Category: Music

The strangest, most wonderful music video ever

The strangest, most wonderful music video ever

| November 18, 2010 | Reply

No, I don’t know what it means. But I keep watching it, over and over. “I feel strangely hypnotized.” Hat tip to Ace of Spades. ..bruce w..

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Speaking of restoring honor…

Speaking of restoring honor…

| September 4, 2010 | Reply

Hat tip to Gerard Van der Leun at American Digest. ..bruce w..

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This could almost be a “SunDog” music video

This could almost be a “SunDog” music video

| June 11, 2010 | Reply

SunDog was the Apple II computer game (later ported to the Atari ST) that Wayne Holder and I (with others) did at FTL Games some 25+ years ago.  This video looks as though it came right out of the game. ..bruce w..

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Sorry for the lack of posts

Sorry for the lack of posts

| February 23, 2010 | Reply

I had to write an expert report last week, and I’m in New York on business all this week.  In the meantime, watch the music video above (that’s the artist”s grandmother), courtesy of Gerard Van der Leun over at American Digest. And be sure to watch it all the way to the end.  ..bruce w..

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“There are not many who remember…”

“There are not many who remember…”

| February 13, 2010 | Reply

One of my favorite Billy Joel songs for years has been “Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)” because of its science-fictiony flavor. I’ve wondered at times if it was part of John Carpenter’s inspiration for “Escape from New York“, particularly since he says he wrote the first draft of the screenplay in […]

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Waist deep in the Big Muddy

Waist deep in the Big Muddy

| January 27, 2010 | 1 Reply

Over 40 years ago, Pete Seeger wrote a song ostensibly about an Army platoon on stateside maneuvers but actually referring to the escalation of the Vietnam War.  Here are the lyrics: It was back in nineteen forty-two, I was a member of a good platoon. We were on maneuvers in-a Loozianna, One night by the […]

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Spreading Christmas cheer

Spreading Christmas cheer

| December 29, 2009 | Reply

A tip o’ the hat to Will Collier. And H. P. Lovecraft, of course.  ..bruce w..

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…and to all, a good night!

…and to all, a good night!

| December 24, 2009 | Reply

Hat tip to Jerry Pournelle. ..bruce w..

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“Hide the Decline”, the music video

“Hide the Decline”, the music video

| November 25, 2009 | 1 Reply

I haven’t written much about ‘Climategate’ because so many others are doing such a great job (for example, see here, here, and here). But this video (hat tip to Ace of Spades) pretty much sums things up (and with a catchy tune, too!).  ..bruce w..

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Midweek music: “The Warrior Song”

Midweek music: “The Warrior Song”

| October 28, 2009 | Reply

Hat tip to American Digest for the link. I’m in the early part of a two-day winter storm, still struggling a bit with the flu and reading documents. I’ll be back by the weekend.  ..bruce w..

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