The Associated Press Monday, March 9, 2009; 5:19 PM

HAMPTON, Va. — Some Phish fans are leaving Hampton a little lighter than when they arrived for the band’s weekend reunion.

Police said Monday they confiscated about $1.2 million in illegal items and more than $68,000 in cash from concertgoers. Authorities also arrested 194 Phish fans during the three-night celebration of the band’s return to the stage after a nearly five-year absence.

Most of the arrests were for illegal thing possession, use and distribution, police said.

Poor Animal!

And it moos when you plug something in to it! All for $12

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Randomly I have seen a few actually good movies  and shows recently while recuperating …  I recommend you check them out.

The Go-Getter – About a kid who’s mother dies so he steals a car and drives cross country to find his half-brother to tell him.  Very random movie.   It was good

10 Items or Less- Another random movie.  An actor and a grocery store clerk drive around and do stuff.. very short summary!

Man Sues Walmart After Being Bitten By Snake, But Keeps Going Back For The Deals

Ah, the irresistable pull of bargains! A man in Florida is suing Walmart because he was bitten by a pygmy rattler while shopping in the garden center in 2008. His is the third such attack in a Walmart in Florida since 2006, and he’s claiming the retailer should have taken better steps to prevent rattler bites after the first two attacks. Our favorite detail, though, is that he won’t stop going to Walmart, because “their prices are too good to shop elsewhere.”

Florida Conservation writes that the pygmy rattlesnake is common throughout all of Florida, and that its rattle “is small and slender and produces a sound like the buzzing of an insect.” The rattle is fairly quiet, too, and can only be heard from a few feet away. Also of note, although Florida Conservation overlooks this, is that the pygmy rattler loves bargains. What this all means is that if you ever hear an insect sound in a Walmart, you should overturn your cart (for a distraction) and run screaming.

Oh, and yes it’s venomous and feisty, but “its bite produces pain and swelling which usually subsides in a few days,” and no deaths have been recorded—which is actually more than we can say for attacks by humans at a Walmart.

So Funny

Dave Matthews Band Member LeRoi Moore Dies

Devastating news for fans of Dave Matthews Band. Saxophone player LeRoi Moore died at age 46Moore was seriously injured in an ATV accident June 30 outside Charlottesville. He had a punctured lung and broken ribs. Moore went back into the hospital last month due to complications.Moore died in Los Angeles this afternoon, after taking a turn for the worse.We’re also told the band will perform tonight as scheduled at the Staples Center in L.A.

During the concert, which did go on, Matthews paid tribute to LeRoi:”We all had some bad news today,” Matthews told the sell-out crowd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles after the first song. “Our good friend LeRoi Moore passed on and gave his ghost up today and we will miss him forever.”
Fans shouted Moore’s name in tribute as the band resumed playing. Two songs later, Matthews once again made reference to Moore, saying: “It’s easier to leave than be left.”

A rep for DMB gave the following statement:”LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2008, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles from sudden complications stemming from his June ATV accident on his farm near Charlottesville, Virginia. Moore had recently returned to his Los Angeles home to begin an intensive physical rehabilitation program.”

LeRoi Moore’s trip to California from Virginia may have been detrimental, as Janet Charlton reports:He was slowly recovering but suffered lung complications and hasn’t been able to perform. We were told that against doctors advice, he flew to LA to be with the band backstage when they open tonight at the Staples center. The flight may have affected him adversely and he died today.

According to DMBNews.net, Dave Matthews was spotted crying outside of his Los Angeles hotel with the news of LeRoi Moore’s death.Fans outside DMB’s hotel in Los Angeles today reported seeing Dave Matthews crying, and he and other band members and crew hugging each other while boarding their tour buses.
The ATV accident that ultimately took LeRoi’s life happened outside his Virginia farm during a short break in DMB’s tour. He was admitted to the University of Virginia Health System in serious condition and released early the week of July 13.

The ATV accident made news July 1.

At press time, LeRoi Moore’s bio was still available on DMB’s website and read as follows:LeRoi and Carter have been jazz compatriots for years, playing together at paying gigs and informal jam sessions. “Jazz is probably my main influence,” admits LeRoi, who also has classical training. “But at this stage I don’t really consider myself a jazz musician.” For him, DMB remains a challenge because there is room to explore, to respond to the expressions of the other four players. “I have plenty of space to improvise, to try new ideas,” says LeRoi, whom Dave credits with arranging many of the songs he writes. “It’s almost better than a jazz gig.”

My summer is complete.  I have seen every show that I need to – Radiohead was high on my list for a long time.  The show rocked!!   Watch some of the video.

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