I was watching a special last night called “What’s The Next Big Thing”. Produced for television on the channel Nova and made available via Netflix. One of the segments talked about humans owning their own robots. Some robots looked very robotic, think R2D2 over C3PO. However some of the robots were very humanlike and that’s what freaked me out a bit. I added the video for you to watch and note the comment that got me concerned. Sure I may have been a bit stoned but when a robot that’s very humanlike-as well as purposefully by design a Phillip K. Dick look-alike- that gains all its knowledge from human interaction and the internet, says that as he evolves and possibly becomes the Terminator he’ll remember some of us as his friend and will be happy watching us in his people zoo… It’s freaks ya out a little bit!
Is my paranoia just that? Paranoia that’s been perpetuated in the Sci-Fi movies and comics of the past? Or should we have legitimate concern here? What do you think?
And if you are interesting in owning your own robot they’re available for sale from $8500 to $14,750 and found here; http://hansonrobotics.wordpress.com/
Yup, that it!
It is almost like the countdown on 24.
17 Days to the biggest party of the year!
Rockfest 2011!
Hopefully you are all set with tickets and ready to go.
If not get them soon!
Remember Rockfest has SOLD OUT for the past 5 years.
I know you want to win them but that is not as easy as it sounds and it is always better to have tickets in hand instead of freaking out the day of and hitting up a scalper!
Plus this year I am going to get you hitched!
Every year we get a bunch of wedding requests for Rockfest and this year we are going to do it.
Yours truly can get you all legal on the big day!
Click over to the Rockfest page and check the FAQ section for all the details on what you need to bring!
Come on…could you think of a better place to tie the knot?
Till next time!
M
The clock is ticking and it’ll be here before you know it! Rockfest 2011 is only this far away:
Tickets are still available, going fast and you DO NOT wnat to miss this show. Seriously….Disturbed, Stone Sour, Papa Roach, Alter Bridge, Sevendust, Hinder and Halestorm on the main stage! You’d probably have to pay at least $35 just to see any of those bands on their own, you get them ALL for $35 at Rockfest! OH YEAH and there’s another stage too!! Black Label Society, All That Remains, 10 Years, Red Line Chemistry, Hail the Villain, Art of Dying, New Medicine and Evalyn Awake will all be tearin’ it up on that stage. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…this is going to be EPIC!!!!!
Hello fans of my Weekly Rock Wind Up vlog. Here’s an extended version of some of the news I covered in my video:
Elvis Presely’s Graceland… Denmark? A larger than the Memphis orginal Graceland estate opened inDenmark in the town of Randers and will be called Graceland Randers. This idea was developed by fan Henrick Knudsen and with the backing of Priscilla has a gift shop, restaurant and museum.
A one-two punch for the late great Johnny Cash! His boyhood home will be saved. Arkansas State University purchased the Dyess, Arkansas house and plan to restore the home’s structure and create a museum for it… AND it will be paid for by proceeds generated from an annual Johnny Cash Music Festival. Inagural festival is planned for August 4th at ASU’s convention center and as of right now the growing list of performers include; Rosanne Cash, Tommy Cash, John Carter Cash, Rodney Crowell, George Jones, Garry Morris and Kris Kristofferson!
ROAD TRIP!!
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE confirming via their webpage they will be performing in LA on Saturday July 30th with Muse and Rise Against. No word on if this will mean new Rage but I do know I’ll be in LA that weekend and plan on attending this show!!
Slash says as of now there’s no plans for Velvet Revolver for at least 2 years. Yes, they did record a couple tracks with Corey Taylor (Slipknot/Stone Sour) but other than that that’s all it is. A small courting with no payoff.
Blink-182 canceling their tour plans for U.K. and Ireland to focus on their new album which they had hoped would be finished by the start of summer. This could be bad! Why else would the album not be finished other than they can’t agree on it. More details as they unfold…
BeachBoys to reunite, sorta, and put out a single to benefit the victims of Japan. Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston will team up on the song “Don’t Fight the Sea” originally for Jardin’e “A Postcard from California” with the B-side being an a cappella mix of the ‘Boys 1968 song “Friends”.
A 20th anniversary reissue edition of the film “1991: The Year Punk Broke”has a date set for sometime in the fall. The film documents Sonic Youth’s 1991 European headlining tour with future grunge-gods Nirvana as their opening act. Initially release in ‘91 on VHS the reissue will include previously unseen footage of the Ramones, Dinosaur Jr., Babes in Toyland and Gumball!
Lady Gaga & Brian May of Queen team up on Gaga’s new album, “Born this Way”. And it turns out she’s a HUGE fan. So much so that her stage name of Gaga comes from a Queen song “Radio Ga Ga”. Who would’ve thunk?
And in case you missed it… New Beastie Boys video and it’s DOPE!!
I know I am not the only guy who has rode up to a stop light and could not trip the sensor so I finally end up running said red light.
I have been lucky and never gotten stopped for it but many others have not been so lucky.
Saw this on the news last night!
The Governor of Kansas has signed the DEAD RED BILL. The Law would allow motorcycle riders and bicyclists to run the light if the light fails to turn green “within a reasonable period of time because of a signal malfunction or because the signal has failed to detect the arrival of the motorcycle or bicycle.”
This is THE live performance of the Foo’s new album “Wasting Light” which was shown in 3D at the end of the documentary that played in select theaters a couple weeks back.
