Steve Vai will attempt to set the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Online Guitar Lesson!
New Netflix Series
I’ve heard from a few online friends in the last couple of days that this is worth a look. Any of you bastards checked it out yet?
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
Hold My Beer
Sebastian Steudtner — a German pro surfer — rode a wave over 115 feet tall at Nazare, Portugal.
I’m not this tough. Or brave. Or talented…pic.twitter.com/b7p1RW8tTO
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) September 7, 2020
Jump Rope Gazers
New Beths album out recently. Their last one never left heavy rotation on my Walkman.
Spying On The Scammers
Fascinating stuff. This is part 1 of 4.
When a scammer connected to my PC, I was able to reverse their connection and discover that they had CCTV. You’re going to see the most detailed exposé of a tech support scam ever seen on YouTube. The company were called Faremart.com – A travel agency in Delhi who use their buildings and VOIP telephony to run various scams. They are one of hundreds of scam call centres in India and this one group will make over $3 million per year with scams.
Speaking Of KISS
Bally produced 17,000 of these things back in 1979. Nowadays, median asking price is $2,550.
Fat Elvis, you need one.
This Guy Again
Sorry, this stuff fascinates the hell out of me.
Ever wonder why we pronounce words differently than we did 100 years ago? Dialect coach Erik Singer breaks down four of the most mind-blowing facts we know about human language.
John Belushi, Decathlon Champion
A classic!
Marv Albert narrates this commercial in which John Belushi attributes his athletic success as a cigarette-smoking decathlon champion to eating Little Chocolate Donuts for breakfast. [Season 3, 1977]
Medic!
This week, on another episode of “Ow, my balls.” I shouldn’t really find humor in other people’s pain, but these are pretty funny. Lots of the mishaps happened on the football pitch. I’ve always wondered why FIFA can’t pony up for a decent stretcher to haul injured players off the field.