LEGO LOTR. IT'S HAPPENING FOLKS.

LEGO LOTR. IT'S HAPPENING FOLKS.

Two words. F*@&. Yes.

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House of the Rising Sun Old School Computer Remix!

 

House of the Rising Sun Old School Computer Remix 

Saw this on OhGizmo. It's made using only outdated computer/office equipment from before the dawn of man.


The following equipment is used:

a. HP Scanjet 3P, Adaptec SCSI card and a computer powered by Ubuntu v9.10 OS as the Vocals.
b. Atari 800XL with an EiCO Oscilloscope as the Organ
c. Texas instrument Ti-99/4A with a Tektronix Oscilloscope as the Guitar
d. Hard-drive powered by a PiC16F84A microcontroller as the bass drum and cymbal

Very kewl old school! 

LEGO Zelda: Help me out!

Would you like to own this? IT CAN HAPPEN
   
Hey gang! LEGO has this awesome new service called Cuusoo. If your design is popular enough, LEGO might actually produce it! Please "like" my design and support it if possible. May the triforce be with you!

Clickety click here to help me out!

My set also features a canon to blast pesky sea beasts!

Pokemon: Mortal Kombat!

Pokemon: Mortal Kombat

Someone went ahead and made a Mortal Kombat-ish version of Pokemon, featuring very impressive graphics and animation. I have to say, while I prefer the turn based battle system Pokemon has always used, which is strategy not skill based, I would love to be able to pummel Mr. Mime into a bloody, messy, pulp.

Skitty vs. Wailord would be an interesting match up.

This comes via Topless Robot.

Do me! Show me!

Do me! Show me!

Martin Short is a genius. Let's make sure that's well understood. If you've never seen SCTV then shame on you. Being "too young" is no excuse either in this age of Youtube. And to prove my point here are two examples of Short at his best, doing a killer Jerry Lewis impression. The clip above is a commercial for Martin Scorcese's Jerry Lewis on the Champs Elysees. It's funny even if you don't know who Jerry Lewis is.

The clip below is a riff on Ingmar Bergman, again starring Short as Lewis. This stuff is gold. You're welcome.

Tom Monroe: An Appreciation

Tom Monroe: An Appreciation

Turn on the radio today and listen, if you can, to the so called "music." Like what you hear? Yeah, didn't think so. It either sounds like screeching owls fighting in a car wash or it's banal teen girls suggestively singing about their "booty." Are they pirates? Either way, who wants to hear this stuff? Certainly, not people with taste and class. For you, gentle listener, I have the answer; the sadly forgotten genius of Tom Monroe.

For those unfamiliar with "the Master of Smooth," allow me to enlighten. Hearing Mr. Monroe sing is like gliding on a rainbow, a cool, crisp breeze blowing at your back, soft and refreshing, never harsh. It's that feeling you get when you take a sip of lemonade on a hot, muggy summer day; it cools you, body and soul. That, my friend, is Tom Monroe.


Tom got his start like any great artist; working hard, honing his craft, paying dues. He charmed audiences with his silky smooth vocals; as soft as the velvet walls of lounges he worked.  Unlike all the noise that went for popular music, this cat actually sang. His big break came in 1981. He had cut an album called: Tom Monroe On a Different Wave Length, full of 'popular' songs of the day, but done the Tom Monroe way. To say this album was monumental would be to say the Mona Lisa is just a painting of some dead chick. Not only was it monumental, it was a groundbreaking landmark achievement in music recording history. It was as if Tom reached to the heavens, stole some of the gods fire and etched it into vinyl for all of us mortals to enjoy.


Tragically, the album went completely unnoticed. It was as if Jesus died for nothing.

However, the album did catch the tuneful ear of one Gerry Todd, video "VJ" for the SCTV network. Gerry was always searching for new sounds. And Gerry, like you and me, was tired of the "noise," Tom Monroe was the answer. In a 1995 interview, when asked what were the greatest moments in his life, Gerry answered, "Well, I'd have have to say: 1. birth of my son, 2. discovering Tom Monroe, 3. marrying the love of my life Linda. In that order."


Gerry persuaded Tom to make a video of one of the numbers from his album. The result was magic.

 

"De Doo Doo Doo De Da Da Da", a song made popular by The Police, was just like any of the othermeaningless buzz. But Mr. Monroe heard something in that buzz: a song. With his velvety pipes and nimble phrasing, Mr. Monroe transformed the ugly duckling into a beautiful swan, taking flight and soaring to the heavens. The video was an instant sensation. And the nation, like a drunken man recovering from a miserable hangover, finally turned off the noise, and turned on Tom Monroe. "noise" out there;  a tuneless, vapid

Following the smash success, Tom made another video, this time it was "Turning Japanese" by one hit wonders The Vapors. To say Tom could turn a phrase is to say God could move a mountain. In this case, Tom "turned" Japanese.  This video proved, as if proof was necessary,  not only could Mr. Monroe sing , as if the Angel Gabriel had embedded himself into Mr. Monroe's Larynx and played his Golden Harp, but Tom had also mastered the visual medium. Videos of the time mirrored well the "noise" of their music with loud flashy images, usually with half dressed (or less!) women and unkempt men. Sometimes you couldn't tell the difference. But the cool, smooth confidence Tom brought to his music, he also brought to his videos. Mr. Monroe gave us clean clear images, lovely ladies, pleasing backgrounds and the handsome, smartly dressed crooner himself. Cool, smooth, refreshing; a perfect compliment to the master's music.

Unfortunately, Tom Monroe's fame was short lived. The nation, like a drunken man, returned to drink, to the "noise." Tom continued to make music, a vocal Michaelangelo crafting masterworks, but sadly no one was there to hear them, they were drowned out by the "noise."

Tom had one brief moment in the sun, a single from his album: Tom Monroe sings Petula Clark. It is a work of inspired genius, which is to say it's simply Tom being Tom. "Downtown," a song made famous by Ms. Clark, is born anew by Mr. Monroe's special brand of magic. The video for "Downtown" is here  and you might want to watch it with sunglasses on because it's brilliance is blinding. So, maybe I'll see you there. We can forget all our troubles, forget all are cares...

Will there ever be another Tom Monroe? Well, I've heard there's to be a "second coming" of a certain famous cat, and I don't see that happening anytime soon. So I think we should all count our blessings that we lived in a time when the smooth, cool, well coiffed genius of Tom Monroe graced our drab, little lives. He took our sad song and made it better.

Welsh Guard plays "Imperial March" for Saudi King

The Dark Side Has Cookies...and Oil

This is a couple of years old but still so awesome. Apparently, some members of the Welsh Guard band, who customarily perform whenever an important dignitary makes an official visit to Great Brittan, were unwilling to perform for Saudi King Abdulah, due to Saudi Arabia's human rights violations and it's stance on women. And by "stance on women," I mean, Saudi men like to stand on their women. And violate them; their rights, that is.

This, was their compromise. That this actually happened is so awesome.

Found this from this Cracked article.

Only Aquaman is Lamer...

"Hawkward"

 How awful is Aquaman? He didn't even make it into this sawesome skit.  Clip comes via Topless Robot.

What Link Really Thinks

 
What Link Really Thinks

This is all kinds of awesome. Created by Amazing Brand0, this masterpiece allows us to hear what Link is really saying/doing as he adventures away. Link is one sick, dirty, twisted, bundle of awesome. WARNING: There's hella lotta swearing in this vid so if your a prude, stay away dude.

Dinosaurs LIVE!!

Wish this had happened to me when I was a kid...



This might be the most epic thing I've seen in awhile. Via Boing Boing.

Mario World 1-1 - First Person!

First Person Mario (via Topless Robot )

So awesome to see it from Mario's perspective.

 

Star Wars: The Musical (via Topless Robot )

Impressive. Most impressive. This is from a 1996 high school musical and it has to be seen to be appreciated. Brilliant.