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New JFK Footage

Joseph — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:13:05 +0000

New footage of JFK and Jackie-O surfaced recentley. Ward Warren was fifteen when he shot this footage the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. It’s beautiful, slow, 8mm footage of Airforce One and Airforce Two landing and the presidential couple exiting the plane. Check it out at the Sixth Floor Museum.

The Blair List Project

Joseph — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:06:07 +0000

Joel Blair is the only person I know that spent a week painting his staircase red. He is also the only person who I know who has been a pool boy on a rooftop in downtown Chicago. He’s the only person I know who’s owned a VW Beetle and flipped it on a highway driving to a Supertramp concert or something. His passport collection of himself looks like a 1960′s spy’s passport collection-comically ridiculous.

He’s a photographer-check his awesome site, www.joelblair.com. He’s inventing a phone, www.detraform.com and he has a great blog called The Blair List Pro ject. It’s very entertaining. If you like interviews with underground actors, personal letters from David Sedaris or just a glimpse of some optical themed books from his collection, this site is for you.

Now if he could only update it more often, it’d be amazing. But, each post is so great, they’re worth waiting for.

Red Alert:Rush Limbaugh on Suicide Watch…

Joseph — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:53:04 +0000

Rush Limbaugh published an article in the Onion on Monday stating his flaws and his desire to die. “I am a very bad person. And, to tell you the truth, I don’t really want to be alive anymore.” With the recent deaths this year of amazing people, I can’t say I’d miss Rush.

From the Onion:

“…even if I did die, the hell I would surely be sent to could not possibly be any worse than the bottomless pool of excrement I already paddle around in like some demented, shit-covered walrus. In fact, every time I hear my voice coming through the headphones I nearly gag, and I think, “What the fuck am I doing?” Why would I say that Michael J. Fox is faking his Parkinson’s symptoms? Why would I find it funny to play a song called “Barack the Magic Negro”? Why would I tell people not to give aid to Haiti?

What the fuck is wrong with me?

I live in constant terror and that terror informs my every word, thought, and action.

See, the thing is, I honestly cannot control the bilious hatred and filth that oozes out of my mouth. I want to—believe me, I want to—but I can’t. And every time I speak, a tiny voice inside my head is screaming, “Stop talking, you stupid, insensitive prick. JUST STOP FUCKING TALKING. All you do is spread hate and fear, and the world would be a better place without you, you worthless, amoral, cocksucking fuckface.” ‘
Oh Rush……….please do die.

R.I.P. Jay Reatard

Joseph — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:31:26 +0000

What’s happening? another amazing artist has died. From Goner Records: “It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our good friend Jay Reatard. Jay died in his sleep last night. We will pass along information about funeral arrangements when they are made public.”

So Lhasa, Vic Chestnutt and Jay Reatard have all passed so far. Crazy way to start the year.

Strange Santas

Joseph — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:39:51 +0000

These santas freak me out. Check out the top ten creepiest santas here.

(hat tip to Radio3)

Dock Ellis’ LSD NO-NO

Joseph — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:25:08 +0000

I just came across this animation by the talented Brooklyn artist, James Bragden. It tells the story of Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitcher, Dock Ellis. In the seventies most baseball players were on some sort of drug, steroids or other. On June 12, 1970, however, Ellis accidentally extended his previous day’s LSD trip and entered the history books by pitching a no-hitter high as a kite.

The story itself is amazing, but coupled with this animation, it’s mind altering. Bragden’s art compliments the story like no other’s could. He marries the bright, amazing colours that are characteristic of his art to his unique illustration style that’s both contemporary and a throwback to psychedelic 60′s art. Check it out: