Dean's mean ranting machine

A friend of mine has some troubling times ahead. His wife is trying to force him to fully dive into christianity and accept an entirely Christ focused lifestyle. More church, more bible, more Jesus. He is clearly unhappy and needs a solution. He is even thinking about divorce.

Today I want to address that and take his unfortunate issues and point out the obvious flaws of a faith crazed woman and her family. I normally don't like talking about stuff like this, because I am agnostic/atheist at best. But since I know this dude, his story is pretty devastating and shocking, due to the obvious pressure, lack of common sense, and manipulation.

Happy new year everyone! Today I wanted to start the year off with Peter Gabriel, my favorite musician and songwriter of all time. I will talk about why I listen to his music, how I first got to the first CD in my youth and some other stuff. Then briefly talking aboout the first album, but not diving into the old Genesis days too much.

Some stuff out of my life, but mostly talking about working on a sample drawing I did for a friend in Affinity Photo on the Mac, while using my Wacom tablet.

I love using this setup, it's quite fun and you have incredible possibilities using this Software. Better investment than Photoshop, but that is just me.

Merry Christmas!

Cheers

Dean

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Some small update on me and my bike tours... Then complain about valves inability to get the cheating issues under control. Or why I personally believe, that they don't want to change it.

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The above link shows what my area looks like right now since snow fell. And how I am rocking that forrest on my trusty mountain bike :-)

just some heads up on life, the covid crisis in Germany, my work, some new whisky bottles to try, Harold Ramis and the new Ghostbusters movie, as well as being upset and pissed about the cellphone manufacturer Unihertz an their missfire with the Titan Pocket.

Not much else, just rambling because rambling is fun :D

Cheers!

Dean

The cliché that Germans have no humor is somehow true. But that is due to a more complex and dark mental mindset, that has influenced the majority of the population. Younger generations most likely not that much...

I talked about some fine examples of comedians, that shaped the comedic face of this country. Back in those days, 50 to 80's, the greatest men (for what ever reason, funny women are hard to find), have given us a good reason to laugh. Today we find mostly just poor examples on stage or on TV. Comedy in Germany is pretty much dead, with very few exceptions.

A few worth mentioning:

Heinz Erhardt - One of Germanys most successful comedians. Originally born in Russia (fun fact). Heinz Erhardt made a huge impact in the business during the 1950's.

Harald Juhnke - This dude rocked in our country. He was once one of the largest entertainers Germany has ever known. His life took a tragic turn in his last years. Used to be known for his singing talents as well as acting. But his was, above all, a damn good comedian.

Heinz Rühmann - Haven't mentioned him here in this podcast, but he popped into my head. Great influence to the industry with a lot of charm.

Karl Dall - One of the more provocative personalities, who sadly died not too long ago. He was on of a kind.

Jürgen von der Lippe - I haven't talked about him here, but he is one of the last great comedians alive. 

Dieter Nuhr - This guy is the sharpest comedian we have in the mainstream business. He got a lot of heat for criticizing the corona rules and regulations. Open minded and not afraid to share his opinion, tears our lives apart and can find humor in anything that makes us human.

Me continuing my thoughts on the franchise itself, rambling about the toys I had, with a liiiiitle bit of bashing the reboot (oh please...). You have to excuse my sort of "off topic" talk for 20 minutes in the beginning. Maybe I am just getting senile? Who knows....

Cheers ;-)

Talking about the long awaited Ghostbusters sequel and how excited I am for this movie. A little bit about the original and of course the Real Ghostbusters Cartoons. :-)

I've been a huge BlackBerry fan and I am still hoping for the new flagship phone to be presented on the market. Will it be here 2021? What about the Unihertz ground from China? I have been using the Titan since the kickstarter campaign, and now waiting for the Titan Pocket to arrive on my doorstep.

Rambling about my experiences with phones, why I started with hatred and disgust towards them, then started showing interest, once they became more like mobile computers. From Nokia, to brief experiences with the I-Phone, and finally to BlackBerry.

I was talking to a friend of mine about a Movie I have seen recently, "Her" from 2013.

The idea of exploring AI in our daily lives and how much it will change the future, as well as our social behavior. What would life be like? How many dangers could come with completely self writing and conscious software? What if it affects the web and all other devices connected?

Besides those thoughts, I was also rambling about the typical negative behavior and mentality of my fellow German citizens. This so called "cliché" is very real in this country. That doesn't mean all Germans are bad, of course not. But we do have some serious issues that should be addressed at some point :-).