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Laughing Squid Posts by Lori Dorn

The James Bond Theme Performed on Electronic Organ

by Lori Dorn on January 15, 2021

Alex Payler James Bond Theme Electone

Musician Alex Payler performed a unique arrangement of the iconic “James Bond Theme” from the equally iconic film Doctor No on his Yamaha Electone (electronic organ). Payler quite skillfully captured each track of the multi-instrumental theme using various functions on the keyboard. UK YAMAHA Electone artist, Alex Payler, performs his…

Tutorials That Teach the Art of Making Balloon Animals

by Lori Dorn on January 15, 2021

Realistic Balloon Animals

Masayoshi Matsumoto, the incredibly talented balloon artist about whose realistic balloon animals we’ve previously covered, shares how to make these animals through a series of videos that appear to become more challenging as they go along. This channel is here to teach you a little about how to make balloon…

An Amusing ‘Nick at Nite’ Promo Featuring a Timeline That Connects ‘The Brady Bunch’ to Richard Nixon

by Lori Dorn on January 15, 2021

The Brady Nixon Connection

A vintage 1999 promo for the Nickelodeon‘s evening programming “Nick at Nite” quite amusingly put together a timeline that connected the specific actions of the Brady family from The Brady Bunch with those of former President Richard Nixon‘s time in (and eventually out of) office. For years it was covered…

Rare Vintage Horizontal Cylinder Typewriter by Toshiba With Japanese, Chinese, and English Characters

by Lori Dorn on January 15, 2021

Toshiba Typewriter

The Typewriter Collector demonstrated an incredibly rare and fascinating typewriter made by Toshiba in 1940 and then remodeled in 1956. This vintage typewriter was the first of its kind. It used a horizontal cylinder that featured Japanese, Chinese, and English characters. They were then chosen by manually rolling the cylinder…

Leonard Nimoy as Spock Makes Surprise Cameo Appearance on ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ in 1967

by Lori Dorn on January 15, 2021

Spock's surprise visit to The Carol Burnett Show

During a very early episode of The Carol Burnett Show in 1967, the titular hostess played “Mrs. Invisible Man”, a young mother whose baby was invisible, just like her husband. The drugstore then delivered a tonic to make the infant visible, her husband insisted on trying it out first. When…

Singapore Becomes a Lively Carnival Whenever a Little Girl Looks Through Her Homemade Binoculars

by Lori Dorn on January 15, 2021

Singapore Rediscovers

“Singapore Rediscovers” is a whimsical film short by the vastly imaginative filmmaker Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films that captures the sights of Singapore. Whenever a little girl looks through her pair of homemade binoculars, however, this urban center turns into a surreal carnival with dancing buildings and flying trees…

Photographer Captures the Utter Beauty of a Graceful Starling Murmuration Over the Dutch Countryside

by Lori Dorn on January 15, 2021

Starling Murmuration

A wonderful event showcasing the beauty of nature was captured by photographer Marco Valk, who filmed the stunningly graceful movements of a starling murmuration as the birds collectively flew in sequence with one another above Geldermalsen in The Netherlands. It’s one of the great wonders of the natural world and…

An Amazing Rendition of the Multi-Track Chicago Song ’25 or 6 to 4′ Played on a Traditional Gayageum

by Lori Dorn on January 14, 2021

25 or 6 to 4 Luna Lee

Musician Luna Lee, who is known for playing popular songs on her traditional Gayageum, performed an amazing rendition of multi-layered classic Chicago song “25 or 6 to 4”. Lee skillfully covered the vocals, the bass, the guitar, and even the horn tracks without breaking a sweat.

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