Wintermute's Christmas Wish List

I wish Santa would bring me one of these:
Or one of these:But I guess I haven't been a good enough boy, so I'll probably have to settle for one of these:

Let's Turkey Trot

"Let's Turkey Trot" recycled a dance from the early 1900's that eventually gave way to the Fox Trot.

Read the lyrics here.

The background singers' refrain
Shoo-shoo gobble-gobble diddle-ip
reminds me of J. Geils Band's later hook in "Freeze Frame"
Shoot, shoot, doo-dloo-dloo

Listen and see if you agree. I hung out a bit with Peter Wolf in Boston and Cambridge in the late 60's and even booked the band a couple of times.

Memphis Police Helicopter with Infrared

Check out this piece of police work using an infrared video camera aboard a Memphis Police helicopter. This suspect stabbed the police dog a dozen times before being apprehended. This video is fascinating in a chilling sort of way.



UPDATE: Late last night, via the The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal:

A Criminal Court jury, after deliberating for more than five hours, convicted Kenneth Hayes of aggravated assault, reckless aggravated assault and criminal attempt to intentionally kill an animal over the value of $1,000. He was found not guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun.

At the start of the trial, Hayes had pleaded guilty to evading arrest and theft of property over $1,000.

Pirates 2: Stagnetti's Revenge Trailer

Billed as "the biggest adult production in history," this recently caught my eye (18 and over only):

Launch in external player

If this isn't working for you, just click this direct link to pop up the .wmv file in your own player, or just go to the pretty site for the film by clicking here.