Oct 14 2009 Live Action Mario, Lou Albano, Dies At 76
Some of you whippersnappers may be too young to remember the awesomeness that was the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, a 52-episode series that come out in '89. But I do, because it was on tv, and tv was my only friend (plus on Fridays there were Zelda cartoons!).
Wrestling fans know him as the WWE Hall of Famer who managed more than 50 wrestlers in his day, with more than two dozen championships won by athletes taken under his wing. 80's music fans might remember him from his appearances in many Cyndi Lauper music videos, including "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", "She Bop", "Time After Time" and "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough." As gamers, we of course remember him as the best live-action Mario of all time.
Sadly, Lou Albano passed away today at 76. He will be missed.
Opening credits to the show on Youtube HERE.
Entire show HERE.
Live-Action Mario Dead At 76 [kotaku]
Thanks to Doctor Steel, Aisha and Gabriel, who promise to send flowers to the funeral. Good looking, guys -- but they better be fireball flowers and not Piranha plants.
Jul 8 2009 WHOO! Party Like It's 12:34:56 07/08/09!
That's right folks, the once-twice-(12 hours apart)-in-100-years time and date just went down (at least here, not yet if you live out west). So if you missed it, that's too bad, because you won't live to see another one. I will though, because I'm being cryogenically frozen. And in 100 years I am going to be unfrozen and take a harem of future-women. Or, thawed out by robots and forced into slavery. Which is why I'm gonna be frozen complete with cyanide capsule. Because I'm smart. Ooooh, a Tic-Tac!
For those who missed the big event, 04:05:06 07/08/09 will still be coming up a little later this afterGYAAHHHH *thud*
You Guys, 12:34:56 7/8/9 Is a Once in a Lifetime... Oh, You Missed It [gizmodo]
Thanks to Julian M. and Matt, who are smart enough to know the world is going to end when I say it will (tomorrow). Last night on the planet! Ladies?
Jun 27 2009 First Image Of A New Memory Being Formed
Allegedly, this is the first image captured of a new memory being formed on the cellular level. If your brain were dinner, new memories would be the glowing noodle appetizer.
The image shows that proteins are created at connections between brain cells when a long-term memory is formed. Neuroscientists had suspected as much, but hadn't been able to see it happening until now.
Scientists still want to understand more about how our brains translate memories made on the go into long-term storage. Since synapses are connections between cells, experts think that fortifying these connections, or perhaps even making new ones, helps our minds associate different ideas and form memories of connected events.
Speaking of memories, you remember the time we snuck off and made out in that house that was being built? Yeah, that was really, um -- that wasn't you, was it? Oh synapse!
First Image of a Memory Being Made [livescience]
