A friend sent me this. An actual tombstone from a front lawn. “Here he lies all stiff and hard - The last darn dog that crapped in this yard.”
Hancock starts playing July 2, 2008. Starring Will Smith - The story of a super hero that has some personal issues. Looks very funny. Check out trailers and the official Hancock movie site at http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/hancock/
For locals in Macau - it will start playing at the Macau Tower on July 3, 2008.
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Random pictures of my friends and co-workers in Macau China.
Macau (SAR) China listing of popular clubs and bars for Westerners (farangs and gwilos). Please add comments to add to the list or submit your own comments about the best clubs in Macau, Taipa and the Cotai Strip. Macau island is located off mainland China south of Hong Kong.
“I believe the general rule of thumb in these matters is that the guy on the other side of the fence is the one guilty of holding heretical views.”
I saw that posted today on one of my religion discussion forums. I really thought it was fantastic and caused me to stop and think about it [...]
The real lyrics Joe Cocker sang at Woodstock in 1969 - “With a Little Help From My Friends” translation.
Conrad Nicholson Hilton, Sr. (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American hotelier and founder of the Hilton Hotel chain.
Some quotes from Conrad Hilton:
“Success seems to be connected to action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”
“If you are 100% occupied, you are not charging enough rent.”
Why does [...]
Artists for Cirque Du Soleil’s ZAIA show got their official Cirque bathrobes yesterday. The photos on this post are not of the actual bathrobe - these are pictures a friend sent me making fun of how much I like my bathrobe. And I do love my Cirque bathrobe! It’s heavy and black with a hood [...]
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June 30, 1922. Washington policeman Bill Norton measuring the distance between knee and suit at the Tidal Basin bathing beach after Col. Sherrell, Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, issued an order that suits not be over six inches above the knee.” National Photo Co.
Scientific graph showing the Chances of a Man Winning an Argument with a Woman
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Have an Akai 4000s Ewi midi electronic wind controller and sometimes low midi notes play on their own and stick - usually when turning the instrument off. Anyone encounter this or know a fix?
Answer: This is normal with most electronic instruments. The fix is when shutting down start with the amp first and go [...]
Trapped in the Drive-Thru video and song by “Weird Al” Yankovic
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Statistics for this website June 2008.
Conradaskland.com users come from these countries:
United States54.5%
United Kingdom6.2%
Canada4.1%
France2.3%
Spain2.3%
Brazil1.6%
Romania1.4%
Mexico1.4%
Argentina1.2%
Hungary1.0%
Poland0.8%
Croatia0.6%
Chile0.6%
Other countries22.5%
The best sunblock is a map of Seattle…
A friend sent this to me. Cardboard testimonies from Hillside Church.
Hey, video of me playing at the Grand Ol Opry in Nashville! “Freddy Fender and Conrad in Nashville” - Ok, more like Freddy and a couple seconds of me that nobody knows. This just got posted on YouTube. Performance of Freddy Fender at the Grand Ol Opry (I think around 2001 - don’t remember). I [...]
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Email question received - How important is a degree for a career in music?
Hey conrad i have an interest in music production/recording and need some advice if you have the time. Im thinking about school at mtsu outside of nashville and i was wondering about job oppertunities and the long hrs was a concern. Is [...]
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Eat produce at the grocery store and don’t pay for it.
Gamble with the rent money.
Record over a borrowed vcr tape
Tell people that they are in your will, even if they aren’t.
When giving out directions, leave out a turn or two.
COMMON CUSTOMS OF INDONESIA
Indonesians as a group are friendly, outgoing people, always willing to help; however, it does help to have a bit of cultural knowledge before your arrival.
