Thursday, August 27, 2009
Partido Comunista Portugués...Local Clubhouse
Unlike what happened in virtually all other European countries, the Portuguese Communist Party was not created as a result of a split in the Socialist Party. It was essentially set up by militants from the ranks of revolutionary trade-unionism and anarcho-syndicalism, who represented the most active, militant and revolutionary sections of Portugal’s working-class movement.
The party was founded in 1921 as the Portuguese section of the Communist International (Comintern). Made illegal after a coup in the late 1920s, the PCP played a major role in the opposition to the dictatorial regime of António de Oliveira Salazar.
Despite being less influential since the fall of the Socialist bloc in eastern Europe, the party still enjoys popularity in large sectors of Portuguese society, particularly in the rural areas of the Alentejo and Ribatejo, and in the heavily industrialized areas around Lisbon and Setúbal.
The party was founded in 1921 as the Portuguese section of the Communist International (Comintern). Made illegal after a coup in the late 1920s, the PCP played a major role in the opposition to the dictatorial regime of António de Oliveira Salazar.
Despite being less influential since the fall of the Socialist bloc in eastern Europe, the party still enjoys popularity in large sectors of Portuguese society, particularly in the rural areas of the Alentejo and Ribatejo, and in the heavily industrialized areas around Lisbon and Setúbal.
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Seasick Steve's Blues
Watch Seasick Steve’s blues, that old man in a vest; listen to the story coming out of his long, white beard. When this American dude landed in Paris in the ‘70s with $10 in his pocket, several things saved his life: nights under bridges, police vans, women, alcohol, and, above all, his guitar and his blues. Look at this former hobo who behaves the same whether he’s in a room at the Hôtel Concorde in Paris, in the streets, or on a stage in front of some 65,000 people. I can picture him in front of his label’s executives (Warner) just as well as I can envision him in front of the guy who, years ago, sold him the worst guitar in the whole world. I can also picture him being as simply captivating as the time he laughed for a good fifteen minutes with the wild crowd of the ATP Festival because he broke a string and didn’t really know how to change it.
We could tell you "The amazing story of Seasick Steve, a poor man who became rich and famous thanks to his music", but he doesn’t need that. The first of his albums that Warner released was recorded in his kitchen with an old four-track. There’s no amazing story, there’s better: this white bluesman’s ballad in the world and in life. He performed both in the Parisian subway and at Glastonbury. Who knows what he’ll meet on the next corner? Anyway, he keeps a rhythm, and it’s this very rhythm that compels us to walk with him for hours. So we did just that on a May afternoon, immersed in Seasick Steve’s freedom.
Seasick Steve - A Take Away Show - Part 2 from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
We could tell you "The amazing story of Seasick Steve, a poor man who became rich and famous thanks to his music", but he doesn’t need that. The first of his albums that Warner released was recorded in his kitchen with an old four-track. There’s no amazing story, there’s better: this white bluesman’s ballad in the world and in life. He performed both in the Parisian subway and at Glastonbury. Who knows what he’ll meet on the next corner? Anyway, he keeps a rhythm, and it’s this very rhythm that compels us to walk with him for hours. So we did just that on a May afternoon, immersed in Seasick Steve’s freedom.
Saturday, August 01, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
Red Bull Helicopter Backflip
Yes, it does back flips. It is a Eurocopter BO-105 CBS 4 Twin engine helicopter. Stock model with a Rigid Rotor system, the fixed rotor is why it can do aerobatics.
www.redbullusa.com
www.redbullusa.com
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Alvor, Algarve
Alvor as a small fishing village is now a very popular holiday area. It lies west of Portimao in the Algarve region of Portugal. It's narrow, cobbled streets and it quaint way of life have kept the developments away.
This is what the tourist enjoy most about this village.
In most of the streets you will find all different types of restaurants, bars and craft shops. Most of the bars have live music. Bolan Bar being one of my favorites and the best place to sample a caipirinha.
Alvor faces the Lagos bay with it long sandy beach witch has a number of small coves under the cliffs.
The village is surrounded with well known Hotels and apartments. Alvor is only 70 Kms from Faro Airport.
Sagres + End of the Old World
The Sagres Point (Ponta de Sagres, Portuguese pronunciation) is a windswept shelf-like promontory located in southwest Algarve region of southern Portugal.
Often referred to as the end of the world by early sailors as the left Europe for the open sea.
Often referred to as the end of the world by early sailors as the left Europe for the open sea.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Moto GP Track in Portimao
The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve is a 4.692 km (2.915 mi) race circuit located in Portimão, Portugal. With a total cost of €195 million (approximately $250 million), the project includes a karting track, technology park, five-star hotel, sports complex and apartments.
The track will host the 2009 Le Mans series - 1000Km of Algarve on August 1-2nd 2009. The Algarve racetrack in Portugal will host the third round of the season. All teams and drivers, discovering a new layout, will contest on equal terms for this Le Mans Series round to be one of the first international competitions on this brand new circuit. The particularity of this round: it will be a night race!
The track will host the 2009 Le Mans series - 1000Km of Algarve on August 1-2nd 2009. The Algarve racetrack in Portugal will host the third round of the season. All teams and drivers, discovering a new layout, will contest on equal terms for this Le Mans Series round to be one of the first international competitions on this brand new circuit. The particularity of this round: it will be a night race!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Running With The Bulls
It is not easy to understand why a full-grown man would climb into a ring, look a bull in the eye and dare it to charge him. But stranger things have been done in the name of "tradition."
Source: The Toronto Star
Source: The Toronto Star
Monday, July 20, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
How Fast Was I Going Officer?
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/ COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Highway Patrol has opened an investigation into why a Granville Post trooper turned off his microphone after stopping two law enforcement officers speeding at almost 150 mph.
On Friday, the patrol released video showing the June traffic stop on Interstate 70 near Buckeye Lake.
The stop led to citations for Trooper Jason Highsmith, who was caught traveling on his motorcycle at 147 mph, and Gahanna Police Officer Christopher Thomas, who was caught traveling 149 mph.
Midway through the video, Granville Post Trooper Bryan Lee turns off the sound after a second on-duty trooper leaves the scene.
Lt. Tony Bradshaw, a patrol spokesman, said the patrol has a policy on both the video and audio during traffic stops, and the investigation will look into why that policy was violated.
An investigation will not be opened into Highsmith's actions, however, until the judicial process is complete.
A third rider was not caught by the patrol plane monitoring the highway.
Highsmith has hired Columbus attorney Samuel Shamansky after pleading not guilty to the minor misdemeanor. The decision could be because Licking County Municipal Court Judge David Branstool told him he could suspend Highsmith's license upon conviction.
Thomas has requested a continuance for his arraignment, which was scheduled for today.
lucy you got some splainin to do!!!
On Friday, the patrol released video showing the June traffic stop on Interstate 70 near Buckeye Lake.
The stop led to citations for Trooper Jason Highsmith, who was caught traveling on his motorcycle at 147 mph, and Gahanna Police Officer Christopher Thomas, who was caught traveling 149 mph.
Midway through the video, Granville Post Trooper Bryan Lee turns off the sound after a second on-duty trooper leaves the scene.
Lt. Tony Bradshaw, a patrol spokesman, said the patrol has a policy on both the video and audio during traffic stops, and the investigation will look into why that policy was violated.
An investigation will not be opened into Highsmith's actions, however, until the judicial process is complete.
A third rider was not caught by the patrol plane monitoring the highway.
Highsmith has hired Columbus attorney Samuel Shamansky after pleading not guilty to the minor misdemeanor. The decision could be because Licking County Municipal Court Judge David Branstool told him he could suspend Highsmith's license upon conviction.
Thomas has requested a continuance for his arraignment, which was scheduled for today.
lucy you got some splainin to do!!!
Monday, July 06, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
The Nuge Vs. Mike Pinera circa 1970 Miami, Florida
Going deep into the vault to bring you this extremely rare, one of a kind TV jam with Mike Pinera of Iron Butterfly and The Nuge AKA Ted Nugent. They were in Miami for a summer pop festival and stopped by the TV station for a one on one guitar only jam. These guys changed the music scene back in the day. Enjoy.
Friday, June 05, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Hunter S. Thompson - The Crazy Never Die
The Mitchell brothers, owners of the O'Farrell Theatre in San Francisco, made a documentary about Thompson in 1988 called Hunter S. Thompson: The Crazy Never Die. It was based on the authors campus tour, includes stops in Oregon and Kansas. Hunter S. Thompson, a longtime friend of the Mitchell's and frequent visitor at the club, claimed in his 2003 book Kingdom of Fear to be its night manager in 1985.
Friday, May 15, 2009
F-4 hits a wall @ 500 MPH
This is what happens to an airplane when it hits a concrete wall at 500mph. Air Force engineers test a concrete barrier that will surround a nuclear reactor dome, to see if it would indeed survive an aerial attack. With the high speed cameras rolling, they attached an F-4 Phantom to the sled and then pumped up the speed to 500 MPH, and... What happens when an 'Unstoppable Force' meets an 'Immovable Object? Watch in slow motion as the F-4 turns to vapor.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Hunter S. Thompson
Some images & words of wisdom from Hunter S. Thompson on a cloudy Sunday.
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a highway traffic cop. A normal speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side. This is wrong. It arouses contempt in the cop heart. Make the bastard chase you. He will follow. But he won't know what to make of your blinker signal that says you are about to turn right. This is to let him know you're pulling off for a proper place to talk. It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work.
It will be guerilla warfare on a global scale, with no front lines and no identifiable enemy... We are going to punish somebody for this attack, but just who or what will be blown to smithereens for it is hard to say. Maybe Afghanistan, maybe Pakistan or Iraq, or possibly all three at once. Who knows?
This blizzard of mind-warping war propaganda out of Washington is building up steam. Monday is Anthrax, Tuesday is Bankruptcy, Friday is Child-Rape, Thursday is Bomb-scares, etc., etc., etc... If we believed all the brutal, frat-boy threats coming out of the White House, we would be dead before Sunday. It is pure and savage terrorism reminiscent of Nazi Germany.
America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.
The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. The others--the living--are those who pushed their control as far as they felt they could handle it, and then pulled back, or slowed down, or did whatever they had to when it came time to choose between Now and Later.But the edge is still Out there. Or maybe it's In. The association of motorcyles with LSD is no accident of publicity. They are both a means to an end, to the place of definitions. HST
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
Few people understand the psychology of dealing with a highway traffic cop. A normal speeder will panic and immediately pull over to the side. This is wrong. It arouses contempt in the cop heart. Make the bastard chase you. He will follow. But he won't know what to make of your blinker signal that says you are about to turn right. This is to let him know you're pulling off for a proper place to talk. It will take him a moment to realize that he's about to make a 180 degree turn at speed, but you will be ready for it. Brace for the g's, and fast heel-toe work.
It will be guerilla warfare on a global scale, with no front lines and no identifiable enemy... We are going to punish somebody for this attack, but just who or what will be blown to smithereens for it is hard to say. Maybe Afghanistan, maybe Pakistan or Iraq, or possibly all three at once. Who knows?
This blizzard of mind-warping war propaganda out of Washington is building up steam. Monday is Anthrax, Tuesday is Bankruptcy, Friday is Child-Rape, Thursday is Bomb-scares, etc., etc., etc... If we believed all the brutal, frat-boy threats coming out of the White House, we would be dead before Sunday. It is pure and savage terrorism reminiscent of Nazi Germany.
America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.
The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. The others--the living--are those who pushed their control as far as they felt they could handle it, and then pulled back, or slowed down, or did whatever they had to when it came time to choose between Now and Later.But the edge is still Out there. Or maybe it's In. The association of motorcyles with LSD is no accident of publicity. They are both a means to an end, to the place of definitions. HST
Saturday, May 09, 2009
Chicano Shop "Lion"
The Shop Lion is a growing species, living in mechanic shops and brudels across the Baja peninsula. They vary in size from 9 inches to 3 feet in length. You can find them in packs of two or three, usually sleeping in a shady corner or hunting their favorite prey...snausages.
A faithful companion to anyone that will feed them....
or Krazy-glue a wig to their heads.
A faithful companion to anyone that will feed them....
or Krazy-glue a wig to their heads.
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Mexico 1, France 0
Happy Cinco de Mayo!!
The holiday commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. While outnumbered, the Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French army that had known no defeat for almost 50 years.
And to think, it all started over a Mexican pouring his chili over a French soldiers fries. Viva Mexico!!
The holiday commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. While outnumbered, the Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French army that had known no defeat for almost 50 years.
And to think, it all started over a Mexican pouring his chili over a French soldiers fries. Viva Mexico!!
Sunday, May 03, 2009
F*CK The Man for $289/month...
yes you too can "stick it to The Man" for $289/month over the next 36 months. You probably have no idea what I'm talking about, but here's a clue. Harley Davidson (HOG-NYSE). That's right, the old perennial God of all things rebellious, now offers financing...along with repo services for you true bikers.
Look around HD's on everything from bikes, to clothes to bedspreads and horseshoes; they even have purses.
HD's done an excellent job of persuaded millions of people that they should ride Harley bikes because they, the consumer, can't be bought.
Gone are the days of HD and the greasy, dirty bikers that rode piecemeal bikes to hell and back. Now it's all business and shareholder content. There's something inherently wrong with our society when you can finance rebellion on a monthly payment plan.
Look around HD's on everything from bikes, to clothes to bedspreads and horseshoes; they even have purses.
HD's done an excellent job of persuaded millions of people that they should ride Harley bikes because they, the consumer, can't be bought.
Gone are the days of HD and the greasy, dirty bikers that rode piecemeal bikes to hell and back. Now it's all business and shareholder content. There's something inherently wrong with our society when you can finance rebellion on a monthly payment plan.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Crocker Motorcycles
Hand build in small quantities by a former Indian dealer, Albert Crocker. Some say this was the first "factory custom" motorcycle.
http://www.crockermotorcycleco.com/
Monday, April 27, 2009
If You're Not First....You're Last!!
Carl Edwards pays tribute to Ricky Bobby in the most uncanny of ways. Edwards' reaction to his car barrel-roll down the front stretch and into the catch-fence while leading the race on the last lap was more pointed.
"That's the way it is. We do our best. We're put in this box by NASCAR and we have to race this way. If you look at how the final four cars were finishing, you had to be pushing the guy in front of you."
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was pushing Ryan Newman and Brad Keselowski was pushing Edwards. Coming to the finish, Keselowski wanted to get around Edwards.
Edwards edged up to block Keselowski and Keselowski headed back to the yellow line. And as Edwards tried to slide back down in front of him, Edwards' No. 99 Ford got turned and airborne.
"NASCAR can talk about aggressive driving zones all they want, but you aren't going to win a race unless you are pushing a guy all the way around the race track...so, you end up having to wreck people or having to get second and none of us want to do that." Edwards said.
Edwards' car came to a rest just before the start/finish line and before getting in the ambulance Edwards went the few feet to the finish in a symbolic gesture. "I didn't know if it mattered if I went across the finish line, but I just wanted to finish the race," he said.
Magic Man & El Diablo would be proud.
Source: http://www.thatsracin.com/
"That's the way it is. We do our best. We're put in this box by NASCAR and we have to race this way. If you look at how the final four cars were finishing, you had to be pushing the guy in front of you."
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was pushing Ryan Newman and Brad Keselowski was pushing Edwards. Coming to the finish, Keselowski wanted to get around Edwards.
Edwards edged up to block Keselowski and Keselowski headed back to the yellow line. And as Edwards tried to slide back down in front of him, Edwards' No. 99 Ford got turned and airborne.
"NASCAR can talk about aggressive driving zones all they want, but you aren't going to win a race unless you are pushing a guy all the way around the race track...so, you end up having to wreck people or having to get second and none of us want to do that." Edwards said.
Edwards' car came to a rest just before the start/finish line and before getting in the ambulance Edwards went the few feet to the finish in a symbolic gesture. "I didn't know if it mattered if I went across the finish line, but I just wanted to finish the race," he said.
Magic Man & El Diablo would be proud.
Source: http://www.thatsracin.com/
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Ale-8-One: Flat Ginger Ale or Nectar of The Gods
I came across Ale-8-One by fluke one winter when I was sunning my ass in Florida. I met a couple from Kentucky (Winchester, Kentucky to be exact...population: me, you & your rifle) they use this stuff for everything, from mix drinks to salsa.
On the way back home, instead of the usual overnight stay in Charleston, I veered way off course and met up with the Kentuckians, way out in the wild somewhere. They kept going on about this soda-pop I had to try before I left; so I packed up the truck and drove back into town and picked me up some Ale-8-One.
Known colloquially as Ale-8, it's a regional ginger-flavored soft drink, distributed only in Kentucky and portions of neighboring U.S. states Indiana and Ohio. It's a family-owned enterprise in the small town of Winchester. Still a closely guarded family secret, the Ale-8-One formula was developed by G.L. Wainscott in the 1920’s after experimentation with ginger-blended recipes he acquired during extensive travels in Northern Europe. He sponsored one of America’s first “name the product” contests, and “A Late One” was the winning entry. The drink’s logo, Ale-8-One, was adopted as a pun of its description as the latest thing in soft drinks.
Ale-8 could be described as a ginger ale, but with more caffeine, a fruitier flavor, less carbonation, and about 1/4 fewer calories than conventional soda. You ask me or Leroy, it tastes like flat Canada Dry ginger ale.
On the way back home, instead of the usual overnight stay in Charleston, I veered way off course and met up with the Kentuckians, way out in the wild somewhere. They kept going on about this soda-pop I had to try before I left; so I packed up the truck and drove back into town and picked me up some Ale-8-One.
Known colloquially as Ale-8, it's a regional ginger-flavored soft drink, distributed only in Kentucky and portions of neighboring U.S. states Indiana and Ohio. It's a family-owned enterprise in the small town of Winchester. Still a closely guarded family secret, the Ale-8-One formula was developed by G.L. Wainscott in the 1920’s after experimentation with ginger-blended recipes he acquired during extensive travels in Northern Europe. He sponsored one of America’s first “name the product” contests, and “A Late One” was the winning entry. The drink’s logo, Ale-8-One, was adopted as a pun of its description as the latest thing in soft drinks.
Ale-8 could be described as a ginger ale, but with more caffeine, a fruitier flavor, less carbonation, and about 1/4 fewer calories than conventional soda. You ask me or Leroy, it tastes like flat Canada Dry ginger ale.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Inglorious Basterds ... A Basterd's Work Is Never Done
Inglorious Basterds is an upcoming ensemble war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Despite it being a war film, the movie will be a "spaghetti-western but with World War II iconography". In addition to spaghetti-westerns, the film also pays homage to the WWII "macaroni-combat" sub-genre (itself influenced by spaghetti-westerns) as well as films by Jean-Luc Godard.
The title (and partial premise) of the upcoming film is inspired by Italian director Enzo Castellari's 1978 movie Quel Maledetto Treno Blindato (literally translated as That damned armored train and released as Inglorious Bastards in the USA).
The original plot was set in Europe during World War II, a group of American soldiers are in the process of being shipped off to military prison for a variety of infractions, ranging from desertion to murder. While they're being transported, a German air attack hits the convoy, killing most of the MPs and enabling five of the prisoners to escape.
The group decides their best bet is to head to neutral Switzerland, where they can avoid the fighting and prison. As they make their way to what they think will be freedom, they end up volunteering for a commando mission to steal the new prototype gyroscope for the Nazi V2 with help of the French Underground. Somehow the team must sneak onto the most heavily guarded train in German territory, steal the Nazis' most precious military hardware, and bring it back to the Allies without getting arrested again by their own side.
Tarantino's version follows Shosanna Dreyfus (Melanie Laurent) who witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa. Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.
Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as "The Basterds," Raine's squad eventually joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquee, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own.
The Roman Temple of Evora, Portugal
The Roman Temple of Évora (also referred to as the Templo de Diana, after Diana, ancient Roman goddess of the moon, the hunt, and chastity) is located in the city of Evora, in Portugal. The temple is part of the historical centre of the city, classified a World heritage Site by UNESCO. It is one of the most famous landmarks of Évora and a symbol of Roman presence in Portuguese territory.
Although the Roman temple of Évora is often called Temple of Diana, any association with the Roman goddess of hunt stems not from archaeology but from a legend created in the 17th century by a Portuguese priest. In reality, the temple was probably built in honour of Emperor Augustus, who was venerated as a god during and after his rule. The temple was built in the 1st century AD in the main public square of Évora - then called Liberatias Iulia – and modified in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Évora was invaded by Germanic peoples in the 5th century, and at this time the temple was destroyed. Nowadays its ruins are the only built vestiges of the Roman forum, in an open square fronted by the cathedral and the bishop's palace.
The ruins of the temple were incorporated into a tower of Evora Castle during the Middle Ages. The base, columns and architraves of the temple were kept embedded in the walls of the medieval building; the temple-turned-tower was used as a butcher shop from the 14th century until 1836. This new use of the temple structure helped preserve its remains from further destruction. Finally, after 1871, the medieval additions were removed. Restoration work was directed by Italian architect Giuseppe Cinatti.
The Évora temple still has its complete base (the podium), made of both regular and irregular granite stone blocks. The portico of the temple, now missing, was originally hexastyle, six columns across. A total of fourteen granite columns are still standing on the north side of the base; many of the columns still have their Corinthian-style capitals sustaining the architrave. The capitals and the bases of the columns are made of marble from nearby Estremoz, while the columns and architrave are made of granite. Recent excavations indicate that the temple was surrounded by a water basin.
Although the Roman temple of Évora is often called Temple of Diana, any association with the Roman goddess of hunt stems not from archaeology but from a legend created in the 17th century by a Portuguese priest. In reality, the temple was probably built in honour of Emperor Augustus, who was venerated as a god during and after his rule. The temple was built in the 1st century AD in the main public square of Évora - then called Liberatias Iulia – and modified in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Évora was invaded by Germanic peoples in the 5th century, and at this time the temple was destroyed. Nowadays its ruins are the only built vestiges of the Roman forum, in an open square fronted by the cathedral and the bishop's palace.
The ruins of the temple were incorporated into a tower of Evora Castle during the Middle Ages. The base, columns and architraves of the temple were kept embedded in the walls of the medieval building; the temple-turned-tower was used as a butcher shop from the 14th century until 1836. This new use of the temple structure helped preserve its remains from further destruction. Finally, after 1871, the medieval additions were removed. Restoration work was directed by Italian architect Giuseppe Cinatti.
The Évora temple still has its complete base (the podium), made of both regular and irregular granite stone blocks. The portico of the temple, now missing, was originally hexastyle, six columns across. A total of fourteen granite columns are still standing on the north side of the base; many of the columns still have their Corinthian-style capitals sustaining the architrave. The capitals and the bases of the columns are made of marble from nearby Estremoz, while the columns and architrave are made of granite. Recent excavations indicate that the temple was surrounded by a water basin.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
The Four Horsemen
What do you get when you combine a convicted felon (Frank C. Starr, vocals), a KISS freak with a genius level I.Q. (Ben Pape, bass), an eccentric runaway from the D.C. hardcore scene (Dave Lizmi, guitar), a British ex-Pat (Haggis, rhythm guitar) & an orderly from a Canadian mental institute (Ken “Dimwit” Montgomery, drums)…
After hearing The Four Horsmen you’d think they were straight out of the 70’s hard rock movement, but the band was actual formed in the late ‘80’s in L.A. Starr lucked into the gig after Rick Rubin noticed him whooping someone's ass in the parking lot of the Rainbow Bar & Grill. Friends referred to Starr as "a career criminal, a mechanic, and a part-time spandexed hairband warbler." The bands style was blues influenced heavy rock and their fame was both fleeting and full of tragedy, more then any band deserves.
The first tragedy would occur when Dimwit passed away from a drug overdose on September 27, 1994 after the band had reformed. Starr and Lizmi decided to dedicate the album to their deceased friend and were joined by Chuck Biscuits (Dimwits brother and drummer of Danzig). However, in November 1995 before mastering of the album was complete the band suffered another tragedy when a drunk driver hit Starr while riding his motorcycle down Sunset Strip. He was sent flying, suffering massive head trauma and fell in a coma. Unfortunately Starr never recovered and after spending over 3 years in a coma , he passed away on June 18, 1999.
After hearing The Four Horsmen you’d think they were straight out of the 70’s hard rock movement, but the band was actual formed in the late ‘80’s in L.A. Starr lucked into the gig after Rick Rubin noticed him whooping someone's ass in the parking lot of the Rainbow Bar & Grill. Friends referred to Starr as "a career criminal, a mechanic, and a part-time spandexed hairband warbler." The bands style was blues influenced heavy rock and their fame was both fleeting and full of tragedy, more then any band deserves.
The first tragedy would occur when Dimwit passed away from a drug overdose on September 27, 1994 after the band had reformed. Starr and Lizmi decided to dedicate the album to their deceased friend and were joined by Chuck Biscuits (Dimwits brother and drummer of Danzig). However, in November 1995 before mastering of the album was complete the band suffered another tragedy when a drunk driver hit Starr while riding his motorcycle down Sunset Strip. He was sent flying, suffering massive head trauma and fell in a coma. Unfortunately Starr never recovered and after spending over 3 years in a coma , he passed away on June 18, 1999.
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