Excellent Video: Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

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A few years ago I happened upon Every Frame a Painting—an excellent YouTube channel that examines all the aspects of what goes into making a great film.

Today's post  features one of that channel's videos:  "Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag."

Screen Capture:  "Buster Keaton - The Art Of The Gag"

For anyone asking, "who the heck is Buster Keaton": 

He was an early film pioneer of the silent era—whose dead-pan comedy and amazing stunts wowed and charmed audiences of his time—and has continued to influence film-makers to this day.

From the Video Description:  

"Before Edgar Wright and Wes Anderson, before Chuck Jones and Jackie Chan, there was Buster Keaton, one of the founding fathers of visual comedy. And nearly 100 years after he first appeared onscreen, we’re still learning from him. Today, I’d like to talk about the artistry (and the thinking) behind his gags.

Press the CC button to see the names of the films"

Two Amazing Stunts Keaton Performed:  Screen Captures from Buster Keaton - The Art Of The Gag

 Hope you enjoy this video as much as I do.





Learn more about Keaton here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buster_Keaton 


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Blind Raccoon And His Kitten Bodyguards

If you are an animal lover—today's video might pull at yer heart-strings a bit.

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The clip shows a wild racoon—that is blind or with very impaired vision—that had been visiting the videographer's home to be fed as many as three times a day for at least five years.

Then two stray black kittens also started hanging out in the yard to be fed as well—and the three developed a unique bond.
 

Screen Capture From The Video

The video shows the raccoon leaving the porch and the two kittens staying close to it's side as it goes across the yard and into the words.

(You can read the video's full description below along with an "update" on the kittens.)

It's very sweet and cool to see the little trio of kittens and an old blind raccoon making their way through the world.

Hope you enjoy this as much as I do.






Full Video Description:

"This is a Blind Raccoon. He is at least 5 years old and has been coming to our house for about 5 years. 

There is something wrong with his tapetum lucidum. His eyes shine bright green during the day. He is at least partially blind. He walks into things. He is afraid of the wind, high grass, birds, and snow. He is out and about during the day. 

He comes to our house for food early in the morning usually around 6-9AM. He often returns for seconds and sometimes comes back for thirds. His bottom lip is missing so we feed him soft pasta noodles soaked in cream of chicken soup. We often cut up small pieces of hot dogs, ham, pork, etc. He refuses to eat canned cat/dog food. 

***(And NO, its NOT Rabies or distemper... he would have died and NOT lived for as long as he did. And Raccoons can be out during the daytime. Sometimes they are out in daytime, especially during baby season. So just because you see a Raccoon out during daytime does NOT mean it has rabies)

*** Recently (late October 2014) 2 black kittens have been hanging around our yard. And they became close with the Blind Raccoon. They would magically appear when he would come for food. So they figured out that Blind Raccoon = FOOD. So they would appear when the Blind Raccoon (and sometimes other raccoons) would show up. 

And then THiS happened today.... (November 13, 2014) 

Did you see PART ONE of this video? It isn't as cute but it's still amazing! 

Here is the link. https://youtu.be/6wbNOwRNGxU

****** UPDATE ****** 

(July, 7, 2017) - Sorry for not updating! The Raccoon was around for at least 5 years before the kittens magically appeared in the woods. We don't think that he was totally blind, but his vision was VERY impaired in some way. We "think" that he may have been able to see shapes and things moving. And memory of where things were located. If something was out of place he would sometimes run into it. He would get scared easily. We never were able to figure out why his eyes were like that, even after doing a lot of research and asking our vet. But he was a miracle. And i am so glad that i had a camera with me and was able to capture this amazing one in a lifetime moment. 

Sadly Blind Raccoon passed away sometime in June of 2015. (6 months after my mom and 15 yr old cat did). We don't know how he passed away but we hope that it was somewhere peaceful in the woods behind our house. We took care of him for more than 5 years. The average lifespan for a raccoon in the wild is only about 1-3 years. So a blind/handicapped Raccoon surviving at least 5 years is a pretty long time. He was a miracle. 

I tamed the wild kittens (that was painful) and WAS going to send them to PAWS Chicago but after putting in all of that effort, loss of flesh and blood we kept them! and they now live inside with our HUGE other cat Squirt. They officially became ours on December 14, 2014 when we got them fixed and chipped. PAWS did it for free because it would guarantee that they would have a forever home. They estimated that they were about 6 months old. 

Turned out that I needed the black kittens as much as they needed me. Taming them helped me slightly cope with the loss of my mom and my 15 year old cat within 9 days of each other. Before mom came down with the flu that ended up sending her to the ER via ambulance on Christmas Eve of 2014, she said that she wanted to keep the kittens. Sadly she did NOT get a chance to spend time with them. She held one of them once, but they were still not "tame" yet. Dad did NOT want to feed or deal with the cats. He didn't want any more animals. Mom made him capture them them because she "didn't want them to get cold" and even when he did not want to keep them she wanted to keep them. I wish she was able to have spent actual "hands on" time with them. It makes me sad, but she would have LOVED to watch them. 

They are very different than any cats that we have ever had. They use A LOT of tail communication. It's so weird. And they play fight constantly. They are still a little skittish and when I am not home they often hide. You can find photos of the black kittens, my other kitty, nature stuff, and some old photos and videos of blind raccoon on my Instagram page:

Here are 2 videos of the Black Kittens now (7/9/2017) 

Video One: https://youtu.be/asfgLTMBBrI 

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Video Two: https://youtu.be/q4Q7czrQTqg 

...And there are a bunch of other cute Non-Blind Raccoon videos on my youtube channel (if you weed though all of the concert videos) And I will try to TAG any YouTube and Instagram UPDATES with the Black Kitties and #Raccoons with the hashtags: #blindcoon #blindraccoon #friendsofblindcoon #friendsofblindraccoon #blindraccoonandfriends #blindcoonandfriends "

Violent Pimp Meets Karate Black Belt

Today's video is one I saw many years ago on TV—and perhaps along the way you've seen it too—but IMHO it definitely deserves a another look .

It shows an alleged pimp—who'd been fighting with "one of his girls"—deciding to turn his anger on another man.

What he didn't know is that the guy he was attacking was a Karate Black Belt who'd been instructing police officers in a nearby building—and had come out to confront the malevolent man.

Screen Capture From The Video

Though the hooker tries vainly to hold him back—he's determined to get to the target of his rage—and literally rips his shirt off to get away from her.

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With all the violence in this world—it's very satisfying to see someone stand up to a bully.






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Great Animation Short: Ormie Pig

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Today's video is a very clever, well animated tale of Ormie Pig—who spends a considerable amount of time and energy trying to get to a jar full of cookies.

Using methods that would make Wile E. Coyote proud—Ormie tires everything he can think of to get to his awaiting, mouth-watering prize of deliciousness.

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Screen Shots From "Ormie Pig"

Unfortunately—like our Coyote friend—EVERYTHING Ormie tries fails to get him any closer to his treat.

According to it's Vimeo description where it's a "Staff Pick":  This animation "garnered 8 Festival Awards including Best Short Film (Savannah Film Festival 2010, Palm Springs International Shorts Fest 2010, Sprockets 2010, Seattle International Film Festival 2010) and the Audience Award (New York International Children's Film Festival 2011)."

Enjoy!



Ormie from
Ormie Pig on Vimeo.

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Great Video: Old Man Gets His Dance On

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IMHO—it can be a very entertaining to watch someone exuberantly having fun.

Today's' video features an older gent doing just that while uninhibitedly dancing at a concert somewhere.

Old Man Gets His Dance On - Screen Captures From The Video Below

The music is laid over the video so it's not what he was dancing to—but IMHO it doesn't take anything away from enjoying watching him (but there's always that mute button if you disagree : )

Hope you enjoy this as much as I do.





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This video is embedded from LiveLeak—a video hosting site like YouTube.  

If you follow any links there, however, please be advised that it is not as moderated—so there are videos of car wrecks, violence, and other graphic content.  

In addition—comments under the videos often include rough and course language—and sadly, far too often vile racist and other sickening hate speech.

I do not condone, approve of, or endorse—and completely disavow—ALL racist or hateful language, comments, or ideologies.

Down-Home Finland: The Trooper - Steve'n'Seagulls

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Happy New Year 2019!  I hope yours is off to a great start!

Lets begin the new year on this blog with a very cool video from our friends in the the North-Land.

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A LONG time ago (in Internet standards) I saw a video of group of musicians using acoustic instruments to turn AC/DC's Thunderstruck into a down-home tour de force!

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In time—I'd more or less forgotten that—but recently found another video of theirs—that brought what they do roaring back to the forefront of my cranium.

Screen Capture Images From The Video Below — Along With A Steve'n'Seagulls Band Logo Over-Lay

Hailing from from Finland, and calling themselves Steve'n'Seagulls—the group uses mandolin, banjo, guitar, stand-up bass, and percussion—along with awesome harmonies—to turn heavy metal and hard rock into acoustic works of art.

Today's clip features their take on The Trooper by Iron Maiden—performed live.

Whether you are like me and never really  got into heavy metal—or you've been head-banging since the cradle—you'll likely enjoy this performance/song.

Either way—give it a spin—it'll cost you nuthin'!

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