Mind Bleach Invades Fate Tattoo!!
Posted by Mind Bleach in Shows on August 24th, 2009
On August 30th, 2009 (this Sunday) the Mind Bleach crew will invade Fate Tattoo to stream the show live on Talkshoe.com! Jason will be getting a tattoo during the show. If you pay owner Jack Parrill enough, he may bury that needle deep in Jason’s arm!
Join us Sunday night on Talkshoe for a blast from Fate Tattoo, 10pm eastern! 
Fate Tattoo is located at the corner of Norwich and N. High St. in Columbus Ohio. Owner: Jack Parrill. Check out Fatetattoo.com for a portfolio of Jack’s work!
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Headlines – Monday 8/18
Today is chock full of not news.
Not News:
Try, Try Again: Arkansas Mom Tries to Sell Baby Naming Rights for a Fifth Time – It’s a baby, not a sports arena. Wouldn’t it be cool if the kid wound up playing professional sports though? Imagine the combinations of name and arena you could have. If the kid’s name was coke, would he be barred from playing at a venue named for pepsi? What if he went on to work for pepsi? This is boggling my mind.
Man carries assault rifle to Obama protest — and it’s legal – Oh Noes! He’s carrying a gun in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws! Somebody do something! Calm down guys, if he was a threat to the president, this guy would be on the ground with several 9mm sized holes in him right now.
Michael Jackson’s doctor makes YouTube video – There were several other candidates for this headline, including:
- Michael Jackson’s doctor makes grilled cheese sandwich
- Michael Jackson’s doctor’s prescription pad printed on 20# paper
- Michael Jackson walking once again, thanks to his doctor
Mind Bleach Takes A WEC Break
We will not have a show this coming Sunday (8/9) due to Andy and I’s intense desire to see men beat the living crap out of each other. WEC Live, Sunday @ 9pm. I recommend it! Be back next week!
Thursday 7/30 Headlines
News
Government suspends ‘cash for clunkers’ program – A government program filled with confusing rules, red tape, and administration problems? Great, now my images of ruthless government efficiency are dead forever. Thanks for killing a dream.
Ariz. may sell Capitol buildings to raise cash – One statehouse for sale. Slightly used, with a few scratches and dings. Buyer must properly dispose of all politicians and staffers. $500.00 OBO
Not News
New $95 million superyacht looks like a killer whale – False. It looks like something a James Bond villain would be tooling around the ocean in.
Deal reached for custody of Michael Jackson’s children – Hooray! Now let Jackson mania end already.
Tuesday 7/28 Headlines
News:
Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha want sorority’s president fired – Stories making accusations of massive fraud are always interesting. If the alleged activity involved having a $900,000 wax statue made of yourself, it’s absolutely priceless. Here’s a hint, if you have to order your own statue, you probably don’t deserve a statue. That’s in wax or otherwise.
Keyes, Birthers, Buckley and Birchers: Oh my! – Not only is it getting old, it’s starting to sound like the things liberals used to chant about getting Bush impeached. The election is over, get on with your life, work for 2012.
Not News:
Iran reportedly frees 140 jailed election protesters – How convenient, one for every character you can post on Twitter. Whatever, let me know when they have some fair elections.
Conservative Kiosk Owner Denied New Lease at North Carolina Mall – National news? Really? It’s a business dispute between two private entities. If it was the government shutting them down, I might have a bit of an issue. It’s not though, it’s a private dispute and at least four states away from me. Whatever.
Study: Tanning beds can be as deadly as arsenic – Nice. I’m totally going to slip a tanning bed in some elderberry wine and have jason drink it.
Monday 7/27 Headlines
News:
FBI ruse leads to arrest of most-wanted suspect – I love a good manhunt story. Especially when the guy being hunted looks like Gabby Johnson from Blazing Saddles.
Pakistan: New Nuclear Arms Race Possible With Launching of India’s ‘Destroyer’ Sub – Nope, didn’t see this coming.
Not News:
‘Bikini Bandit’ Suspect Charged in Mississippi Carjacking – A cool nickname and a scantily clad crook is all it takes to get a national headline for what in the grand scheme of things is a fairly minor crime.
NJ man charged in ‘American Idol’ contestant death – It’s unfortunate when anyone dies like that. It it not a national news item though. It’s a bait and switch headline,. You click thinking it’s a finalist or someone that spent more than a minute on the show. Then you find out it’s someone that was rejected at auditions, twice. That’s about the time you start to feel all dirty and realize that you’ve been had.
Mind Bleach 7/26 Available for Download
Topic was the media firestorm currently in full swing involving Henry Louis Gates, Cambridge Police Sgt. James Crowley, and President Obama. Maybe we’ll even get invited to have a beer at the White House. Also, tonight’s CNN top 10, and Jason swearing.
Media Bias Perception
People have very strong opinions about media bias, and working in the news industry sometimes shows me the harsh reality of that. I took a trip outside of the normal coverage area today, attending an event where President Obama was speaking. Before everything started, the reporter and I were talking to people gathered outside, both supporting and protesting the president.
The area we happened to be in had a large number of protesters and a small number of supporters. From the perspective of a news crew seeking to cover both sides, the supporters were in short supply and should probably be found and interviewed first. From the perspective of a person that associates a mic flag logo to a specific point of view, we were surrounded with protesters and found the one guy that supported the president. According to him, we were “only here to tell the story that you want to tell.”
Boy did I catch an earful from that guy, and it’s pretty tough to respond to something like that. Given that we were outside of our market it’s likely that this guy had never seen our local newscast. He was attaching a perception of bias to us, based on the logo decorating my microphone.
If you see a local news crew cruising about, please remember some things.
- Local news crews are only very loosely associated with their network brethren.
- Local FOX reporters have nothing to do with FOX News
- Local NBC reporters have nothing to do with MSNBC
- The only way to judge a local newscast for bias is to watch that local newscast.
- The most significant thing a network logo means to a local newscast is whether their 11pm lead in is CSI or Law & Order.
After we finished, the reporter I was working with sought out the man that was yelling at us earlier and explained the situation. The reporter showed that we interviewed people on both sides of the issue. The man had calmed down a bit, and at least seemed to understand. Who knows, maybe I’ll hear him calling in to complain about us when I listen to Glenn Beck in the morning, as I do every morning.
Tuesday 7/21 Headlines
News:
Apple smashes profit forecasts, iPhone shines – Even in a down economy, Apple is selling iPhones by the bushel. Looks like if you have a good product and market it well, even a recession is full of opportunity.
Man Tasered After Sniffing Gas Bursts in Flames – Let this be a lesson. Sparks + volatile substances = fire. Gasoline is a flammable substance, and a taser is a spark. Don’t taser the guy covered in gasoline.
Not News:
ESPN reporter secretly videotaped nude in hotel – The only news here is that nobody noticed someone removing the peep hole from her door and attaching a camera to it.
Movie deal could strengthen hold on Jackson estate – Whatever.
Monday 7/20 Headlines
News:
Family of captured soldier wants privacy in ordeal – Good for them. I can say that if I were in the same position, I would want the media to leave me alone too. Nothing good will come from seeing images of this kid’s crying parents to go along with the images of him sitting in a Taliban cell.
Senate takes up concealed weapons measure – This is news, if passed it would allow anyone with a concealed carry license to carry in other states that issue a similar license. There are currently spotty agreements between states on the matter. I support the idea, but I’m reluctant to support any sort of federal gun legislation. It will be interesting to see where this goes.
Not News:
Abdul’s future on ‘American Idol’ uncertain – Would this mean no more stories about her supposed drunken interviews? If so, I will gladly make this news. That’s pretty unlikely though.
Beachgoers beware: Stomach bugs lurk in sand – ZOMG everybody panic! Going to the beach will kill you! AHHHHHHHHHH. Whatever.
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