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The Double Penny Whistles of David Amram
I'm reading the autobiography of musician and composer David Amram, most famous for working with Jack Kerouac on PULL MY DAISY. But he is also known for his ability to play two penny whistles simultaneously, as he does below starting around 4:20.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 13, 2020 -
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Category: Human Marvels, Movies, Music, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers
Background Music and Sound Effects for Your Home Movies
Listen to it here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 11, 2020 -
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Category: Movies, Special Effects, Twentieth Century
Horizontal Theater
Back in 1945, Thomas Curtis Gray of Washington, DC was granted a patent for a theater in which the patrons would view the movie while lying-down. To facilitate this, the movie was projected onto a screen anchored to the ceiling.Gray argued that his horizontal theater had several advantages over a traditional theater. First, it would be more comfortable to watch a movie while reclining. Second, a patron's view would never be obstructed by someone in front of them. And finally, the screen could be located at a closer-to-equal distance from all viewers.
I've never heard of a horizontal theater being built. But arguably his patent foreshadowed the rise of the modern-day luxury cinemas where you can relax in seats that recline almost all the way back.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Aug 09, 2020 -
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Category: Architecture, Inventions, Patents, Movies, 1940s
Mr. Drake’s Duck
Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 18, 2020 -
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Category: Animals, Movies, Science Fiction, 1950s
The Sister-in-Law
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 14, 2020 -
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Category: Family, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Sexuality, 1970s
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
The Wikipedia page.
Anger is still with us, as of this writing, and looking pretty scary.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 13, 2020 -
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Category: Elderly and Seniors, Movies, Avant Garde, 1950s
Mark Korven and His Apprehension Engine
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 01, 2020 -
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Category: Horror, Inventions, Movies, Special Effects, Technology
Jan Švankmajer’s “Dimensions of Dialogue”
Filmmaker's Wikipedia Page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 09, 2020 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Body, Movies, Stop-motion Animation, Surrealism, 1980s, Eating
The Twilight People
Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 02, 2020 -
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Category: Animals, Antisocial Activities, Cryptozoology, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, Movies, 1970s, Asia
Peter the Hermit of Hollywood
Article source.
More anecdotal articles here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 20, 2020 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Movies, 1960s, Twentieth Century
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