A Porn Valley Odyssey: Making "The Facts of Life XXX"


A Porn Valley Odyssey: Making "The Facts of Life XXX" by Gram Ponante

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Gram Ponante, for years America's Beloved Porn Journalist, succumbs to the siren call of the lucrative world of porn directing. His virgin opus is the porn parody "The Facts of Life XXX."

Will Gram adapt to this change of discipline with his rigid moral code intact? Gram is your Virgil through this Porn Inferno. Read more...

Gram Ponante, for years America's Beloved Porn Journalist, succumbs to the siren call of the lucrative world of porn directing. His virgin opus is the porn parody "The Facts of Life XXX."

Will Gram adapt to this change of discipline with his rigid moral code intact? Gram is your Virgil through this Porn Inferno. Read more...

Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music


Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music by Villard

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Gram Parsons lived fast, died young, and left a beautiful corpse–a corpse his friends stole, took to Joshua Tree National Monument, and set afire in its coffin. The theft and burning of his body marked the end of Gram Parsons’ life and the beginning of the Gram Parsons legend.

As a singer and songwriter, Gram Parsons stood at the nexus of countless musical crossroads, and he sold his soul to the devil at every one. Parson hung out with glamorous women and the coolest friends. His intimates and collaborators on his journey included Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Fonda, Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, and Emmylou Harris. Parsons had everything–looks, charisma, money, style, the best drugs, the most heartbreaking voice–and threw it all away with both hands. His ballad is one of gigantic talent colliding with epic self-destruction.

Parsons led the Byrds to create the seminal country rock masterpiece Sweetheart of the Rodeo. He formed the Flying Burrito Brothers, helped to guide the Rolling Stones beyond the blues in their appreciation of American roots music, and found his musical soul mate in Emmylou Harris. Parsons’ solo albums, GP and Grievous Angel, are now recognized as visionary masterpieces of the transcendental jambalaya of rock, soul, country, gospel, and blues Parsons named “Cosmic American Music.” Four months before Grievous Angel was released, Parsons died of a drug and alcohol overdose at age twenty-six.

In this beautifully written, raucous, meticulously researched biography, David N. Meyer gives Parsons’ mythic life its due. From Parsons’ privileged Southern Gothic upbringing to his early career in Greenwich Village’s folk music scene to his Sunset Strip glory days, Twenty Thousand Roads paints an unprecedented portrait of the man who linked country to rock. Parsons’ creative genius gave birth to a new sound that was rooted in the past but heralded the future.

From interviews with hundreds of the famous and obscure who knew and worked closely with Parsons–many who have never spoken publicly about him before–Meyer conjures a dazzling panorama of the artist and his era. Shedding new light and dispelling old myths, Twenty Thousand Roads is a breakthrough in rock-and-roll biography and more–a chronicle of creativity, drugs, excess, culture, and music in the ferment of late-1960s America.

Visit the official website: www.twentythousandroads.com


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Gram Parsons lived fast, died young, and left a beautiful corpse–a corpse his friends stole, took to Joshua Tree National Monument, and set afire in its coffin. The theft and burning of his body marked the end of Gram Parsons’ life and the beginning of the Gram Parsons legend.

As a singer and songwriter, Gram Parsons stood at the nexus of countless musical crossroads, and he sold his soul to the devil at every one. Parson hung out with glamorous women and the coolest friends. His intimates and collaborators on his journey included Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Fonda, Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, and Emmylou Harris. Parsons had everything–looks, charisma, money, style, the best drugs, the most heartbreaking voice–and threw it all away with both hands. His ballad is one of gigantic talent colliding with epic self-destruction.

Parsons led the Byrds to create the seminal country rock masterpiece Sweetheart of the Rodeo. He formed the Flying Burrito Brothers, helped to guide the Rolling Stones beyond the blues in their appreciation of American roots music, and found his musical soul mate in Emmylou Harris. Parsons’ solo albums, GP and Grievous Angel, are now recognized as visionary masterpieces of the transcendental jambalaya of rock, soul, country, gospel, and blues Parsons named “Cosmic American Music.” Four months before Grievous Angel was released, Parsons died of a drug and alcohol overdose at age twenty-six.

In this beautifully written, raucous, meticulously researched biography, David N. Meyer gives Parsons’ mythic life its due. From Parsons’ privileged Southern Gothic upbringing to his early career in Greenwich Village’s folk music scene to his Sunset Strip glory days, Twenty Thousand Roads paints an unprecedented portrait of the man who linked country to rock. Parsons’ creative genius gave birth to a new sound that was rooted in the past but heralded the future.

From interviews with hundreds of the famous and obscure who knew and worked closely with Parsons–many who have never spoken publicly about him before–Meyer conjures a dazzling panorama of the artist and his era. Shedding new light and dispelling old myths, Twenty Thousand Roads is a breakthrough in rock-and-roll biography and more–a chronicle of creativity, drugs, excess, culture, and music in the ferment of late-1960s America.

Visit the official website: www.twentythousandroads.com


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The T-Factor Fat Gram Counter, Revised and Updated Edition


The T-Factor Fat Gram Counter, Revised and Updated Edition by W. W. Norton & Company

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Thoroughly revised and updated; over 6 million copies sold! The easy-to-use pocket-sized guide designed to help you make smart, healthy food choices and take control of your weight.

In this newly revised edition of the New York Times bestseller, Jamie Pope and Martin Katahn offer an informative, practical guide to low-fat eating that will help you lose weight while lowering your risk of disease. With listings of more than 2,000 foods, you'll find all the valuable information you need to make informed decisions about your diet. In this edition, the authors have updated listings, including total fat, saturated fat, calories, fiber, and sodium in the foods you eat each day; and they have, for the first time, listed grams of carbohydrates for each food. With up-to-date information on disease-fighting phytochemicals, the best sources of essential vitamins and minerals, and cholesterol content for many foods, this is an invaluable guide for anyone concerned with optimizing their food choices, achieving a healthy body weight, and preventing disease. Read more...

Toppik Hair Building Fiber Medium Brown 0.87 oz.


Toppik Hair Building Fiber Medium Brown 0.87 oz. by Toppik

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  • Fibers Are 100% Colorfast
  • Adds Thickness And Fullness
  • Ends Scalp Show-Through
  • Instantly Builds Your Hair With Natural Keratin Protein Fibers

Instantly eliminates the appearance of baldness and thinning hair in 30 seconds! Made of Keratin - the exact same protein that makes up human hair. Looks and feels 100% natural, even from 2 inches away. Stays on through rain, wind and perspiration, and it can't possibly run, smear or stain. Removes easily with any shampoo. Read more...

Mountain Lake finds encouraging results at South zone on Little River

18.08.11

Mountain Lake Resources (CVE: MOA) announced Thursday that it intersected "encouraging" results in the southern zone on his property in Little River, Newfoundland south.

The results come from the recently completed 1714 meters drilling program of 20 holes.

Nine holes, or 989 meters, were drilled on the zone power, and 625 meters in nine holes were drilled on the southern zone, while two holes totaling 100 meters were drilled in a new gold in soil anomaly located 1.3 km north of Power.

Little River property was optioned by local prospectors in 2008, Mountain Lake to acquire a 100% interest in the project next year. Although the project continues to encounter significant amounts of antimony, it was originally an option for its gold occurrences.

Source: Proactive Investors UK

Marzocchi Corsa Fork : 2012 Marzocchi | 29er Online

by FatBob

Check out the new fork from Marzocchi. Many of us have seen photo’s of this fork leaked at Sea Otter 2011. Here are some nice detail shots and some specs.

The Corsa comes in 3 models. The Corsa Superleggera with a carbon steer tube and crown(shown). This is the top of the line model. It has a remote lock out an adjustable threshhold, Air preload with a coil negative and nickel coated sliders. The claimed weight is 1650 grams or 3.63 LBS. the next model is the Corsa Superleggera with an alloy steer tube and crown. It comes with the same features as the top tier model minus the carbon crown and steer tube. The claimed weight is 1785 grams or 3.93 LBS. Lastly there is a model called Superleggera LR. This model does not have the tst micro internals of the higher end models. It has an alloy crown steer tube and hard anodized sliders as opposed to nickel sliders of the higher end models. It does come with a tapered steer tube. The claimed weight is 1850 grams or 4.07 pounds.

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