tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89748537536452379732024-02-19T11:17:12.295+01:00on the Dark end Of The StreetBoom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-62027727468908267912011-07-17T19:38:00.000+02:002011-07-17T19:38:17.933+02:00late night tv: Joe KittingerThe first man in space, Joe Kittinger jumps out of a balloon 30 kilometers above
the ground.
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-53273905746352163052011-06-08T10:05:00.001+02:002011-06-08T10:09:36.236+02:00late night tv: Disney's multiplane cameraWalt demonstrates how the multiplane camera works.
The camera was first used in the 1937 Disney short "the Old Mill"
The multiplane cam was later used for such films as Fantasia, Bambi and Peter
Pan.Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-17415552069783761782011-05-14T02:38:00.002+02:002011-05-14T02:38:51.084+02:00late night tv: Nat plays How high the moon.Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-62454578359573328752011-05-10T14:50:00.001+02:002011-05-10T14:52:42.673+02:00late night thought: Too much coffee...Charlie Parker - Bebop.
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-2857023663995469922011-04-26T00:00:00.001+02:002011-04-26T00:02:10.108+02:00late night tv: Glen Gray & Casa Loma Orchestra.Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra perform "Under A Blanket of Blue" (1933)
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-90088918607055027132011-03-29T01:08:00.004+02:002011-03-29T01:58:55.963+02:00video of the day: Sandstorm in KuwaitA severe sandstorm hit Kuwait just a few days ago, turning the evening sun to darkness in just a few seconds!Boumayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10202731813694272292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-61302819328929920892011-03-25T12:38:00.001+01:002011-03-25T12:39:54.654+01:00back after these messages: McdltHere's a nice one starring Jason Alexander and Styrofoam ...
The hot stays hot and the cool stays cool !
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-67223404154557510552011-03-23T03:54:00.001+01:002011-03-23T03:55:42.218+01:00late night tv: Bob Dylan - Hava NagilaBoom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-91721055930326627922011-03-03T12:38:00.001+01:002011-03-03T12:39:24.494+01:00video of the day: Discovery launch viewed from a planeOn it's 39th and final mission, the Discovery shuttle is captured soaring through the
skies by a passenger aboard a flight. Cabin comments are pretty funny if you can
hear them (typical airplane humor). The shuttle is set to retire upon it's arrival
on land on Monday, March 7, 2011.
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-75182420747789414052011-02-15T23:52:00.002+01:002011-02-15T23:55:12.176+01:00late night tv: Butterflies (feat. John Malkovich)Nice little short by Gentleman Scholar, Will Johnson & William Campbell.
Butterflies feat. John Malkovich from Gentleman Scholar on Vimeo.
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-89213916283147716712011-02-08T23:35:00.001+01:002011-02-08T23:36:49.926+01:00late night: Dr John - Zu Zu Mamou
From his swampy and eerie feeling record "The Sun, Moon & Herbs" (1971) here is a great video of Dr John performing "Zu Zu Mamou". Click here to read more about the album over at Wikipedia.
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-1781552527566251872011-01-14T18:47:00.006+01:002011-01-14T19:23:34.494+01:00late night: Trish Keenan, Broadcast Singer, Dies From Pneumonia Trish Keenan, singer of electronic pop duo "Broadcast", passed away today from complications of pneumonia after fighting the illness for two weeks in intensive care. British media reports she contracted Swine flu while on tour. Formed in 1995, Broadcast released four albums and a string of EPs on Warp Records. Warp records released this statement earlier today: "This is an untimely tragic loss Boumayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10202731813694272292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-40297811903560239682011-01-12T02:59:00.001+01:002011-01-12T03:00:40.261+01:00video of the day: Undercity.I just had to share this amazing documentary I just watched on Vimeo:
"Undercity", made by Andrew Wonder, takes us on a journey through parts
of New York City that are forbidden to the general public. No permits
were granted here either as we follow urban historian and photographer
Steve Duncan in what is one of the best documentaries I've seen in a while.
(running time:28 minutes)
UNDERCITY Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-32433392164093632022011-01-11T02:15:00.002+01:002011-01-11T02:17:57.219+01:00video of the day: Daryl DawkinsFormer NBA player Daryl Dawkins a.k.a "Chocolate Thunder" turns 53 today.
His top ten plays include the famous breaking of the backboard. Still impressive today ...
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-22140359730508712752011-01-11T01:59:00.001+01:002011-01-11T02:00:07.771+01:00late night tv: 2082 called ...2082 called from lonelysandwich on Vimeo.
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-20688057752951448432011-01-04T01:27:00.001+01:002011-01-04T01:29:11.745+01:00late night tv: Blizzard Time Lapse Video.This video was shot last week in New Jersey and squeezes 20 hours of
intensive snowing into 40 seconds.
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-49612541006717369582010-12-25T18:17:00.001+01:002010-12-25T18:18:01.983+01:00late night tv: Tokyo Sky Drive.An awesome drive through Tokyo by night with the added magic of the mirror
filter. For maximum effect play this one in full screen.
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-72898939872341941122010-12-20T21:19:00.001+01:002010-12-20T21:21:11.563+01:00late night tv: futuristic ride...Here's a pretty nice video of a ride through a city using a mirror filter.
The result is surprising... I just wish the ride was a little longer.
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-85864605439773572692010-12-15T22:42:00.001+01:002010-12-15T22:54:09.666+01:00late night tv: Then you can tell me goodbye.Here's the Johnny Nash version of this classic.
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-92137445664420822512010-12-03T03:48:00.001+01:002010-12-03T03:51:10.984+01:00late night tv: Galt MacDermot - Coffee ColdBoom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-84447487425506219822010-11-23T02:29:00.001+01:002010-11-23T02:32:08.651+01:00late night: Timothy McNealy - Easy, easy, easy.Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-43589815669015918192010-11-20T22:57:00.008+01:002010-11-23T03:08:12.850+01:00late night: Bo Diddley's controversial appearance on the Ed Sullivan ShowOn November 20, 1955, rock 'n' roll singer and guitarist Bo Diddley appeared on the Ed Sullivan show. The show had requested that he sang his version of ‘Sixteen Tons’. But when he hit the stage, he sang his #1 R&B hit "Bo Diddley". Diddley was banned and never appeared on the show again.
Diddley later recalls: "Ed Sullivan told me that I was the first black boy that ever double crossed him! I Boumayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10202731813694272292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-31302644120929556572010-11-15T21:55:00.002+01:002010-11-15T22:04:43.687+01:00image of the day: New John F. Kennedy picturesLife just released some never before published shots of J.F.K, you can
check them out and listen to Simon Barnett, director of photography for
Life.com, comment on the pictures on the pbs website
Boom Boom Mancinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455254336119408299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-16900912306581219482010-11-14T23:43:00.004+01:002010-11-15T00:01:48.744+01:00late night: "The Riviera Affair" by Neil RichardsonComposer Neil Richardson passed away a month ago, at the age of 80 years old. He was most famous for his library music; incidental music for use in films and television. New Yorkers may remember "The Riviera affair", which was the opening theme music for WOR-TV's late-afternoon movie program (The 4 O'Clock Movie), in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This brilliant theme was also used as part ofBoumayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10202731813694272292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974853753645237973.post-34873573809290511212010-11-13T23:34:00.004+01:002010-11-14T13:16:27.543+01:00video of the day: Rubik's Cube Official World RecordA new Rubik's Cube world record was set today by Feliks Zemdegs in just 6.77 seconds. This young Australian is only 15 years old and started cubing in 2008! Boumayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10202731813694272292noreply@blogger.com0