"In 1955 my grandfather made a trip to Seattle, WA during his time with the Naval Air Reserve. He brought his 16mm camera along and captured these great images."
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Monday, March 23, 2015
Stunning 16 mm home movie of Seattle shot in 1955 (includes amazing aerial island and mountain footage)
Film shot by "Jeff Altman's Grandfather"
"In 1955 my grandfather made a trip to Seattle, WA during his time with the Naval Air Reserve. He brought his 16mm camera along and captured these great images."
"In 1955 my grandfather made a trip to Seattle, WA during his time with the Naval Air Reserve. He brought his 16mm camera along and captured these great images."
Drawing: Faces No. 1053 - Much much later
By Jack Brummet
[scribe on India Ink scratchboard, with a digitally reversed version - click to enlarge]
[scribe on India Ink scratchboard, with a digitally reversed version - click to enlarge]
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Sleepy Hollow, a/k/a Kalachi: The town whose residents fall asleep for no apparent reason
By Jack Brummet, Paranormal and Unexplained Phenomena Ed.
The documentary web site, http://rtd.rt.com/, in December released a fascinating documentary on Sleepy Hollow, or, the city of Kalachi in Kazakhstan.
"They call it Sleepy Hollow. A small village in Kazakhstan which has succumbed to a mysterious ailment – its dwellers keep falling asleep for no apparent reason. The indiscriminate illness has no cure. Episodes begin without warning, and those affected never know if they will wake up again. Some blame ghosts, others – closed uranium mines located nearby. But despite multiple attempts by medics and scientists to solve the riddle, the causes and consequences of the disease remain unknown. Now the RTD team goes to Kalachi village to undertake its own investigation."
The documentary web site, http://rtd.rt.com/, in December released a fascinating documentary on Sleepy Hollow, or, the city of Kalachi in Kazakhstan.
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The end of the world, or the end of humanity?
By Jack Brummet
What we call the end of the world is really the end of humanity; those are two different propositions...the whole bright blue ball may thrive without Homo Sapiens. It could be a chimp in charge, or maybe cockroaches would run the show; It could be Eden, before God inserted Adam and Eve.
What we call the end of the world is really the end of humanity; those are two different propositions...the whole bright blue ball may thrive without Homo Sapiens. It could be a chimp in charge, or maybe cockroaches would run the show; It could be Eden, before God inserted Adam and Eve.
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Sunday, March 22, 2015
The XM42™ Flamethrower soon available to the general public
By Jack Brummet, Mayhem Ed.
From XM42: "Revived from its first prototype in 2008, we’ve created a fully functioning device that’s been undergoing testing and development over the past few months"
"The XM42™ is the world’s first commercially available handheld flamethrower on the market.
You can pre-order your own by contributing to our upcoming IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign! If the campaign is funded, the XM42 will continue to be available for pre-orders on IndieGoGo."
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From XM42: "Revived from its first prototype in 2008, we’ve created a fully functioning device that’s been undergoing testing and development over the past few months"
"The XM42™ is the world’s first commercially available handheld flamethrower on the market.
You can pre-order your own by contributing to our upcoming IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign! If the campaign is funded, the XM42 will continue to be available for pre-orders on IndieGoGo."
"The device will regularly be available for sale on XM42.com once production begins." For more information, jump here to their website. . .
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Scratchboard Drawing: Faces No. 1040 - The Fiancées
By Jack Brummet
[a) scribe on India Ink scratchboard; b) image digitally reversed - click to enlarge]
[a) scribe on India Ink scratchboard; b) image digitally reversed - click to enlarge]
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Saturday, March 21, 2015
The Magic Bus in Fremont
By Jack Brummet
I spotted this amazing adver-bus this afternoon, parked on Fremont Avenue in Fremont/Seattle. It looks like an animal crackers box without the string. . .
I spotted this amazing adver-bus this afternoon, parked on Fremont Avenue in Fremont/Seattle. It looks like an animal crackers box without the string. . .
click to enlarge
detail:
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ATIT Reheated (from 2008): John McCain tells ATIT "OK. I drilled Vicki Iseman. So what?"
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Ed.
In an interview today with All This Is That's national affairs editor, Pablo Fanques, Senator John McCain at first mocked the New York Times recent revelations about a possible relationship he had had with the lobbyist Vicki Iseman.
Fanques: So is there any whiff of truth to the story?
Sen. McCain: Sure, I guess there's a whiff of truth. She is a woman, and a good looking woman. It's more convenient to pin her on me than it would be a male lobbyist. That's for sure. Every person on the hill deals with lobbyists.
Fanques: But the New York Times also alludes to something deeper than a drink with a lobbyist.
Sen. McCain: Sure they do. Have you read the 'paper lately? They allude to a lot of things. And the Times has a stake in getting their boy Obama elected. They shredded Hillary Clinton, and now they're coming after me.
Fanques: But that still doesn't really answer my question.
Sen. McCain: But isn't this interview supposed to be about how I would support the arts after I'm elected?
Fanques: It is, indeed. But this seems a little more important.
Sen. McCain: Than what?! This is a f***ing sideshow you're running here. Let's talk about The Issues.
Fanques: We are. This has become the issue.
Sen. McCain: Look. I've become a threat to the Democrats and to the New York Times. So you drag up a ten year old story and start flogging it. It's not relevant to the campaign.
Fanques: So just what WAS your relationship with Ms. Iseman?
Sen. McCain: I think I explained that. Several times this week.
Fanques: But the New York Times and some of your staffers seem to think otherwise.
Sen. McCain: You're talking about Pravda here. A paper that is ashamed of the United States. And some traitor staff members who will be rapidly disposed of. Pardon me for ending that sentence with a preposition.
Fanques: But Senator, you've explained that you did some business with a lobbyist. Now, it seems, you need to explain the accusations that have been lodged against you about having a romantic relationship with Ms.Iseman.
Sen. McCain: Really. OK. I drilled Vicki Iseman. So what? Do I get the same pass you gave Slick Willy? Do I get the same pass you've been giving Obama and Hillary?
Fanques: Pass? I don't recall hearing these sorts of allegations against them?
Sen. McCain: Then you have your head in the sand. Because it's all out there. This interview is over. [click].
In an interview today with All This Is That's national affairs editor, Pablo Fanques, Senator John McCain at first mocked the New York Times recent revelations about a possible relationship he had had with the lobbyist Vicki Iseman.Fanques: So is there any whiff of truth to the story?
Sen. McCain: Sure, I guess there's a whiff of truth. She is a woman, and a good looking woman. It's more convenient to pin her on me than it would be a male lobbyist. That's for sure. Every person on the hill deals with lobbyists.
Fanques: But the New York Times also alludes to something deeper than a drink with a lobbyist.
Sen. McCain: Sure they do. Have you read the 'paper lately? They allude to a lot of things. And the Times has a stake in getting their boy Obama elected. They shredded Hillary Clinton, and now they're coming after me.
Fanques: But that still doesn't really answer my question.
Sen. McCain: But isn't this interview supposed to be about how I would support the arts after I'm elected?
Fanques: It is, indeed. But this seems a little more important.
Sen. McCain: Than what?! This is a f***ing sideshow you're running here. Let's talk about The Issues.
Fanques: We are. This has become the issue.
Sen. McCain: Look. I've become a threat to the Democrats and to the New York Times. So you drag up a ten year old story and start flogging it. It's not relevant to the campaign.
Fanques: So just what WAS your relationship with Ms. Iseman?
Sen. McCain: I think I explained that. Several times this week.
Fanques: But the New York Times and some of your staffers seem to think otherwise.
Sen. McCain: You're talking about Pravda here. A paper that is ashamed of the United States. And some traitor staff members who will be rapidly disposed of. Pardon me for ending that sentence with a preposition.
Fanques: But Senator, you've explained that you did some business with a lobbyist. Now, it seems, you need to explain the accusations that have been lodged against you about having a romantic relationship with Ms.Iseman.
Sen. McCain: Really. OK. I drilled Vicki Iseman. So what? Do I get the same pass you gave Slick Willy? Do I get the same pass you've been giving Obama and Hillary?
Fanques: Pass? I don't recall hearing these sorts of allegations against them?
Sen. McCain: Then you have your head in the sand. Because it's all out there. This interview is over. [click].
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