so maybe you’re going out to a club this weekend. yeah? need some awesome moves? really awesome? then you got ‘em! here’s the official freshness on rave dancing from sweden called stampa med leroy. double yeah! at 1:42 i find hurt & myself rather upset that leroy is revealing my signature move titled ‘wash the laundry.’ dag-nabbit! i recommend letting the video fully load and then skipping right to 4:23 for the sweet sweet dessert that is leroy’s ultimate rave dance showcase demo! it’s quite a feast. good stuff. now go dancing!
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interesting + amazing + creepy + fascinating + ‘it’s coming to get me’ new footage of boston dynamic’s big dog pack mule robot traversing through the woods and snow. while it looks like two actors in leotards performing an elaborate mummenschanz show, it’s not. it’s a robot, built to walk & deliver supplies, and it can’t fall down. in fact, i can hear it approaching right now … yikes … gotta go!
thank you mojito’s in north beach for bringing the lovely & soulful alice russell to the bay area! giantmonster especially thanks alice russell & mike simmonds for 1) a really amazing show at mojito’s in north beach on march 10th & 11th, and 2) getting a ticket-less me into the sold out show for free! thank you thank you! if you haven’t heard alice russell sing, check out alice russell’s myspace page to get a listen to her music. previously with tru thoughts recordings. video of alice russell singing to know this below.
more links:
Alice Russell - All Over Now
Alice Russell - High On The Hook (live)
Alice Russell - Hurry On
you’re supposed to be wearing green when you read this. it’s saint patrick’s day today, so have a happy one.
i liked reading this: Around 300 women rural residents in Brazil burst into a property owned by the US company Monsanto and destroyed a plant nursery and crops containing genetically modified corn. the women were from the group via campesina and were protesting brazil allowing monsanto and bayer to move ahead with developing genetically modified crops (GMC). brazil legalized genetically modified crops in 2005. last month french officials banned one of the approved monsanto GMCs to be grown in brazil, MON810, after doubts over the GMC’s safety. go ladies! monsanto is evil.
great chart via good magazine that displays which of the USA’s largest food producers & corporations are behind your favorite organic foods. always good to know where your dollars go. i didn’t know coca cola owned odwalla. or that pepsi owned naked juice.
great time lapse video footage of fog covering san francisco. the video was shot in HD on february 8th, 2008 and filmed from across the bay in sausilito. warning: gratuitous amounts of fog - this could be classified as fog porn. for a bit less fog, hd-sf.com has this really great night-to-day-to-night time lapse footage of san francisco for your viewing pleasure.
home for sale! want to own a beautifully restored historic victorian home? i believe you do. this lovely house at 395 west main avenue in morgan hill california is for sale (first time in 31 years). this home sits on a large corner lot and is just amazing! great neighborhood that’s walking distance to the library, historic downtown & shops, good schools, and parks. the spacious yard includes a white picket fence, a well maintained lawn & plants, over 13 rose bushes, large organic garden area, multiple fruit trees, and large, mature trees as well. the historic home was built in 1906 and was home to the first mayor of morgan hill. 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, updated modern wiring and copper plumbing, hardwood floors throughout, leaded glass windows, incredible kitchen and family room area, dining room, living room, outside patio & deck, bar, partial basement, and more. the home is listed with realtor marge fiorenza of keller williams realty. please call 831-644-9809 if interested. and much much love to everyone who helped on this massive project, especially in the last 2 years!
it’s friday, and no matter how cool you think you are, you’ll NEVER be as cool as liberace’s red, white, & blue shoes. sorry, it’s true. photos of liberace’s shoes and other fine items can be seen on the giantmonster flickr set titled Liberace Museum, Las Vegas.
the mighty syd gris and crew at opel productions are hosting the time is now - the opel 6 year anniversary party! it’s happening saturday, march 22nd. “If you were living the life you wanted to lead, how would it be different? If you were the YOU you wanted to be, what would change? What are you waiting for? The Time is Now.” very nice. & if those words don’t seem incredibly apropos, then perhaps the music lineup will work for you: meat katie & lee coombs to host along with other great djs. but wait, there’s a fashion show too! oy! and it’s at temple in SF!? double oy!
oy! fresh on the heels of my skydiving post, please check out this amazing clip of extreme base jumping in wingsuits. beautiful!!!! what are wingsuits you ask? think giant flying squirrels. closest thing to flying. great audio on the video too.
a new art show opening titled solo flight featuring the art work of mike davis will be held at the lovely white walls gallery in san francisco this saturday night (3/15/2008). the show runs through to april 14, 2008. peep the white walls website for a preview of the show and more information.
if you are interested in turning your world around (who isn’t, really?) then giantmonster highly recommends jumping out of a plane with the great people at bay area skydiving. bay area skydiving is located in byron, california - just a quick drive from san francisco/oakland. very professional and very courteous and very fun crew (thanks vic and connie!). this was my first time skydiving and what a blast!!!!!!! a truly fantastic experience! a bit like being reborn & having the words ‘totally winning’ tattooed on your soul at the same time. such a rush and thrill in facing your fears. seriously, what are you waiting for? choose a skydiving package and book a jump today! do it!
it’s friday, and giantmonster would like to ask do you know where your rick astley is?
it’s very nice to see something low tech and simple executed with great style. from late show with david letterman comes this clip of austrailian artist/unusualist raymond crowe performing his art of hand shadow puppetry. very amazing - right down to louis armstrong’s eye! see more of this unusualist at raymond crowe dot com.
performed in the main concourse at grand central station in new york city, the skit frozen at grand central by improv everywhere has been so successful and inspiring that the performance is now spawning copies around the world. there is the great trafalgar square freeze in london, freeze on grafton street in dublin, ireland, and the san francisco freeze to name just three. but there are many many more freeze events listed on the improve everywhere website & definitely worth checking out. video of the original grand central freeze plus a few more are posted below. so great! & speaking of freeeeze …
Frozen at Grand Central - january 31st, 2008
The Great Trafalgar Square Freeze - february 16th, 2008
SF Freeze - february 23rd, 2008
as if it needs mentioning, the drug methamphetamine is absolutely horrible. to drive that point home further, jezebel is hosting a short clip from the A&E show Intervention of Cristy, the 24 year girl who has been a meth user & addict for 10 years. it is very very sad and disturbing. longer video clips of this episode are available on youtube. if that isn’t enough, there’s an informative page via pbs frontline on how meth destroys the body. this is the worst drug. just awful. seeing what meth use does to people is the best deterrent. please avoid at all costs.
it’s friday and let’s celebrate billboards. first, there’s the fantastic AT&T and the National Security Agency billboard re-interpretation done by the marvelous billboard liberation front (BLF) around san francisco. awesome! thanks BLF! (& here’s more detailed photos of the AT&T & NSA billboard and the billboard liberation front’s photostream on flickr). if you don’t know what the connection is between AT&T and the NSA, there is plenty to read online about domestic spying.
and although it has nothing to do with the NSA, there’s is the equally powerful king of jews - king of beers billboard masterpiece done near hoston, texas back in 2006. i’ve always looked at billboards as public space and am glad to see these magnificent uses of those public spaces. more please!
the art gallery anno domini located in san jose, ca is currently presenting ‘victims’ by barron storey. the solo show features new illustrations, sculpture, and installation pieces by barron storey that depict the damaged and the wounded. you can also see extensive images of the ‘victims’ art show via the flickr photo art show sets of astrogirl and atomicmonk. barron storey’s ‘victims’ art show runs at anno domini from february 1st through march 15th 2008. definitely worth a visit.
it’s friday, and is that bike you’ve parked on the street secure? not sure? if you have any doubts, then you need the hot new cheek lock invented in the giantmonster labs. yes! all security systems pale in comparison to this awesome new bike lock. never wonder or worry about where you’ve parked your bike again. totally! order one today.
sort of like the obey giant obama hope poster but with a bit more style & punch, numlok has created some rad hilary nope posters which are viewable & printable from his flickr account. good stuff numlok!
taking the art of dining to new and savory heights comes this clip from a japanese game show with pointers on the proper way to eat marshmellows. can it be done any other way? i don’t think so. side note: with the competing teams in this video wearing red and blue outfits, i can’t help think of US politics and that someday this is how our elections will be decided. awesome! thanks jamie for the clip!
tomorrow night, february 20th - 2008, a total lunar eclipse is occurring which will be very visible in north america (as well as south america). the moon will appear to change color & turn orange to blood red. for those in california/Pacific Standard Time zone, the partial lunar eclipse begins at 5:43pm, then moves into total eclipse at 7:01pm and out of total eclipse at 7:51pm, then out of partial eclipse at 9:09pm. that gives you about a 3 hour window to see some sort of lunar eclipse happening. so be sure to watch it! awesome lunar eclipse photo via mr.eclipse.com.
the nerdy yet very mighty wondercon approacheth the san francisco moscone center this weekend! plus the even mightier folks at maverix studios are having a wondercon party & showing off their many talents. awe-shume! i know folks like rhode and jamie will be exhibiting their hot stuff (& their comics & drawings too) at wondercon. are you going? are you exhibiting? feel free to post your booth info all up in the comments. see you there!
sent in from jonathan, here’s a link via ticketbooth to view all the Oscar nominated animated shorts online. listed below are embedded video links to the five nominated animated shorts. the oscars are broadcast this sunday Feb 24th, 2008. thanks jonathan for the link!
Peter & the Wolf - part 1 (part 2) (part 3)
Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)
I Met the Walrus (trailer only) (website)
it’s friday and giantmonster would like to remind you that bananas are a valuable source of vitamin B6, vitamin b12, vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium. bananas have a high iron content and one medium-sized banana (about 4 ounces) contains 100 calories. there you go. have a banana for lunch please!
incredible! myaspartameexperiment.com is a very detailed website of an extensive experiment conducted by a private citizen on the effects of the artificial sweetener aspartame (nutrasweet). in short: stop using anything with nutrasweet/aspartame today! the experiment was conducted by victoria inness-brown, MA. inness-brown put a group of rats on a steady diet containing nutrasweet for 2 years and 8 months. the aspartame received daily by her rats was equivalent to two-thirds the aspartame contained in a 8 ounce can of diet soda (meaning it was less than the human equivalent of the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) for aspartame as set by the FDA). the results are startling -the rats fed nutrasweet developed tumors, eye diseases, bone disorders, and eventually died. quoting the website for the basis of the experiment:
“I did my aspartame experiment because my family was addicted to diet soda. After researching the effects of aspartame, I strongly believed the artificial sweetener might one day lead to their illness and even early death.”
WARNING: the website myaspartameexperiment.com contains disturbing images of rats with symptoms of severe diseases and and illness. you can review the setup for the nutrasweet experiment here. fyi: nutrasweet is another bad product made by monsanto (the makers of round-up, agent orange, rBST/rBGH).
wired has an amazing gallery of nanoscale images and scans. the incredible images of were captured using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). you can view a schematic of how a STM works and also watch this video of a scanning electron microscope filming a scanning tunneling microscope in action.
if you like to browse websites with lots of interesting eye candy, then i recommend yanko design. it’s a great design blog that showcases cutting edge design ranging from concepts, products, gadgets, interior spaces, industrial design, branding, tools, toys, everyday items, and more. it’s very advertisement heavy, but still very much worth a visit.
fellow nerds & geeks can now safely go where no such nerd has allegedly gone before with this very handy map of the star trek universe. the map is a scan from Star Trek Star Charts: The Complete Atlas of Star Trek. yeah, totally. additional star trek inspiration available here. trek map via geekstir.