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More press on #SAIC ‘s decision to withdraw support for the #VideoDataBank, an essential resource for the distribution and preservation of #VideoArt #ExperimentalVideo hyperallergic.com/the-school-o...

Usually, I can’t go for that. But, felt like spinning this one today, and it’s both dated and charming. Can’t see these two making a comeback with the kids, but they were masters of pop-rock in their day. Private Eyes, Daryl Hall John Oates (1981) #Nowaying #NowSpinning #VinylSky

Perhaps my finest filmmaking moment (trailer link below): #TheNightingale #ChicagoCinema #Microcinema #Friendsgiving #2010NightingaleTrailer vimeo.com/10311443

If you’ve been inspired by the Video Data Bank #VDB in the past, consider adding your name to an open letter to #SAIC urging them to reinstate the staff and support the mission of this unique #VideoArt distribution resource: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

filmmakermagazine.com/132507-an-op... #experimentalfilm #experimentalvideo #videoart #agvideo #SAIC

As an 🇺🇸 in 🇨🇦, we did not do a big meal today - that was taken care of Saturday when I made Apple Pie and we had Turkey at a friend’s house. But my kids aren’t escaping this Thanksgiving tradition. Alice’s Restaurant, Arlo Guthrie (1967) #DadsCopy #NowPlaying #NowSpinning #VinylSky

RIP Jimmy Cliff. I watched this film at least 50 times after tracking down a VHS copy circa ‘97, when that was still a feat and I was still in a dorm. I’ll be revisiting my introduction to the man and his music again soon. youtu.be/8EF-4gaHm6U?...

Rockford’s Finest. At Budokan, Cheap Trick (1978) #NowPlaying #NowSpinning #VinylSky

Morning listening…it’s the repress from ~1984, hyping the hit. #NowPlaying #NowSpinning #JohnHughes #VinylSky

Sunday dérive to Cornwall #Photography #PhotographySky #Landscape #EasternOntario

Welp, sent off a new feature experimental-doc to the first batch of festivals today. Now to wait and see if it has any wings. It definitely has a lot of 🐦 on-screen and in the soundtrack. At 72 min, my longest finished project by a country mile. 🦋 🦋 🦋 #experimentalfilm #experimentalvideo

It’s okay to be glad that restaurants are doing stuff like this AND absolutely furious about the utter failure of the United States government.

A movie you’ve seen more than 7 times with a gif

Current Mood™. Why yes, it is 1985 ambient music from Northern Europe made by a composer/engineer, why do you ask? Belgium? Yes, only released in Belgium originally. Let the Night Last Forever, Walter Christian Rothe (1985) #NowPlaying #NowSpinning #VinylSky

This one’s headed out today, and I’m conflicted. But, the herd must be culled. The title track is stellar (even with the pan flutes), but each of these legends reached greater heights elsewhere. One last spin. Highwayman, the Highwaymen (1985) #NowPlaying #NowSpining #VinylSky #MusicSky

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 31: favorite song about Halloween I’m sure someone beat me to it, but… Demand Man’s Party, Oingo Boingo (1985) youtu.be/sto_FRtb1Sc?...

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 30: Colours of the Season Not one from my playlist, but a sneaky pop tune from a not so sneaky punk/new wave band. Golden Brown, the Stranglers (1982) youtu.be/7KIHvuMl4Kk?...

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 29: singer born in October I almost went with someone who attended my high school (Bob Weir), but instead opted for my dad’s favorite musician. Couldn’t pass on this duet performance. Before the Deluge, Jackson Brown w/ Joan Baez (1974) youtu.be/nRPnhqHh5Fc?...

I’ve always liked the convention of naming small apartment complexes. Somehow, I’ve walked by this ~1930s complex in my neighborhood without recognizing the name. Seemed fitting for B&W. #PhotographySky #Landscape #ArchitectureSky #Photography

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 28: open theme One I associate with Autumn, something I got into in Fall 2002, my first time really on my own. A Losing Season, Sorry About Dresden (2001) youtu.be/DYEjveRev_0?...

Cracked open the Technics turntable I picked up for free last summer because it was running a little fast. Dusted the insides, gave the speed pots & switch a shot of contact cleaner, and put on a new belt. Dialed-in!

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 27: Haunted I encountered Ochs’ music in college, spurred on by a prof who named multiple artworks after his songs. The prof was also named Phil, and remained a friend and mentor until his passing. The Highwayman, Phil Ochs (1965) youtu.be/A9fWjzYiRUE?...

This really should come out more often. I’ve avoided it, opting for Deja Vu recently. This is every bit the equal. Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969) #NowPlaying #NowSpinning #VinylSky

1/2 The pup didn’t want to walk uphill today, so we stayed on the flatlands and walked through the neighborhood. #Photography #PhotographySky #Landscape

Slowly getting my back catalog of Super8 diary films up on Youtube. Tonight I've added my Pittsburgh trilogy from 2007, and what is probably my favorite in-camera edit, Mylar Balloon Ripoff. Silent, so feel free to add your own soundtrack. #FilmSky #ExperimentalFilm #FilmArt youtu.be/2PnWglBgisM

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 26: Spirits Not my usual fare, but a song I’ve always connected with. Abstract on the spirits theme, but there is the ghost of Elvis & Jerry Lee Lewis. Walking in Memphis, Marc Cohn (1991) youtu.be/PgRafRp-P-o?...

Brazilian psych-folk from 1981, a random thrift store find that is just awesome. I don’t understand the lyrics, but bosa-nova drums and wet acoustic guitars are my speed. Juntos, Nelson Coelho de Castro (1981/84) #NowPlaying #NowSpinning #VinylSky

Another Autumn day in Mount Royal park (north slope). Colors are great, soon to be only on the ground for another year. #Photography #PhotoSky #Landscape

Today, this is my favorite BB album, because it contains my favorite line: “Thinking back now I suppose you were just stating your views What was it all for For the weather or the Battle of Agincourt?” Brewing Up With, Billy Bragg (1984) #NowPlaying #NowSpinning #VinylSky

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 25: Bones “The ghost of 'lectricity howls in the bones of her face Where these visions of Johanna have now taken my place” Visions of Johanna, Bob Dylan (1966) youtu.be/AwuCF5lYqEE?...

This is easily my favorite Jackson album. My dad’s copy, still in shrink. The title track, Fountain of Sorrow, For a Dancer, and Before the Deluge are up with his best, and there’s no Redneck Friend to drag it down. Late for the Sky, Jackson Browne (1974) #NowPlaying #NowSpinning #VinylSky

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 24: Dreams Yep. The Dennis Miller Show. It was a thing for a minute. And the Pixies were almost mainstream. Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons, The Pixies (1991) #NowListening youtu.be/OPTLFXV9Gvk?...

What’s it like inside your head?

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day: 23 Devilish The original is GREAT…but after finding this set to the David Allen Coe parody (Jamaica), it makes sense. The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Charlie Daniels Band (1979) - by the Muppets youtu.be/FC9X8Xf3XRc?...

My favorite part of looking for work is trying to identify which application resulted in an uptick in spammy calls.

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 22: sweet Figuratively and literally - sweet. Cherry Pie, Sade (1984) #NowListening youtu.be/eZiAuSwYEwk?...

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 21: trickery Damnit, I get why Tweedy & Farrar had to go their separate ways. But they were golden together… We’ve Been Had, Uncle Tupelo (1993) #NowListening youtu.be/HQ26jqsYYwA?...

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 20: Witchy This was my older sister’s favorite song when we were young, so even if it’s obvious, I’m going there. Technically a goddess, but… Rhiannon, Fleetwood Mac (1975) #MusicSky youtu.be/jQAK6sVovUk?...

Thinking about fences, and who matters. This afternoon I went for a walk w/o a destination. I realized where I was, found a few stones, and paid my respects to the LC. After seeing the crowd on his marker, I found forgotten others, and laid some stones for them, too. #Photography #SongsFromARoom

As I was shaking off the cobwebs this AM, @ryansarnowski.bsky.social sent me these pics from his awesome Free Library find. Since I know what it is and opened shipping boxes from these distributors…I’ll be somewhere taking my fiber and complaining about my back. #16mm #CanyonCinema #ZipporahFilms

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 19: Strange Something of a Chicago legend now as a band, this was a solo bedroom recording by Kent Lambert in 2001. He and I go way back to CO, and he used to play live with a game boy drum machine & keytar. Hudson Crocs, Roommate (2001) youtu.be/H_6T9voiyEg?...

“I can’t help but think now of Abraham and Isaac, of course, and I wonder whether every story in the Bible comes from Cain. A riddle, all of it, testing a man and finding him worthy because he’s willing to kill? Cain as our goodness, our faith, our murderousness as salvation?” 🐐 🏔️ , David Vann 2013

It’s been creeping up on six weeks since I’ve found time for thrifting, and I couldn’t believe my luck when I stopped by the Renaissance (Goodwill) boutique in the Hasidic neighborhood today. 1st 🇨🇦 pressing! Songs the Lord Taught Us, The Cramps (1979) #NowPlaying #NowSpinning #VinylSky #MisicSky

#Howl-a-Ween #MusicChallenge Day 18: Goth I like Siouxsie etc, but for dark, I go to my Colorado roots and the Denver Sound. Live, because they kill it, and seeing Munly Munly is…dark. This is How We Do Things In The Country, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club #NowListening youtu.be/2hDRxBpyHbc?...

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 17: Fear Maybe not something I listen to often, but the slower original is more October than the Billy Bragg cover that introduced me to it. Fear is a Man’s Best Friend, John Cale (1974) youtu.be/cm2tVda1LGE?...

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge Day 16: Clowns David Lynch gave us many things, and 13 years ago, that was an album. And it was CRAZY 🤪! Crazy Clown Time, David Lynch (2012) youtu.be/caWXt9lCVrc?...

#Howl-a-ween #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 15: Theme from of Horror Movie Ok, so it’s not the theme, but… I Still Believe, Tim Capello From Joel Schumacher’s #TheLostBoys youtu.be/PdaaGlyu7EQ?...

Duck pond with a nearby murder