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Dogs in Space
Unfortunately The Museum of Jurassic Technology's website does not include any jpegs of the oil portraits used in their current exhibit THE LIVES of PERFECT CREATURES An Oil Portrait Gallery of the Heroic Canines of the Soviet Space Program. Thankfully this article from Sunday's NYT has at least one sample from the exhibition online, M. A. Peers’s portrait of Laika.
What's In A Name? 4
In case you were wondering, there is an actual canine named Lucky in our life. He's small and scrappy and sometimes he comes and hangs out in the studio. He likes to bark and he has a very funny walk. Actually it's a prance. As for breed, he's a mix: part terrier and part polecat. All in all he's a stunning little fellow and very hard to describe in words. Recently we had our friend Jane Colclasure take some glamor shots which we subsequently had framed for the office.
This first shot features Lucky in his "Employee of the Month" pose. See how dutifully and expectantly he's looking at the camera? This is a dog that likes to please.
This next shot was a runner up for a "Founder" portrait. Here you can see Lucky in a more contemplative mode, head down and paw out. Of course, the faux hawk shows that this guy still has a wild side.
First Day of Autumn
Today, Louie pays Ghost Dog.
OK, OK. Er, let's see...
I don't pay him by the job.
He'll only work if I pay once a year on the first day of autumn.
First day of autumn, I settle up for that past year, see?
The first day of autumn... OK, OK.
Let's skip that part. Where does he live?
Fucked if I know. That's the next strange thing.
I can't call him. He contacts me only through a bird.
Since I first started contracting stuff out to him,
the bird comes every single day.
Hold it, hold it, hold it.
Did you say he contacts you through a fucking bird?
Did I just hear that?
What particular species...of bird?
It's a pigeon. It must be a carrier pigeon or whatever.
Passenger pigeon! They've been extinct since 1914!
Theme(s) From The Godfather
We've been digging the Professionals version of "The Theme From the Godfather" ever since the Corporal turned us on to it a couple months back.
As for the Basenji Dog version of the song. . .
Hey Bulldog 3
Rare footage of thee Beatles recording "Hey Bulldog." Description reads:
A few years back Apple Corps discovered that film footage of the Beatles, that was used for a promo film for "Lady Madonna", was in fact footage of the Beatles recording "Hey Bulldog".
It was shown on ABC's 20/20, but with Elizabeth Vargus talking over the entire piece!!! But thanks to the magic of non-linear editing I was able to place a recording of "Hey Bulldog" over the 20/20 piece.
Ah yes. Thank you, you magic-of-non-linear-editing guy, whoever you are.
1-2-3-4 3
Alright already! So many of you have directed our attention to this video we finally got the hint. So here it is in all it's purple, yellow, green, and red dancing glory. And you were right. It is all-around awesome. It's the kind of video that puts you in a good mood. It's the kind of song that puts you in an even better-than-good mood. And as far as grooves go, that's one helluva high-dollar shuffle!
Other points of interest: does the camera work in this video qualify as a long take? It sure feels like a long take. Long takes are cool. Also, is it just me or did they have a mic open on the set? Those whooooos and hand claps ain't on the studio version of the song, nor is all that airplane-hanger reverb. And finally, since a feist is a type of small dog developed in the rural southern United States, does this entry qualify for our "Dogs" category. Discuss.
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Word Songs
Rarely does a piece of Youtubery come along that runs through so many of our blog categories like this video from Lemon Demon. The title of the song is "Word Disassociation" and we can't pin it down with just a single category tag. On our blog, this gem qualifies for Audio Goodness, Music, Web Goodness, and Words. Plus I'll give it Dogs for the one shot with a-Benji-ish mutt paired with the word "jellyfish" (though there are more cats than canines in this music video's mis-en-scene) as well as Advertising since the word "advertisement" made it into the song. So that leaves only Food and Drink, Luck, and Recent Work unchecked. Oh well. You can't win 'em all.
For what's it's worth, that sped-up piano and that dry and wry vocal style bring They Might Be Giants to mind. But more than anything, this song's Dada lyricism reminds me of the almighty Wire and their stream-of-consciousness, pop masterpiece Kidney Bingos:
