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General Discussion / Re: Commercials You Loathe

« on: August 07, 2010, 02:49:33 PM »

Every last corny J.G. Wentworth commercial. Remember the Opera version thereof? That same version is now taking place on a city bus.

Everytime I see either commercial, I mute it and do my Tazmanian Devil impression. "Bla-blah-blah-bla-bla. BLA-BL-BL-BLA-BL-BLA-BLAAAAAHHHH!!!"

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General Discussion / Re: What kind of TWC music do you like best?

« on: August 04, 2010, 08:48:40 PM »

Any kind of jazz is alright with me. Classic Jazz, Latin Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Straight-Ahead Jazz, you name it.

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General Discussion / Dumpster Diving...Literally

« on: August 04, 2010, 01:19:38 PM »

Every year with the budget deficit and corruption in the City of Dallas (particularly in the Oak Cliff suburb), it's slim-pickings when it comes to swimming pools. So when desperate times call for desperate measures, 2 neighbors leased a giant 20 ft. dumpster (mainly used for construction, demolition, etc.) for 2 months, sanded the sides, lined with bilboard tarp and washed it down with bleach and water.

DALLAS, Texas — It's slim pickings when it comes to finding a public swimming pool in Oak Cliff, so a Dumpster will have to do.

"Everybody thinks this is really weird," conceded Marianna Griggs, who leased the king-size trash container to create a refreshing respite.

Griggs and her neighbor Zac Lytle wanted a pool, and figured they could make one. Their invention is making news for sure. The Oak Cliff Advocate captured video of the 20-foot Dumpster being transformed.

Yesterday, City officials were concerned that this unique invention could harbor mosquitos, since there is no pumping system to circulate the water. They will be making a visit because they're interested in taking a look at their setup to make a determination. I'd say it's much better than those "kiddie pools".

Link to full story.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: Changed to Verizon FiOS

« on: July 27, 2010, 10:49:22 PM »

My family and I may soon jump into the FiOS bandwagon once we move into a house.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Time Warner Cable vs. Disney

« on: July 27, 2010, 10:43:55 PM »

Here we go again!! This time, Time Warner Cable is pitting itself against Disney regarding carriage fees. If no agreement is made, all Disney-owned networks such as Disney Channel, ABC Family, ESPN, etc. will be dropped on September 2nd. All ABC affiliates that are not owned & operated by Disney (like Belo-owned WFAA-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX) are not affected unless other broadcasting companies are in a dispute with Time Warner Cable as well.

This wasn't Time Warner's first dispute with Disney: a decade ago, ABC network O&O stations in NYC & LA were unavailable to TWC subscribers for 19 hours because TWC couldn't agree with Disney on whether or not they should add specialty channels like ESPN Classic and SOAPnet.

http://rolloverorgettough.com/

I'm sure Time Warner will reach a "zero-hour" deal like they always did ever since I can remember.

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: IntelliStar 2 Equipment pic

« on: July 23, 2010, 11:52:40 PM »

NICE!!!! I want the DFW area to be next in line for the IS2!!!

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TWC Fan Art / Re: wxgatlin's artwork

« on: July 22, 2010, 11:57:49 AM »

Great job!!!

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TWC Fan Art / Re: TWCZach's Emulations and Drawings

« on: July 22, 2010, 11:55:45 AM »

Here's another IntelliSTAR screen:




And for the fun, I attempted cheeseballs!

Love the cheezballs! Really good, and delicious!

Just goes to show you, "Weather Has Never Tasted So Delicious!" (my new slogan for TWC)

Excellent work!!!

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TWC Fan Art / Re: TWCZach's Emulations and Drawings

« on: July 22, 2010, 11:53:31 AM »

A quick little thing I worked on last night.

LOL....I would love to see the Text Based for Philly on that day...

"For Today...Blowing Snow. Snow accumulations in upwards of 9". High 99. Winds S at 10-15 MPH. Gusts up to 30 MPH."
 

LOL!

Great job!!

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Local Forecast / Re: TWC Songs you've heard in other places

« on: July 22, 2010, 11:45:57 AM »

 - Heard "Layla" by Eric Clapton on Lone Star 92.5 KZPS on Tuesday Evening.

 - I also heard Mark Krurnowski's "Oceanside" on ABC's "America This Morning".

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General Discussion / Re: EAS Test

« on: July 15, 2010, 03:18:22 PM »

How do you find the EAS test schedules?

Google search "Emergency Alert System (State of your residence)".

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Local Forecast / Re: Create your own playlist

« on: July 15, 2010, 02:33:45 PM »

TWC Summer 2 Playlist (July 15-September 6)


Daytime:

Alleluia – Poncho Sanchez – Freedom Sound

Starburst – Spyro Gyra – Morning Dance
Morning Dance – Spyro Gyra – Morning Dance
Easy Street – Spyro Gyra – Good to Go-Go
Get Busy – Spyro Gyra – Good to Go-Go

Pencil Packin' Papa – Horace Silver – Pencil Packin' Papa

Jazz Crimes – Joshua Redman – Elastic
Cat Battles – Joshua Redman – Freedom in the Groove

Sweet Reminders – Joe Gaeta – Trans Atlantic Cool Down
Joe's Bag – Joe Gaeta – Trans Atlantic Cool Down

Wild Card – The Rippingtons – Wild Card
Lucky Charm – The Rippingtons – Let It Ripp

Turn the Page – Kenny Carr – Turn the Page
Ocean Avenue Groove – Kenny Carr – Turn the Page

Toad's Place – Jeff Lorber – The Definitive Collection
He Had a Hat – Jeff Lorber – He Had a Hat

Puerto Banus – The Jazzmasters – The Jazzmasters IV


Primetime:

Unicorn – Dizzy Gillespie – Free Ride

The Lakes – Brian Hughes – Between Dusk…And Dreaming

All Most Blues – Jeff Lorber – He Had a Hat
Orchid – Jeff Lorber – He Had a Hat

Going Home – Kenny Carr – Turn the Page
Lost Tuesday – Kenny Carr – Turn the Page
Cadiz Sunset – Kenny Carr – Turn the Page

The Onyx – Joe Gaeta – Trans Atlantic Cool Down
Sourdough – Joe Gaeta – Venice Cafe
Message For You – Joe Gaeta – Venice Cafe

Boss City – Lee Ritenour – Wes Bound
Ooh Yeah – Lee Ritenour – This Is Love

Cool Shades – Chris Standring – Velvet


Overnight:

Ginza – Vince Guaraldi – Greatest Hits

Invitation – Joe Sample – Invitation

Waltz for September – Joe Gaeta – Venice Cafe
Sourdough – Joe Gaeta – Venice Café

At Last – Ronny Jordan – At Last

Blues for Pablo – Miles Davis – Miles Ahead
Summertime – Miles Davis – Porgy & Bess
Bess, You Is My Woman Now – Miles Davis – Porgy & Bess

Just Between Us – Norman Brown – Just Between Us

Blues a La Carte – Wayne Shorter – Introducing…
Down in the Depths – Wayne Shorter – Introducing…

Olinda – Lee Ritenour – Rit’s House

Lisa – David Sanborn – Hideaway

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General Discussion / Re: What are you listening to?

« on: July 14, 2010, 05:46:46 PM »

Just recently:

 - "Civilization's Dying" by The Hives

 - "The W.A.N.D." by The Flaming Lips

 - "Going With the Grain" by Ron Fattorusso

 - "Here We Go" by Brian Hughes

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General Discussion / Re: EAS Test

« on: July 14, 2010, 05:43:47 PM »

Here's the remaining schedule in Texas for 2010:

Month Date Window
August 2010 Tuesday, 8/3/10 4:45 a.m. – 6:45 a.m.
September 2010 Tuesday, 9/7/10 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
October 2010 Tuesday, 10/5/10 4:45 a.m. – 6:45 a.m.
November 2010 Tuesday, 11/9/10 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
December 2010 Tuesday, 12/7/10 4:45 a.m. – 6:45 a.m.

The 2011 schedule will be posted by the end of the year. And yes, I've seen some actual EAS activations here in DFW such as some Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and a Child Abduction Emergency back in April.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Tyler's HD Concepts

« on: July 08, 2010, 12:27:59 AM »

HD LF concept - CC screen

Awesome job!!!