The Sudden Curve

RIP George Carlin

posted by Tom Novak, who says, in honor of George we have busted the TSC censorship rules WIDE open!

R.I.P. Stan Winston

Sadly, the great sculptor and film maker Stan Winston, who's work is showcased in 2 blockbuster movies in your local theaters right now, Iron Man and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull died June 15, 2008 at age 62 of natural causes following a prolonged illness.

Winston won 4 Academy Awards in a 20 years plus career as a special effects master.

posted by Tom Novak, who's donned a black endoskeleton in mourning.

Gotta have Snausages on the menu too

posted by Tom Novak who says dog food is all he can afford since the collapse of the dollar. But it's not so bad!

Twinkles the Elephant (he weren't no Dumbo, that's for sure)

posted by Tom Novak who is as old as mammoth crap, so he remembers Twinkles and his cereal.  Wilbur always was a grouch in these things.

And now, a word from our sponsor - it's Bacon!

posted by Tom Novak, who's hungry

Music Video Babe: Ann Wilson

Not that long ago I posted an MV Babe entry for Nancy Wilson. This time Sister Ann gets the treatment. If I had to pick between them (not a likely event), even though in the 70's Ann was one of the hottest "babes" of rock, I favor(ed) Nancy's looks. However, Ann has one of the best voices in rock and sang lead for Heart: one of my favorite groups.

I could pick any number of Heart videos, since Ann will grace them all, but I like their earliest work best. I used "Dreamboat Annie" for Sister Nancy. I could use "Magic Man," "Barracuda," "Little Queen" or others for Ann, and Nancy will decorate those videos too. However, for the best balance of video quality, performance and song, I like this cut of "Crazy On You."

Since Ann singing lead got a good portion of Nancy's video, turnabout is fair play. Nancy gives a great guitar solo intro to Ann's superlative voice on this classic -

Happy Birthday Ann Wilson.

Find out more about Ann and Nancy Wilson, Heart and their other projects at Heart Music.

Posted by Tom Ender, who has always enjoyed the sort of craziness mentioned in this song.

Re-posted by Tom Novak, because we lost the You Tube embed on this one just when he needed to listen to the Wilson sisters ... real bad, right now!

Re-reposted by Tom Novak, because he can ...

Music Video Babe :: Marlene Dietrich

Marlene smoked on film often, so I imagine Wally would rate her as a smokin' babe. However, I focus on music and video here.

She starred in one of my favorite old films. I'm not thinking of The Blue Angel but Golden Earrings (I guess my fascination with gypsies shows up again). I don't remember any singing in that movie, so we'll go with perhaps her most famous song.

Happy Birthday Marlene, where ever you are !

Posted by Tom Ender, who offers a different example of Marlene singing at Memory, Making, Meaning.

Durka Durka Mohammed Jihad ~ on DVD

Team America: World Police - Unrated (Widescreen Special Collector's Edition)

posted by Tom Novak, who has killed the terrorists, recovered the WMD's and is now flying back to Mount Rushmore with the rest of the Team for debriefing and cocktails!

Ayn Randroid ~ the scary tapes

posted by Tom Novak, who is responsible for your nightmares ....

Music Video Babe -- Tina Turner

For energy and perseverance, I can't think of Tina Turner's equal. YouTube has many videos of Tina, but I like this one for this tribute --   

I waited a bit too long to get this in on Tina's birthday, which was Nov. 26th, but Happy Belated Birthday Tina!!!

Posted by Tom Ender, who has another tribute to Tina at Memory, Making, Meaning

Surprise, surprise

Posted by Tom Ender, who thought at first he was going to see a clip from the movie within a movie in  Idiocracy, but No!!!!

Armed and Dangerous, Music Video Babe :: Joey Heatherton ~ from the Dean Martin Show

posted by Tom Novak, who isn't sure, but thinks Joey got her start on "Hullabaloo."

Music Video Babe :: Olivia Newton-John (again)

About a year ago, while gathering information for my "Great Individuals" feature of Ender's Review, I noticed that Olivia Newton-John had her birthday. For the last few years I have not used living people for "Great Individuals", instead honoring those who have passed to the next realm of existence, whatever that might be.

After coming upon Olivia's birthday, I scanned YouTube and watched a bunch of her old videos. It got me wondering and a few weeks later I posted my first Music Video Babe entry here which focused on Olivia. The particular YouTube video I picked "is no longer available," but one can usually find her classic "mirrors and rug video" in one or more postings there with a YouTube search.

I didn't make that first MV Babe entry on Olivia's birthday as I have tried to do for subsequent music video babes, so I'm revisiting Olivia today on her birthday with a special video I found, made from multiple performances of one of her earlier hits. I really like the video as it shows her passage through thirty years.

Happy Birthday Olivia . . .

and may you have many more.

Posted by Tom Ender, who got Olivia's music Video Gold volume one on DVD for Christmas last year. Maybe this year volume two.

Presenting :: Tales From The Pub ~ "The Return"

posted by Tom Novak who looks exactly like Fay's late mutant.

Presenting :: Fear and Clothing in Los Angeles

posted by Tom Novak, who is presenting not necessarily understanding ...

MV Babe :: Chrissie Hynde

Chrissie fronts for The Pretenders. Besides singing, she also writes music and plays the guitar.

In the "golden era" of MTV, during the 1980s, her group had some hugely popular video hits. I like "Back on the Chain Gang" but my favorite by her and that band has to be "Brass in Pocket."

In the music video Chrissie plays a waitress, who, at least wearing that uniform, bears an uncanny resemblance to my first wife: Jean. Jean was a few years younger than Chrissie and I doubt they had much other than "a look" in common.

However, that look and the flirtatious nature of Chrissie's character in this video seem to me remarkably similar to Jean in her younger days when we met, married and tried raising a family. Back then, before I went back to college, Jean waited tables and I worked as a short-order cook, more than 5 years before "Brass In Pocket" became popular.

Jean and I had very little interaction over the last 25 years, since we divorced. She succumbed to cancer last month. As far as I know Chrissie prospers.

Anyway, here's that video --

Happy Birthday Chrissie Hynde.

Posted by Tom Ender, who may have conquered his weakness for waitresses. At least, I tell Julie that.

Presenting :: Tales from the Pub ~ "Meet Beeba"

posted by Tom Novak, who is waiting for Beeba to say, "Rowwwrrr!"

Presenting :: Tales From The Pub ~ "The Keychain"

posted by Tom Novak, who received a warning from whats-his-name-Charles from beyond the grave not to make this post .... eerie, huh?

MV Babe :: Belinda Carlisle

Long before Destiny's Child or The Spice Girls, even before The Bangles, came The Go-Gos . . . .

Belinda Carlisle sang lead for The Go-Gos before pursuing a solo career.

Embedded below find my favorite GoGos tune.

Happy Birthday Belinda Carlisle.

Posted by Tom Ender, who remembers riding in enormous "boats" like the car in that video.

Presenting :: Tales from the Pub ~ "Past Life"

posted by Tom Novak, who can travel to the fourth dimension - if he has enough Dogfish Beer in him.