Rocket Number 9 http://rocketnumber9.org Mike Connor - aka 'Caution Mike' Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:19:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://rocketnumber9.orghttp://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1056f94adca180f736ee374ddc353cd5.pngMike Connor - Rocket Number 9 Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes Vote Trejo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RocketNumber9/~3/moWBJ2hA6jI/ http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/09/25/vote-trejo/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:34:27 +0000 Michael Connor http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/09/25/vote-trejo/ vote trejo, originally uploaded by EdavidC. Obama’s VP in 2010?  I hope so.  Danny Trejo is super cool.

vote trejo, originally uploaded by EdavidC.

Obama’s VP in 2010?  I hope so.  Danny Trejo is super cool.


]]> http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/09/25/vote-trejo/feed/ 0 http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/09/25/vote-trejo/ Silly Sine/Consine Animation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RocketNumber9/~3/A3Jtz4zfC5k/ http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/05/sine-cosine-animation-as2/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:24:02 +0000 Michael Connor http://rocketnumber9.org/?p=532 Here is an old animation I coded up in AS2 in 2007 for my dad on Father's d Here is an old animation I coded up in AS2 in 2007 for my dad on Father’s day. (I’ve been coding in AS3 since late 2007). I adapted some code I found in Flash Math Creativity.

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]]> http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/05/sine-cosine-animation-as2/feed/ 0 http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/05/sine-cosine-animation-as2/ Flash Micro-site: 2010 World Cup http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RocketNumber9/~3/iwdmbSmtsSI/ http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/05/flash-slideshow-worldcup/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:18:05 +0000 Michael Connor http://rocketnumber9.org/?p=557 Specialty Flash Micro-site design and development for Pappas Creative client, ActionImages.

Specialty Flash Micro-site design and development  for Pappas Creative client, ActionImages. The site includes integration with a content management system to allow for quick image edits on the client-side.

Design and project management by Dave Pappas. Flash Development by Mike Connor.

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]]> http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/05/flash-slideshow-worldcup/feed/ 0 http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/05/flash-slideshow-worldcup/ Keith Haring Trader Joe Signs? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RocketNumber9/~3/8G4SbRnGAOI/ http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/14/keith-haring-trader-joe-signs/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:36:40 +0000 Michael Connor http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/14/keith-haring-donig-trader-joe-signs/ Keith Haring Trader Joe Signs?, originally uploaded by MIke Connor of Brooklyn, NY. What’s not to love? A dead artist doing a little moonlighting.

Keith Haring Trader Joe Signs?, originally uploaded by MIke Connor of Brooklyn, NY.

What’s not to love? A dead artist doing a little moonlighting.


]]> http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/14/keith-haring-trader-joe-signs/feed/ 0 http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/14/keith-haring-trader-joe-signs/ Li’l Big Rig Jig http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RocketNumber9/~3/_oFUQzZbnOk/ http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/14/lil-big-rig-jig-aka-jiggie-smalls/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:49:21 +0000 Michael Connor http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/14/lil-big-rig-jig-aka-jiggie-smalls/ Heavy equipment team at Burning Man honors Mike Ross and crew with this small replication of Big Rig Jig.

Li’l Big Rig Jig aka Jiggie Smalls

Heavy equipment team at Burning Man honors Mike Ross and crew with this small replication of Big Rig Jig.


]]> http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/14/lil-big-rig-jig-aka-jiggie-smalls/feed/ 1 http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/14/lil-big-rig-jig-aka-jiggie-smalls/ H1N1 Vaccine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RocketNumber9/~3/T6Hda6OFleM/ http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/24/h1n/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:05:32 +0000 Michael Connor http://rocketnumber9.org/?p=760 When I was at Burning Man this year some guy warned me that I should avoid the 2009 H1N1 vaccine. He said it part of a sinister plot by ‘the people who hired’ Obama to reduce the population by 80-90%. Seriously. He then went from swine flu to contrails… apparently the government is slipping poison into jet [...] When I was at Burning Man this year some guy warned me that I should avoid the 2009 H1N1 vaccine. He said it part of a sinister plot by ‘the people who hired’ Obama to reduce the population by 80-90%.

Seriously.

He then went from swine flu to contrails… apparently the government is slipping poison into jet fuel in an attempt to kill us or control us.

Seriously. Everyone put on your tin foil hats.

I went the doctor on Thursday to get a seasonal flu shot. I the nurse about an H1N1 shot. She told me the doctor is not giving because “it’s not FDA approved.”
But that does not appear to be true. In Sept, the FDA approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.

I have a friend that was warning me about mercury in the H1N1 vaccine. So I looked into that. Apparently there is some truth to that.

Below are some quotes from the FDA that address the approval issue and the mercury issue.

Here’s my take on this. We need to turn down the dial on the tin foil nut jobs.
Can the FDA be trusted to protect us against the interest of big pharma?
It did in the 1960s by refusing Richardson-Merril Inc’s application for approval of Thalidomide… a drug prescribed for morning sickness in mothers that lead to thousands of deformities in England.

Can we trust the FDA today? I don’t know. But I’m looking into it. And I’m weighing the facts.

Bob Dobbs

Bob Dobbs

You have to ask yourself ‘what are the risk’? and what credibility do the people who are spreading rumors have?  I suspect that a lot these conspiracy theorist are getting a thrill about being in on the secret.  Hey, I’m all for  a good conspiracy.  Just not the ones that prey upon people’s fears.

As for the vaccine, it seems that I’m not in the 2009 H1N1 risk group. So that is why I’m not getting it. If I was a health-care worker, I think I would.

FDA info on H1N1


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]]> http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/30/interestingphotos/feed/ 0 http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/10/30/interestingphotos/ Jet Bike Video http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RocketNumber9/~3/09GH5SJ2_z0/ http://rocketnumber9.org/2009/11/05/796/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:44:31 +0000 Michael Connor http://rocketnumber9.org/?p=796 Please check out my Jet Bike video on this cool new video art site. If you vote for it everyday between Nov. 4 – Dec. 6 I could win fabulous prizes. The Jet Bike is a creation of the Madagascar Institute.

Please check out my Jet Bike video on this cool new video art site. If you vote for it everyday between Nov. 4 – Dec. 6 I could win fabulous prizes.

The Jet Bike is a creation of the Madagascar Institute.


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999 EYES FREAKSHOW PROMO from laurent martin on Vimeo.


]]> http://rocketnumber9.org/2010/03/05/circus-999-so-evil-they-had-to-turn-upside-down/feed/ 0 http://rocketnumber9.org/2010/03/05/circus-999-so-evil-they-had-to-turn-upside-down/ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus 15th Annual NYC Winter Cabaret http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RocketNumber9/~3/snIMEk4yQks/ http://rocketnumber9.org/2010/03/06/bindlestiff-family-cirkus-15th-annual-nyc-winter-cabaret/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:00:05 +0000 Michael Connor http://rocketnumber9.org/?p=823 March 14, April 11, and April 25, 2010 Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Winter Cabaret at Dixon Place, 161 Chrystie Street, New York, NY Showtime: 8 pm Cocktail Lounge opens at 7 pm. Admission: $20 ($5 discount for clowns in make-up) Tickets: 212-219-0736 www.dixonplace.org Info: 1-877-BINDLES www.bindlestiff.org Starting on March 14, The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret returns to Dixon Place. [...] March 14, April 11, and April 25, 2010
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Winter Cabaret
at Dixon Place, 161 Chrystie Street, New York, NY
Showtime: 8 pm Cocktail Lounge opens at 7 pm.
Admission: $20 ($5 discount for clowns in make-up)
Tickets: 212-219-0736 www.dixonplace.org
Info: 1-877-BINDLES www.bindlestiff.org

Starting on March 14, The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Cabaret returns to Dixon Place. Bindlestiff’s 2010 Cabaret features different fabulous guest acts each week from the world’s best in Circus, Variety, Burlesque, Sideshow, and Physical Comedy. Live, original music each week by the Mystic Orchestra.

Join Ringmistress Philomena, Kinko the Clown, and Mr. Pennygaff and their amazing line-up of special guests The March 14 Cirkus Cabaret presents
* Les Trois Fromages
* Richterscale walking a suspended wire
* The aerial artistry of Harvest Moon
* The body bending juggling of Book Kennison
* International busking comics, Acrobuffos
* and many surprises.

See www.bindlestiff.org or call 1-877-BINDLES for weekly updates

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