… have a look at this; the song’s pedestrian at best, but I genuinely love the way the woman signing it in the lower right corner gets into it (you may want to skip to a minute or so in):
I suspect she’s just paid to sign the words, but she goes well beyond the call of duty, and, frankly, gets on down. And it looks like she’s rather enjoying her job.
Good for her, I say.
My current reading material is the second volume of Michael Palin’s Diaries, a very thoughtful Christmas pressie from Mrs S. It covers the 1980s, when Mr P was featuring in an impressive array of films (Time Bandits, The Meaning Of Life, and Brazil, for example).
However, for sheer unexpectedness, one of my favourite onscreen Palin moments is the following from 2006:
All things considered, I think he underplays it rather nicely; good to see an extra not trying to scene-steal in any way whatsoever. Ahem.
But nonetheless, it’s worth a try.
A short film written and directed by Neil Gaiman, and starring Bill Nighy, which was shown on Sky TV a night or two ago, and which has somehow made its way online:
Is the item above not working? I can only assume the link’s invalid because Sky have issued a cease-and-desist-and-go-to-your-room order. Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.
“Makes you feel sort of insignificant, doesn’t it?”
Anyway, nicely done stuff, I feel.
And the lesson calls out from antiquity:
“Facebook, Blogging, Twitter – as I am now, so you shall be…”
I’ve mentioned the Adam and Joe 6 Music podcast a number of times before, for they are funny and clever men whose praises should be sung.
But they’re not just audio sillymen, no, as the following video featuring Adam demonstrates:
Listen to it twice, and it will play in a loop in your mind forever. For Ever.
Well, all right, until another tune takes over your mental jukebox, but it’s a deuced catchy little ditty, wouldn’t you say?
I’m painfully aware that the following is just a promotional thingy for The Beatles Rockband game, something which I have no interest in whatsoever, but I have to say I think this is really quite nicely done:
The Beatles Rockband Intro from Stephane coedel on Vimeo.
If you can ignore the trying-to-flog-you-stuff aspect of it, I think you’ll agree that the animation and attention to detail are pretty impressive.
Sudden thought: is this the first time I’ve mentioned The Beatles on the blog? Lumme. Anyway, for the record, I think they are really rather good indeed.
As I have an interest in the work of David Cross and in Mount Everest, I was rather amused to find this; I feel it kind of tapers off a bit towards the end (probably an inevitable result of it being sliced from an episode of Mr Show, where I gather the sketches were interlinked), but I like the way the father’s reaction rather echoes that of the audience.
It is, of course, just plain silly as well, which I always approve of (remember, kids: silly = good, stupid = bad).
But enough introduction, on with the (Mr) Show…
Ah, The Onion. Often imitated, even more often embedded.
… so please be gentle with me if it doesn’t work.
Presented for your delectation, though, some footage of the 22 July 2009 total eclipse of the sun, which Mrs MyWife and I saw on honeymoon last month. The footage was shot in Varanasi in India, on the banks of the River Ganges, and runs for just over a minute, with totality occuring about half-way through.
If you decide to watch it, you may well want to turn the volume down a bit, as the sounds of the crowd and the like are pretty loud. And also because this stupid-sounding chap keeps on talking during it, and making asinine remarks. Honestly, some people have no sense of occasion.
I shot this, on a small hand-held digital camera, so I apologise for the shakiness and slightly dodgy picture quality, and for the way it looks a bit grainy – probably avoidable if you’re some kind of expert in editing and formatting, but I’m still finding my way with this techie malarkey, so please indulge me.
Anyway, hope it’s of interest, and that the reaction of the crowd gives you a flavour of the atmosphere and general sense of excitement at seeing what is, I think it’s fair to say, something of a once-in-a-lifetime event.
If this embedding doesn’t work, I’ve also uploaded the video here by way of a backup, though you’ll need Windows Media Player to view it.
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