Month: June 2004

Band and Choir Concerts This Weekend in Bend

If anybody’s interested, I’m performing in a few concerts this weekend here in Bend. I’ve gotten roped into playing percussion with the Cascade Chorale on Friday and Saturday night (June 4th and 5th). The concerts are at 7:30 at Bend HS. Ticket Prices are $7 General, $6 Senior, $5 Students, but if you’re interested in going, let me know and I’ll see if I can get you a ticket for one of the nights. These are the final concerts for Clyde Thompson, who’s been the choir director there for several years up there.

Then on Sunday and Monday, I’m playing with the Cascade Winds Symphonic Band. These concerts are going to be a lot of fun. The Sunday concert is at 3:00, Monday concert is at 7:30. Both concerts are free and will be held at Pickney Auditorium at COCC. They’ll be a good time, and you will enjoy yourself, I promise.

And you do go, feel free to nab me during intermission and say “hi.”

June 2, 2004

Software Hack turns Canon Digital Rebel into a 10D

Wow, so you can turn your $1000, over-priced, lens that don’t work with anything, camera, into a $1500 over-priced, lens that don’t work with anything, camera. Full Story.

Of course, Simone, correct me if I’m wrong on this, but the Rebel uses a proprietary lens contact, correct?

Update: I need to quit listening to people. I stand corrected, as the Rebel and the 10D use the same EF-mount for their lenses according to Canon’s site, but I stand by what I said that the lenses were horrendously expensive.

June 2, 2004

Monkey In A Box has New Look

Just thought I’d point out, in case you missed it a few days ago, that Chris over at Monkey In A Box just redesigned his site, and it looks pretty damn nice. Bravo, Chris! I really need to update my site design one of these days.

June 2, 2004

Asinine Patents Get Granted

This is why technology patents are useless. Not only was Microsoft granted a patent for the double click, but McAfee was granted a rar-reaching Spam-Control patent. I’m sure prior art will prevail in both of these, but it’s just ridiculous that these were passed to begin with. Links via Neil.

June 2, 2004

Gas Prices Hurt Teen’s Cruising

But looking at these kids in the picture, cruisin’ is probably all they have. Link via Fark.

June 2, 2004

I Love Central Oregon

Where else do you have a bunch of idiots wear next-to-nothing, ski down a hill, and try to skim across a 38-degree pond? Mt. Bachelor hosted their annual North American Pond Skimming Championships this weekend. Simone was there, and being the photographer she is, took some great pictures of the lunatics on the hill.

June 2, 2004

Sony Bend releases Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain

I always like hearing about cool local tech companies, especially when it’s the guys that created Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain (which will certainly be a popular PlayStation game). And as we all know, The Bulletin probably wouldn’t even know about the company had it not been for Jon’s stories about it.

June 2, 2004

Nice Trade

Joke from Shasta Bob…

As the President is getting off the helicopter in front of the White House, he has a baby pig under each arm.

The Marine guard snaps to attention, salutes, and says: “Nice pigs, sir.”

The President replies: “These are not pigs, these are authentic Texan Razorback Hogs. I got one for VP Cheney, and I got one for Defense Secretary Rumsfeld.

The Marine again snaps to attention, salutes, and replies, “Nice trade, sir.”

June 2, 2004

Lunatics Take Over Memorial Day Weekend

First, we have the cop that has his car stolen because he left the keys in it. The thief subsequently crashed the car, and then stole a few more cars. Then we have the axe-welding roommate and the crazy naked sweatshirt guy, but it only got worse.

A guy gets pulled over for a studded-tire violation, and then goes on to drive away from police, bashing up his car as well as a few yards and fences in the process. And then three guys get arrested for trying to break into somebody’s shed.

What were these guys smoking? I’m sure it was all in dedication to the troops and veterans. Really.

Morons.

June 1, 2004

People Are Sheep

I’m sure that most of the people who are on low-carb diets really don’t know what carbs even are.

June 1, 2004