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• NEW VIDEO FOR DICK WAGNER
• THE GALLERY OF THE ARTS DETROIT ROCK AND FASHION
• DETROIT: DEAD MAN'S HAND FREE DOWNLOAD!
• JOHNNY BEE BADANJEK: AN ARTIST AND HIS MOTHER

NEW VIDEO FOR DICK WAGNER Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:01 PM PDT Legendary guitarist Dick Wagner I just love Dick Wagner! What a magnificent guitarists of all time! I had some free time today and decided to make another video of his music... Just l9ove this video and hope you do too... Iconic Frost tune Rock n Roll Music... I love it and love Dick too...

THE GALLERY OF THE ARTS DETROIT ROCK AND FASHION Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT Kimmer and Chizzy Hey gang this is a new virtual art gallery which features a lot of my close friends! Just met John Gnotek and this is his baby so please check this site out!! John sent this email to me: Hi Kim. Very nice meeting you last night. I wish I would have gotten there sooner to get to know you and your daughter more. She certainly is a budding talent too. Very kind words on your website too. Thanks. The virtual art exhibit I'm putting together right now is still but a work-in-progress, but if you care to check it out: http://www.TheGalleryOfTheArts.com/DetroitRockNFashion/ The exhibit is called Detroit Rock N' Fashion with artists from The Gallery of the Arts (www.TheGalleryOfTheArts.com) who are involved in Detroit rock or fashion. So far: Johnny Bee, Gwen Joy, Elise Mesner, Chizzy Mike Chisholm, Nina Friday, Wendy Mastal. Clicking on any of their art launches a pop up window with details and a Buy Now button. The objective is to pitch virtual art exhibit to galleries in Europe to highlight Detroit from a more positive, yet real perspective and introduce these artists to a European audience—an audience who is big into American rock, especially iconic American rock. And little is more iconic in rock than Detroit. Plus this presents both seasoned and upcoming personalities. This virtual art exhibit can be presented projected on a wall, on a flat screen HD TV, interactively on a computer terminal or featured on a gallery website. I look forward to seeing you around. Again, I'm intending to first pitch this to European galleries, in which they can either project on a wall, on a large flat screen TV, on a computer, or on their website. Thanks, John

DETROIT: DEAD MAN'S HAND FREE DOWNLOAD! Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:33 PM PDT This is one kick ass cd! Ron Cooke (bass) gave me a copy and his 2wife Pam gave me a bunch of background info on it. This lineup never played live anywhere.... What a shame as they were a killer high performance team of musicians! The whole recording took about 3 days to complete.. Spur of the moment whim with no rehearsal over a 15 day period. Unbelievable!!! For 7 days you can have my favorite song off this cd "Stoned" written by my friend Ron Cooke It's about Ron's rebellion... America and Europe is so used to pigeon holed music... that is what the music industry is like today... Ron Cooke (vocals bass harnonica) Tommy Ingham lead singer Johnny Bee Badanjek drums Mike Katon guitar Steve Dansby guitar Chris Codish Keyboards Chris Benji Keyboards Johnny Arizona drums JB Burkhart

JOHNNY BEE BADANJEK: AN ARTIST AND HIS MOTHER Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:27 PM PDT The Artist and his Mother Acrylic on Canvas 32" x 40" Johnny Bee Badanjek and my friend Dee Gilbert Bee's Art Gallery. Here you can view Bee's paintings, many of which are available to purchase. Bee's artwork can be found throughout the country in various galleries. If you are interested in one of his pieces of art, please feel free to email him HERE. View more of Bee's art HERE Johnny Bee Badanjek at River's Edge Gallery in Wyandotte "Art chose me at a very early age. As a descendant from a very passionate lineage my people were known for their expressiveness. My first inclination to artistic form was musical in nature. To me, melody and rhythm are akin to breathing and consuming oxygen. As I progressed in my career as a musician, I never saw myself as a side man in a top rock band ever. I am proud to say that I always carried myself and my craft as an artist. Coming from Detroit, Michigan and being exposed to the multi-cultural musical taboo that was commonplace to this town, I was witnessed to some of the greatest musical artistry and brilliance the likes this world has not yet recovered from. "Johnny "Bee" Badanjek" Sticks N' Skins is AVAILABLE NOW !! Jules Follett, author of the book, Steve Badalament of Innovation Drum Company and Johnny Bee Badanjek.

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[New post] The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence reaches an end

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence reaches an end dailypop | April 27, 2011 at 9:27 pm | Tags: alien life, aliens, extra terrestrial life, science | Categories: Sci-Fi | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-2y9

Back in my childhood, it seemed to me that science fiction had a close association with actual science. Even the Fourth Doctor played by Tom Baker fell to his death from an array dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life. It seemed that as a culture we were becoming closer to a reality that mirrored our dreams.

These days, those dreams are getting dismantled one by one, including the demise of SETI itself.

Via i09:

With SETI shut down, is the search for extraterrestrial life over?

This week, the SETI Institute announced that it would have to shut down its large radio telescope facility, called the Allen Telescope Array, near the California mountain town Hat Creek. For over a decade, SETI has used the 42 radio dishes in its array to scan the skies for possible communications from extraterrestrial intelligence.

2011 was expected to be a banner year for the group, because recent space probe missions have revealed the locations of over 1000 possible Earthlike planets - and with them, regions of space where the array could scan for signs of the civilizations we hope to find on planets like our own.

Over the years, SETI has been funded by NASA, the National Science Foundation, and donations from philanthropists like Paul Allen. This year, the NSF cut its funding to SETI to ten percent of what it had been. According to the San Jose Mercury News:

What's lacking now is funding to support the day-to-day costs of running the dishes. This is the responsibility of UC Berkeley's Radio Astronomy Laboratory, but one of the university's major funders, the National Science Foundation, supplied only one-tenth its previous support. Meanwhile, the state of California has also cut funding. About $5 million is needed over the next two years.

SETI astronomer Seth Shostack told the paper:

This is about exploration, and we want to keep the thing operational. It's no good to have it sit idle. We have the radio antennae up, but we can't run them without operating funds.

SETI hopes to make up for the lost funds by doing work for the Air Force, tracking dangerous space debris near Earth.

Though there are a few other telescopes that occasionally scan the skies for extraterrestrial communication, SETI was the only experiment devoted to this activity full time. If donors don't step forward to keep the array operational, we could miss out on a chance to make contact with civilizations elsewhere in the galaxy. Or we might miss the early warnings of an imminent invasion. Either way, the loss of SETI's Allen Telescope Array is a terrible tragedy.

All is not yet lost. You can learn more about the SETI Institute, and donate to SETIhere.

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[New post] Doctor Who -San Diego Comic Con Dreaming

Doctor Who -San Diego Comic Con Dreaming dailypop | April 27, 2011 at 6:55 am | Tags: brigadier nicholas courtney bbc, doctor who character options, doctor who monsters, exclusive toys, paul mcgann doctor who, san diego comic con, yeti doctor who | Categories: doctor who, Toys | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-2xW

The San Diego Comic Con is just a short time away and that means lots of announcements for future films and TV programs as well as exclusive toys! As a Doctor Who fan, I have been enjoying the Character Options line of action figures released throughout the year and look forward to discovering what their special release will be just for this event.

In the past we have had the Sixth Doctor Regeneration figure, the Real Time Sixth Doctor variant, the Fifth Doctor and the Master and from the new series a shirtsleeves version of the Eleventh Doctor packed with an exclusive colored Dalek. The San Diego Comic Con is the ideal opportunity for fans to wave their freak flags high, spending loads of dough on plastic collectibles or even dressing up as their favorite characters.

Get ready, because it's almost time

As the pop culture/retro market has blossomed, so has the market for high end items designed to meet the needs of fandom obsessed with purchasing that special something that represents their love for the favorite program. It's not known what Character Options has up their sleeves this year, but I have a few dreams guesses that I'd like to share:

The Destroyer -We are in dire need of monsters from the Seventh Doctor's era and along with the Ancient One, the Destroyer from 1989's Battlefield is one of the most impressive creations of the classic program. A massive inter-dimensional demon capable of ripping universes apart, his appearance brought plenty of spectacle to the 26th series opener.

The Destroyer (Battlefield- 1989)

The Yeti -Already confirmed as being in the works, perhaps the Abominable Snowmen from the 60's will make a surprise appearance in sunny San Diego along with a new Second Doctor variant? A fan favorite from the 60's of Doctor Who, the Yeti are counted amongst the most popular of the classic monsters.

Character Options Yeti Prototype

The Emperor Dalek- From arguably the best Dalek story, the massive Dalek model housed into a static structure has been on the want list of fans since the new line of classic figures debuted. Is it finally time?

The Brigadier and ?-After Nicholas Courtney's sadly recent demise, perhaps it is the perfect time to pay home to the Brig with a special two set consisting of the leader of U.N.I.T. and a classic monster, maybe Bok from the Daemons or an Auton?

Nicholas Courtney

Modern Sea Devils/Silurians -We have gotten excellent figures based on the Sea Devils from their first appearance, but what about their return engagement in 1984? Possibly packaged with an armored Silurian, this would make for an amazing set!

Silurians and Sea Devils (Warriors of the Deep- 1984)

The new Eight Doctor-We have all seen the image of Paul McGann in his newly designed costume complete with steampunk sonic screwdriver, but it has yet to grace any publicity material or CD covers. Maybe they have been waiting for the right moment to reveal the new look in style?

The Doctor (Paul McGann) in his new costume

What do you think? Do you have a most wanted character or monster that you'd like to see released by Character Options at the San Diego Comic Con? I want to hear from readers.

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You never know, maybe the folks from CO are reading!

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