Luck and By the Grace of God.

Thank you. Thank you for everything who ever you are.

I'm home watching The Price. Again thank you.

Bob just paid a woman dressed like a blue jacketed cardinal. Feathers, screeching and all. Bob just paid her five hundred to leave him alone. She continued jumping around, but hasn't tackled him as of yet.

Yesterday I won an IPOD, last thursday a Schwinn beachcrusier.

Silly pasty [edit-Patsy], the answer was lower, no golf clubs and car for you. Take the five hundred and buy a powerchair. Decorate it with flowers.

COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Benjamin come on down.

A new freezer chest. It looks like it could hold a cow, or deer, or moose for those northern readers.

1900. Kevin- 675, Alexander -420, girl- something

The price was five hundred something, seems like a theme today. Alexander won.

He can win a motorcycle and arcade game. It's a ton of old school games in one, I bet I would win at "ice hockey" or "pro wrestling", but he might have me beat in "techmo bowl."

Bob just asked, "what sayeth thou" in regards to switching prices or leaving them as is.

He switched and lost. I think I'd beat him at PIR too.

COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Wheel spinning, he just threatened to leave the show if the bird wins. We missed the first contestant, but I'll mention her if she wins.

Alex is out. Over spun.

Apparently the first contestant is saying hi to her husband, daughter and son. So sweet.

I'm with Bob, I hope the bird goes over. She got five cents. Then fifteen cents. She's out. I'll have to figure out the firsts name in the showcase.

COMMERCIAL

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So the IPOD and Schwinn. Both in drawings, not pricing games. Work and a bar. The Tilted Stick, drink there if you're ever out here. They are nice. I'm sure I'll be there.

On the bidding table. A coffee maker and soup.

WEAK.

A 0-1 bid won. That's where the last contestant bids one dollar over the previous.

Kevin has 16 grand in front of him to win. Some game to do with six ordinary grocery items. What will he do. Oh, he has to price them all to win the 16 grand.

The first for 1000, and on. He might have messed up on the supplement price, but I'm trying to watch and write. This is tough.

Results. Apparently this contestants dad treats PIR like I treat LOST. Supposedly he tells his wife to shutup if she interrupts.

He got the first grand. Now for two. He won. He's going for 4000. Won again. 8000 now.

He decided to quit and take the 4000. Would he have won more? No, the cat food was mis-priced.

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I forgot to say COMMERCIAL. But this is a virgin experiment, bear with me.

Bidding on a wooden and iron bar cabinet. Looks regal.

Ohhh, and meet Sophie, she is up for adoption somewhere in Pasadena. If you can't get out to Pasadena, you can find a lovely companion in a shelter near you.

Lindsey just won the bidding.

A new car!!!! (I need to employ more of these '!' to convey the mood.)

She needs the first two and the last two numbers of the car.

She found the first two. Now the second. Missed again, one more miss and she's out.

She did it! She Won! A new car! It's her birthday! For real 18! Yeah!

COMMERCIAL

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Back to the last win while on commercial, does it seem odd to give a newly 18 year old girl a car and a bar cabinet? I'm puzzled.

Alright it's back on.

to bid; A new digital camera.

Amanda won. She looking at knives, luggage, a model ship and home gym system.

I'd rather have a car. Or 16 grand. Or the five bills the bird got.

The game is poker themed. She won with a pair of nines, no wait four nines.

SHOWDOWN NEXT. STAY TUNED.

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Whose it going to be Kevin, Lindsey or Amanda.

Kevin's sitting pretty with 90 cents.

Lindsey has 60 cents.

She's over.

Looks like Kevin and 'nameless so far' in the Showcase.

COMMERCIAL.

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Kevin is top winner. Pamela is second. Pamela is the prior mentioned 'nameless so far'.

Kevin has his choice, bid or pass.

Let's see it.

A trip to Hawaii, air fair, 5 night stay at the Kauai resort. It's a Marriot. Next, a new hot tub. And a new truck. Ford ranger XL, silver.

Pass or bid? Bidding for his prior mentioned father. 27000 even.

Pamela?

A new day bed. Brass and beige cover. Complete with mattresses. Next, a guitar. Possibly that plays itself? And a waverunner. Trailer included.

Bid- 20000.

Predictions?

I think she's over and he's under by 3000-4000.

COMMERCIAL.

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Kevin is over, it was 25000. I would've lost too.

Pamela won with 20787. She's close and good. And I was off again.

Please correct those pets from breeding. And have a good day.

Thanks radio... I mean web-land. Thanks contestants, readers, writers and speakers. Thanks random "I'm at home watching The Price" moments."

Till next time.

PIR UPDATES...

Hey out there in Radio Land, it's a new day and maybe I'll do a new post.

This PIR thing is getting too big, everyday I see new people trying to jump on the PIR bandwagon, well there's not room bastards. You can take your 'pimp' Bob Barker shirts and go to hell. He's not some product to be guessed at and given away! He's a human being, if you over price him will he not feel cheated? If underbid won't his pride be challenged? If Chuck Barris shot him, would he not bleed?

Wouldn't he, wouldn't he???????

Dammit people listen, this is no joke. I want no Bob Barker action figures. No Commando Bob, with camo pants and microphone gun- No Moon-Base Bob, with gravitational slacks and moon based hair gel- No Action Now Bob, complete with ladder to save pets in burning houses and dog whistle microphone- No Retirement Bob complete with martini glass and pool side lounge girl.....

....wait, that last one might be cool.

No, no, no. That's the devil making me say that. Really Bob Barker is a person complete with feelings and emotions and self appreciation. And if he saw himself as a product everyday he might try to overdose on supplement.

But I did see an inspiring Barker reference on Post Secret. Which may not be totally appropriate for some work areas ( a bit of artful nudity.) And while I don't agree in a strict sense, I did find it funny. It'll only be there until 3/24/07, so check fast, or I'll try to repost it here someday.

www.postsecret.com

Till then, this is Carson at the PIR Blog saying, "bye."

PIR Horoscope # 3 of ... ( at least 3)

Minerva was delighted to hear from me today. She's been staying up all night drinking Night Train and trying to chase out the March demons, which have plagued her since a car accident in March of 1998. It was a collision between a nightingale and a riding lawn mower, the lawn mower shot pieces of the nightingale all over Minerva's windshield, subsequently she ran into a tree.

She says the nightingale has haunted her dreams every March since and the only remedy she has found is a heavy dose of seclusion coupled with gallons of Night Train.

She sounded a bit off today, but when don't astrologers seem a bit off?

Anyway, she wants to go out drinking and started rambling about the bars in her area and what kind of people go there and how expensive the drinks are.

Normally my favorite topic, I unfortunately had to get her to focus.

So I said " dammit Minerva focus, focus, focus, I'm not spending two dollars and ninety-nine cents a minute to hear drunk stories, I need the future dammit and I need it now!"

So she agreed to do Stacey's horoscope, but I think my excessive use of 'dammit' might have skewed the results, here you go anyway.

Stacey- The events of July 7th 2007 will work against a Pisces, causing an exaggeration of emotions that will cause a downward spiral unless help is sought. You'll gain confidence knowing close friends will be there to help, as is common in a Pig sign. Will anybody else be feeling similar?* You might consider sending a card.

Kind of brief, but always to the point.

Thanks again participants, Minerva, Sylvia and all those of you out there in radio land.

Stay tuned.



*I think she's talking about Bob Barker.

PIR Horoscopes part 2 of .... (at least 2)

I spoke briefly with Sylvia during lunch, a enlightened tarot reader who works with Minerva, and she drew a 3 card spread for me detailing the 7th of July, 2007.

For those unfamiliar with a 3 card spread, the first card is designated to the current situation, the second to the action or course to be taken, the third to the newly developed situation.

For me, Sylvia drew the 13th major arcana- death, the 4 of swords and the King of cups. She briefly explained the general meanings to me and left any interpretation to my own undoing.

The death card symbolizes a time of change, not that I'm going to die. Do not panic.

The 4 of swords designates a time to slow down, take rest or recoup.

The King of cups is likely noting a time to break new ground and or seek self improvement.

Now the interpretation. Seems easy enough, but I've got two.

1- Taking over Bob's position at retirement. Death- Bob retiring. 4 of Swords- his own rest, King of Cups- Myself moving into prominence as Bob's successor.

2- The end of the PIR blog. Death- Changing subjects as PIR with B.B. will be no more, 4 of sword- taking time away from the blog due to inactivity, King of Cups- Finding some equally entertaining subject for which to amaze the world.

I'm torn, but who said divination was easy?

Till that day.

-C.

PIR Horoscopes Part 1 of ....

The verdict is in.. Guilty. Just kidding, Innocent!

I don't know really, but what I don't know could fill all the space between the stars in the sky. That's why I have Minerva, whom I spoke to this morning regarding Nate and Kristin's horoscopes for 7/7/07. Minerva did say "anything in the mighty cosmos could change the delicate nature of these readings, but the overall tone of the day should be well conveyed to those you've chosen worthy."

I didn't mention that those were the only two who responded, but I don't think it would have changed her readings. So here we go.*

Kristin-

"Being of an analytical mind, one of criticism and fussiness within the Virgo sign, you will be inclined to write a thousand letters for a thousand days in regards to Bob Barker's retirement, but the Monkey in you craves mischief. Can you find a way to present your ideas so they will not be ignored?"

Nate-

"Taurus is dominated by patience and loyalty so being a shoulder to cry on seems a likely occupation on the 7th of July 2007, but Bob Barker is a celebrity so you must not become jealous if you are not the only supporter. Instead, using the Monkey in you, find a way to invent the best hugging machine ever. Maybe Bob Barker will feel good enough to continue the show, or you might make a million dollars."



So there you go, Thanks again to Minerva, Nate and Kristin. You're all the best. I might let you guys in on my Tarot reading for the 7th from Sylvia (Minerva doesn't dabble in tarot), but it's kind of personal. (Yes, you can argue that no one reads this so personal schmersonal, and I would probably agree.)

Till that day. -C

p.s. 50 post mark! Special thanks to Alex, all the loyal readers of the PIR blog and lastly but not leastly myself.

Horoscopes and Minerva

UPDATE TO ANNOUNCEMENT!

I called Minerva this morning to confirm just how many extra minutes I have built up from long hours of astrological examination. The number turned out to be 437 minutes. Now I don't know how many hours that it, but it's a lot. So I'm giving them to you eccentric websurfer, bored computer specialist, lame high school kid with only online friends. This one is for you.

Minerva told me I would only have good days this week if the date included a 2,5 or 7, or if I ate an apple at six in the morning on off days, or if a trans continental walk in the park was heavily considered over the next moons. Whatever the hell that all means.

But she did agree to do a general horoscopes providing I provide the names, signs or years to her. So get them to me if you can. She also said that the 17th might prove difficult across the board, as anxiety is going to be increased by some force, I forgot what she called it specifically.

Stay tuned.

*EDIT* I've used about 75 minutes of my time to appeal the 17th decision and Minerva has taken it upon herself to change the entire feeling of the week in an effort to push the bad mojo from the 17th to the 22nd, which she assured me would happen. So I apologize if you've canceled your spa treatments due to the previous post, hopefully you didn't reschedule it for the 22nd.

A list of PIR things I might do, supposing I won a lot of money in the state lottery

(or)

A Rich Man's Price.

1) Setup a fund to provide DNA replicas of Bob Barker in order to ensure showings of The Price is Right for eternity through an advanced cloning scheme.

2) Provide myself ultimate creative control on set design for The Price, in which huge mechanisms would be employed to rotate and lift the entire stage for no purpose other than having a stage that can rotate and lift.

3) First private island giveaway on The Price is Right.

4) Dress everyone on stage and in audience as bunny rabbits to promote ice cream (as if I win the lotto, I'm buying an ice cream factory first.)

5) Dress everyone in audience and onstage as giant lemurs, not for promotion, just to have a bunch of people dressed as lemurs.

Stay tuned.