A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
An evening pause: Watching this only confirms for me a well known fact: Young people sure have more energy than they know what to do with. In this case, it is used well.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace, who adds that this “Swedish group originally formed as an ABBA tribute band (originally, they called themselves “ABBA Teens”). As they became older, they branched out into their own music selections that had nothing to do with ABBA.”
An evening pause: The Helicron (yes that’s its official name, the HEL-i-cron) was developed in the 1930s with the goal of simplifying car design. I think it was better designed to eliminate pedestrian interference.
An evening pause: Though the song was made a big hit I think by Carrie Underwood, here we see it performed by the creators.
Hat tip to Matt in AZ, who clued me in to this group.
An evening pause: These clips come from an episode of the 1970s television situation comedy, The Odd Couple, and showcases the incredible ability Roy Clark had to play almost anything.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
<An evening pause: Recorded live on television sometime in the 1960s. Paul Desmond (alto sax), Joe Morello (drums), Eugene Wright (bass) and Dave Brubeck (piano).
Hat tip Willi Kusche.
An evening pause: As the man says, “Dream big, work hard, be humble.”
Hat tip Mike Nelson, who notes that Loftgren is also Bruce Springsteen’s lead guitarist.
An evening pause: As summer ends I think looking outward might be a good idea. This animation was originally produced by the American Museum of Natural History, but this version’s sound track, using Hans Zimmer’s Time, makes it even more interesting.
Hat tip Insominous.
An evening pause: Performed by Ying Huang, from the 1995 French film, Madam Butterfly, of Puccini’s opera.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
An evening pause: From the Mikis Theodorakis score for the 1964 film, Zorba the Greek.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace.
An evening pause: Performed by the Boston Pops orchestra.
Hat tip to Phil Berardelli, author of Phil’s Favorite 500: Loves of a Moviegoing Lifetime. As Phil noted to me, “The audience seems to love it.” I think many of them had seen the film, and when they heard that first note couldn’t help feeling a deep down bit of squeamish nervousness about what it signified.
An evening pause: Gratitude requires humbleness. We need more of both in today’s world.
Hat tip Insominous.
A evening pause: Nice relaxing music to end the week, set to some hypnotic images of the Earth taken from ISS.
Hat tip Insominious.
An evening pause: This will make an interesting contrast with the previous two evening pauses.
Hat tip t-dub.
An evening pause: This is a lovely performance, but I’m not sure which is cuter, the kids singing or the adults in the audience urging them on.
Hat tip Jim Mallamace.
An evening pause: Cover of a Leonard Cohen song, performed live January 2012.
Hat tip Lee Stevenson.
An evening pause: During last week’s failed attempts to explain the concept of doubt and skepticism in science to a global warming adherent (which begins here and also in the comments of this post), Edward Thelen provided a link to the video below of one of Richard Feynman’s lectures. I thought it entertaining enough to be an evening pause, and educational enough that more people should see it. Listen especially near the middle when he begins to talk about the uselessness of theories that are vague and poorly defined. It will strike a nerve if you have been paying attention to the climate debates during the past two decades.
