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I love my guns...but...

Yoko Ono Denounces Gun Violence with a Photo of the Eyeglasses John Lennon Wore the Night He Was Shot.

http://laughingsquid.com/yoko-ono-denounces-gun-violence-with-a-photo-of-the-eyeglasses-john-lennon-wore-the-night-he-was-shot/

Most of my friends know I own pistols and rifles. In fact, I own a lot of them. Here's my practical solution that respects the 2nd amendment while keeping "assault" style rifles on the market: 

Completely abolish handguns (they are for concealment only) even...

FULLY CONTAMINATED WITH CARCINOGENIC RADIATION edition

10th Anniversary of the Iraq war sale:

FULLY CONTAMINATED WITH CARCINOGENIC RADIATION edition of the novel about Fallujah
Falcons on the Floor
This special edition book is saturated with toxic Depleted Uranium (DU)*. If you handle this paperback, hold it for an unspecified length of time, allow your fingers to rub against any dust within or, while reading emotional chapters, breathe its carcinogenic particles, you have a very probable chance of developing a deadly form of cancer. You will experi...

Iraq War Anniversary: Birth Defects And Cancer Rates At Devastating High In Basra And Fallujah (VIDEO)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/20/iraq-war-anniversary-birth-defects-cancer_n_2917701.html

Tomas Young, Dying Iraq War Veteran, Pens 'Last Letter' To Bush, Cheney On War's 10th Anniversary

[Huffington Post] "I write this letter, my last letter, to you, Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney. I write not because I think you grasp the terrible human and moral consequences of your lies, manipulation and thirst for wealth and power. I write this letter because, before my own death, I want to make it clear that I, and hundreds of thousands of my fellow veterans, along with millions of my fellow citizens, along with hundreds of millions more in Iraq and the Middle East, know fully who you are and w...

a repeat for the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War

source material for So Say the Waiters - Taxlo / Taxidermy Lodge vintage photos

Much of Taxlo's success was the hard work of two DJs, Simon the Phoenix and Cullen Stalin, who guys that worked their butts off to get people excited and play the best sets they could. Both of them are very active in the scene today. Through their connections, they booked guests like Diplo, Dan Deacon, Rod Lee, and Low Budget (Hollertronix). 

source material for So Say the Waiters - Taxlo / Taxidermy Lodge vintage photos

These were weird times. I would work a full 40 hour week at my office job and then nap Friday afternoon. The it was off to Sonar (a club in downtown Baltimore) to take photos of the growing Taxlo crowds. I would post these photos once a week on a now defunct website. 

the story of Fallujah - audio slideshow

on The Guardian 

source material for So Say the Waiters - Taxlo / Taxidermy Lodge vintage photos

At its height, Taxlo occured two times a week. Monday nights at the now closed Talking Head Club and Friday night as Sonar, just a few blocks away. Sonar was much, much larger than The Talking Head with a lounge that held maybe 70-100 people and then a main stage room with a capacity of 900-1,000. On our best nights, we had about 900 people dancing in the main room. 

my bottle of Maker's Mark 42%

Anyone know how rare this is? It's a black and purple wax bottle for the Baltimore Ravens Superbowl win.