I directed this short film about a woman who didn’t get the files she wanted. It’s cute!
The following is a music video for “Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free”, a song by the French duo of Etienne Jaumet and Cosmic Neman called Zombie Zombie. Directed by Simon Gesrel and Xavier Ehretsmann, the music video pays homage to John Carpenter’s The Thing as reenacted by G.I. Joes in stop-motion.
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It’s My Birthday! I’m 29! I’ve survived another year…somehow! Woot!
Update (10:57pm): The guys took me to Willie B’s BBQ in Edinburg and then we head to the park to take some really stupid pictures. The rest of the day I’m gettin’ hugs from all the work hotties and handshakes and man-hugs from all the dudes. So everything’s groovy. Tomorrow we’re having a barbecue party and over the weekend I’ll be heading to the beach with a bevy of hot babes. Life is good.
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Today is the recognized birthday of the United States of America, the country which I am a member and working participant of. Today, families and couples and loners head to the beaches and to the public parks, waiting until dusk for the annual fireworks each respective town and city throughout the country will display. As for me: I have nowhere to go, no one to hang out with and nothing to do so I’m blogging.
I went to McDonalds yesterday and got enough food to last me the weekend. I have a nice collection of cold Landshark beer and half of a Little Caesars hot-n-ready pizza in the fridge, so I’m pretty much covered as far as food is concerned. I also bought a gallon of whole milk which will also tide me over. So basically, I don’t have to go out for anything this weekend. That means money stays in my bank account.
Tomorrow afternoon is a rock concert shin-dig happening at South Padre Island called Bandtango On The Bay: Rockfest 2008 that I’d like to photograph for the Rock Station, but it’s almost a full tank of gas, round trip, and I just filled up at $40 so by the time I come back early Sunday morning I will have spent $80 just on fuel. I’m debating whether or not this expense is worth the price considering the main band will be Alien Ant Farm. And like I always say, “if it’s not Led Zeppelin, I don’t care”. And on Sunday is another concert thingy for Tejano artists called Gran Concierto Gratis which is happening in the much, much closer town of Donna. But I have tons of concert shots. But I can also get in free and be surrounded by hot chicks. Hmm. Decisions, decisions.
Over the weekend I’m supposed to have some models come over: Ellie on Saturday and Rebecca on Sunday. I’m pretty sure that going to Bandtango and Concierto will upset that so that’s another reason not to get out this weekend. Plus, I need to do laundry and wash the dishes. The trash is out, so that’s done…I guess I have everything covered. Maybe I can kill two birds with one stone on Saturday and shoot Ellie at the beach and then have her assist me at Bandtango. Whatev’a. I guess we’ll see what happens.
I was videotaping joggers in a nearby public park last week for a series of television advertisements regarding training for a local marathon to be held in December.
A few passersby stopped and asked what I was shooting and were quite friendly. I struck up a conversation with the lead instructor of a fitness group who were exercising nearby. But most everyone else just sort of stared at the camera for a few moments and continued on about their day.
It probably helped that I was using big, expensive professional equipment and was wearing a shirt that said FOX News all over it.
“Saving The Planet,” my personal favorite Carlin routine, and a perfect bow out for George.
Quoted from People.
George Carlin, the edgy comedian and counterculture icon, died Sunday at the age of 71.
The stand-up comic and author – best known for his groundbreaking routine “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” – reportedly died of heart failure at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. (Carlin, who was open about his long struggle with drugs and alcohol, had a history of heart problems, including a previous heart attack.)
In 1978, the bearded comedian famous for his clever wordplay and often-explicit commentary on sex, drugs and the absurdities of modern life found himself in the middle of a court battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court.
But even after the high court ruled that his “Seven Words” routine was indecent, Carlin refused to abandon the material. (He was arrested several times after performing the bit live, although the cases were always dismissed.)
The author of 1997’s bestselling Brain Droppings, Carlin remained active on the stand-up circuit. Just last weekend, he performed The Orleans in Las Vegas, the New York Times reports.
In November, the Grammy-winner was scheduled to receive the John F. Kennedy Center’s coveted Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
He is survived by his wife, Sally Wade, and daughter, Kelly Carlin McCall. Carlin’s first wife, Brenda Hosbrook, died in 1997.
A fierce critic of modern civilization, Carlin told Playboy in 2005 that his vision of the afterlife included a “heavenly CNN.”
“The world is a big theater-in-the round as far as I’m concerned, and I’d love to watch it spin itself into oblivion,” he told the magazine. “Tune in and watch the human adventure … That’s what I want heaven to be.”
Cookie Monster on The Colbert Report.
Hunting for characters on the streets of New York City with Magnum Photographer Bruce Gilden. Visit WNYC’s Streetshots for more videos and a chance to share your own street photographs.
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Has everyone see this yet? It’s awesome proof of order in the universe.
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And here’s National Geographic’s coverage of what happened.
Every now and then I’m asked by the news department to go shoot something in the field. Last night I was asked to shoot an interview with Guadalupe Pineda at the grand opening of a local restaurant. She was quite lovely. Here’s what that looked like on the air (along with another story I had nothing to do with):
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