Category seven here.
Have not had cable for almost 20 years.

Did I miss anything important?

I love the looks of disgust on some of the audience members at the end.
You can almost hear them say Those hippies are ruining the show! Bring back Myron and his accordion!

Being hep never really fit with Lawrence Welk's audience, but the band was pretty cool. Check out their version of One Toke Over The Line.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8tdmaEhMHE
Myron almost choked trying to keep a straight face.

No pissing contest intended. It was just the comment implying public funding for arts = big mistake seemed a little Tea Partyish.

But artists being funded to create art is not a new issue. Almost every artist in history had outside funding. They are called patrons. I refer you to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_patron.

These artists who "do more pure art when no one gives them money . . " Do you have any examples in particular? I cannot think of any great artists that did not either have a patron or sell their works commercially.

And I completely agree that the Christopher Wren comparison was pretty danged arrogant.

Oh, and the Gormley’s Iron Man was a gift from the Trustees Savings Bank.

Kalel:
How does your point stand? You claimed that "Art often goes horribly wrong when financed with public money." This was not a government funded project. You were proven wrong therefore your point cannot stand.

Did you cite any specific examples where "Art often goes horribly wrong when financed with public money?" Can you?
And art is subjective, so what you find as "horribly wrong" is not necessarily what others see.

Waffle irons can be used to make great grilled cheese sandwiches. The overflow of cheese fries up all crispy and tasty.

Also tossing a few strips of cooked bacon on the waffle iron after you've poured on the waffle batter make a pretty good breakfast.

Now, if they could just develop people genetically programmed to leave 350 gram segments of poo, the whole thing will be foolproof.

Could be worse.

Could have been Miracle Whip.

A little too much like an ad for Jack in the Box.

I'd shoot it down with a Happy Meal McSam Missile.

HeHeHe

You said Uranus!!!!!!!!

That's a post-World War II, M-67 "baseball" grenade in your illustration.
I strongly suspect the kid found a Mills Bomb-type grenade which looks even more like an Easter egg. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_bomb

Of course, the predictions were wrong. The chart could not be completed correctly as the astrologer was not able to determine which zodiac sign Pluto was in.

The predictions were made in late 1928 for 1929, and Pluto would not be discovered until February 1930.

These days Astrology is 100% accurate because we have all nine planets to chart.

Steampunk codpiece

Real zombies don't run 2x

Been to Alcatraz. Never saw those pretty gardens and pools. Certainly not in San Francisco Bay.

Pretty good selection. However, Sir Patrick Moore of the gravity hoax is an astronomer NOT an astrologer.