Monday, January 26 2009

Another Tequila PSA

    Courtesy of Schmoe’s e-mail….

Be Careful with Tequila

    Interested in the other PSA?

Sunday, January 25 2009

2009 Newspaper Ad

    Dang me!  I almost threw out the newspaper without scanning this.  Here’s the new ad:

From the Sunday Detroit Free Press, January 25, “Entertainment” section, page 3F

Friday, January 23 2009

One Particular Rumour

Schmoe’s 6:44 PM text message:

Scott is reporting (unconfirmed) that Buffett tix go on sale a week from tomorrow.  This has been a WAOTNC news update.  <Go Blue!>

Update: Mike’s e-mail, from Saturday, January 24, 9:41:49 AM:

Scott’s scoop has been confirmed!  JB will be at Pine Knob Aug 13, according to the Freep this morning.  Tix on sale next Sat.

And Scott’s follow-up, at 9:56:04:

Yes, it is all over now (buffett news etc).  You heard it hear first!!

Second update: Here’s the blurb from the Detroit Free Press, “Names & Faces” article, “Weekend Life” section, page 6C:

Friday, November 14 2008

Beer Bath

    Listener Ed calls our attention to another Landshark sighting, this time in the latest Diggnation podcast (#176).  A Digger sent in a photo of herself in a Diggnation t-shirt, and the photo also includes a bottle of our official unofficial sponsor (and my one and only true friend) Landshark Lager.

An optical illusion. If you stare long enough, you can see a bottle of beer.

    It’s a crying shame a Landshark had to be sacrificed for this photo, but at least its loss was not in vain.
    P.S.: Ohhhh, laaaadies ... we’ve got t-shirts too!  And Scott will be more than happy to sell you one.

Monday, November 10 2008

Diamond as Big as My Drinks

    Mexican scientists have discovered they can turn tequila into diamonds.  As reported in Physorg.com, “The key to the surprising discovery is tequila's ratio of hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon, which lies within the ‘diamond growth region.’”
    See?  Who says tequila can't help your marriage.

Thursday, November 6 2008

Our VHS Tape Library

    Sadly, we did not record a show last night.  It wasn’t due to low attendance, it wasn’t due to technical problems.  We even had an agenda, not least of which was to say goodbye to Captain Tony, who passed away on November 1.  Despite all this, it became apparent that are plans would be a no-go and we ended up not recording.
    We’re very sorry about letting another week go by without a new episode, and Schmoe had spent the morning sending out e-mails detailing new plans and projects.  I have plans for new content too, and since I couldn’t announce it in the podcast I might as well announce it here.  Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the

It’s a collection of Jimmy’s TV appearances we have archived on our old VHS tapes, dating back to 1984, dating back to Jimmy’s mustache.  This is stuff that not even Buffett World and Buffett News have.
    You can access the videos at our own page: http://www.wastinaway.net/videos
    or our page at Vimeo (though the collection is not complete)
    or at Viddler (even less complete)
    or even at YouTube (albeit in lesser quality, and excepting any videos over ten minutes long).
    This has been some weeks in the offing and I hope it makes up for the lack of a new episode.  If I may make a recommendation, why not check out how young we look in this 1989 video.  It’s almost like watching our first podcast.  You can see we haven’t changed much, except maybe for the giant glasses.
    Enjoy!

Thursday, August 28 2008

Tequila Sunset

    It’s Schmoe worst nightmare come true!  According to the Telegraph (UK), Mexican farmers are clearing away agave fields — used to make tequila — for more profitable wheat or corn crops.  With the US paying big money for biofuels, tequila may become a thing of the past.

    Corn currently sells for a record 18 cents a pound as US motorists turn towards biofuels in an attempt to avoid the soaring cost of petrol — now $2 a gallon.
    In contrast, agave, which was worth approximately 80 cents a pound six years ago, now sells for less than two cents.
    As a result, farmers have taken the difficult decision to let their agave crops burn to clear the way for more lucrative crops.

    I imagine at this very moment, having read this, there is a Schmoe-shaped cloud above his spinning office chair, as Schmoe tears off to the closest liquor store to stockpile bottles of patron.
    (Found via Digg.com.)