07 August 2006
Hello
I warned you I was going to Yellowstone.
I had a great trip.
I took some pictures
But I did not take any of these. I will try and post my amateur pix this week.
I appreciate my brother and sister missing me while I was gone. I wish my fan base was a little larger than those who must love me. All the other visitors must be ghosts or Tom.
I was buried at work only had a little time to surf......
My favorite photographer posted this great pic he shot from his kitchen window.
He posted it on his photoblog.
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I have never posted a joke before on this blog. This seemed topical so I will give it a try.
An atheist was taking a walk through the woods. "What majestic trees!
What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself. As he continued walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes. Turning to look, he saw a 7 foot grizzly charging towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. Looking over his shoulder he saw that the bear was closing in on him. His heart was pumping frantically and he tried to run even faster. He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear raising his paw to take a swipe at him.
At that instant the atheist cried out: "Oh my God.... !" Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. It was then that a bright light shone upon the man and a voice came out of the sky saying: "You deny my existence for all of these years, teach others I don't
exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?
Am I to count you as a believer?"
The atheist looked directly into the light and said: "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a
Christian now, but perhaps, could you make the BEAR a Christian?"
"Very well," said the voice.
The light went out, and the sounds of the forest resumed. And then the bear lowered his paw, bowed his head and spoke: "Lord, bless this food which I am about to receive and for which I am truly thankful, Amen. "
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I'd like to see either of my brothers or my uncle play this.
The Pikasso - Four necks. Two sound holes. 42 strings.
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Have you ever heard of the Wilhelm yell? I'm sure you have check this out.
[link for rss]
The Wilhelm's revival came from Star Wars series sound designer Ben Burtt, who tracked down the original recording (which he found as a studio reel labeled "Man being eaten by alligator"). The recording was actually from a film from 1951 titled Distant Drums. Although Distant Drums was the first known use of the sound, Burtt named it after "Pvt. Wilhelm", a minor character who emitted the same scream in the 1953 Warner Bros. film, The Charge at Feather River.
Its use in the Star Wars films was the beginning of something of an in-joke amongst some sound designers of the film industry, especially at Skywalker Sound. They continue to try to incorporate it into movies wherever feasible; action movies are naturals, but film sound cognoscenti are particularly impressed when it is used naturally in films such as A Star Is Born (with Judy Garland) and A Goofy Movie. In a tribute to its origins, the clip was used in the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom when the villain Mola Ram was eaten by alligators.
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Here is a list of the The Top 50 Movie Endings of All Time
10. Some Like It Hot (1959)
9. Don't Look Now (1973)
8. Big Night (1996)
7. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
6. Boogie Nights (1997)
5. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
4. Casablanca (1942)
3. Chinatown (1974)
2. Fight Club (1999)
1. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Huh!!! #50 should have been higher. #7 is a classic. #4 should be #1.
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Here is the Astronomy Picture of the Day from while I was gone - 'The Milky Way over Utah'.
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I'll get back into the swing of things this week. Let me know what you think.
I had a great trip.
I took some pictures
But I did not take any of these. I will try and post my amateur pix this week.
I appreciate my brother and sister missing me while I was gone. I wish my fan base was a little larger than those who must love me. All the other visitors must be ghosts or Tom.
I was buried at work only had a little time to surf......
My favorite photographer posted this great pic he shot from his kitchen window.
He posted it on his photoblog.
-----------------
I have never posted a joke before on this blog. This seemed topical so I will give it a try.
An atheist was taking a walk through the woods. "What majestic trees!
What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself. As he continued walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes. Turning to look, he saw a 7 foot grizzly charging towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. Looking over his shoulder he saw that the bear was closing in on him. His heart was pumping frantically and he tried to run even faster. He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear raising his paw to take a swipe at him.
At that instant the atheist cried out: "Oh my God.... !" Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. It was then that a bright light shone upon the man and a voice came out of the sky saying: "You deny my existence for all of these years, teach others I don't
exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament?
Am I to count you as a believer?"
The atheist looked directly into the light and said: "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a
Christian now, but perhaps, could you make the BEAR a Christian?"
"Very well," said the voice.
The light went out, and the sounds of the forest resumed. And then the bear lowered his paw, bowed his head and spoke: "Lord, bless this food which I am about to receive and for which I am truly thankful, Amen. "
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I'd like to see either of my brothers or my uncle play this.
The Pikasso - Four necks. Two sound holes. 42 strings.
------------------
Have you ever heard of the Wilhelm yell? I'm sure you have check this out.
[link for rss]
The Wilhelm's revival came from Star Wars series sound designer Ben Burtt, who tracked down the original recording (which he found as a studio reel labeled "Man being eaten by alligator"). The recording was actually from a film from 1951 titled Distant Drums. Although Distant Drums was the first known use of the sound, Burtt named it after "Pvt. Wilhelm", a minor character who emitted the same scream in the 1953 Warner Bros. film, The Charge at Feather River.
Its use in the Star Wars films was the beginning of something of an in-joke amongst some sound designers of the film industry, especially at Skywalker Sound. They continue to try to incorporate it into movies wherever feasible; action movies are naturals, but film sound cognoscenti are particularly impressed when it is used naturally in films such as A Star Is Born (with Judy Garland) and A Goofy Movie. In a tribute to its origins, the clip was used in the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom when the villain Mola Ram was eaten by alligators.
----------------
Here is a list of the The Top 50 Movie Endings of All Time
10. Some Like It Hot (1959)
9. Don't Look Now (1973)
8. Big Night (1996)
7. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
6. Boogie Nights (1997)
5. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
4. Casablanca (1942)
3. Chinatown (1974)
2. Fight Club (1999)
1. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Huh!!! #50 should have been higher. #7 is a classic. #4 should be #1.
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Here is the Astronomy Picture of the Day from while I was gone - 'The Milky Way over Utah'.
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I'll get back into the swing of things this week. Let me know what you think.
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