whole brevity thing
the dude abides (bryan jones)Archive for October, 2008
saving silverman vol.33
The best cover song… ever. If you don’t agree, then prove me wrong. Please.
Jeff Buckley covering Be Your (My) Husband originally recorded by Nina Simone.
I’m out of words now…
be kind rewind vol.9
Afro Ninja
Mark Allen Hicks is a bad man. Thrice nominated for Taurus World Stunt Awards, thrice victorious. If you know of Mr. Hicks, most likely it’s not for his film work… it’s because of his unintentional alter-ego: Afro Ninja.
via College Humor:
Mark Allen Hicks, more commonly known as the “Afro Ninja,” is an experienced martial artist, actor, and stunt man who has worked in a number of films including Swordfish, Rush Hour 2, and 2 Fast 2 Furious. The clip that made Mark Hicks famous was shot during an audition for a Nike commercial starring LeBron James. Mark Allen Hicks was not seriously hurt during his accident, but did experience minor injuries including a bloody nose. rnrnAfter Mark’s failed attempt, the casting crew told the remaining stunt men, “no more backflips.”
I’m out of words now…
saving silverman vol.32
This week’s acoustic cover song is a re-run, but due to the season, I couldn’t avoid re-posting this beauty. Last night’s Vice Presidential debate was the most highly anticipated VP debate since… OH, COME ON! It was a Vice-Presidential debate! Cowboys vs. Redskins has a bigger impact on America than a Vice Presidential debate. (Holla!)
Nevertheless, it is fun to see how charged up folks are over Palin. Anytime folks express much passion about their options in elected leadership it is good for us all.
Here is the ever passionate Eddie Vedder covering I am a Patriot (via 2000′s Nader Rocks the Garden) originally recorded by Little Steven.
I am out of words now…
be kind rewind vol.8
Dancing Cadet
Personally, I had always believed this to be a fake “Punked” video. I was wrong.
Via Wikipedia:
Jeffrey Pelehac, or “The Dancing Cadet” (born 1982, hometown Republic, Pennsylvania) became famous in 2005 after a viral video of him dancing was placed on YouTube by his roommate. At the time, Pelehac was a sophomore cadet in the Class of 2007 at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs…The video itself was much commented on and also served to familiarize the public with the concept of “viral video” itself.
His roommate, Brian Stoops, used a candid camera to film Pelehac without the latter’s knowledge. The video was at first shown to friends and was then posted on various Internet sites, which brought both of them widespread coverage. Pelehac danced to several songs, most notably Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now), a hit by C+C Music Factory from 1991.
That dude is rollin’. I’d love to see what he’d do with a little Kid-N-Play.
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