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Great show last night with Daniel Kavanagh and Ryan Vanskiver (listen here at the Coastal Noise Podcast page). We talked about a butt ton of cool stuff ranging from actors, The Pope's "Man of The Year" award, Kohlrabi and Krokodil, mind of plants, the recent ice over in Biloxi, space travel, all the way to presidential elections in mainstream media.

Starting out, we loosened up talking about film and a few great actors in the Hollywood scene. Bill Murray was a subject of interest as we discussed his role in Zombie Land that involves him getting shot after he, along with Woody Harrelson and other key actors, use green leafy plants to reenact the famous library scene from GHOSTBUSTERS. We also talked about Murray's roles in other movies that Ryan has scene and what he has on Netflix these days. Going off that, we talked a little more about Woody Harrelson's role as a social activities. Harrelson is an outspoken individual for the hemp movement that seeks to re-legalize the textile product for American production. Harrelson has a documentary called GRASS and has also narrated for such documentaries as ETHOS, which explores failed environmental, democratic, and personal practices. Check out the guys Wiki page here. This is one Hollywood figure who isn't hiding behind fame. Other actors discussed were Jonah Hill in his great supporting roles of Money Ball, Wolf of Wall Street, and This Is The End, as well as Matthew Mcconaughey in Dazed in Confused, Wolf of Wall Street, Tropic Thunder and his infamous incident of playing bongos in his house, naked and baked.

New York Times recently released their "Year In Review" articles, naming Pope Francis the man of the year. Looking into the topic online, we discovered that he recently released some doves as a sign of peace, which were then attacked by a seagull and a crow...wow...talk about lame birds.

The new trendy vegetable Kohlrabi is taking root in America, as chefs everywhere are beginning to take note of it's high levels of iron, potassium, and fiber. Transitioning from Kohlrabi, we moved to Krokodil from a rant on the dangerous of smoking and chewing tobacco. Krokodil is a product claimed to be several times stronger than heroin that causes skin abnormalities in the form of scales and sever blisters. It started out as a serious problem in Russia and is now finding it's way to parts of Europe and a few cities in the U.S. God help us all. Just type in Krokodil online and looks at the pictures that come up. People are literally losing their skin from this shit. It's ridiculous.

We explored the possibilities of plant consciousness with me talking about videos I've watched where machines are attached to plants which create sounds based on the plants "output" (whatever that is), which makes music notes, giving the impression that the plants are "singing". We talked gardening. How hard is it, what to grow, the responsibilities, etc. I talk a little on the value of peppers and how there is more vitamin C in peppers than any other vegetable, with products like kale, cauliflower and broccoli being close by. All of these edibles contain more vitamin C than orange juice. To see the blog I wrote recently about this topic in depth, visit the article HERE.

Biloxi had a recent ice over last week, with a recorded accident tally of almost 50 vehicles. Bridges were so slippery, that sand was dumped over many bridges throughout the area to keep cars from crashing. Now, as I write, dozens of schools through the state are sending out notices that they will be shutting down for a particularly nasty storm that will bring freezing temperatures onto the coast.

After a brief announcement about the Mezo's Monday Open-Mic that is going on next week (Monday Feb. 8th, 8PM) for stand up comics, we watched a video of Richard Branson's "SpaceShipTwo" which will take anyone who can pay the $250,000 ticket into the edges of spaces. This was truly incredible to watch and talk about. The clip will be posted to the Coastal Noise Video section for your enjoyment. We're in the future, like, right now. From this, we riffed on what it will be like in the future as time shares are advertised for the moon. Condos and real estate will be the gold mine industry of the next century. We had a good laugh thinking about how American's will likely pay the quarter of a million dollars to go the planet's limits, only to sit starring into the tiny screen of a dumb movie provided by the flight. Yes...I think some of us are that lost in our lives...

Operation Northwoods. What the hell is it? You have to listen to find out.

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian military man who invented the AK-47, dies at the age of 94, his famous weapon from the days of World War II still holds value in the realm of war. In other related news, all U.S. troops are set to return home by the end of the year, which will end the longest ar that America has ever been engaged in since it's beginning in 2001. Will the pull out hold true? We will see...

In closing, we discussed the possibilities of a New America, where presidential elections are based online instead of on television. We focus our conversation around Ron Paul and his manipulated image through major news outlets. If you want to get an idea of how wack our news programming is, have a listen to this part of the podcast. It is both laughable as it is shocking.

Yesterday, I was sitting around wondering what I could eat, as I often do, as I often eat, because eating is important to staying alive. 

(Stay tuned for my next lecture on breathing air)

No, but seriously, I was freakin' hungry. Needed meat but was craving some greens too. I have recently started buying some of those single serving packages of semi-dry tuna and got the idea for this super simple but delicious salad dish topped with red wine vinegar and Italian olive oil. Here's how I made mine. The crab meat I used was actually imitation, made from Pollock, but still good. Feel free to add extra ingredients of your choice based on your likes. 

Ingredients :

     -Handful of steamed kale 

     -Handful of spinach leaves 

     -1 pack of Garlic and Herb tuna fish (Sunkist is pretty good)

     -Red onion slices

     -Crab meat or pollock slices

     -Olive oil and red wine for dressing


       First steam the kale, let sit in a dish for a short time or wash with cool water so it isn't too warm. Add spinach in the same bowl as the kale. Mix tuna fish with crab meat together. Add the fish mixture onto the greens. Top with red onion slices. Add pepper and, if you want a sharper taste, some garlic powder over the salad. Carefully pour some red wine vinegar over everything and then drizzle with olive oil. Enjoy. 

Stefan 

        Hell of a good time last night at The Grocery in Ocean Springs. Kudos goes to the crowd who, in my opinion, made the night what it was. The audiences have been steadily picking up these last few months it seems like, and it goes back to the fact that more and more good talent is showing up on the scene in combination with the dedication that Alvin, the shows MC, puts into making sure everything runs smoothly each week. 
        Accompanying me last night was Ryan Vanskiver, who, with his very improv stand-up style provides a different experience every time he goes up. Feeding off the rowdy, energetic crowd, he worked through a 15 minute set where, at one point, a musician fellow actually came on stage at Ryan's request and played a tune. Afterwards, the two steadily engaged each other in friendly banter that had everyone laughing. Ryan went on to relay stories of his childhood in a bit I call the "Porno Sting" where his parents bust him and a friend watching late night naughty shows. Other stories include tales of Ryan's body builder cousin, a bad trip to Vegas, and woman problems. 
          Outside, we joked about playing dodgeball as kids, which I used this morning to write several pages of material on a new bit. However, last night I reconnected with my slide guitar as it's been to long since I've brought it up. The audience was alive in rare form as I plugged in to play whatever came to mind. On this night, it happened to be a warm up of Led Zeppelin's take on "Travelling Riverside Blues", followed by a strong start with "Rollin' and Tumblin'" mixed with lines pulled from Robert Johnson, Robert Plant's "When The Levee Breaks", my own verses, and, of course, the man R.L. Burnside himself. Other songs included original number "Dog On Water", Jack White's "Little Bird" and a closing of Son House's "Death Letter". 
        All in all, it was a solid ride and it's hard to imagine I almost didn't show up. Thanks go to Ryan, who put fuel to the fire and inspired a great night. Me Ryan and Daniel are currently working with Mezo's Juke Joint to make a new open mic geared toward stand-up comedy that will hopefully lunch next month. More on this later. Be sure to check out Ryan on the Coastal Noise Podcast page. We've done two episodes with him and they have both been a really fun time. A new episode is in the works over the next couple of days, so please come back for more good ole-fashioned chit chat, music, and more.