dimland radio 6-11-16 show notes

A Bit Bummed

I dropped my favorite app the other day. I figured out that my MLB.TV app was costing 25 bucks a month, not a year. Even though I am quite a baseball fan, that is just way too much to be spending.

 

There is an option to pay for the whole season up front for a hundred bucks. Perhaps I'll do that next season.

 

Until then I'll just have to catch ballgames whenever I can and be a little bummed.

Pedantic Moment: Enbridge Energy Ad

Oh, it's supposed to be cute and it is, but someone was unclear on the concept. Watch this ad:

 

 

The ad tells viewers that this kid had spent two weeks trying to master a trick, in this case a variation of the Cups & Balls trick. However, the ad shows us a kid who seems to think all he has to do is wave his magic wand and the ball will disappear. That's not how the trick works.

 

Where'd he get his magic books? Flourish and Blotts?
 

DNA Testing People's Ancestry

There is something very appealing about having my DNA tested to see where I come from. To see my ancestral background. Watch this video by Momondo:

 

I was surprised by the xenophobic attitude prevalent in the first part of this video. My suspicion is that the people were encouraged to make such statements. In fact, there is the question, "Think about other countries and other nationalities in the world. Are there any that you don't feel you get on with, you won't like, particularly?"

 

Objection! Leading the witness!

 

It feels as though the viewers are being manipulated. And, of course, they are. By the end, the participants are nervous and find out they are related to those same nationalities they thought they wouldn't get on with. Interesting. Could the participants be actors?

 

I would have answered no to the question asked about not getting on with people from different countries. And, being an American, I guess I'm more accustomed to the idea that I'm a mutt, if you will, made up of all sorts of ancestors from other countries and nationalities. So, I would be excited for the results, not nervous.

 

After all, we are all Africans. Follow human development far enough back and we arrive at Africa.

 

Watch these two Momondo videos. Please make note of the last question asked in these two as well as the video linked above:

 

 

One thing I didn't mention on the show, but I will next week in a follow up. I noticed that  it's the same question. And mean the exact same question. As in, the presenter asks the question once and that same question in edited in to each video. The question is, "So, would you like to travel to all of these places?"

 

I wonder why that question would be at the end of each of these inspirational videos. Hmm. Could it have anything to do with the fact that Momondo is an online travel agency?!

 

Remember what Ralphie said when he discovered the truth about the secret messages from the Little Orphan Annie radio show...

 

 

As I stated up top, there is something very appealing to having my DNA tested to determine my ancestry. However, that's not how DNA really works.

Click here to read what science has to say about this whole fad.
 

Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling Or Whatever

There's a group at my son's school. It's a sanctioned by the school group sort of like the chess club or AV club, you know what I mean. This group is called GLOW.

 

"The Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling?" I asked incredulously.

 

"No. It's Gay Lesbian Or Whatever."

 

"Or whatever? Well, that's everybody, isn't it? That's not a very exclusive club."

 

"DaaAAaad!"

Speaking Of Dad And The Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling

I told a couple stories that were related to each other in that there were depictions of nasty injuries. One was from that women's wrestling program in which there was an incident of a wrestler having her elbow dislocated and the multiple replays of the injury.

 

The other was of Joe Theismann, quarterback for the Washington Redskins, breaking his leg in a game. It was a nasty break and the video of it also got replayed very many times. My dad to advantage of that to tease me and my somewhat squeamish nature.

 

DaaAAaad!

 

Movie Recommendation: None

I didn't have time, so you are on your own again. I will try harder to get to one next time.

Music heard on the show...

Dimland Radio opening theme song: 'Ram' by The Yoleus 
First ad break bumpers: 'Astronomy' by Red Guitars & 'Let's Get Married' by The Celibate Rifles

Second ad break bumpers: 'Knight Moves' by Suzanne Vega & 'C'est Comme Ca' by Les Rita Mitsouko

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
 
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dimland radio 4-6-13 show notes

Roger Ebert Has Died

Well, now there really will never be a Siskel & Ebert reunion.   Of course, we knew that because Gene Siskel died long ago and once you're dead you're dead.

So, now Roger Ebert has also died.  That's a bummer.  I talked about being a long time watcher of the best movie review show ever and how I stayed loyal through Gene's death, Richard Roeper replacing Gene, Roger's illness and his subsequent leaving the show, and Roeper's leaving the show.  But, when the show's producers decided to change the format that had worked so well, I stopped watching.

Pedantic Moment: "Everybody's Talking About..."

The phrase "everybody's talking about" is a bit of hyperbole that's bugged me for a long time.  Sure, we know it's a gross exaggeration, but it still gets under my skin and I finally got around to talking about it. 

Dimland Radio's Look At Sports

The sports injury the everybody is talking about!  Kevin Ware of the Louisville Cardinals college basketball team broke his leg on national television last Sunday.  It was during the "Elite Eight" game between Louisville and the Duke Blue Devils and it was horrific!

Although Hayden (my son) and I were watching the game, we didn't see the injury as it happened, but I did see the replay.  Holy crap!  That was nasty!

The injury was almost identical to the broken leg Joe Theismann suffered in 1985 as quarterback for the Washington Redskins.  The injury made it Joe's last game.

I talked about the difference in how network TV handled showing the leg break in 1985 compared to today.  And I talked about how my dad enjoyed my squeamishness about Joe's injury and how dear old Dad liked to trick me into watching the replay. 

 

Never Found In The 80s:  Big Black

My second installment of my guest blog series of musical artists that never found a mainstream audience in the 80s.  This time I wrote about the Chicago band Big Black, a very edgy and angry band that was too edgy and angry to get near the American Billboard charts.

You can read my piece here.

JREF's 2013 Pigasus Awards

 

It has been my tradition to talk about the Pigasus Awards each year and this year was no exception.  You can find the list here.

Your Eyes Can Deceive You, Don't Trust Them

Old Ben Kenobi knew what he was talking about a long time ago in a galaxy... You know the rest.

There's a video of dancing girls wearing half white and half black and as they dance your eyes play tricks on you.  Watch the video and remember that it was taken with good lighting.  Imagine what tricks your eyes will play on you when you are in the dark, wandering around looking for ghosts.

Movie Recommendation: Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)

 

20th Century Fox

A classic Western of which even my son approves.  It's funny and adventurous.  And it has a terrific chase sequence that rolls out over several minutes with the two train robbers trying to shake a group of trackers who just won't go away.  "Who are those guys?"

It stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford as Butch and Sundance and was directed by George Roy Hill.  The movie also features Katharine Ross, Strother Martin and Ted Cassidy and has the BJ Thomas hit song 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head' by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Hayden and I highly recommend this movie.

Music heard on the show (Whenever Possible, I Will Link To The Song)...

Dimland Radio opening theme song: 'Ram' by The Yoleus

First ad break bumpers: 'Spy World' by Wall Of Voodoo & 'Kerosene' by Big Black
Second ad break bumpers: 'Strange Thing' by Buzzcocks & 'Love Song' by The Cure
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

You can also go to my CafePress store and buy stuff with my artwork on it and have me do a portrait for you if you like. Find out more here and here.