P47 guncam footage from WWII, in colour

Just what it says, and recently declassified.

From WWII in Color.com, via Fark and Betapundit, and with the assistance of YouTube because there is no word in the English language I hate as much as I hate the word "buffering," so fuck Googlevids.

peregrine falcon cam

Peregrine FalconLet the Americans have their "Live from New York, it's one has-been host and a bunch of regulars you never heard of."

We've got our "Live from the rooftop of the Radisson Hotel in beautiful downtown Winnipeg, it's a pair of nesting Peregrine Falcons" cam.

And raincoaster must remark on how other countries may have rooftop gardens, rooftop dancefloors, rooftop lidos (whatever the hell they are) but leave it to Canada to not only reserve the rooftop for a pair of unhousebroken predators, but to also name the whole damn hotel chain after a stinky old canoeist.

Streaming Eagle Cam roundup here.

Peregrine Portrait

i got a fever, and the only prescription is…

a Christopher Walken questionnaire!!! Although more cowbell couldn't hurt.

I'm not sure, but I think first prize is an old black leather coat that smells like cigarettes and whiskey. It certainly aught to be.

Walker of the Illuminati

While he has never secured a place on the roster of Hollywood’s leading men, Walken has carved out a healthy niche in the “memorable supporting actors” strata. His most unforgettable parts have tended to be kooks and psychos.

When asked about his quirky roles, Walken purportedly said, “Is typecasting really a problem?” 

Walken is watching you

8. What technique does … Walken … use to … arrive at … his distinctive way of … delivering … lines?
He practices his lines by typing them into a Speak & Spell machine and playing them back
He crosses out all the punctuation in his scripts to allow him to develop completely original readings
He memorizes the script in reverse order and forces himself to mentally reorder the words as he is delivering them
He takes inspiration from remembering how his German father’s English sounded
He has a slight mental tic and speaks in the same way as everybody else sounds to him

And let us not forget that we have already seen him tap his way to glory on the Night of 100 Stars. I think he's the only one who's still alive, actually; there's gotta…be…a reason…for THAT!

Don't fear the Walken...

for Dick Cheney

with luv,
from Tom Lehrer

Top 46 Differences if Tarantino directed Star Wars

Geek! Geek! Geek!Normally I'm with Tom Lehrer, who insisted that the reason most folk songs are so atrocious is that they were written by the people.

Every eighteen or twenty years or so, however, something fan-generated comes along and actually justifies the pixels that died to give it life.

Like this.

Top 46 Differences if Tarantino directed Star Wars

46. Stormtroopers are spray-painted so they aren't all "Mr. White"
by Timberline_Ridge

45. Darth Vader dances around as he tortures Han Solo to the song "Stuck In The Middle With You." Then he looks at the guard and says "Bring in the gimp."
by AshFalling

44. Mace Windu with a 'fro.
by Keith

43. Releasing the episodes in the order of 6,3,2,4,5, and finaly 1 just so people wont notice how uninteresting the entire hexilogy is.
by Bildo Baggens

42. John Williams score replaced by surf music.
by Peregrin Toker

41. Everyone dies. EVERYONE.
by Greedo