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	<title>Offbeat Geek &#187; Life</title>
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		<title>Rage Against The Machine takes UK Number 1!</title>
		<link>http://offbeatgeek.com/2009/12/20/rage-against-the-machine-takes-number-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a heated battle against the X-Factor winner Joe McElderry, &#8220;Killing In The Name&#8221; clinched the #1 spot on BBC Radio 1&#8217;s Official charts show this evening. In fact as I type this I&#8217;m listening to it live on BBC right now.
What started as a facebook group sick of X-Factor domination of the Christmas charts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gone Fishing</title>
		<link>http://offbeatgeek.com/2009/12/17/gone-fishing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My girlfriend&#8217;s brother came down from Alaska to spend Christmas with us this year.  We decided to take a bit of a break and head down to the local pond (seen above) and catch some fish.  This time of year it is usually stocked with rainbow trout but there are a few catfish still lurking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rock Am Ring 25</title>
		<link>http://offbeatgeek.com/2009/12/04/rock-am-ring-25/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh my! Rock am Ring festival is celebrating it&#8217;s 25th anniversary in 2010. As seen in the image above, the line up is shaping up to be quite epic. Over the next couple of months more bands will be added.
If it is to be anything like the 20th anniversary there will also be a special [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progress&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://offbeatgeek.com/2009/11/02/progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Game Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last couple of days I have been locked away working on the bits and bobs for DM-HOLP-Takk. It has been a VERY long time coming but the wait is almost over.    I am hoping to have it done before a certain game is released this month.  The video footage is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chevelle and Guests</title>
		<link>http://offbeatgeek.com/2009/10/28/chevelle-and-guests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My ears are still ringing from last night&#8217;s &#8216;rockin&#8217; concert at the Marquee Theater in Tempe, Arizona.  Overall a fantastic show with great performances from most of the bands. Below, in order of appearance on stage, are my thoughts on each of last night&#8217;s acts.
First on stage were the local, full on, metal five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How NOT to change oil</title>
		<link>http://offbeatgeek.com/2009/10/19/how-not-to-change-oil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was shown some basic car maintenance jobs.  Air filter replacement, changing oil and other such handy D.I.Y. car things.  So yesterday afternoon I attempted my first solo oil change.  I went out with high hopes; they were promptly dashed...

My first mistake was leaving the car on the inclined concrete driveway. This would lead to a problem shortly after commencing the draining process.  In my enthusiasm to get started I neglected to remove the splash guard under the engine. This lead to a rather comical attempt at trying to remove the drain plug from the oil pan. After a fair amount tugging the bolt finally came loose.]]></description>
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		<title>Dental Crysis</title>
		<link>http://offbeatgeek.com/2009/09/29/dental-crysis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my return journey from the Cardinals game Sunday night I experienced a toothache unlike any other I&#8217;ve ever had the displeasure of enduring.  Dealing with that pain and trying to continue the two hour drive was a genuine trial.  Naturally, the next morning I book an emergency appointment after not having been able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visitor</title>
		<link>http://offbeatgeek.com/2009/09/23/visitor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A good mate of mine arrived to Tucson this evening.  I will be playing host for the next week and a bit to Landa2.  Here&#8217;s hoping he finds this neck of the woods interesting!  Thinking the Titan Missile Silo, Desert Museum, Old Tucson or Biosphere 2 might be on the cards.  Now that I think [...]]]></description>
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