How about motorcycles that balance themselves? How about going forward/backwards on their own?
If you’re interested in some other crazy motorcycles, check out this video out. Some interesting concept ideas coming:
I recommend going to the link and watching the whole 13 minute video segment. Good reporting on global silicon supply chain dynamics.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/semiconductor-chip-shortage-60-minutes-2021-05-02/
Cal Tjader’s 1958 Latin Kick is some smooth lounge jams.
When you’re young in the midwest and want to make some money – this is how you did it. Bailing hay and straw.
There’s an art and science to working together like this. How you stack, carry, and work together in a group really matters. This guy does a decent job giving you an idea of just part of the job.
Not shown is the job of stack behind the tractor, using elevators to get bales up into hay lofts, the dangers of hay loft flooring (often just lots of planks thrown around willy-nilly with holes everywhere, and the unbelievable amount of chaff and crud that you end covered in by the end of the day (and in your lungs to hack up the next day).
Who knew there was a McDonald’s themed band that covered Black Sabbath songs (with appropriately re-worked fast food lyrics).
What happens when lifestyle inflation gets to your kids? Or maybe what happens to craft cocktail makers during COVID…
Enjoy a walk through this beautiful wonderland.
Everyone should check out the 2008 documentary film called The Wrecking Crew – because it astounding this story has gone untold for so long.
Popular music of the 1960s was dominated by young bands like The Beach Boys, The Mamas & the Papas, The Monkees, Simon & Garfunkel, Dean Martin, Cher, Elvis, Tina Turner, Frank Sinatra, and many more. Turns out, these bands sometimes didn’t even play their own records. At times, the only members of the band on a song was the vocalists. The Wrecking Crew were the Los Angeles studio musicians that played for almost all of them. They played and shaped hundreds of now-classic records and are likely among the most recorded musicians in history. The movie shows just how influential these musicians were in creating the songs we now know and love.
To give you a taste, check out how many classics of rock they were the ones that performed and created.
Social elites, artists, the rich, and now influencers have been known for extravagant and unusual types of gatherings and parties. The movies Eyes Wide Shut and The Game gave people a little glimpse into these worlds, but actually getting into these kinds of events is secretive and selective. Most people don’t even know about them even well after they happen. Just being invited often requires the right connections, social and artistic cache, as well as a bit of luck. Even chosen guests often know little about the details of the location, theme, artists, or the food until the very last minute.
Madame Lupin is a private Parisian experiential design group that extends invitation to those who take the time, effort, and patience to discover the secrets of Paris. They often organizing events at secret and abandoned locations – like sand caves under the Paris streets, an abandoned art museum, old military complexes, etc. They then invite new painters, sculptors, performers, and musicians to entertain – along with food and beverages.
Moving up the ladder of expense and extravagance, We Are the Oracle is a top tier organization that hosts elaborate clandestine dinners and parties, including the Paris catacombs, empty railways, and abandoned chateaus. What began as a word-of-mouth soirée among the Paris’ elite influencers has evolved into seasonal theme parties, all-night raves, and immersive theatrics of shows like “Sleep No More.”
As the reputation of their parties grew, so did the pressure to raise the level of extravagance. “Venise Sous Paris,” for example, took a year to plan and cost more than a million euros to produce. Check out some of their work like the party in the catacombs of Paris.
The above pictures are another event thrown by We Are the Oracle. They hosted a candlelit costume ball inside the abandoned Rothschild Chateau in the East of Paris.
If you don’t find yourself on these selective guest lists, you can check for other events on AirBnB or similar platforms – like spending Halloween night in the Paris catacombs – complete with dinner, spooky storyteller, and a bed to literally sleep with the dead.
Or, check out the “Don’t be a Tourist in…” series by Messy Nessy. She has books on New York and Paris (as well as a playlist to set the mood).
