Dino-guy in the news - 3:00 PM, Nov. 25, 2008 |
The band, "Getty Rocks of Love" played at UCLA for an environmental event.
http://dailybruin.com/news/2008/nov/24/music-and-environment/
The local band The Getty Rocks also performed at the event. Ron Schmidtling, the leader of the band and a UCLA geology alumnus, described the connections between the creative arts and environmental issues as a continuum. “There’s art, there’s science, there’s construction. Nothing is in a compartment – everything flows from one to the next,” he said. Schmidtling’s songs contain lyrics directly about the environment. It’s an approach that he believes can help get the issues into people’s consciousness. “I think it can go one more step if somebody is learning the lyrics to the song and singing along,” he said. "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Blastoids from the Chisum Quarry, Oklahoma - 5:34 PM, Oct. 2, 2008 |
I had a chance to enjoy fossil hunting in the Oklahoma sun in August. What a joy to sweat until you're almost unconscious. Thank goodness the blastoids were plentiful. Pentremites rusticus. My namesake. So happy to finally discover these specimens in the wild, outside of a museum or university lab. I had a chance to drive from Mississippi to Los Angeles, and so I took the chance to drive up the Mississippi River, through Arkansas to the 40 Freeway (Route 66), and on to the blastoid site outside of Gore, Oklahoma. Dennis Swing met me there, and we had a wonderful time searching for blastoids and vertebrates. More to come... "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Getty Rocks at the Getty Center, Brentwood, CA - 7:15 PM, Aug. 24, 2008 |
"Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Dino-guy concert at Malaga Cove, Palos Verdes, CA - 3:41 PM, Aug. 24, 2008 |
"Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Getty Rocks at the Getty Underground - 3:35 PM, Aug. 24, 2008 |
"Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Archaeosounds - archaeology sounds! - 3:40 PM, Aug. 2, 2008 |
| At a party celebrating Jane Bassett's new book "The Craftsman Revealed", my new band project, The Getty Rocks played archaeology-based songs. It was a wonderful informal debut of the archaeology songs from an upcoming Dinosounds CD called "Archaeosounds". The members of The Getty Rocks are: Robbie Yates- guitar, David Carson- bass, Bob Levy- drums, and me on guitar and vocals. Stay tuned for more concert dates!
"Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Dino-girl Apparel fun! - 3:33 PM, Aug. 2, 2008 |
| Kaitlin Amick models a great hand-painted tee-shirt at the CEO Space conference. She is part of the teens class and really promoted Dinosounds to the other teens. I am so thrilled that teens are enjoying the Dino-designs.
"Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Loral Langemeier at CEO Space - 3:18 PM, Aug. 2, 2008 |
| Loral Langemeier, who mentioned in the Secret "Money comes easily and frequently", taught at CEO Space conference July 2008. I volunteer at the conference, and was able to have a meeting with her. It's great to receive advice from masters of the law of Attraction!
"Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Dinosounds at Miraleste library, Palos Verdes, CA - 1:35 PM, Jul. 22, 2008 |
http://host5.evanced.info/pvld/evanced/eventcalendar.asp
I'll be at Miraleste Library in Palos Verdes, on Aug. 20. It's going to be great! "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Venice Eco-Fest 2008 - 1:15 PM, Jul. 9, 2008 |
| Amazingly, at the Venice Eco-Fest, I performed to kids, and ended up with a booth right next to my friends at the Sukyo Mahikari booth. One of the women there, an artist by the name of Yoshie Beimler, took a bunch of great photos, and many of them have me and my dino-booth in them.Enjoy:
(http://homepage.mac.com/studiosunnysideup/PhotoAlbum42.html)
It's really awesome to have friends who care about the environment and actually take steps outside and inside to change.
"Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Venice Eco-Fest 10-11am, drawing dinosaurs for kids - 1:07 PM, Jun. 24, 2008 |
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Dino-guy will be at the Explor-o-rama, 10-11am, then all day, at a booth with Gemini, the joyologist!
Venice Eco-Fest June 28: Come experience the future NOW with great Eco-Exhibitors, Performances, and FUN! Festival Location & Description (Festival Hours: 10 am – 7 pm):Venice Beach at Windward and Ocean Front Walk (north of Venice Blvd). Windward Ave. will be closed off from Pacific to Speedway, and filled with booths. Across Speedway, the booths will continue into the Venice Beach Recreation Area. • Over 100 exciting Eco-Exhibitors with important planet preservation tips• Sun-powered Sound Stage - All day music, dance, poetry (see schedule below)• Kid’s Explor-o-rama with exotic animals, and interactive stories, music and FUN for all ages• Graffiti Artists at work using eco-friendly paints on the world famous Venice art wall• Food Court with delicious vegetarian delights• E-Salvage Recycling Truck in Ross Parking Lot for LARGE e-wasteBring your used: Computers & Monitors, Laptops, TVs, Stereos, DVD & VCR Players, Scanners, Fax Machines, all kinds of Electronic Accessories, computer and cell phone batteries, etc. • E-Salvage Recycle Bin on the Beach for SMALL e-waste**Bring your used: Cell Phones & Accessories, Cell Phone Batteries, Laptop Battery only • Filtered Water Stations - BYO reusable water bottle!• Million Trees Campaign Tree Give-away• Green Outposts for recycling/waste/and compost• PLUS-- Free Bike Valet on the handball court!Public Parking: • On Venice Blvd. and the beach lot at the end of Venice Blvd. (Beach lot fills up early!)$6 before 9 am, $12+ after 9 am. Go north 3 blocks to festival site. • Westminster Elementary School parking lot, on Main St. between Brooks and Westminster Avenues,for $10. Walk two blocks west to Ocean Front Walk, then head approximately 4 blocks south to the festival site. • Free parking behind Ross Dress for Less on 1400 Lincoln Blvd. (Venice 90291) at California Ave. Parkthere and cross at light to the north-west corner of Lincoln and California to catch the Big Blue #2 bus, which runs down California Avenue every 20 minutes, a 7 minute ride to Pacific Ave. and Windward, in front of the festival site. Only 75¢ bus fare per person. "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Dinosounds coloring contest for Kids! - 6:13 PM, Jun. 19, 2008 |
On the website, I have coloring pages. You can download them from www.dinosounds.com. At the T-rex Museum of Ancient Life, Tucson, AZ, they had a coloring contest, using my pages. The kids really went for it, and here are the results. It's a wonderful testament to the creativity of children, when a Tyrannosaurus rex is involved! "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Permian age Coconino sandstone - 2:57 AM, Jun. 14, 2008 |
| This stone is from northern Arizona, the Permian age coconino sandstone. The little tetrapod trackway near my finger is from an amphibian or a mammal-like reptile that lived 270 million years ago. Researchers have never found the animal, so the tracks are a bit of a mystery. I thought it fitting that the rock is to be used as a sunning spot for lizards, and possibly a gecko. "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Pasadena Center for Spiritual Growth- rock for urban Wildlife Habitat! - 2:51 AM, Jun. 14, 2008 |
"Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Pasadena Center for Spiritual Growth- urban Wildlife Habitat! - 2:43 AM, Jun. 14, 2008 |
"Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Cantara Street School meets Dino-Guy and Dinosounds! - 1:24 PM, Jun. 11, 2008 |
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Blastoids from YouTube! - 6:08 PM, Jun. 10, 2008 |
Check this out- an echinoderm researcher has created a music video on youtube with Blastoids from Belgium! http://echinoblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/blastoids-from-belgium-music-video.html
It's amazing how things grow and grow!
"Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Acton agate site - 3:44 PM, May. 8, 2008 |
Here is a view of the Acton agate site looking south to the San Gabriel Mountains. Traces of snow can be seen near on the distant ridge. "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Bonnington Truce Reunion in Jackson, Mississippi! - 12:20 PM, May. 7, 2008 |
And there was much rejoicing at the Crossroads Film Festival, Hal & Mal's in Jackson, MS, with the Bonnington Truce reunion, playing "Wild Thing", Jeff Bridges had a Danelectro bass guitar, identical to the one I have. I wore Dino-guy colors, Brian Huddell and I reminisced, and planned our own movie... http://www.bonningtontruce.com "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Dino-guy goes to the Crossroads Film Festival- Mississippi - 6:41 PM, Mar. 31, 2008 |
At the dawn of time, there was a group of kids from Long Beach, MS that formed a band called Anvil. They were good, and so they headed to USM to find a brighter place. Although Hattiesburg was the brightest spot in Mississippi, it was still dark days for new music. With a name-change to Next Window and some new haircuts, they reached out into the darkness (www.misbelieves.com). In this darkness, solace could yet be found, and camaraderie. In this darkness, there was Bonnington Truce (www.bonningtontruce.com). Next Window and Bonnington Truce played one concert together at a place called the Avanti Theatre. Shortly thereafter, like two galaxies colliding, some parts flew off and others melded together to form new and wonderful creations, like The Three Humans, The Now Explosion, and Love's Scarfaces. Like long-lost star-clusters pulled together by gravity, they are all coming back together again, to re-visit the origin: 3pm, Saturday, April 5, Jackson, MS, at the Crossroads Film Festival. Dino-Guy (above, guess which one) will be there! Check it out- "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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