Published in May 22nd, 2010
Last weekend I took the family to see an old fashioned showing of The Adventures of Prince Achmed. The Silent Film Society of Chicago presented the Lotte Reiniger classic stop motion puppet movie from 1926 complete with a restored Hammond cinema organ from the era at the Portage Theater. The organ raised from a pit […]
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Published in January 12th, 2010
I think “When God’s Children Get Together” is my favorite gospel song of all time. It is definitely my fave Mississippi Mass Choir selection. Not only is the message inspirational but the choir blows strong and the band rocks tough on this one.
I was attemting to include the lyrics and the video together but […]
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Published in December 3rd, 2009
Dude! A ton. I’m catching up on some important technical reading involving 3D digital lighting technique that I’m sure we’ll be using more of next quarter. It involves inserting the right types of lights into a scene to illuminate the characters and the set appropriately. The book also explains how to cast shadows correctly. I’m […]
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Published in August 21st, 2009
This was last week’s meme but I’ll chime in on it anyway. Everything ever made by Prince has been banned from YouTube (darned lavender music Nazis) but until the Purple One figures it out and throws a fit you can find some of his material on the Fanpop and on Dailymotion web video players. Here’s […]
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Published in August 2nd, 2009
I was thinking about my grandmother the other day and this song came to mind. Now, normally when I share a music clip on a Sunday it’s a gospel song but this one hearkens to family and heritage and for me part of that is the church tradition so I include the following song using […]
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Published in June 24th, 2009
Blogging While Brown was a true blast. I got to meet a bunch of people face to face for the first time. Some were facebook friends. Others I had touched base with on the phone before and finally put voice to face. It was also a pleasure to make lots of new friends including many […]
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Published in May 8th, 2009
I wonder if Don Cornelius imagined the audiovisual legacy he would leave to the world after pursuing his dream to put Black popular music on T.V. Today’s OSF meme is a tribute to that catalogue. The category is Favorite Soul Train Performance.
My pick for the day is the BT Express. This group helped epitomize great […]
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Published in May 7th, 2009
Pinky and the Brain is one of the most hilarious cartoons ever conceived. The over the top, stereotypical characterizations of the mad scientist and clueless goofball sidekick are just sidesplitting.
The title jingle is one of the best ever written. It alone hooks you and has you laughing from the start. Just listen to the totally […]
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Published in March 27th, 2009
And what do you want to do after a hard day at work? You want to break out! Swing Out Sister shows you how they were doing it back in 1987. This was a bonafide rock/R & B cross over hit. Take a listen or sing along with the lyrics and you’ll see why.
When explanations […]
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Published in March 26th, 2009
Who’s ready to take a break? Me too. Here’s a mid-day jam from One Way to get you re-energized for the rest of the day.
Oh yeah. Another bass jam from way back that I could play all day long. Save it in your YouTube favorites and pull it out whenever you need a good funk […]
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