He was a controversial figure in Czarist Russia, but few know of Grigori Rasputin’s secret life as a music fanatic. Rasputin wasn’t just whispering into the ears of royalty – he was rocking out with the common folk! Recently unearthed photos reveal Rasputin getting down with the crowd at 1950’s Bandstand. Witnesses claim to have…
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Remembering the Sand Casino: Uncovering Lost Frank Sinatra Footage
I worked as a marketing manager at the Sand Casino in Atlantic City back in the late 2000s, shortly before the iconic casino was demolished. The Sand was one of the early Atlantic City casinos, opened in 1980, and featured frequent performances and appearances by Ol’ Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra. Sinatra was extremely popular…
Take Off Everything – Kendrick X Radiohead
If you are on TikTok or Reels y’all have probably heard that fire mashup between Kendrick Lamar’s “N95” and Radiohead’s “Everything in Its Right Place” that’s been making waves online made some guy named Dwells. As soon as I heard it, I knew I had to try editing a TikTok video using the slick blend of Kendrick’s lyrics and Radiohead’s hypnotic electronic sound.
Kim & Lewis – Wedding Highlights
How bad am I at updating? Horrible really. In my defense, I’ve taken a job as a contractor with the Department of Defense. So the times I’ve been updating this is now taken up with military stuff. I’ve been writing just not posting. I’m taking a different tactic. I’m attempting to post whatever I’ve been…
My Favorite Shows and Movies Streaming during Covid this Summer and Fall
HBO Max wins the summer for me, with the best library of older films and executives greenlighting quality shows with big budgets. They also had the Third Day with the best first episode I’ve seen in a long time but went off the rails, and Perry Mason, which probably should be on this list. With…
10 Things to Stream in April on Netflix / Amazon
Stay home. Flatten the curve and watch these underrated/ under-appreciated gems for subscribers to Netflix and Amazon. There’s an argument to be made that Amazon Prime and Netflix are all you really need to get through a pandemic. ZERO ZERO ZERO – This my favorite find of the spring. Amazon’s answer to Narcos is better…
Song of the Open Road – Walt Whitman
I edited this after driving around Oregon for a week just before my twins were born. I animated the footage to really let the words settle in. This poem is as relevant now as it was the day Whitman wrote it. There’s the line Out of the dark confinement! out from behind the screen! where he…