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In my other post is there any ancient symbols that are like the man in the tower?
Any of these mentioned
Ronnie Hawkins - Home From The Forest - YouTube
Lefty Frizzell.... "Saginaw Michigan" - 1964 - YouTube
The Long Black Veil (Bobby Bare's version) - YouTube
Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry (BBC Live 1968) - YouTube
Any of these mentioned
Ronnie Hawkins - Home From The Forest - YouTube
Lefty Frizzell.... "Saginaw Michigan" - 1964 - YouTube
The Long Black Veil (Bobby Bare's version) - YouTube
Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry (BBC Live 1968) - YouTube
Here's something I watched last night on DVD.
Walking With Dinosaurs is a 1999 six-part BBC documentary series narrated by Kenneth Branagh which uses CGI imagery and animatronics to recreate the life of the Mesozoic, showing dinosaurs and their contemporaries in a way that previously had only been seen in feature films. The programme's aim was to simulate the style of a David Attenborough-style nature programme. It was the most expensive documentary series ever made on a per minute basis and won three Emmy Awards.
In 2002, the BBC made a two-part sequel to Walking With Dinosaurs called Chased By Dinosaurs. The programme, originally broadcast over the Christmas 2002 period, was presented by wildlife presenter, television producer, author and ornithologist Nigel Marven. In the series, Nigel is a time-traveller who, along with a BBC camera crew, travels back in time to the age of the dinosaurs to see dinosaurs that didn't appear in the original series.
EPISODE 1 - LAND OF GIANTS
Nigel and his film crew travel back in time 100 million years and to the land that would eventually become Argentina to see the largest land animal to have ever lived.
A Walking with Dinosaurs Special - Land of Giants - YouTube
EPISODE 2 - THE GIANT CLAW
Nigel travels back 75 million years to the land which later became Mongolia to search for the creature which had the largest claws ever discovered.
A Walking with Dinosaurs Special - The Giant Claw - YouTube
Walking With Dinosaurs is a 1999 six-part BBC documentary series narrated by Kenneth Branagh which uses CGI imagery and animatronics to recreate the life of the Mesozoic, showing dinosaurs and their contemporaries in a way that previously had only been seen in feature films. The programme's aim was to simulate the style of a David Attenborough-style nature programme. It was the most expensive documentary series ever made on a per minute basis and won three Emmy Awards.
In 2002, the BBC made a two-part sequel to Walking With Dinosaurs called Chased By Dinosaurs. The programme, originally broadcast over the Christmas 2002 period, was presented by wildlife presenter, television producer, author and ornithologist Nigel Marven. In the series, Nigel is a time-traveller who, along with a BBC camera crew, travels back in time to the age of the dinosaurs to see dinosaurs that didn't appear in the original series.
EPISODE 1 - LAND OF GIANTS
Nigel and his film crew travel back in time 100 million years and to the land that would eventually become Argentina to see the largest land animal to have ever lived.
A Walking with Dinosaurs Special - Land of Giants - YouTube
EPISODE 2 - THE GIANT CLAW
Nigel travels back 75 million years to the land which later became Mongolia to search for the creature which had the largest claws ever discovered.
A Walking with Dinosaurs Special - The Giant Claw - YouTube
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a replay of Joe Calzaghe vs Chris Eubanks fight for the Middle Weight belt ---- won by the Welshman
I watched the first episode of new BBC documentary series Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve last night. Simon Reeve is an adventurer and TV presenter.
The three-part series shows Simon travelling through Europe, from the wild and windswept Northumberland coast in the far north of England, through places like Spain, France and Italy, all the way to Turkey, and then on to the Holy Land and Jerusalem.
Simon retraces the footsteps of our ancestors to learn about the forgotten aspects of religious pilgrimage. Along the way he visits ancient sites of religious pilgrimage.
Last night Simon travelled down the east coast of England to visit some of England's ancient centres of religious pilgrimage, such as Holy Island, off the coast of Northumberland, an important centre of Christianity under Saints Aidan, Cuthbert, Eadfrith and Eadberht; Lincoln Cathedral, which was once the tallest building in the world; the Pilgrims Way, a 119 mile route which pilgrims followed from Winchester, Hampshire to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent. See Simon as he joins the Pilgrims' Way - which was immortalised in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales - at Southwark in south London, an area which is now the site of a Tesco and a DFS.
On his journey he meets all sorts of people, including Protestant anti-Catholic protesters (the whole point of Protestantism, of course, is that its followers are those who are protesters against Catholicism, and who believe that the Catholic Church is blasphemous and idolatrous, idolatry being a sin); a man who walks for miles carrying a large, heavy cross; and Catholic monks who own the macabre 700 year old cranium of a monk at their monastery.
Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve - Episode 1
Simon Reeve follows in the footsteps of pilgrims across Britain. He starts at the mystical Holy Island, before he follows the route made famous by Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
For centuries pilgrimage was one of the greatest adventures on earth, involving epic journeys across the country and around the world. This series sees Simon Reeve retrace the exciting adventures of our ancestors. He learns about the forgotten aspects of pilgrimage, including the vice, thrills and dangers that all awaited travellers. He explores the faith, the hopes, desires, and even the food that helped to keep medieval Britons and more recent travellers on the road.
Simon embarks on a 400 mile journey to Canterbury from the north of England, beginning at the mystical Holy Island, just off the rugged coast of Northumberland. To reach the island, one of the earliest sites of Christian pilgrimage in Britain, Simon follows a line of posts marking out a crossing that emerges from the North Sea at low tide.
Medieval Britons believed that journeys of endurance, suffering and sacrifice to a holy site would help them find a place in heaven. Now more than half a million visitors make the crossing every year, mostly by car, to enjoy both the rich history of the island and magnificent wilderness.
Travelling further south through England, Simon gets to try medieval food; marvels at the beauty and majesty of Lincoln Cathedral, once the tallest building on the planet; and joins thousands on an annual pilgrimage at a remote village in Norfolk.
Simon discovers the inspiration behind pilgrimage has not always been religious devotion and piety. Pilgrimage was often a chance for long-suffering peasants to get away from a life of drudgery and explore their land. Many were attracted to the road by the opportunity for adventure and an excuse to do a little sinning away from home.
Simon visits the area of London where brothels paid rent to the Bishop of Winchester while tempting passing pilgrims. He learns more about exquisite medieval travel souvenirs that have been discovered in the muddy banks of the Thames.
Heading out of the capital, Simon meets a group of Chaucer enthusiasts who walk the pilgrimage route made famous by the Canterbury Tales, and gets to play the part of a lovelorn Prince during a retelling of a Chaucerian tale.
Simon also meets a pilgrim who has carried a heavy life-size cross thousands of miles, and gets to see the 700-year-old cranium of a monk while staying at an ancient monastery.
The draw of relics for pilgrims was immense before Henry VIII's Reformation, when the golden age of pilgrimage was abruptly ended. Until then Britain's ultimate medieval pilgrimage destination was the site where Thomas Becket was murdered: Canterbury Cathedral.
Watch episode 1 here: BBC iPlayer - Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve: Episode 1
The three-part series shows Simon travelling through Europe, from the wild and windswept Northumberland coast in the far north of England, through places like Spain, France and Italy, all the way to Turkey, and then on to the Holy Land and Jerusalem.
Simon retraces the footsteps of our ancestors to learn about the forgotten aspects of religious pilgrimage. Along the way he visits ancient sites of religious pilgrimage.
Last night Simon travelled down the east coast of England to visit some of England's ancient centres of religious pilgrimage, such as Holy Island, off the coast of Northumberland, an important centre of Christianity under Saints Aidan, Cuthbert, Eadfrith and Eadberht; Lincoln Cathedral, which was once the tallest building in the world; the Pilgrims Way, a 119 mile route which pilgrims followed from Winchester, Hampshire to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent. See Simon as he joins the Pilgrims' Way - which was immortalised in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales - at Southwark in south London, an area which is now the site of a Tesco and a DFS.
On his journey he meets all sorts of people, including Protestant anti-Catholic protesters (the whole point of Protestantism, of course, is that its followers are those who are protesters against Catholicism, and who believe that the Catholic Church is blasphemous and idolatrous, idolatry being a sin); a man who walks for miles carrying a large, heavy cross; and Catholic monks who own the macabre 700 year old cranium of a monk at their monastery.
Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve - Episode 1
Simon Reeve follows in the footsteps of pilgrims across Britain. He starts at the mystical Holy Island, before he follows the route made famous by Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
For centuries pilgrimage was one of the greatest adventures on earth, involving epic journeys across the country and around the world. This series sees Simon Reeve retrace the exciting adventures of our ancestors. He learns about the forgotten aspects of pilgrimage, including the vice, thrills and dangers that all awaited travellers. He explores the faith, the hopes, desires, and even the food that helped to keep medieval Britons and more recent travellers on the road.
Simon embarks on a 400 mile journey to Canterbury from the north of England, beginning at the mystical Holy Island, just off the rugged coast of Northumberland. To reach the island, one of the earliest sites of Christian pilgrimage in Britain, Simon follows a line of posts marking out a crossing that emerges from the North Sea at low tide.
Medieval Britons believed that journeys of endurance, suffering and sacrifice to a holy site would help them find a place in heaven. Now more than half a million visitors make the crossing every year, mostly by car, to enjoy both the rich history of the island and magnificent wilderness.
Travelling further south through England, Simon gets to try medieval food; marvels at the beauty and majesty of Lincoln Cathedral, once the tallest building on the planet; and joins thousands on an annual pilgrimage at a remote village in Norfolk.
Simon discovers the inspiration behind pilgrimage has not always been religious devotion and piety. Pilgrimage was often a chance for long-suffering peasants to get away from a life of drudgery and explore their land. Many were attracted to the road by the opportunity for adventure and an excuse to do a little sinning away from home.
Simon visits the area of London where brothels paid rent to the Bishop of Winchester while tempting passing pilgrims. He learns more about exquisite medieval travel souvenirs that have been discovered in the muddy banks of the Thames.
Heading out of the capital, Simon meets a group of Chaucer enthusiasts who walk the pilgrimage route made famous by the Canterbury Tales, and gets to play the part of a lovelorn Prince during a retelling of a Chaucerian tale.
Simon also meets a pilgrim who has carried a heavy life-size cross thousands of miles, and gets to see the 700-year-old cranium of a monk while staying at an ancient monastery.
The draw of relics for pilgrims was immense before Henry VIII's Reformation, when the golden age of pilgrimage was abruptly ended. Until then Britain's ultimate medieval pilgrimage destination was the site where Thomas Becket was murdered: Canterbury Cathedral.
Watch episode 1 here: BBC iPlayer - Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve: Episode 1
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Banshee Season 1 on DVD. Pretty interesting show! It almost feels like there are supernatural aspects to it, but there aren't. Has a lot of swearing, nudity, and violence, so it's definitely NOT a show for the young'uns!
ESPN show on the 1992 Alabama-Florida playoff which changed college sports in the USA forever.
Great show.
Great show.
I gave Bonnie and Clyde a whirl last night. It seems to be more of a chick flick than anything. 30MPH car chases aren't very appealing tto my male mind.
Here are some snippets of British comedy show Fonejacker, in which master of accents Kaynvan Novak plays pranks on unsuspecting real people.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SAmcnHYsmNc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zQSY98g1sA4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFlOrsuDcWk&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SAmcnHYsmNc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zQSY98g1sA4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFlOrsuDcWk&feature=player_detailpage
So who liked the ending of the Sons of Anarchy? Is that karma or Murphy's Law at work?
Keystone Cops Festival - YouTube
The 45 minute documentary is on the youtube page this news-clip comes from instead of the the Hollywierd version of it.
Bonnie and Clyde's Death - Newsreel (1934) - YouTube
Perhaps the unrehearsed version is more like entertainment and it comes in HD I-phone quality.
The 45 minute documentary is on the youtube page this news-clip comes from instead of the the Hollywierd version of it.
Bonnie and Clyde's Death - Newsreel (1934) - YouTube
And here are some snippets from the sequel to Fonejacker: Facejacker.
In this series, actor Kayvan Novak retires his telephone and adopts a wide range of genuine-looking disguises and different accents to play pranks on unsuspecting people in person. He also does in this series what a lot of British comedians like doing - travelling across the Atlantic to play pranks on the Yanks (Yanks are just great fun to play pranks on).
The man behind the masks: English actor, voice artist and comedian Kayvan Novak in real life. He also stars in the dark comedy movie Four Lions, in which he plays a British Muslim would-be terrorist
Using prosthetics, Kayvan plays characters such as:
Augustus Kwembe - A very polite Ugandan scammer, whose catchphrase is "Scam the UK, the Augustus way".
Brian Badonde - charlatan art critic who presents his fictional television show Voyage into Art with Brian Badonde. Voyage into Art explores and demonstrates the wonders of the art world, delving into subjects ranging from pottery, glass blowing, wine tasting, and dancing. Loves pranking the Yanks.
Terry Tibbs - a bald, Cockney, second-hand car salesman from Rickmansworth. He's one of the characters who loves pranking the Yanks.
Aziz Azizzi - a journalist working for a fictional show named World Modern Developments for Iraq TV. Similar to Mr. Doovdé from Fonejacker, he believes that acronyms and initialisms are how words are spelt and not pronounced and, as a result, he mistakes them for pronounceable words such as "Joovc" (JVC) and "Puck" (PC). He is accompanied by a man simply known as "Translator".
Dufrai Constantinople: a disabled computist with interests in media. He is of a Jewish background and is extremely demanding of assistants and helpers. He is in a wheelchair because he was hit jousting in a historical re-enactment, claiming, "He didn't even say charge". Again, he loves pranking the Yanks, with a Union Flag on his wheelchair when he goes over there. One of the best moments was when he embarrassed a fat lady on the big screen at a baseball match.
Zulfi - a French fast food photographer, who likes every little detail of a dish to be perfect and treats fast food like models, giving them make-up and shouting commands at them during photo shoots.
Augustine Kwembe - twin sister of Augustus. She is also from the republic of Uganda. In the first episode of the second series, she works as a minicab driver inspector, unsuspecting trainees were subjected to inappropriate behaviour.
Ray Fakadakis: a Scouser who has just been released from Pentonville prison; he gives career advice to school leavers
And many other characters.
Facejacker | Dufrais at the Baseball Game (1) - YouTube
Facejacker | Terry Tibbs' TV Shopping Channel | Channel 4 - YouTube
Facejacker scouser - YouTube
Facejacker Augustine - YouTube
Face jacker- brian badonde the art of technology: segways - YouTube
Brian Badonde at Benice Beach | Facejacker - YouTube
Augustine at Abbey Road | Facejacker - YouTube
In this series, actor Kayvan Novak retires his telephone and adopts a wide range of genuine-looking disguises and different accents to play pranks on unsuspecting people in person. He also does in this series what a lot of British comedians like doing - travelling across the Atlantic to play pranks on the Yanks (Yanks are just great fun to play pranks on).
The man behind the masks: English actor, voice artist and comedian Kayvan Novak in real life. He also stars in the dark comedy movie Four Lions, in which he plays a British Muslim would-be terrorist
Using prosthetics, Kayvan plays characters such as:
Augustus Kwembe - A very polite Ugandan scammer, whose catchphrase is "Scam the UK, the Augustus way".
Brian Badonde - charlatan art critic who presents his fictional television show Voyage into Art with Brian Badonde. Voyage into Art explores and demonstrates the wonders of the art world, delving into subjects ranging from pottery, glass blowing, wine tasting, and dancing. Loves pranking the Yanks.
Terry Tibbs - a bald, Cockney, second-hand car salesman from Rickmansworth. He's one of the characters who loves pranking the Yanks.
Aziz Azizzi - a journalist working for a fictional show named World Modern Developments for Iraq TV. Similar to Mr. Doovdé from Fonejacker, he believes that acronyms and initialisms are how words are spelt and not pronounced and, as a result, he mistakes them for pronounceable words such as "Joovc" (JVC) and "Puck" (PC). He is accompanied by a man simply known as "Translator".
Dufrai Constantinople: a disabled computist with interests in media. He is of a Jewish background and is extremely demanding of assistants and helpers. He is in a wheelchair because he was hit jousting in a historical re-enactment, claiming, "He didn't even say charge". Again, he loves pranking the Yanks, with a Union Flag on his wheelchair when he goes over there. One of the best moments was when he embarrassed a fat lady on the big screen at a baseball match.
Zulfi - a French fast food photographer, who likes every little detail of a dish to be perfect and treats fast food like models, giving them make-up and shouting commands at them during photo shoots.
Augustine Kwembe - twin sister of Augustus. She is also from the republic of Uganda. In the first episode of the second series, she works as a minicab driver inspector, unsuspecting trainees were subjected to inappropriate behaviour.
Ray Fakadakis: a Scouser who has just been released from Pentonville prison; he gives career advice to school leavers
And many other characters.
Facejacker | Dufrais at the Baseball Game (1) - YouTube
Facejacker | Terry Tibbs' TV Shopping Channel | Channel 4 - YouTube
Facejacker scouser - YouTube
Facejacker Augustine - YouTube
Face jacker- brian badonde the art of technology: segways - YouTube
Brian Badonde at Benice Beach | Facejacker - YouTube
Augustine at Abbey Road | Facejacker - YouTube
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more pro boxing:
Marcus Maidana > Adrian Broner
Too bad the Yank did not take his opponent seriously or he would have won it.
Marcus Maidana > Adrian Broner
Too bad the Yank did not take his opponent seriously or he would have won it.
Finished Strike Back Season 1 (first Cinemax season, the 6 episode "first" season that aired in Britain is not available on DVD in Region 1 for some reason).
I'm now watching Grimm Season 2.
I'm now watching Grimm Season 2.