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04 Apr 2011 15:25

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Politics, U.S.: Jon Huntsman prefers the Foo Fighters to smoking weed

  • Very few [Mormons] straddled in between, but Jon was very good at being in between– he was faithful to his faith from everything I can see– but he also would go out and hang with guys, and maybe not partake in things… I never saw him inhale.
  • Eric Malmquist, former bass player for “Wizard” • Talking about his memories of then bandmate Jon Huntsman. Huntsman was the keyboard player for the band, of which there are sadly no known recordings. Supposedly, long after they had broken up and each gone their separate ways, former drummer Howard Sharp got a page on his medical beeper, as he’d turned to a career in medicine years before. When he hurriedly returned the call, it was Huntsman on the line: “It’s not a medical emergency but it’s a rock and roll emergency. The Foo Fighters are coming to town and we have got to get tickets.” We admit, we like Huntsman a bit more after hearing this, his glaring misuse of an emergency medical pager notwithstanding.  source

11 Apr 2009 13:37

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Offbeat: This may be the greatest video in YouTube history: A musical dog

If YouTube were “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” Porter the Musical Dog would win the $100,000 prize. Just sayin’. source

26 Mar 2009 20:47

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Tech: To some, good keyboards are 20 years old and made by IBM.

Unlike our lovely MacBook, these keyboards have keys with a spring to their step. And they’re huge. And well-loved. source

09 Jan 2009 12:39

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Tech: Could this actually be an iPhone killer?

The Palm Pre (with touchscreen and keyboard) is getting really great reviews. source