Glenn Miller Band – I’ve got a Gal in Kalamazoo
An evening pause: From the 1942 film, Orchestra Wives. The word “brass” in all its meaning captures the sense of this music and the American free culture then. Everything and anything was allowed, within the moral confines of Judeo-Christian ethics.
Hat tip Wayne DeVette.
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“Orchestra Wives” (1942)
Colorized, stabilized, denoised, and upscaled w/ Topaz Video Enhance AI Version 1.1.1
[practically complete, the tune “I Want To Be Happy” has been muted because of copyright claims]
https://youtu.be/qtJggZeec_0
1:37:45
For a very funny spoof on things engineering/technology, “Rockwell’s Retroencabulator” is a classic. There are a few versions out there, but one in particular is the best. It is a short (few minute) film.
I have done a search on your site, and it does not appear that you have posted it before..
David Lawrence: I have posted several versions of this in the past, but maybe not this specific one.
David–
Two iterations are here:
https://behindtheblack.com/?s=encabulator
(personally– one of my top 10 favorite clips)
Mr. Z.,
-David brings up a Thing I’ve encountered occasionally-
Sometimes I have difficulty finding past stuff at BtB that I know exists. (music or otherwise)
What is the best way to Search here? Do I need to use some sort of Boolean search terms, or what?
David-
here you go, the General Electric Spec Sheet from December 31, 1962, for the TurboEncabulator.
http://www.rfcafe.com/miscellany/humor/ge-turbo-encabulator.pdf
Wayne: The search funtion on BtB is not great. I find that the best searches are done with one to three words, but no phrases. (The search function does not recognize them as phrases, even if you put them in quotes.) Moreover, I have a personal advantage because I can better guess the right unique words to use to find what I want.
I have been considering installing a better search function, but have not because I’d rather be writing that doing such boring website maintenance. Maybe you question will prod me to act.