OOOOoooooo… Pie.
Shibam: World’s First Skyscrapers
(photos via)
“Surrounded by a fortified wall, the 16th-century city of Shibam is one of the oldest and best examples of urban planning based on the principle of vertical construction. Its impressive tower-like structures rise out of the cliff and have given the city the nickname of ‘the Manhattan of the desert’.” — (via)
“Booze,” Carolyn Wonderland, live on the Dudley & Bob Show, KLBJ FM, 5.9.08
“Carolyn’s got that unbelievable, incredible voice, one of the great voices of our time, and that’s not an overstatement. You can talk of K.T. Tunstall and other new chick singers of the last couple of years, but she’s got the range, the emotion. Comparisons to Janis [Joplin] are always there since she’s rooted in blues and R&B, but it’s still rock & roll, and like Janis, Carolyn can take it into country. She’s also an incredible guitar player and a great person, so humble. The combination is disarming and totally real. That’s magic.” — Ray Benson, Asleep At the Wheel (via)
Ray produced Carolyn’s latest album, Miss Understood. I book Carolyn on the show 3-4 times a year, I just love her — as an artist & as a person. She came in yesterday morning & played a couple of songs — this was one of them.
via topherchris:
China’s version of Orange County, complete with fake lakes, stucco ranch houses, and Hummers in the driveway.
Ralph Goings is a realist painter who has exhibited in this country, Europe and Japan and is represented in museums and private collections here and abroad. He is recognized as one of the original members of the Hyper-Realist or Photo-Realist group of the late 1960’s.
Amazing!
You are the only survivor from the wreck of a cruise ship, which sank without warning during a severe tropical storm. You have managed to swim to shore on a desert island. You also managed to salvage several items from the ship:
1 Rescue flare
1 Pistol
3 Bullets
They may be useful to you.
(An interactive adventure made w/ this nifty software.)
**A Splash of Color** by Rackat
Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there.
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