May 2009

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Underwire Reports Vaguely Neutral Things About Us

Imagine our surprise waking up this morning and seeing an article on Wired.com about our lovely little conservative home on the ansible here. And additionally, to see that the article was relatively even handed if not a little lite on specifics about us. It is always so very nice to be acknowledged by the bigger boys - we wait patiently now for the popular kids to start to swing by and give us swirlies and do that thing where they try to pull our underwear up really high from behind and ridicule us in front of all the pretty girls.

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INTERVIEW: Ron Miller, Artist

Our guest today is Ron Miller, noted artist and author.

Foggy Valley on Mars, by Ron Miller, used by permissionFoggy Valley on Mars, by Ron Miller, used by permission

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SONG OF THE DAY: "Beep Beep" by Louis Prima (1959)

Sorry there's no actual video for this, but it's still worth a listen

This is a quick little novelty song - one of literally hundreds - that came out in 1957/1958 after the Soviets launched Sputnik.

It's kind of amazing to me that even a little written-in-ten-minutes blow off song like this is great when it's by Swing and Vegas legend Louis Prima. The man could sing the phone book, and make it great. Then he'd give Keely some harmonies to sing, and it'd be greater still!

Crazy, man!

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Foggy Valley on Mars, by Ron Miller, used by permission

Foggy Valley on Mars, by Ron Miller, used by permission
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Ornithopter by Ron Miller

Ornithopter by Ron Miller
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Digital Art, by Ron Moore

Digital Art, by Ron Moore
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Ice Plumes on Enceladus, by Ron Miller, used by permission

Ice Plumes on Enceladus, by Ron Miller, used by permission
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Clockwork Orange cover by Ron Miller, used by permission

Clockwork Orange cover by Ron Miller, used by permission
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Formation of Earth

Formation of Earth
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image by Ron Miller, used by permission

image by Ron Miller, used by permission

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