Geo-Logic

Geo Gigs in States not Starting with "Penna"

2009-11-11T22:21:00.002-05:00

A couple of cool road trips coming up.

Here's a chance to for us to chat.

And why not?

Chicago Skeptics Meetup
Thursday, November 19th
Burton Place
1447 N. Wells St., Chicago
7:30 pm

Post Performance Meetup
Friday, November 20th
Matisse Tavern & Grill
674 W Diversey Ave
Chicago, IL 60614
773-528-6670
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Boston Skeptics in the Pub
Monday, November 23rd
Tommy Doyle's, Harvard Square
96 Winthrop St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
7:00 – 10:00 pm

FACEBOOK event page

See you there...

Geologic 3.0 Musikfest

2009-07-25T14:06:00.003-05:00

Upcoming Cool Stuff

2009-04-30T12:38:00.003-05:00

Gigs, gigs, and more gigs…

Some cool Philadelphia Funk Authority Gigs-

Thursday, Apr 30th
The Red Lion
151 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 212-260-9797 10 pm
info HERE

Friday May 22nd
Sellersville Theater
24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville, PA (tickets $15)
215-257-5808 8 pm
info HERE

Friday, May 15th
Kildare's Manayunk
4417 Main Street, Manayunk, PA 19406
215-482-7242 10 pm
info HERE

PFA info HERE

GEO’s BALTICON SHOWS:

The Maryland Regional Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention
Memorial Day Weekend
May 22-25, 2009
At Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn, Baltimore, MD
BALTICON

ALL GEO's EVENTS ARE on SATURDAY MAY 23rd

Live Reading-
12:00 Noon
Pimlico

Live Aliens You Will Meet-
3:00 PM
Chesepeake Room

Concert-
7:00 PM
Hrab Stage

Live Podcast-
9:00 PM
Chesepeake Room

more info HERE

AND OF COURSE...

TAM7 The Amaz!ng Meeting
Southpoint Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas Nevada
July 9-12, 2009

Friday, July 10, 9:00 - 10:30 p.m.

Double Feature! "The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam" & George Hrab

When actor Dean Cameron got the email we've all seen -- "Please help me, I am the beneficiary of $30 million!" -- he didn't delete it like the rest of us would. Instead, he responded in kind, taking the spammers for a ride that lasted well over a year. He turned this misadventure into a hilarious one-man show that has received accolades from the Los Angeles Times to Penn Jillette.

Also, musician, skeptic, and podcaster George Hrab will entertain the crowd with his outstanding mix of humor, tunes, and critical thinking. This is a must-see presentation.

Saturday, July 11, 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.

The JREF Talent Show

Are you talented? We're skeptical, so you'll have to prove it. We're throwing a good old-fashioned talent show, to see how well skeptics can do whatever it is they do. Sing, juggle, prestidigitate, tell jokes: show us what you've got. To apply, send a brief email outlining your talent to Alison Smith: alison@randi.org (please cc A B Kovacs as well: abkovacs@randi.org). Applications will be accepted until May 1, and finalists notified before June 1.

Only 10 applicants will be chosen, so make sure you practice! The Top 3 winners will receive prizes, and the others will receive the undying devotion of their fellow JREFers, or, more likely, simply be made fun of.

Added bonus: George Hrab is MCing!

Served Cold

2009-02-18T15:22:00.003-05:00

For relative context, go listen to to Episode 42 of the Geologic Podcast...

* * * * * *

One of my spies sent in the following e-mail, and let me just say that my cockles are warm.

Here it is, in it's entirety.

(Nice of her to attatch an e-mail marked "Confidential", no?)

From: Nancy Clark
To: ALL
Subject: Last Day

And on that note (no pun intended), this Friday will be my last day at Moravian College. It has been a pleasure working with various members of the college constituency during my 14 years here.

Nancy Clark

From: Thomforde, Christopher
To: College and Comenius Center
Subject: Important Message from President Thomforde - Responding to the Financial Crisis
Importance: High
Sensitivity: Confidential

Men and Women of Moravian:

I want to provide you with an update on Moravian's efforts to respond to the financial crisis.

The Finance Committee of the College Board met on Monday, February 9, 2009 to review the recommendations presented by the Senior Staff for the 2009-2010 budget. I shared these recommendations with you during my colloquium address in late January.

On Monday, February 9, 2009, the Finance Committee approved these recommendations after careful consideration and discussion.

Today we have acted upon those recommendations which have to do with personnel actions.

Specifically, we have eliminated six current positions and reduced 4 positions from 12 month to 10 month contracts. All personnel affected by these actions were notified today.

While these types of personnel actions are always difficult, they were made as part of our efforts to reduce our operating budget by $2 million in fiscal year 2009-10 and reducing positions was necessary as a part of this process.

I thank everyone who participated in this difficult process for your assistance.

Christopher M. Thomforde

President

2009-02-13T13:13:00.005-05:00

Just for complete %100 immersion...

Here is the video for FAR (365 Days of Astronomy Theme).

This is what one person can do with a camera, iMovie, a pair of Rollerblades, and a bunch of silly hats.

Enjoy-

FAR theme for the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast

2009-01-31T09:58:00.021-05:00

"Far" is the theme song that the Maestro wrote for the fabulous 365 Days of Astronomy podcast. He performed this at the International Year of Astronomy opening ceremonies during the AAS conference, Long Beach, California, 2009.

Download the mp3 here.

It's not just far. It's far out.
Enjoy!

astronomically yours,
Ms. Information for the Geologic Universe

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lyrics

You ponder the universe and a look comes 'cross your face
You try to fathom distances of all the stuff in space
But you can't wrap the bacon of your mind around the fig
Of all the terms required to describe how big is big

So let me get specific, and use words scientific
Go whip out your thesaurus, for this exacting chorus

This stuff is far, [it's really far] this stuff is far far far away
We're talkin' far, [like über far] you can't get there by car in a day
It's super duper crazy far but not just pulsars quasars and stars
I mean it's far, far, far, if there's some doubt listen to us shout [THIS STUFF IS FAR]

I sense all the explosions going off inside your brain
As your mind gets blown by what I just did explain
Sorry if my words might drive you all insane
But that's what happens when precision is your middle name

So with an exacting factor, like some sextant or protractor
Using details quite semantic, I'll show how huge is this gigantic

CHORUS

...far too big to explain in any concise ways,
it might just have to take 365 days

I hope that I have offered up some technical assistance
And haven't caused your ticker too much ventrical resistance
But you have got to listen and trust my insistence
That I am very accurately describing the distance

CHORUS

©2009 Geologic Records

Why I Do What I Dubi Do

2009-01-24T13:49:00.007-05:00

Every now and then I wonder if the all of the silliness that I try to accomplish on a weekly basis has ANY effect on anything. And then I get an e-mail like this. Too cool. The subject line of this particular letter was:

Ubi dubium, ibi Monty Python! Or... How Mr. Hrab is Changing the World

I have to say that caught my attention.

Check it out-

Dear George,

My name is Jean-Frédéric and I write to you today to, first and foremost, tell you how you have changed my life immensely. Poems, lyrics and prose, do not hold enough power; can not encompass the magnitude of my gratitude towards you for having shown me the way to a wider world, with your skepticism and determined atheism shinning bright like beacons, both as bold as a candle in the dark.

Decreasing the speed of Superlatives from warp factor nine to one, I'd like to tell you a bit of my life story, so that it may make my point of how strong your impact was on my life, a vivid one. It all started 4.5 billion years ago...ok maybe that's taking it a bit too far back. In all seriousness (or at least I'll try), it all started when I was 8 and found myself hunting down any books I could find on ghosts, UFO's, Big Foot and all Occult subjects you could think of. This fascination kept with me and kept on growing, as I started to ask people around me if they ever had a strange phenomenon happened to them or seen anything out of this world. By the age of 13 I knew, in detail, about the Project Blue Book, the Socorro affair, how to catch ghosts on "high tech" equipment, and so on and so forth, I had even sunk in the underworld of conspiracy and trans-dimensional theories.

At 15, now surrounded by friends that were heavily into spiritualism, Wicca and anything paranormal under the sun (or the moon), I decided to start writing down and take audio recording of them recounting their encounters with the supernatural, which I dubbed: "The Chaos Chronicles." After a dew interviews, I started to go out with them on their spirit hunts, where they "saw" invisible creatures like mind-vampires, purple and winged demon temptresses with Machiavellian schemes to take the city from other spirit beings. As I sat with them in the car (or drove most of the time), I tried seeing these things, I caught myself saying things like "I think I see a spirit gargoyle over that way or a spectral shift following us" and at first they dismissed my claims saying that those were "nothings" or misdirection created by the "Others", making me feel out of the loop. Eventually, with time, any glimpse, shift or imagination–fed creation that I pointed out, they saw and sadly I started seeing them as well.

For years I continued to, every few months, questioned them and gather information, but as I did this investigating work, I started to realize the holes in some of their explanations and the derision that they had for anyone who didn't "get it" including me, at some points or other, when I asked probing questions…

I got married to my lovely wife Jennifer and a few months later became a father to my wonderful Madeleine. My friends came by to congratulate us and (unbeknownst to me) they put seals of protections around my daughter's room. This was told to me on a later date, when I inquired why I had not heard from them in a while regarding paranormal happenings and was also told that I was being kept less informed because I now had a family and they did not want me or them become pray to the spirit armies…From that point on I continued my interest in ghosts and the paranormal but let the "Spirit War" alone and forgotten.

Finally, a year ago this march, I was listening to Steve Mirsky on the SciAm podcast, since I have always been interested in Scientific American at a very young age because my mom had them around the house being a Microbiologist by trade and having those kind of interests. In any case, Mr. Mirsky was mentioning a group that he had podcasted with not too long ago, The Skeptic Guide to the Universe, and that they were a great fun bunch and that we should go check them out. Now my first thought was, "great— skeptics— those guys who can't see through the web of lies the government spins and are close-minded about everything.” Still I figured it could be a laugh to hear what they had to say and I should see what lies on the other side of my point of view.

That, dear Sir, is when I downloaded ALL their podcasts and started from the very beginning and tore through them all in three months, so that by mid may I was up to date. A little while later in the year I heard you in one of their podcasts talk about all the many things you were doing in your podcast. This made me rush to my computer, download every single one of your shows, and devour every second of it, like a God-Hungry Kronos.

Thanks to you and many others, I am now a skeptic to the core. You see, I have a Bachelor's degree in History with a minor in Ancient Studies, I have been a Senior Credit Analyst for over 10 years ( I'm 29 right now) but, in part because the inspiration you've brought me, I am going back to school, studying for a certificate in Communication studies and then a Master's degree in either Public Relations (so that I may help spread a rational, skeptical way of thinking in schools, the media and our government) or in Scientific Journalism. I’d like to help push towards a more unbiased, truthful view of new scientific discoveries and debunking of Crap Based Medicine and all its pseudoscientific brothers & sisters.

In any case, one thing I really need to get across here is that the SGU, Randi, Penn Jillette and many more may have laid the ground work for my skepticism, but you my friend, I can proudly say, are on equal footing with the Great Carl Sagan for opening my eyes to the hypocrisy of religion, and for making me see the way to Atheism. Since then, I have been a “closet atheist” for many months now (in large part due to the fact that my wife sees the universe a bit different that I do…) but I have found the courage to label myself for who I am: A Skeptic Atheist.

In conclusion, thank you again George for what you have brought in my life. I must say that your music is amazing; your lyrics are transcendent, seriously hilarious and hilariously serious all at once.

With my greatest regards to you,

Sincerely,

Jean-Frédéric Samson
Vaudreuil, Qc, Canada

You can see Monsieur Samson's blog HERE.

Thank you sir. Thank you.

'Tis The Season

2008-12-09T17:14:00.005-05:00

What a crazy cool bunch of gifts.

Wha?

Well... first off...

I've been reading the JREF's weekly newsletter/web post blog thang (SWIFT) for almost ten years, and just today, they posted an article that I wrote.

I'll say that again.

THE JREF POSTED AN ARTICLE I WROTE.

[squee!]

Go HERE to see for yourself...

I know that I've been involved with the JREF a lot over this last year, but seeing something I wrote, on what FOR YEARS was the exclusive private playground of James Randi, is just kinda mind-numbing. It's like I'm actually a part of a movement or something. I mean... garsh...the list of posters (as opposed to a list of posers) that they have is pretty humbling.

[You've got Randi of course, but there's also the new JREF president and all around incredo-human Phil Plait; Richard Saunders of the Australian Skeptics and the number one TV show down under; über b3 babe herself Alison Smith; ridiculously generous and threateningly intelligent Jeff Wagg; PLUS folks like Joseph Albietz, Brian Dunning, and Harriet Hall. What the hell am I doing with THESE people?]

SWIFT has gone from being something that would be refreshed every Friday, to something that is updated every day (more like a blog, less like a newsletter) and it's really quite a gift to see my words up there.

H.U.M.B.L.E.D.

But wait... there's more...

Here's another cool gift-

The fine folks at the International Year of Astronomy (namely Dr.Pamela Gay) have asked me to perform in California at their opening ceremonies during the American Astronomical Society's yearly conference.

[Yes- you may go HERE to see]

I have won the NERD LOTTO.

...and I could not be more excited.

PLUS-

I grabbed what appeared to be the last PERFECT TREE from my local purveyor of freshly killed holiday greenery.

Nice.

Here it is in its proper atheist/nüovo-pagan/retro-druid setting:

So... just in case you have arrived here from the aforementioned SWIFT article...
this is but a remote outpost of the Geologic Empire.

The brain center/command deck of this particular starship is

THE GEOLOGIC PODCAST

FREE weekly shows are posted every Thursday morning,
with a site featuring an extensive archive and coffee bar.

CDs and individual songs are available for purchase at
iTunes and HERE at the very cool CDBABY

One printed tome entitled NON-COLORING BOOK can be purchased HERE

My website that has some calendrical information and sundry stuff on it is HERE.

...oh and... also... but...

If you're in the mood to see me at my "day job", go HERE to see the schedule of the Philadelphia Funk Authority, and catch me playing drums. Funky.

One last thing...

A good friend of mine noted that I was probably the first person to ever mention both Stephen Hawking and Flavor Flav in a single article.

Now THAT was a cool gift.

Merry and Happy and all that...

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of Vox)

2008-10-04T12:49:00.005-05:00

Ms. Information says:

Thanks to popular demand, the Maestro's Dokaka-style cover of (Sweet Dreams Are Made of This) by The Eurythmics is now available for your listening pleasure as a separate mp3. You can listen to it here or go to the Geologic Podcast site for the direct download.

When the fabulous Paul Fischer had asked me to use it on the Balticon Podcast, I said, "Who am I to disagree?" We here at Geologic HQ thought you might like having this in your Geo-Arsenal, too.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of Vox)... Enjoy!

(Sweet Dreams Are Made of This) written by David A. Stewart and Annie Lennox.

Show 83 featuring Reginald's Rant

2008-09-18T11:02:00.004-05:00

The Geologic Podcast

Show 83

Reginald’s Rant
Intro
Morimoto with A and Ms. Information
notThe Bible
- The Book Of John…Yes John.
Funeral on WEN
Interesting Fauna
- Bats
ERRATA: Ernie Chambers is not a moron
Prof. Damian Handzy’s Facts That’ll Fuck Y’Up
GPS and Relativity
November Travels Include Georgia and Texas
Political comparisons
Show Close

Listen to Reginald go off on the Airline Industry (among other things) HERE

feel free to follow along...

Oh so I see. It’s the end of the show. That’s clever. Very clever. I mean maybe it’s supposed to symbolize George’s being tired and wanting to somehow keep the show interesting and fresh by coming up with new bits to keep the audience guessing. I dunno. Maybe it’s after dealing with so much traveling and walking through airports, well, first getting TO airports with the early morning 4:30 am pre flight check in walking past stacks of both pre pubescently excited Japanese soccer players in their matching neon kits with their matching duffel bags and matching random expressions glibly printed on their side with such amazing engrish sayings like “number one bag” and “most fun 100% super time” and their towisily and over precisely purposely imprecisely tousled matching hair cuts while standing right next to air traveling zombies who are anxiously cashing in their frequent whiner miles before the entire airline industry collapses into one enormous post 9-11 heap where the passengers can reminisce about how it used to be on these flights before every single seat was filled to capacity with countless mouth breathing sweat pant clad text messengers eagerly waiting for the captain to notify after landing that “all right folks you can use your electronic devices now” because its so bloody important that Tiffany’s BFF know that she’s landed and that she’s on the runway and that she’s still on the runway and that OMFG we’re still on the runway and what are you doing later and could you believe what Scott said and now since the plane has stopped I’m going to stand up with the rest of the air cattle and hunch over in front of my micro sized chair and wait like some scoliosis patient for the plane’s door to open and then wait some more while all of the other passengers stand together in front of their collective pseudo reclining seats like a chorus of quasimodos waiting to yank out their matching samsonite wheeled buckets of doom which they oh so conveniently refuse to load in wheels first so as to actually maximize the packing capacity of said flying cattle train while still waiting hunched over collectively staring at the few still-seated passengers as if they were either child molesters or too stupid to realize that umm duh the plane has landed why don’t you stand up and hunch over like everyone else and then retrieve said baggage containing their precious carry on items like more sweat pants for the hotel later, hopefully emblazoned with such clever phrases like “virgin slut” and “moist” printed across the ever expanding cheeks area as well as a few extra copies of whatever 835 page vampire based romantic drivel which just coincidentally is about to be made into this weeks 120 million dollar shitty CGI laden piece of Hollywood marketing research which as a complete surprise to insiders and experts will for some reason under perform to the studio’s expectations making most humans on planet earth wonder why said studios won’t just take the millions and millions of dollars and throw them into a bank for two years and make back eight percent which is twice what most studio’s average profit margin is until you think oh right the entire banking industry is about to collapse so maybe it IS a safer bet to throw 204 million dollars into a sci fi rom com dramedy based on the paintings of Thomas Kincaid starring the girl from the latest fake VH Yuch reality show Fuck My Mother and the lead homosexual from the Disney corporations brothers based teen ensemble currently occupying the number one position on both Billboard's Disposable 100 and The New Rochelle Times 35 faces to drool over in 2009 not that any of this is or isn’t on the mind of our intrepid weary traveler about to disembark and roll through the airport and purchase their 865 calorie Cinnebon and their 454 calorie Jamba liquid and then sit in the pre selected faux Eamesian armless chair assemblage and comment about how it’s so difficult to stay trim and what do YOU want for lunch and look at that couple over there holding hands that are actually conversing and actually interested in each other so I think I’ll stare while sipping and eating ‘cause heaven forbid 16 minutes go by with out an amurican traveler either eating something or hydrating themselves with today’s latest and trendiest and most colorful and market researched with accompanying hiply packaged version of ion infused trend juice while complaining that fuel costs four dollars a gallon while paying $3.75 for 16 ounces of sugared fruit waste that tastes pretty good but not as good as it was before they changed the packaging but I still buy it anyway because I try to eat healthy so that’s why I use the mechanized walkway to get to the next gate AND stand in the center of this porcine conveyance so that the poor shlub who’s first flight from Raleigh Durham was delayed because of some de-regulatory hocus pocus can’t pass me by with any semblance of ease or quickness thereby trying to use this Jetson-like device in some corroborative manner as a rapid people mover as opposed to a calorie retention belt which seems to be the most optimum use of 400 yards of plasticene, rubber, and glass not to mention those carts full of people that politely honk every 8 and a half feet while gingerly requesting that the folks using the WALK way stop WALKING on the WALK way so that this Rose Bowl Float for gastric bypass can drive by and get these texting, munching, sweat suited passengers to their appropriate gate so that they can then be the first ones to sit THERE and wait for the pilots and flight crew to finally walk past and board this delay cylinder themselves and emptily greet everyone with that pointlessly vacuous 700 mile stare accompanied by the incredibly self mocking and completely un-ironic “welcome aboard” which could just as easily be delivered like a mantra of “zis is meant to be a cleansing shower” where the helpless hopeless march one by one like so many child actors into the simulated meat grinding device at the forefront of Pink Floyd’s The Wall relegated to their aisle or their window or their center or their emergency and “are you willing to perform duties if an emergency were to arrise?” whereas the only duties these folks would be performing would be in their respective shorts which are again, of course made of the very finest sweat suit material which can wick away moisture as if these bastards would ever dream of actually performing activities that would induce perspiration of any kind apart from sweating out the pre flight informational video with a botoxed version of the very same stewardess instructing the monkeys in coach how to fasten and unfasten the strap of doom which has caressed countless crotches and countless laps over countless miles over countless flights leading to and from this particular carriers hub and we do so hope you enjoy your flight and feel free to peruse the various magazine lovingly stuffed into the marsupelian seat pouch in front of you and we do hope you can finish both the jumble and the crossword seeing as the last mouth breathing occupier of your particular seat has every right to not only vote but bear children yet had difficulty filling in a 3 letter word for BLANK de Triomphe. Because you know what?

Geo,Video Series: Swift Kick - live

2008-08-19T08:56:00.012-05:00

Geo and the Boys perform Swift Kick at the IceHouse 2006 concert in Bethlehem, PA. This spot includes some stage banter that precedes the tune, and mid-way through Swift Kick there's a mini-rant, one of those Captivating True Stories from the Adventures of PFA.

The Geologic Orchestra:
George Hrab, vocals and guitar
Tom Sweeney, guitar
Ross Brown, guitar
Eric Kenlin, drums
Vinnie Puccio, bass
and
The Authority Horns:
Andy Kowal, trumpet
Dave Painchaud, trumpet
Dale Gerheart, trombone
Steve Bridges, saxophone
Larry Ogden, baritone sax

Geo during the second half of the show.

Eric Kenlin

Ross, guitar and Vinnie, bass

Concert stills Diane Richter Photography
Concert footage provided by Donna Kenlin.

Purchase Swift Kick or the entire Vitriol album.

Ms. Information says: Swift Kick has always been a favorite tune of mine. Enjoy! And don't forget, Kids, if you download the video file at the podcast site, you'll find that these IceHouse performances have the lyrics for the tune are embedded in the video file.

2008-08-18T17:40:00.005-05:00

from Musikfest 2006 — Geologic concert

The Geologic Podcast Show 78

2008-08-17T21:27:00.004-05:00

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

I'm not here
Intro
Dueling Pianos
Got Funk?
Happy birthday, Diane Richter
Interesting Fauna

- Tiniest Snake and Horny Tuatara both from James Blackwell

Musikfest crowd surfing
Minoishe Interroberg's To Make With The Good English

- biannually from Ted Haulley
- when an whenever from H. Linsey Falls

Brian and Bryan call in
I got a book in the mail
Religious Morons of the Week

- Pleasant Glade Assembly of God Church from Icepick
and Paul Rothrock

- Pond Hill Baptist Church from Geo's sister Sandy

- Ernie Chambers from Jillian Byrne

I have to go pack
Show close

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Mentioned in the show: the phenomenon that is Dueling Pianos; Lucky 7; Philadelphia Funk Authority's identity and their main site; Diane Richter; and the super fantastic crowdsurfing sequence of photos at Musikfest.

Join Geo's Facebook fan page. Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's music at CD Baby and iTunes, and Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as download and print editions.

Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too!

Ms. Information says two things: 1] The crowdsurfing photos are more documentation than they are great images. I was nearly knocked out of the way! and 2] The Maestro is going to have lots to plow through in post-trip decompression. Thanks for all your comments and participation while he trots around the Galapagos.

Geo,Video Series: Shoe - live

2008-08-17T21:24:00.005-05:00

Geo and the Boys perform Shoe at the IceHouse 2006 concert
in Bethlehem, PA.

The Geologic Orchestra:
George Hrab, vocals and guitar
Tom Sweeney, guitar
Ross Brown, guitar
Eric Kenlin, drums
Vinnie Puccio, bass
and
The Authority Horns:
Andy Kowal, trumpet
Dave Painchaud, trumpet
Dale Gerheart, trombone
Steve Bridges, saxophone
Larry Ogden, baritone sax

From left: Dale, Larry and Steve wailing on a dual sax solo, Andy.

For more IceHouse concert photos

Concert stills Diane Richter Photography
Concert footage provided by Donna Kenlin.

Purchase Shoe or the entire Vitriol album.

Ms. Information says: Don't forget, Kids, these selected tunes in this IceHouse series have a special treat. The lyrics for the tune are embedded in the video file.

Geo,Video Series: brainsbodyboth - live

2008-08-12T00:20:00.005-05:00

Geo and the Boys perform brainsbodyboth and bring the funk to the IceHouse in Bethlehem, PA in 2006.

The Geologic Orchestra:
George Hrab, vocals and guitar
Tom Sweeney, guitar
Ross Brown, guitar
Eric Kenlin, drums
Vinnie Puccio, bass
and
The Authority Horns:
Andy Kowal, trumpet
Dave Painchaud, trumpet
Dale Gerheart, trombone
Steve Bridges, saxophone
Larry Ogden, baritone sax

For more IceHouse concert photos

Concert stills Diane Richter Photography
Concert footage provided by Donna Kenlin.

Purchase brainsbodyboth or the entire Coelacanth album.

Ms. Information says: Hey Kids, these selected tunes in this IceHouse series have a special treat. I've embedded the lyrics for the song in the video file.

Geo,Video Series: Think For Yourself - live

2008-08-10T22:42:00.005-05:00

In November of 2006, the ten-piece juggernaut known as George Hrab and the Geologic Orchestra played at the IceHouse in Bethlehem, PA.

The orchestra for the evening was comprised of:
George Hrab, vocals and guitar
Tom Sweeney, guitar
Ross Brown, guitar
Eric Kenlin, drums
Vinnie Puccio, bass
and
The Authority Horns:
Andy Kowal, trumpet
Dave Painchaud, trumpet
Dale Gerheart, trombone
Steve Bridges, saxophone
Larry Ogden, baritone sax

Geo and the Boys perform Think For Yourself in this clip.

For more IceHouse concert photos

Concert stills Diane Richter Photography
Concert footage provided by Donna Kenlin.

Purchase Think For Yourself or the entire Coelacanth album.

Note: the motorcycles Geo references are weekend warriors who park outside the studio in droves during Musikfest. When he says "while I'm away", he's referring to his trip to the Galapagos Islands with JREF.

The Geologic Podcast Show 77

2008-08-10T22:38:00.005-05:00

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The coolest paragraph EVER
Intro
Musikfest Noise
Last Tuesday, a great day
Iroc 280 Z Dra-CAR, and cologne in general
Rupert McClanahan's Indestructible Bastards

- Phineas Gauge thanks to JHG Redekop

Michael Mark's Interview
Religious Morons of the Week

- Abusive father guy from Jared Congiardo
- Restaurant and patrons in Birnin Kebbi from Jerry Hedden & Julio from NY
- US Department of Health and Human Services also from Jared
- Katherine Gunther wiccan extraordinaire from Peter Sosna & Andy Beale

Padre Bingo is supposed to be Brother Love
Padre Bingo: Time Traveling Inappropriate Rock & Roll Scream Guy
Ask George

- Brain Download? from Ashley Higgins
- Most Wrong? from Clark Van Horne

Off to the Islands
Congrats to Phil Plait
show close

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Mentioned in the show: JT Shea and his amazing ukelele rendition of The Assumption; Beatnik Turtle; Larry Florman, aka Brother Love; Skeptics Guide to the Universe, Episode 157; Dr. Phil Plait, newly appointed president of JREF.

Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's music at CD Baby and iTunes, and Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as download and print editions.

Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too!

Ms. Information wishes the Maestro happy trails!

The Geologic Podcast Show #76

2008-07-31T20:26:00.002-05:00

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN

An Interview with Michael Mark

Highschool friend of Geo, lifecoach, wellness coach,
and guy who inspired Minoishe Interroberg.

A different kind of show this week, with a long interview about faith, sprirituality, and what makes some people truly happy.

Check out Mike's On-Line Presence:

Ask Sustenance Q&A

Sustenance Website

Sustenance Blog

Geo,Video Series: Out of My Mind

2008-07-26T13:46:00.007-05:00

First in the Geo,Video series.
"Out of My Mind" from the album Interrobang
by George Hrab ©Geologic Records

Logo image John Sterling Ruth Studio
posted by Ms. Information

The Geologic Podcast #75

2008-07-24T12:01:00.004-05:00

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This Week on "The Ken & She Show"

Intro

Steven Pinker's "The Stuff of Thought"

Firefox

Captivating True Stories from the Adventures of PFA:

dueling (fake) pianos
Swan Foods and 400 dancing lunch ladies

Rupert McClanahan's Indestructible Bastards:

Special Head Injury Edition (thanks to Chris Merle)

UKJohn's Hraberium

Cian's cool interview

Thanks for the Parsec Nomination

Religious Moron[s] of the Week:

Mark Biltz from Scott Mullins
Matt Lincoln from Julio in NY
Pastor Jim Vineyard from Chris Merle and James Blackwell

Anton Ego's Wisdom

Show Close

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Mentioned in the show: Steven Pinker; Alexander Scriabin; Musikfest; available Geologic shirts at Flickr; Philadelphia Funk Authority; the Parsec Awards; Cian MacMahon's interview with Geo on View from the Quad.

Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's music at CD Baby and iTunes, and Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as download and print editions.

Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too!

Ms. Information 1] thanks Cian for the super interview and 2] stands in solidarity with a very special gal.

Occasional Songs for the Periodic Table

2008-07-05T13:27:00.002-05:00

Here are the COMPLTE lyrics to

Geo's Occasional Songs for the Periodic Table.

You can listen to the complete list of elements HERE

Sing along now!

1. Hydrogen H
Some say hydrogen’s the most abundant thing. I say stupidity.

2. Helium He
Helium You make my voice sound just like Geddy lee.

3. Lithium Li
Lithium, the first alkali metal.

4. Beryllium Be
Beryllium-um-um-um-um, Beryllium-um-um-um-um
Your atomic weight is four. Beryllium-um-um-um-um.

5. Boron B
Can you be a real good friend , when you’re B.O.R.O.N?
Don’t be a moron, of course you can you’re boron.

6. Carbon C
Carbon you’re in every living thing,
Carbon you’re in every living thing,
And even most dead things.

7. Nitrogen N
Nitrogen, the most underrated gas
Nitrogen, people always seem to pass you by
it makes me cry, why oh why, Nitrogen

8. Oxygen O
Oxygen, the element they call O.

9. Fluorine F
Fluorine was a happy woman ‘till she realized how she got her name
Her atomic weight was nine she was a halogen gas
and that filled her with such shame
Mendelev told her, she shouldn’t care what other people might think
Fluorine thought about it looked on the bright side and said
at least my name ain’t zinc.

10. Neon Ne
Neon, most noble gas
Neon, helps to illuminate glass, in Vegas

11. Sodium Na
Is sodium bad for you? Na.
Is sodium made of horse poo? Na.
When asked for this element, here’s what you do
It might sound preposterous, but it is true
The sound you must make to prove that you knew: NA… sodium.

12. Magnesium Mg
Mag-mag-mag-magnesium (la la la)
Mag-mag-mag-magnesium (la la la)
You burn so well, even under water. (la la) That’s hot.

13. Aluminum Al
We call it aluminum, Brits call it aluminium
I’m not really sure why.

14. Silicon Si
Silicon, maker of fake boobs, and also computer chips
that allow us to download pictures of fake boobs. Circle of life.

15. Phosphorus P
If someone says they’ve got to P, don’t assume
they just might be talkin’ about Phosphorus
talkin’ about Phosphorus
To geeks like me, when you say P,
I think of group number three, a non metal I.D.
but most folks agree,
It’s more likely, when they mention pee,
they’re just referring to the bathroom.

16. Sulfur S
What is that smell? What the hell is that smell?
Did something expire in here? Did someone burn a tire in here?
No it’s just sulfer.

17. Chlorine Cl
My eyes are so red. My eyes are so red.

18. Argon Ar
They say all of our hopes argon, well they’re wrong
They say all of our morals argon, well they’re wrong
They say all of our dreams argon, they say all of our hopes argon
Are gone… well they’re wrong, yes they’re wrong.

19. Potassium K
Potassium, your symbol is K
Potassium, I don’t know why it’s that way
But no matter what you do, and no matter where ya go
you’re in every banana and avocado
Potassium, your symbol is K

20. Calcium Ca
Calcium, what were ya thinking?
Calcium, stops grandma from shrinking,
down to four foot one.

21. Scandium Sc
Scandium, scandium, you’re the first element
where I don’t really know what you are.
But you’re scandium.

22. Titanium Ti
Titanium, titanium
they’ll use you for a case, they’ll use you in a car
they’ll use you for a countertop in a trendy New York bar, titanium.
You’ll never steer us wrong, you’re really light and strong, titanium.
Titanium.

23. Vanadium V
Is it va-NAH-dium, or is it va-NEY-dium?
Is it Ca-NAH-dian, or is it Ca-NEY-dian?
I’m pretty sure, they way it’s said is Ca-NEY-dian.
But that doesn’t really help me.

24. Chromium Cr
See our kids hand in hand, see our smiles start to expand
see our dreams get hard to ignore, CR chromium, atomic weight 24.

25. Manganese Mn
If you hear somebody sneeze, don’t say god-bless just say manganese.

26. Iron Fe
Iron, some call you FE, but not me
Your Iron, it’s what you’ll always be. YEAH.

27. Cobalt Co
Baby, you know it ain’t my fault
Baby, you know it ain’t my fault
You can put the blame where you want, but I blame cobalt
Atomic weight 27, period four group nine
with a symbol just like Colorado that’s in standard mountain time
Baby, you know it ain’t my fault
You can dip the blame rods where you want, but I blame cobalt.

28. Nickel Ni
If I had a nickel, for each element there are
I’d have fifty nine bucks of spare change in the ashtray of my car
Oh nickel, the element for nights who say Ni.

29. Copper Cu
You’ll never take me alive, Copper.

30. Zinc Zn
What the hell does Fluorine know, I don’t care what she may think
I guarantee it’s cool to have the name zinc.

31. Gallium Ga
Gallium, Gallium, Gallium G.A.L.L.I.U.M.

32. Germanium Ge
Germanium, there’s baggage with that name.
Said humbly with a bit of shame
It could have been worse, you know I’m right
I could have been called: Adolphite. [egh]
Germanium, not bad for Oh and two.

33. Arsenic As
Hey arsenic, you got a nice As.

34. Selenium Se
Selenium, I can see your passion, I can see that fashion, is important to you
Selenium, don’t know what I can do

35. Bromine Br
Bromine- Brrrrr. Bromine- Brrrrr.
Bromine- Brrrrr. Bromine- Brrrrr.

36. Krypton Kr
If only there were a popular reference to Krypton
Then I could think of some clever words to say
But I can’t.
…Oh right, Superman.

37. Rubidium Rb
The original R&B, your g per mole is three,
tell me how can ya be so damn sexy?
Ruby, Ruby, Rubidium. Ruby, Ruby, Rubidium.

38. Strontium Sr
Strontium, your name I’ll always say
Strontium, your love grows every day until it poisons me and I die.

39. Yttrium Y
Y? Why is there yttrium? Y? Why is someone always in the kitchen?
Y? Why are politicians always bitchin'? Y? Why, why is there yttrium?
Y? Why, why is there yttrium? Y? Why?

40. Zirconium Zr
I’m glad there’s the element zirconium,
no one gets killed trying to make that ring
I bet you can’t even tell the difference
In many ways it’s better than the real thing, the real thing
That’s zirconium, like three hours salary
It’s zirconium, oh yeah.

41. Niobium Nb
Niobium, there’s something ‘bout that name,
that makes me want to sing again and again and again and again.

42. Molybdenum Mo
Molybdenum, you got an M and a B and a D
Molybdenum, I guess that’s what confused me
Molybdenum, my dad’s ears: I did offend ‘em
when I called you Molly Dendum
I got flaws I can’t defend ‘em
I’ll make mistakes I hope I’ll end them.
Molybdenum, you got an M and a B and a D
Molybdenum, I guess that’s what confused me
'cause I’m a douche bag.

43. Technetium Tc
Technetium. Technetium. Technetium. Technetium.

44. Ruthenium Ru
Ruthenium, you know you’re in my heart, and if we ever part
I hope you’ll always remain, rutheni- yummmy so yummy
rutheni-yum. Yum.

45. Rhodium Rh
I road ‘em up, I road ‘em down, I road the road from town to town
but there were times, when I had doubt,
so now I lift my head and proudly shout.
I am Rhodium, git up and go-dium, blow by blow-dium
low fat low sodium, funny car burnin’ nitro-dium,
Captain Crunch, Cheerio-dium, children at play slow-dium
Skeletor He-Man G.I.Joe-dium
I am Rhodium.

46. Palladium Pd
Maybe someday, I’ll play the palladium
and on that day, you’ll see me there
until that day, you will have to be satisfied,
with the look in my eyes as I hold your hand
Palladium, palladium. Palladium, palladium.

47. Silver Ag
Silver has never been quite as cool as gold
Silver has always been seen just as number two
silver is sick of this and it thinks A.U. go screw
number two will do just fine.
At least I’m not bronze.

48. Cadmium Cd
Give me some cadmium. Give me some cadmium.

49. Indium In
In-dee-um. In-dee-um. In-dee-um.

50. Tin Sn
Tell me what can you sell to me today,
tell what wares have you got my good man
“Trinkets Galore” is what your sign proclaims,
tell me what is your master plan?

My good friend oh where should I start?
every thing that I have is a real work of art
pinwheels, little cars, piggy banks, and a liberty bell
these are some of the tchatchke I’m eager to sell…

I am so glad I found you sitting here
all of the stuff that you have is so dear
I might get something my wife would just love
tell me my good friend what are these things made of?

That’s a great question that you have asked
the thing that I use is simple and fast
so easy to shape why it should be a sin
everything that I’ve got here is made: of TIN.

Tin? Yes. It’s made of tin. Really- everything? Yes it’s made of tin.
Every single thing? Yes. Wow. It’s made of tin. Hmm. Mmm. It’s made of tin.

51. Antimony Sb
What’s the deal with Antimony? The only element that sounds kinda phony
Well you can’t stop now, antimony, antimony
S. B. S. B. S…
You’re fifty one, group fifteen, period five, you’re a metalloid
group fifteen, fifty one period five, you’re a metalloid
S. B. S. B. S. B…

52. Tellurium Te
Tell everyone that you see…
Tell yourself, tell him, tell me
Tell it on the mountain, tell it on the street
Tellurium is Te. Tellurium is Te.
…is Te.

53. Iodine I
IMF, ITT, IBM, IBC,
IOU, IRS, eye to eye, ISS
ITV, I me mine, ICBM, Iodine
Iodine.

54. Xenon Xe
As seen on the TV, I’m xenon Xe.
Ok x.e.n.o.n., what’ she done again?
Living hard drivin’ fast, tryin' to do what it takes to be a noble gas
I’m just as cool as can be, with a mass of 131.293
As seen on the TV, I’m xenon Xe. That’s about it.

55. Cesium Cs
Cesium, Cesium, Cesium. Ooooh, Ahhh, Cesium.

56. Barium Ba
Oh baby, discovered in 1808 by Sir Humphrey Davies, you got medical applications, you’re from the Greek word barrus, and that means heavy baby.
Yeah… number 56, barium, you know what I’m talking about baby…
I’m barium, check out my aquarium,
my terrarium, my solarium, my whole house
is open to you and my heart is just filled up with love
(it’s filled up with love) it’s filled up with love, love, love.
ohhh your melting point is 725 degrees Celsius, that’s 1,337 degrees Fahrenheit and that hot baby, that’s so hot.

57. Lanthanum La
Lanthanum: Periodic Private eye
Lanthanum: evil doers say bye-bye
Lanthanum: oh he’ll make the charges stick
Lanthanum: elemental private dick
Lanthanum: In COLOR.

58. Cerium Ce
Etherium is not the same as ethereal
and Cerium is not the same as cereal
Trust me.

59. Praseodymium Pr
Press me. (press me) and Praseodymium. Heh!

60. Neodymium Nd
There’s a new dymium and they call it neodymium
There’s a new dymium and they call it neodymium
Well the sign’s Nd and it’s gonna be so much fun
Ne-o-dy-mium
Well the sign’s Nd and it’s gonna be so much fun

61. Promethium Pm
Pro-methium, me forget, me impressed
Pro-methium, me displeased, me distressed.

62. Samarium Sm
Samarium is not what you believe it to be
a lanthanide that’s waiting in a dark and dangerous room
don’t trust samarium, don’t trust samarium
no good samarium, don’t trust samarium
don’t trust

63. Europium Eu
Is that europium?
No I’m holding it for a friend.

64. Gadolinium Gd
Gadolinium was known from town to town
people would say hi, when ‘ere he was around
drinks and laughs and fun were always to be had
no one realized, that inside he was sad
he wanted to be better known like gold he wanted to be better known like lead
he wanted to be famous like potassium he couldn’t get it out his head
the elements with fame always seemed happy and full of pride
what Gadolinium didn’t realize is they were empty inside
Gadolinium, be what you are, be what you are
Gadolinium, be what you are, be what you are, yeah…

65. Terbium Tb
You never know what you’ll get with terbium
and that’s a real safe bet, with terbium.

66. Dysprosium Dy
There’s something wrong
There’s something wrong with this
there’s something wrong with Dysprosium
there’s something wrong with Dysprosium
and I’m not sure just what it is.

67. Holmium Ho
Hold me close hold me near hold me in your arms my dear
say the words I love to hear yeah Holmium, Holmium
Hold my hand, hold my heart, hold me till we have to part
say I’m yours right from the start yeah Holmium, Holmium.
Oooooh.

68. Erbium Er
Cha! Erbum. Cha! Erbium.

69. Thulium Tm
I’m through with thulium, I ain’t the fool-ium
sad but true-lium, you broke the first rule-ium,
and that was un cool-ium, my life started to unspool-ium,
I dropped out of school-ium, I treated people cruel-ium
all because of Thulium, you ain’t no jewel-ium
so now I’m through-lium, with that darn thulium,
I think I’ll stay with carbon.

70. Ytterbium Yb
Y.T.T.E.R.B.I.U.M. that spells ytterbium
why they need two Ts in place of one I’m not sure why
Y.T.T.E.R.B.I.U.M. could cause disturbium
if you ingest it I’m sure that you’ll probably die.
… I mean I’m guessing.

71. Lutetium Lu
I will play for you, Lutetium
for who knows what the future may bring
I will play for you, Lutetium
for who knows what the future
for who knows what the future
for who knows what the future may bring

72. Hafnium Hf
Don’t go over a hill for hole-nium
Don’t bite off a thread for third-nium
Don’t take an oath for athium
and don’t get in a huff for hafnium
there’s quite enough, it’s not that tough
don’t get in a huff for Hafnium

73. Tantalum Ta
Tantalum, no hay nadie como tu
tus ohos azules brillan como aguas eternas
deja me ver tu cara por un momento y morire
un hombre feliz
Tantalum, no hay nadie como tu

74. Tungsten W
lablablablablablablab Tungsten.

75. Rhenium Re
A memo re: Rhenium:
I’m sorry it’s just not working out, I’m afraid we’ll just have to let you go.
It’s nothing personal you know, it’s just you’re a transition metal and well…
You have till 4 pm to clear out your desk, good luck.
Signed, Mr.Wilson.

76. Osmium Os
Os- osmium, Os- osmium, mystical element
Os- osmium, Os- osmium, mysterious and relevant
Os- osmium, Os- osmium, Os- osmium, Os- osmium, Os.

77. Iridium Ir
Just like you can’t patrol petroleum
and you can never can a canopy
you can't get rid of iridium
no matter what you do to me
you can’t rid of iridium, you can’t rid of iridium,

78. Platinum Pt
Why would you want solid platinum teeth.
I know it’s ill but still, I don’t get the grill.
I don’t get the grill.
Yeah boy. Oh boy.

79. Gold Au
You’re working hard, you fight the fight
You got the key, to turn wrong to right
with every step, and every move
you're gonna win, you’ll never lose
you go for gold, go for that gold
you go for gold, go for that gold
go for the, go for the gold.

80. Mercury Hg
Mercury, indicator of temperature
Mercury, rolls in balls across the floor across the floor.
Mercury.

81. Thallium Tl
I thought thallium was thoroughly thematic
but thallium throughout thought things through
the thing that thinks the theme is that of thallium
the threshold that’s thought out is one that’s true
One that’s true. One that’s true.

82. Lead Pb
Some kids eat paint chips when they’re young
this can cause future songs to be sung
about elements and fish, and other stuff off the top of his head
most probably ‘cause those paint chips contained lead.

83. Bismuth Bi
M.Y.O.D.B. Mind your own damn bismuth.

84. Polonium Po
Named after Poland, in 1898, by Pierre and Marie Currie
it’s Polonium.

85. Astatine At
What do you use to ‘tine? I use my Astatine.
What do you use to ‘tine? I use my Astatine.
funky.

86. Radon Rn
Radon, used to treat cancer,
Radon, yet causes cancer, go figure.

87. Francium Fr
Marguerite Derey discovered Francium in 1939. Hoh hoh.

88. Radium Ra
Radium, used to treat cancer,
Radium, yet causes cancer, déjà vu..

89. Actinium Ac
Actinium from the Greek word “actinos”
and that means “ray”, so says Andre Debierne, who discovered it.

90. Thorium Th
Thorium, Thorium, obtained from monozite
and from thorite, you’re use with strong alloys and in ultraviolet light
Thorium, Thorium, Thorium, Thorium.

91. Protactinium Pa
Protactinium made from a fission of thorium, plutonium, uranium
don’t wanna bore ya but there’s no use for ya
so we’ll just go back to the beginium.
It’s protactinium… It’s protactinium…
P.R.O.T.A.C.T.I.N.I.U.M. 91!

92. Uranium U
Geo could easily do a Uranus joke
but then the listeners might complain to him
He is above that kind of cheap ass poke
besides what’s that got to do with uranium
Uranium, Martin Klaproth we love you, (and Uranus too.)

93. Neptunium Np
In the ocean, such a commotion such a sound
you should see it, when neptunium is around
radiation poison, killing everything nearby
watch the fishes, slowly all wither and die
see each crustacean die from radiation
watch all the eels kick up their heels
see all the shrimp turn black and limp
hear the whale cry as it start to die
what have they got a weird disease?
No! Neptunium can kill as it please
each little smelt plays the cards it’s dealt
every cod gets to see god
every bass picked gets it’s ass kicked
all the sea horses turn to sea corpses
fluke, flounder, trout, swim in vain
Neptunium’s the one to blame.

94. Plutonium Pu
Doc Brown had to steal it from the Libyans
Oppenheimer the designer used it for the war’s end
and the kid in the Manhattan Project lied to his mom
so he could steal John Lithgo’s ID and use it to make his bomb
it was supposed to be the thing that would make life so nice
nuclear cars, guitars, and bars, and yummy second rice
but the future lost its shine like poorly plated chromium
who’d of guessed this mess we’re blessed with from Plutonium
Plutonium, Plutonium.

95. Americium Am
There’s an element whose colors never run
there’s an element who’s proud to be number one
and this element can say it clear as glass
cause it’s relevant, that it knows, it just kicks ass
Americium just kicks ass, you can say it slow or you can say it fast
just ignore the shit from our past, Americium just kick ass
and don’t you forget it.

96. Curium Cm
I find it bizarre, that curium cures nothing
in fact mes amis it can be quite rough
don’t have to search far, to read of her suffering
and how poor Marie, died from this stuff.

97. Berkelium Bk
Berkelium is the 97, Berkelium is the one to be
Berkelium’s got the magic mojo, tell your friends tell everyone ya see
Discovered by G.T. Seaborg in ’49, he was in Berkeley California at the time
it’s melting and boiling points are unknown,
150 neutrons are its own, and its 97 electrons all do shine
Berkelium’s got the magic mojo, tell your friends tell everyone ya see.

98. Californium Cf
I dream of Californium
and one thing I can say
is I prefer New Yorkium

99. Einsteinium Es
Einsteinium, Einsteinium, where have you gone? Argonne, Los Alamos.
Einsteinium, Einsteinium, where have you gone? Argonne, Los Alamos.
In 1952, they discovered you.
Einsteinium, Einsteinium, where have you gone? Argonne, Los Alamos.
Einsteinium.

100. Fermium Fm
It was late 53, or early 54 when they bombarded 238U.
What they ended up producing was an alpha emitter
and the boys knew what they had to do
all the intense temperature and crazy pressure
made them do it again and again
so by summoning the ghost of some dead Italian
they called the concoction FM. FM. FM.

101. Mendelevium Md
Is there a doctor in the house?
No, but I know an Md.
What is the Russian word for mouse?
I don’t know but I’ll ask Dimitri.
Did Glen T. Seaborg have a spouse?
I don’t know but he taught at Berkeley
and I know that Mendelevium used to have the symbol Mv.

102. Nobelium No
No no no. No no no. No no no.

103. Lawrencium Lr
They called him Larry and his half life was less than four hours
which meant that Larry could only exist for a day
that was OK, for Larry some called him Lawrence
I called him Larry, ‘cause that was the kind of guy he was
I called him Larry

104. Rutherfordium Rf
There aren’t many things I know for sure
My brain is way too small to remember anything
but if there’s one thing that I know it’s that I love you
and that the most conclusive aqueous chemistry studies
of Rutherfordium have been performed by the
Japanese team at JAERI using the radio isotope 261 mRf
This I know for sure.

105. Dubnium Db
Dub, Dub, Dubnium. Dub, Dub, Dubnium.
The longest lived transactinide- Dub, Dub, Dubnium.
It confidently can reside- Dub, Dub, Dubnium.
In the place that we all call group five- Dub, Dub, Dubnium.
on the periodic table. Dub, Dub, Dubnium.

106. Seaborgium Sg
Seaborgium was used in unsuccessful tries
by those alleged bunch of cold fusion guys
so dreams of cheap power became renewed
but these guys forgot to get peer reviewed
Seaborgium was not at fault
turns out it’s just as effective for cold fusion as table salt
Seaborgium.

107. Bohrium Bh
Did you know Niels Bohr was fun at parties
and not at all a boring guy
He would often shout “ahoy me hearties”
while wearing a patch on his eye
some say he tried ‘cause his name implied
that he was such a bore (bohr?)
I would like to think his natural inclination
despite his nomenclation was just to have a good time.

108. Hassium Hs
What’s over there some drowning polar bears
Do you see ‘em? Yes Hassium.
What’s over here a group of mutant deer
Do you see ‘em? Yes Hassium. Yes I see ‘em.
I see everything around me, I see sights that do astound me
I get charged so don’t you ground me, ‘cause Hassium
Don’t be alarmed but you astound me and Hassium
I’m keeping everything I found because Hassium.

109. Meitnerium Mt
You know what it’s like to be Mt
when some heavy ions just won’t do
Meitnerium is sometimes empty
First synthesized in 1982
Its such a young element it’s such a good element
and it knows it’s share of tricks
like if you bombard bismuth with iron 58
you get Meitnerium 266
and that ain’t empty, and yet it’s Mt

110. Darmstadtium Ds
I can’t come up with anything for this dumb element
there’s no puns no jokes no lines left in my pen
I’ve got one left so I’ll just give you all the basics
It’s Darmstadium and it’s number 110
I can’t come up (he can’t come up) with anything (with anything)
I might give up, aw you guys just sing…
He can’t come up with anything for this dumb element
no clever lyrics are left in his brain
after composing over one hundred of these dumb songs
the melodies all start to sound the same
I can’t come up (he can’t come up) with anything that’s fun
Don’t give up, I won’t give up, You’re almost done! Aw shit…
I just came up with something for this stupid element
It’s a bit of a cheat but I don’t really care
Just a few left and I’ll be finished with these elements
good thing I’m bald or I’d have lost my hair
Darmstadium, you don’t have to guess
It’s number 110, and it’s sign is Ds.

111. Roentgenium Rg
Willem Conrad Roentgen invented the X-Ray
Well not really invented, but discovered it’s applications
for seeing through skin and looking at bones
while shielding your balls with lead
so they named 111 after him, because he is dead.

112. Ununbium Uub
113. Ununtrium Uut
114. Ununquadium Uuq
115. Ununpentium Uup
116. Ununhexium Uuh
117. Ununseptium Uus
118. Ununoctium Uuo

Five poor metals and a noble gas, Five poor metals and a noble gas
Ununbium you make me hum, gonna get it done it’s fun it’s begun
Ununtrium, ya free ‘em, you can’t be ‘em, but you can see ‘em,
parked in the stadium, like Ununquadium,
did ya get the Ununpentium ‘cause I sent ya some,
you look vexed and perplexed like Ununhexium,
I texed ya bum, I checks the sun, it’s settin’ are you forgettin’,
Ununseptium is undiscovered, unacceptable is how you hover,
‘round the elements, here you are Ununoctium, how I rocked ya son,
how I blocked the bum and glocked ‘em in the ass,
with five poor metals and a noble gas.
Five poor metals and a noble gas, Five poor metals and a noble gas

Community Spotlight

2008-02-22T19:20:00.003-05:00

Didja ever have that dream where it's 2004, you're sitting in a room decorated in a way that looks like at any second the "pizza guy" is gonna walk in and cornhole two "cheerleaders", you're being interviewed by a really big guy, like verging on uncomfortably big, AND you have your guitar with you and you play a few tunes?

ME TOO!

The Assumption

2008-02-09T12:57:00.000-05:00

Here's a little video experiment, to go with the song, The Assumption.

Check it out...

THE ASSUMPTION

I know you know you think I think I am the best
But let me get a few things off of my chest
Because I stand alone with what you call a frown
Does not mean I’m stuck up, if anything I’m stuck down

I know you know you think I think I am the shit
But the truth could not be much further from it
I’d rather have you wonder what I’m all about
Than open up my mouth, and remove any doubt

Don’t you assume you really know me
Don’t you assume I’m sad and lonely
Don’t wonder what I’m not revealing
Looks can be concealing after all

I know you know you think I think I’m where it’s at
But don’t forget I see myself as bald and fat
I promise you there is some more than what you see
But your assumptions tend to make an ass of just me

Don’t you assume you really know me
Don’t you assume I’m sad and lonely
Don’t look for answers on the ceiling
Looks can be concealing after all

All of the people who would rather
be by themselves aren’t inherently unhappy
so don’t pile up your assumptions you be the life of the party
and I’ll be the party of my life. I’ll be the party of my life.
You can be the life but I will party hearty
through the party of my life.

I know you know you think I think my stank don’t stink
I’m sorry Mr. Gladwell I’m more blank than blink
If first “of courses” tend to become just desserts
I hope you’ll stick around for seconds and maybe thirds

Don’t you assume you really know me
Don’t you assume I’m sad and lonely
You might find my thick skin appealing (a peelin’?)
Looks can be concealing after all

from the album Interrobang
available for purchase at iTunes and CD Baby.

Geo In Your Home

2008-01-11T15:49:00.000-05:00

I just recently joined an organization called Concerts in Your Home, which is completely unrelated to the world famous Carrots in your Pants... or the semi-illegal Soap Scum in Your Tuba.

Anyway...

What's this all about?

Well...

Let's say you want to have me come to your house and perform.

No. Really.

In the past- THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN ABSLOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE...

but now.. no so much.

How does it work?

Simple- You can go HERE and check out the site, and you can go HERE and see what my page looks like- AND... if you live within a DAYS DRIVE from me, and know a few friends or relatives or person-sized drawer dwellers like from that super creepy episode of the X-Files, who would want to get together and listen to me sing some of my silly repertoire... IT CAN HAPPEN.

In other words-

I can come to your house and put on a show.

There.

I said it.

Check it out and let's make it happen.

Woo!

-Geo

Episode 46, Ho Ho Ho

2007-12-26T12:57:00.001-05:00

Merry Christmas Everyone.

Episode 46 of the Geologic Podcast is a special one off 30 minute Christmas Episode that is silly and originally recorded for members of my family.

ENJOY.

Regular show next week, albeit maybe a day late.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.