Thursday, August 17, 2006
R.I.P. Bruno Kirby
I was shocked and saddened to see that Bruno Kirby died.
Here he is in an amazing outtake from Spinal Tap.
Tommy Sings.mov
Tommy Sings.m4v
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Posted by Tom Ray at 12:11 PM 0 comments
Chips: Television Gallery: Mego Museum
Mego Ponch and Jon MOC, Mego actually had sculpted a Bruce Jenner head to replace Ponch when Eric Estrada walked off the show(Photos courtesy of Tom) There were no villians in the 8: line although Mego had proposed adding Chopper from the Starsky and Hutch line, buyers balked.
Chips: Television Gallery: Mego Museum
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Posted by Tom Ray at 12:06 PM 0 comments
myKeyO Keyboard Organizer
Its claim to fame is its ability to stash lots of stuff in its base, which the company says only increases the thickness of the keyboard by a tenth of an inch.
myKeyO Keyboard Organizer: Updated Unit is Backlit, Wireless - Gizmodo
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Posted by Tom Ray at 11:55 AM 0 comments
Depp to Star in Burton's 'Sweeney Todd'
Depp is reuniting with director Tim Burton ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") to play the title role in a film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Sweeney Todd," about a 19th-century barber seeking bloody revenge over his wrongful imprisonment.
ABC News: Depp to Star in Burton's 'Sweeney Todd'
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Posted by Tom Ray at 11:39 AM 0 comments
Ancient Peruvian Artwork Found in London
a London-based art dealer, alerted officers to the existence of the piece after he was asked to facilitate its sale and realized it had likely been stolen. Rijn said the artifact was looted from an archaeological dig at a royal tomb in 1988 and later stolen from the office of an art dealer in Peru in 1996.A London lawyer had been holding the piece for several months for a client and was unaware it was stolen, police said. Officers added that the law firm did not know how the client had acquired the work.
Newsvine - Ancient Peruvian Artwork Found in London
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Posted by Tom Ray at 11:23 AM 0 comments