Category Archives: Video

The Magic Of The Theater

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Gaius

I thought that Yale Dean of Student Affairs Betty Trachtenberg was, well, nuts, when she demanded that student theatrical groups remove all prop weapons from their productions. In fact, I had fun with that whole incident. Little did I realize … Continue reading →

Posted in Insanity, Video, World news | 4 Comments

Obambi Versus Clintzilla

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Gaius

Robert Tracinski uses that as the title for his column that is up over at Real Clear Politics. Comparing Obama's dewy-eyed, vague message of change to the brutal, hard-nosed, bare-knuckle politics of the Clintons, makes that comparison rather apt. As he says, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Video | 6 Comments

May The Farce Be With You

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Gaius

A group of eight friends, operating out of a garage in Britain, are filming spoofs of the Star Wars films that rival the originals in quality. They're doing it for a song, too, with production costs of around £3,000 to … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Technology, Video | 2 Comments

More Science That Than You Need To Know

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Gaius

Yesterday, we brought the news that the primary cause of missing golf balls had been discovered: Fairway Pythons. Well, guys, it just got worse. Science has discovered a real menace: The Fashion Snake. And they're eating the models!   And we … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Video | 3 Comments

The March Of The Emperors

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Gaius

You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll laugh until you cry. Then, you'll fall out of your chair.   Just one of the top time-wasters of 2007, as picked by Steve Bass at PC World. My personal favorites are the above video, … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff, Humor, Video | 3 Comments

Soft Winds, Oscar

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

As you watch this video, pay attention to the sheer joy on the face of the master playing the piano, Oscar Peterson. I don't know when this was recorded, but the man playing guitar is Joe Pass, who died in … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Video | 1 Comment

I’ll Be Hosed For Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Gaius

Somehow, this just seems to go with the earlier post about British office parties.   (Bad Bob will love this one.) Tweet

Posted in Video, Weird Stuff | 1 Comment

Night Music

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Gaius

Here's a bit of a rarity, via YouTube. Ind and Sylvia Tyson gave an aspiring songwriter a huge leg up in the music industry when they recorded two of his songs on an album they released in 1964. Ian and … Continue reading →

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Nicky’s Got A Girlfriend!

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Gaius

Why does the press remind me of a gaggle of school kids standing around chanting some 'brilliant' witticism like, "Nicky's got a girlfriend," when I read something like this? Oh, that's right, because that is exactly how they are behaving. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Video, World news | 1 Comment

Feeling Blue?

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gaius

Dunno if it's the temperature that is approaching zero where I live, and rapidly, I might add, or what, but I'm feeling (probably looking, too) a bit blue. So what better to lift the spirit than a bit of music … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Video | 5 Comments

The Day The Music Died

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Gaius

63 years ago on this date, a a single-engined Noorduyn Norseman UC-64 bearing the United States Army Air Force Tail Number 44-70285 took off from the runway at Royal Air Force Twinwood Farm on a flight to Paris. On board was Major … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Music, Video | 4 Comments

Emma The Eagle Soars

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Gaius

A rather amusing article in the Sunday Times provides a first person account of wingwalking by Emma Parker Bowles – who is afraid of heights. An aviator named Vic Norman has brought wing walking back in Britain with his company AeroSuperBatics. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Video, World news | 1 Comment

Let’s Hang Some Smokes On The Tree

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Gaius

Thanks to Maggie in the comments section, we now have evidence of the Canadian Beer Menace.   All in favor of organizing a relief expedition to Canada to alleviate the menace by taking all the beer, raise your hands. Remember, … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Video | 9 Comments

Ultimate Speedbump

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Gaius

Bruce Webster over at And Still I Persist found this gem over at American Digest. I'll cheerfully glom onto it to – this amused heck out of my youngest boy and myself. (Spiffy new theme over at Bruce's place, incidentally.) … Continue reading →

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Obamamentum?

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Gaius

Mort Kondracke writing at Roll Call (via Real Clear Politics), looks at some numbers – and the quirkiness of the Iowa Caucus – and thinks there is a real possibility of Hillary Clinton losing the state and the nomination. Yet, … Continue reading →

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