Avatar II Trailer

I wasn't a huge fan of "Avatar" - I found it to be a good movie but not quite as amazing or revolutionary as a lot of other people found it to be.

But judging by the early teaser trailer, "Avatar II" is looking like something to get excited about.

Spring! Music!

The following songs are all songs that I emotionally and psychologically associate with Spring. The change of seasons, the warmer weather, the idea that there's still plenty of the school year left but the end is in sight - it's all here. ROCK.

If it's nice out listen to these songs whilst enjoying the sunshine. If it's not, listen and pretend it is.

Talking Heads - Nothing But Flowers

(The above takes me right back to my senior year in high school. I had ordered the Best of the Talking Heads CD online and listened to it a lot while making an entire website for a school project using Frontpage. Those were the days.)

Passenger - Walk You Home

(The above takes me straight back to 2007. That's probably to recent to reminisce.)

The Lemonheads - If I Could Talk I'd Tell You

(The above takes me right back to 1997 or thereabouts... it takes me there but whilst there I don't have access to a calendar. Ah, to be back in the '90s.)

Elbow - Scattered Black and Whites

(Takes me back to 2001. Working a summer job by day (I say "working" though it was really more like "surfing the internet and then leaving after 8 hours") and hanging with friends in the evenings.)

Radiohead - Maquiladora

(It's oft been said that Radiohead's B-Sides are better than other bands' A-Sides. S'truth. Takes me back to 1998. In those days there was a webpage with every Radiohead B-Side listed and each had a link to download the song right off the webpage. Those days are gone, eh? I went through the B-Sides endlessly while exploring the new "internet" and trying out new Winamp "skins".)

The fact that 3/5 bands have the word "head" in the title is completely coincidental. A different 3/5 are British. Also coincidence.

The Holy Grail of Video

I've been looking for this video for years and never found it... until now. Every "Best Of" Late Night with Conan O'Brien compilation always includes a short clip of the early days when David Letterman came on as a guest. But it was always the same short clip, never a full interview. Online, any youtube upload would be deleted. In fact, I personally had a video deleted just because it contained about 5 seconds of the interview. With the short clip edited out, the video was allowed. For years, the best thing I saw was when someone posted a transcription of the interview online. Not quite the same and that, too, is gone.

But now, thanks to a tip off from someone on youtube, the clip is online. For me it's the Holy Grail of online videos, not because it's the funniest or best but because of the rarity and historical value.

Watch it or don't watch it. Choose. But choose wisely.

Late Night Homecoming from janeway529 on Vimeo.

For context, Conan explains the significance of this interview and what it meant to him and his career here (starting at 3:40).

Jimmy Fallon : WTF

WHAT... IN.... THE ..... WORLD?!

Or should I say, "WHERE... IN THE... WORLD?!"

Either way, I just don't know.

Fun With Area Codes

It has become tradition that within the intro theme song of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" the Roots insert the current episode number. Starting with (I think) episode #209 they started adding something else - they also say the city which has that number as its area code. So, #209 was "2-0-9 Modesto!" and show #210 went, "2-1-0 San Antonio!".

Tonight is significant. Tonight is episode #215 - my area code. Ought to be interesting to see if my town gets a shout out.

Late Night: Boring Interview

Coincident with my previous post which centers on quiet boredom, Jimmy Fallon and Ted Danson decide to reprise the famous (infamous) "Whittle Interview" with a new "Boring Interview". It's very much an "art piece" but I think it works. I like it.

Tip: Double click the clip to watch un-embedded so that you get the full wide-screen.

Boring Interview