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Sunday, December 13, 2009
BOB HOPE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
1967 ARC Identifier 64135 / Local Identifier 342-SFP-1848. Presents Bob Hope's annual USO tour of Southeast Asian military bases. Features Raquel Welch, Elaine Dunn, Phil Crosby, Barbara McNair, and Miss World, Madeleine Hartog Bell. Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ). LINK: Youtube
SEABEES. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS
ARC Identifier 40139 / Local Identifier 226-C-6527. Film Report: Describes activities of the Seabees during World War II. Rear Adm. Ben Moreel gives a brief prologue and epilogue. Pacific operations include base construction at Dutch Harbor and Attu in the Aleutians, landing operations, base and airfield construction, ship salvage, and malaria control at Guadalcanal, Rendova, and Munda in the Solomon Islands. Also shows base and dock construction in Scotland and Oran, Algeria, and pre-invasion plans for Italy. Scenes of Sicily invasion and landing at Salerno. Includes many battle scenes. Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch. (01/04/1943 - 10/01/1945). LINK: Youtube
Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say - Official Video
"Whatcha Say" is an infectious smash single that samples Imogen Heap has sold 2 million and counting and is officially a #1 record on the billboard charts hot 100!!! LINK: Youtube
The Flea Circus: The Amazing Antics of a Merry Band of Fleas!
I fell into a burnin’ ring of fire.
I went down, down, down, and the flames went higher.
And it burns, burns, burns, that ring of fire, that ring of fire.
I fell into a burning ring of fire.
I went down, down, down, and the flames went higher.
And it burns, burns, burns, that ring of fire, that ring of fire.
Flea Circus is a very funny 1 1/2 min. animated short film directed by David Daniels, Jim Clark and Ray Di Carlo. Through the ages, the flea circus has been been viewed as the shady work of charlatans and frauds. But behold! New discoveries have revealed that the flea circus has been real all along. Now the little fleas in the circus right here before your very eyes have set out to perform their daring feats with great bravado and style, but alas the teeny varmints are having no luck at all in successfully completing their routines. Nothing seems to go right for this band of merry fleas, but their embarrassingly clumsy mishaps do end up creating a wonderfully entertaining performance! LINK, Via: Vimeo
The Gunshot Art of Walt Creel
Birmingham, Alabama-based artist Walt Creel creates illustrations by firing guns at aluminum sheets. He calls his collection “Deweaponizing the Gun”, and sees it as an exploration of guns in U.S., and in particular, Southern culture:
The terms gun and weapon are practically interchangeable. From hunting to war, self defense to target practice, the gun has been a symbol of power and destruction. Art and entertainment have both taken the same approach to he gun. Traveling Wild West shows had gunslingers that shot crude silhouettes and names, but this was done to illustrate the shooters prowess. Some artists have used high speed film to capture a bullet slicing through its target, while other artists have melted guns into sculptures.
Link, Via: Say Uncle, Via: Neatorama | Artist’s Website | Image: Walt Creel
Tandem Unicycle
Dick Dale & The Del Tones "Misirlou" 1963
Taken from the film "A Swingin Affair" released in 1963. LINK: Youtube
Ever Heard Of The Trogon?
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The Trogon - it sounds like a species of alien out of Star Trek or Doctor Who. However, this family of somewhat overlooked birds has its roots very firmly on planet Earth.
If asked to list bird families, where would the Trogonidae be on your list? Chances are, way down or not at all. However, these exquisite birds are well worth a look.
(Via: Robert-John, Via: The Presurfer)
Celebrating The Books of Triond Writers From Around The World
Triond is a website that has been going for a number of years - a simple google search will find it in all its glory. It is an outlet for writers to be published online and also gives a percentage of its advertising revenue to the writers. Many who use it aspire to getting in to print on paper too - and this article by Glynis Smy highlights a number who have been successful in this endeavour.
If you are a writer and perhaps thinking of giving up because getting your work published has meant a thousand and one letters and emails saying no thanks, then read her article. Or if you have hit your head metaphorically (and possibly literally) against a brick wall in the process, most definitely read her article!
Thanks to Glynis for taking a lot of time out to research this. LINK
Canon 5D Time Lapse Video Is Perfect Viewing Material for Lazy Sunday Afternoons
This time lapse video out of Japan (Mt. Fuju, Iwate Prefecture, et al) enhances my calm while upholding my personal belief that HD video on DSLRs is one of the best things to happen to cameras in recent history.
Entitled (autumn), the video was shot, as I said, around Mount Fuji and other beautiful Japanese locales. The music is trippy, the visuals crisp, and the people move about very quickly as clouds play about their heads. Enjoy. [Vimeo - Thanks, Sam], Via: Gizmodo
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Eddie Rabbitt "Driving My Life Away" LIVE in Branson
A classic Eddie Rabbitt song performed live in Branson Missouri. LINK: Youtube
Bob Marley - Don't worry be happy
Bob Marley - Don't worry be happy. LINK: Youtube
Always remember, "What goes around comes around" you may be sad now, but you will be smiling in the end.
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