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Old 12-30-2008, 01:04 PM   #1
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Thumbs up 2009 New Year Countdown!

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Old 12-30-2008, 03:15 PM   #2
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That is why I go to bed at 10:00.

Actually I'm known for New Years Eve parties where I have a big clock that is two hours ahead of local time. We all celebrate when that clock strikes 12 and everybody gets home at a reasonable hour. At first they scorned me, then wanted to make sure I was still doing it that way. This year we are going to a friend's house for New Years and she asked me to bring my clock!
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It is just another day, but Happy New Year to all of you.
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What?!
No late night dancing and howling at the moon?
Ordering another round of shots just because you can?!

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Old 12-30-2008, 06:19 PM   #5
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The 10 most Prophetic Sci-Fi Movies Ever

Any futuristic sci-fi fans out there? For fun, I did a search to see what movies in the past had predictions of the future that are now realized and found this great article by Popular Mechanics from March of this year in tribute to Arthur Clarke, British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel 2001, A Space Odyssey.

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The 10 most Prophetic Sci-Fi Movies Ever

You probably have seen some of these. For the ones I haven't seen or even as a fun marathon of all the movies, I am putting these on my list. As my own pick I am adding Wall-E just for laughs. There is much more and details of both what has worked and what has missed, given movie by movie, here is the link:

The 10 Most Prophetic Sci-Fi Movies Ever

And here is the breakdown of 10 movies that really got the science right.

Gattica 1997 /genetic profiling

Minority Report 2002 /display technology and self driving cars

The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2) 1981 /resource wars

The Truman Show 1998 /reality tv

Destination Moon 1950 /realistic space flight and commercial interest in space

The Running Man 1987 /reality game shows

Blade Runner 1982 /urban development

Soylent Green 1973 /climate change

Short Circuit 1986 /autonomous military ground robots

A Space Oddyssey 1968 /space tourism

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Just kidding..

We will be asleep by 11:00

I have to work the next day... ugh.
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Old 12-31-2008, 04:31 AM   #7
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12 hours, 28 minutes and 31 seconds until Thursday January 1st
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My wife and I had our first kiss on New Years eve while watching the Movie "Casablanca" . It became a tradition to watch it each New Years eve thereafter. This year we watched it 3 days ago in the early evening so we won't have to stay up so late. I guess it comes with turning 70 this year. Now I go to bed earlier and get up earlier than ever. I get a lot more done on the 78 I am restoring that way. My New years resolution is to pull the 78 as close to the rim of the The grand Canyon as possible this year and ride my Motorcycle to the top of Pikes Peak again. That was the thrill of my life. Snow, Hail, Lightning and Rain all within 15 minutes the last time I rode up there two years ago. Happy New Year Everyone and as Rick said to Elsa Four times in the movie "HERES LOOKING AT YOU KID"
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Dick Clark, 79, still rockin' New Year's Eve

For those you ringing in the new year at home, Dick Clark will still be there.

Dick Clark, turned 79 last month and has been in front of the cameras for 61 years. He said his appearance on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2009," is a labor of love.

ABC-TV's 3 1/2-hour live extravaganza will include performances by Natasha Bedingfield, Fall Out Boy, Jesse McCartney, Ne-Yo, Pussycat Dolls, Solange and Robin Thicke. Fergie hosts the Hollywood segments.
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My wife and I had our first kiss on New Years eve while watching the Movie "Casablanca" . It became a tradition to watch it each New Years eve thereafter. This year we watched it 3 days ago in the early evening so we won't have to stay up so late. I guess it comes with turning 70 this year. Now I go to bed earlier and get up earlier than ever. I get a lot more done on the 78 I am restoring that way. My New years resolution is to pull the 78 as close to the rim of the The grand Canyon as possible this year and ride my Motorcycle to the top of Pikes Peak again. That was the thrill of my life. Snow, Hail, Lightning and Rain all within 15 minutes the last time I rode up there two years ago. Happy New Year Everyone and as Rick said to Elsa Four times in the movie "HERES LOOKING AT YOU KID"
Mainstream that is sooooo romantic. Happy anniversay of that first kiss. I see that romance is good for the soul and keeping you energized. Love those cool resolutions of yours too for the new year. Now that's living! Have a ball. And happy new Year to you and your lady. Thanks for sharing your story with us.
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Don't forget the extra second of 2008 that is being added....seriously:

WikiAnswers - Why are they adding one second to 2008

Tick tock ... tick: Extra second added to 2008 | Oddly Enough | Reuters


Enjoy that extra second...don't let it go to waste cause it won't come back!
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Now in case anyone grew up knowing exactly who Dick Clark is and how he got to be hosting the New year celebration on tv, then you remember American Bandstand.

American Bandstand was TVs longest-running music program and the first network series devoted to rock-n-roll.

That's right kids rock-n-roll was NEW back then.

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American Bandstand provided the first national exposure of Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Chubby Checker among many others. Chubby Checker of course, did the "twist" hear the song here

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Good f***ing riddance to 2008!!!
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Crazylev, we surely can commiserate with you on that! Lets hope as we welcome in the new year that we all get through these hardships and onto more prosperous and productive years ahead as soon as possible. Critical times hard to deal with. I suspect as we hear Aulde lang Syne it will be far more bittersweet than any years of old for many of us. I hope there will be many small miracles for all of us to delight and capture our hearts.

Eric, I hadn't heard about the leap second to bring the atomic clock into harmony with the earth's rotation. I wonder if all the count downs will do 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-1-0

Now Vinnie, I thought for sure you'd be howling at the moon, suppose it's better we know you are tucked up safe in your bed. Sorry you have to work on New Year's Day. At least you wont be bothered by any pesky hangover!

Happy new Year Willyd and an entire year of good 'nother days for you.

Wayne&Sam that is a brilliant idea of turning the clock ahead. I like that idea. It makes good sense. I have no superstitions about chasing away the spirits at the stroke of midnight. No need to be on the road or up to all hours to have a new year celebration.
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I have a great idea!!!!

My wife and i will sleep in the airstream tonight in the back yard! We have never used it yet... all i do is work on it.
I will surprise her!
Bring in the New Year right!
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We're sending 2008 off with love so it doesn't come back...LOL!

Actually, we'll probably sleep through the witching hour.

Will be celebrating the advent of 2009 by making a big ol' pot of white bean soup tomorrow. Debating on putting a sign outside the airstream saying "no smoking -- methane in trailer"

(did I just say that?)

Here's hoping for a healthy, peaceful, propserous and happy 2009 for us all!

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Vinnie,she'll love it, nice spontaneous fun thing to do!

Lois, we got a big ol' pot of hamburger vegetable soup, but movies and popcorn is calling to us. You are funny on that joke!

And me, I just figured out time zones will vary and I am clueless over the one I was using because that's not right as I can see it either.
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Before Dick Clark there was Guy Lombardo

Should auld aquaintance be forgot, and never brought to min'..."Auld Lang Syne" was played by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians as a New Year's Eve song for the first time on December 31, 1929. This was the first time that Lombardo's group played it at the Hotel Roosevelt Grill in New York City to usher in the new year. The annual tradition continued when the party moved to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (1959-1976) and the song still kicks off the Times Square celebration every New Year's Eve.

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