The Hindenburg catastrophe occurred on 6 May, 1937. The cause of the fire remains unknown, though there are multiple theories. Surprisingly, only 36 people perished in the disaster, one of them a ground crewman. The loss of the Hindenburg caused a decline in public interest in airship travel. What would have happened if the Hindenburg had not been lost? Maybe zeppelins would have remained popular. Also the band Led Zeppelin would have had to come up with a different photo for their debut album's cover. Personally, I'd like to fly on an airship some day. But I'm eccentric like that.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Thoughts from the White Board - February 17

First off, a shout out to my newest  - and first, for this iteration of my blog - "follower."  You rock, Nicole and Damien!  Welcome aboard.

I've got a ton more book reviews to upload, but I'll skip it today and stick with just a Thoughts.  Still getting things up and running around here.  I'm also tossing around an idea to do a review of non-traditional movies/film clips and related things.  Stuff that is made by people, for people.  Fan films, fan edits, machinima, stuff like that.  If you don't know what any of those are, Google them and that'll explain things a bit better, I hope.  And still my occasional mainstream film reviews too, but I wanted to do something... unique as well.  Anyway, more updates on that idea soon.



Oh, and with any luck, Abnormal Signs should be back up and running soon also.  I just need some new graphics, as I'm trying to make this "new and improved" blog even better.  The pictures I was using before were not mine.  I "lifted" them off the 'net.  Granted, they were really good, but I need something that is not proprietary if at all possible.  So as soon as I get some work done on that, I'll re-boot Abnormal Signs.


There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press. - Mark Twain

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do. - Henry Ford

The sixties were when hallucinogenic drugs were really, really big. And I don’t think it’s a coincidence that we had the type of shows we had then, like The Flying Nun. - Ellen DeGeneres



And here's a parting comment:

Source: LOLSnaps.com
After all, honesty is the best policy.  It should be rewarded.  And who wouldn't want to work for an outfit called "SmartAsses Incorporated?"  I know I would.


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