Archive for January, 2010
Our reputation perseveres.
TweetEvery industry has their big annual trade show. Right now in Las Vegas (where else?), the largest US trade show for the firearms industry is going on. Everyone is excited to see what new products are coming out. If you are involved in any capacity in the industry, you are at this show right now. [...]
Full StoryFlashback: Miami Beach by Garland Jeffreys
Tweet Miami Beach was recorded in 1980 in London with the great Linton Kwesi Johnson as the narrator, reading the news from the Miami Herald. Garland Jeffreys went to the UK to record this one and worked with the great dubmaster Dennis Bovell and his musicians. They achieved the exact result we wanted. Linton read [...]
Full StoryThe concert blues.
Tweet South Florida isn’t exactly known as the heaven of music that other places are. We are so far south that most musicians skip us till they are big enough to afford the drive or flight down here. When they do come out here it’s usually well over $50 per ticket at the cheap side. [...]
Full StoryWindows Quick Tip: Shared Folders
TweetHere is a quick tip on how to see what folders you are sharing over the network. See the windows key on your keyboard? Hold that and hit the R key. This brings up the Run Menu. In the run menu, type cmd like you see above and click ok or hit enter on your [...]
Full Story01/03/2010 Range Report and GSG-5 Impressions.
TweetAh the firing range. A special place that you simultaneously love and hate. Love because it’s fun to go and shoot paper targets, and hate because it’s cold, busted, over priced and loud as hell. Well this past Sunday I was able to convince two friends to come with me on this time honored tradition. [...]
Full StorySo long and thanks for all the fish.
Tweet I haven’t read a newspaper since I was a kid, and by the looks of things I am not alone in this. Over the past month or so, quite a few people close to me who worked at the Herald lost their jobs in an effort to save a sinking ship. It’s always a [...]
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Latin Burger and Tacos
Tweet Latin Burger is a mobile food truck started by Ingrid Hoffman and others in Miami to provide both tasty food and to create jobs for those that need it. In an interview with the Miami New Times, she states that a variety of charitable organizations are involved with proceeds going to help them complete [...]
Full StoryMiami International Art Fair 2010
Tweet Yesterday I was lucky enough to get a free pass into MIA Art Fair at the Miami Beach Convention Center for some practice photography and browsing around. In total I spent around four hours browsing the halls full of artwork that cost more than my home. It’s a shame because I would love to [...]
Full StoryOh no you didn’t!
TweetOne of my favorite things at SFDB and Craigslist is the Missed Connections. Well, @bonzoesc pointed to me a very apt one on twitter today. So without further interruption, here is a mirror of a classic. To the guy who mugged me and my girlfriend on Monday night – 32 (Miami) To the Thug Latino [...]
Full StoryJanuary 16th: Miami, FL The Florida Gun Show Is Coming To Town Next Week
TweetDade Co. Fairgrounds January 16 – 17 Sat 9-5 Sun 10-5 Adults $ 10.00 – under 12 FREE (305) 223-3247 FreeParking Concealed Weapons Class 11:00 am or 2:00 pm 2 Hours 305-266-0996 www.FloridaGunShows.com [mappress]
Full StoryAim Fast, Hit Fast in South Florida?
TweetI am putting this out there as a feeler to see what kind of response I get. I am looking to see how many of you, your friends or someone you know would be interested in a pistol training class. Often times I see these events listed but rarely as far south as Dade or [...]
Full StoryControl
Tweet Image via Wikipedia With everyone releasing their list for the decade, I stumbled upon Control. Directed by Anton Corbijn and released in 2007, this is a black and white film that tells the story of Manchester post-punk band Joy Division. The movie is punchy, has dark humor and a really good actor playing the [...]
Full StoryConcept Electronic Magazine Reader
TweetEvery so often a concept comes out that makes you think, “This is what the future will be.” Well here is another one of this, this time from Bonnier R&D titled Mag+. It’s pretty much a super charged giant iPhone for magazines. Now we just need to find a way to increase people’s desire to [...]
Full StoryGlobal Agenda
TweetHoly Crap! Where the hell has the press on this been? [Official Site] Video Games | Global Agenda | Developer Preview XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii They even have a good sense of humor.
Full StoryGuilty Pleasure: Pawn Stars
Tweet I am not a person that liked reality TV when it was created. But over the past nine years, it’s finally morphed into something that produces decent television. So as I stay up all night hacking because my throat feels like an exposed piece of skin during a blizzard and I have Pawn Stars [...]
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