Monday, September 12, 2005

"Blogs (Three Different Ones)"


Oh, like I could resist a post title like that.

Well this is kind of odd, and I’m kind of wiped out, so I’ll keep it brief, and yet so very shameless.

You may or may not know that I put together a photomontage of current events set to Pick Floyd’s “Us and Them” which apparently really touched a nerve.

And you may or may not know that reader Joe Max set it to the actual music and made it dance.

But what I didn’t know until today was that reader Taps7734 also turned his hand to the task of making the pictures move and sing, and created a fine and tonally different movie of his own.

And as much as this risks flogging a point that was already made, so move ON already, well that's as may be, but I find this so...interesting. This thing seems to just keep bubbling along, being discovered by people in one cybercommunity, and then passed to another. It’s fascinating to watch from this end.

So in addition to the original (GAF ViewMaster Version), and Joe Max’s fine effort (Alternative Radio Cut), you now have Taps7734’s Long Play, FM Drive Time Friendly version available, for which I want to say “Thank You” with all my heart, and to which I can only add two things:

First, once the idea for the title for this post -- "Blogs (Three Different Ones)" -- popped into my head, I was literally helpless. I fought “A Nice Pair” to a white-knuckled draw when it was only two posts, but three? I was powerless I tell’s ya! And so immodest or not...I blame a misspent youth of shotgunning pipes, smart, stoner friends and talking deep into the night to the soundtrack of Pink Floyd and David Bowie for this post.

Oh, and of course I also blame Clinton.

Second, I’ve had a letter or two or more about a “tip jar”, especially in the last eight days. I appreciate the sentiment and am an unabashed-but-not-run-amok capitalist at heart, so not to worry: once I figure out how your Primitive Earthling “Currency” System works, I shall take full advantage.

(Although if I understand the email correctly, I stand to collect a substantial amount of money -– Did I already say substantial ? -- if I help one Howgul Abul Arhu get his gelt –- all $47,500,000.00 of it -– out of a“suspense account” at The Central Bank Of Nigeria Apex Bank. Ol’ Driftglass will be living the Large Life of Riley once I collect my 25% helper-outer fee, and all my good friend Howgul [To which the answer is, "Fine. Thanks for asking. And how your gul?"] needs are my bank account numbers, bankers name, various private phone number and so forth. Indoor plumbing here I come, and nothing but top-shelf hookers from now on for this lad!)

But for now, if you link here and give these nice people your money, we’ll call it square. Go check 'em out, even if you can't kick in: Their blog is vastly cooler than anything I will ever do, and their kung fu is infinitely stronger.

51 comments:

Anonymous said...

Replacing uber-bitch Mary Whitehouse in Waters lyrics with Barbara "My Beautiful Mind" Bush:

Hey you Barbara
Ha ha charade you are
You house-proud town mouse
Ha ha charade you are
You try to keep our feelings
Off the street
You're nearly a real treat
All tight lips and cold feet
And do you feel abused?
You've got to stem the evil tide
Keep it all on the inside
Barbara, you're nearly a treat
Bu-sh you're nearly a treat
But you're really a cry

***

What a great album Animals is, my favorite Pink Floyd record. And Gilmour's guitar solo at the end of Pigs (3 Different Ones) is my favorite of his.

Anonymous said...

damn you're a good man.

Anonymous said...

Since no other place seems more appropriate, let me toss this out here:

Anyone going to Washington, DC on the 24th?

Anonymous said...

Yanno, if I would have seen the JoeMax video first, I prolly would have never made the one I did.

I must admit, I actually started putting it together immediately after reading your post. Your post did indeed inspire more than one person. I have made sure to redirect anyone who sees the video back to your original post.

PWhit said...

great work all of yas.

Anonymous said...

Incredible... and very well done. Both in the original and the music version.

Going to link to it at our page. Awesome!

:-)

jurassicpork said...

Yes, he is a good man. Me, I'd be raking in all the dough I could clutch in my freedy little paws... Ahem. Well, enough about me.

There's another story about another good man. It's one of the lead stories on Democratic Underground (under the title "The Greatest Story Ever Told"), that I shamelessly copied and pasted and posted on my blog along with the next LA NEOCONFIDENTIAL installment.

I'd nominated Joe Max's movie and driftglass's site to Delilah Boyd's Blog Box (a weekly blog whoring attached to DU) but I guess the movie didn't meet the criteria for an actual blog.

But, hey, I tried.

Anyway, don't worry about the slight slowdown, Drifty. I gotcher back. I've been churning out about two postings a day to help pick up the slack.

Anonymous said...

Not really on topic I guess, but this little item deserves wide distribution. From Raw Story. http://rawstory.com/news/2005/ FE..._scan_0913.html

Looks like FEMA has hired a company tied to the Bushes to handle mortuary services in NO. The company has been hit with several scandals involving body dumping and such. Do you think that maybe they might undercount the bodies? Why you cynic you, how dare you think such thoughts?

I suppose I should be outraged, but this is so par for the course.

Jesus Christ Almighty, save us from these people.

Anonymous said...

And oh yeah, since you have been asking for contributions to the Red Cross, Drifty, I have to pass this one along too:
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Investigation_finds_Red_Cross_agreed_to_withhold_New_Orleans_aid_operates_in_tandem_with_Home_0913.html

Seems that the head honcho at Red Cross is a Bush appointee and they've pulled some questionable shenanigans in the past.

Ugh. Who can you trust?

Anonymous said...

I finally was able to view the video.

Beautiful.

Anonymous said...

The Salvation Army has always been better than the Red Cross. Most people who have ever been in the military know this. I have a friend who lived in NO until the day before, so he gets my $$.
Elizabeth Dole headed the Red Cross until an opening came up in the Senate. (See how I resisted the pun?)
Drifty:great as usual.

jurassicpork said...

Looks like FEMA has hired a company tied to the Bushes to handle mortuary services in NO. The company has been hit with several scandals involving body dumping and such.

Good catch, fast eddy. No wonder FEMA turned away morticians trying to enter NO. It's become something of a game these days, hasn't it, wondering what else the gov't can privatize out of the goodness of its collective tiny truffle of a Republican heart.

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