ParkTwain's Parlor

[riverbabe]

[QUOTE=ParkTwain;84929]riverbabe, what do you mean? These artists are new to you?

Yes, these particular artists are new to me, but probably for good reason. Trying to be fair here, but I am underimpressed. Evidently they have a following but...

I know at least some of those on your next list and will listen again.

[ParkTwain]

Joe Walsh is from Ohio, you know ... What a guy ...

[peanuts]

pictures

ParkTwain,

I've been enjoying the pictures that you've posted here. I thought you might like this picture, courtesy of a former MM member, which seems especially pertinent following their recent earnings release:

[ParkTwain]

Read the fine print in the CFC conf call

I read that Countrywide's CEO admitted that the "prime borrower" loans that were going bad were actually 2nd mortgage loans to borrowers going "zero down" on their new home purchases. No problem! CFC is getting what it deserves after making those kinds of foolish loans!

[ParkTwain]

what happened at 3pm ET today?

The entire market jumped up practically in unison. What was the news that moved the market?

[ParkTwain]

Aug 3 - CNBC - Jim Cramer MELTS DOWN

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=452808336&play=1

He starts rolling at about the 2:00 mark.

[ParkTwain]

BSC down to 20-month low - Aug 3 close

Blood in the BSC streets, prepare to buy it.

[riverbabe]

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=452808336&play=1

He starts rolling at about the 2:00 mark.

The meltdown was all over the news wires. Thanks for the link!

[IIC]

Blood in the BSC streets, prepare to buy it.

Perhaps there is a reason they are not named Bull Stearns

[ParkTwain]

GS - best of breed - way below 200 DMA

The market turned up for GS around March April 2003. It had been trading below its own 200DMA for a good 24+ months prior to that. It next traded significantly below its 200DMA during the summer of 2004, for about 6 months. Since then, it hasn't traded much below its 200DMA for more than about 30 calendar days.

With the July debacle among the brokerages, GS has again entered historically weak territory by its own standards of the last 5 or 6 years. I would like to phase into that stock after it has shown a turnaround, then hold it for a nice long while.

[ParkTwain]

Multi-page survey of coastal damage from Katrina

ParkTwain,

I've been enjoying the pictures that you've posted here. I thought you might like this picture, courtesy of a former MM member, which seems especially pertinent following their recent earnings release:

Hi peanut, I am late responding to your post, but it looked like that photo might have been taken along the Mississippi Gulf Coast as an example of Katrina damage.

Here is an extensive and very informative survey (a set of web pages with aerial photos, onsite damage photos, and some video links) of mostly the surge-related damage from La. to Ala. due to Katrina. Maybe 30 ft of surge around Waveland, Miss. -- see one key photo on the Waveland page.

http://www.wunderground.com/education/Katrinas_surge_contents.asp

[ParkTwain]

Nevada's "drive-up" nuclear test site - CNTA

The Central Nevada Test Area north of Warm Springs, in northern Nye County, was where the "Faultless" underground nuclear explosion took place in 1968. You can drive right up to the spot where it took place. It is located outside of the always off-limits Nevada Test Site.

http://www.rachel-nevada.com/places_faultless.html

This site is one of eight, in addition to the Nevada Test Site itself, in the continental U.S. where underground nuclear tests took place.

http://www.cerm.dri.edu/Graphics/Offsites_Test_Area_Project_Map.pdf

Even Mississippi got into the act, in 1964 (Salmon event) and 1966 (Sterling event):

http://www.mensetmanus.net/salmon-sterling-site/

[MEA_1956]

Been There, Seen That, Want to go back.

When you made this post of the GASSBUGGY in N.M. it brought back old memories. We use to drive by this sight daily for about two months back in 1989. The drilling co. I worked for had a contract with AMCO to do a few wells out that way.
If I remenber correctly they set off the explosition their to se if it would help gas production in the area. don't rember much else other than it was beautiful countrey around there. Marlin

[ParkTwain]

Naz 100 Net Margins list

http://www.nasd100.com/net/index.html

More random info to throw into the hopper.

[IIC]

http://www.nasd100.com/net/index.html

More random info to throw into the hopper.

Thx for that blog...But I went to their homepage and they don't seem to update very often