Funniest Animals
For years people have been sending me funny animal pictures. This is a selection of my favorites. Banjo solo by Bill Emerson, playing "Home of the Red Fox." Enjoy.
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John Langstaff - Lord of the Dance
"Simple Gifts" was composed in 1848 by Shaker Elder Joseph Brackett. Sometimes classified as a hymn or a work song, Shaker manuscripts identify it as a dance song. The lyrics, "To turn, turn will be our delight / Till by turning, turning we come out right," are clearly dance instructions....
The Astounding Art of Kelly Freas
Classic Astounding Science Fiction magazine covers painted by Frank Kelly Freas.
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Photo Story 3 - Advanced Effects
For people with a basic understanding of Photo Story 3, this shows you how to gain more control over your videos. Pause at any point during a pan or a zoom, do a straight pan without a zoom, include multiple camera moves within a single shot. Tutorial was created entirely with Photo Story 3, and demonstrates some of the things than can be done with it.
Mississippi John Hurt - Avalon Blues
In 1928, Mississippi John Hurt recorded thirteen songs on the Okeh label, including "Avalon Blues." Then he disappeared. His music influenced generations of folk and blues performers, but the mystery remained. Who was he? What happened to him? In 1963, Tom Hoskins, following the clues of the "Mississippi" in Hurt's stage name, and the lyrics of this song, "Avalon, my home town," located Hurt living in a simple shack in tiny Avalon, Mississippi, the same shack pictured early in the video, and ...
Dr Suess National Memorial - Springfield, Mass
Quick tour of the Dr. Seuss National Memorial at the Library & Museum Quadrangle in downtown Springfield, Mass., birthplace of Theodor Seuss Geisel. A series of life-size bronze figures depict favorite characters from Dr. Suess's books, sculpted by his step-daughter Lark Grey Dimond-Cates. Guitar solo, "Saturday Night Scuffle," by the great Merle Travis. Photographs by Bob Toomey.
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