Entries from December 2007 ↓

This is kinda funny… one of the Show-Me Blowout nights got listed in the latest poll on Mayor Slay’s website under the heading “Which of the following concerts of 2007 drew the greatest attention in your house?”

So yeah, vote for The Cripplers at Off Broadway!

http://www.mayorslay.com/polls/20071227Year.asp

Thanks!

May as well post this here, too…

I’d like to convert/upgrade my Barracuda’s 225 slant 6 to a 2-barrel “Super Six” setup (this was standard on all slants made after 1977), so I’m in the market for the complete kit. “Complete” meaning that it came right off the donor car with all the extra brackets, small parts, nuts, and bolts included. Here’s a list:

• Two barrel intake manifold
• Carburetor (Carter BBD or Holley 2280)
• Two barrel carburetor choke thermostat coil
• Exhaust manifold compatible with the two barrel carb choke coil
• Cable-style throttle cable, cable bracket and return spring bracket
• Automatic transmission kickdown linkage for a two barrel carburetor
• Super Six air cleaner

Also wanted: The metal fuel line from the donor car, if possible (between the fuel pump and the carb).

Would prefer everything rebuilt, blasted & painted, but as long as all the parts are all there I would settle for them dirty & greasy, too. Just trying to avoid eBay prices. Can anyone help me out? Looking to spend anywhere from $150 to $250.

Thanks!

I decided to check the latest copy of the AT&T White Pages today, just to make sure that our home telephone number was unlisted like it was supposed to be, and wouldn’t you know it, there it was, plain as day, in the April 2007 issue. I couldn’t remember exactly when I had called AT&T to request that our phone number be non-published, but I figured it was at least a year ago. Turns out, I was right. I actually called in and requested they remove our number from the published listings back on November 1st, 2006. Yet for some unknown reason, it still managed to get included in the next print version of the White Pages as well as WhitePages.com. What’s even more aggravating is that no one at AT&T could tell me why! The person that was helping me was very nice and apologetic (she also sounded quite embarrassed), yet she could not reach anyone at WhitePages.com today because “they were closed for the holidays.” So she suggested I try to call them directly tomorrow to ask them why my number is still showing up on their site. As for who to call to inquire about why my number is still showing up in the actual book, I have no leads… So I suppose I’ll just keep calling back at the main number and asking them until I can get someone that can tell me.

I really do despise AT&T…

Here are the Ramones with a holiday classic!

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The Pogues with Kristy MacColl. One of my favorites for the holidays!

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Ike Turner, R.I.P.

Staying up half the night and trying not to wake everyone up, Kopper delivers a hush-hush version of Savage Kick that features a 7-song tribute to the late, great Ike Turner, plus music from Blacktop, The Screws, The Hall Monitors, Thee Midniters, The Bomboras, The Pastels, Sonny Raye, new stuff from The Good Time Charlies, The Maharajas, The Daily Void, and a whole lot more. Happy holidays!

Click here for playlist!

Ike Turner with Jackie Brenston on “Rocket 88″ (original version)

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The Dodge “Dude” pickups were only produced for two years, in 1970 and ‘71, and they’re about as rare as a vegan at an NRA barbecue. Dodge introduced this new model in August 1969. The “Custom Sweptline” held the title “Dude Sport Trim Package.” This new model was essentially the standard D100, (1/2 ton), 128” wheelbase pick-up Dodge already had in production, with an added black or white body-side “C” stripe decal; a Dodge Dude decal on the box at the rear marker lamps; tail lamp bezel trim; and dog dish hub caps with trim rings. It was also available with bucket seats and a center console, and you could also get it with a powerful Mopar 383 V8. The C-stripe was very similar to that of the Dodge Superbee, but instead of a bumble bee on the side, you had “The Dude.” The Chrysler plant in nearby Fenton, Missouri is the only known factory to have built the Dude Sport Trim package pickup truck.

And hell, if Don Knotts thinks it’s cool, well gosh darn it, Andy, it IS cool!

For more info on the “Dude,” visit DodgeDude.com and its page on Allpar.com.

Security Briefs! Just $7.95!! I’ve gotta admit, if I were a burglar I think the LAST place I’d reach my hand inside to check for some loot would be a pair of skidmarked tighty-whiteys.

Disgustingly Funny Dirty Security Underwear Safe

Dirty Security Underwear Safe Features:

• Secret pouch with a fastener to keep your stash in place.
• The realistic “skid mark” will keep others from touching them.
• Not even the most hardened criminals have the balls to rile through dirty under garments.

Are you afraid of the family jewels being taken from the family safe? Put them where no burglar has gone before, a pair of skid marked underpants. Now you see the genius of the Security Briefs, anti-theft protection masquerading as your dirty tighty whiteys.

Not meant for wearing, but if you really want to know the size, we would say it’s between a Small and Medium sized men’s underwear. Security Briefs are Disgustingly Funny. Secretly concels your valuables stash. Has Skid-Mark Technology to ensure no one will touch these things so your valuables are safe. Great Gag Gift!

St. Louis was incorporated as a city on this date in 1822, 185 years ago.