Category Archives: entertainment

Hair

Posted by Jeff Milner on February 6, 2010 No comments

The University of Lethbridge is putting on the musical “Hair” (wikipedia entry). It runs from Tuesday, February 9th to Saturday the 15th. If you haven’t already, get your tickets fast because they’re almost sold out.

Hair tells the story of the “tribe”, a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the “Age of Aquarius” living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War. Claude, his good friend Berger, their roommate Sheila and their friends struggle to balance their young lives, loves and the sexual revolution with their rebellion against the war and their conservative parents and society. Ultimately, Claude must decide whether to resist the draft as his friends have done, or to compromise his pacifistic principles and risk his life by serving in Vietnam.

Here’s the very local news coverage of the production:

Hair at the University of Lethbridge

I know a few of the actors and will be there opening night. It should be a lot of fun.

LOST: Flight 815 Crash in Real Time

Posted by Jeff Milner on February 2, 2010 1 comment

Season 6 of Lost premieres tonight. Enjoy this fan made primer, Flight 815 Crash in Real Time.

LOST: Flight 815 Crash in Real Time | YouTube

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Ode to Spot

Posted by Jeff Milner on June 25, 2009 No comments

Lately I’ve been watching reruns of Star Trek: TNG (season 6) and I came across Data’s poem, Ode to Spot. Somehow it seems better 17 or so years later.

Felis Cattus, is your taxonomic nomenclature,
an endothermic quadruped carnivorous by nature?
Your visual, olfactory and auditory senses
contribute to your hunting skills, and natural defenses.

I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,
a singular development of cat communications
that obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
for a rhythmic stroking of your fur, to demonstrate affection.

A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;
you would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
And when not being utilized to aide in locomotion,
it often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.

O Spot, the complex levels of behaviour you display
connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.

Mythbusters- Lego Ball Myth HD

Posted by Jeff Milner on May 14, 2009 1 comment

A group of friends in San Fransico built a giant ball of lego, dressed one of the friends up as Indiana Jones and then had him run from the ball. “Fun times”.

The original Lego Ball video:

[Giant LEGO Boulder - YouTube]

On a recent episode of Mythbusters, the gang decided to find out if such a ball can actually be created:

[Mythbusters- Lego Ball Myth - YouTube]

Stomp

Posted by Jeff Milner on January 19, 2009 No comments

Last night I attended Stomp in Calgary at the Jubilee Auditorium with Kelli and her parents. It was pretty amazing to see and hear the variety of rhythm and music composed from the sounds of brooms, chairs, PVC piping, and match boxes, just to name a few. The biggest surprise came when I began to realize it’s as much a visual narrative as it is about the sound.

Stomp in Calgary

Here is my sneaky snap shot that I took at the end of the show (photographs are not allowed). I assume it’s because flashes and LCD screens are distracting, so I made sure to turn both off.

40 Inspirational Speeches

Posted by Jeff Milner on December 12, 2008 No comments

Need some inspiration? Here you go:

Hit play or watch 40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes at YouTube.

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Dancing Robots

Posted by Jeff Milner on September 1, 2008 No comments

A short video showing the entertaining robot, Titan.

From the website:

Titan the robot is the new and unique entertainment concept that has taken the United Kingdom by storm. Titan is equally at home in almost any arena and switches from street theatre to corporate hospitalty with ease. In fact the events Titan has previously appeared at have spanned almost every possible genre including large outdoor events, product launces, celebrity partes, trade shows, shopping centres, music festivals, fashion shows, and even several TV appearances and has even been used in a national advertising campaign by one for the UK’s largest holiday companies.

Titan’s allure spans all age groups, ethnic backgrounds and languages, he really does have a universal appeal; we have yet to find an event where Titan doesn’t fit in.

Hit play or watch Three Robot’s Dancing at Youtube.

The Wire – S05E03

Posted by Jeff Milner on January 20, 2008 No comments

I’m excited to watch tonight’s episode of The Wire (The best TV show ever). As always, urbanfervor has a fantastic review. (Spoiler Warning).

The Vinyl Cafe Podcast

Posted by Jeff Milner on January 16, 2008 No comments

The CBC has started podcasting The Vinyl Cafe.

I love the CBC.

If the Simpsons Were Star Wars

Posted by Jeff Milner on September 12, 2007 No comments

Clever illustration and animation guy Rich Cando created this Simpsons/Star Wars mash-up that I think you’ll enjoy. Accept for maybe a touch of tweaking in the animation itself, I don’t think Groening and crew could have done it much better themselves.