Only 9 Shoplifting Days Until Christmas

I think that I should let you all know that I've found a new political leaning and leader in Chairman Meow. I think you'll all agree that he is the way to go and the new way of the future.

Remember 1987? Remember 20/20? Remember Stone Phillips? Remember how evil metal used to be? I'm looking at you Venom. Slightly related I watch Mythbusters Sunday night and Kari was wearing a Venom shirt. Throw up that metal salute kids.

Well check it all, here's some vintage Stone Phillips exposing heavy metal on 20/20 way back in, you guessed it, 1987. It focuses on the metal of the time, high school age metal fans, and stuff like the PMRC so it comes off really sensationalist, ill informed and douchey. No wonder people thought metal meant the end of youth and innocence. Did they say that about Elvis and the blues and dancing too? Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is also interviewed. Clip 1 of 2 is here and 2 of 2 is here.

I'm sure you're all aware that Bettie Page was hospitalised after having a heart attack and has recently died at the age of 85 in LA. Why the bother? Well all you need is a Google Image Search to answer that question.

Well it's hard to get away from all things giftmasy at this time of the year, so I'm going to add to it with more Christmas music, but this time it's a collection of the 100 best down and out Christmas tunes.

This is one with 12 good bits of trivia that you may not already know about one of my favourite Christmas movies of all time, A Christmas Story.

Another hallmark of the end of the year is the year's best lists that keep popping up. This one ain't Christmasy but it's a nice compilation of some of the best viral videos (you know those jerky little clips that pop up on websites all over the net or that everyone emails to you after you emailed it to them?) of 2008. There is some definite win in there.

This is just flat out full of win as it's National Geographic's best photos of 2008. I wish I had the mad skills to be a Nat Geo photographer. I could probably pull off being a writer for the National Enquirer though . . . okay maybe not the Enquirer, but for sure the World Weekly News.

And lastly to help you out with your holly day shopping the good folks over at Signals are having a 20% off everything in stock sale. Enter Coupon Code RUDOLPH upon checkout to receive your discount. Sale ends at 11:59pm EST on December 18, 2008.

And I am outta here!