Ashby Abroad, final chapter

Once again, Special C mandolinist Ashby Frank has been sharing his impressions of the band’s European tour with the readers of The Bluegrass Blog. They were on the continent through October 25, with shows in Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany and Czech Republic. I’m back home again after almost 2 weeks of continuous travel in planes, boats, buses, trains, and a van. The remaining two shows after my last post here were a lot of fun and were very well received… a great way to end the trip

Wedding Wish Lanterns In New Bacardi Advert

October 28th, 2009Leave a commentGo to comments Here at Wedding Wish Lanterns we have been super excited to watch our very own Wedding Lanterns in use in the new bacardi advert, “island”! The video features people riding out to sea on boats, building an island from rocks and throwing an amazing looking party which culminates in the launching of Wish Lanterns. Although obviously not showing Wish Lanterns being used in a wedding context, it certainly shows why lanterns are becoming recognised as t

Morning Roundup: Copters, Boats, Rockets Edition

Photo by FiZ Good morning, Washington. How many of you made it to last night's High Heel Race? The weather must have made it not only unpleasant for onlookers but downright treacherous for participants. But a quick search of the tubes (from my warm, dry couch) makes it sound as though the event went off without any major problems, which is good to hear (and hey, it looks like Mayor Fenty was in attendance ). For those who went: which runner did you think was the most creatively-gar

Why does this guy want us all to die of Swine Flu?

Alternate title: At Least It’ll Be a Dry Heat. Alternate title II: Looks Like Time to Invest in Shorts and Sandals. And Oranges. And Maybe Boats. Alternate title III: No. This is making me hungry. For bacon. People will need to turn vegetarian if the world is to conquer climate change, according to a leading authority on global warming. Oh, well. We put up a game fight anyway. Congratulations, global warming! I welcome you as our new overlord! Via Memeorandum.

The Ultra thin (and inexpensive) Toshiba T100 Series Notebooks

The new Toshiba Satellite T100 Series notebooks combine lightweight portability with long battery life and a budget-friendly price tag. The T100 series notebooks are each less than 1″ in thickness, start at 3.49 pounds and come equipped with the Windows 7 operating system. The notebooks have a power-saving, mercury-free LED backlit display, hard drive impact sensor, and a battery that boats over 9 hours of operating time. Users can choose between the Satellite T115 model or Satellite T

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