tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684543814189316712011-11-27T16:01:26.190-08:00By Ben HazeSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18256275850784006574noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868454381418931671.post-8929757236410453152008-04-29T13:12:00.001-07:002008-04-29T13:15:57.195-07:00I was just looking at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXBots5bdzQ">Elvis Costello's version of 'Lost in the Stars'</a> (original by Frank Sinatra), when I bumped into another song (see the embedded video below). To be honest, and my head will get smashed in by some audiophile soon enough for saying this, Elvis Costello never really got through to me. I liked 'Lost in the Stars', but the really typical Costello-songs never got their grip on me.<br /><br />Today there was a breakthrough tough. After listening to "It's Time", I went on, browsing through other songs of Costello, and suddenly it all came through to me. If you like Elvis Costello you probably know what I'm talking about. If you don't, you probably won't even have read to this very point, and even if you had enough determination to read through all my babbling, you'll still think I'm just talking nonsense.<br /><br />It could be, though, that this video is a turning point for you too. And just because of the fact that that chance exists, no matter how small, I'm posting this video. I'm posting it because even the tiniest sparkle can drive away the darkness.<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vFK-33X1moQ"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vFK-33X1moQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><p class="citation"><cite cite="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFK-33X1moQ&amp;NR=1">(Elvis Costello - "It's Time" Solo Live 1996)</cite></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/868454381418931671-892975723641045315?l=blogofthings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18256275850784006574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868454381418931671.post-12628336909651065172008-04-27T03:49:00.001-07:002008-04-27T03:51:50.668-07:00Try to view <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html">the Video page at foxnews.com</a> from a Linux system using any browser and see what happens.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.eracc.com/2008/04/25/does-foxnewscom-hate-linux-users/">read more</a> | <a href="http://digg.com/linux_unix/Does_foxnews_com_Hate_Linux_Users">digg story</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">via: blog.eracc.com</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/868454381418931671-1262833690965106517?l=blogofthings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18256275850784006574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868454381418931671.post-24406103274979983242008-04-24T13:06:00.001-07:002008-04-24T13:20:47.023-07:00A video of Dan Castellaneta, the guy who does the voices of four of the fictional characters in the Simpsons series. In this video, dating from 1993, he is the guest in 'Vicki!' and demonstrates the voices of Homer, Grandpa, Barney and Krusty the Clown.<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cS2tw2_cTpo"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cS2tw2_cTpo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><p class="citation"><cite cite="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS2tw2_cTpo&amp;eurl=http://blogofthings.blogspot.com/"></cite></p><br />I always think it's entertaining to see these voice-actors at work (even if the host is terrible). Some time ago I came across a video - also very entertaining - of a guy who did a few dozen voices of the Looney Tunes short-films. I might post it someday, but for now, if you want to see it you'll have google or youtuble it.<div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/868454381418931671-2440610327497998324?l=blogofthings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18256275850784006574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868454381418931671.post-56166899769345683132008-04-24T12:53:00.001-07:002008-04-24T12:53:54.808-07:00A strange but wonderfull little publicity spot from 'Discovery Channel'.<br /><object height="350" width="425"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V5BxymuiAxQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></object><p class="citation"><cite cite="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5BxymuiAxQ"></cite></p><br /><font size="2">Via: <a href="http://www.fazed.org">http://www.fazed.org</a></font><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/868454381418931671-5616689976934568313?l=blogofthings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18256275850784006574noreply@blogger.com0