Eyes

I have a friend in Canada. Because it is dark there lots, people's eyes tend to grow in the winter to see in the dark better. It is dark in Canada 24 hours a day in the winter. That is why hockey is played inside.

My friend has a cat that looks quite similar to her. Her cat is named "Trixie". Here is a picture of Trixie.



If you picture a tall woman with red hair and a face like that, well, you get the picture.

ART

This is called "Owl Eye". Naturally, I think it is magnificent.

ART

Host My Array Baby

SABO

There's a rumor going around about SABO. The Man of Stealth. Here is my interpretation of him.

Rumors

There is a rumor coming from the False Messiah camp of a six disc anthology being released just in time for the holiday season. Bound to contain such hits as "Crop Dusting Again", "Head In The Sand", "Candle Dance", "Another Simple Diversion", "Keys", "Whine Queen", "Church Steps" and other blockbusters spanning the 80 year career. More to follow.........

Ziggettes

Ziggy is pondering a side project band to do nothing but R&B and blues material from his extensive catalog.

Ziggy has decided that having backup singers "The Ziggettes" would be a good thing. Something like this:



The thought was the singers could add to such great Ziggy tunes as "Flight School Blues", "Train Across the River", "Flat Broke and Wasted" and "Crop Dusting Again" on his upcoming world tour.

Those interested in auditioning for this grueling role should contact Zline Productions.

Computer Support

One of the FOZB is a computer support manager in a large organization. Meaning, it is his groups job to support about a thousand people with all their PC desktop, laptop, cellphone, blackberry and network questions. He tells me his users are really sharp.

This FOZB tells me that support is challenging. He is not really given funds to hire enough people, so, he innovates.



To date, he tells me no users have noticed any support difference with the new staff.

He also mentioned that with budget constraints he can't always get the equipment or furniture he needs so he is forced to innovate.



He seems comfortable though.

Finally, he wanted to show one of the network people furiously building yet another server that needs to be installed with the dozens of others. This server, will apparently keep track of, and validate who is on their network. It is an upgrade.



Ziggy is glad he tours with False Messiah.

Where I Live

Where I live, there are lots of clubs where women take their clothes off for men (and sometimes other women). There is usually music that accompanies the women as they dance and do hair flips and such (as I found out doing research for this story some years back. Believe me I beat a HASTY RETREAT from that experience).

Here in town, there is a bit of an uproar about adding another club in the city. Coincidentally, this is the address of where the new club would be built.

Another Era

What every happened to Ladies In Waiting?

Burger Man

The simple subtlety of bribery......



November 4, 2005

Presidential candidate to give away cows

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A wealthy Sri Lankan presidential candidate said he will use his personal fortune to buy a cow for every home if he is elected.

"Every Sri Lankan home will be gifted with a high milk-yielding cow from (the Indian state of) Kerala which could be expected to yield 10 litres to 16 litres of milk every day," Victor Hettigoda was quoted as saying by The Island newspaper on Friday. "Even families who live in flats, who could make suitable arrangements to look after a cow, will receive a gift of cow," he was quoted as saying.

Anusha Vitanapathirana, a spokesman for Hettigoda, confirmed the report.

Hettigoda is one of 13 candidates vying for the tropical island's top executive post in the Nov. 17 presidential election.

The leading candidates are Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse and former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Hettigoda said his plan was a sure way to fight malnutrition and make people prosper, and suggested that excess milk could be converted into cheese and butter or even exported.

Sri Lanka's indigenous cattle are poor dairy animals. They are small, with an average adult weight of 160 kilograms and low milk yields.

Hettigoda owns an herbal medicine empire, the Siddalepa Group of Companies, with 3,500 employees.

Award

Performer gets $33,000 instead of $15,000

MONTREAL (CP) - Quebec singer-songwriter Raymond Levesque's decision to turn down a $15,000 Governor General Performing Arts Award has proven to be a smart financial move.

On Friday, Levesque received a cheque for $33,000 from a group of prominent separatists who organized a fundraising drive in the wake of his decision.

After Levesque, 77, announced he would not accept the award, Bloc Quebecois MP Caroline St-Hilaire - along with the Societe St-Jean-Baptiste de Montreal, which promotes Quebec culture and sovereignty - launched an effort to match the $15,000 that comes with winning a Governor General Performing Arts Award.

The awards recognize lifetime achievement in the arts.

Levesque said he could not accept the prize because he was unable to reconcile his separatist beliefs with the federalist nature of the award.

Levesque, who is also a poet, had initially indicated he would accept the prize when he was named among this year's winners in September.

In accepting the substitute cheque, Levesque couldn't resist taking a few additional jabs at the new Governor General.

"Kneel down before the Governor General? Never," he told a crowd that included former premier Jacques Parizeau and Parti Quebecois leadership candidate Pauline Marois.

Levesque criticized Michaelle Jean, saying the new Governor General changes political allegiances when it suits her career.



Very clever Raymond.

In a strange coincidence, Ziggy has turned down a million dollar offer for publishing rights to his music. He would appreciate a similiar response from you all, just like Dear Raymond received. And, Ziggy is WAY more patchouli than Raymond will ever be.

Fear And Why We Are What We Are

Science project causes bomb scare
PERRYOPOLIS, Pa. (AP) - A bomb squad blew up a metal pipe that had a battery, wires, rope and an electrical switch, only to realize it was an eighth-grade science project. "An electromagnetic fishing pole," Allegheny County Bomb Squad Sgt. Robert Clark said, holding the contraption with the battery blown off. A clerk found the device, made from three feet of half-inch metal pipe, near the greeting cards display at a drugstore Thursday. Police Chief Roger Beadling said he got within two metres and decided not to take any chances. "It definitely appeared to be some kind of explosive device," he said. The bomb squad used a robot to examine the device, then destroyed it.

A 10th-grader at Frazier High School said the science project is something eighth-graders do every year. "You have to make it so it can pick up metal paper clips, but you can't use magnets," Tiffany Burton said. "I hated that project." Jim Shahan, owner of a pizza shop a few doors away, said had he seen the device, he might have saved everyone a few anxious hours. "I just helped make one for my daughter," he said.

Unite !!!

This shocking news story of poultry eradication.

BEIJING, China — China and Vietnam on Friday each confirmed new bird flu (search) outbreaks, while Japanese authorities said 180,000 chickens would be killed after signs of the virus were found at a farm.

Adding to global jitters about bird flu, the Asian Development Bank warned in a report that a flu pandemic could kill up to 3 million people in Asia, cost the region billions and plunge the world into recession.

North American H5N1

It was reported today that birds in Quebec and Ontario have been found with the avian flu.

Dr. Isaac Strong founder of The Center For Avian Flu Detection has issued a statement calling for the creation of Avian Detention Camps for all North American birds. Priority apprehension will be given to parrots, chickens and ducks.

The Center for H5N1 Awareness , funded by dollars from the Entertainment Industry, has issued a strong protest and is organizing a benefit TV show and concert tentatively called "Save Our Poultry" for November 15th. A Spokesperson said that Matt Damon, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may be contacted to see if there was an interest in representing this cause.

Book Order

A large online bookseller reported a record number of sales in Iraq this month. Seen here, is a recent order being delivered to the British Embassy.

Phone Bill

Now, at what point do you notice your satbill is just a tad high?

Britain's Foreign Office probes loss of phone

LONDON (AP) - Britain's Foreign Office said Monday it was investigating the loss of a satellite phone in Iraq, amid reports it was stolen by insurgents who ran up a $890,000 US bill.

Unplanned Trip Version 2.0

WACO, Texas (AP) -- A pastor performing a baptism was electrocuted inside his church Sunday morning when he adjusted a nearby microphone while standing in water, a church employee said.

Hey Dude - put in a good word for the Zig please....

Unplanned Trip

Truth is trippy and stranger than fiction.

BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (AP) -- A woman helping her husband launch his hot-air balloon was critically injured when her leg got caught in a rope and she was pulled up into the air and fell through the roof of a barn.
Kathleen J. Long, 53, of Phillipsburg, was in critical condition Monday morning at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The accident happened Sunday in Bethlehem Township, New Jersey.
It was not clear how Long's leg got caught in the rope. Witnesses say she dangled from it for a short time and passed through several tree tops before she was knocked off.
She then fell about 50 feet and crashed through the barn roof, officials said.

The Rolling Stones

Seeing the Stones this week in concert. Always a chance Keith will call me up to sit in.

Essential Stones Albums

Sticky Fingers
Let It Bleed
Exile on Main Street
Beggar's Banquet

Good To Own If You Have The Cash

Forty Licks
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
Some Girls
Goat's Head Soup
Their Satanic Majesties Request
Aftermath
A Bigger Bang

Art

Coincidentally, I've called this Hellhound.

Happy Halloween

It is that time of year again and people are putting their costumes on to go out Trick or Treating.

Art

This is called "The Rewards of Ego".



And this is called "Rip Current".

Ghost Ship

This ship sunk without a trace in the 20th century (and to this day not a trace of it has been found). Somewhat unique to the voyage was: there was an execution on board, the captain was a raging drunk (apparently), the ship 'overshot' the harbor destination in South America by a few dozen miles going down from the States and had to enter the harbor from the south, there was an unscheduled stop in Barbados and oh, 309 men lost their lives. The captain and the diplomatic consul were avid German sympathizers (born there). Funny thing? It was a US Navy ship in WW1. Go figure huh?

False Messiah - Original Lineup Picture

Came across this old newspaper picture of False Messiah in the original lineup.

From left to right they are: Bill (bass), George(drums and backup vocals), Gramps (lead guitar and vocals), Nathan (keyboards and backup vocals) and James (rhythm guitar).

Gouge

An old oil company saying "When in doubt, gouge your fellow man. Then donate to political parties for protection". Makes one wonder about war profiteering, taking advantage of natural disasters and overstating or exaggerating issues.


Oil Profits

Art

This is called: Full Moon At The Little Bighorn River

Art

This is called: Possessions

False Messiah and Ziggy

This is a short audio clip of Ziggy playing lead guitar live with Gramps and False Messiah at the recent H5N1 Awareness Concert in Amsterdam.

Get jiggy with Ziggy and False Messiah

Art

I call this:

Ghost Dance

Friday Night

It's Friday night, sit back, put on Nine Inch Nails "The Fragile" and ponder the Eagle Nebula.

The Middle East

This icon was recently found in an archeological dig in the Middle East.

Pretty amazing ain't it? Now I'm no buster and I ain't been doing any chong but this should tell you all something. I'm ponderin doing some sticky gooey and then coming up with some tenets for a new way of life. If I was you? I'd be kneeling at the altar of Ziggy. We're talking about parting the sea with my Nebuchadnezzar.

Business Wisdom

I've decided to impart some of my business wisdom to you, friends of Ziggy's Blog. These are meant to be inspiration and motivational in nature. So sit back my nezzies and enjoy da stackin tips.

• None of us is as smart as all of us.
• Nothing gives a person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. (like Zig needs to tell youse that!)
• Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.
• Nothing endures but change.

Art

I call this:

Women In Shawl (River's Edge)

Friday Nights

Friday nights are all gravity for Gramps and Zig. We get dressed up in our flammies and look for a place to pallay. Here we be last Friday. Check out my stunnas.

Jimi Hendrix

My favorite Jimi Hendrix album is Axis Bold As Love.

While many people prefer "Are You Experienced" or "Electric Ladyland", I believe Axis has the best mix of Jimi's songwriting capabilities and guitar virtuosity. If you don't have the remixed version of this, you should run out and get it.

One of my favorite songs is "Castles Made of Sand". To me, it speaks to how transient our existence is and what we take for granted.

"And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually........."

I love going to the beach and listening to this album.

World Series

Baseball is over now and Ziggy is sad. We have to wait until early April again for another baseball season to start. Ziggy would like to congratulate the Chicago White Sox on getting their first pennant in 88 years and also erasing the stigma of the 1919 Black Sox scandal.

In a related, Ziggy has heard there was test marketing conducted for a new brand of hot dog during the Series. They could not be sold with the popcorn and stuff but I understand they were available at the beer concession stands. This is baseball in the 21st century. The saying "give me a dog and a beer" has taken on new meaning.



Speaking purely for myself, I stuck with the tacos.

Clouds

On a nice windy fall day, Ziggy just likes to lay back and watch the cloud formations roll by as he reads Moliere.

Now, if my name was Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, I think I would change my name to "Moliere" as well. But my name is Ziggy.



I'll bring the ZPOD and throw on music (usually relaxing stuff like Nine Inch Nails, Led Zeppelin or False Messiah) and watch the clouds roll by. That is one of those moments when I really am the quintessential Ziggy.

Was His

In a related story, child visitation can from time to time become an issue.

Canadians

From north of the border. Ziggy sees no difference between lawyers going from country to country. Here is a Canadian lawyer advertisement. Perhaps things are different from province to province. My understanding is like health care, law is also socialised. The citizenry doesn't actually have to pay anything - other than taxes of course which are now at 94% of total income.

Oliver Cromwell

One wonders if Oliver Cromwell would turn over in his grave if he saw how certain citizens in his old kingdom reacts to affairs of the heart.