The Muppets again: Mahna Mahna
An evening pause: The Muppets, again!
Tag: entertainment
Cinema Paradiso
An evening pause: A concert performance of Ennio Morricone’s theme from Cinema Paradiso (1988), one of the best films ever made. Even if you don’t speak Italian, see it in Italian with subtitles, rather than the dubbed version.
Commando Daffy
An evening pause: Daffy-the Commando. From World War II.
Jeff Dunham and Achmed the dead Terrorist
An evening pause: I love silly! Here is Jeff Dunham and Achmed the Dead Terrorist, celebrating Christmas.
Becoming a highly successful dog owner
The Dog Whisperer’s seven rules for becoming a successful dog owner.
Johnny Carson and Doc talk about Thanksgiving
An evening pause: Johnny Carson and Doc talk about Thanksgiving.
Forbidden Planet
An evening pause: Forbidden Planet (1956). Almost a half century after its creation, this science fiction film is still one of the best every made. The story is supposingly inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest. This is also the film that gave Gene Roddenberry his inspiration for Star Trek.
Falling Hare (1943)
An evening pause: Falling Hare (1943). “I like him. He’s silly.”
A Man for All Seasons
An evening pause: Thomas More, played by Paul Schofield, explains why he would allow even the devil his due in law, from A Man for All Seasons (1966).
Camino del Rey
An evening pause:El Camino del Rey (The King’s Road) is a crumbling walkway high on the cliff walls of El Chorro canyon in Andalusia, Spain. The hike is not for the faint-hearted.
Kevin Branagh – Henry V
An evening pause: From Kevin Branagh’s 1989 film of Shakespeare’s Henry V, the battle speech “upon Saint Crispin’s day”.
Moody Blues – For My Lady
An evening pause: The Moody Blues, live, singing For My Lady.
Kate Rusby – Polly
An evening pause: Kate Rusby, singing her song Polly. The video and audio might not be great, but the performance is stellar. And the lyrics, telling such a simple story of love, make it worthwhile regardless.
Superman – The Underground World
An evening pause: One of only 17 Superman cartoons produced by Paramount in the 1940s.
The Moon and I
An evening pause: From the movie Topsy-Turvy (2000), Shirley Henderson singing.
Duck Amuck
Some evening silliness:
ABBA performing Dancing Queen
An evening pause: ABBA, performing Dancing Queen in 18th century costumes for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
Muppets: Playing the Sax
An evening pause:
Rube Goldberg machine, part 1
An evening pause: We’ve had animated machines and actors pretending to be machines. Now, let’s have a Rube Goldberg machine.
Eddi Reader singing Willie Stewart
An evening pause: Not only does Eddi Reader probably have one of the most beautiful voices in the singing world today, she links that voice to some of the best Irish instrumentalists in the game. Watch her and her band bring down the house in this live performance of “Willie Stewart”.