tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78135133781524935112024-02-19T10:36:50.493-05:00The Bottom of the Ocean with Sam Marinewow it looks awesome down hereSam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-14955532462249827392010-08-10T16:57:00.002-04:002010-08-10T16:58:30.869-04:00scary dreamLast night I had a dream that I was in the cafeteria at the top floor of an office building (much like the one where I actually work), and while I tried to choose between chocolate custard and key lime pie, an emergency would erupt wherein one of the employees suddenly became hysterical; the exact same situation kept playing itself out over and over, except each time he would do something more berserk than the time before, with the last round involving him cutting off his own finger, spraying the terrified patrons with his blood and screaming "You have it too, now, you have it too." Every time something like this happened, the same mousey woman would try to control the crowd by telling us to calmly head toward the exits--and every time we would throw her in the way of the mad man, trampling her as we fled for our lives.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-27169755460035479252010-08-05T13:44:00.003-04:002010-08-05T13:51:36.724-04:00download this album<a href="http://millenniumblonde.blogspot.com/">Astro Club Blonde</a> finally released their EP, <strong>New As Tomorrow</strong>, to the interwebs for the downloadz of a lifetime! Key trax: all of them.<br /><br /><a href="http://millenniumblonde.blogspot.com/2010/08/updates-and-downloads-new-as-tomorrow.html">TOTES DOWNLOAD HERE</a><br /><br />Nathan probably hates me for how I went about doing this.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-26477356767717725072010-07-19T17:08:00.004-04:002010-07-19T17:39:20.398-04:00a few of my favorite performances by people who are dead now.See title for explanation.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/33nTnawq6jk&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/33nTnawq6jk&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />Cab Calloway - "Minnie the Moocher"<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fcw3I5YADh4&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fcw3I5YADh4&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong - "The Birth of the Blues"<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IFabjc6mFk4&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IFabjc6mFk4&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />Fred Astaire - "Puttin' On the Ritz"Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-6876946787692861912010-07-15T11:30:00.036-04:002010-07-15T13:25:06.255-04:00new jobSo I've finally secured myself a fulltime job. I'm a production coordinator for College Humor in their <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/originals">orignal videos department</a>. Basically, I sit at a computer and email people and wait for them to email me back. I cast actors and acquire permits. I order <a href="http://www.bostonmarket.com/home">large quantities of food</a> for the crew, which has been working out pretty well, and which I attribute to my previous experiences <a href="http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/778/kfc.png">working in fast food</a>. Sometimes I attend meetings and carry a little briefcase thing.<br /><br />We work in this gigantic building by the Chelsea Piers called IAC. It contains many other companies, including Vimeo and Busted Tees. Here's what it looks like:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XI2FeMmKX5cRj-93lIHdoM2H0_ccZRY9A8Nd5ukwS0_JbUzeW3cPnpC9PJKoliXqxRXYR_wKXaW0LM90-AyqpQewKwrOkX_qDRfaZefhpfvdcWr5cVvopaXwYXEudHaN38VnbvHTl3I/s1600/iac01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XI2FeMmKX5cRj-93lIHdoM2H0_ccZRY9A8Nd5ukwS0_JbUzeW3cPnpC9PJKoliXqxRXYR_wKXaW0LM90-AyqpQewKwrOkX_qDRfaZefhpfvdcWr5cVvopaXwYXEudHaN38VnbvHTl3I/s400/iac01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494164212309810370" /></a><br />Our building is the little brown one.<br /><br />Just kidding! The windows are $100,000 apiece.<br /><br />People seem to think that College Humor is a great place to work. Why:<br />-It's run mostly by dudes<br />-There's almost no one employed here older than 29<br />-No one takes themselves seriously, and almost the entire staff performs in the vidoes, often as exagerrated forms of themselves<br />-The interns are treated as equals to the employees<br />-Nerf guns are everywhere and most of our days are filled by watching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI">viral videos on Youtube</a>.<br /><br />Everyone has a Tumblr. Here are some of them:<br /><br /><a href="http://scammachine.tumblr.com/">Scam Machine</a>: My own, which I've been updating more regularly than this blog lately (though I still prefer Blogger).<br /><br /><a href="http://ohyeahbennettwilson.tumblr.com/">Oh Yeah! Bennett Wilson</a>: Dedicated to our eccentric production manager Bennett Wilson, who's recently taken on the hobby of building the world's largest things.<br /><br /><a href="http://adifferentthingismydick.com/">A Different Thing is My Dick</a>: Adam Newman features different things as his dick.<br /><br />I'd admittedly never watched a CH video before getting hired, but now that I'm paid to be here, I've gotta say their shit is kind of great--and not just because I'm paid to be here. (Only partially.) Here are some recent sketches I've especially liked:<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1937867&fullscreen=1" width="640" height="360" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="movie" quality="best" value="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1937867&fullscreen=1"/><embed src="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1937867&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="640" height="360" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1937870&fullscreen=1" width="640" height="360" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="movie" quality="best" value="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1937870&fullscreen=1"/><embed src="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1937870&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="640" height="360" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1938541&fullscreen=1" width="640" height="360" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="movie" quality="best" value="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1938541&fullscreen=1"/><embed src="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1938541&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="640" height="360" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1938281&fullscreen=1" width="640" height="360" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="movie" quality="best" value="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1938281&fullscreen=1"/><embed src="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1938281&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="640" height="360" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1938115&fullscreen=1" width="640" height="360" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="movie" quality="best" value="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1938115&fullscreen=1"/><embed src="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1938115&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="640" height="360" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><br />That last one was just critiqued by political savant Bill O'Reilly:<br /><br /><div align=center><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://static.ning.com/socialnetworkmain/widgets/video/flvplayer/flvplayer.swf?v=201007011252" FlashVars="config=http%3A%2F%2Factivitypit.ning.com%2Fvideo%2Fvideo%2FshowPlayerConfig%3Fid%3D1981927%253AVideo%253A1736479%26ck%3D-&video_smoothing=on&autoplay=off&hideShareLink=1&isEmbedCode=1" width="456" height="306" bgColor="#000000" scale="noscale" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"> </embed> <br /><small><a href="http://activitypit.ning.com/video/video">Find more videos like this on <em>The Activity Pit</em></a></small><br /></div><br /><br />In summation: I've worked for free. I've worked for psychologically abusive tyrants. I've worked with cynics who hate the meaningless content they must produce day in and day out. Now I'm working in a place that has the talking statue from <em>Legends of the Hidden Temple</em>.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-63153071567265369142010-06-20T12:14:00.004-04:002010-06-20T12:24:39.536-04:00moments of vindication: chapter fiveI was romping around my backwoods backyard in Bangor, Maine when I happened upon a large, wild turtle in our creek. It was a hot day and he was covered in mud, piled about 4 inches high on his back. I thought, "This poor guy is gonna drown! Here he is sitting in the water, covered in mud, barely able to move. I better clean him off."<br /><br />So I spent a little while scraping it all off, taking care of him. I wondered what he liked to eat. I plucked some grass and held it out for him.<br /><br />In an instant he snapped down on it so hard that he took a tiny chunk of my tiny finger with him. I bled all over him, screaming. In just as much of an instant, it occurred to me:<br /><br />Sitting in the water: it's hot out.<br />Covered in mud: it's hot out.<br />Barely able to move: he's a fucking turtle.<br /><br />I ran inside and he slowly crawled away, presumably smug about it all. I still have a small lump on my finger to remind me of his betrayal. Years later, I'm blogging about this. And he? Dead.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-46268901293561675322010-06-10T16:27:00.013-04:002010-06-11T15:24:02.066-04:00bitches on my dick so they call me tom hanksAll apologies: a lot has happened lately and so this blog has suffered. For now, I'll just mention that I finally moved my broke ass to Brooklyn where dreams become reality. Working hard, partying harder. Here are some things I've liked this week.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNHAad3s6GqybNq0fsJgwSUklP1188zXBNuX9uCAOUuaxWE8RlDNdiHwRSkohvi97eKxHtOvSxIz5H3DMTYr0gW20v2y81RP2vQ_nyopUd6M326N7xyQCt-2s-Q2pC1JLla7fnqpSuIU/s1600/28654_558208748494_46302867_32630931_1053468_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNHAad3s6GqybNq0fsJgwSUklP1188zXBNuX9uCAOUuaxWE8RlDNdiHwRSkohvi97eKxHtOvSxIz5H3DMTYr0gW20v2y81RP2vQ_nyopUd6M326N7xyQCt-2s-Q2pC1JLla7fnqpSuIU/s400/28654_558208748494_46302867_32630931_1053468_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481579113210454498" /></a><div align=center>Photo by <a href="http://shellysarah.blogspot.com/">Shelly Sarah Kamiel</a></div><br />BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE: featuring original members <span style="font-weight:bold;">Anton Newcombe</span>, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Joel Gion</span> and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Matt Hollywood</span>. My review: Webster Hall is run by douchebags. Their beer choices suck, are mad overpriced, and they won't give you free water? Awesome. Also, the opening act was like shockingly mediocre. But BJM went beyond my expectations, which were admittedly low going into it. I assumed it would be Anton and a bunch of soul-less musicians testing out some half-baked shit they wrote a half hour before, but no. It was the band I wanted to see and they played for 2 and a half hours, did every song I could've hoped for and then some. It got better and better as the night wore on, until Anton ended it with a 20 minute sound experiment, playing with feedback distortion (which INFURIATED the audience because they thought it was building into an encore, and it totally didn't). I loved every minute of it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY82TAFGjwXMYKHwqn074tDFVxtPFlcbYs4hyphenhyphenxY097JFBR1pxkGjm429yB3GZzLu7V2jXpjhKwxoAjsVdl5MPxLQx7NHMrSoFH1noWCyQvGMVrRNluy_D4Lvr0eR5LyZ0vksY7tQWaUjw/s1600/28654_558210494994_46302867_32630997_5832809_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY82TAFGjwXMYKHwqn074tDFVxtPFlcbYs4hyphenhyphenxY097JFBR1pxkGjm429yB3GZzLu7V2jXpjhKwxoAjsVdl5MPxLQx7NHMrSoFH1noWCyQvGMVrRNluy_D4Lvr0eR5LyZ0vksY7tQWaUjw/s400/28654_558210494994_46302867_32630997_5832809_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481579412061679730" /></a><div align=center>Photo by <a href="http://shellysarah.blogspot.com/">Shelly Sarah Kamiel</a></div><br />THE BILL MURRAY EXPERIENCE: featuring banjo player <span style="font-weight:bold;">Blind Boy Paxton</span>. I was with my friends Jason and Anders waiting for the L train when they called out to a colorfully-dressed trio walking by on the other platform: "HEYYY BLIND BOY!" Blind Boy, a large black man in overalls and a top hat, yelled back, "WHO THEM HONKIES?!" Long story short, we were invited to see them play a bluegrass show the next night at Rose Live Music. My review: nice venue and no cover, but HOT as FUCK. The scene: surreal. "Authentic" doesn't come close to describing it, so allow me to lay heavy on the southern synonyms. I didn't realize that bluegrass-americana was such a thing in Brooklyn, but there were girls dancing like they were straight out of a barn on fire. <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Dust Brothers</span> were the only opening act I saw and they played as fast as an Oklahoma whirlwind. As for the Bill Murray Experience? I was feeling miserable, suffering through both a work-related catastrophe and a break-up, but when the singer sang the blues it was like she ripped it straight from my soul, which was laying dormant at the bottom of a shot glass. She looked like Betty Boop and sang like Cab Calloway. Fell for her instantly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5y2nYHP8q1aqYyTsuTQbSzCLDWWmHxTB_isp_kNASDkkH1obPaufdef_I358QUSB14i2ZpNB0H5z52qzQdFmxi0xQGsVExsIX0u254aUwrqOkxcwT162nHs90ZsDom5bnFxoaaH6z88I/s1600/IMG_8363.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5y2nYHP8q1aqYyTsuTQbSzCLDWWmHxTB_isp_kNASDkkH1obPaufdef_I358QUSB14i2ZpNB0H5z52qzQdFmxi0xQGsVExsIX0u254aUwrqOkxcwT162nHs90ZsDom5bnFxoaaH6z88I/s400/IMG_8363.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481577733533252690" /></a><br />DJ POWER & ASSOCIATES: THE WORLD: IT'S NOT A MIXTAPE VOLUME III: featuring <span style="font-weight:bold;">Alan Lapointe</span>, who does a piss poor job of hyping himself and then raps about it. Just listened to it twice in a row. This is not a mixtape. This is THE WORLD. And it's great. <a href="http://theworld.bandcamp.com/">Fucking download it</a>. Millennium Blonde and Wario beats, lyrics that are both politically aware and slyly absurd... and the best part? Inadvertently funded by the US government. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Favorite tracks</span>: Goliath, Melonade, Tuna Melt, Warioworld<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://theworld.bandcamp.com/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pjm1kRUDl4BnlL_UDcU1LSzmHec9rWew4-Oi9v815RDIU049Dpo6_n_0SMG_5Q-1yjO439vWNHij4eYyFQnje1r7Hc_n2E4LCkrmTe4iqNcfSJGPhirKqZW1E5hmp-D4gyy6QNx5E1I/s320/2875918377-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481596827381085442" /></a><br />tom hanks tom homie tom hanksSam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-11406754342265412762010-05-03T16:52:00.009-04:002010-05-13T00:40:21.982-04:00blog mascot<div align=center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWyIAKVpOAIfYpU6sTrabW-_1dJB3rSRn04nC5SKwihRO6AnigaSLcc_1km1RyfMnQxTWGUxN7nafVj6daffMboT4FqGun-tnvzUHVu7RuCPNMStA8P1a3FKg2pBmsWRbJRAQMjMHdlI/s1600/harkaquaman.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWyIAKVpOAIfYpU6sTrabW-_1dJB3rSRn04nC5SKwihRO6AnigaSLcc_1km1RyfMnQxTWGUxN7nafVj6daffMboT4FqGun-tnvzUHVu7RuCPNMStA8P1a3FKg2pBmsWRbJRAQMjMHdlI/s400/harkaquaman.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468374180578047202" /></a>by <a href="http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php">Kate Beaton</a></div><br />Marine disaster.<br /><br />Saw that 2 days after sketching a tattoo I've been wanting to get:<br /><br /><div align=center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQr1kJRFxKQEMhfHFEsX0r0L4HGhMu8Nn9JeO5l_i-tI8eQvC3E0cqxUVENzTYOEn-qZrl4YwQZF25w_TtHod-HksTG2MoWavhWU9-BPBGds1zBDDOU0NVz3AKVCOJAogg1JFA8bIEswI/s1600/tattoo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQr1kJRFxKQEMhfHFEsX0r0L4HGhMu8Nn9JeO5l_i-tI8eQvC3E0cqxUVENzTYOEn-qZrl4YwQZF25w_TtHod-HksTG2MoWavhWU9-BPBGds1zBDDOU0NVz3AKVCOJAogg1JFA8bIEswI/s400/tattoo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468375613750848018" /></a>Harpoon</div><br /><br />I'm saying I relate to Aquaman.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-81427382274803030172010-04-28T23:07:00.007-04:002010-05-07T00:22:27.914-04:00fly baby flyI got 5 words: milfs milfs and more milfs.<br /><br /><div align=center><object width="430" height="275" id="delve_playerf41db15d64b449eaa0064d5529d83f23334260o" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://assets.delvenetworks.com/player/loader.swf"/><param name="wmode" value="window"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="flashvars" value="mediaId=7926d7e734954b639ebd1cef9e64446c&channelId=6d7d028115b1474b8f3202e5ef184771&playerForm=88a26316a62d4655a806dda0da4e95ca&autoplayNextClip=true"/><embed src="http://assets.delvenetworks.com/player/loader.swf" name="delve_playerf41db15d64b449eaa0064d5529d83f23334260e" wmode="window" width="430" height="275" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="mediaId=7926d7e734954b639ebd1cef9e64446c&channelId=6d7d028115b1474b8f3202e5ef184771&playerForm=88a26316a62d4655a806dda0da4e95ca&autoplayNextClip=true"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Study After Cruel Intentions</span> short film</div><br />The second half is really a mess but overall I can't complain. It's sick. The direction is hypnotic. The music is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JglpflIjK84">Simian Mobile Disco</a>. The director is <a href="http://www.saam.tv/">Saam Farahmand</a>. I know not much about Saam other than that he's so in right now. You might know him from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-SJjFcnsGs">any Klaxons music video</a>, or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRxsmlccpPM">this</a> (RIP McQueen). Can't say I'm a huge fan but I do love that he's "pitching to Hollywood a biopic about Tom Cruise. I want Tom to play himself."<br /><br />Personally my favorite of his work is this video done for Simian Mobile Disco--compare/contrast:<br /><br /><div align=center><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lHnYntZzaiQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lHnYntZzaiQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>"Hustler" video 2007</div><br />What is he saying? I don't know but I wish he was directing the sequel to <span style="font-weight:bold;">Sex and the City</span>.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-29718366299221381482010-04-12T20:44:00.001-04:002010-04-12T20:50:53.560-04:00doublevision ii<DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-p2ej4onSFA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-p2ej4onSFA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></DIV>Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-65323306572964462042010-04-08T15:13:00.003-04:002010-04-08T15:38:38.884-04:00RIP Malcolm McLarenLegendary bastard <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_mclaren">Malcolm McLaren</a> died today. If you're not familiar with who he is, he was a former manager for the <span style="font-weight:bold;">New York Dolls</span> and used his evil genius to make <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Sex Pistols</span> as anarchic as they were known for being. He created and starred in a very strange, semi-charmed film called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Swindle">THE GREAT ROCK 'N ROLL SWINDLE</a> about The Sex Pistols (featuring Sid Vicious shortly before he died, but not Johnny Rotten, who thought McLaren was a raging, deluded asshole and wanted nothing to do with it). McLaren's partner-in-crime in the film is a silent lady dwarf, and by far the most memorable scene is their duet to "You Need Hands." That moment has always stuck with me but for some stupid reason it's no longer available on Youtube. Instead I offer you a few of his later songs, which are as varied and notable as they are inexplicably beautiful.<br /><br /><DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/laAE1tOVkD4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/laAE1tOVkD4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />"About Her" fan video, popularized in <span style="font-weight:bold;">Kill Bill 2</span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Rt6Co7EMNCU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Rt6Co7EMNCU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />"Double Dutch" music video 1983<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H2Drw2_HmK0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H2Drw2_HmK0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />Madame Butterfly music video 1984</DIV><br />Don't know why, but that last one really gets me.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-85931034202227085632010-04-05T10:58:00.007-04:002010-04-05T11:20:45.533-04:00i am sam marine . com : updatedNew site design for <a href="http://www.iamsammarine.com">iamsammarine.com</a> featuring my 100% authentic handwriting. I wonder if internet autographs will be a thing in the future? Maybe they are already. Anyway, enjoy it, try to make some money off it if you can. Included in the update is my old short from 2007, REAL GIRLS, because I recently found the accompanying <a href="http://www.iamsammarine.com/storyboards_realgirls.htm">storyboards</a> we were required to make for Larry's class (and which he never looked at).<br /><br /><DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="500" height="375"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10362191&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10362191&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="500" height="375"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.iamsammarine.com/storyboards_realgirls.htm"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 50px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHicBgLRy0jxer8JtWXE3Ce6VpS3Vw8PIDsFcKD1Z104mgz0eHUYgRi4B3PabWgdXDCUjDEcrXfKggp_2k24ykVqPvUsm_cZQwVOJw9e8LAySxzodSkARaWBmq_IOwnUAmiU8nSaQQk0/s400/thumb_storyboardrealgirlsall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456670235688679842" /></a></DIV><br />Yes, ridiculously anime, I know.<br /><br />I also won a little blog contest held over at <a href="http://michael-oshins.blogspot.com/">Michael Oshins</a>'s blog. He seems to be having on-going giveaways so check it out! Here was my prize:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57X4ZAZj5ny__fX3RT3eFHj2IX71bDlAXJ1a_tLTIxSduy43Fvh2sjYJ17Gd5p22c3z2Eqsj9Z9tmveZXiZjmtvBBGTp2ou0OksNjlNYfuxCcGywSZJ46RLTHGjRjl2kKI7WqTQILSfI/s1600/Sam+in+Snow+Old.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57X4ZAZj5ny__fX3RT3eFHj2IX71bDlAXJ1a_tLTIxSduy43Fvh2sjYJ17Gd5p22c3z2Eqsj9Z9tmveZXiZjmtvBBGTp2ou0OksNjlNYfuxCcGywSZJ46RLTHGjRjl2kKI7WqTQILSfI/s400/Sam+in+Snow+Old.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456671137814346882" /></a><br />Thanks Mike!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34rg17lZlhwczq7plk0yXZA-uQxqPBtgv1yavz5lmBDzzVBJotRUEhjn9kO6oQezXfk7nrvcKDb2YNWpig7O8s7wh_9RggnOPavRnXOirl__vMlitg30J28g6QI7Y8KcHj5jHiW2394Y/s1600/IMG_7963.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34rg17lZlhwczq7plk0yXZA-uQxqPBtgv1yavz5lmBDzzVBJotRUEhjn9kO6oQezXfk7nrvcKDb2YNWpig7O8s7wh_9RggnOPavRnXOirl__vMlitg30J28g6QI7Y8KcHj5jHiW2394Y/s400/IMG_7963.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456673478567621730" /></a><br />RIP Lurkey.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-12782811793524321552010-04-04T09:35:00.001-04:002010-04-04T09:35:00.296-04:00happy easter!<DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jZd7nZVsAR0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jZd7nZVsAR0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></DIV>Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-38457301333824049252010-03-30T17:59:00.003-04:002010-05-07T00:27:54.003-04:00moments of vindication: chapter fourWhen I was in third grade, Mrs. Powers was my favorite teacher EVER, making education collaborative and fun. One thing she would do was pick a student to read a story to the class every Friday, and I was asked the most out of anyone, reading from <a href="http://www.thefleshfarm.com/scary1.html">Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark</a> (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDIk_hYCc98">usual class pick</a>.)<br /><br />One day she sent me to the health office because I was squinting at the chalk board. I took the eye exam and was told with more than a degree of apathy that I was pretty damned nearsighted. When I came back to the classroom, Mrs. Powers stopped everything to ask me if I was going to have to wear sunglasses and a cane from now on, then proceeded to imitate being blind, making everyone laugh at my expense. Miserably, I told her I needed glasses. Her smile faded and everyone shut up.<br /><br />Having glasses hasn't been all bad, however. An accessory in themselves, they've enabled me to appear as if I have my shit together even when I don't. What did 20/20 vision do for Mrs. Powers? Keep her on a low salary job in Bangor, Maine, that's what.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-69299570583707509522010-03-27T23:04:00.011-04:002010-03-29T15:14:07.115-04:00saturday night showcase: jangulaHere's something I've been meaning to hype for a long time. I love this song, this video and this band. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thejangula">Jangula</a>: led by Barak and Johnny, a dynamic duo if ever there was one. If you check out their <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thejangula">Myspace</a>, "Pachinko" is a current favorite, and "Genji Glove" sounds not unlike a Franz Ferdinand demo (early Franz, circa "Michael"). Though a few years old now, the "Kick Attacks" video is a great example of their self-deprecating sense of humor and their borderline masochistic/stripped-down sensibility. They're raw, they're high energy, they rock the tight pants.<br /><br /><DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rtHv0tETb-s&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rtHv0tETb-s&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />"Kick Attacks" by <span style="font-weight:bold;">Jangula</span><br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7206014&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7206014&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br />My cross-cultural experimental short, BLIND, featuring "Kick Attacks"<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j5EmCKbWS6c&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j5EmCKbWS6c&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br />Withnail downs lighter fluid in <span style="font-weight:bold;">Withnail & I</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WNAknZVzBRM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WNAknZVzBRM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">King Khan & BBQ Show</span>'s "Fish Fight" video<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xwWP-bWn0o4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xwWP-bWn0o4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Beavis & Butthead</span> watch the "Fake Plastic Trees" video by <span style="font-weight:bold;">Radiohead</span><br />(thanks to Josh)</DIV><br /><br />I like to mellow out to these videos.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-60860518552807821062010-03-23T14:49:00.003-04:002010-03-23T14:55:07.166-04:00this is what i get for watching twilight.Had a dream last night that global warming caused all of North America to be flooded, and the Chinese came in and took control because of their farming efficiency in marsh-like conditions. The water was knee-deep in every town and city so people no longer wore shoes. Our staple diet consisted of water chestnuts and baby corn, which grew everywhere, even where pavement had once been, and which we harvested with our feet.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-46627749439656116252010-03-20T20:51:00.006-04:002010-03-20T23:01:09.385-04:00saturday night showcase: alex lopezNearly a year ago I blogged about being one of the <a href="http://sammarine.blogspot.com/2009/04/insane-clown-posse-of-sorts.html">vagina clowns</a> in Alex Lopez's senior film MARRIED GIRL. Recently I posted her classic short film <a href="http://sammarine.blogspot.com/2010/02/saturday-night-showcase-jamie-wright.html">Edward 40oz Hands</a>. Now, for those who demanded it, I give you the sequel--featuring Michael Borowiec of <a href="http://millenniumblonde.blogspot.com/">Astro Club Blonde</a>, Alan Lapointe and Jamie Wright. Alexandra herself is an independent filmmaker whose specialty is documentaries on the colorful characters littering the alternative scene, as well as pop culture iconography and 60s counterculture.<br /><br /><DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="500" height="375"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9953665&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9953665&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="500" height="375"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Return of Edward 40oz Hands</span> by Alexandra Lopez<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0QSRlG6vXmY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0QSRlG6vXmY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />"Married Girl" video by <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Slackers</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qKpWRAnDO_A&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qKpWRAnDO_A&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jimi Hendrix</span> performs "Hear My Train A Comin'"<br />in A Film About Jimi Hendrix<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NZjoJe0GSfs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NZjoJe0GSfs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />"Freakin' Friends" video by <span style="font-weight:bold;">Mystik Spiral</span><br />(ie Trent's band from <span style="font-weight:bold;">Daria</span>)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nqt3FMhXjtU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nqt3FMhXjtU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Runaways</span> perform "Wasted" live on Old Grey Whistle Test</DIV><br /><br />When dead clowns can't clown, we'll still be freakin' friends.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-40811958643592294582010-03-17T14:20:00.000-04:002010-03-17T14:20:00.214-04:00my fucking ridiculous dogand my crappy-ass kitchen<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcSPizuGLqYQMVVQGrgV6p8ig4tDBz0arP8ZS3tX9gkffdnET3Oq-a3Rt_diKaLUt12u0S9w4PehcsEu8Rw-kmDACRkd4GzjH5OJNbzH9GGvoKU3JjXHYGwt4EubfwD8kOSLodeE0XE0/s1600-h/devopumpkin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcSPizuGLqYQMVVQGrgV6p8ig4tDBz0arP8ZS3tX9gkffdnET3Oq-a3Rt_diKaLUt12u0S9w4PehcsEu8Rw-kmDACRkd4GzjH5OJNbzH9GGvoKU3JjXHYGwt4EubfwD8kOSLodeE0XE0/s400/devopumpkin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449416133058860130" /></a><br />photo credit: missySam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-67060473891988983322010-03-13T22:56:00.008-05:002010-03-14T00:09:54.454-05:00saturday night showcase: sam jaffeIt's weird. This week I was developing three different doc treatments and suddenly I'm thinking about <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/sjaffe">Sam Jaffe</a>'s senior thesis doc--can't remember what it was called, but it's about a communal apartment building in DC. I was remembering the moment where one of the main subjects argues with two strangers on the street.... an epic roller coaster ride of emotions in just a few minutes of human interaction. And what should be posted this week on Youtube? But that very fight! So, I'm showcasing it here, largely for being in line with my current interests, and somewhat for nostalgia, for the days when he was cutting it directly behind me in the school's lab.<br /><br /><DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SzSlRgTJ--Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SzSlRgTJ--Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br />Interview and argument from <span style="font-weight:bold;">Sam Jaffe</span>'s senior doc<br /><br /><object width="500" height="288"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5858081&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5858081&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="500" height="288"></embed></object><br />2009 video for "Let's Take a Walk" by <span style="font-weight:bold;">Raphael Saadiq</span><br />directed by Edouard Salier<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iVrTW7AUkoM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iVrTW7AUkoM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Jello Biafra of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Dead Kennedys</span> interviewed by <span style="font-weight:bold;">Jools Holland</span><br />discussing the album <span style="font-style:italic;">Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wk5pO06BdSk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wk5pO06BdSk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Young Ones</span> have a party<br />and Rick plays with a tampon<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fga787iJ-1Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fga787iJ-1Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bad Brains</span> perform "House of Suffering" @ Daytona Beach 1988<br /></DIV><br /><br />you guys, let's take a walkSam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-42176787267706050122010-03-10T22:14:00.000-05:002010-03-10T22:14:00.537-05:00tim heidecker's oscar tweetsI was going to post a selection of tweets that I love, but instead I'm just going to post all of <a href="http://www.timanderic.com/">Tim Heidecker</a>'s Oscar-night tweets because I just found them and because he actually managed to convince some people that there was a fire backstage ready to consume the building.<br /><br />A song to set up the premise of dual hosts. What a waste of time. #oscars 8:36PM<br /><br />And this is sweaty Baldwin 8:37PM<br /><br />Hope someone's monitoring the smoke coming from behind that giant 82. 8:39PM<br /><br />Getting word of large "contained" fire backstage at oscars. Hope they won't need to evacuate. 9:10PM<br /><br />Downey jr. Hiding burns well. 9:13PM<br /><br />LAFD: heros for allowing the show to continue, even at the great risk to all in building. 9:46PM<br /><br />Fire may have been started by Jake Gylenhaal's disposed cigar in trash can. 9:50PM<br /><br />Smoke starting to effect breathing on stage. 9:52PM<br /><br />Irony of Inglorius basterds ending and tomight's disaster not lost on Quinten tarintino! 9:54PM<br /><br />Small fires reported in lobby. Not going to be easy to escape now. 9:55PM<br /><br />I for one would not be sticking around! Robin! Take charge! Start a line and get people out of there!! 9:58PM<br /><br />Fire is now out of control backstage. Producers worried cables holding glitter proscenium won't hold. 10:05PM<br /><br />"Structure of building likely to hold but smoke and heat will leave few alive" - oscars producer (speaking anonomously) 10:08PM<br /><br />This poor guy only has minutes to live! RUN!!! 10:08PM<br /><br />Sarah Jessica Parker badly burned but insisted on presenting. Another hero tonight. 10:11PM<br /><br />Wish George clooney would set aside his ego and lead his people to safety! 10:12PM<br /><br />"has been decided evacuation would lead to panic. We're going down with the ship" /via @lennykravitz 10:15PM<br /><br />Emergency pre-recorded bits to put out spot fires on stage! Great producing! 10:18PM<br /><br />Temperature in theater 112 degreees. Hot! 10:25PM<br /><br />You get the sense that some people there may want to live instead of watch the highlights from a pre-recorded awards show. 10:29PM<br /><br />@LAFDtalk ooops! 10:33PM<br /><br />So seriously: no joke. I just got a message from LAFD asking me to stop - there is no fire at the oscars guys, c'mon!!! 10:35PM<br /><br />@LAFDtalk sorry guys. 10:37PM<br /><br />And finally... James Taylor 10:41PMSam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-44762283339884388692010-03-07T20:31:00.008-05:002010-03-09T22:46:16.025-05:00saturday night showcase: motion sickSince I spent my Saturday at Purchase burning DVDs of my senior thesis, I thought it'd be appropriate to showcase <a href="http://www.iamsammarine.com/motionsick.htm">Motion Sick</a>... for a limited time. So through the month of March <a href="http://vimeo.com/9583339">you can watch it on Vimeo</a>, if you have 28 minutes to spare in you're oh so busy schedule.<br /><br />Or you can be a dick and watch the Oscars.<br /><br /><DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="600" height="450"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9583339&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9583339&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="600" height="450"></embed></object><br />Written & directed by Yours Truly<br />featuring Pamela Fila, Lora Lee Ecobelli, Andrew Marine<br />and actor/filmmaker Alan Lapointe<br /><br /><object width="500" height="288"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4202282&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4202282&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="500" height="288"></embed></object><br />Hilarious music video for Adira Amram's "Mom Song"<br />featuring <span style="font-weight:bold;">Lora Lee Ecobelli</span> (as her actual mom)<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lMUPaCXPXtA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lMUPaCXPXtA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br />featuring Nathan and Mike<br />and shot by Andy and Joel<br />all crew members for Motion Sick<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xS9VGlEuGko&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xS9VGlEuGko&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br />Rustwire covering "Smells Like Teen Spirit"<br />featuring <span style="font-weight:bold;">Andrew Marine</span> on drums<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ljqFYPNXVFU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ljqFYPNXVFU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Installation piece by <span style="font-weight:bold;">Alan Lapointe</span><br /></DIV><br /><br />"Entertaining the audience. THAT'S what's going to win you an Academy Award." - 2 minutes ago. Uhhhh... OK, so where's the Oscar for <span style="font-weight:bold;">Dunston Checks In</span>?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Update:</span> <a href="http://fourfour.typepad.com/fourfour/2010/03/waaah-dont-read-my-oscars-recap.html">best Oscar coverage I've seen so far.</a>Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-21209547383092861872010-03-05T21:43:00.009-05:002010-03-06T15:22:08.578-05:00have you heard: alice in wonderlandDon't know if you heard, but everyone's all up in arms about this <span style="font-weight:bold;">Alice in Wonderland</span> thing. Now I know what you're thinking: "Hmm, Alice in Wonderland... never heard of it."<br /><br />Well it's this book, see, and it'd make a GREAT subject for a movie!!<br /><br /><DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zeIXfdogJbA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zeIXfdogJbA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1903</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SfmAzoILaK8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SfmAzoILaK8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1951</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DrjIVhIeGnw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DrjIVhIeGnw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1985</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gd03-wm6DDM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gd03-wm6DDM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1988</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z651ZB0_OMw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z651ZB0_OMw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1995</span></DIV><br /><br />The 90s one is a personal favorite. According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Adventures_in_Wonderland_episodes">Wikipedia</a> one of the last episodes is called "White Rabbits Can't Jump" and features OJ Simpson teaching the White Rabbit to play basketball?<br /><br />I bet OJ was all over the White Rabbit.<br /><br />Thanks to Alex and John for 1903 and 1985.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-60718014500329531072010-03-03T11:38:00.005-05:002010-03-03T12:11:06.009-05:00EPIC BEARD MANProbably old news by now? But boy do I love this shit so into the blog it goes.<br /><br /><DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z4OnhnvczTk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z4OnhnvczTk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />The fight, caught on tape<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y0aB4AnKq1s&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y0aB4AnKq1s&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Follow-up interview with EBM (Epic Beard Man)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A3LK1CChb08&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A3LK1CChb08&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mortal Kombat</span> style</DIV><br /><br />There are countless responses to this, from animated re-enactments to Hitler and Nintendo parodies. What I find especially fascinating, beyond the delusions of both involved parties, is the decidedly positive reaction people have had to the EBM for "not taking shit from angry youths" and standing up for himself. Some have actually used the word "hero" (although once the interview came out, the reactions cooled down to "He's sick and I feel sorry for him... but he's still a badass"). There are further criticisms against the victim because his friends who videotaped it stole the EBM's stuff when it was over, and people generally accuse him of "starting it" by, I don't know, getting riled up over what sounds an awful lot like a racist remark.<br /><br />I mean, I pretty much feel that the two got what they deserved, but it's strange to see ignorance and public assault being hailed on Youtube. Although according to my boyfriend, people in Turkey have street fights all the time without police intervention, so maybe I'm just old-fashioned.Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-46381836394700636022010-03-01T18:56:00.014-05:002010-03-14T14:44:33.257-04:00DiG!Late to the party as usual, but fashionably late, one can only hope.<br /><br /><DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pbiG4D4TRoQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pbiG4D4TRoQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></DIV><br /><br />Every once in awhile a documentary comes along and says SAM I'M GONNA MAKE LOVE TO YOUR EYE AND EAR CAVITIES. It happened with <span style="font-weight:bold;">Monterey Pop</span>, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Storefront Hitchcock</span>, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Instrument</span>. It happened with <span style="font-weight:bold;">Stop Making Sense</span>, and now it's happened again with <span style="font-weight:bold;">DiG!</span><br /><br />Directed and funded by Ondi Timoner, the movie follows <a href="http://www.dandywarhols.com/">The Dandy Warhols</a> and <a href="http://www.brianjonestownmassacre.com/">The Brian Jonestown Massacre</a> over a period of 7 years; the bands started out as friends and gradually became less so. I knew nothing about either of them before watching it. Now I think they would make one hell of a Celebrity Deathmatch--pretty boy Courtney Taylor-Taylor vs. the mad genius of Anton Newcombe.<br /><br />What we have here is a clashing of two artists' ideals: I deserve to make money off my records--You are a hipster sellout. I am not for sale--You are out of your goddamn mind, and you're a junkie. Personally I think the problem with the Dandys is they have their heads in the right place but ain't got no soul, and BJM are complete fucking idiots about 50% of the time (which kind of validates everything that's brilliant and cool about them).<br /><br /><DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jSm5optFVUw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jSm5optFVUw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />FiGHT!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iDZD6iJ1xGM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iDZD6iJ1xGM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />"And people say I'M crazy."<br />--Anton, inexplicably wielding a gun<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bPXJJwTxxg8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bPXJJwTxxg8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Deleted scene: Joel Gion being... well, Joel Gion</DIV><br /><br />Sorry to leave out the Dandys but I couldn't find any good clips.<br /><br />If you haven't seen it, and you can't afford Netflix cuz you're a broke-ass mother fucker like me, then I have good news: <a href="http://www.snagfilms.com/films/watch/dig/">you can watch it for free</a>.<br /><br />If you have seen it and you're all, fuck the Dandys, fuck BJM, Anton Newcombe is full of shit and I'm not buying, then I have two things to say to you: that's only fair, and way to not support the revolution.<br /><br />I can't say there ISN'T a revolution when music is being shared as freely as it is now and bands as big as Radiohead are allowing their fans to name the price for their albums. The business is no longer in the grasp of the industry--so Anton might be self-obsessed and ego-maniacal, but that doesn't make him wrong. He's got something driving him, something to express, a desire to provoke change in this topsy-turvy world. I think that's dandy. And I think that's important. However, I'm still not sure what he considers to be THE revolution, as downloading music for free is harming artists like Anton who are self-funding their records, and he's most definitely against it. He encourages all to buy music from your local record store and support musicians; they need help "now more than ever."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPrej_VSP8dAXTt597UfW9lNw4vmCJXO3MFQEIUdt8jtb9v82x8kjPwPtIAuaFeDxWeZ0JwCcosZsTvCnQiioeLJHpjh1D7O_sCtr7D9CSLVpknuTY9othljhYUTbLJC2eZDzrfNt06E/s1600-h/bjm_joel3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPrej_VSP8dAXTt597UfW9lNw4vmCJXO3MFQEIUdt8jtb9v82x8kjPwPtIAuaFeDxWeZ0JwCcosZsTvCnQiioeLJHpjh1D7O_sCtr7D9CSLVpknuTY9othljhYUTbLJC2eZDzrfNt06E/s400/bjm_joel3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443886628170057506" /></a><br />I found DiG! to be an amazingly personal, well-crafted film. Like many documentaries, it's criticized for "misrepresenting the truth", mostly by Anton. While I'll admit that most non-fiction films are guilty of dramatizing reality--squeezing every last drop of cinema out of moments real people are actually living through--I can't help but think that's more of a kneejerk reaction to the mirror, if you know what I'm saying.<br /><br />You: That's all well and good but I want MORE!<br />Me: OK.<br /><a href="http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2008/05/all-the-news-that-s-fit-to-sing/the-dilettantes-joel-gion-chats.html">Nice interview with Joel Gion from 2008</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/antonfjordson">Anton's Youtube channel</a> (rarities, new videos, weird shit)<br /><a href="http://www.thecommitteetokeepmusicevil.com">The Committee to Keep Music Evil</a>Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-79448101465028286042010-03-01T10:29:00.000-05:002010-03-01T10:29:00.387-05:00doublevision i<DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_B9k3Sg_G80&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_B9k3Sg_G80&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></DIV>Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813513378152493511.post-21156775109405112622010-02-27T14:49:00.013-05:002010-02-27T16:00:00.337-05:00saturday night showcase: kickstarter support/millennium blondeStraying from my typical showcasing of one artist to promote the works of several artists tonight. Because it's my blog and I'll do what I want, when I want.<br /><br />Firstly, I'd like to draw attention to two young filmmakers who are trying to get their respective projects made: <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/613249377/if-i-could-hike-the-inca-trail">Emily Tomasik</a> and <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wackeychan/bring-solomon-grundy-to-life">Mattson Tomlin</a>. I've donated to both of them through Kickstarter and you can too! Show 'em some love. POWER LOVE, that is.<br /><br /><DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="500" height="375"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5307134&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5307134&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="500" height="375"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Little Turtle in a Big City</span>, a film by <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/613249377/if-i-could-hike-the-inca-trail">Emily Tomasik</a><br />Claymation!!!<br /><br /><object width="500" height="283"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9092452&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9092452&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="500" height="283"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Solomon Grundy</span>, the first in a series by <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wackeychan/bring-solomon-grundy-to-life">Mattson Tomlin</a></DIV><br />Next we have a promotional commercial from your favorite band and mine, <a href="http://millenniumblonde.blogspot.com/">Astro Club Blonde</a>. I did some improvised voice over for it... yup.<br /><br /><DIV ALIGN=CENTER><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O1dckQ-5d_U&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O1dckQ-5d_U&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Millennium Blonde</span> commercial<br />featuring my crummy voice acting</DIV><br />I saw them perform the other night @ <span style="font-weight:bold;">Arlene's Grocery</span> during a blizzard. Unreleased songs, giant sunglasses, neon lights. While the snow might have hindered the audience attendance, I'd say it enhanced the experience of the show.<br /><br />If you weren't there, don't worry--the whole performance was caught on tape (courtesy <a href="http://andrewgitomer.com">Andrew Gitomer</a>) and will no doubt be available online at some point in THE FUTURE (don't know if you heard, but they live there). For now, here are a few photos from the night:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoi5LtynbXS-eavufQPhg3KdmDLsuAwK4PkTzFkJUXjoAgkOyssqPdO5qqs8U1L4K7I1KuhauMfDdcgw8GtluVP9pBFmnOseZygZlPfU6JgWnA3oNeqpUfk2RoGqWXxKQJyWMLRLp_ihI/s1600-h/astromike.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoi5LtynbXS-eavufQPhg3KdmDLsuAwK4PkTzFkJUXjoAgkOyssqPdO5qqs8U1L4K7I1KuhauMfDdcgw8GtluVP9pBFmnOseZygZlPfU6JgWnA3oNeqpUfk2RoGqWXxKQJyWMLRLp_ihI/s400/astromike.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443026763093443746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdG6Sc28ah85LiqYnqbsEYpIPi-9oXdDmM0bDH1PWADnaA5i6MJwgqSOIyYXx-XLEDnJSzrCJMSuBsGxTvngYHOQt3xtGqvZiIZ9RcKREufMEb_9ttPMmlfIJlvF1SAmomIr3DdaEp4uA/s1600-h/astronate2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdG6Sc28ah85LiqYnqbsEYpIPi-9oXdDmM0bDH1PWADnaA5i6MJwgqSOIyYXx-XLEDnJSzrCJMSuBsGxTvngYHOQt3xtGqvZiIZ9RcKREufMEb_9ttPMmlfIJlvF1SAmomIr3DdaEp4uA/s320/astronate2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443029412115160386" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHLlJWo2RKX9R6iC3NLPo5OkXMn-Vf42c-XDEadm7caif2lh_BL6ggQTx9mnVrN5ig5WJYxJgP8H2k1kA7P5ZzLSIOaVXS1bxT_ggPhsjsS0TMAQ2JSLwSeasFHXaPKlqRGuXlbgFg8U/s1600-h/astro2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHLlJWo2RKX9R6iC3NLPo5OkXMn-Vf42c-XDEadm7caif2lh_BL6ggQTx9mnVrN5ig5WJYxJgP8H2k1kA7P5ZzLSIOaVXS1bxT_ggPhsjsS0TMAQ2JSLwSeasFHXaPKlqRGuXlbgFg8U/s320/astro2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443029474717818386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4cdiiAfQvEdFjOgKXPoo85Zi-83pOvUJLZ55B8AEMD24bcDHGJrBCGNqggG-kHXO7l-Vd6rX_NimGpzob-dBjCwZ_KNPd9WemYVFy2g2RZj8Wg0C3xbfC8YUSDDG4RHkVlF_VjZk1qM/s1600-h/astronate.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4cdiiAfQvEdFjOgKXPoo85Zi-83pOvUJLZ55B8AEMD24bcDHGJrBCGNqggG-kHXO7l-Vd6rX_NimGpzob-dBjCwZ_KNPd9WemYVFy2g2RZj8Wg0C3xbfC8YUSDDG4RHkVlF_VjZk1qM/s320/astronate.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443024342802863778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFja8-wHfpWZrZ4Q10kCxMMR9T1YCgHSohdJJoDa6PslO0jZ4rhpX_YUE35sy7k11t8CKvhRMHxGM-1052eL1VN4HFDQIYBhtp6E1dxrnG4pj6RUkJJ5DTmvScReXb8CkVLI2BsRn-Zs/s1600-h/astromike2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFja8-wHfpWZrZ4Q10kCxMMR9T1YCgHSohdJJoDa6PslO0jZ4rhpX_YUE35sy7k11t8CKvhRMHxGM-1052eL1VN4HFDQIYBhtp6E1dxrnG4pj6RUkJJ5DTmvScReXb8CkVLI2BsRn-Zs/s320/astromike2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443024260526913762" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><DIV ALIGN=CENTER>Photos by Shells Kamiel.</DIV>Sam Marinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395384753017844331noreply@blogger.com5