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Posted By: Sunil Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 03:28 PM
It's been told to me that during the rare events of lunar eclipse, Green Sunfish are known to put down their arms (Death Ray) and hold hands while singing songs of distant planets and other universes. Then, eventually, they end up singing "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall."


http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2008Feb21/TLE2008Feb21.html
Posted By: jeffhasapond Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 03:52 PM
All though this night does in fact have ceremonial significance to the GSA, the ceremony specifics are a closely guarded secret. I can tell you however that the use of attitude adjusting liquids and Pink Floyd's surrealistic music plays a prominent role in the ceremony.

The lunatic is on the grass.
The lunatic is on the grass.
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.
Got to keep the loonies on the path.

The lunatic is in the hall.
The lunatics are in my hall.
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more.

And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.

The lunatic is in my head.
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane.
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me.

And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.


Why is it that song just seems to speak to me???
Posted By: Theo Gallus Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 04:23 PM
I'll be sure and include you in all future Pink Floyd discusssions.

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but its sinking
And racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in the relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Posted By: Sunil Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 06:22 PM
"All though this night does in fact have ceremonial significance to the GSA, the ceremony specifics are a closely guarded secret. I can tell you however that the use of attitude adjusting liquids and Pink Floyd's surrealistic music plays a prominent role in the ceremony."

Ah yes, I was once an unwilling attendee at one of these ceremonies. As the anticipation built to a frenzied level, the whole thing was called off due to the GSA not being able to get the 8-Track player to work (this was in 2006).
Posted By: Bruce Condello Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 06:31 PM
 Originally Posted By: Sunil
...As the anticipation built to a frenzied level, the whole thing was called off due to the GSA not being able to get the 8-Track player to work (this was in 2006).


LOL. \:\)

While RES are out terrorizing the planet, GS are dealing with a jammed 8-Track player.
Posted By: Yolk Sac Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 06:57 PM
Originally posted by JHAP:

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Why is it that song just seems to speak to me???


You're sure you didn't mean:

Overhead the albatross
hangs motionless upon the air

And deep beneath the rolling waves
in labyrinths of coral caves

The echo of the distant tide
comes willowing across the sand

And everything is green
it's submarine.......

The pondmeisters Floyd
Posted By: ewest Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 07:09 PM
The event finally stops when both the GSF and RES in their utter ignorance realize that each and everyone of them is just - "Another Brick in the Wall".

Part I

Daddy's flown across the ocean
Leaving just a memory
Snapshot in the family album
Daddy what else did you leave for me?
Daddy, what'd'ja leave behind for me?!?
All in all it was just a brick in the wall.
All in all it was all just bricks in the wall.

Part II

We don't need no education
We dont need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 07:37 PM
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Bell on the door ring, come on in
Floyd observes my hairy chin
Sit down in the chair, don't be afraid
Steaming towel wrapped around my face

I'm ashamed

Barney ties me to the chair
I can't see, I'm really scared
Floyd breathes hard, I hear a zip
(self moderated) pressed against my lips

I was shamed

I sense others in the room
Opie, Aunt Bea, I presume
They take turns, and cut me up
I die smothered in Andy's Clutch

I was shamed

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Posted By: jeffhasapond Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 08:12 PM
 Originally Posted By: Sunil
Ah yes, I was once an unwilling attendee at one of these ceremonies. As the anticipation built to a frenzied level, the whole thing was called off due to the GSA not being able to get the 8-Track player to work (this was in 2006).


WARNING
BLATANT DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT VIOLATION.
WARNING
BLATANT DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT VIOLATION
WARNING


Besides, in 2007 we upgraded to casette tapes with stereo HiFi.
Posted By: jeffhasapond Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 08:30 PM
I didn't realize that we had so many Pink Floyd and at least one Nirvana fans.

Hmmm, learn sumpthin every day.
Posted By: Dwight Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 08:33 PM
Dwelling near the Dark Side of the Moon (some call it border land) I am ready to celebrate by embracing the Beer Fridge and having my first Corona since January 4th (day of the bone sawing)!

Is this a great solar system, or what?
Posted By: jeffhasapond Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 09:15 PM
 Originally Posted By: Dwight
Dwelling near the Dark Side of the Moon (some call it border land) I am ready to celebrate by embracing the Beer Fridge and having my first Corona since January 4th (day of the bone sawing)!


Sounds good Dwight just don't over do it. Have just enough until you become Comfortably Numb.
Posted By: Theo Gallus Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 09:16 PM
Not so much that you see Pigs on the Wing.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 09:25 PM
 Originally Posted By: jeffhasapond
I didn't realize that we had so many Pink Floyd and at least one Nirvana fans.

Hmmm, learn sumpthin every day.

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I have no use for Cobain or Nirvana...
I just dig Black & White Floyd
Posted By: Dwight Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 09:51 PM
There are a lot of old hippies around here. Some older than others......
Posted By: TOM G Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 10:11 PM
Posted by Jeff...Sounds good Dwight just don't over do it. Have just enough until you become Comfortably Numb.
I didnt have sugery,can I over do it and fall in the pond when I see if the fish will eat.Ive noticed they eat better if I have a cold beverage with me when I throw out feed!
Dwight,OLD hippies,your calling us OLD hippies?I was told your only as old as you feel,and Im about 19 going on........ Oh sorry,this thread was about eclipes and 8 track players.Let me go look in the garage and get mine out.No wonder the fish are mad at me,Ive been playing the wrong music!Gonna turn the volume way up too
Posted By: heybud Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 10:48 PM
I'm with Butch and Sundance. "Who are those guys"
Posted By: Shorty Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 10:53 PM
Eclipse
(Waters) 2:04

All that you touch
All that you see
All that you taste
All you feel.
All that you love
All that you hate
All you distrust
All you save.
All that you give
All that you deal
All that you buy,
beg, borrow or steal.
All you create
All you destroy
All that you do
All that you say.
All that you eat
And everyone you meet
All that you slight
And everyone you fight.
All that is now
All that is gone
All that's to come
and everything under the sun is in tune
but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.

"There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it's all dark."

Posted By: jeffhasapond Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 10:57 PM
This thread got me thinking about some of the concerts that I went to in my youth.

Best of the bunch? Had to be....

June 19, 1977

San Diego Sports Arena

A 19 year old JHAP in one of the first few rows....





Posted By: Bruce Condello Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/20/08 11:20 PM
My first concert was equally impressive.

The year: 1977

The scene: World of Fun, Kansas City, MO

The band:


Posted By: ewest Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 01:00 AM
Shorty you realize where that takes us. Right back to ray the source of light , energy and of life itself. Hey all this really was pond related after all. It seems the same things that make the pond go make us go too. \:\) -
Posted By: Sunil Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 01:35 AM
JHAP, I was eight years old when you saw the lights at the Zep show in '77.

Just FYI if you didn't know, there's a live Led Zep release called "How the West Was Won." It is crushing. If you don't have it you're missing out. It's been out for a few years now. The live version of Immigrant Song is unreal. Three disc set.
Posted By: Theo Gallus Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 01:37 AM
 Originally Posted By: Bruce Condello
My first concert was equally impressive.

The year: 1977

The scene: World of Fun, Kansas City, MO

The band:


Wow! It's another amazing Theo/Bruce coincidence. My first concert?

Joe Hamilton and Frank Reynolds.

Posted By: Bruce Condello Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 01:41 AM
I always wondered why the heck Joe Frank got to use his whole name, but somehow only rated a second in the name order.

It's kind like Theo, Bruce Condello and Cecil.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 01:54 AM
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Posted By: Bruce Condello Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 02:13 AM
Watching the eclipse right now. Pretty dang cool.
Posted By: Dwight Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 02:19 AM
Some older than others.....
First concert 1965, age 15, Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis, 8-21-1965. The Beatles.
Posted By: Sunil Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 02:20 AM
It's snowing pretty good here right now. No visibility. Harsh.
Posted By: Bruce Condello Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 02:22 AM
Currently it's about half covered with shadow. Kind of eerie to watch.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 02:24 AM
clear as a bell here...neat
(are the RES stirring?)
Posted By: Theo Gallus Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 02:35 AM
We can see this eclipse great here, from INSIDE the house - very nice in 12 degree weather.
Posted By: Dwight Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 02:42 AM
Clouds here, plut!
Posted By: Bruce Condello Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 02:51 AM
Just going full now. The moon is a dull reddish orange color here.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 03:00 AM
We have PA, OH, IL, and NE viewing bases. We should all take the highest zoom pic we can at about the same time and compare the amount of coverage. It should vary...right?
Posted By: Brettski Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 03:03 AM
ooops...maybe not PA....forgot about the snow
Posted By: bz Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 03:07 AM
Hey, I didn't even know there was an eclipse tonight. What I don't learn in this forum. I just looked out and it's about 3/4 covered here, looks cool out my window cuase it's -10 outside.

How many of you are out by your pond howling? Brettski?
Posted By: Theo Gallus Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 03:08 AM
It's about 4/5 shadow here - the same dark red Bruce mentioned. The achromatic aberration from the window glass makes the far edge of the white part appear blue, so the moon looks like a lopsided Pepsi logo.

B-ski, I'd get a really lousy picture through the window, and I'm not going outside in my nightshirt and fuzzy bunny slippers.
Posted By: bz Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 03:13 AM
Oh my, I just read the fist page of this topic and I see that many of you have already been out howling. It's been a long winter.
Posted By: ericdc Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 03:14 AM
I knew I would like this place. I am a HUGE pink floyd fan..even though I'm only 25. Their music is timeless.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 03:16 AM
bz...
you gotta throw that white shirt and necktie into the fireplace and slip back into a pair of jeans, rope belt, and flannel shirt. Whew...we came pretty close to losin' you! Welcome back home. Now get your butt outside and comm-ence to howlin'!
Posted By: Bruce Condello Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 03:22 AM
OK, here's the best I could do, taken at 9:05 p.m. Total eclipse.


Posted By: Bob Lusk Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 03:27 AM
Lying on my back, on the deck of a Triton boat, tied to the dock on Richmond Mill Lake, watching the eclipse. All seems right with the world. 55 degrees, tree frogs chirping, clear night. Holy cow. Pinch me.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 03:51 AM
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Lying on my back, on the deck of a Triton boat, tied to the dock on Richmond Mill Lake, watching the eclipse. All seems right with the world. 55 degrees, tree frogs chirping, clear night.

I'm sitting inside my house cuz it's 8 degrees outside. I'm dreaming lazily about the snowy commute to go back to work tomorrow morning.
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Holy cow. Pinch me.

I'm thinkin' more like this

Posted By: Bob Lusk Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 04:03 AM
jealous?
Posted By: Cecil Baird1 Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 04:10 AM
 Originally Posted By: Bob Lusk
jealous?


No he feels your pain Bob. \:\)
Posted By: ewest Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 04:22 AM
Rain here \:\(
Posted By: Theo Gallus Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 11:13 AM
 Originally Posted By: Bruce Condello
OK, here's the best I could do, taken at 9:05 p.m. Total eclipse.




Good picture, Bruce. You even caught Cecil's Reticulan Masters' ship zipping through the night sky (lower left), trying to penetrate the tin foil with command signals from an oblique angle, way to the West of Ligonier.
Posted By: Shorty Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 02:25 PM
The windchill was brutally cold last night here in NE watching the eclipse, I will post a few pictures I took once my camera finally thaws out.

(Actually you will have to wait untill tomarrow, I left the camera at home this morning.)



Posted By: Sunil Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 02:28 PM
I did finally get to see it while the snow broke for a few minutes, but standing outside was not a viable option last night.
Posted By: jeffhasapond Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 03:03 PM
Total bust here.

Too much marine layer couldn't see a darn thing.

Cassette player jammed, distorted the music until it spit tape all over the place.

Couldn't find my fuzzy bunny slippers.

Speaking of which:

 Originally Posted By: Theo Gallus
I'm not going outside in my nightshirt and fuzzy bunny slippers.


Sunil, you were not supposed to disclose the secret ceremonial attire. What part of non disclosure agreement did not get???

Jeez, see if we ever invite you to be the master of ceremonies again.






Oh, by the way Sunil are you free next eclipse?
Posted By: Jersey Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 04:18 PM
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Lying on my back, on the deck of a Triton boat, tied to the dock on Richmond Mill Lake, watching the eclipse. All seems right with the world. 55 degrees, tree frogs chirping, clear night. Holy cow. Pinch me.


...and surfing Pond Boss! Man, you are connected.
Posted By: TOM G Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 04:48 PM
Theo,I thought that aws the death star for the GSA,glad you cleared that up for me.I recovered that thing when they were doing test trials and am hiding it in the barn looking for blackmailbut dont tell JHAP as he might be able to find out my gps coordinates!!!
Posted By: Dwight Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/21/08 07:30 PM
The Beer Fridge did an enviable job as it waited for me to get back online at the handle. During the celebration I had one VSFRB, one CWL and one BLM. All good!
Posted By: Shorty Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/22/08 02:25 PM
Not great pictures but here they are.

8:55PM - 6 minutes to go


9:01PM - full eclipse

Posted By: Bruce Condello Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/22/08 05:42 PM
I like the pictures. I was using a tri-pod, and I wanted to capture the red colors, so I went with a long shutter speed. Unfortunately the moon is a moving target, so the one minute exposures looked slightly blurred.
Posted By: Ryan Freeze Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 02/22/08 05:48 PM
I was going get some pics to but didn't make it past the back door.

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