An extraordinary dance made more amazing by the fact that the dancers are deaf and the musicians visually impaired.
Thanks to YouTuber CCTV English
Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva Dance
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Monthly Archives: February 2020
Coked Up
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Madison Avenue
New York, New York
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Deportees
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Woody Guthrie wrote it over 70 years ago, and Joan Baez sung this version about 30 years later. And it’s still more relevant and haunting than ever.
Thanks to YouTuber Scout4Me1
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Eye Popping
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Happy World by Peter Sis
86th Street subway station
New York, New York
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How To Be One Of The Beautiful People
More Lynda Barry at https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/author/lynda-barry
and
http://www.adambaumgoldgallery.com/
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“Jimmy Mack, You Better Hurry Back”: Martha And The Vandellas
Monday Morning, Martha and the Vandellas put out the call.
Why Berry Gordy named the group The Vandellas seems to be a mystery, but they charted 26 hits in just nine years.
Thanks to YouTuber SuperCanopus
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Pardon Us
Trash To Gold
Gene Kelly, Michael Kidd, and Dan Duryea as three GIs about to be discharged, set out on a binge and do an incredible dance number with trash can lids. From the film, It’s Always Fair Weather, the last Gene Kelly–Stanley Donen collaboration.
Thanks to YouTuber Peggy Afuta
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The Great Debate
“I’m the only one on the stage who…” — Wednesday, 2/19, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobachar, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren
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(With a tip of the hat to masercot)
“I’m the only one on the stage who has mudwrestled with a ferret.”
“I’m the only on the stage who has chopped down all the trees west of the Mississippi with Babe, The Giant Blue Ox.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who doesn’t give a crap that I took three tabs of LSD ten minutes ago.”
“I’m the only on the stage who speaks nightly with Elvis.”
“What are you talking about?! I’m the guy who passed the Silly Walks Amendment.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who played Mah Jong with Barack Obama.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who isn’t on the stage.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who is wearing three jock straps.”
“I’m the only on the stage who’s wearing two clown shoes—on each foot.”
“A little girl in 1850 jumped on a train, took dead aim, and shot Jesse James. That little girl was me.”
“I’m the only one on the stage with an outty belly button.”
“I’m the only one on the stage with a dead body in my refrigerator.”
“I’m the only one on the stage lip -synching the whole debate.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who’s a graduate of the DeVry Institute.”
“I’m the only one on the stage, Chuck, who has undergone nasal irrigation.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who’s playing a kazoo.”
“I’m the only one on the stage with a banana in my ear.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who is wearing a mustache made of yak hair.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who’s speaking in Klingon.”
“Socks keep falling down whenever you limbo? I’ve got a plan for that.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who’s a Siamese twin.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who’s having open heart surgery performed on me as we speak.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who can open a bottle of Perrier with my teeth.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who can beat Donald Trump at Chinese Checkers.”
“A little girl in the year 2050, donned her jet pack and flew to the moon. That little girl was me.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who is hopping on a pogo stick.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who’s done the hokey-pokey with Martin Luther King.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who sleeps in jammies with built-in feet.”
“I’m the only one on the stage who has Borscht dribbling down his chest.”
“Let me be perfectly clear: no one should have to choose between slaughtering a porcupine and caressing a weasel.”
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Kissing Other People
I was at a dance theatre concert the other day, and this was one of the songs they danced to in the program. I thought it was a cute pop song, and the accompanying official video by Lennon Stella even more cute.
More at Lennon Stella
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“Hey, Take It Easy On The Glue Jokes”: Jim Gaffigan
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Jim Gaffigan does ten minutes on horses–and yes, it’s funny as hell even to this city dweller.
More at Jim Gaffigan
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“I Am Spartacus”: Kirk Douglas
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Kirk Douglas died this month. Here’s a piece I did, broadcast today on Arts Express, WBAI 99.5FM NYC, about Kirk Douglas’s finest hour.
You can listen by clicking on the triangle above.
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“I Wonder How Your Engine Feels”
Monday morning, Josh Turner and his mucho-talented friends steal a lesser-known Simon and Garfunkel song, “Baby Driver,” and joyride.
Keyboard – Adam Saxe, Vocal – Taylor Bloom, Vocal – Ben Cooley (with the grey hat), Guitar – Josh Turner, Bass – Marc Encabo, Percussion – Bob Sale
More at Josh Turner Guitar
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Everything’s Just Ducky
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Sheepshead Bay
Brooklyn, New York
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Double Vision
Some wonderful optical illusions here, some with visual explanations, others not, that may have you doubting your perceptions.
Do they tell us anything about where consciousness is located? Maybe not, according to Ricardo Manzotti, one of the authors of Dialogues On Consciousness. More about that fascinating book in a later post.
Thanks to YouTuber Mr. Mind Blow
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Metro Card
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DeKalb Avenue Subway Station
Brooklyn, New York
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Where Did You Learn To Dance?: Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds
I was so happy to learn that the year after Singin’ in the Rain was made, O’Connor and Reynolds made another movie together (sans Gene) called I Love Melvin. Here’s a great dance number from the film.
Thanks to YouTuber warnerarchive
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Mystery Of The Ages
Scream Zone
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Coney Island boardwalk
Brooklyn, New York
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Cupid: The Spinners
Monday morning, an early Valentine’s Day song.
Sam Cooke’s “Cupid” had been covered by many artists but it was this 1980 version by The Spinners that scored in the Top Ten. (And imagine having not one but five of those powder blue suits in your closet!) Lead singer John Edwards does right by Sam Cooke, and the producers left in and enhanced Cooke’s idea of having the sound of Cupid’s arrow flying. Be sure to stay to the end to hear that last note.
More at The Spinners – Topic
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It’s Great Not to Be Nominated: Kirk and Burt
Mr. Douglas and Mr. Lancaster at the 1958 Oscars with some good humor.
Thanks to YouTuber Oscars
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At The Dentist: Abbott and Costello
No Crap?
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Avenue U
Brooklyn, New York
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Moon River: Reina and Toni
A perfect song for Reina del Cid’s voice, with some nice guitar accompaniment by Toni Lindgren.
More at Reina del Cid
