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Jon Stewart and Current TV

Comedy Central's Jon Stewart provides an analysis of Al Gore's new venture,  "Current TV"

"... Offering a glimpse of the independent network first announced at last year’s National Cable & Telecommunications Association convention, former Vice President Al Gore and entrepreneur Joel Hyatt, joined by executives and on-air talent, revealed this morning [April 4, 2005] that the name of the new venture, formerly known as INdTV, will be Current. ..."

(Note: Requires Quicktime 6.5 or later.)

TAGS
Jon Stewart, Comedy Central, Current TV, Al Gore, Joel Hyatt, INdTV

Open Up Your Heart And Let The Sunshine In!!!

"... Pebbles & Bamm Bamm Play The HollyRock Palace ..."

... And Tour EuroRock and Make a Movie ... Pre-Historic Music Promotion, according to William and Joseph.  William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, that is ...

Welcome to WebRock!!!

Flintstones "No Biz Like Show Biz", written by Joanna Lee

Recorded April 13, 1965
Aired September 17,1965

(Note: Requires Quicktime 6.5 or later.)

Lyrics

Open Up Your Heart And Let The Sunshine In
written by Stuart Hamblen

Mommy told me something
A little kid should know
It's all about the devil
And I've learned to hate him so
She said he causes trouble
When you let him in the room,
He will never ever leave you
If your heart is filled with gloom

So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Smilers never lose
And frowners never win
So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Open up your heart and let the sun shine in

When you are unhappy
The devil wears a grin
But oh, he starts to running
When the light comes pouring in
I know he'll be unhappy
'Cause I'll never wear a frown
Maybe if we keep on smiling
He'll get tired of hanging 'round.

If I forget to say my prayers
The devil jumps with glee
But he feels so awful awful
When he sees me on my knees
So if you're full of trouble
And you never seem to win
Just open up your heart and let the sun shine in

So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Smilers never lose
And frowners never win
So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Open up your heart
And let the sun shine in

TAGS
Flintstones, Pebbles, Bamm Bamm, Bedrock

If You're Not A Professional Actor ...

"... FZ: If you're not a professional actor, the easiest thing for you to do, when you only have a week to make a movie is just to be yourself on the screen, so the lines that the people speak in the film, with the exception of some of the real fantasy characters like the Vacuum Cleaner, or the, or what Theodore Bikel says, are all based on the actual speech patterns and the lifestyle of the people who are in the group. ..."

Audio excerpt from Playground Psychotics by Frank Zappa.

"If You're Not A Professional Actor ..."

More about Playground Psychotics:

"... You wanted more old Mothers, you got 'em: This "archival" double CD, originally released in 1992, features performances and assorted dialogue snippets from the early 70s version of The Mothers, recorded onstage at NYC's Fillmore East, UCLA's Pauley Pavilion and The Rainbow Theatre in London, and offstage in various locales. This was the Flo & Eddie version of the band, with the ex-Turtles lending their quintessential California harmonies to some of the Mothers' funniest moments as well as their most straight-ahead rockers.

Of special interest is the John Lennon & Yoko Ono guest appearance at The Fillmore in 1971. It had been Lennon's first onstage appearance in nearly two years and his last for a long while, performing the blues standard "Well (Baby Please Don't Go)" and a long jam during which Yoko was tied up in a sack. This performance was heard in excerpted form on Lennon/Ono's album SOMETIME IN NEW YORK CITY; now it can finally be heard in context. ..."

TAGS
Frank Zappa, Playground Psychotics, Theodore Bikel, Flo and Eddie, Professional Actor

Waking Life

"... They say that dreams are real only as long as they last. Couldn't you say the same thing about life? ..."

A film by Richard Linklater.

Waking Life

"... Self-taught writer-director Richard Linklater was among the first and most successful talents to emerge during the American independent film renaissance of the 1990s. Typically setting each of his movies during one 24-hour period, Linklater's work explored what he dubbed "the youth rebellion continuum," focusing in fine detail on generational rites and mores with rare compassion and understanding while definitively capturing the 20-something culture of his era through a series of nuanced, illuminating ensemble pieces which introduced any number of talented young actors into the Hollywood firmament. Born in Houston, Texas, Linklater suspended his educational career at Sam Houston State University in 1982, to work on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. He subsequently relocated to the state's capital of Austin, where he founded a film society and began work on his debut short film, 1987's It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988). Three years later he released the sprawling Slacker (1991), an insightful, virtually plotless look at 1990s youth culture that became a favorite on the festival circuit prior to earning vast acclaim at Sundance in 1991. Upon its commercial release, the movie, made for less than $23,000, became the subject of considerable mainstream media attention, with the term "slacker" becoming a much-overused catch-all tag employed to affix a name and identity to America's disaffected youth culture. ..."

(Note: Requires Quicktime 6.5 or later.)

TAGS
Richard Linklater, Waking Life, Slacker

TeleVision Show

A film by Matt Kristek which speaks for itself.

TeleVision Show

"... Matt Kristek (Associate of Arts, Film, 2003) is currently living in Long Beach, California. His final Rockport College film, Television Show has played in the Hollywood International Student Film Festival and the Imperial Beach Film Festival. ..."

(Note: Requires Quicktime 6.5 or later.)

TAGS
Matt Kristek, TeleVision Show, Rockport College, Student Film