Another ad for Bud

I promise not to keep making posts about phone pictures and videos. I'm just testing the process. So here are some still pictures from the Clydesdale visit. I picked up the cute chick in red and blue sitting on the curb just like I did 43 years ago. As they say, Kent is where the action is.

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From Phone To Computer

Here is some of the Budweiser Clydesdales video that I shot with my phone. I am now going to see if I can remember the sequence of steps that got it transferred from the phone to the computer. Then I'll write them down in a safe place. Learning is sometimes a gradual process. Fortunately, I have lots of time.

I Was Not Alone

Sunday night, I made another attempt to see the Space Shuttle-Space Station as it passed by. They are still docked. No luck. I think that it was not quite dark enough here at the time. I thought for a moment that I was successful but it turned out to be two amorous fireflies.

The biggest surprise was when I looked over my shoulder and got the view shown below. It appears that someone else was looking too.

Black Dog

ZEP

This is just a test post to see if this animation actually works. If it doesn't, I'll be deleting the post. If it works, I'll leave it. And while you're here,

A guy hears his doorbell and goes to the front door. When he opens the door, he sees a slug on the front step. He picks up the slug, and throws it out of his yard into the street. Three months later, his door bell rings and he finds the slug on his step again. The slugs says, "What the hell was that all about?"

Sorry, Zeppy Tomato. I know that you don't have hell hound eyes, but that's the way this GIF was made.

Stan Hywet Goes To The Dogs

My barbershop friend Ray Stone recently visited Stan Hywet Hall in Akron to watch his son-in-law play"old-time rules" baseball. Stan Hywet is the home estate of the Seiberling family, who were prominent in the rubber industry and politics. They were having a display of fantasy dog houses on the grounds. He shared these two pictures. The first one was labeled Frank Lloyd Bite. The second one speaks for itself.

Smile!!

My college roomate, Jim Mitsuyasu, sent me this video. Jim lives in California now. Sue and I got to spend a few days with Jim and his wife, Kathy during the winter of 2007. We were staying in Apache Junction, AZ for the winter and they drove out to visit us.

That's Entertainment

I'm just in a Spike Jones kind of mood today. Some might say that would apply to every day. Anyhow, I am sharing this example of Spike and the band. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do. As a side note, notice a very young DeForest Kelley (future Dr. McCoy of Star Trek fame) making an appearance shortly after the young lady starts singing and again at the end of the scene.

Woodstock:Prologue

Next month will be the 40th anniversary of that music festival of peace and love known as Woodstock. I plan to dedicate several posts to Woodstock performances at that time, but I thought that a little tease might be in order.

Here is one of my favorite all-time bands in the "not as famous as they should be" category. That's the late, great "Bob the Bear" on vocals.

Canned Heat

Here are some pictures and videos of the Budweiser Clydesdales in Kent on Wednesday. I have some others that I took with my new phone. I may post them later after I figure out how to do that.

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The Silver Beats

Since I used their picture in the last post to help make the "Japanese beetle" joke, I felt obligated to give the band, The Silver Beats, from Tokyo, their due. Here is a clip of them doing a couple of songs in a radio studio in, of all places, Nashville, TN.

Ladies and Gentlemen

The Silver Beats

What A Difference An "A" Makes

We have been having some problems with bugs eating the leaves of our roses and other plants. Monday, I put two Japanese beetle traps out, one in the front yard and one in the back. I must have gotten the wrong kind of trap because this is what we found in the backyard this morning.