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The Great Orson Welles

Posted on September 15, 2008

This is a video of my favorite director’s last TV appearance ever on the Merv Griffin show, October 10th, 1985 . Even at 70 years old, you can still see his wit, charm and intelligence come through. It’s a great video of a great and supremely talented man who’s influence on films and filmmaking is enormous.

And to make it even more interesting, two hours after his appearance on the show, Orson Welles died in his home of a heat attack.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hGgUQ9zbIk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0]

But wait, there’s more. Here’s a trailer for a movie that Orson Welles supposedly (at least according to rumor) wanted to make — Batman. With Welles himself playing the title role, of course. Even though this video is actually fake and was not made by Welles, its still very well done and poses a great “what if” scenario that I, as a fan of the master and Batman, would love to have seen.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpe5lJCabbI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0]

Video Friday

Posted on September 12, 2008

Because I liked the “photo a day” deal so much, I’m also going to try and find cool videos to post as regularly as I can — mostly on Fridays. I may end up shooting some of them but I also may just post other ones that I find around the Internets.

So, to get us going, here’s the first one out of the gate. In some ways, this video is better and more original than many things that come out of Hollywood (or the BBC for that matter). This point is made all the more interesting because this video was not made by Hollywood (or BBC) pros, but by a family on vacation who simply love a show and wanted to do something fun. Enjoy.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRZAledkL6Q&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0]

As always, we remember

Posted on September 11, 2008

I’m very lucky to live in a country where I’ve had the opportunity to pursue pretty much whatever dream I saw fit. To those who can no longer follow their dreams, we will not forget you.

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Surfing In Malibu

Posted on September 8, 2008

No, it wasn’t me surfing. It was professionals who know what they’re doing. Although, I did surf a bit when I was younger, but never really got very good at it. Also, I’ve tried it again a couple times recently and I’m still not very good at it. So again, I’ll leave it to the pros.

Fortunately, all I had to do at this event over the weekend was try to take some decent pictures. No surfing on my part required. Here’s a few taken during the MSA Classic event in Malibu this past weekend. It’s the 45th annual contest and one of the beneficiaries of the event was Heal the Bay. All in all, a great way to spend a Saturday.

More at my flickr page.

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Photo a Day – Day 30

Posted on September 5, 2008

Just under the wire, here we are. This is the final photo in my “Photo a Day” thirty days of photos experiment. Some were good, some were just okay and some, well, let’s just say some were not so good.

Still, it was fun to see if I could do it at all and I’m pretty impressed with me for being able to stick with it for the duration. I also think I learned one or two new things about photography, which is great as there’s always something to learn.

In fact, I think I enjoyed this experiment so much, I’m going to continue with it and keep taking more pictures. Who knows, maybe I’ll end up with 365 days of photos instead of just thirty. Okay, that brings us to the final photo of this series.

Instead of using a picture that I took recently, I’ve decided to put up one of my favorite photos I took of my father. In case you don’t know, he died last October. Consequently, the photos I took of him, especially ones like this taken at one of our favorite bars, are a reminder of the good times we had when livin’ was easy.

Cheers Dad.

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Also at my flickr page.

Photo a Day – Day 29

Posted on September 4, 2008

Getting even closer now to the end. This is the second to last photo of the “Photo a Day” event. Exciting, yes? I know I’m feeling it.

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Photo a Day – Day 28

Posted on September 3, 2008

Wow, only two more days to go on this thing. To be honest, I wasn’t sure I would make it this far. But hey, guess I was wrong. Kudos to me and all that stuff.

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Also at the flickr page.

Photo a Day – Day 27

Posted on September 2, 2008

Getting close to the end here. Very exciting times indeed. Only three more days to go. Although, I am enjoying it quite a bit, so maybe I’ll extend it a few extra days for fun. Who knows? Until then, here you go.

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Also at the flickr page.

Photo a Day – Day 25

Posted on August 31, 2008

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday. A good day and a good day to post a new photo. This time around it’s a macro shot I thought I would try and see what happens. Twenty-five down, five to go.

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