.

You can learn more about Paul Bunyan Land near Brainerd, MN here.

Netflix Raises Its Prices! Oh, no! The Sky Is Falling!

Yes, yes, yes. Price increases suck, but let's not lose our minds here. Netflix is still a tremendous value, so suck it up.

Today's Heroes: Hege Dalen & Toril Hansen

Our heroes! Too bad they're going to hell.

These two women's heroic actions of saving the lives of 40 teenager who were being targeted by alleged madman, Anders Breivik, during his murder spree in Norway were largely overlooked by the news media. With no regard for their own safety, Hege Dalen and Toril Hanson took their boat over to the island where the massacre was occurring to get as many of the kids to safety as they could. They made four trips and saw that their boat had been shot.

Why have their heroics gone unreported (or at least underreported)? Hege and Toril are a married, lesbian couple! Maybe that isn't the reason, but it seems suspicious.

I took this opportunity to address a point a Facebook friend made about these heroes. Their are those in this world who think, because God hates fags, these two women are going to hell. Jesus Christ! How great is their god?

Read more about Hege's and Toril's selfless act here.

Continuity Errors And The Larry Sanders Show


I have a tendency to spot little mistakes in movies and TV shows, and I gotta tell ya! The Larry Sanders Show is riddled with them!

A Bucket Full Of Crazy

John Lennon and his killer, Stephen King. How's that now?

Wanna see what untreated mental illness can lead to? Go here and find out the truth about who killed John Lennon. According to this person who has gone of his meds, it wasn't Mark David Chapman. It was Stephen King. And King was under orders from former president, Richard Nixon and then President-Elect Ronald Reagan. It's a bucket full of crazy.

An Amazing Birthday Wish

The Amazing Randi

On Sunday, August 8, the amazing one, James Randi, turns 83. Happy birthday, Randi. Astrologers! Put your charts away!

Music heard on the show...

Dimland Radio opening theme song: 'Ram' by The Yoleus
First ad break bumpers: 'Molly Says' by The dBs & 'Seven Seas' by Echo & The Bunnymen
Second ad break bumpers: 'Start!' by The Jam & 'Positive Vibrations' by The Soft Boys
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 7-19-11 show notes

Sexy Voice? Me? Really?

Shouldn't it be Haunted 999?

I frequent a paranormal program that originates in the UK. It's called Haunted 911 and I'm their resident skeptic. I cut a show ID audio clip for them and they played it last week. A person in the chat room thought my voice was sexy. I humbly protested, but he insisted. Yes, HE insisted.

I'm cool with that.

Another Doomsday Prediction...Really?

A friend sent me a link to a YouTuber who thinks the government is keeping us in the dark about some impending doom...blah, blah, blah.

The video is here.

The Larry Sanders Curse...Really?

There's no curse and no flipping.

I've been streaming The Larry Sanders Show lately. On one episode there were these three guests featured: John Ritter, Gene Siskel and Warren Zevon. Other than them all appearing on the same episode, they have something else in common. All three died before their time!

Ahhhhhh! Run! It's the curse of the Larry Sanders Show! Ahhhhhhh!!

You can check this link and go to the episode called Off Camera to see the guest list.

We Could Use A Man Like Johnny Carson Again... Really!

Johnny Carson: King of Late Night & Skeptic

I sung the praises of Johnny Carson for a bit. Not just because of his humor and class, but because Johnny was a skeptic. I talked about how Johnny worked a lot with James Randi. Johnny thought "psychic" Uri Geller was doing tricks and booked him on the show. Randi got involved behind the scenes to help set up some controls and, lo and behold, Mr. Geller couldn't perform his tricks.

Uri Geller: Bending spoons with his mind (and hands)

You can watch the Tonight Show clip of Johnny and Uri here.

Sadly, when Jay took over the show he brought Uri back, placed no controls on the demostrations and, lo and behold, Mr. Geller could perform his tricks. Jay would just say, "Well, you be the judge."

Michael Shermer wrote about the Leno/Geller trickeration here.

A Johnny Carson monologue joke that got no laughs (but Johnny did) can be seen here.

Music heard on the show...

Dimland Radio opening theme song: 'Ram' by The Yoleus
First ad break bumpers: 'I Lie' by The dBs & 'River Euphrates' by Pixies
Second ad break bumpers: 'Hope' by Bauhaus & 'The Unguarded Moment' by The Church
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