Top 20 Best Cars For The End Of The World Apocalypse Rapture AKA October 21 2011, Part 2

Top 20 Best Cars For The End Of The World
Apocalypse Rapture AKA October 21 2011, Part 2
By Lynn Julian, (http://PopSuperhero.com & http://Facebook/CookieCutterGirl.com)

OK...So people have been saying “The End Is Near” for decades now.  We all waited in anticipation for May 21 2011, but nothing happened.  Yet, after suffering through a long line of floods, tropical storms, tornadoes and hurricanes this year, “The End” feels a little closer than before.  The new date for the “End Of The World” Rapture is December 21 2012. (If you're reading this after that date, then I assume you survived...CONGRATS!) Even though it may not be “The End Of The World As We Know It,” I feel we ought to be better prepared for natural disasters.  NO...I’m not talking about hoarding more bottled water, dry goods, flashlights, batteries and radios.  I don’t want to simply survive.  I want to escape death.  In order to do this, I’ll need a Superhero style vehicle.  I’m talking about one of the top twenty best cars to survive the apocalypse...LET THE RAPTURE BEGIN!



10. Military Tank

Let’s talk tanks, for starters.  (NOTE:  I do NOT recommend raiding what’ll be left of military bases in the post-apocalypse.  This student had the skills to build his own tank.)  This tons of fun is pumped up by a powerful, diesel motor, so he can rest assured of it’s ability to push through the worst Mother Nature can do.  The pneumatic paint ball canon he equipped it with is NOT just for fun.  It doubles as a flame thrower or napalm launcher. This is the kind of friend we all want on your side when the world falls to pieces!

9. ZIL 29061 AKA ZIL Screw Drive

Off-road vehicles are a Soviet specialty. The ZIL 29061, AKA “Screw Drive,” was a prototype from the Cold War era designed for the vast expanses of inhospitable terrain which cover much of the U.S.S.R.  What’s better than a Soviet tank?  A Drill Tank!  This Russian beauty can maneuver her way out of...anything.

8. DAF Turbo Twin

Being chased by a mutant breed of...anything...would give anyone a need for speed. I got your “speed” right here.  (No, I’m not making an obscene hand gesture.  I mean this next car, man.)  The DAF was designed to complete in the 1988 Paris-Dakar Rally, featuring two 11.6 liter diesel engines to power out 1200hp and @3500 ft-lbs of torque...each.
OH YEAH...That’s a whopping total of 2400hp and 7000 pounds of torque taking this truck’s up to 150mph in no time.  Bring it on, bad guys!  Catch me if you can...

7. The Landmaster from Damnation Alley

The Landmaster was specially built for the 1977 Sci-fi film, Damnation Alley.  It would cost over $1,200,000 to build today.  This versatile, 12-wheeled tank is fully amphibious...like a “Duck-Boat”...on steroids!  Popular Science had this to say about the Landmaster:  “Three independent drive sources running from a gasoline power plant. Uses semi truck parts in the drive train. Can operate with the front or rear wheel trinary out of commission. Side and top hatches on the main unit and rear and top on the after section. Full running lights and brake lights for urban street use. External video camera is mounted on the forward pylon located just behind the front top hatch. Could also house the antenna. All pylons are hardened and armored. Can operate in water and will remain sealed when fully submerged. Can float while half full of water.”  I always wanted to live on an island anyway...

6. The Dreadnaught from Death Race

 Is this a real vehicle?  Technically not, but the design appears to be pretty straight forward. Start with one tanker truck, fully coat it in armor, then fill up it’s storage with 50 caliber machine guns and missiles.  Under attack by other world enemies... or even zombies? Have no fear...The Dreadnaught is here...Sci-Fi villains...BEWARE!

5. Steelwheels Draco

Let us return to our proud military, with it’s unlimited budget and teams of scientists.  The Draco’s was built from the Oshkosh M1000 platform, which was used for military applications.  This apocalyptic Super vehicle features steel reinforcements, elaborate communications array and a Caterpillar drivetrain, whichs gives off 335hp and 1000fl-lbs of torque.  Worried about missing the comforts of home?  No need...This baby is loaded for bear with a stainless steel kitchen!   Bully your way through bad guys while grilling up an eco-friendly, veggie burger.  NOTE:  The Draco sold at Barrett-Jackson for the bargain-bomb shelter price of only $45,000.  Just so you know who to make friends with!

4. Bagger 288

What if you don’t have any friends in high military places?  Then, my advice is to try and hook up with this guy.  When the apocalypse hits, even the tanks will get out of your way!  The Bagger 288, designed in 1978 by the German steel company, Krupp, was conceived  as a faster means of completing massive excavations. The scary thing on the front that looks like a ferris wheel for sadists is really a circle of shovels for scooping up dirt.  Technically, the Bagger 288 was designed as a harmless, utility vehicle, so you need to load it up with artillary.  I won’t tell the aliens, vampires, werewolves or zombies!

3. The Wothahellizat 

The Wothahellizat (pronounced “wha’ the hell is ‘at”) was designed by an Australian nature photographer who needed to spend long periods in the wilderness, but did not wish to go without basic human comforts.  This “Rapture Rover” has too many features to list, fusing a luxury condo, an armored car, and an urban assault vehicle into one hell of a happy ending...even if it is the apocalypse.  This diamond plated, Green Machine even uses solar panels.  The Wothahellizat is Maximalist Motorhome on wheels.  Making it the perfect vehicle for those of you don't want to leave anything behind in your underground fallout shelter.  The only thing that might stop this ride is not zombies.  It’s those low overhangs at fast food drive throughs!  (Do NOT ask me how I know this.  Just trust me...I’m right.)  I think this looks like a food truck for war times.  (Can’t you just see them selling hot dogs out the side window?  *smile*

2. Ford Falcon Interceptor XB

No article on apocalypse vehicles would be complete without mentioning Mel Gibson’s Aussie-built Interceptor from the Mad Max movies. The Interceptor has all the makings of a “badass dystopian vehicle” – monochromatic black color, quad side pipes, a big V8 engine, and a weird weapon on the hood.  It may not have an arsenal of weapons or a coat of armor, but it’s built for speed and maneuverability...and it’s SUPERBAD!

1. The Killdozer

A welder and muffler shop owner in Granby, Colorado, Marvin Heemeyer, finally reached the end of his patience in 2004. Frustrated over a zoning dispute forcing him to close his business, he solely created the ultimate vehicle for the apocalypse, The Killdozer. 

This survival vehicle starts with a Komatsu D355A bulldozer, armored with layers of steel and concrete, and added lots of cameras for visibility, then mounted several high powered rifles within the cab for safety’s sake.  Once his Komatsu was completed, he created his own chaos by destroying the town hall, the judge’s home, and other buildings in his path.

In the wake of his destruction, Heemeyer himself was the only one killed, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, after the bulldozer became immobilized by a failed radiator.  The one thing no survival vehicle built for the apocalypse can save you from:  YOURSELF.

Check out the "Star Cars" section of http://GearheadDIVA.com to discover cars #11-20, along with articles on how to build all your favorite movie vehicles too.

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Dinosaur Discovery in Boston, MA! (Jurassic Park at Franklin Park Zoo w/ CCG Pop Superhero)

 

Dinosaur Discovered in Boston, MA! 

Visit Jurassic Park at Franklin Park Zoo and scream with CCG Pop Superhero. 
MUSIC - "JUMPER" by Lynn Julian AKA Cookie Cutter Girl. 
http://PopSuperhero.com AKA http://CookieCutterGirl.com
& http://Facebook.com/CookieCutterGirl

 

BIG BRA RANT by Lynn Julian AKA Cookie Cutter Girl, Pop Superhero

WICKED WEDNESDAY VIDEO!

"BIG BRA RANT" by Lynn Julian AKA Cookie Cutter Girl, Pop Superhero

This is my BRA RANT...What bugs me about bras, bra shopping, bra fittings, bra fitting specialists, modern boobs, fake breasts, Victoria's secret...and today's tits in general!  The music is also mine, "Other Girls Do" by Lynn Julian AKA Cookie Cutter Girl, Pop Superhero at PopSuperhero.com / CookieCutterGirl.com.

HAIR RANT FROM HELL by Lynn Julian AKA Cookie Cutter Girl, Pop Superhero

FREAKY FRIDAY VIDEO RANT!

"Hair Rant From Hell"

This is my CURLY HAIR RANT...What bugs me about our culture's curly hair prejudice, encouraging women to get their hair straightened using a Keratin Hair Straightening Treatement...which contains toxic formaldehyde...or a cousin of it in the "Formaldehyde Free" formulas. It features a short Celebrity Hair History, and was inspired by the swarm of criticism of Olympic Gold Medalist, Gabby Douglas's, hair, rather than the focus being on her huge success. 

The music is also mine, "Jenny" "PAIN" "Other Girls Do"
& "I Feel You" by Lynn Julian AKA Cookie Cutter Girl, Pop Superhero.
MP3s are available at PopSuperhero.com / CookieCutterGirl.com

Scrambled Summer (My 48hr Film Project debut & modern take on Alice In Wonderland)

WICKED WEDNESDAY VIDEO!
(and my 48 Hour Film Project debut)

TITLE: Scrambled Summer (48hr Film Project modern take on Alice In Wonderland)

DESCRIPTION:  Scrambled Summer is a fun, take on the classic, "Alice In Wonderland," filmed on location in The Public Garden, Boston, MA.  This short, indie film was made for the Providence 48 Hour Film Project in 2012.

I played a modern version of  The Red Queen (The Prom Queen), as did Helena Bonham Carter (with Tim Burton) and Glenn Close did before me.  My music is featured in the opening scene ("I Feel You") and closing credits ("Other Girls Do"), and available at http://PopSuperhero.com.  My custom hand-made jewelry is also part of The Queen's costume, and available at http://Velvetchokers.com.




FILM: "Scrambled Summer"
PROJECT: The Providence 48 Hour Film Project
COMPANY: Tango Pictures
ROLE:  The Prom Queen AKA The Red Queen
MUSIC: I Feel You & Other Girls Do (from my CD, "Cookie Cutter Girl")
YOUTUBE: http://youtu.be/iRCTVxaPcr0

SPAM SCAMS Via E-Mail Tracker Programs is very interesting and a must read! HOW TO AVOID SPAM EMAIL. BE A HERO! How to Report Spam Email & Scams. POP SUPERHERO How To Protect Your Email Address From Spam. COOKIE CUTTER GIRL How To Avoid Spam Scams. POWER OF PINK

SPAM SCAMS Via E-Mail Tracker Programs...
very interesting and a must read!

 The  man that sent this information is a computer  tech.  He spends a lot of time clearing the  junk off computers for people and listens to  complaints about speed.  All forwards are  not bad, just some.  Be sure you read the  very last paragraph. 

 He  wrote:

 By  now, I suspect everyone is familiar with http://snopes.com and http://truthorfiction.com for determining whether information received via  email is just that:  true/false or  fact/fiction.  

Both are excellent  sites.

 Advice  from http://snopes.com  VERY IMPORTANT!

 1)  Any time you see an email that says "forward  this on to '10' (or however many) of your  friends", "sign this petition", or "you'll get  bad luck" or "you'll get good luck" or "you'll  see something funny on your screen after you  send it" or whatever --- it almost always has an  email tracker program attached that tracks the  cookies and emails of those folks you forward  to.  The host sender is getting a copy each  time it gets forwarded and then is able to get  lists of 'active' email addresses to use in SPAM  emails or sell to other Spammers.  Even  when you get emails that demand you send the  email on  if you're not ashamed of God,Jesus  OR  America, etc---  that is email tracking, and they are playing on  our conscience.  These people don't care  how they get your email addresses - just as long  as they get them.  Also, emails that talk  about a missing child or a child with an  incurable disease "how would you feel if that  was your child" --- email tracking.  Ignore  them and don't participate!

 2)  Almost all emails that ask you to add your name  and forward on to others are similar to that  mass letter years ago that asked people to send  business cards to the little kid in Florida who  wanted to break the Guinness Book of Records for  the most cards.  All it was, and all any of  this type of email is, is a way to get names and  'cookie' tracking information for telemarketers  and Spammers -- to validate active email  accounts for their own profitable  purposes.


 You  can do your Friends and Family members a GREAT  favor by sending this information to them.   You will be providing a service to your  friends.  And you will be rewarded by not  getting thousands of spam emails in the  future!

  Do  yourself a favor and STOP  adding your name(s) to those types of listing  regardless how inviting they might sound! Or  make you feel guilty if you don't! It's all  about getting email addresses and nothing  more.

 You  may think you are supporting a GREAT cause,
but  you are NOT!

 Instead,  you will be getting tons of junk mail later and  very possibly a virus attached!  Plus, we  are helping the Spammers get rich!  Let's  not make it easy for them!

 ALSO:   Email petitions are NOT acceptable to Congress  of any other organization - I.e. Social  security, etc.  To be acceptable, petitions  must have a "signed signature" and full  address of the person signing the petition, so  this is a waste of time and you are just helping  the email trackers. 

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Tips  for Handling Telemarketers

Three Little  Words That Work!!
(1)The three  little words are: 'Hold On, Please....' 

Saying this, while  putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up  immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more  time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a  halt. 
Then when you  eventually hear the phone company's 'beep-beep-beep' tone, you  know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has  efficiently completed its task.

These three little words  will help eliminate telephone  soliciting.. 

(2) Do you  ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other  end?

This is a  telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and  records the time of day when a person answers the  phone. 
This technique  is used to determine the best time of day for a 'real' sales  person to call back and get someone at home.
What you can do after  answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to  immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or  7 times as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine  that dialed the call, and it kicks your number out of their  system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their  system any longer!

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(3) Junk Mail  Help:
When you get  'ads' enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these  'ads' with your payment. Let the sending companies  throw their own junk mail away.
When you get those  'pre-approved' letters in the mail for everything from credit  cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw  away the return envelope. 
Most of these  come with postage-paid return envelopes, right? It costs them more than  the regular 44 cents postage, 'IF' and when they receive them  back.
It costs them nothing if  you throw them away! The postage was around 50 cents before  the last increase and it is according to the weight. In that  case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put  it in these cool little, postage-paid return envelopes.  

One of Andy  Rooney 's (60 minutes) ideas.

Send an ad for  your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a pizza  coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get  anything else that day, then just send them their blank  application back!
If you want to  remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything  you send them.
You can even  send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them  guessing! It still costs them 44 cents.
The banks and  credit card companies are currently getting a lot of their own  junk back in the mail, but folks, we need to OVERWHELM them.  Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail,  and best of all they're paying for it...Twice!
Let's help keep  our postal service busy since they are saying that e-mail is  cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need  to increase postage costs again. You get the  idea!

If enough people  follow these tips, it will work.
 I have been doing this  for years & get little junk mail anymore.
THIS JUST MIGHT BE  ONE E-MAIL  THAT YOU
WILL WANT TO FORWARD TO  YOUR FRIENDS!

Cookie Cutter Girl, POP SUPERHERO 

BE A HERO at InnerSuperhero.com

DEATH OF A BAND, The Retiring Musician & The Stages Of Grief. A Bad Band Break-up can be like the end of a relationship...or the death of a relative. POP SUPERHERO Be A Hero & be there for the musicians in your life. Power Of Pink COOKIE CUTTER GIRL

MUSIC MONDAY...
I HATE MONDAYS!

Today's "Happy Monday" topic is:
DEATH OF A BAND & The Stages Of Grief.  

A Bad Band Break-up and the retiring musician, can be as complicated as the end of a relationship...
and as traumatic as the death of a relative. Be A Hero & be there for the musicians in your life.
I lost my band, which was my LIFE, (16 hours a day, 7 days a week) after a tragic stage accident.
(My Band: COOKIE CUTTER GIRL: POP SUPERHERO)

It took me MANY YEARS to get through all the "Stages Of Grief:"  
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression & Acceptance.
The first year after my band broke up was full of the first 4 stages of grief:
DENIAL, ANGER, BARGAINING & DEPRESSION.
The second year found me less in denial, full of anger, depressed, and bargaining.
The third year, I was done with denial, less angry, but still depressed & bargaining.
The fourth year held no denial, and less anger, depression & bargaining.
I'm in my fifth year of being a retired musician now...and, finally...
I am starting to work on ACCEPTANCE about the loss of my band.
NOTE: "Acceptance" does NOT mean I'll never sing or play again.
It simply means that I "accept" that MY BAND will never do so again.

A friend of mine, who is a professional, full-time musician,
just had her band break-up...again...and decided NOT to reform it this time.
Knowing what she must be going through, I wrote her the letter below.
After I sent it, I wondered, "How many others are going through this too?"
That thought prompted me to share my letter through my BLOG.
I have a many years of experience with the "Death Of A Band,"
and feel my loss and grieving would have more purpose if it helped others.
I welcome my readers to POST YOUR STORIES HERE!
Your "Band Break-Up" or "Retired Musician" tales will help others to transition
from being a "musician" to a "Mom," "Mr Mom," "Grand Mom" or "Grand Dad."

HERE IS MY LETTER TO THE RETIRING MUSICIAN:

CONGRATS: Awareness of your true & present feelings
is the 1st step to your true happiness! *smile*
I would look at this as an exciting new beginning
of the BIG ADVENTURE that is the rest of your life.

I panicked that something awful had happened.
The event cancellation really hit me HARD
with negative energy...I'm "sensitive" like that.
I felt a big fight (member quitting)...or sickness.

You are going to go through a "mourning phase"
over the loss of your band...which make take YEARS.
It's OK though. You MUST go through all the stage of grief.
I feel like I could give lectures on "band loss" & "grief," LOL
Congratulations on your new journey...I'm happy for you!

I don't expect you to be happy for you for quite a long time,

but I will be happy FOR you until you're get "there."

As for me, it took me almost 4 YEARS, but I am in pain,

and loss my band via a serious stage accident.

I expect you will be faster at getting through this loss than me.

Call or email me & tell me all about what you're feeling...

Strength Through Unity,

Lynn

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The 5 Stages of Grief:

Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression & Acceptance

An excerpt from the book, "On Death and Dying,"
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross & David Kessler

Denial This first stage of grieving helps us to survive the loss. In this stage, the world becomes meaningless and overwhelming. Life makes no sense. We are in a state of shock and denial. We go numb. We wonder how we can go on, if we can go on, why we should go on. We try to find a way to simply get through each day. Denial and shock help us to cope and make survival possible. Denial helps us to pace our feelings of grief. There is a grace in denial. It is nature’s way of letting in only as much as we can handle. As you accept the reality of the loss and start to ask yourself questions, you are unknowingly beginning the healing process. You are becoming stronger, and the denial is beginning to fade. But as you proceed, all the feelings you were denying begin to surface. Anger Anger is a necessary stage of the healing process. Be willing to feel your anger, even though it may seem endless. The more you truly feel it, the more it will begin to dissipate and the more you will heal. There are many other emotions under the anger and you will get to them in time, but anger is the emotion we are most used to managing. The truth is that anger has no limits. It can extend not only to your friends, the doctors, your family, yourself and your loved one who died, but also to God. You may ask, “Where is God in this? Underneath anger is pain, your pain. It is natural to feel deserted and abandoned, but we live in a society that fears anger. Anger is strength and it can be an anchor, giving temporary structure to the nothingness of loss. At first grief feels like being lost at sea: no connection to anything. Then you get angry at someone, maybe a person who didn’t attend the funeral, maybe a person who isn’t around, maybe a person who is different now that your loved one has died. Suddenly you have a structure – - your anger toward them. The anger becomes a bridge over the open sea, a connection from you to them. It is something to hold onto; and a connection made from the strength of anger feels better than nothing.We usually know more about suppressing anger than feeling it. The anger is just another indication of the intensity of your love. Bargaining Before a loss, it seems like you will do anything if only your loved one would be spared. “Please God, ” you bargain, “I will never be angry at my wife again if you’ll just let her live.” After a loss, bargaining may take the form of a temporary truce. “What if I devote the rest of my life to helping others. Then can I wake up and realize this has all been a bad dream?” We become lost in a maze of “If only…” or “What if…” statements. We want life returned to what is was; we want our loved one restored. We want to go back in time: find the tumor sooner, recognize the illness more quickly, stop the accident from happening…if only, if only, if only. Guilt is often bargaining’s companion. The “if onlys” cause us to find fault in ourselves and what we “think” we could have done differently. We may even bargain with the pain. We will do anything not to feel the pain of this loss. We remain in the past, trying to negotiate our way out of the hurt. People often think of the stages as lasting weeks or months. They forget that the stages are responses to feelings that can last for minutes or hours as we flip in and out of one and then another. We do not enter and leave each individual stage in a linear fashion. We may feel one, then another and back again to the first one. Depression After bargaining, our attention moves squarely into the present. Empty feelings present themselves, and grief enters our lives on a deeper level, deeper than we ever imagined. This depressive stage feels as though it will last forever. It’s important to understand that this depression is not a sign of mental illness. It is the appropriate response to a great loss. We withdraw from life, left in a fog of intense sadness, wondering, perhaps, if there is any point in going on alone? Why go on at all? Depression after a loss is too often seen as unnatural: a state to be fixed, something to snap out of. The first question to ask yourself is whether or not the situation you’re in is actually depressing. The loss of a loved one is a very depressing situation, and depression is a normal and appropriate response. To not experience depression after a loved one dies would be unusual. When a loss fully settles in your soul, the realization that your loved one didn’t get better this time and is not coming back is understandably depressing. If grief is a process of healing, then depression is one of the many necessary steps along the way. Acceptance Acceptance is often confused with the notion of being “all right” or “OK” with what has happened. This is not the case. Most people don’t ever feel OK or all right about the loss of a loved one. This stage is about accepting the reality that our loved one is physically gone and recognizing that this new reality is the permanent reality. We will never like this reality or make it OK, but eventually we accept it. We learn to live with it. It is the new norm with which we must learn to live. We must try to live now in a world where our loved one is missing. In resisting this new norm, at first many people want to maintain life as it was before a loved one died. In time, through bits and pieces of acceptance, however, we see that we cannot maintain the past intact. It has been forever changed and we must readjust. We must learn to reorganize roles, re-assign them to others or take them on ourselves. Finding acceptance may be just having more good days than bad ones. As we begin to live again and enjoy our life, we often feel that in doing so, we are betraying our loved one. We can never replace what has been lost, but we can make new connections, new meaningful relationships, new inter-dependencies. Instead of denying our feelings, we listen to our needs; we move, we change, we grow, we evolve. We may start to reach out to others and become involved in their lives. We invest in our friendships and in our relationship with ourselves. We begin to live again, but we cannot do so until we have given grief its time. Cookie Cutter Girl, POP SUPERHERO  BE A HERO at InnerSuperhero.com

COOKIE CUTTER GIRL... POP SUPERHERO won a spot on the Heineken Ultimate Playlist! My Power Pop song, "Get The Picture" will be one of 60 songs in the Song Pool available for FREE DOWNLOAD for one week starting on November 17th-24th. DOWNLOAD MY FREE SONG... and 59 More Free MP3s Here: http://reverbnation.com/heineken

COOKIE CUTTER GIRL... POP SUPERHERO 

won a spot on the Heineken Ultimate Playlist!  

My Power Pop song, "Get The Picture" will be one of 60 songs in the Song Pool available for FREE DOWNLOAD for one week starting on November 17th-24th. 

DOWNLOAD MY FREE SONG...
and 59 More Free MP3s Here:

http://reverbnation.com/heineken 

FREE CCG Pop Superhero MP3s! NBT Podcast is up featuring my Girl Power Pop music! BE A HERO & PASS IT ON! Power of Pink! COOKIE CUTTER GIRL! Boston

IT'S MY MUSIC MONDAY!

The latest NBT podcast is up featuring my music!

Download FREE CCG Pop Superhero MP3s:

http://nextbigthing.libsyn.com

RIGHT CLICK on the POD ICON next to the title to save the mp3 (save as...)

OR STREAM the song from the player on the 'other' top corner

OR 'DIRECT DOWNLOAD' at the bottom of the text (right click and save as..)

as usual, get all your friends/family and fans to download or stream the show so that the other indie artists performing can be heard and the cultural virus spreads ever outwards

the new libsyn pages and players are all from their new platform and all a little fragile and finicky, so do be patient

martin

The NBT Portal/homepage

http://nbtmusic.de/

Best Red Sox game of my life! They were down until the 5th...yet, I KNEW they'd win...and they did...and Steven Tyler & Neil Diamond Performed!

IT'S MUSIC MONDAY...and I'm GRATEFUL!

Just saw the best Red Sox game of my life! *smile*
Had the best seats & the best company...am VERY grateful for both.
Bought the tickets at a charity auction...So, I'm calling it Good Karma.

They were down until the 5th...yet, I KNEW they'd win...and they did.
...and STEVEN TYLER & NEIL DIAMOND both gave surprise performances!

By this point, I was high on life, so I might have imagined this next bit...

But I SWEAR...I saw EDWARD NORTON walk right by me on the field too!
He was in a Red Sox uniform, but I'm a huge fan of his films & philanthropy,

SO, there's NO way I wouldn't recognize one of my personal heroes.
Not wanting to blow his cover, I let him slide by unnoticed by anyone else.
BUT...In doing so, I sacrificed meeting one of my personal heroes.
I wonder if I'll ever get that chance again? Oh well, I know I did the right thing.
If I was dreaming, don't wake me now...I just had a perfect night.

How are the Sox every gonna' top this game?

Intern Wanted, Comic Book Internship at Marvel Comics! CCG POP SUPERHERO! Free Female Superhero Make-Up How-To Video! COOKIE CUTTER GIRL, Be A Hero

IT'S MUSIC MONDAY...YIPPEE KI YAY!

Watch a Cookie Cutter Girl, Pop Superhero
FAN TRIBUTE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE...

Female Superhero Make-Up How-To Video!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9OuVB_fj0GY

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Library & Inventory Intern – Marvel Comics, Inc

Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is looking for current MLIS students interested in an internship for school credit
(you must be earning school credit to be eligible). Potential candidates must be local to or able to commute to New York City.

Purpose of Position

The purpose of this position is to assist with the inventory, the re-organization, and the cataloging of items in Marvel’s library. The Library & Inventory Intern will be responsible for cataloging books and mixed media according to Marvel’s standards. Cataloged items will be re-organized in the library according to the standards agreed upon by the Publishing Department and the Archivist. This position requires great attention to detail, superior organizational skills, ability to work independently with little supervision and the ability to lift 30-40 pounds. This internship is within the Publishing Department and is unpaid, but qualifies for school credit.

Responsibilities

1. Complete library inventory and catalog

• Catalog comic books, trades, and bound volumes for inclusion in a searchable database according to standards
• Cataloging and filing new material every week
• Checking books in and out of the library

2. Reorganization of library

• Weed any material that does not comply with retention standards
• Shelve books according to established standards and record location

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a Library Science program
• Earning school credit for the internship
• An interest in cataloging and special collections
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access
• Must be able to work independently with little supervision
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2 for 1 HOLIDAY COMEDY CD SALE! 2 for 1 HOLIDAY COMEDY CD SALE! The Turkey Song,Adam Sandler,Pop Superhero,Power of Pink,Inner Superhero

MY MUSIC MONDAY SAVINGS FOR YOU:

2 for 1 HOLIDAY COMEDY CD SALE!

Boston CD by a Turkey has Dr Demento Eating
"Ham For The Holidays!"

2 for $9.95 at http://CookieCutterGirl.com

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All Laughs & No Lines This Holiday Season
With Cookie Cutter Girl's Comedy Christmas CD

Boston Holiday CD by a Turkey has
Dr. Demento Eating "Ham For The Holidays!"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Boston,MA (PRWEB) Dec 7, 2009: Cookie Cutter Girl, Pop Superhero, was commissioned by the "Trouble With Turkey" coalition to compose their theme song, "Ham For The Holidays." Their spokesperson, 10 year old Tommy Turkey, is educating humans about ham, an alternative to their typical holiday feast: HIM. Tommy Turkey hopes their "Ham For The Holidays" song will help folks remember his plight, and that of all his fellow turkeys, this holiday season. Dr. Demento loves their song, "Ham For The Holidays," bringing it International attention, every holiday season, via his syndicated radio program. This is a tremendous honor, as Cookie Cutter Girl is not signed to any record label, yet her comedy song is aired between famous, signed & funded artists: Adam Sandler and Weird Al Yankovic. This "Pop Superhero's" song is title track of her Holiday, Comedy CD, "Ham for the Holidays," and she is offering a Super Sale from Nov 23rd-Dec 18th: Buy 1 for yourself and get 1 free for a friend. It's All laughs and no lines at http://CookieCutterGirl.com & http://CDBaby.com/lynnjulian2

Tommy Turkey invites everyone to read his hilarious, true story depicting one turkey's battle with his "pig" of a neighbor. Tommy plots to escape the fate of his ancestors by convincing the world to eat ham, not him. He battles with the bullying pig over who makes a better meal... and wins. If you love to laugh, don't deny yourself this tasty tale. Hear this Turkey's silly story for free, and then share the smiles with everyone on your holiday gift list at: http://www.CDBaby.com/lynnjulian2 You can also help little Tommy Turkey with his International "Trouble With Turkey" campaign by requesting "Ham for the Holidays" on your local radio stations, in addition to the Dr. Demento show using this link: http://drdemento.com/request. Listen to Dr. Demento's weekly, syndicated radio show at: http://dmdb.org.

Cookie Cutter Girl is a 21st century Pop Superhero packing Girl Power Pop with a punch and freeing women everywhere from the mold in which society holds them captive. This Girl Power Icon has been making the majors listen up and take notice. Rolling Stone called Cookie Cutter Girl's song, "Pain," "Nashville's Version of Fiona Apple." The Pop Superhero takes her job very seriously. In addition to making great Power Pop & Comedy music, CCG helps people discover their "Inner Superhero" via her "Be A Hero" BLOG at http://popsuperhero.blogspot.com.

Cookie Cutter Girl's CDs received airplay on 500+ TV & radio stations and 30+ compilation CDs Internationally. For a complete list of all 30+ CDs featuring CCG go to: tp://cookiecuttergirl.com/juliandiscography.html Are they 'cookie cutter' girl, or did they break the mold? Visitors can find out today when they sign up to win a free CD, or maybe even a night out with Cookie Cutter Girl at: http://CookieCutterGirl.com.

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Boston Musician, Lynn JULIAN aKa Cookie Cutter Girl Pop Superhero, Wins ASCAP Award for 5 Years in a Row! Alert Indie Songwriters to Free Music Grant!

Boston Musician, Lynn JULIAN aKa Cookie Cutter Girl Pop Superhero, 

Wins ASCAP Award for 5 Years in a Row

Pop Superhero Alerts Indie Musicians & Songwriters to Free Music Grant 

Boston, MA (PRWEB) MAY 18, 2009 -- Cookie Cutter Girl was awarded the coveted ASCAPlus Award scholarship for a remarkable 5th year in a row.  The Pop Superhero is alerting all her fellow independent songwriters to join at ASCAP.com and apply for the monetary music award, whose deadline is June 1st.  The award is given to independent songwriters whose airplay and live performances "fall through the cracks" of ASCAP'S royalty payment reporting system.  The amount of each award varies by the number of live performances, songs written, and radio airplay received.  Cookie Cutter Girl is honored to have been selected for this award every year since she joined ASCAP.    Read more at http://CookieCutterGirl.com .

"Approximately $2.7 million in cash awards for 2008 - 2009 has been made to writer members of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) by the Society's ASCAPlus Awards Panels," proclaimed ASCAP President & Chairman Marilyn Bergman. These special awards have been given, each year since 1960, to reward writers whose works have a unique prestige value for which adequate compensation would not otherwise be received, and to compensate those writers whose works are performed substantially in media not surveyed by ASCAP. Commenting on the awards, Ms. Bergman said, "Since 1960, the unique ASCAPlus Awards program has provided deserving music creators with something meaningful and tangible in the form of recognition and money." 

Dive into the Cookie Cutter Girl comic book to discover CCG's cryptic powers. It was co-written by Julian and Justine Fontes, "Queen of Licensed Children's Books." (Disney,Dreamworks) It was produced by Sonic Comic's Ron Fontes, ex-Art Director for Marvel Comics. Look for issue #1 of "Cookie Cutter Girl: POP SUPERHERO!" this Summer.  CCG's posse includes a canine crime-fighting companion, Super Dog, "Lil' Stinker," a sparkle shedding feline, "Stardust," and a Power Parrot, "Shadow." See fun photos & meet all the colorful characters in this true modern day Cinderella story today at: www.cookiecuttergirl.com  

Cookie Cutter Girl's Girl Power Pop music has received airplay on 500+ TV & radio stations and 30+ CDs Internationally. The "Press Kit" page of CookieCutterGirl.com features a discography with a link to each CD. Visitors can discover whether they are a 'cookie cutter' girl, or they break the mold. They can also sign up to win a free CD, or maybe even lunch with the Pop Superhero at http://www.PopSuperhero.com.

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More than 445k people downloaded the new U2 album illegally! FREE U2 MP3S? FREE SONGS? FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS? Not really... This Is Stealing! STOP.

THIS INDIE POP SUPERHERO NEEDS TO CLEAR THE AIR:
ILLEGALLY DOWNLOADING AN MP3 SONG IS STEALING!
I don't care if it's by an indie musician, like myself,
or an A List celebrity.  Theft is theft.  Stop stealing music.
BE A HERO:  TELL YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY TO STOP TOO!

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More than 445k people downloaded the new U2 album illegally

Figures shared with Music Ally by tracking firmBigChampagne reveal that more than 445,000 people illegally downloaded U2’s No Line On The Horizon album in the two-week period between 18th February and 3rd March from BitTorrent.

The chart supplied by the company shows the spike in downloads following the album’s leak in February, apparently due to it being accidentally made available for sale on an Australian digital music store ahead of its official release on 2nd March.

It’s not great for U2, although they’re by no means the only band to suffer from a high-profile pre-release leak in this way. Would all those 445,000 people have bought the album if they didn’t have BitTorrent clients? Nobody knows for sure.

“They’re probably losing out, but to find out how much, you’d have to get into the head of every music fan and assess whether they would have bought the album if they hadn’t gotten it for free,” says BigChampagne’s Eric Garland. “It’s a philosophical debate – there’s no resolution.”

This chart was originally published as part of a longer feature in the Music Ally Report, a fortnightly publication analysing digital music trends and strategies. For a free trial subscription, click here.