When I was young, Sammy Davis Jr. was a guy who appeared on all the variety shows and of whom other entertainers all did impressions. (See, for example, Jim Carrey’s routine from his younger, stand-up days.) So I was pleased to discover this old clip of Sammy Davis Jr. doing impressions of a number of …
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It happens every day, no matter what you say
It’s the end of the weekend. The Steelers found a way to lose, and I’m in my office putting in a little weekend work to ramp up for a long week ahead. I’m in need of a pick-me-up. iTunes is apparently magical, because it sensed my need and cued up the perfect tune: Tom Jones, …
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If you don’t wanna be down with me you just don’t wanna be down
I’ve been on an Erykah Badu kick lately, triggered by a months-old review in the New Yorker by Sasha Frere-Jones that made it pretty much impossible for me to avoid buying at least one album by her. I feel pretty sure that she’s better in performance than she is on record — the video clip …
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I asked them to check the medicine cabinet
King Missile |MTV Music At a party recently, someone made a joke about a detachable penis. I said there was a song by that name. He didn’t seem to believe me, so I said I would look it up. I immediately forgot all about it, until I saw that Syntax of Things posted the video …
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Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is about to begin its 2008-2009 season. I have the good fortune of blogging their concerts this season, over at the PSO Blogs. You can find my first post there today in fact: "Stop and listen." (The title of this post is a quote by Robert Fripp.)
Traffic, continued
Whatever your thoughts on merging, surely you’ll agree with me that the above video shows the worst possible traffic behavior. (via Coudal) via videosift.com
Luckily there’s music to get me through
I wanted to show you a video of Ballboy performing “Something’s Going to Happen.” I envisioned that the title of my post would be “And no one will ever love you as much as I do.” It’s a perfect song for this evening. Also: It’s true, you know. No one will ever love you as …
Sing that song you always used to sing to me
Perfect for a hot summer Saturday night: the inexplicable, unforgettable Billy Nayer Show. Tags: videos, Billy Nayer Show
Poke!
nrlSkU0TFLs I’m on Facebook (be my friend!), and I like that it connects me to friends past and present. But I am not thrilled that people can tag photos of me. Or rather, I don’t like that I can be merrily looking at photos and suddenly come across a picture of myself. Ack! Always puts …
Master storytelling
301W4GhCi0Q It’s Indy 4 Weekend. Whether or not you’re planning to check out the latest installment in the adventures of Indiana Jones, you might be interested to see a bit of suspense its director created early in his career: 1971’s The Duel. In this low-budget, made-for-TV movie, which Steven Spielberg made when he was 23 …