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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

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Video Overlord: Hasselhoff on a T-Rex and the 80s-ish Masterpiece, Kung Fury

What you need to know is that this music vid is for the successful Kickstarter-backed, 80s cop movie inspired,”Kung Fury” and it does indeed star The Hoff.
The movie’s trailer is down below. Any other explanation will only bring up further questions…

KUNG FURY OFFICIAL TRAILER:

The last update said the film will be released around the 22nd or 29th of May 2015.

Check out the official site: http://kungfury.vhx.tv

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Best Duet Ever: Guitarist Shreds Along to Crying Japanese Politician

An epic follow-up to the  Japanese Assemblyman Losing It video. For which I have no words except: thank you, internet. (Cheers, Bill!)

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MÖRE:
Japan: Clawful of Boobs
Ugly Cry: Watch Japanese Assemblyman Lose It
WTF: Best Cry Ever plus Slayer, Auto-Tune “Tear Pain”, and iPad Versions
Tripping Balls: Crazy Double Rainbow Guy Autotuned and ICP Theory
Spooky: Miniature Golf in Basement of Ahlgrim’s Funeral Home
SF: Homeless Man Breaks Fourth Wall of iPad Ad (in Ladies Loafers)

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Ugly Cry: Watch Japanese Assemblyman Lose It


The guy above sounds like the goats who yell like humans (below).

This unhinged man-baby is Japanese assemblyman Ryutaro Nonomura. He’s in hot water for spending the equivalent of $30K, without any receipts … he says it was spent on 195 trips to hot springs resorts. The public’s not buying it. So a three hour hearing took place. And endless, hilarious sobbing and fist-pounding ensued. But is it the best cry ever?


MORE: Watch the Best Cry Ever »

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SkateBeard: Jeremy Fish x Santa Cruz “Weird Beard Cruzer”

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Here’s the real deal on this limited edition piece of awesomeness from Jeremy Fish and Santa Cruz Skatebaords…

“After decades of bald skateboards, the research team at loser cruzers have finally developed a hairy solution to this problem. Behold, the weird beard skateboard, with super realistic fake beard hair flowing wild and free. Our team of expert hair farmers hope you will enjoy leaving a trail of hair behind to mark your turf at all the spots you shred.”

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Order yours here »

FLASHBACK: The Jeremy Fish Craft Beerds Print

Mr. Fish was kind enough to create this art for the CRAFT BEERDS hairy beer label book project.

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Drink This: Botanica Gin by Falcon Spirits

I’ve been so engulfed in the flood of inventive, new craft beers hittin’ shelves that I haven’t checked out what’s been going on in liquor with hand-crafted spirits. This local gin is a bold reminder:  there’s plenty of creativity happening on the other side of the craft aisle…

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There’s so much going on in Botanica Spiritvs Gin. All in a good way. And all with no surprise… It’s hand-made from a guy who used to be a UC Berkeley Biochemist with a penchant for digging up old cocktail recipes and obscure bitters. He pushed boundaries while exploring different roles, like wine maker and bartender, before compiling all his learnings and settling as a Distiller.

You can taste both the craft and the science in Botanica Spirtvs, too (you just can’t taste the ‘n’.) Using predominantly Vapor infusion, his team at Falcon Spirits have managed to layer in complex herbs and fruits that play as well together on the nose as they mingle ‘n pay off on your palate. Pretty impressive.

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Yup, that’s real hand numbering. Not just “craft-y” design. Their Still can only produce 300 bottles in each batch so they’re able to assure quality and attention to detail.

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TRACK SOME DOWN
If you’re in the Bay Area you’ll find bottles of Botanica at Ledger’s Liquors in Berkeley or in SF at The Jug Shop and K&L Wine Merchants.

Or see what some of the finer mixologists are doing with Botanica at Slanted Door SF or À Côté in Oakland. Cheers!

Follow Falcon Spirits on Facebook »

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