FUNNY FUR

I went onto Youtube today; on the main page were the usual recommended videos; noticed one thumbnail image of a cat firing a gun; cool!

Often when I hear about certain video shorts -- those that end up going viral -- being very funny, I am often left kinda cold... at best, left chuckling: The talking dog one from a few weeks ago was like that. Cute, but....

This one, "Medal of Honor Cat", involving a regular ol' pussy cat, albeit one with a crack shot, had me in stitches...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXRX47L_3yE&feature=topvideos_mp


After I watched it, and settled down from my giggle-fit, I decided to check when the clip was put up: July 9, 2011. Wow; it had, by this early this afternoon, gathered over 800,000 views.

CINEFLIX COMEDY DRAMA

Canadian (low-end) television production company Cineflix is planning to move into the arena of sitcoms and drama.

Good luck. They are asking for trouble. Many a company has ended up in bankruptcy after making such a move. Sitcoms and dramatic television programs are much more expensive to produce, for one thing; a far cry from lifestyle/reality-type fare.

Cineflix can barely put a junky, bottom-of-the-barrel show together -- never mind one with serious scripting and casting considerations.


The Globe and Mail story...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/television/cineflix-media-makes-a-move-into-tv-drama-and-comedy-production/article2077802/

IMPECCABLE - WILL AND KATE IN CANADA

'The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge' were in Ottawa yesterday as part of Canada Day celebrations. Since they set foot in this country two days ago, I have spent a few minutes here and there catching up on the royal visit.

One thing I have really noticed: William and Catherine are note perfect. They were meant to be together, and to fill the role of Modern Royalty.


The Globe and Mail...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/royal-couple-wind-down-canada-day-with-a-concert-on-parliament-hill/article2083489/page1/

HAPPY CANADA DAY - 2011

Enough said.

SOL KAPLAN'S "THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE" - DOCUMENTARY PIECE

"The Doomsday Machine" is one of the best episodes of the original Star Trek series. This status, according to us Trekkers, is helped in no small way by composer Sol Kaplan's superb symphonic score.

On a theme(s)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Bu7bmz17E&feature=player_embedded

MORE SUN NEWS

Popped Sun News Network on a few minutes ago, just to convince myself that I was dreaming.

No.

There was an outside remote: The host (the weather girl, I think) had her microphone; she interviewed a cool-looking dude who was grilling meat on the barbecue; the floor director made an appearance, to chomp on some beef.

Painful. Absolutely painful. (Dr. Smith used to say, "the pain... the pain". Like that.)

Total beeping Amateur Hour. The most professional, and charming, person was the barbecue guy. Hire the man. Please. Do something right.

Seriously, folks. You have to tune in for even a few minutes -- anywhere, anytime!

POSTING NUMBER 1000 (+1)

My previous posting (A FRED STEINER ALBUM) was number 1000! It came and went with (a) little fanfare.

A FRED STEINER ALBUM

Fred Steiner's re-recording, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, of the Max Steiner score for King Kong (1933)...



Steiner's recordings, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, of suites adapted from Star Trek (1966-1969)... some his own scores and one from Sol Kaplan ("The Doomsday Machine"). These performances lack the fire and swagger of the original recordings done for the show, and suffer a bit from the 'concertized' sound and tempo, but they are worth listening to if you want to hear outstanding dramatic music written for a television series...



... And various scores his own ("Mirror, Mirror", and "By Any Other Name"), and from others (Jerry Fielding's "The Trouble With Tribbles", and George Duning's "The Empath")...

COMPOSER FRED STEINER DIES

Just heard the sad news that Hollywood film and television composer Fred Steiner passed away a few days ago at the age of 88.

Not only did he write much of the superb music for Star Trek (1966 - 1969), but he was highly regarded for his academic research.

One film score he admired, was Max Steiner's King Kong (1933). As a matter of fact, Fred (who was no relation to Max) recorded an adaptation of the score back in 1976 with the National Philharmonic Orchestra. I have the LP... it is a wonderful performance of dramatic film music, energetically conducted by Fred Steiner.

More thoughts on Mr. Steiner, soon....


Obituary in the L.A. Times...
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-fred-steiner-20110625,0,7265403.story
And Variety...
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118039133?refCatId=14

DIM SUN

Further to my previous post, LACKING SUN (WATTAGE)...

Margie Gillis is beautiful.

Krista Erickson is ugly. (Watch the video and observe how angry she gets at around the 7 or 8 minute mark; someone has an axe to grind! There is nothing wrong with asking the question, but to do so with such emotionalism is... revealing. It's great!)

What was I saying about a "train wreck"?