A project to send a large ship to another star still fires the imagination (at least it should). By the low standards of today, it seems an impossible dream, yet just such a ship was seriously proposed on a cold night in London in 1973. Members of the British Interplanetary Society (B.I.S.) conducted the Space … Continue reading
Category Archives: Miscellaneous
YouTube Comments
Remember this video? I recently received the following email in response to my posting of the above video on YouTube that Mr. Downing filmed during our “Southern Exposure” Tour: AMILLENNIAL has sent you a message on YouTube: Subject: BAPTIST PREACHER SINGING IT IS OK NOT TO BELIEVE, OR DISAGREE AND IT WOULD BE BETTER TO … Continue reading
Words of Wisdom
Anytime an American girl tells you she “gets bored easily” you should immediately scratch her off your potential girlfriend list. I am saving you a lot of headaches with this advice. Continue reading
I Feel Like Henry Hill
You know that scene in Goodfellas where Ray Liotta’s character has a busy day? That’s my life lately. Every day. “I had a busy day. I had to drop guns off at Jimmy’s to match some silencers he had. I had to pick up my brother at the hospital and pick up some stuff for … Continue reading
In With The New
Hi Kids – As you can see, The Velvet Rocket has undergone an upgrade. And here Elizabeth must be singled out for praise for her assistance and inspiration as well as Ian who has been nagging me to upgrade to WordPress for a while. As alluded to in the prior sentence, we are now publishing … Continue reading
Be Quick Or Be Dead
Ever wondered about this place on the way to (or from) Bullards Bar Dam? So did we. It’s an abandoned shooting range formerly operated by the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department. I’m not sure who actually owns the land. This is the interior of the trailer in the picture. Those boxes in the back are full … Continue reading
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