Lovely Sea Monster in an Underwater Automobile Graveyard.... InstruRock...Watercolor, pastel, flashlightphoto art....

Lovely Sea Monster in an Underwater Automobile Graveyard. Painting and photo by Mike Fisk

Lovely Sea Monster in an Underwater Automobile Graveyard

Here's the next tune (click the link below the picture) from the House of Guiness in May 2008.... it's another strange one... Enjoy.

It was M2's death metal percussion that melted into something else.... strange, strange, strange.... don't do drugs... just listen to this tune.

Here's a link to a bigger copy of the above picture:

http://soul-amp.com/pics/Lovely_Sea_Monster_in_an_Underwater_Automobile_Grave_Yard.jpg

You can catch more flashlightphoto art here:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/picture-of-floating-umbrella-house-of.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/05/curse-of-derrick-turnbow-bobblehead-may.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/03/flower-power-flashlight-photos-still.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/03/artistic-band-photo-using-flashlight.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/lovely-sea-monster-in-underwater.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/05/life-and-beauty-is-all-in-shit-time-to.html

Here's a water color and pastel image to check out:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/01/more-weird-artthe-hat-stick-and-wind.html

Also, here's another odd painting the you might like:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/01/milwaukee-photographer-and-alternative.html

Ten Dollar Bill Song, Strange Picture of Trash, Money,Smiling Faces, $$$$ Image... Rock n Roll weirdness...Live at the House of Guinness, Waukesha, WI

Strange pic of Ten Dollar bill being pulled from a trash can surrounded by smiling cartoon faces. So called "Art" by Mike Fisk

Ten Dollar Bill

This is the 2nd to last tune we did at House of Guinness. It's a cover of ourselves (unlike most of the other tunes, we didn't make this one up on the spot even though we weren't sure how to play it). You can find the the original version in this post:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2005/08/got-ten-bucks.html

....sh*t, that was 3 years ago... time sure the hell flies...

Have a great weekend everybody... and enjoy some free music:

Free Soul Amp Tunes and Other Stuff

Check out this crazy photo collage of flowers:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/07/flower-photo-collage-psychedelic-photo.html

Tornado Warning Sirens - Audio Recording, Milwaukee, WI, June 2006, pics of Greenfield Park siren.. spooky sounds of thunder and sirens

Photo of Tornado/Warning Siren in West Allis (Milwaukee), WI, June 2008. Photo by Mike Fisk

Here's an audio recording taken in West Allis, WI (suburb of Milwaukee) of the tornado warning sirens before the torrential rains hit on June 7, 2008 (it's pretty haunting and spooky):

Tornado Sirens and Thunder

I dig the person screaming at the start of it and the way the different sirens blend in with the constant rumble of the thunder. There is beauty in the terribleness of nature. Also, the birds keep chirping throughout.

Here's photos of one of the warning sirens. It's over in Greenfield Park in West Allis, just a mile or two North of my house.

Here's links to all the June 2008 flooding posts:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/dias-under-water-photo-of-park-place.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/pictures-of-flooded-park.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/storm-is-coming-ominous-storm-clouds-in.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/milwaukee-river-almost-flooding-video.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-in-wisconsin-video_2341.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-in-wisconsin-video_10.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-june-7-2008-west.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/audio-recording-of-tornado-warning.html

Check out free Soul Amp music here:

Soul Amp Freebies

Terrace under water photo.... Photo of Park Place Pond flood, Milwaukee, WI June 2008

Here's another pic of the Park Place Pond flood. This is terrace/patio thing that they have next to the pond. It's nice, but is usually full of goose crap. Unfortunately, the bricks have started to buckle since the flood receded.

Here's links to all the June 2008 flooding posts:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/dias-under-water-photo-of-park-place.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/pictures-of-flooded-park.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/storm-is-coming-ominous-storm-clouds-in.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/milwaukee-river-almost-flooding-video.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-in-wisconsin-video_2341.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-in-wisconsin-video_10.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-june-7-2008-west.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/audio-recording-of-tornado-warning.html

Pictures of Flooded Park Benches...Romantic place to sit..take your date on a swampy picnic...adds to Mississippi flood? subcontinental dvide?

Photos of Park Place Pond Benches, flood of June 2008, Milwaukee WI, 2008. Pics by Mike Fisk

The Park Place pond was a good 2 to 3 feet or so higher than normal. It took about 3 or 4 days for it get back down to normal levels. I believe the water on this side of the subcontental divide flows to the Mississippi rather than the Milwaukee River, but I really don't know. It probably flows into the Fox river and from there ultimately all the way to New Orleans. Click here for an interesting article on the subcontinental divide. And here's a map of the subcontinental divide.

You can check out the benches when there's normal water levels by clicking this link:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2007/07/park-place-milwaukee-wi-find-benches.html

Listen to the top ten Soul Amp hits here:

Top Ten Hits

Here's links to all the June 2008 flooding posts:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/dias-under-water-photo-of-park-place.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/pictures-of-flooded-park.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/storm-is-coming-ominous-storm-clouds-in.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/milwaukee-river-almost-flooding-video.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-in-wisconsin-video_2341.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-in-wisconsin-video_10.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-june-7-2008-west.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/audio-recording-of-tornado-warning.html

Storm is coming - Ominous Storm Clouds in Milwaukee, WI flooding in June 2008.... these occurred after the June 7 and 8 storms....

Potential Tornado Clouds in Milwaukee, WI, in early June 2008. Photos by Mike Fisk

We had a few tornado warnings in that first week and a half of June 2008. Very stormy. One storm after next...the train as they call it. The clouds were amazing...

Crazy Storm Clouds in Milwaukee, WI, in early June 2008. Photos by Mike Fisk

Listen to Free Music Here

Click here for Root River flooding pics.

Milwaukee River almost flooding video, June 2008

After the rains of early June, the Milwaukee River is almost flooding here at Kletzsch Park.

Listen to Soul Amp's top ten hits here:

Top Ten Songs

Here's links to all the June 2008 flooding posts:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/dias-under-water-photo-of-park-place.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/pictures-of-flooded-park.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/storm-is-coming-ominous-storm-clouds-in.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/milwaukee-river-almost-flooding-video.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-in-wisconsin-video_2341.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-in-wisconsin-video_10.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-june-7-2008-west.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/audio-recording-of-tornado-warning.html

Strange Flashlight Umbrellas photo - Last Song Last Gig - InstruRock - Flashlight PhotoArt Constellation Collage - Crazy Tune - Floating Umbrellas

Docious, floating umbrellas flashlight photo collage. By Mike Fisk

Here ya go at last. A new Soul Amp tune:

Docious

This is the last jam of the last set we did at the House of Guinness in May of 2008. It was recorded using the Zoom H4 on a tripod as per the usual. One difference is that we ran the keys through a new amp and into the PA and so the keys are a bit more stereo this time as opposed to previous HOG gigs.

It's InstruRock....

The picture is a clue to the name of the song.

Click here for a bigger copy of the picture if you like.


Here's a pic of the House of Guinness set up:

Soul Amp's House of Guinness stage set up... love the CX-3 and blue Ludwigs. Photo by Mike Fisk

You can catch more flashlightphoto art here:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/picture-of-floating-umbrella-house-of.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/05/curse-of-derrick-turnbow-bobblehead-may.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/03/flower-power-flashlight-photos-still.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/03/artistic-band-photo-using-flashlight.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/lovely-sea-monster-in-underwater.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/05/life-and-beauty-is-all-in-shit-time-to.html

Here's another umbrella (I think, or is it a hat)... it's a painting:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/01/more-weird-artthe-hat-stick-and-wind.html

Here's another photo collage:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/07/photo-collage-sunset-feathers-from-jet.html

and another:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/07/flower-photo-collage-psychedelic-photo.html

Scenic Shore 150 - 150 miles - 1 weekend along Lake Michigan Shore, WI - July 2008 - money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - hybrid bike in sky pic

Scenic Shore 150 - hybrid bicycle shooting for the sky. Photo by Mike Fisk.

Hi all, I'm asking for a donation here.

I'm riding in the Scenic Shore 150 on July 19th and 20th.

The Scenic Shore 150 is a 2 day charity bicycle ride in Wisconsin starting from Mequon along the lake shore to Potawatomi State Park. Here's info on it --> Scenic Shore 150. All money donated goes to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to fight blood cancers. If you'd like to make a donation, it would be much appreciated.

You can make online donations that will be tracked againt my fundraising goal (no Mom, not you) here:

http://www.active.com/donate/2008scenicshore150/ss150MFisk

Thank you so much for your consideration.

Root River Flooding in Wisconsin video 3

Root River Flooding in Wisconsin Video 2

Root River flooding in Wisconsin video 1

Here's Soul Amp's top ten songs:

http://www.soul-amp.com/Top_Ten_Songs.html

Here's the Milwaukee Skyline:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2007/10/sailing-in-milwaukee.html

Here's some other coldest day pics:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/01/coldest-day-in-milwaukee-2008-milwaukee.html

Here's some pics of a stranded sail boat:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2007/12/chinook-34-wrecked-milwaukee-sailboat.html

Root River Flooding June 7, 2008 West Allis, WI....June flooding in Milwaukee County

Strange that my last post was of the Root River flooding in April. But this flood beats that hands down. The parkway became a river for a short while. Glad to say that it's finally back to normal. All of us in Wisconsin are hoping this break from the rain lasts. Check out the folks in their waders.

Root River Flooding June 7, 2008 West Allis, WI. (Photo by Mike Fisk)

Check out the videos:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-in-wisconsin-video.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-in-wisconsin-video_10.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-in-wisconsin-video_2341.html

Here's links to all the June 2008 flooding posts:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/dias-under-water-photo-of-park-place.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/pictures-of-flooded-park.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/storm-is-coming-ominous-storm-clouds-in.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/milwaukee-river-almost-flooding-video.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/root-river-flooding-june-7-2008-west.html

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/06/audio-recording-of-tornado-warning.html

Here's Soul Amp's top ten songs:

http://www.soul-amp.com/Top_Ten_Songs.html

Here's the Milwaukee Skyline during warmer weather:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2007/10/sailing-in-milwaukee.html

Here's some other coldest day in Milwaukee pics:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/01/coldest-day-in-milwaukee-2008-milwaukee.html

Here's some pics of a stranded sail boat:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2007/12/chinook-34-wrecked-milwaukee-sailboat.html

Root River Flooding Pictures... West Allis, WI 4-10-2008

Be sure to check ou the new pics of the Root River flood in June 2008 that can be found here.

Here's some pics I took of the Root River flooding in West Allis, WI in April of 2008. It's usually a tiny creek of 3 to 5 feet wide. That night it was a raging torrent (well relatively speaking). The snow had just melted and the ground was still frozen and was not absorbing much water. In parts of the river that got dammed up with debris, it had become a small lake.

The Amp's Soul is from the Generation of Pure Rock... with a smathering of everything...time for a listen to Amp the Soul

Here's the place to be for music in the pursuit of amplifying your soul. We try to get our brains out of it and play from the heart.

You can wander around in the our big listing of Soul Amp music:

http://soul-amp.com/freebies

Or check out the top ten Amp Songs:

http://www.soul-amp.com/Top_Ten_Songs.html

Or just sit back and let the music of this long tune take you wherever.... I guarantee you'll have bits of this music stuck in your head in a good way after just one listen:

How About Some Hammond

Thank you for stopping by.

Oh, and if you like jammy, "instrurock" tunes, check out Mindedelic Flower Rainbows:

http://soul-amp.blogspot.com/2008/07/flower-photo-collage-psychedelic-photo.html

Psychedelic pic of the Nord Electro 2 and Hammond M3 and lyric writing Bradly style... Ice Beneath the Snow.

Psychedelic Nord Electro 2 with a Hammond M3 in the background. Photo by Mike Fisk

Time to see how Bradly's brain works. Below are the lyrics for Ice Beneath the Snow that he was reading while he was singing the song. So listen to the song here:

Ice Beneath the Snow

While reading his lyrics... just odd how what he sings fits perfectly and the lyrics don't necessarily match... not sure how he does that.

You can also watch the video of him doing it here:

Ice Beneath the Snow - Video

Bradly Odland's lyrics to Ice Beneath the Snow page 1. Photo by Mike Fisk

Bradly Odland's lyrics to Ice Beneath the Snow page 2. Photo by Mike Fisk

Here's more psychedelic Photo Art pictures:

• Psychelic Queen Anne's Lace in Space
• Flower Photo Collage with lot's of depth and detail to get lost in
• Glass Earth Globe with blue LED light Photo Art - Looks like electric bolts
• Strange finger peace sign LED Photo Art
• A Weed surrounded by strange lights
• Autumn Leaf and Tree
• Swirling Autumn Pschedelic Leaf and Tree Photos
• Street spin photo
• Close up of a flower
• Sunset Feathers from a Jet
• Sunset Cloud Quilt
  
  

To House of Guinness and our fans: Thank you!

Thank you for the warm reception during our gig at HOG on Friday, May 9, 2008. The band had a kick *ss time and we hope you did too. All the tunes from the gig will be posted here in the coming weeks. So don't be a stranger!

T-bow bobblehead curse continues....

Unfortunately, the Derrick Turnbow bobblehead curse continues:

http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/05/13/more-of-same-from-turnbow.aspx

I do wish the best for Derrick.... good luck in the minors and quit worrying about things and just throw the d*mn ball. =)

Turnbow and Mets....Derrick Turnbow, don't you do it.... Don't go to the Mets... the curse will only double... stay a Brewer

Just read this on JS Online:

Report: Mets Show Interest in Turnbow

Turnbow, you don't want to go there. The Mets are one's who started the curse.

It's all playing into their devious plans.

Stay a Brewer so the curse remains broken.

Read about it:

The curse of the Turnbow Bobblehead!

umbut - to doubt - a term to express doubt when talking about designs of an engineering nature

I had this weird dream last night that I was an electrical engineer for some mining company... actually in my dream I was a consultant for the company....but no matter. So I'm sitting around this table at a restaurant with other engineers and everytime someone has an idea about something, this one guy across the table from me says.... "ummmmm but" and then gives a reason why he doesn't think it won't work. Then this waiter comes over and he says to him that we're discussing the "umbuts" meaning the doubts about the design. It just stuck with me. So now I'll introduce this new term to the world... (unless somebody else already made it up).... welcome to "umbut".

So....

Umbut, I think that term may already have been used somewhere dude.

Ok, bye for now.