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53,
04:41,
2008-04-22 08:43:57
Description: MACHINE HEAD interview with PHIL & DAVE on their tour bus outside Senator Theater 2/2007 in Chico, CA.........http://machinehead1.com also playing that night were LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM & (More) MACHINE HEAD interview with PHIL & DAVE on their tour bus outside Senator Theater 2/2007 in Chico, CA.........http://machinehead1.com also playing that night were LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM & GOJIRA..Machine Head is a heavy metal band, formed in 1992 in Oakland, California. Experimentation (1997-2001) After Chris Kontos left to work with Testament, the drumming services of Dave McClain formerly of Sacred Reich were acquired. They then released the follow up album, The More Things Change, once again produced and mixed by Colin Richardson, in 1997, after which guitarist Logan Mader unexpectedly left in the spring of 1998. He was then replaced by Ahrue Luster (Now of Ill Niño) who worked with the band on the third album The Burning Red (1999). This album was a sign of a change for Machine Head, the band deciding to experiment more rather than release another album that would be seen as just a shadow in the footsteps of Burn My Eyes. Robb uses his rapping techniques in this album in addition to the growl he used on earlier releases. The song "Devil With The Kings Card" is based on Logan Mader's leaving of the band. The album did, however, receive some backlash from fans who weren't pleased with their change in style - some even accused the band of "selling out" and following musical trends (nu-metal and rap metal were becoming increasingly popular in 1999). Machine Head released Supercharger in 2001, though the album failed to do well. The video for the song "Crashing Around You" was banned by MTV due to its images of collapsing buildings around the times of WTC strike. The album received more of the same criticism that met The Burning Red. By 2002, Machine Head had sold over 1.3 million albums worldwide, and overall "Supercharger" (mixed by Colin Richardson) would go on to sell an impressive 250,000 copies worldwide, but it would be their lowest selling album to date. Once the tour for the album had been completed, Machine Head and Roadrunner Records mutually decided to sever ties with regards to distribution in North America and around the world, however to fill the ties, the band released "Hellalive" (also mixed by Colin Richardson) which was a recording of a Brixton Academy, London set. [edit] Decline (2002-2003) In 2002 Ahrue Luster left the band and was temporarily replaced by Phil Demmel, who played in thrash band Vio-lence alongside Flynn. Demmel played some festival shows with Machine Head (including a headlining slot at the With Full Force festival in Germany). Then with Phil not being able to commit to the band, he and Machine Head parted ways. The remainder of the band started writing songs for the next album (eventually Through the ashes..), and hoping to get signed to a record label. They recorded a short demo, including a radio-style song called "Pins and Needles" (a song later released with alternate lyrics on the Roadrunner United album under the title "Army of the Sun"), and a Electronic Press Kit for the companies, also hoping they can get signed on the strength of their previous efforts. Nearly every record label in the music industry rejected the four track demo. [edit] Revival (2003-present) However in March 2003, the band's spirits would rise when Phil decided to rejoin the group full time, and Roadrunner International (Europe and the rest of the world) came to the band with an offer. Then the band signed the international deal, and started recording "Through the Ashes". The band then decided to go back to Roadrunner USA hoping on being signed (which they eventually did), and "Through The Ashes of Empires" (Colin Richardson mixing once again) was finally released in Europe and around the world (except North America) on October 28 2003. The album overseas would be praised in most musical publications (a notable absentee from the 'good review list' was Britain's influential Kerrang! magazine though, it should be noted Kerrang is a mainstream rock publication), and then it created a buzz in America. Roadrunner USA came back to Machine Head and made them an offer, and they signed with the label, and to make up for making the American fans wait so long for the new album, they recorded a track called "Seasons Wither" which had not appeared on the European release. Through the Ashes of Empires returned to a style closer to that of Burn My Eyes, and received significant publicity due to the success of the song "Imperium" and what was seen by fans as a massive return to form - both musically and lyrically. As part of this revival, Machine Head headlined the "True Metal" stage at 2005's Wacken Open Air festival in front of 40,000 fans - their biggest show to date (they made an appearance at the Dynamo Open Air festival in their early years but didn't headline). Through the Ashes of Empires debuted on the Billboard Charts in US at #88 -- an excellent showing for a band that was considered at one point dead-in-the-water. On October 11, 2005, Machine Head released their first ever DVD: Elegies. The DVD contained concert footage from the Brixton Academy show in December of 2004, and various extras, including their most recent music videos (of 2004) and a documentary on the Making of "Through The Ashes". In the DVD's first week of release, "Elegies" reached the #13 spot in US and the #6 spot in UK music-related DVD sales. As well on October 11, 2005, Roadrunner Records released an album to commemorate the 25 years of the label's storied history. Four of the songs on the album, Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions, were written by Robert Flynn of Machine Head. Both Phil Demmel and Dave McClain of Machine Head contributed to the album musically, and Logan Mader came on board as a producer,also providing the melodic harmonics on the track "The End". Roadrunner United was a project conceived by the label to showcase the talent of the dozens of bands signed to Roadrunner Records. There were 4 "Captains" assigned to write songs for the album: Robb Flynn of Machine Head, Dino Cazares ex-Fear Factory, Matt Heafy of Trivium, and Joey Jordison of Slipknot. Each "Captain" had to choose which artists were to participate in the recording of their songs, and they were to be primary producers. The album saw an all-star cast of artists from such bands as: The Misfits, Killswitch Engage, 36 Crazyfists, Sepultura, Soulfly, Slipknot, Cradle of Filth, Type O Negative, Fear Factory, Front Line Assembly, Coal Chamber, Ill Niño, Vision of Disorder, Trivium, Opeth, Stone Sour, King Diamond and Deicide, among others. March 26th (Europe/Rest of the World) and 28th (USA), 2007 saw the release of the band's sixth studio album "The Blackening"[1], which was produced by Robert Flynn and mixed by Colin Richardson. They have also contributed a studio recorded and produced cover of Metallica's "Battery" for Kerrang! Magazine's 'Remastered', a tribute to Metallica's seminal album Master of Puppets, which is included on the album as bonus content. On October 31 2006, Roadrunner Records announced that as part of their 25th Anniversary, they will be re-releasing Burn My Eyes with a bonus CD, which includes previously unreleased tracks and rarities. It was said to be due out on January the 8th, 2007 but has been pushed back to September 2007 so it does not interfere with the release of 'The Blackening'. However now these plans have since been scrapped by the band and Roadrunner. [edit] Recent Activites Machine Head started off 2007 by opening for Lamb Of God on their US tour in support of their album, Sacrament. Also on this tour was Trivium and Gojira. In April 2007, they were on tour opening for Megadeth and Heaven and Hell in the US. They then began thier European festival dates during May, June and July in Luxembourg, supported by Caliban. During this time they played the Download Festival on Donington racecourse. Their performance at the festival was praised by Kerrang as one of the best performances of the entire 3 day event. Shortly after their appearance at Download, they announced a headlining Japanese/European/Australian arena tour (called The Black Crusade) during October, November and December 2007. They will be supported by Trivium, Dragonforce (Europe only), Arch Enemy and Shadows Fall. There have been a few debates on what particular subgenre of heavy metal Machine Head can be classified as. Some call them a thrash metal, groove metal and even neo-thrash metal band, thanks to their thrash influences, their roots in the Bay Area thrash scene (most notably Flynn and Demmel's time in Vio-lence), their occasionally fast riffing style and shouted vocals. Robb Flynn has stated that Machine Head were never a thrash band and that they are more influenced by bands like Biohazard and hardcore bands rather than thrash - he once claimed, in fact, that their original intent was to be the West Coast's answer to Biohazard[2]. " We play music that straddles the line between prog and traditional rock. I think we make prog-rock more listenable without cheapening the progressiveness of it. The complexity of our music appeals to people who like technical playing, but the arrangements are not so extreme that they fly over the average listener's head. It's a good balance. " —Dave McClain, Machine Head Diary[3] Some consider early Machine Head to be groove metal and may be one of the original bands in that sub-genre. Others have called them nu metal, mostly due to their style at the time of their The Burning Red and Supercharger albums but say they went back to a sound comparable to their early years on Through the Ashes of Empires. Others use the term post-thrash to describe the band's style, grouping them with other early 90s bands such as Pantera or Sepultura who have an approach based in thrash metal but with more mid-tempo riffing and a stronger groove. [edit] Trivia Although Burn My Eyes was more influential as an album to the metal scene in general, according to a Blabbermouth.net Report, The Burning Red moved almost as many units in 3 years (1999-2002) as Burn My Eyes did in 8 years (1994-2002). In 2000, bands like Machine Head and Slipknot were involved in product placement for the HBO show The Sopranos. A.J. Soprano, played by Robert Iler, often wore Roadrunner Records apparel like Machine Head's Year of the Dragon T-Shirt. On Metallica's album Garage, Inc. Jason Newsted is shown in the booklet wearing a Machine Head sweater. During the 'Davidan' music video, Bassist Adam Duce is wearing a Slayer t-shirt with the classic 'Eagle logo'. Later to be (and now former) guitarist Ahrue Luster was in the crowd at the concert used in the 'Davidian' music video. Although they share their name with the Deep Purple album, Robb Flynn has stated that he did not name Machine Head after that album. In fact he claims he did not even know Deep Purple had an album called Machine Head.[citation needed] The Blackening album leaked onto the internet in late Jan 2007. 2 months before its release date. (Less) Channel: youtube
19,
09:54,
2008-03-08 01:08:26
Description: Warning: This video is not suitable for children. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Here's a trivia question: what happens when you add an educational (More) Warning: This video is not suitable for children. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Here's a trivia question: what happens when you add an educational video game with Mario? The answer is a big piece of fucking shit.
Here's T4's fifth video game review of the one and only, Mario's Time Machine. (Less) Channel: youtube
32,
04:41,
2007-05-05 08:04:56
Description: MACHINE HEAD interview with PHIL & DAVE on their tour bus outside Senator Theater 2/2007 in Chico, CA.........http://machinehead1.com also playing that night were LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM & (More) MACHINE HEAD interview with PHIL & DAVE on their tour bus outside Senator Theater 2/2007 in Chico, CA.........http://machinehead1.com also playing that night were LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM & GOJIRA..Machine Head is a heavy metal band, formed in 1992 in Oakland, California. Experimentation (1997-2001)
After Chris Kontos left to work with Testament, the drumming services of Dave McClain formerly of Sacred Reich were acquired. They then released the follow up album, The More Things Change, once again produced and mixed by Colin Richardson, in 1997, after which guitarist Logan Mader unexpectedly left in the spring of 1998. He was then replaced by Ahrue Luster (Now of Ill Niño) who worked with the band on the third album The Burning Red (1999). This album was a sign of a change for Machine Head, the band deciding to experiment more rather than release another album that would be seen as just a shadow in the footsteps of Burn My Eyes.
Robb uses his rapping techniques in this album in addition to the growl he used on earlier releases. The song "Devil With The Kings Card" is based on Logan Mader's leaving of the band. The album did, however, receive some backlash from fans who weren't pleased with their change in style - some even accused the band of "selling out" and following musical trends (nu-metal and rap metal were becoming increasingly popular in 1999).
Machine Head released Supercharger in 2001, though the album failed to do well. The video for the song "Crashing Around You" was banned by MTV due to its images of collapsing buildings around the times of WTC strike. The album received more of the same criticism that met The Burning Red.
By 2002, Machine Head had sold over 1.3 million albums worldwide, and overall "Supercharger" (mixed by Colin Richardson) would go on to sell an impressive 250,000 copies worldwide, but it would be their lowest selling album to date. Once the tour for the album had been completed, Machine Head and Roadrunner Records mutually decided to sever ties with regards to distribution in North America and around the world, however to fill the ties, the band released "Hellalive" (also mixed by Colin Richardson) which was a recording of a Brixton Academy, London set.
[edit] Decline (2002-2003)
In 2002 Ahrue Luster left the band and was temporarily replaced by Phil Demmel, who played in thrash band Vio-lence alongside Flynn. Demmel played some festival shows with Machine Head (including a headlining slot at the With Full Force festival in Germany). Then with Phil not being able to commit to the band, he and Machine Head parted ways. The remainder of the band started writing songs for the next album (eventually Through the ashes..), and hoping to get signed to a record label. They recorded a short demo, including a radio-style song called "Pins and Needles" (a song later released with alternate lyrics on the Roadrunner United album under the title "Army of the Sun"), and a Electronic Press Kit for the companies, also hoping they can get signed on the strength of their previous efforts. Nearly every record label in the music industry rejected the four track demo.
[edit] Revival (2003-present)
However in March 2003, the band's spirits would rise when Phil decided to rejoin the group full time, and Roadrunner International (Europe and the rest of the world) came to the band with an offer. Then the band signed the international deal, and started recording "Through the Ashes". The band then decided to go back to Roadrunner USA hoping on being signed (which they eventually did), and "Through The Ashes of Empires" (Colin Richardson mixing once again) was finally released in Europe and around the world (except North America) on October 28 2003. The album overseas would be praised in most musical publications (a notable absentee from the 'good review list' was Britain's influential Kerrang! magazine though, it should be noted Kerrang is a mainstream rock publication), and then it created a buzz in America.
Roadrunner USA came back to Machine Head and made them an offer, and they signed with the label, and to make up for making the American fans wait so long for the new album, they recorded a track called "Seasons Wither" which had not appeared on the European release. Through the Ashes of Empires returned to a style closer to that of Burn My Eyes, and received significant publicity due to the success of the song "Imperium" and what was seen by fans as a massive return to form - both musically and lyrically. As part of this revival, Machine Head headlined the "True Metal" stage at 2005's Wacken Open Air festival in front of 40,000 fans - their biggest show to date (they made an appearance at the Dynamo Open Air festival in their early years but didn't headline). Through the Ashes of Empires debuted on the Billboard Charts in US at #88 -- an excellent showing for a band that was considered at one point dead-in-the-water.
On October 11, 2005, Machine Head released their first ever DVD: Elegies. The DVD contained concert footage from the Brixton Academy show in December of 2004, and various extras, including their most recent music videos (of 2004) and a documentary on the Making of "Through The Ashes". In the DVD's first week of release, "Elegies" reached the #13 spot in US and the #6 spot in UK music-related DVD sales.
As well on October 11, 2005, Roadrunner Records released an album to commemorate the 25 years of the label's storied history. Four of the songs on the album, Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions, were written by Robert Flynn of Machine Head. Both Phil Demmel and Dave McClain of Machine Head contributed to the album musically, and Logan Mader came on board as a producer,also providing the melodic harmonics on the track "The End". Roadrunner United was a project conceived by the label to showcase the talent of the dozens of bands signed to Roadrunner Records. There were 4 "Captains" assigned to write songs for the album: Robb Flynn of Machine Head, Dino Cazares ex-Fear Factory, Matt Heafy of Trivium, and Joey Jordison of Slipknot. Each "Captain" had to choose which artists were to participate in the recording of their songs, and they were to be primary producers. The album saw an all-star cast of artists from such bands as: The Misfits, Killswitch Engage, 36 Crazyfists, Sepultura, Soulfly, Slipknot, Cradle of Filth, Type O Negative, Fear Factory, Front Line Assembly, Coal Chamber, Ill Niño, Vision of Disorder, Trivium, Opeth, Stone Sour, King Diamond and Deicide, among others.
March 26th (Europe/Rest of the World) and 28th (USA), 2007 saw the release of the band's sixth studio album "The Blackening"[1], which was produced by Robert Flynn and mixed by Colin Richardson. They have also contributed a studio recorded and produced cover of Metallica's "Battery" for Kerrang! Magazine's 'Remastered', a tribute to Metallica's seminal album Master of Puppets, which is included on the album as bonus content.
On October 31 2006, Roadrunner Records announced that as part of their 25th Anniversary, they will be re-releasing Burn My Eyes with a bonus CD, which includes previously unreleased tracks and rarities. It was said to be due out on January the 8th, 2007 but has been pushed back to September 2007 so it does not interfere with the release of 'The Blackening'. However now these plans have since been scrapped by the band and Roadrunner.
[edit] Recent Activites
Machine Head started off 2007 by opening for Lamb Of God on their US tour in support of their album, Sacrament. Also on this tour was Trivium and Gojira. In April 2007, they were on tour opening for Megadeth and Heaven and Hell in the US. They then began thier European festival dates during May, June and July in Luxembourg, supported by Caliban. During this time they played the Download Festival on Donington racecourse. Their performance at the festival was praised by Kerrang as one of the best performances of the entire 3 day event.
Shortly after their appearance at Download, they announced a headlining Japanese/European/Australian arena tour (called The Black Crusade) during October, November and December 2007. They will be supported by Trivium, Dragonforce (Europe only), Arch Enemy and Shadows Fall. There have been a few debates on what particular subgenre of heavy metal Machine Head can be classified as. Some call them a thrash metal, groove metal and even neo-thrash metal band, thanks to their thrash influences, their roots in the Bay Area thrash scene (most notably Flynn and Demmel's time in Vio-lence), their occasionally fast riffing style and shouted vocals. Robb Flynn has stated that Machine Head were never a thrash band and that they are more influenced by bands like Biohazard and hardcore bands rather than thrash - he once claimed, in fact, that their original intent was to be the West Coast's answer to Biohazard[2].
" We play music that straddles the line between prog and traditional rock. I think we make prog-rock more listenable without cheapening the progressiveness of it. The complexity of our music appeals to people who like technical playing, but the arrangements are not so extreme that they fly over the average listener's head. It's a good balance. "
—Dave McClain, Machine Head Diary[3]
Some consider early Machine Head to be groove metal and may be one of the original bands in that sub-genre. Others have called them nu metal, mostly due to their style at the time of their The Burning Red and Supercharger albums but say they went back to a sound comparable to their early years on Through the Ashes of Empires. Others use the term post-thrash to describe the band's style, grouping them with other early 90s bands such as Pantera or Sepultura who have an approach based in thrash metal but with more mid-tempo riffing and a stronger groove.
[edit] Trivia
Although Burn My Eyes was more influential as an album to the metal scene in general, according to a Blabbermouth.net Report, The Burning Red moved almost as many units in 3 years (1999-2002) as Burn My Eyes did in 8 years (1994-2002).
In 2000, bands like Machine Head and Slipknot were involved in product placement for the HBO show The Sopranos. A.J. Soprano, played by Robert Iler, often wore Roadrunner Records apparel like Machine Head's Year of the Dragon T-Shirt.
On Metallica's album Garage, Inc. Jason Newsted is shown in the booklet wearing a Machine Head sweater.
During the 'Davidan' music video, Bassist Adam Duce is wearing a Slayer t-shirt with the classic 'Eagle logo'.
Later to be (and now former) guitarist Ahrue Luster was in the crowd at the concert used in the 'Davidian' music video.
Although they share their name with the Deep Purple album, Robb Flynn has stated that he did not name Machine Head after that album. In fact he claims he did not even know Deep Purple had an album called Machine Head.[citation needed]
The Blackening album leaked onto the internet in late Jan 2007. 2 months before its release date. (Less) Channel: youtube
10,
06:21,
2008-04-21 16:36:39
Description: From campjinx.com: I am a huge fan of technology. But, good technology can go bad (see Terminator I-III for reference). In order to rectify this quandry, I'm forced to send Megan into battle, (More) From campjinx.com: I am a huge fan of technology. But, good technology can go bad (see Terminator I-III for reference). In order to rectify this quandry, I'm forced to send Megan into battle, Sarah Connor-style, against the robots. (Less) Channel: youtube
1,
01:05,
2009-06-19 20:25:08
Description: A very creative 1971 custom built Triumph. See how many parts you can relate too. ie, a canning jar, a door knob, sewing machine peddles, wrenches, a skateboard wheel, a lantern, a ratfink figurine, (More) A very creative 1971 custom built Triumph. See how many parts you can relate too. ie, a canning jar, a door knob, sewing machine peddles, wrenches, a skateboard wheel, a lantern, a ratfink figurine, stove handles. Very nice job. Oh yeah and it is road licensed! This was probably the most talked about bike at the music festival in Wellsville. (Less) Channel: youtube
6,
00:41,
2009-09-22 17:32:15
Description: Paul is a movie quote guessing machine. Can you guess which movies his quotes come from? Go to www.guessthemovies.com if you need help finding the answer! Distributed by Tubemogul. (More) Paul is a movie quote guessing machine. Can you guess which movies his quotes come from? Go to www.guessthemovies.com if you need help finding the answer! Distributed by Tubemogul. (Less) Channel: ebaumsworld
1,
00:00,
2009-09-22 19:00:45
Description: Paul is a movie quote guessing machine. Can you guess which movies his quotes come from? Go to www.guessthemovies.com if you need help finding the answer! Distributed by Tubemogul. (More) Paul is a movie quote guessing machine. Can you guess which movies his quotes come from? Go to www.guessthemovies.com if you need help finding the answer! Distributed by Tubemogul. (Less) Channel: myspace
1,
00:39,
2009-10-14 19:02:41
Description: Paul is a movie quote guessing machine. Can you guess which movies his quotes come from? Go to
Channel: sevenload
1,
00:30,
2009-08-29 07:09:50
Description: The death of poetry. Transcendence and the machine. We have too many motions and robot grannies with quills, writing regal 'poetry' not fit for human consumption, especially in the UK - (More) The death of poetry. Transcendence and the machine. We have too many motions and robot grannies with quills, writing regal 'poetry' not fit for human consumption, especially in the UK - there is no laurel for writing wobbling mindless vegetative trivia. It kills the word. (Less) Channel: vimeo
![Head On [1979] Classic Maze Arcade Video Games MAME ROMs](http://img.youtube.com/vi/RG1fl8gkmH0/2.jpg "Head On [1979] Classic Maze Arcade Video Games MAME ROMs")
44,
02:19,
2008-03-06 14:13:34
Description: http://www.AccessROMs.com Presents - Head On [1979] Classic Arcade maze Car Racing Race Drive Driving Video Games MAME ROMs 经典拱廊电子 游戏游戏计算机仿真器仿效 video emulazione (More) http://www.AccessROMs.com Presents - Head On [1979] Classic Arcade maze Car Racing Race Drive Driving Video Games MAME ROMs 经典拱廊电子 游戏游戏计算机仿真器仿效 video emulazione dell'emulatore del calcolatore del gioco dei giochi del arcade classico videospielspiel des klassischen Arcade 經典拱廊電動遊戲遊戲 videospelletjes spel アーケードのビデオゲーム 고전적인 игры видеоего аркады juegos juego del vídeo de la arcada 아케이드 비디오 게임 jeux vidéo classiques d'arcade classic retro arcade video games MAME ROMs.
Head On is a 2-Dimensional maze racing game. You control your car through the maze to pick up the dots while at the same time avoiding the car, or cars, that are constantly trying to ram you. Successfully get through one maze and many more await you. This is good practice for freeway driving in the big city.
Players : 1
Buttons : 1
Buttons : 1 (ACCELERATION)
- TRIVIA -
Released in April 1979. Head On was another in a short line of arcade games made by the partnership of Sega and Gremlin. Although Gremlin eventually went out of business, Sega continued to produce arcade games. Other notable games produced by this partnership include "Deep Scan", "Astro Blaster", and "Frogger". The game Head On is reputed to be the first game in which the player must eat all of the dots in order to progress to the next level (One year before "Pac-Man", Head On was the first 'eat-the-dots'-style game). The game itself didn't do that great but it did help establish Sega as an arcade machine maker. Other games that came out didn't really allow this game to go far. "Asteroids" and "Space Invaders", to name a couple, were still the big money makers.
Chris Ayra holds the official record for this game with 300, 000 points.
A bootleg was made by Sidam under the same name.
A bootleg of this game is known as "Super Crash". (Less) Channel: youtube
19,
03:11,
2007-08-18 18:53:44
Description: 11 July 1916, Canning Town, London, England, UK
Birth Name
Reginald Alfred Varney
SpouseLily (1 October 1939 - present) 1 child
Trivia
One of five children (Sid, Bella, Doris, Reg (More) 11 July 1916, Canning Town, London, England, UK
Birth Name
Reginald Alfred Varney
SpouseLily (1 October 1939 - present) 1 child
Trivia
One of five children (Sid, Bella, Doris, Reg & Stanley)
Has a daughter named Jeanne and two grandchildren, Ryan and Leah
A very talented pianist.
He is also a very talented fine artist.
Starred on stage in the late 1940s in a comic revue entitled "Gaytime". His stooge in the act was none other than Benny Hill.
When the world's first ATM opened at Barclays Bank in north London's Enfield district 27 June 1967, Varney became the very first person to use the machine (Less) Channel: youtube
30,
02:25,
2007-07-13 10:38:44
Description: This is the reason that the French refused to help us in the Iraq war even though we saved them in WWII, & WWI. These are all facts so if you have arguments think carefully before you post it. (More) This is the reason that the French refused to help us in the Iraq war even though we saved them in WWII, & WWI. These are all facts so if you have arguments think carefully before you post it. Please comment.
Fun Trivia about France:
*During WWII General Patton once said that he would rather have two German divisions in front of him then a French division behind him.
-Dring the American Revolution it is estimated that 40% of all the weapons that France supplied to the colonists were defective and of no use to them.
-When France attempted to construct the Panama Canal the Mosquito infestation was so bad that it was killing all the workers causing France to have to withdraw from the project, effectively retreating under threat of Mosquito. As always the Americans had to finish the job.
-It is often joked that a French tank has 3 speed settings, reverse, super reverse, and forward just incase the enemy attacks from behind.
- Gallic Wars
- Lost. In a war whose ending foreshadows the next 2000 years of French history, France is conquered by of all things, an Italian. [Or at ths time in history, a Roman -ed.]
- Hundred Years War
- Mostly lost, saved at last by female schizophrenic who inadvertently creates The First Rule of French Warfare; "France's armies are victorious only when not led by a Frenchman." Sainted.
- Italian Wars
- Lost. France becomes the first and only country to ever lose two wars when fighting Italians.
- Wars of Religion
- France goes 0-5-4 against the Huguenots
- Thirty Years War
- France is technically not a participant, but manages to get invaded anyway. Claims a tie on the basis that eventually the other participants started ignoring her.
- War of Revolution
- Tied. Frenchmen take to wearing red flowerpots as chapeaux.
- The Dutch War
- Tied
- War of the Augsburg League/King William's War/French and Indian War
- Lost, but claimed as a tie. Three ties in a row induces deluded Frogophiles the world over to label the period as the height of French military power.
- War of the Spanish Succession
- Lost. The War also gave the French their first taste of a Marlborough, which they have loved every since.
- American Revolution
- In a move that will become quite familiar to future Americans, France claims a win even though the English colonists saw far more action. This is later known as "de Gaulle Syndrome", and leads to the Second Rule of French Warfare; "France only wins when America does most of the fighting."
- French Revolution
- Won, primarily due the fact that the opponent was also French.
- The Napoleonic Wars
- Lost. Temporary victories (remember the First Rule!) due to leadership of a Corsican, who ended up being no match for a British footwear designer.
- The Franco-Prussian War
- Lost. Germany first plays the role of drunk Frat boy to France's ugly girl home alone on a Saturday night.
- World War I
- Tied and on the way to losing, France is saved by the United States [Entering the war late -ed.]. Thousands of French women find out what it's like to not only sleep with a winner, but one who doesn't call her "Fraulein." Sadly, widespread use of condoms by American forces forestalls any improvement in the French bloodline.
- World War II
- Lost. Conquered French liberated by the United States and Britain just as they finish learning the Horst Wessel Song.
- War in Indochina
- Lost. French forces plead sickness; take to bed with the Dien Bien Flu
- Algerian Rebellion
- Lost. Loss marks the first defeat of a western army by a Non-Turkic Muslim force since the Crusades, and produces the First Rule of Muslim Warfare; "We can always beat the French." This rule is identical to the First Rules of the Italians, Russians, Germans, English, Dutch, Spanish, Vietnamese and Esquimaux.
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02:37,
2007-12-27 14:44:12
Description: Any movie directed by 5 different people is bound to be confusing. This was, off course, no exception.
Orson Welles reportedly insisted on including magic tricks into his scenes, a possible source (More) Any movie directed by 5 different people is bound to be confusing. This was, off course, no exception.
Orson Welles reportedly insisted on including magic tricks into his scenes, a possible source of the friction between him and Peter Sellers.
When Mata Bond swings into action, the background music is "Bond Street" also scored by this film's composer, Burt Bacharach. The real Bond Street can be seen in the later James Bond movie, Octopussy (1983).
Peter Sellers and Orson Welles hated each other so much that the filming of the scene where both of them face each other across a gaming table actually took place on different days with a double standing in for one the actors.
Peter Sellers often caused interruptions by leaving the set for days at a time.
The rift between Orson Welles and Peter Sellers was partly caused by the arrival on set of Princess Margaret, sister of the Queen. Sellers knew her of old and greeted her in an ostentatious manner to ensure all cast and crew noticed. However, the Princess walked straight past him and made a big fuss over Welles. Nonplussed, Sellers stormed off the set and refused to film with Welles again.
An enormous Taj Mahal-type set was designed for the film but never built. The real Taj Mahal can be seen in the later James Bond movie Octopussy (1983).
The gadget used by Le Chiffre to cheat at Baccarat was a pair of infra-red sunglasses with x-ray capabilities. X-ray sunglasses would also be seen in the later James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough (1999).
The West German street Feldmanstrasse seen in the film is a name parody of the film's producer Charles K. Feldman. This is the location of the Mata Hari Dance & Spy School.
The first thing seen in the movie which is the graffiti seen on the Paris pisoir at the film's beginning read: "Les Beatles".
Orson Welles attributed the success of the film to a marketing strategy that featured a naked tattooed lady on the film's posters and print ads.
A carpet beater can be seen hanging from the side of Orson Welles's chair. This is a link to the original Casino Royale novel, in which Le Chiffre tortures Bond by thrashing his testicles with a carpet beater.
At least two gags involving Peter Sellers in this film later resurfaced in the Pink Panther films of the 1970s: a sight gag involving Sellers wearing a Toulouse Loutrec costume, and a joke involving a driver running away when being asked to "follow that car." That man was Stirling Moss, one of the greatest race car drivers of all time.
The name for the organization SMERSH is derived from "Smiert Spionam" which means "death to spies". "Smiert Spionam" is the the full phrase from which the acronym of the Soviet counterespionage organization SMERSH took its name. It existed as early as World War II, and was a branch of the NKVD (later KGB).
Le Chiffre is a French word which translates into English as "The Cypher" or "The Number". Other translations in different languages include "Die Nummer", "Herr Ziffer", and "Mr. Number".
In his first scene David Niven is seen bouncing up and down in a chair whose seat is fixed to what appear to be accordion bellows. This is a "chamber horse", a home exercise machine that was popular in 18th-century Britain.
In the "vault" scene towards the end, Bond says, "Careful, it's vaporized lysergic acid, highly explosive". Lysergic acid is actually used in the synthesis of the hallucinogen LSD, and is not an explosive.
In the German spy school, Polo mentions some of the former students, among them Peter Lorre. Peter Lorre played Le Chiffre in the original, made-for-TV version of Casino Royale on "Climax!" (1954).
The Le Chiffre agent killed in a Berlin phone booth is played by Vladek Sheybal, who previously played an enemy agent in From Russia with Love (1963).
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38,
03:22,
2008-01-31 13:24:35
Description: "Sweet Georgia Brown" was a brand-new tune when Isham Jones recorded it in 1925. The Isham Jones Orchestra was one of Brunswick's most popular recording artists, and he continued to be (More) "Sweet Georgia Brown" was a brand-new tune when Isham Jones recorded it in 1925. The Isham Jones Orchestra was one of Brunswick's most popular recording artists, and he continued to be a successful bandleader and songwriter well into the 1930's. This recording was made with Brunswick's primitive "Light Ray" recording process, which used a horn to collect sound and channel its acoustic energy to a small mirror. A spot beam was reflected off the mirror and onto a photocell. As the sound vibrated the mirror, the intensity of the spot beam on the photo cell varied; this varying electrical signal was amplified and sent to the recording head, where it was cut onto the record. These recordings sound hollow and distorted when played back electrically, but they sound loud and clear when played back acoustically.
The record player is an Orthophonic Victrola model VE4-4X, or "Granada". The "E" in the model number indicates that the Victrola is fitted with a synchronous A/C motor instead of a wind-up motor. The machine has a full "orthophonic" playback system (for electrically-recorded records) including the special orthophonic sound box with a duralumin diaphragm and a folded exponential horn inside of the cabinet. Although the gigantic Credenza Victrola produced deeper bass, the Granada had the most accurate overall frequency response of all the acoustic Orthophonic Victrolas. The serial number indicates that this machine was probably manufactured in 1926.
I shoot my video with a Sony Digital 8 format camera. For audio, I use a Shure SM-57 microphone on a stand placed about 4 feet in front of the Victrola horn. I use "soft tone" needles to keep from overloading the microphone. The mic is plugged directly into the video camera. The videos are edited with Windows Movie Maker. I use Sound Forge 9 to clean up the audio, but don't worry -- you're hearing the record exactly as the Victrola plays it!
For more great music, videos, and trivia from this era, please visit my website, http://www.virtualvictrola.com. (Less) Channel: youtube
55,
03:42,
2008-01-31 13:10:55
Description: "The Stampede," written and recorded by Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra in 1926. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better example of Roaring Twenties hot jazz than this superb (More) "The Stampede," written and recorded by Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra in 1926. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better example of Roaring Twenties hot jazz than this superb recording by the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, regarded at the time as the top hot jazz band in America. Newcomer Rex Stewart takes the opening trumpet break, followed by solos from Coleman Hawkins and Joe Smith. A tight reed ensemble precedes a final hot break by Stewart. The band isn't "swinging" just yet, but there is no denying the abundant energy and flair displayed by the Henderson band on this tune.
The record player is an Orthophonic Victrola model VE4-4X, or "Granada". The "E" in the model number indicates that the Victrola is fitted with a synchronous A/C motor instead of a wind-up motor. The machine has a full "orthophonic" playback system (for electrically-recorded records) including the special orthophonic sound box with a duralumin diaphragm and a folded exponential horn inside of the cabinet. Although the gigantic Credenza Victrola produced deeper bass, the Granada had the most accurate overall frequency response of all the acoustic Orthophonic Victrolas. The serial number indicates that this machine was probably manufactured in 1926.
I shoot my video with a Sony Digital 8 format camera. For audio, I use a Shure SM-57 microphone on a stand placed about 4 feet in front of the Victrola horn. I use "soft tone" needles to keep from overloading the microphone. The mic is plugged directly into the video camera. The videos are edited with Windows Movie Maker. I use Sound Forge 9 to clean up the audio, but don't worry -- you're hearing the record exactly as the Victrola plays it!
For more great music, videos, and trivia from this era, please visit my website, http://www.virtualvictrola.com. (Less) Channel: youtube
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