Hey, Hey!
I just got home and found this.

HOORAY!!!
The glare from that red rock is BLINDING!

Hip hip hurray!!! Congratulations on the big red rock!!!

Yeah...saw them last week at Red Rocks when they opened for Jack White. They were real fun to watch and listen to. They won over the crowd easily.>> ^Fusionaut:

Hey @Grimm, have you seen these guys live?

I wrote to my Senator (Orrin Hatch-R., Utah, responsible for the Protect IP Act) about SOPA and its problems and gave them a rather "cool" scathing review about its faults and errors and the public demonstrations that have taken place like GoDaddy and the fact that three major companies had pulled out from the SOPA bill (although their political alliance group is still signed into SOPA--so they can still look good in the public eye and still, really, support the bill) and got the "printing press" release as follows (which has nothing to do with what I wrote, really--I know this bill is coming, but really, an auto-send out letter for pissed constituents?):

Thank you for contacting me to express your opposition to S. 968, the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property (PROTECT IP) Act.

On May 12, 2011, Senator Patrick Leahy and I introduced the PROTECT IP Act. If enacted, S. 968 would provide law enforcement with important tools to stop foreign websites “dedicated to infringing activities.” In other words, the bill targets the most egregious offenders of online theft who profit from counterfeit products and pirated content. These goods can range from new movie and music releases to pharmaceuticals and consumer products. With this legislation, we send a strong message to those selling or distributing pirated content or counterfeit goods online that the United States will strongly protect intellectual property rights.

The bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file a civil action against the registrant or owner of a domain name that accesses a foreign infringing Internet site, or the foreign-registered domain name itself. However, DOJ officials must first seek approval from a federal court before taking any action. In determining whether an Internet site is “dedicated to infringing activities,” a federal judge must weigh all of the facts carefully in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure – just like what happens today in shutting down an illegal bricks and mortar storefront.

Unfortunately, there seems to be a common assumption with some online users that illegal downloads and purchases online are free and harmless. This is far from true. Fake pharmaceuticals threaten people’s lives. Stolen movies, music, and other products threaten the jobs and livelihoods of many people, and drive up costs for other consumers. Every year, these online thieves are making hundreds of millions of dollars by stealing American intellectual property, and this undermines legitimate commerce.

This also has a direct impact on Utah. As you may know, Utah is considered a very popular state for film and television production activity. Nothing compares to the red rock of Southern Utah or the sweeping grandeur of the Wasatch Mountains. Utah’s workforce is also a draw to filmmakers who come for one of the most highly educated and hardworking workforces in our country. It is estimated that the motion picture and television industries are responsible for thousands of jobs and tens of millions of dollars in wages in Utah. There is no doubt that intellectual property theft has a direct, negative impact on Utah’s economy and its workforce. This same impact can be seen nationwide.

On July 22, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee favorably reported S. 968 by unanimous consent. While it is unclear when the bill will be considered by the full Senate, the legislation enjoys strong support with 39 bipartisan cosponsors to date. Please know that my Senate colleagues and I are committed to crafting consensus legislation and welcome suggestions on ways to improve the bill. Unfortunately there has been some misinformation circulated about what the PROTECT IP Act aims to accomplish. In an effort to be of assistance, I have enclosed “Fact vs. Fiction” information about the legislation. I hope this information will be helpful to you.

Again, thank you for writing. I welcome your continued input on issues of concern.



Complete BULLSHIT. I hate my politicians, they're fucking half-wits!

That bitch. All a front-yard garden like that does is encourage people to get off their asses and try to adapt to the shitty economy. How can we all be bullshit, obedient, helpless, consumer drones if we're out in our yards growing vegetables? The founding fathers would be rolling over in their graves.

I much prefer the look of red rock, bark dust and those 50 cent petunias that you can buy by the flat at home depot.

I'll admit I have seen DC Talk, the band who does the original version of this song, in concert a time or two. They are probably the Christian band I've seen the most after Carman (who I've seen more times than I care to admit). My first concert ever was Petra at Red Rocks... yeah, my first and last Red Rocks concert wasted on Petra, but I enjoyed it at the time so...
I don't know as if it is Public Access or not. I've seen lots of TBN in my days, and the locally produced TBN shows were on par with this... Heck some of the National aired TBN content was on par with this.

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

The last massive flood in the Brisbane area was in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Brisbane_flood">1974. This is the monsoon season- but most years it just means thunderstorms.

Still raining heavily this morning. Animals are pairing up.

>> ^kceaton1:

>> ^dag:
promote because it's still raining hard

Is that area prone to flooding every so often. I just thought it was interesting that the clay was so red, as that is what I've noticed in Red Rock (central-southern Utah here and some of the outlying "badlands")areas and gullies in canyons.
Is this more of a monsoon type event or tropical? We get monsoons (some big hail or "lots" of hail, sometimes a few inches worth and torrential rain), but not tropical ones that engorge everything with water just squalls of tiny thunderstorms (like the tornado that hit downtown Salt Lake years ago...)

>> ^dag:

promote because it's still raining hard


Is that area prone to flooding every so often. I just thought it was interesting that the clay was so red, as that is what I've noticed in Red Rock (central-southern Utah here and some of the outlying "badlands")areas and gullies in canyons.

Is this more of a monsoon type event or tropical? We get monsoons (some big hail or "lots" of hail, sometimes a few inches worth and torrential rain), but not tropical ones that engorge everything with water just squalls of tiny thunderstorms (like the tornado that hit downtown Salt Lake years ago...)

>> ^Sarzy:

And here's the list of films, if you're curious (I know I'm going to be renting Vampire's Kiss ASAP):
0’09 - 0’30 Vampire’s Kiss
0’30 - 0’32 Ghost Rider
0’32 - 0’50 Vampire’s Kiss
0’50 - 1’11 Deadfall
1’11 - 1’19 Vampire’s Kiss
1’19 - 1’35 Deadfall (x2), Face/Off, Red Rock West (x2), Deadfall
1’35 - 1’43 The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call
1’43 - 1’47 Matchstick Men
1’47 - 1’52 Leaving Las Vegas
1’52 - 1’55 Vampire’s Kiss
1’55 - 2’03 Bringing Out the Dead, Face/Off (x2), 8mm, Adaptation, Wild at Heart
2’03 - 2’17 Windtalkers, Raising Arizona, Bringing Out the Dead, The Wicker Man
2’17 - 2’21 Vampire’s Kiss
2’21 - 2’34 Deadfall
2’35 - 3’10 The Wicker Man
3’10 - 3’19 Deadfall
3’19 - 3’37 The Wicker Man
3’37 - 3’43 Ghost Rider
3’43 - 4’10 Zandalee


What? Nothing from Birdy?

And here's the list of films, if you're curious (I know I'm going to be renting Vampire's Kiss ASAP):

0’09 - 0’30 Vampire’s Kiss

0’30 - 0’32 Ghost Rider

0’32 - 0’50 Vampire’s Kiss

0’50 - 1’11 Deadfall

1’11 - 1’19 Vampire’s Kiss

1’19 - 1’35 Deadfall (x2), Face/Off, Red Rock West (x2), Deadfall

1’35 - 1’43 The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call

1’43 - 1’47 Matchstick Men

1’47 - 1’52 Leaving Las Vegas

1’52 - 1’55 Vampire’s Kiss

1’55 - 2’03 Bringing Out the Dead, Face/Off (x2), 8mm, Adaptation, Wild at Heart

2’03 - 2’17 Windtalkers, Raising Arizona, Bringing Out the Dead, The Wicker Man

2’17 - 2’21 Vampire’s Kiss

2’21 - 2’34 Deadfall

2’35 - 3’10 The Wicker Man
3’10 - 3’19 Deadfall

3’19 - 3’37 The Wicker Man

3’37 - 3’43 Ghost Rider

3’43 - 4’10 Zandalee

Congrats on your new Red Rock!

Seeing as I live by Red Rock, I find this especially amusing. No wonder we've have a drop in the local wildlife population lately...

They're team yellow - the goal is to knock out the red rocks from the bullseye so they can score points. And they did it spectacularly - they didn't move their own rock in the process.

And I'm ever-more obviously Canadian b/c it made complete sense to me.