A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
An evening pause: Actually, this was created by filmmaker Santo Cilauro, who plays Vladcik in the video. I think it showed up on Youtube in the 2000s, but this isn’t confirmed. It is meant to be as silly as Spike Jones.
Hat tip sippin_bourbon.
An evening pause: A bit of classic American silliness to herald in the weekend. Aired live June 7, 1952.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
An evening pause: This pretty 1983 German pop song so perfectly predicts the Biden administration’s silly overreaction to the Chinese spy balloons last month, and the really dangerous consequences that could have resulted.
The lyrics of the original German version tell a story: 99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs, causing a military General Officer to send pilots to investigate. Finding nothing but balloons, the pilots put on a large show of fire power. The display of force worries the nations along the borders and the war ministers on each side encourage conflict to grab power for themselves. In the end, a cataclysmic war results from the otherwise harmless flight of balloons and causes devastation on all sides without a victor.
Hat tip Jay, who is still off in the tropics doing ham radio stuff.
An evening pause: A slightly different pause tonight from a 1964 episode of the quiz show “I’ve got a secret.” Can you guess where the dialogue comes from that they perform at the opening of this segment, before they tell you? Also keep watching for a more accurate rendition, all done in a bit of silly good-natured fun.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman, who recognized it instantly.
An evening pause: If you have the skills, imagination, and proper tools, you can make anything. I run this at 2x normal speed, and miss nothing.
Hat tip Gene Shipp.
An evening pause: Performed live March 2023. The songs: Light on in the kitchen, and small selections from Strawberry wine, Neon Moon, and Wide Open Spaces.
Hat tip Alton Blevins.
An evening pause: Performed live 1982, when lefties still believed in freedom and peace and the immutable importance of each individual soul. Somehow seems appropriate on the ides of March.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
An evening pause: Keith Donald is on the sax. Breschi, on the piano, has written other magnificent music. If you can find a copy of his “Language of the Land,” get it. I had posted it as an evening pause, but that video is no longer available on youtube.
An evening pause: Performed live 1968.
Hat tip Judd Clark, who notes, “Nice piece of poetry at the beginning.”
An evening pause: Seems to me, this expresses perfectly the level of thoughtfulness seen in many hard rock music videos, only it does it more honestly.
Hat tip Gene Shipp.
An evening pause: Performed live on the Dick Cavett Show, 1969. The second half of the clip is Cavett interviewing her about her autobiography Thursday’s Child.
Hat tip Gene Shipp.
An evening pause: The dance says the 1920s. It is also amazing how many different moves they do, yet every move belongs to this same dance.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
An evening pause: Seems appropriate to usher in the weekend. From the Johnny Carson Show, 1976.
Hat tip Gene Shipp.
An evening pause: By Strauss, conducted by Herbert von Karajan, performed live 1987.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
An evening pause: Performed live 1990. He really tickles those ivories with joy.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
