MY FAVORITE VIDEO (TODAY) IS...

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:48 pm

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Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:52 pm

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geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:10 pm

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geekster · Post by **geekster** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:35 pm

I gather that this commercial actually went out over the air (it was done live) in the 1960's.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:44 am

geekster wrote:

I gather that this commercial actually went out over the air (it was done live) in the 1960's.

Since it's on tape, odds are it was done as a joke and never aired.
But it's possible.

There aren't many film crews that can resist doing this at one time or another.
We did one on a news set once that was so bad, we decided to erase them.
Everybody has a blooper reel and they do get traded.
I remember one of a set collapsing on the air that was dramatic.
And hysterical.

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:17 am

I did find this:

Ralph Williams eventually went to jail for cheating his customers. But Cal kept up his spiel through several dealerships and many different Spotâ€™s.

The "Cal" in that being Cal Worthington (and his dog Spot, which was usually some exotic circus or zoo animal).

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:02 am

I'm guessing he had to be pretty bad to go to jail.
They never seem to take that kind of thing seriously.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:20 am

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geekster · Post by **geekster** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:22 am

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Hehe, I turned my sister on to Atlas Shrugged in the early 1980's. My niece's middle name is Ayn.

dr.placebo · Post by **dr.placebo** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:07 pm

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Found on The Daily Dish.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:03 pm

This is the sort of music I want to hear more of on the playa.

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Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:52 pm

Imagine how much work this project took!!! But what fun.

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theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:07 pm

Deb, that was brillient! Stop motion (and that may not technically qualify, but I don't give a shit) is so simple and direct that it's really my favorite. (Although I'm not the animation geek I was in my 20s.) You see the neatest things. And it's very much in the hands of the people, because any group of friends can do it for free, but it's probably a lot more expensive than other methods for professionals. And those absolutely random people popping in for a frame or two were just very atmospheric.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:58 pm

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Fire Wire · Post by **Fire Wire** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:29 am

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cowboyangel · Post by **cowboyangel** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:41 pm

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geekster · Post by **geekster** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:59 pm

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gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:51 am

Is anyone else also fond of the 1969 version of Midsummer Night's Dream?

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THESEUS

If we imagine no worse of them than they of
themselves, they may pass for excellent men. Here
come two noble beasts in, a man and a lion.

Enter Lion and Moonshine

dr.placebo · Post by **dr.placebo** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:23 pm

Yes! That version is one of the sexiest I've ever seen. I've had a crush on Diana Rigg since the Avengers, but Helen Mirren as Titania was amazing!

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:54 pm

Something different...

http://www.snotr.com/video/2778

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:30 pm

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Get a calculator first. This is a great "trick".

lonestoner916 · Post by **lonestoner916** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:05 am

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Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:09 pm

Nice one Lonestoner

Here is a Remembrance Day video showing the Highway of Heroes in Canada. When a soldier returns to Canada the casket arrives at Trenton Air Force Base where they are greeted by family members, then the casket is taken to Toronto to the Official Coroner. The hearse travels along the #401 highway where there are over 50 overpass bridges. Volunteers are called out to stand at the bridges and welcome home the soldier. I've done this myself many times. It is a very moving experience. The traffic is stopped as the hearse and its procession passes. This is the busiest section of highway in Canada and yet we all stop for a moment to acknowledge the contribution.

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