“Well, they kick off their shoes gettin’ ready to bop.
They’re gonna Rock a-Billy a-wearin’ their socks.
You really heave, you feel that thrill.,
So come on little baby, do the Rock a-Billy Bill.”
— Johnny Burnette: ‘Rock Billy Boogie”
Pass the pomade, let’s get real gone for a change.
Shorter version on 8tracks:
…on tumblr.
Well that’s something.
I started this as a scrapbook, largely for myself, so never really set out to get lots of followers, and as I have said before, I post stuff largely on gut instinct rather than any thought through policy or pre conceived plan (apart from not going too NSFW). But then I suppose one plan is to find out where my head is at generally, in the way I used to with actual “scrapbooks”.
It does mean a lot to me that there are so many people that have found this particular internet snail trail worthy of following, and, most of all, that amongst those there are people who I am proud to say have become actual friends.
So a big love out to you guys.
Although I don’t follow everybody back, I do try to check everyone out from time to time, I have a lot on my plate in general, so the time I spend here is limited and if things go well for me, may be getting less (but that is a good thing, it’ll mean I’m making more stuff!).
Anyways, thank you tumblr, thank you tumblrs.
Always yours
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1. Good Thing.
The Animate Journal was featured on the excellent 4mations website. They said:
“I’m not really sure what to make of Paul’s animated experiments but there is something hypnotic and mesmerizing about these snippets of life. It’s like dipping a toe in somebody else’s sensorial experience, vaguely voyeuristic without the seedy Big Brother connotations. Which is a good thing, because somehow I doubt an animator’s lifestyle could compete with the glossy glamour of watching a Z-list celebrity painting their toenails.”
2. Not So Good Thing
The promising 5lights tumblr project ended this week. It was shaping up to be something very special, and I was due to be a Monday person on it for a month around autumn. I’ve started concocting four “pieces” and may follow through with these anyway.
All the best to Lou and Katie for their future projects.
Enjoy August.
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“
As I walked out
The other day
My head fell off
And rolled away.When I noticed
It had gone
I picked it up
And put it on.”
Had excellent time watching Glastonbury footage over the weekend, although the beeb were a bit stingey with new acts on freeview.
Cried about 5 times.
Would like to post some YouTubes, but they’ve all been taken down. The Curious can go and check out the online stuff here. Its very incomplete, but better than nothing.
Highlights were Bruce singing “The River” (he was actually visibley steaming like a horse, ffs (47:30)), The Specials, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (obviously), La Roux, Metronomy, Blurs comeback (very emotional), Neil Young showing everyone how to play guitar, watching Madness with the kiddies (eldest made everyone flags (including important toys) to wave, Bon Iver, Bat for Lashes (she is from outerspace), Lady Gaga (two words: firework tits), Nick Cave and more other stuff than I care to mention.
And one day I will manage to go again, ideally in the form of provider rather than punter, so maybe see you there.
Warren Ellis on the above mentioned Springsteen MOMENT:
“And he’s just blown the authenticity
thing and gone into supermystification, because it
looks like he’s got an electromagnetic halo, curls of
glowing, pearly white light rising up from and playing
around his head and shoulders while he stands there
in near-silhouette…. He looks like he’s The Last Rock Star, the Ascended
Master who glows in the dark.”
Note to self: the expression “(frame)%250” will loop a 250 frame sequence in Maya. But they don’t put it in the help files.
Y’all got that?
Very pleased to announce that the work I did at BDH on the viral for “Without You” has been featured on Cartoon Brew. They published my short description of the methods used to make it.
Some nice comments too.
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