I'm posting this more to look back on in January than for making any public service announcement.
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY
UNTIL 12:45PM CDT
Urgent - Weather Message National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 440 AM CDT Sun Jul 30 2006
... A Prolonged Period Of Heat And Humidity Will Continue To Affect Much Of The Region Through Monday...
.A Heat Advisory Continues In Effect For Hennepin And Ramsey Counties Through Noon This Sunday And Is Then Expanded Across Much Of Central And South Central Minnesota Into Western Wisconsin Where It Continues Through 8 PM Monday Evening.
The Combination Of Daytime Heat Indices Between 105 And 110 During The Daylight Hours... Both Today And Again On Monday... Along With Night Time Minimum Temperatures Between 77 And 80 Will Create A Potentially Dangerous Situation.
Prepare To Seek Shelter In An Air Conditioned Building To Avoid Heat Exhaustion And Heat Stroke. If You Do Spend Time Outdoors... Wear Light Colored Clothing... Drink Plenty Of Water... And Frequently Seek Shelter In A Shaded Area.
Despite the heat, I had a GREAT time at Ribfest yesterday!!! Head East ROCKED (but there was hardly anyone there)!!!! Maybe 100-150 people near the stage area. "Moi" had to play groupie and get the 8 x 10 glossy autographed :sheepish: :pbpt:
Then I had to go to work for a while (missing Marsahll Tucker in the process), but Me2 and I caught 'bout a 1/2hr of Jimmie VanZandt and THEY really rocked, too!!! The keyboardist was crazy-superb!! Actually gave me goosebumps in the 100+ heat!!! Ted Nugent wasn't that impressive...kept talking about the Ribfest and ribs. He was OK, but after he did "Stranglehold", I was ready to go. Me2 was ready long before that, I think.
The afternoon shows were KICK-ASS!!! :cool: :cool:
Me2 and I caught 'bout a 1/2hr of Jimmie VanZandt and THEY really rocked, too!!!
VZ & band were impressive-
Nugent was aweful cept for Stranglehold
The breeze with water mist was nice
it wasn't dreadfully hot unless you danced or watched someone else dance (ie: man wearing sandles with mismatched socks, monkey on his shorts and no shirt). :eyeroll:
the best part of the evening was quietly sitting pool side with drink in hand and good company - aaaaaahhhhhh god that felt nice -
I about fell asleep at Moose Country -
hey becks, we both have a couple of tickets left - we need to go back and catch Kansas
pfft. heat index... I got 21 cache finds this afternoon. Granted I didn't go on any extended hikes, I jumped from a nice air conditioned car out to the hot humid afternoon and back over and over. lol I'm still okay, I think.
Still, I enjoyed the icy cold A/C vs the sweltering heat.
The woman wants to go buy a new car and we don't leave until practically 8. Then she wants dinner. Ribs are dinner! Sooo angry...I missed my eatin' frenzy this year. :frown:
So... tomorrow... I plan on getting an early start on drinking, because I really havent done much since the 4th... and even longer of a period, prior to that...
so I feel I deserve a little bit...
Its my intention, to stay as sloshed as possible, for most of the day/evening...
In both - celebration/pitty of the coming year, and taking pitty on the last...
Anyone who cares to join me at any point... at a bar, or house, or park, etc..wherever - let me know somehow, and I'd be more than happy to meet up...
If not, and i'm not around here before-hand - then happy August 1st to everyone.
Its my intention, to stay as sloshed as possible, for most of the day/evening...In both - celebration/pitty of the coming year, and taking pitty on the last...
ah yes - Friday Night Video's on NBC was the answer to MTV in 1983 for people without cable.
I remember going to my gran and gramps cause they had cable when MTV came out nation wide in 1983 - and sitting on the floor infront of the TV for hours just in love with the whole music video thing.
Thanks every one the interview went great they will get back to my by monday. Looks like a great place to work it would be salery I have never work for that before, Always thought it was just a way to not pay overtime.
but I'm going to go and find a new one...I've been thinkin' of changing it anyways....
they must have taken it down after you found it...
Theres not a lot of stuff to do in Mankato...
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY
UNTIL 12:45PM CDT
Urgent - Weather Message National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 440 AM CDT Sun Jul 30 2006
... A Prolonged Period Of Heat And Humidity Will Continue To Affect Much Of The Region Through Monday...
.A Heat Advisory Continues In Effect For Hennepin And Ramsey Counties Through Noon This Sunday And Is Then Expanded Across Much Of Central And South Central Minnesota Into Western Wisconsin Where It Continues Through 8 PM Monday Evening.
The Combination Of Daytime Heat Indices Between 105 And 110 During The Daylight Hours... Both Today And Again On Monday... Along With Night Time Minimum Temperatures Between 77 And 80 Will Create A Potentially Dangerous Situation.
Prepare To Seek Shelter In An Air Conditioned Building To Avoid Heat Exhaustion And Heat Stroke. If You Do Spend Time Outdoors... Wear Light Colored Clothing... Drink Plenty Of Water... And Frequently Seek Shelter In A Shaded Area.
Then I had to go to work for a while (missing Marsahll Tucker in the process), but Me2 and I caught 'bout a 1/2hr of Jimmie VanZandt and THEY really rocked, too!!! The keyboardist was crazy-superb!! Actually gave me goosebumps in the 100+ heat!!! Ted Nugent wasn't that impressive...kept talking about the Ribfest and ribs. He was OK, but after he did "Stranglehold", I was ready to go. Me2 was ready long before that, I think.
The afternoon shows were KICK-ASS!!! :cool: :cool:
Now THAT makes perfect sense. I never thought about that. He's Mr. Meat afterall. I wondered why he would play Ribfest. Now I know.
VZ & band were impressive-
Nugent was aweful cept for Stranglehold
The breeze with water mist was nice
it wasn't dreadfully hot unless you danced or watched someone else dance (ie: man wearing sandles with mismatched socks, monkey on his shorts and no shirt). :eyeroll:
the best part of the evening was quietly sitting pool side with drink in hand and good company - aaaaaahhhhhh god that felt nice -
I about fell asleep at Moose Country -
hey becks, we both have a couple of tickets left - we need to go back and catch Kansas
Still, I enjoyed the icy cold A/C vs the sweltering heat.
and @#$@#$$%^@#$Y&$Y women...
The woman wants to go buy a new car and we don't leave until practically 8. Then she wants dinner. Ribs are dinner! Sooo angry...I missed my eatin' frenzy this year. :frown:
so I feel I deserve a little bit...
Its my intention, to stay as sloshed as possible, for most of the day/evening...
In both - celebration/pitty of the coming year, and taking pitty on the last...
Anyone who cares to join me at any point... at a bar, or house, or park, etc..wherever - let me know somehow, and I'd be more than happy to meet up...
If not, and i'm not around here before-hand - then happy August 1st to everyone.
Oh boy, where do I sign up? :eyeroll:
Depressed drunks are my favorites. :neutral:
I do like the celebration part though. :wink:
depression will be the least of things to be focused on...
this is mostly going to be to celebrate better things in life.... whatever those may be for whomever.
Thats also going to be the main focus for Nick-A-Palooza, at the end of the month....
August is going to be a month for celebrations, starting this year...
I think i'm going to do a shot, or 2 an hour deal, until later on.... sometime....
I picked up the most lethal stuff the store had....
bar options for later on tonight - wild times, triple rock (its tuesday... that means two-fer-ones), The Rock (93X Rock Night), The Turf...
and any other one that has cheap stuff going on.... who knows
I dont care really... I just wanna drink, and hang out with people that give a s**t...
I want to rock!
anyhow, this should be fun
cheers.
happy August 1st. :chagrin: :frown: :neutral:
more things having to do with August 1st. :goofy:
August 1, 2006
A Festival Of Transition
Lughnasa And Lammas
To ancient peoples, the yearly harvest was a reflection of the human
cycle of birth and death. The reaping of food crops was associated with
the spiritual abundance that sustained the soul. Yet harvest times were
also a portent of autumn's chill and winter's harsh frosts. The Celtic
peoples of centuries past acknowledged the season's first harvest with
the festival of Lughnasa, the feast of the first fruits. Celebrated on
August 1, it marked the midpoint between Beltane in May and Samhain in
November, and symbolized a turning point in the lifecycle of Mother
Earth. It was both a joyous celebration of plenty and a solemn wake for
the decline of the potency of the sun god Lugh, from which the festival
takes its name.
What we know of Lughnasa, known also as Lammas, or the celebration of
loaves, has survived in the rituals that are still practiced to this
day. It is associated with grain, fruit, flowers, water, and soil, and
celebrated atop summits as well as in the depths of holy wells.
Traditionally, people assembled on hilltops to pick berries and engage
in mock battles-the profusion of the gathered fruits and the results of
the mock battles were believed to predict the outcome of the yearly
harvest. Many visited ancient wells whose healing abilities were thought
to be most potent on Lughnasa. Grand fairs and feasts were held, during
which a portion of the newly picked grains were baked into man-shaped
loaves commemorating the coming demise of Lugh. The descendants of those
who first celebrated the summer harvest keep the traditions of Lughnasa
alive in the fairs and sporting events that take place on August 1
throughout Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales.
Lughnasa is primarily a festival of transition and thus presents a
wonderful opportunity to consider how our lives have changed in the
recent past. If you choose to celebrate the harvest by baking bread,
adding ingredients you have reaped from your own garden will reinforce
your connection to the earth. Consume your bread with loved ones while
openly sharing stories of the new beginnings you are currently
celebrating and the endings you are mourning. As you honor the cyclical
nature of existence, reflect upon the fact that just as there is joy to
be found in the sowing and reaping, each of life's phases is worthy of
celebration too.
:smile:
but I swear MTV was like crack to us ....I think we had ADD before they knew what it was....
I bet I would have been on all kinds of drugs...
I remember going to my gran and gramps cause they had cable when MTV came out nation wide in 1983 - and sitting on the floor infront of the TV for hours just in love with the whole music video thing.
I have an interview at Jostens Inc. in Burnsville tomorrow for a Presentation Artist position wish me luck.
http://www.jostens.com
It was always the Midnight Special followed by Horror Incorporated. I was good until 6am every Saturday night. :cool:
BURN!!!
Love,
Nick Bockwinkel
I guess I walked into that one.
Wow! Tough crowd :worried:
Whooo Hooo I just got a call and I got the job I start in two weeks!!!!