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- Saturnalia – Christmas’s Cool Older Brother by Phil Johnson of Roadside Attraction on Nov 21, 2009 in Humor Christmas Roman Saturnalia Xmas
It always seems like some things have been around forever. Like Christmas. Surely we’ve been dragging trees in the house and roasting chestnuts since year 1, right? Well, no. The holiday of Saturnalia was started by the Romans in 217 BCE as a d...
- Carbon Fiber Athletic Cups by Phil Johnson of Roadside Attraction on Nov 20, 2009 in Humor athletic cups comedy nuts
I was reading that they now have carbon fiber athletic cups. Carbon fiber is a new super-strong material that’s being used in everything from shoes to windmills to plane parts. To test the new athletic cup they hired a minor league ball playe...
- Are the PROs Jerking Around Music Venues? by Phil Johnson of Roadside Attraction on Nov 17, 2009 in Entertainment Business license fees pro
I was just reading this article in the St Cloud Times about the constant battle between small music venues and performance rights societies. http://www.sctimes.com/article/20091117/NEWS01/111170004/1009/Sounds-of-silence?-Fees-spur-venues-to-scrap-...
- Amazing Things People Actually Buy… Truck Nuts by Phil Johnson of Roadside Attraction on Nov 13, 2009 in Humor comedy truck nuts
I’m constantly amazed at the things that people will spend their hard earned money on. Truck nuts for instance. Someone has to actually stand there looking at these things and make a conscious decision that this is a worthwhile investment o...
- My Tour Of Disney Studios by Phil Johnson of Roadside Attraction on Nov 10, 2009 in Disney Stuff disney studio tour
One of my lifelong dreams has been to visit the Disney studio and I got my wish this past Saturday thanks to D23. Now if D23 can fix it so I can write a song for a Disney film, I can knock another goal off the bucket list. Disney does not give to...
- A Halloween Poem by Phil Johnson of Roadside Attraction on Nov 6, 2009 in Humor Short Stories halloween
Something that popped out of my head yesterday. This was some kid’s Halloween this year. It might be a song later. I’m not sure yet… I’m prepared for a night of evil A night of debauchery A night of fun I’m prepared to bra...
