21 November 2007
By Steve Eller
In culture, music
Wow, has it been twenty years already since The Joshua Tree was released. A record and band that changed the landscape of music. Thanks Victor for the reminder.
BTW: If you have VH1 Classic they have a making of The Joshua Tree. Tivo it!
Check out this song “Wave Of Sorrow” that was supposed to make [...]
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joshua tree, music, u2
24 October 2007
By Steve Eller
In culture, fire
This is an amazing video. Larry Himmel who is an icon in San Diego news covered his house burning down live.
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23 October 2007
By Steve Eller
In culture, fire
Here we are watching the news, like we have done for the past 48 hours. I never thought that this series of fires would rival the damage of the fires for years ago, but it looks as though they have. They are just now beginning to assess the damage throughout the county. Over 400 homes [...]
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22 October 2007
By Steve Eller
In culture, fire
Overnight these fires have taken off with full force. Fortunately we are in Central San Diego, and the major fires are north (Rancho Bernardo/Escondido/San Marcos) and south (Tecate/Jamul) of us. The smoke is hanging around though. Matthew and I both have athsma so we are all staying inside with the a/c on.
Some on the news [...]
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21 October 2007
By Steve Eller
In culture, fire
Four years after the devastating fires that hit San Diego County, it is looking like we may be in for another round. There are two major fires raging. One is just west of the mountain town of Julian, and the other near the Mexican border in the Tecate/Jamul area. The weather forecast is for strong [...]
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13 October 2007
By Steve Eller
In culture
Why is it that I put myself through the abuse of selling stuff on Craigslist? I have some gear that I wanted to sell (so that I can get more gear) and I listed it all on Craigslist because I generally have good success selling stuff there. But Craiglist can be sooooo frustrating for one [...]
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05 October 2007
By Steve Eller
In culture
I know some of you use Gmail and will find this funny. I was looking in my spam folder and noticed this at the top where they run related Google ads:
I haven’t thought about the most famous mystery meat for years. Now Spam Skillet Casserole is starting to sound good! Could Google be working [...]
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03 October 2007
By Steve Eller
In culture
Ok, so I know I am wasting time right now watching something that has no eternal value, but man, I am cracking up. It is the “101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments” It totally took me back to those Saturday nights, staying up late, and watching some really funny comedy. “The Richmeister”, “Celebrity Jeopardy”, “Mister Bill”, [...]
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20 September 2007
By Steve Eller
In culture
Check out this “backward” performance of Mute Math on Jimmy Kimmel live. I know this is on a few blogs, but this was very cool, and I had to post it. My mind is still trying to wrap around how they did this technically.
It is amazing how quickly bands can be thrust into the spotlight. [...]
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27 August 2007
By Steve Eller
In culture, ministry
One the of the better known churches in San Diego has moved into its new facility in Pt. Loma. Here is an article in the UT about it.
Also, check out the first comment to the article. It demonstrates one of the challenges the church has in communicating the Gospel to a post-Christian world.
Mr. McPherson, what [...]
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