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 |
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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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Acton agates and friends - 4:51 PM, Mar. 31, 2008 |
The area just south of Acton and north of Vasquez Rocks contains volcanic layers from several million years ago. Within these volcanics are vugs filled with calcite and quartz, creating some very nice agate geodes. When I first took geology class at Pasadena City College, one of the field trips took us to Tick Canyon (I'm not sure if you can still go there), that used to be an evaporite mine. Above and below the evaporites are layers of volcanics filled with geodes. The geodes on my Dinosounds Isuzu Trooper are from the volcanics. Behind me is Erin Daniels and her mom Eileen. "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Tiny Dinosounds at CEO Space business conference - 4:32 PM, Mar. 20, 2008 |
Anyway, thanks to Bernie Dohrmann and the IBI Global staff, it was a great conference (photo by Rolf Goedhart). "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Dinosaur bone from Browning Montana - this never happens! - 7:26 PM, Mar. 11, 2008 |
One of my co-workers at the Getty, brought a package to me - a large rock in a plastic ice cream container. She said her uncle had obtained it from a native American in Browning, Montana years ago, who said it was a dinosaur bone. He was wondering if it actually was a dinosaur bone. I agreed to look at it, though I'd seen a lot of rocks that were...well...rocks. Not so, this time! I looked at it, and to my utter amazement, it actually was a dinosaur bone! It's a hadrosaur bone from the Cretaceous (65-70 million years old). I was shocked and pleasantly surprised! "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Tucson MIneral and Fossil Show, and the T-rex! - 12:44 PM, Mar. 8, 2008 |
| Wow, what a fun show. Minerals, fossils, and Dino-guy did eight shows of the new Tiny Lil' Dinosounds songs to great enjoyment. Despite a monster cold that made him green.
That's why there are no pictures. I was green, and barely able to stand, let alone sing "Fussy Baby Triceratops"!
"Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Tucson Fossil, Mineral, and Gem show 2008 - 7:31 PM, Jan. 22, 2008 |
I've been preparing for the Tucson Fossil and Mineral (and a few gems) show-
My cousin Terry and I will be there from Feb. 1-10, at the Inn Suites, with Permian trackways. Dino-guy, however, will be performing new songs from his first two CDs in six years, at the T-rex Museum. The T-rex Museum re-opened (after a legal duel) at a new location- 3835 N. Oracle Road. See you there!
What are the two new CDs? 1. TINY DINOSOUNDS - lullabies for baby dinosaurs 2. LIL' DINOSOUNDS - for 2nd graders and up.
Don't be scared. There are almost no meat-eaters in these two CDs. Just fun, fun, fun. "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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baculite mesa - awesome place - 2:01 PM, Jan. 7, 2008 |
During my trip to Colorado, I had the chance to visit Baculite Mesa, a very famous locality for baculite and ammonite fossils. Some sites on the web describe the locality as inaccessible, and as a place under high security. To some extent it is. However, another site suggested that it may be possible to get permission if one asked nicely and was respectful. That was my experience. I drove out there from Boulder (3-4 hour drive), keeping a positive attitude, ready to accept whatever may happen. I also considered alternative sites nearby, if the owner said "no". When I got there, I found a sign on the fence outside requiring visitors to call and ask permission. I called the number, and after the owner heard that I was a paleontologist who had come all the way from Los Angeles to see the site, he allowed me access. When I departed, I left a message saying I was finished collecting, and I offered to take him to lunch. All he asked for was photos of what I had found. I was happy to provide them, with earnest. The best advice I can offer to fossil collectors going to a private site is keep a positive attitude, ask for permission, and accept the outcome. "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Dinosaur links, Environmental links, and fun for a new year - 4:36 PM, Jan. 5, 2008 |
What happened in 2007? Click on the links below, and it gives you a bit of a taste:Yaktivate – I was interviewed to be science channel anchorman for a science podcast. You can hear the interview here www.podstardebut.com/?m=200703 Kaptain Kidzo – Dino-guy will be co-star of a tv show teaching kids how to read. See the promo with the Dino-guy teaching kids to eat right here www.captainkidzo.com/CaptainKidzomovie.htm Vedante – reflective clothing that is fashionable is an awesome idea. A video with the Dino-guy can be seen here: www.vedante.com/Vedante%20Promo.html - I'm in the first 45 seconds or so of the clip! CD Baby – Dinosounds songs are now available individually www.cdbaby.com/cd/ronschmidtling
"Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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T-rex Museum, Tucson in turmoil - 7:14 PM, Dec. 18, 2007 |
It looks like the T-rex Museum is going through some tough times. I hope all goes well in the end. Here's some nice images from there last year- me with a triceratops skull, and also being eaten by one of the velociraptor sculptures from Jurassic Park. A sweet little museum in jeopardy... "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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Eaton Canyon- the fires were contained! - 6:46 PM, Nov. 1, 2007 |
A quick group shot from Eaton Canyon. The waterfalls were closed, but we found fun in nature anyway. I led the Sukyo Mahikari Youth Group's monthly nature experience on a hike through the oaks and dogwood, past the recent landslide, and to a bridge at the mouth of the canyon. Charly Shelton from Pasadena City College and Joy Mazurek (with baby) from The Getty Museum were also present. We ended up with a following of two nice Asian ladies (upper right) whose own hike was cancelled (photo by Jeeon Majumdar). "Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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southern California fires and Eaton Canyon - 2:14 PM, Oct. 25, 2007 |
As the fires rage all around the southern California area, the national forest emergency teams are completely occupied. I was planning a hike to the top of San Gabriel Peak, with kids from the Sukyo Mahikari spiritual development center this Sunday. However, the Angeles National Forest is closed down. Why? There are no fires presently in the Forest. I went up to the Mount Wilson Red Box station, and got first-hand information. All of the fire and rescue teams have been sent to adjacent areas like Big Bear and Castaic, as well as San Diego County. If something were to happen, there are few resources to help. I chose to go to Eaton Canyon Natural Area instead. It's not closed off, and we'll get a wonderful assortment of wildlife, sheltered from the smoke. http://www.ecnca.org/
"Dino-guy" Ron Schmidtling |
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