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Monthly Archive for January, 2009
Their tag line explains it all…
One Song.One Take.One Cab
They disabled embedding so here is their site:
http://www.blackcabsessions.com/
Yes, I could rip it and house it on my site but I will respect their wishes.
Here are the performances I liked the best:
Daniel Johnston Bon Iver Sunset Rubdown Phosphorescent Amanda Palmer
After seeing this pic of DDP at the premiere of The Wrestler, it confirmed my suspicions that Diamond Dallas Page was a major influence for Mickey Rourke’s character Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson.
Not only do they look alike now, but the wrestler character’s appearance also resembled Dallas Page’s wrestling persona.
I also did some poking around online and I found this great video series featuring pro wrestlers including DDP discussing the movie.
Here’s my favorite clip:
But unlike Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson, DDP is not down and out at all. I got to know him after producing his promotional speaking video.
DDP now acts in movies like The Devil’s Rejects, speaks at corporate events, and does yoga or YRG. YRG or ‘Yoga for Regular Guys” is a fantastic workout that combines yoga with isometric movement, and will leave you in a sweaty mess on the floor. I was definitely a skeptic who loved to run and lift but after trying YRG I’m now hooked and I’ve added it to my routine. Since I started using YRG I’ve been telling anyone who will listen about how fantastic this workout is and in some cases forcing them to try it out.
The best vampire movie of all time.
I don’t want to spoil the movie… so if you want to find out more click here for the wiki and here for the best synopsis I was able to find.
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The Tallest Man On Earth: Stepstone (Traditional) from shoottheplayer.com on Vimeo.
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Everyone has heard about the amazing performance Mickey Rourke gave in The Wrestler and I’ve seen a bunch of articles about his great comeback. In my opinion he has been back. He gave a great performance in Spun and will continue to deliver as long as he is cast in similar roles that take advantage of his gravitas. Mickey Rourke brings with him a face of pain that transcends good acting.
Movie makers like Quentin Tarantino and Rob Zombie have been capitalizing on actors like Rourke who bring a “real” rather than “acting” presence to the screen like:
Danny Trejo Elizabeth Daily David Carradine Sid Haig
And if you want to see the exact opposite of this effect watch Nicole Kidman in Cold Mountain. She delivers a truly laughable performance.
Nonetheless The Wrestler was an amazing movie and definitely worth the watch.
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#2 “These Few Presidents” – Why?
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#3 “Love Lockdown” – Kanye West
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#4 “Paper Planes” – Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack – M.I.A
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#5 “Ready For The Floor” – Hot Chip
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#9 “Love and Caring” – Crystal Castles
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#10 “White Winter Hymnal” – Fleet Foxes
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#11 “The Clockwise Witness” – Devotchka
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#12 “Sweet Love For Planet Earth” – Fuck Buttons
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#13 “Out There On The Ice” – Cut Copy
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#14 “Panik (Phatzoo Remix)” – Far och Son
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#15 “Run To Your Grave” – The Mae Shi
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#16 “DVNO (Radio Edit)” – Justice
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#17 “Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur” – Sigur Rós
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#19 “Divine” – Sebastien Tellier
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#20 “Willow Trees Bend” – Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
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#21 “Blind” – Hercules and Love Affair
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#22 “One Pure Thought” – Hot Chip
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#25 “Triphallus, to Punctuate!” – Of Montreal
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I got the idea for this present after looking at Michael DiMotta’s website. Micheal is a fellow MICA student who creates some amazing illustrations. As our children grow up my wife constantly recounts her childhood years looking for similarities. She always described herself dancing in her room so I decided to commission a portrait of her doing just that.
I started this process by rounding up some photos from my mother-in-law and sending them over to Micheal.
He then sent back a rough sketch
and then the final line work
with only a few minor edits along the way we had the final
I received the final digitally so I sent it to severn graphics for printing. I had them print a Durst Lambda with a matte finish that they mounted on gator board. After I framed the art I had to wait untill Christmas…
Christmas Present from JPF Blog on Vimeo.
