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March '79 to October '97: One Mans Polaroid Collection

MikeonTV — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:23:33 -0800

What does a man do during the last 20 years of his life? We learn what every day was like for this unnamed soul who lived through the death of John Lennon, was there for the biggest television experience ever and who saw many presidents inaugurated and witnessed some of them shot.
It might have been because of the holidays or just to fit in but sometime around the early 80's he began smoking. Throught the 90's his health declined and eventually the illness took over.
What must we think about the Star Trek fan with a surreal taste for art and who loved pasta? I'm not sure, but I am certainly thankful for the images.

Opera by Gorillaz about Monkey

meech — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:52:31 -0800

Damon & Jamie's Excellent Adventure is a documentary following the Gorillaz' boys - Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett - as they attempt to make an opera based on classic Chinese novel Journey to the West [or for them - the 70s television show Monkey]. The documentary follows the two year process with a decent section on Albarn's approach to learning a new form of music.

No Borat, but close

Mach3avelli — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 05:50:37 -0800

Judge Jamie delivers (youtube)