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Livvi Franc – Automatik

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:33:34 +0000

Sometimes I get roped into stuff while I’m working that I don’t always think is the best idea. After a long day of photographing on set for this music video I became a part of the whole thing. The director made me move around, ducking and bobbing like a deranged Steve Sands, while snapping as many pictures as possible. Thankfully, you can hardly even tell it’s me and it doesn’t look anywhere near as silly as it felt.

I really liked working with the family. They were from the North of England but had moved to the Barbados for the good life.

Anthony Bourdain cooks Cocaine

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:31:46 +0000

“No Reservations” is the perfect mix of a cooking show, travel show and documentary. Thankfully unlike lot’s of other Travel Channel shows, Anthony Bourdain isn’t a ‘hippy-dippy traveller’ who loves everything and patronizes the locals. He comes across as more of a journalist that eats than a food critic. How do I become his travelling photographer for all the shows??

Some time with a Donkey….

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:04:03 +0000

DontEvenReply.com

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:26:27 +0000

Normally I find blogs that poke fun at people or have ill intentions as bad taste, but I think I’ve spent too much time on craigslist recently and read too many crazy posts to really care. This guy at donevenreply.com is pretty funny. It’s amazing what people want or expect on craigslist. (Thanks Tom)

Original ad:
I would like to buy your broken/non-working wide screen TV even if it is not repairable. Thanks, Dan

From Mike Anderson to ***********@***********.org

Dan,
My roommate has a widescreen TV, but it is working. I don’t like him that much though, so I would be willing to break it and sell it to you for $100. What should I do to break it? I was thinking I should just hit the screen with a bat. Let me know.
Thanks,
Mike

Tiananmen Massacre 20th Anniversary

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:14:21 +0000

There are very few news stories I remember from my childhood, and even fewer photographs from the news. This one by Stuart Franklin/Magnum Photos is hard to forget and is undoubtedly on of the greatest and most memorable photos of the 20th Century.

It was amazing watching the BBC News report yesterday when the secret police were blocking the cameras with umbrellas. It was like watching cheeky school children playing pranks on a news reporter. Look at how much fun the guy in the second picture looks like he’s having.

Am I missing something?

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:27:32 +0000

I’ve been watching late night TV recently for no real reason. I didn’t know that Jimmy Fallon was part of the scene. I tried watching his show two nights in a row, and I’ve concluded that I just don’t get it.

Am I experiencing a mid-life crisis?

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:20:54 +0000

Pearl Jam’s first album ‘Ten’ was reissued this week with a bunch of reworked tracks. It’s one of the first albums I ever heard that I could listen to over and over and over so I probably spent a good year doing just that. In 1996 I actually met Eddie Vedder at Acton Town train station in London. It was around midnight and I was going home from a party, changing trains to get onto the Picadilly line. I saw a crowd of people standing around this long haired guy that appeared to be him. Normally I don’t approach strangers, particularly ones who I thought were amazing musicians, but when I heard an American accent, I had to find out. He turned out to be a really nice guy who was willing to answer any stupid question that a 17 year old could think of. We chatted for about 10 minutes, he autographed my party invite and then jumped on a District line train. I think I’ve only been as excited to meet one other ‘celebrity’, the Dalai Lama.

My midlife crisis worries are from the fact that even before I knew this album was being reissued, I had been listening to them again, along with Oasis and Nirvana. It’s hard to believe that it’s nearly 15 years since Kurt Cobain killed himself. Are we really that old?

A Fat Guy and a Muppet

admin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:31:47 +0000

Slumdog Kids walk the Red Carpet

admin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:21:47 +0000

Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:31:34 +0000

It’s taken me a while to catch up to this show, “Curb Your Enthusiasm“. We don’t have HBO, so I don’t always see some of the better sitcoms. If this doesn’t make you laugh, then I’m afraid I can’t help you. (Also check out Larry David being interviewed by Ricky Gervais on youtube)