In case you missed it live on Friday, here’s the “Red Hot Chili Peppers – Live At The Pyramids” [Giza, Egypt, 3.15.19]. Enjoy. — [eric]
In case you missed it live on Friday, here’s the “Red Hot Chili Peppers – Live At The Pyramids” [Giza, Egypt, 3.15.19]. Enjoy. — [eric]
From Media Burn archive, this 1992 video shows how the Chicago Plumbers Union dyes the Chicago River. The history of how and when the river was first dyed as a St. Patrick’s Day Parade tradition are shown as a cold day as the river is dyed. It’s worth noting the original idea from Mayor Daley in the 1960s was to dye a portion of the lakefront green, but doesn’t that bring Kelly color pop out so much more on the river?
The Chicago River is one of the most influential water ways in North America, as it is one of the first rivers to reversed due to pollution which caused outbreaks of serious diseases in the mid-1800’s. It took two separate projects to make the Chicago River suitable for consumption by the greatest city in the world. Also if you are from St. Louis, you may not like this video.
Ahh, the St Paddy\’s Day Chicago river dyeing. It\’s both a fun tradition and a great excuse to drink at 8am. But where did it begin?
Prior to today\’s beautiful riverfront paths and the many kayak tours, the river actually was a cesspit of sewage water. Mayor Daley realized no one wanted to live next to a nasty-ass waterway – so he began cleaning it up. According to Chicago Mag, the city\’s plumbers did this by putting some \”green dye into the city’s waste systems to trace the flow of waste discharges\”.
After the smears of green started appearing in the water, they got the idea to turn the entire thing green. The first time they tried it with a large batch, the river was green for like a week. After a few years of trial and error, they finally got the amount right – and thus, the yearly day of radioactive-looking water was born in 1962.
The irony of all this?
The original formula was an oil-based fluorescein. So this substance that was originally used to help efforts to clean up the river, was actually super damaging for water. They switched the formula in 1966 after environmentalists lobbied to stop the use of it. Don\’t worry, the tradition still lived on – they just switched to a vegetable-based dye in powder form.
So what exactly is in this power?
NO ONE KNOWS. The Plumbers Union refuses to reveal the trademark formula. Part of me is disturbed by this (what the f are you guys dumping into our drinking water?!), and the other part thinks it\’s like a secret recipe, akin to Olive Garden breadsticks.
For the first part, major environmental groups are cool with it, so it\’s probably pretty harmless. But for the second…seriously, how are those breadsticks so delicious?!
For a more in-depth look at the river-dyeing, read these articles from Chicago Tribune, Mental Floss, and Chicago Mag.
Still looking for St. Paddy\’s Day plans? Join Kevin & Lauren at Dick’s Last Resort, then Ali from the KQX Morning crew at Fremont. Cheers!
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There’s no better time to revisit the “Leprechaun” movie series than St. Patrick’s Day weekend. It’s no “The Secret of Roan Inish,” but it definitely scratches a certain itch.
The first “Leprechaun” movie debuted in 1993, and it made clear that you should never steal a pot of gold from a leprechaun.
Just one year later, the first sequel was released. “Leprechaun 2” found the titular monster looking for a wife. This was pre-Tinder, pre-internet, so it wasn’t as easy as you’d think.
Remarkably, “Leprechaun 3” got the green light. Its release also came one year after its predecessor. This one found the Leprechaun in Vegas. Vegas, baby.
We had to wait two years for “Leprechaun 4: In Space.” But it was really worth the wait. In this masterpiece, we got to see the leprechaun reborn via a man’s groin.
The leprechaun came back down to earth for “Leprechaun in the Hood.” The 2000 release found the leprechaun heading straight into Compton. It featured a pimp named Mack Daddy, played by Ice-T.
How successful were the leprechaun’s adventures in Compton? Successful enough to spawn “Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood.”
And that essentially killed the franchise. But like the leprechaun, the franchise wouldn’t stay dead forever.
“Leprechaun: Origins” was released in 2014, starring WWE wrestler Hornswaggle. It. Was. Awful. (And that’s saying something for this franchise.)
Most recently, 2018 saw the release of “Leprechaun Returns.” This one involved sorority girls and is meant to be a successor to the original “Leprechaun” movie.
Chicago natives Houses give us a full band performance during their visit to The Lounge hosted by wALT!
Photos by: Zach Spangler
St. Patty’s Day is Sunday, and that’s got us drinking green beer and cranking up the Irish music. Here are some favorites:
Flogging Molly. Duh.
The Tossers. Chicago’s most well-known Irish band.
Avondale Ramblers. Opening for the Tossers this weekend. Another fine Chicago-based Irish band…
My Bloody Valentine. The “Loveless” album. Oh, man…
The Cranberries. RIP Dolores.
Hozier. Country Wicklow native who ended up on makeout playlists everywhere with this one:
The Pogues. Naturally.
Stiff Little Fingers. “The Irish Clash.”
Damien Rice.
Sinead O’Connor. Ignore the tabloid distractions. Her music is tremendous.
Dropkick Murphys. Boston’s long-running Celtic punks.
Thin Lizzy. The old-school favorite.
U2. Ireland’s biggest musical export.
Gordon Ramsey announced on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” that his restaurant is going to start selling earmuffs based on the famous scene from the “Hell’s Cafeteria” skit with Julie Chen and James Cordon.
If you are not aware of this skit here’s a refresher.
The part Ramsay places pieces of white bread on either side of Julie Chen’s head will be what the earmuffs are based on.
The bread-lookalike earmuffs will feature the words “Idiot Sandwich” on one side and the Hell’s Kitchen logo on the other.
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder revealed his secret to getting laid during their set at the Innings Festival in Arizona.
His secret: Being able to play the ukulele.
Vedder gave a lesson on the musical instrument and why it’s a hit.
Alternative Nation transcribed his comments from his set.
“Finger, right, couple strings. It’s not confusing and it’s not hard. You can be a recovering marijuana addict or a current marijuana addict. You just put your finger there and…(sings) Just one there and then move it down…. (plays) See, see that’s all you gotta do.”
“I suggest you get a fifty dollar ukulele, play, you could even be a real knucklehead, like a real misogynist prick knucklehead and if you can actually play that, you might actually get laid. Not that anyone should look to lay a misogynist. I’m sure that there’s none here but there’s actually enough people that statistically it’s probable that there’s [one] of you, at least.”
This might be easy for Eddie Vedder cause he’s well, Eddie Vedder the frontman of Pearl Jam. But maybe it does work, you won’t know till you try.
The video has been viewed millions of times since it was uploaded about a week ago, and it’s created some real discussion about how much technology can take over and change our lives in very challenging way. Youtube channel Disrupt created the controversial documentary in which ‘Jak’ lives his entire life for an entire week inside this immersive yet inorganic world with headset actually cutting him off from the real world. It shows off how this type of tech on how it can let us live more connected lives in a way we may have never imagined, which is also scary to consider in some ways.
Now obviously you are asking how does he go to bathroom or shower? Some of that is explained but it’s an interesting to watch how he does it and what it shows for a life that could very much be a part of our collective future.
Would you want to do this? Are we in a way already doing with the time we all spend online or on our phones?
April 26th, 2019 cannot come soon enough.
(Even get a glimpse of Captain Marvel in the trailer.)
This is the type of pilot you wish you had.
A Mesa Airlines flight from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Huston sat on the tarmac for two-and-a-half hours. But the Captain Matthew Hoshor went out of his way to cheer everyone up by buying the passengers burgers out of his own pocket.
Captain Hoshor bought 70 passengers burgers from Fat Guy’s Burger Bar, which is a nearby joint in Tulsa.
A passenger, Sam Walker, tweeted out the kind gesture.
We’re currently 2.5 hours into a delay leaving Tulsa on @united and our Captain, Matthew just ordered every single person on the plane lunch from Fat Guys Burger Bar. Good people and customer service do still exist! #UA6329 pic.twitter.com/2raUykf4JT
— Flier of things. (@samrwalker) March 11, 2019
According to the site each Fat Guy Burger costs $6.99, and without tax, tip, or delivery fees that’s $489.30! With tax, this was well over $550.
Now, this pilot knows how to give great customer service.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers will be live streaming their historic show from the Pyramids Of Giza this Friday.
The show will be live on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, starting at 9pm EET / 7pm GMT / 1pm CST / 2pm EST / 11am PST.
Here is the live video link so you can set a reminder for yourself so you won’t miss a single swivel of Flea’s hips.
Former Blink-182 guitarist/singer Tom DeLonge has been fascinated with aliens and UFO’s for years, which prompted him to launch his own research group/production company called To The Stars Academy. Now that pursuit for what’ s really out there has gotten the attention of the History Channel. The cable channel confirmed in a press release this week covered by AV Club, that they will launch a six-part series with DeLonge’s group called ‘Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation’. It’s not clear when the show will air but it will feature ex-military and aerospace professionals who claim to have worked for the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program.
Meanwhile Blink-182 which now has Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba in their ranks, is working on a new album in the works.
Meet and Greet photos from Houses in The Lounge!
Many fans have been quick to point out the likeness between Portugal. The Man\’s 2017 song \”Feel it Still\” and the brand new 2019 Jonas Brothers song \”Sucker\”.
Ok, but why does the new Jonas Brothers song #sucker sound exactly like feel it still by Portugal. The man?
— lili (@lilladylili22) March 1, 2019
@portugaltheman @jonasbrothers pic.twitter.com/WDOALgiedo
— Camilo Mazuera (@camilomazuera) March 4, 2019
Even Potbelly is weighing in on the controversy…
jonas bros "sucker" and portugal the man "feel it still" are the same song
— Potbelly (@Potbelly) March 4, 2019
fight me
In response, PTM band tweeted that \”the chorus of Feel It Still sounds very similar to Please Mister Postman by the Marvellettes… Which we respectfully cleared and thanked them for every chance we got. As one does.\” Indicating that the JoBros (I can\’t believe I just typed that) should have acknowledged their inspiration, instead of passing it off as a completely original track.
That being said, it doesn\’t appear as though they\’re going to challenge the Brothers to a duel to the death:
Not mad at all. Actually dig a lot of their music and Nick’s solo records https://t.co/tjeTMdRpBk
— LORDS OF PORTLAND (@portugaltheman) March 7, 2019
As of now, the Jonas Brothers haven\’t commented on the accusation.
Listen to both tracks and decide for yourself…copy or coincidence? 🤔
Read more about it on NME.
A Wisconsin man wrecked his car when he decided to drink and drive, he tried to claim he wasn’t the real driver. Apparently, the real driver was Ryan Reynolds from the ‘Deadpool’ movies.
The 45-year-old, Brandon Ingram, from Wausau, Wisconsin must have run out of excuses since this was his SEVENTH time getting caught.
Ingram’s blood alcohol level was about twice the legal limit.
Even though he admitted to being drunk he still tried to claim he wasn’t the real driver. Nice try?
He’s currently facing a fine up to $25,000 because he’s a repeat offender.
Don’t drink and drive people.
This barber, Jake, gives out condoms with his business cards, might seem like a nice gesture but there is one issue.
Gotta include one of these with every card! You’re going to need it after I cut your hair 💈🥇Trust me 🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/V8XEusCgoe
— jake gamez🐍💈 (@gamezjakee) March 10, 2019
Do you spot the big issue?
If not, we strongly recommend not to use the condoms he gives you because he pokes two holes through them with the staple. Which defeats the point of even using condoms!
Also makes you question his ability to cut hair.. but he did put some examples of his work which shows he does have the talent.
Little of my work!💈 Thank you all for being here. Truly an honor 🎉 pic.twitter.com/cfoNP4oEud
— jake gamez🐍💈 (@gamezjakee) March 11, 2019
But we think he should just stick to hair instead of stapling condoms.
Let’s hope he reads his twitter responses, maybe then it’ll stop him from wasting condoms.
You put holes through the condom Jake. https://t.co/yrkLue1s3w
— Rogue Poledancer🎈 (@LeratoMannya) March 10, 2019
I’m not sure this is how it works, but for Lent….a man has decided to give up everything…..and live solely on beer.
As explained by The Takeout, this isn’t too far out of line. It IS true that monks used to brew a special bock-style beer during Lenten season, but was it the SOLE means of sustenance during that 40-day period? Probably not. But it sure makes the monastery sound like a sick party crib.
I’m willing to try to live on Q Street Alternative IPA alone. But I’ll need a get-out-work-free card for each of my jobs….and no one should expect much out of me for a few days. — [eric]
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\”There can be no separate college admissions system for the wealthy and, I\’ll add, there will not be a separate criminal justice system either\”
– Andrew Lelling, District of Massachusetts U.S. attorney
A college preparatory business is accused of helping students from affluent families cheat on standardized tests, bribing university staff members, and more. In some cases, they supposedly even photoshopped students into stock sports photos to fabricate athletic records. The implicated parents included two actresses (Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin), numerous CEOs, and a fashion designer.
According to the New York Times, \”it was the Justice Department’s largest ever college admissions prosecution, a sprawling investigation that involved 200 agents nationwide and resulted in charges against 50 people in six states.\”
Many on twitter suggested the parents be forces to help pay off student loans:
Forgive my student loans and I’ll forget this scandal. Lol
— Snack de jure (@Emodemiologist) March 12, 2019
Idea: Everyone charged in this college cheating scandal should be required to pay off random Americans' student loans, based on the amount of money they spent to get their own kid into school.
— David Thomas (@DaveThomas5150) March 12, 2019
So if convicted, can all the rich parents involved in this college bribery scheme pay off some student loans for other people's kids?
— Christine (@ChristineMRadio) March 12, 2019
Now that\’s an idea I can get behind.
Read more about the alleged scandal on ABC News.