Category: Culture

Al Kamajian’s Kamajian Live Percussion has been performing at the Opera Ultra Lounge in DC from time to time.  For those who aren’t familiar with the new Opera Ultra Lounge, here’s an interesting video interview with the owner.

 

It’s a good insight into the place.

Al performed there last Saturday, and will surely be there again in the not too distant future. The best way to track him is probably by way of his Facebook page. If I get advance notice of his performances, I’ll try to keep the Skere9 Calendar here updated, but be sure to “like” him on Facebook if you really want the latest, greatest information.

The Atlas Shrugged II “Teaser Trailer” is out and is scheduled to be in theaters this weekend. Click here to see it for yourself! The scheduled release date is October 12, 2012.

NEWS FLASH: The Atlas Shrugged team is looking for volunteers to help with marketing in Dallas, TX, click here to find out more information, and good luck!

Mike O’Hearn just invited me (well … me, and a few thousand of his friends) to a live event where he will attempt to break 24 panes of glass AND the world record for doing such a thing, to be filmed for the TV show Guiness World Records. The event is at 2 p.m. today in the Los Angeles area, and it’ll be scheduled for worldwide broadcast soon, stay tuned for specifics. I have a hunch Mike will pull it off, he’s one of the most impressive and physically powerful people I can think of. That, and he has a heart of gold, he’s a great guy. More on this later.

Yesterday we all heard the sad news about the passing of legendary actor Ernest Borgnine. Fans will remember him from the classic TV show McHale’s Navy, and a ton of great movies. He’s probably best known for Marty, but he played a wide variety of characters and was known for being a really nice guy. What some folks might not know, however, is that he was also the subject of one of the first “reality show” type of productions. And while I’m saying “one of the first”, I personally think it’s probably THE first, but I can’t say that I’ve researched that.

What I can say is this: the reason Borgnine has this incredible distinction is because of my very good friend from high school named Jeff Krulik, one of the most innovative filmmakers in the business. Years ago Jeff created a film called Ernest Borgnine on the Bus. It follows the classic film icon on his summer vacation across the country, driving his own personal humongous bus to tourists locations, bus stops, and shows Borgnine being just a regular guy. It’s fantastic film and highly entertaining. The full version is now on YouTube:

It was WAYYYY ahead of his time, which just proves what all of us at Bowie High School knew years ago, that Jeff Krulik is a real visionary.

Bowie is the same school that produced other visionaries like dazzling guitarist Todd Bauchspies, vocal legend Eva Cassidy, guitar-maker-to-the-stars Paul Reed Smith, and the overall entertaining Kathie Lee Gifford, and many more – I’m leaving some out but I’ll do my best to get to them all here at Skere9, along with some other greats – like the amazing Doug Hayden, who is rocking the political satire world even as I type this with Insanity Island. But we’ll get to all of that here at Skere9, and keep an eye on the YouTube channel for more about the Skere9 Gallery of Stars.

More later!

Ok, so listen … there’s no time to waste. Things are happening way too fast.

First, this site is about a bunch of people I know – family members, friends, and acquaintances of mine – who are outrageously talented in the most amazingly diverse ways imaginable. I want to brag about them all. And I will. And I guess that’s all you need to know for now.

More later as we get going. And I’m telling you that now so I can blab out the next post …

Hello out there … the Skere9 world is taking shape, slowly but surely … the Skerinators are working in the background to hammer the dots and cross the eyes and get the parts connected and the parameters passing and all the cool nifty bells and whistles … uh … well … belling and whistling, I guess. Yes, that’s it. BUT – you wouldn’t necessarily know all of that because the work so far has been in the background, but WAIT … more is coming soon …

Stay tuned.

And now for something completely different.

Jesus was wandering around Jerusalem when he decided that he really needed a new robe.

After looking around for a while, he saw a sign for Finkelstein, the Tailor. So, he went in and made the necessary arrangements to have Finkelstein prepare a new robe for him.

A few days later, when the robe was finished, Jesus tried it on — and it was a perfect fit!  He asked how much he owed.

Finkelstein brushed him off: “No, no, for the Son of God there’s no charge! However, may I ask for a small favor. Whenever you give a sermon, perhaps you could just mention that your nice new robe was made by Finkelstein, the Tailor?”

Jesus readily agreed and as promised, extolled the virtues of his Finkelstein robe whenever he spoke to the masses.

A few months later while Jesus was again walking through Jerusalem , he happened to walk past Finkelstein’s shop and noted a huge line of people waiting for Finkelstein’s robes.  He pushed his way through the crowd to speak to him and as soon as Finkelstein spotted him he said: “Jesus, Jesus, look what you’ve done for my business! Would you consider a partnership?”

“Certainly,” replied Jesus. “Jesus & Finkelstein it is.”

“Oh, no,” said Finkelstein.”Finkelstein & Jesus. After all… I am the craftsman.”

“I understand, Mr. Finkelstein, but I am the son of God,” Jesus replied.

The two of them debated this for some time. Their discussion was long and spirited, but ultimately fruitful. They finally came up with a mutually acceptable compromise. A few days later.. the new sign went up over Finkelstein’s shop:

 

 

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HA!