Rereading this post made me go poking around the Internet, where I came across this vintage video of Simon & Garfunkel performing “Richard Corey” live in 1966:
Two- (and three- and four-) part harmony is sadly underutilized in music today…
He surely must be happy with everything he’s got
March 19th, 2011Million Dollar Idea
March 17th, 2011Charlie Sheen.
Lindsay Lohan.
On Broadway.
In Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?.
Charge $500 a ticket and it will still sell out a three month run.
Get on it, Broadway producers! There’s gold in them thar freaks!
Random Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami Updates for Thursday, March 17
March 17th, 2011A few random notes on the Sendai earthquake and tsunami:
Top-down view of the tsunami engulfing a fishing port:
Scenes of post-apocalyptic devastation:
At lot of the videos I’ve put up are from Russia Today. Either they’re very good at getting high-quality source videos, or very good at ignoring copyrights…
New Lame Excuse Books Catalog Available
March 16th, 2011I just sent out a new Lame Excuse Books catalog filled with interesting science fiction, fantasy, and horror first editions. Once again there’s lots of great stuff, including new books from Joe R. Lansdale, Jay Lake, Henry Kuttner, Charles Stross, Neal Stephenson, a Tim Powers Charnel House book, a signed Roger Zelazny limited edition, a desirable Jack Vance first, and numerous small press books from Subterranean, Haffner, PS Publishing, and Night Shade, among others. Let me know if you’d like me to email you a copy.
Japan Tsunami/Earthquake Update for March 16, 2011
March 16th, 2011A few tidbits of news on the Sendai earthquake/tsunami aftermath in Japan:
Another gallery of aftermath photos.
I’m not seeing too many new videos worth putting up. You’ve probably seen a lot of this video before, but here’s one long, continuous aerial take of the tsunami coming in:
More volcano erruption footage:
To end on an encouraging note, here’s a video of two dogs who survived the earthquake and tsunami:
This and all previous posts on the Sendai earthquake and tsunami can be found here.
Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Update for Tuesday, March 15
March 15th, 2011Some news on the Sendai earthquake and tsunami:
More aftermath pictures from the Sendair earthquake and tsunami.
Tsunami coming in to Iwaki City:
More tsunami wave footage:
Rooftop tsunami footage:
Sendai tsunami footage:
The tsunami in Minamisanriku:
Still more tsunami footage:
The aftermath in Rikuzentakata:
Shinmoedake volcano eruption in SW Japan:
This and all previous posts on the Sendai earthquake and tsunami can be found here.
Howard Waldrop and I Review Battle: Los Angeles
March 14th, 2011Short description: Better than Skyline, but no great shakes in the SF department…
Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Update for Sunday, March 13
March 13th, 2011A few more quick updates on the aftermath of the Sendai earthquake/tsunami:
More dramatic footage of the tsunami coming in. There’s one building that the water goes up against, and then through, and then, in a matter of about 10 seconds since the wave hit, the building is gone.
Includes some of the above, and a lot more besides, off Japanese TV:
Before and After aerial footage:
Helicopter rescue footage:
The tsunami even caught the Japanese Air Force unaware, which a number of (I think) F-16s picked up and carried into buildings or soaked with mud:
Interesting video from 2010 explaining Japanese preparation for earthquakes and tsunamis:
Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Update for Saturday Morning, March 12, 2011
March 12th, 2011Some quick Sendai earthquake/tsunami updates:
Up-close footage of the tsunami coming into the city I haven’t seen before:
Close footage of the tsunami surge moving into a city:
More close tsunami footage:
More Sendai aftermath footage:
Some cognitive dissonance in this Russia Today video: The footage is mainly the burning natural gas plant, while the voiceover discusses the nuclear plant failsafe issues:
More burning natural gas footage, along with a discussion of other nation’s tsunami preparations:
For other videos I’ve put up from the earthquake/tsunami, start here or just go scrolling back through the videos I’ve put up the last couple of days.
Howard Waldrop and I have to review Battle: Los Angeles for Locus Online, so between that and my usual Saturday obligations, I’m not sure if I’ll have time to do too many more updates today.