⭐️ Videos
🪦Et tu Gordon. I didn’t believe it when I read it .. but yes it is true. 84 … not a bad run.
Thank-you for the 🎵music.
If you are reading this post on my site, you will see that this link is rendered as an embedded video at the bottom of the post. (THANKYOU @rknightuk]. It will render just fine - unless the video owner wants you to watch it over on YouTube (and to be fair - there are very good reasons for that). If that happens, click on the link above and you will be taken to YouTube. The 'error' is only because the creator wants you to got to YouTube to watch it. That said - on rare occasions, it might actually be broken. If it is - sorry about that - try sending me an email and I will check if I made an error.
Mike Wallace interviewing Ayn Rand.
This interview was in 1959 (the same year Hawaii and Alaska joined the Union).
Whatever you think about Rand and her philosophies, have to say that arguing her position so eloquently on national television at a time when women really were only meant to be seen - and not heard was quite extraordinary.
Even more so when she was clearly threatening the ‘status quo’ and Wallace was not on her side.
Still, both very respectful of each other.
Feynman from 1985 … answering the question … can machines think?
🎵 Crapa Pelada - what is not to love about this ear worm that I first heard on Breaking Bad … or was it Better Call Saul?
🖋️ The Largest Project In The World That You MIGHT Not Have Heard Of
Quotes from Galloway talking about NEOM.
🎵 The Gas Man Cometh
The gasman had an appointment this morning … he was on time and we spent some quality time together. End result? The next step would be to call a plumber (not a carpenter) … see the first verse below.
My mind went to Flanders and Swann’s rendition of their wonderful song … The Gas Man Cometh. The audio is well worth a listen if you don’t know it - and really - these days - who honestly does remember the duo.
The lead up to this particular version should be listened to - not jumped across!
T’was on the Monday morning, the gas man came to call,
The gas tap wouldn’t turn, I wasn’t getting gas at all;
He tore out all the skirting boards to try and find the main,
And I had to call a carpenter to put them back again!
Harry Belafonte ‘managing’ his audience singing the Banana Boat song. 🔗 You know why it is here.
Same song - from the extraordinary Stan Freberg (we don’t hear much about him these days ) - in 1957 - with his (I think very funny) parody of the same song).
TL;DW … over an hour of nothingness to get to this!
PS - no I didn’t watch it - that’s what ‘fast forward’ is for - and the background music is not chill.
🎬 About Nicholas Cage
As @drewcastillo and I recently riffed - he really is very good. Sure he’s got some duds - don’t we all? Off the top of my head - some of my favorites (alphabetical - to avoid ‘ranking’) …
- Adaptation
- Conair
- Face/Off
- Leaving Las Vegas
- Pig
- Raising Arizona
- Wild at Heart
… and a few more that I have forgotten.
(and no - Unbearable Weight is not forgotten - just haven’t seen it yet.)
Time Traveller Discovers
and
He does tend to nail his topics … with humour … and bonus … his promo ads are at the end.
SNL Stone Cold Open … a special Easter edition.
Just in case you are thinking that the US is a little over the top - try this on for size …
🔗 Then again - in the US we shoot pranksters.
stick a fork in him, the motherfuckers done
… 🎵 Reminded me of this classic … enjoy.
I just read @colinwalker ’s 🔗 post re Ryuichi Sakamoto’s passing …
Sharing a 🎵 perfectly elegant beautiful piece of music that he wrote over 40 years ago.
Farewell Ryuichi and thankyou.
I will share the recording link when it is available … but just listening to Doc Searls’ Ostrom workshop with Cory Doctorow .. if he’s half right … good luck with the future.
UPDATE, March 21st, 2023
“Alas, the beginning is missing due to a technical glitch.”
💬 Doc Searls