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The Iron Giant (aka The Iron Man): From the 1999 film called... well, The Iron Giant which was based on the 1968 book called The Iron Man. The film takes place in 1957 when a giant robot crash lands in Maine. Things he likes: the little boy Horgath Hughes and anything metal he can ingest. Things he doesn't like: weapons especially if they are pointed at him.

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Give it up for the Magnetic Cows!

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I think I saw Skulheaded Dolls open for Buster Poindexter.

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For some reason, the band name Tiny Elephant sounds familiar. It would be a good one nonetheless.

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I have been rocking out to the Bulletproof Yetis all day!

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I think I saw Glowing Rain Boots open for Spacemen 3!

Friday Iguana

I hope you had an excellent Thanksgiving.  Today's iguana -- Scooter -- was brought to you by Corbin Maxey: The Reptile Guy.

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Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for Teenage Ghost Hunters!

Happy Thanksgiving!

What would it sound like if Simon & Garfunkle were rabid Star Wars fans?  I don't know, but here is Paul and Storm's Happy Thanksgiving song! (NSFW -- It's not my fault!)

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Give a warm welcome to the progressive rock band the Vacuum Tube Orchestra!

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Eve (aka Eve VIII): The emotionally unstable android from the 1991 film Eve of Destruction. Gregory Hines must stop this walking and ticking atomic bomb/homicidal robot created by Dr. Eve Simmons. If you ever run into a robot that says, "I'm very sensitive" you may want to run.

(Image courtesy of TV Guide)

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I think I saw Mozart and Machine Guns open for Falco back in the day.

Audio Version of The New Computer

As you may know, Dwayne MacInnes and I have an e-book out. It is an anthology of horror stories, and it is entitled Terra Mortis and is available at Amazon. To give people a taste of the type of things one might find in this collection, I have recorded myself reading The New Computer. Give it a listen, and if you like what you hear, think about purchasing our e-book. Thanks!



<Download the story here>.

Here is a question for you.

I am way behind on my RSS feeds, so this was posted a few weeks ago. However, it is a question I can get behind.

Could the Enterprise beam a vampire into a house she didn’t have permission to enter?

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Welcome to the stage Competitive Sobriety Test!

A Minnesota Original

I have a sword made my them.


Arms & Armor from Minnesota Niche on Vimeo.

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I think the debut album of Dam Explosion entitled Free the White Salmon River really rocks!

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From the suburbs of Des Moines, IA, we bring you Those Darn Caucasians!

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Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to bring you: Lift Bridge Anomaly!

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There is no way to fully describe this clip. Darth Vader and the robot he built C3PO dancing to Meco's Star Wars theme. Let's see George improve on this!



(Hat tip to Gizmodo)

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I think I remember my dad talking about when The Candy Hierarchy opened for The Lovin' Spoonful.

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This fine fellow is another member of the iguana family living in Fiji.

(Image courtesy of National Geographic News)

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We give you an Iron Maiden tribute band: Iron Range Mayor Biter

Speaking of band names

Apparently it is all about band name goodness today.  In that spirit, here is one that I might have passed over.

(From Dave Barry (of course))

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Peace (aka Necron 99): A reprogrammed assassin robot sent by the evil Blackwolf to kill Montagar's president in Ralph Bakshi's 1977 film Wizards. Most people remember Bakshi's lackluster adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, and have forgotten about this little gem.

(Image courtesy of Wikipedia)

Band Names

We -- here at AOENC central -- are not the only ones that develop names for bands.  Naturally, there is the inspiration for this feature here -- Dave Barry.  However, John Scalzi also tweets band names on occasion (@scalzi).  Apparently, John Hornor Jacobs has collected these tweets in a Google Doc.  Check them out.

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Put your hands together for Mummies and Monkey Skulls!

Obviously!

(Via Demotivational Posters)

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You may want to listen to Sideways Rocket's debut album entitled Crosswind. It really rocks!

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Gigantor!

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I think I saw the Think Fast Principle open for Tears for Fears.

Audience members are now obsolete!

Slowly, the robots are taking over every aspect of life. Kids are no longer needed to participate in the song, "If You're Happy and You Know It". What's next for the robot takeover?

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They're ready to knock your socks off, it is Vibrating Nails!

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The debut album of Moonrock Peddling Grandma called The Cold Hand of the Interplanetary Police is really good.

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In honor of the autumn harvest and (11/11/11 at 11:11:11) we bring you "Baby Cain".

(Photo courtesy of The Omniscient Mussel)

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I think I saw Frozen Armadillo open for Fleet Foxes.

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Ladies and gentlemen it's the Aquatic Telephones!

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EATR (aka Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot): This is actually a real robot being developed for the US military. EATR can forage for plant biomass to fuel itself. However, there have been rumors that it could even use animals for fuel, and therefore, humans. Maybe we have developed our own Terminators.

(Image courtesy of the Robot Shop Blog)

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I think I saw Bone of the Victim Mastodon open for Toad the Wet Sprocket back in the day.

Destroy All Monsters!

If you're like me (and you might want to see a specialist if you are), you know that Destroy All Monsters comes out on DVD today! We have talked about this DVD and Godzilla vs Megalon coming out on DVD before. We hope this release lives up to the promises. I'll probably wait until Godzilla vs Megalon is released on November 22nd, and get them both together. If you have the set, let me know what you think. Thanks!

Holy Shat!

All I can say is William Shatner has done it again!

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Put your hands together for Zombie Orbital Array!

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To continue with our string of good yet odd band names, we bring you Sparks in Your Sleep!

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Introducing our first neo-proto-punk band: Strange Shapes for Play!

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My dad used to talk about when The Secrets of Bubble-Rafting Snails opened for Paul Revere and the Raiders.

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You'd be cranky too if someone woke you up from a nice beach nap.  This guy was spotted in Dade County Florida.

(Image courtesy of Wild Herps)

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Cyclops Shark Fetus usually has quite the mosh pit.

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I hear the debut album of Ping-Pong Robots which is called Silently Pray for Death rocks!

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(Hat tip to Greg Laden)

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Marvin (Marvin, The Paranoid Android): is the ship's robot aboard the Heart of Gold in the science-fiction classic(s) Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Marvin was constructed (according to him it was against his wishes) by the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation.  He was an experimental model to robotically mimic human personality through artificial intelligence.  Thus, he was always unhappy with his miniscule duties on board Zaphod's ship.

(Image courtesy of Wikipedia)

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Brace yourself for our next band -- Live-Bearing Lizards!

What is the difference between humans and dinosaurs?

Dr. Phil Plait explains.



(Via Bad Astronomy)

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Didn't the Chivalrous Crickets used to play with Buddy Holly?