Monthly Archives: May 2010

“I don’t know if we can round up enough…

“I don’t know if we can round up enough mud to make it work” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/29/us/29spill.html?hp Going through an entire ship full of mud with no effect was a hint this won’t work. The mud is being forced into the hole … Continue reading

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Rush was planning his wedding originally…

Rush was planning his wedding originally for July 4th, but Radio-info.com is reporting the event is going to happen next week. Based on the past experience with Rush and other hosts getting married, I expect the demands of marriage will … Continue reading

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Water pressure underwater is roughly 1/2…

Water pressure underwater is roughly 1/2 psi per foot of depth – so at 5,000 ft, the pressure exerted by the water on an open hole is about 2,200 psi pushing down the shaft….

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Is Glenn Beck afraid to take phone calls…

Is Glenn Beck afraid to take phone calls? Back in the late 70s, Larry King had a radio show on Mutual Radio Network overnight – roughly the same hours as Coast to Coast. One thing he said has stuck in … Continue reading

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Gary Coleman is dead at age 42. Coleman …

Gary Coleman is dead at age 42. Coleman had a long history of health problems. He was one of the costars of Diff’rent Strokes (“Watchoo talkin’ bout Willis?”)

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Memorial Weekend Dump – it isn’t just t…

Memorial Weekend Dump – it isn’t just the White House – Fitch (one of the bond rating services) waited until after the markets had closed in London to announce their downgrade of Spain’s sovereign debt. On Monday, the US Stock … Continue reading

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Looks like the flow from the well has st…

Looks like the flow from the well has stopped (looking at the ROV video)…. let’s hope it stays that way. It’s Baaaaaack! (noon ET) Video BP says they are having trouble with keeping the mud up above the oil ;)

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Bill Clinton did it! Glenn Beck hasn’t …

Bill Clinton did it! Glenn Beck hasn’t got the news yet :) [Oops! I was streaming the program on a station on a one hour delay] As Glenn predicted, they dumped the story of the Sestack “investigation” on the press … Continue reading

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Is Steve Forbes the force behind the Tea …

Is Steve Forbes the force behind the Tea Party movement? I know Ron Paul and his supporters believe they are in charge. While I like some of the things Ron Paul believes in, were he ever to become a serious … Continue reading

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Another 24 to 48 hours before we know – …

Another 24 to 48 hours before we know – what happened is consistent with my theory. When they had the well “balanced” and stopped pumping in mud, the well started spewing gas and oil again. My belief is that when … Continue reading

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“Brian and the Judge” is losing The Ju…

“Brian and the Judge” is losing The Judge. This show has never had a significant audience. I’ve alluded to this before in a poll question – I really don’t understand what it is with Radio Program Directors and wanting to … Continue reading

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Remembering the Kuwait Oil Fires. I speci…

Remembering the Kuwait Oil Fires. I specifically remember Boots & Coots being the company taking the lead in trying to cap the 900 or so oil wells that Saddam Hussein blew up as his troops were leaving Kuwait. These are … Continue reading

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John Batchelor’s factual error – near t…

John Batchelor’s factual error – near the end of the final hour, John said something that seemed wrong – that BP had pulled the permit from MMS on April 15th, and after 5 days of drilling, the rig exploded. That … Continue reading

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AP: Obama seeks security through peace…..

AP: Obama seeks security through peace… With the distraction of the oil well and the coming holiday weekend, the Obama administration opened the next chapter in its plan to transform America. National Security has been redefined to include “economic prosperity”. … Continue reading

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Harry Houdini’s secret (well one of the…

Harry Houdini’s secret (well one of them). Magician / illusionist Harry Houdini frequenly put on events in towns where he would quickly break out of a locked bank vault to the amazement of the crowds. The secret is that bank … Continue reading

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