Michael Winslow - Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
Go ahead and find as many videos of Michael Winslow doing things that do not make any sense to me AT ALL with his voice and a microphone. - C
In the 1980's and 1990's there were a bunch of slapsticky type comedies of which the Police Academy series was my favorite. I watched the first 3 or 4 again during quarantine and they sort of maybe hold up? But Michael Winslow is still hysterical and extremely talented. -B
Dude slams various soda pops and then unironically reviews their flavor. This channel is wild. The capacity of the internet to still deliver surprises continues for another day. -B
One time I used a calorie calculator on Taco Bell's website to figure out how many calories my favorite meal contained, I think it was a Cheesy Gordita Crunch $5 Box. I remember it being much higher than I expected, somewhere around 1200 calories. And that was without the drink. Once I added "Baja Blast" to the calculation it jumped by like 400 calories. All that to say, Mr. Chugs is blowing my mind with the liquid calorie consumption in these videos. -C
A dude eats 0 to 100 year old military rations. The best style of amateur but extremely watchable production values. And dude is still alive so apparently if you are careful you can nibble around the botulism. -B
We're just past Christmas and if you are anything like my family, in this era of subdued holidays, you watched all the Christmas movies over the last few weeks. Every Christmas Eve after the kiddos go to bed, Katie and I watch Die Hard. I don't want to get into the whole debate over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie (her name is "Holly"...) but I do want to make a comment on WHY people want it to be a Christmas movie.
So much of the content explicitly labeled "Christmas" is in the Hallmark / Lifetime / RomCom zone. It is all very saccharine and smooshy. Which is great. But eventually you need something crunchy and umami, some bitter black coffee (but not too bitter!) to cut all that fondant. And that's where Die Hard drops in. Just old enough to be nostalgic. Just dark enough to bring a little shadowy contrast to Red Rider BB guns. Just muted enough to offset all the singing loud for all to hear. And containing an absolutely iconic Alan Rickman performance (RIP Snape).
Anyway, I digress, because this has nothing to do with Die Hard and is actually about Home Alone... Here's three quick links looking at one of the iconic classics from some fresh angles. -B
Home Alone: Taking 15 Family Members to Paris Is Expensive
Diagnosing the Home Alone burglars' injuries: A professional weighs in
As a middle aged man who played games a lot prior to middle age I find Twitch the perfect way to see the content of all the new games that come out by watching other people stream their gameplay in real time without having the commitment of hours and dollars required to actually play them myself. What's mystifying as a middle aged man watching gaming streams is all the emotes flying by in the side chat bar at a million miles an hour. If you know what "poggers" means then keep scrolling; otherwise I think maybe this article is helpful? This whole rabbit hole is extremely confusing to me. -B
Link Correction :( ATV Mudding
Something weird happened and the wrong video got appended to one of the links last issue. I don't feel too bad because the mountain bike video that was actually included is fire and if you watched that I feel happy for you not sorry for you. But nonetheless I did promise full scorpion faceplants at the 8 minute mark and I did not deliver those goods. Take the actual link here with my sincerest fake apologies.
Cheat Codes: 7:10 bubba scorpion-faceplants 10:45 bubba eats his machine in the face
-Brian
Who can make it? ATV Bounty Hole - Muddin for a Cure
Hysterical contest where some good ol' country boys try to drive their souped up 4-wheelers through a mud pit. Hilarity ensues. Watch at least until the 8 minute mark where the first absolute scorpion-level face plant takes place. But trust me you'll end up watching the whole thing... -Brian
Phased out decades ago due to their unfortunate propensity to kill and/or maim people, there are nonetheless a few of these escalatoravors still in service. -Brian
Bitcoin Rap Battle Debate: Hamilton vs. Satoshi
This is a wonderful way to highlight the primary differences between crypto and paper money. Opinionated, of course, but still helpful. - Calvin
Phased out decades ago due to their unfortunate propensity to kill and/or maim people, there are nonetheless a few of these escalatoravors still in service. -Brian