R.I.P. Andy Knight

Andy, creator of Ned's Newt and creative force behind Red Rover Studio,Toronto, passed away April 11 of a stroke, age 46. Condolences to his family and friends for their sudden and immeasurable loss. - Mike

You Gotta Get Hot To Play Real Cool

The Three Little Bops - Friz Freleng
What makes this great is the attention to detail of all the cycled animation. My favorite bit will always be the dancing crowd. Just iconic 50's style and design with minimal movement...and funny!

'Thriller' was first...

What To Do With All Your Prison Time...part two

A very impressive feat to undertake at any level, this syncro-dancing of the late Laura Branigan's 80's hit gets the prize.

Everly ever after...

'Bird Dog' and 'Till I Kissed Ya' , both songs represent how strongly rehearsed and polished the brothers were at their peak.
A finely tuned duo. Try to follow Phil's vocal on Bird Dog as he easily slides from main vocal to deep talking 'call and response' style vocal with spit second precision.

A Valentine rose from Mr Henson: Time Piece by Jim Henson [1965]

Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some of the themes touched upon in this nine-minute, experimental film, which was written, directed, and produced by Jim Henson-and starred Jim Henson! Screened for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in May of 1965, Time Piece enjoyed an eighteen-month run at one Manhattan movie theater and was nominated for an Academy Award for outstanding short subject.
The rest is history... I like the Kermit voiced "Help!" throughout.

Is There A Dose Of Theremin In The House?

From 1966 Game Show, I've Got A Secret with host Gary Morse.

This "musical Instrument" has a cult following to this day and a growing number of new Theremin players.

It's Madison Time!

1964: Anna Karina, Sammy Frey and Claude Brassuer dance the Madison in Jean-Luc Godard's, Bande à part (Band Of Outsiders)



Basic step: step F [forward] on L Q [left, quick], tap R toe behind L foot & clap Q, step B [back] on R Q, tap L toe to R Q, to L Q, to R Q. repeat 6C [count] until caller says "hit it" after calling out a step. Twist arms opposite hips on toe taps.

Wilt Chamberlain: 2 Up 4C while bouncing a ball with R hand, jump ¼L & take hook shot with R arm S, jump ¼R S, 2 Back 4C. Can say "2 points" and hold up 2 fingers on last 4C.

Jackie Gleason: 2 Up 4C while facing R & dropping fists with each step, face F & raise R leg F S, bring R foot B to L of L knee Q, rest Q, charge F onto R Q, rest Q, step B onto L Q, step B onto R Q. Can say "away we go" while charging.

Pedro And Frankensheep

Love the Welsh accent of the Sheep. Hope The Brothers McLeod can sustain this series in the humour department as well as keeping the design refreshed. Click title to go to their website.

PELÍCANOS & PESCADOS

ALEX DUKAL
PATAGONIA ARGENTINA

I like an artist who is generous with other artists when it comes down passing along tricks of the trade. Especially in photoshop.
Check out Alex's site for his great looking style and helpings of textures and tips for photoshop. A gift for reading Spanish is a plus but there are some screen grabs that may help the intermediate level CS3er's. Very Cool. Click the title or find him in the links>>